Photo: Steve Gregory · CC BY-SA 3.0In Foxhole, 54% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 98% of UK towns
Set against 23% across England’s towns, 4.8% of households live in a flat or apartment in Foxhole. At the 2021 Census, 1,526 people lived here, in 637 households. Across Foxhole, 28% of households live in a terraced house. Compared with other places, unpaid carers are common here: 11%, more than in 88% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Foxhole’s people
More with no religion than most
54% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 37% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Younger than 67% of UK towns: half of Foxhole is under 42.3
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, against 12% across England’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 19%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A lower share of full-time students than 75% of UK towns, at 4.2%
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 its share of residents who moved in within the year (7.4%), Foxhole is below nearly four fifths of UK towns. For full-time students, the comparison across England’s towns is 7.9%.
Larger households than 74% of UK towns: 2.4 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns, against 27% in Foxhole. On the census count, 28% of households are one person living alone. Higher than in 51% of UK towns: 2.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Fewer car-free households than 73% of UK towns: 11%
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 detached houses: 32%, above 57% of UK towns. For households without a car or van, the comparison across England’s towns is 24%.
Foxhole ranks below 95% of UK towns on residents born outside the UK: 2.7%
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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (0.8%) and in Africa (0.7%). To put it in context, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Few places have as many residents whose main language is English: 99% here, more than in 96% of UK towns.
Foxhole sits below 96% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as Christian (37%)
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 Foxhole · Cornwall’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
After White British, the most common groups are Other White (1.3%), Mixed or multiple (1%) and Indian (0.3%). As a yardstick, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. On residents who describe themselves as White British, Foxhole sits higher than 89% of UK towns: 96%.
Adults who have never married: 36%, a higher share than 74% 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
Married adults and civil partners are about as common here as across England’s towns: 44%. The benchmark for adults who have never married across England’s towns: 39%. Some 68 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 19%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
19% of Foxhole’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 22% have none (18%).
4 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Foxhole
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxhole | 1,526 | — | 42.3 | 19% | 27% |
| Nanpean | 1,077 | 0.7 mi | 40.3 | 16% | 28% |
| St Stephen | 2,339 | 1.7 mi | 44.3 | 21% | 32% |
| St Dennis | 2,363 | 1.8 mi | 41.2 | 19% | 31% |
| Trewoon | 1,246 | 2.1 mi | 47 | 24% | 26% |
| Polgooth | 1,096 | 3.1 mi | 57.2 | 38% | 19% |
| Roche | 2,311 | 3.6 mi | 43 | 21% | 28% |
| Penwithick | 1,706 | 3.8 mi | 36.7 | 16% | 39% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Cornwall’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Cornwall (or England), summed the same way as Foxhole’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 Foxhole’s residents
What is the population of Foxhole?
The 2021 Census counted 1,526 people in Foxhole’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Foxhole?
The median age was 42.3 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Foxhole?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across Cornwall’s towns. 2.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Foxhole?
54% said they had no religion and 37% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.1% didn’t answer.
Is Foxhole good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Foxhole’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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