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55.8Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Pendeen is older than 97% of UK towns: a median age of 55.8

The share of households with dependent children is 18%, against 29% across England’s towns. Compared with other places, households in terraced houses are common here: 50%, more than in 98% of UK towns. Pendeen had 726 residents in 346 households at the 2021 Census. In Pendeen, 47% of residents said they have no religion.

34%aged 65 or over 5.1%born abroad 346households

Ages

In Pendeen, 6.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of UK towns

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

PendeenEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents, against 18% across England’s towns. The wider picture: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1512%

15 to 246.5%

25 to 4415%

45 to 6433%

65 and over34%

PendeenCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

Pendeen

England

WomenMen

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.

Students & newcomers

Below 98% of UK towns: 3.2% of adults are full-time students

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

Full-time students3.2%

Higher managerial and professional8.2%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate9.5%

Small employers and self-employed19%

Supervisory and technical5.2%

Semi-routine15%

Routine11%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.4%

PendeenCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Pendeen

10%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 9.7%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.4× England’s share

In Pendeen, 33% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 26% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. Across Pendeen, 9.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The usual figure: 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

2.1 people per household, fewer than in 91% of UK towns

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 19%Living alone, under 66 13%Families with dependent children 18%Couples and families, no young children 47%Shared houses and other 2.6%

Against Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns

Pendeen

Cornwall’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person31%

2 people44%

3 people11%

4 people11%

5 or more2.3%

England’s towns.

Set against 4.3% across England’s towns, 2.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home in Pendeen. At 32%, the share of one-person households is higher than in 67% of UK towns.

Homes & cars

4.7% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 85% of UK towns

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Pendeen

Cornwall’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van10%

One51%

Two29%

Three or more8.9%

PendeenCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

The share of households without a car or van trails 80% of UK towns: 10%. For households in flats, the comparison across England’s towns is 23%. Just over a third of households live in a detached house.

Where people were born

99% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 83% 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%

Pendeen

5.1%

Cornwall’s towns

5.5%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language99%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.1%

Another main language, little or no English0%

PendeenCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (1.9%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.8%). At 5.1%, the share of residents born outside the UK is lower than in 63% of UK towns. The wider picture: nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

Above 89% of UK towns: 96% of residents describe themselves as White British

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

PendeenCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3.3%

Asian0.1%

Mixed0.4%

Black0%

Other0%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Pendeen · Cornwall’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

PendeenCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion47%

Christian46%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.1%

Other religion1.7%

Didn’t answer4.8%

0%30%60%

At 46%, residents who describe themselves as Christian sit close to the figure across England’s towns. On average, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

Pendeen ranks below 97% of UK towns on adults who have never married: 23%

Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.

Partnership status · residents 16 and over

Never married or in a civil partnership23%

Married or civil partnership56%

Separated1.4%

Divorced11%

Widowed9.5%

PendeenCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

78residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 11%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week6%

20 to 49 hours1.3%

50 hours or more3.8%

Compared with 44% across England’s towns, 56% of adults are married or in a civil partnership here. Higher than in 88% of UK towns: 11% of residents give unpaid care. By way of comparison, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 27 residents.

Qualifications

37% of adults have a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications12%

Apprenticeship8.8%

A levels or similar16%

Degree level37%

PendeenCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

With 37% of its adults qualified to degree level, Pendeen compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 12% hold no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Every nearby town is younger than Pendeen

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

St JustPenzanceNewlynLongrockCrowlasSt IvesMarazionPendeen

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Pendeen	726	—	55.8	34%	18%
St Just	1,830	2.1 mi	53.9	31%	18%
Penzance	14,957	5.7 mi	49.2	27%	20%
Newlyn	3,362	6 mi	51.5	29%	20%
Longrock	1,983	6.3 mi	53.3	32%	20%
Crowlas	1,054	8.2 mi	49.7	28%	24%
St Ives	5,413	8.7 mi	50.4	28%	20%
Marazion	1,350	8.8 mi	52	31%	20%

More about Pendeen’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

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 Pendeen’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 Pendeen’s residents

What is the population of Pendeen?

The 2021 Census counted 726 people in Pendeen’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Pendeen?

The median age was 55.8 at the 2021 Census. 6.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 34% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Pendeen?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across Cornwall’s towns. 5.1% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Pendeen?

47% said they had no religion and 46% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.8% didn’t answer.

Is Pendeen good for families?

18% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Pendeen’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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