Footpath Guidepost 25 Metres South West of Bridge Farmhouse · Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0Saughall is older than 89% of UK towns: a median age of 50.8
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%; Saughall has 61%. The census found that 56% of adults are married or in a civil partnership locally. Few places have so few households with dependent children: 24% here, fewer than in nearly four fifths of UK towns. At the 2021 Census Saughall was home to 2,655 people in 1,175 households.
What the Census says about Saughall’s people
Many carers
324 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 13% of those 5 and over: more than in 99% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Saughall’s residents are under 50.8 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 30% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Saughall sits above 91% of UK towns for residents aged 65 and over (30%)
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The biggest five-year age group is 70–74, with 9.2% of residents, 1.9 times the share across England’s towns. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 66% of UK towns: 9.3%. Against that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Saughall, 50.8. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
5.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 98% 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%.
Full-time students make up 5.2%, against 7.9% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
2% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, below 71% of UK towns
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.
Households in Saughall hold 2.3 people on average (England’s towns: 2.4). One-person households: 29% of the total. The comparison figure for shared households of unrelated adults is 4.3% across England’s towns.
7% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 72% 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
Set against 24% across England’s towns, 14% of households have no car or van in Saughall. On the census count, 38% of households live in a detached house. Few places have as many households in terraced houses: 20% here, more than in 50% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
Residents born outside the UK make up 3.3% in Saughall, less than in 87% 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
The largest groups were born in EU countries (1.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1%). On residents whose main language is English, Saughall sits higher than 91% of UK towns: 99%. The share of residents born outside the UK across England’s towns is 18%.
No religion: 33% of residents, a lower share than 87% of UK towns
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: 96% of Saughall · Cheshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 96%, against 73% across England’s towns. On average, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. After White British, the most common groups are Other White (1.4%), Mixed or multiple (1.1%) and Pakistani (0.4%).
More unpaid carers than 99% of UK towns: 13%
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
The share of adults who have never married trails 88% of UK towns: 26%. At 50 hours or more a week, 96 people give unpaid care.
34% of adults have a degree-level qualification
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 Saughall, 16%, while 34% hold one at degree level (34%).
Ranked by age, 103rd oldest of 514 UK towns this size
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Keele (20.6) and the oldest West Chiltington (63.1). Nearest to Saughall in age: Capel St Mary (50.7), Pulborough (50.7), Tenbury Wells (50.8) and Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood (50.8).
No nearby town is as old as Saughall
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saughall | 2,655 | — | 50.8 | 30% | 24% |
| Garden City | 2,427 | 2.3 mi | 34.9 | 11% | 33% |
| Moston | 1,099 | 2.5 mi | 26.8 | 3.2% | 55% |
| Chester | 92,756 | 3.4 mi | 40 | 19% | 25% |
| Shotton | 6,500 | 3.7 mi | 40.9 | 18% | 27% |
| Ellesmere Port | 65,425 | 3.8 mi | 40.9 | 18% | 29% |
| Aston | 2,847 | 4.1 mi | 48.6 | 27% | 27% |
| Hawarden | 14,284 | 4.2 mi | 46.8 | 23% | 26% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “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 Saughall’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 Saughall’s residents
What is the population of Saughall?
The 2021 Census counted 2,655 people in Saughall’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Saughall?
The median age was 50.8 at the 2021 Census, older than 89% of UK towns. 9.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 30% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Saughall?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across Cheshire’s towns. 3.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Saughall?
33% said they had no religion and 61% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.7% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Saughall good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Saughall’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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