Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0Rode Heath sits below 99% of UK towns for households without a car or van (4.4%)
Across England’s towns, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian; in Rode Heath, 57%. At the 2021 Census Rode Heath was home to 1,901 people in 858 households. The share of married adults and civil partners stands at 56%. Compared with other places, households in flats are scarce here: 3.4%, fewer than in 91% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Rode Heath’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Rode Heath’s residents are under 50.8 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 26% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
207 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 11% of those 5 and over: more than in 90% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
A median age of 50.8: Rode Heath is older than 89% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (9%), Rode Heath is below nearly three quarters of UK towns. The census found that just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over here.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Residents who moved in within the year: 5.6%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
3.8% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England’s towns. The wider picture: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Only 23% of households have dependent children in Rode Heath
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
A household here has 2.2 people on average; across England’s towns, 2.4. By way of comparison, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. The census found that 27% of households are one person living alone in Rode Heath.
12% of households live in a terraced house, fewer than in 82% of UK towns
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
In Rode Heath, 27% of households live in a detached house, beside 21% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 24% of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.
In Rode Heath, 2.6% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 95% of UK towns
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
100% of residents have English as their main language, against 90% across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Residents born abroad were most often born in Africa (0.8%), then in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.6%).
A higher White British share than 99% of UK towns: 98% of residents
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 98% of Rode Heath · Cheshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Nothing unusual on residents with no religion: 37%, close to the figure across England’s towns. To put it in context, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
A lower share of adults who have never married than 90% of UK towns, at 26%
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Some 55 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Elsewhere, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Few places have as many unpaid carers: 11% here, more than in 90% of UK towns.
Degree-level qualifications: held by 31% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Rode Heath, 13%, while 31% hold one at degree level (34%).
Of the 7 towns nearest Rode Heath, 2 are older
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rode Heath | 1,901 | — | 50.8 | 26% | 23% |
| Alsager | 15,504 | 1.5 mi | 47.2 | 27% | 26% |
| Scholar Green | 2,095 | 1.6 mi | 52.4 | 29% | 21% |
| Kidsgrove | 15,598 | 2.7 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 26% |
| Talke and Talke Pits | 3,436 | 3.1 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 18% |
| Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel | 3,637 | 3.5 mi | 47.9 | 23% | 25% |
| Sandbach | 11,289 | 3.6 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 23% |
| Winterley | 1,371 | 3.6 mi | 48.8 | 23% | 28% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Cheshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Cheshire (or England), summed the same way as Rode Heath’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Rode Heath’s residents
What is the population of Rode Heath?
The 2021 Census counted 1,901 people in Rode Heath’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Rode Heath?
The median age was 50.8 at the 2021 Census. 9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Rode Heath?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across Cheshire’s towns. 2.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Rode Heath?
37% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Rode Heath good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Rode Heath’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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