Photo: Dave.Dunford · Public domainA smaller share of households in flats than 96% of UK towns: 2.5%
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 8%, Tarvin is behind 93% of UK towns on that count. The town had 2,744 residents in 1,151 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 9% of households have no car or van. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are scarce here: 34%, fewer than in 85% of UK towns.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 73% of UK towns: 25%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The median age in Tarvin is 46, higher than in 61% of UK towns. As a reference point, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. No age band is larger than 50–54: 7.7% of residents. In Prestbury, the oldest of Cheshire’s towns by this measure, it is 33%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Tarvin, 46. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 76% of UK towns: 7.5%
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%.
By class, 46% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 17% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across England’s towns is 11%. The share of full-time students stands at 4.7%.
Only 26% of households in Tarvin are one person living alone
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.
4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns, against 1.9% in Tarvin. At the same time, at 30%, the share of households with dependent children is higher than in 71% of UK towns. Average household size: 2.4 people.
46% of households live in a detached house, a share 86% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Households in terraced houses: 16%, below 70% of UK towns. To put it in context, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
Only 4.1% of Tarvin’s residents were born outside the UK
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
99% of residents have English as their main language, against 90% across England’s towns. Residents born outside the UK: 18% across England’s towns, for comparison. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (1.8%) and in Africa (1%).
In Tarvin, 58% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 91% 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: 95% of Tarvin · Cheshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
95% of residents describe themselves as White British, against 90% across Cheshire’s towns and 73% across England’s towns. Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (1.9%), Mixed or multiple (1.2%) and Indian (0.4%). Elsewhere, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
A larger share of married adults and civil partners than 90% of UK towns: 56%
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 68 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. The benchmark for married adults and civil partners across England’s towns: 44%. On adults who have never married, Tarvin sits lower than 87% of UK towns: 26%. The town sits close to the norm on unpaid carers: 9.3%, about the same as across England’s towns.
43% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Tarvin counts 43% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 13% have no qualification (18%).
215th youngest of 514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Keele is the youngest (20.6); West Chiltington the oldest (63.1). Nearest to Tarvin in age: Talbot Green (45.9), Shelley (46), Seer Green (46) and Hartshill (46.1).
A younger town than 6 of the 7 around it: Tarvin
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvin | 2,744 | — | 46 | 25% | 30% |
| Kelsall | 2,997 | 2.3 mi | 50.3 | 26% | 29% |
| Guilden Sutton | 1,462 | 2.9 mi | 51.7 | 30% | 27% |
| Christleton and Waverton | 2,670 | 2.9 mi | 49.1 | 28% | 29% |
| Mickle Trafford | 1,840 | 3.4 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 31% |
| Tarporley | 3,212 | 4.9 mi | 50.1 | 28% | 26% |
| Tattenhall | 2,296 | 5 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 24% |
| Chester | 92,756 | 5.3 mi | 40 | 19% | 25% |
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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 Tarvin’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 Tarvin’s residents
What is the population of Tarvin?
The 2021 Census counted 2,744 people in Tarvin’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Tarvin?
The median age was 46 at the 2021 Census, older than 61% of UK towns. 8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Tarvin?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across Cheshire’s towns. 4.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Tarvin?
34% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 6.3% didn’t answer.
Is Tarvin good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Tarvin’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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