Photo: Peter I. Vardy · Public domain1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
7.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (England’s towns: 12%). In 2021, the Census found 2,296 residents in Tattenhall, living in 1,056 households. On the census count, just over a fifth of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership. Higher than in 95% of UK towns: 60% of residents describe themselves as Christian.
What the Census says about Tattenhall’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Tattenhall’s residents are under 50.6 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 31% 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).
Half of Tattenhall is over 50.6, older than 88% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
70–74 is the most common age band: 8% of residents, 1.7 times the share across England’s towns. On the census count, 31% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
Residents who moved in within the year: 7.2%, a lower share than 82% 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%.
7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns, against 4.3% in Tattenhall. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across England’s towns.
In Tattenhall, 24% of households have dependent children, fewer than in 81% 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.
In Tattenhall, 31% of households are one person living alone, beside 30% across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. Households here average 2.2 people each.
Tattenhall sits below 76% of UK towns for households in terraced houses (14%)
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
Where just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns, Tattenhall has 38%. For Tattenhall, the census puts households without a car or van at 13%. The usual figure: 24% of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.
Residents whose main language is English: 97%, a lower share than 58% 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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in Africa (3.3%) and in EU countries (2.1%). Across the comparison, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Recent arrivals (2017 or later) make up just over a tenth of those born abroad (England’s towns: 21%).
In Tattenhall, 34% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 86% 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: 94% of Tattenhall · Cheshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Besides White British, the main groups are African (2.8%), Other White (2.1%) and Mixed or multiple (0.7%). Elsewhere, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. On residents who describe themselves as White British, Tattenhall sits higher than 62% of UK towns: 94%.
In Tattenhall, 58% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 96% of UK towns
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
9.9% of residents give unpaid care (England’s towns: 8.7%). Across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners is 44%.
44% of adults have qualifications at degree level
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 Tattenhall, 13%, while 44% hold one at degree level (34%).
Tattenhall and its 7 nearest towns: 2 of them are older
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
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 Tattenhall’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 Tattenhall’s residents
What is the population of Tattenhall?
The 2021 Census counted 2,296 people in Tattenhall’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Tattenhall?
The median age was 50.6 at the 2021 Census. 7.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Tattenhall?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across Cheshire’s towns. 6.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Tattenhall?
34% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 4.9% didn’t answer.
Is Tattenhall good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Tattenhall’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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