Photo: geni · CC BY-SA 3.0Polzeath and Trebetherick is older than 99% of UK towns: a median age of 59.5
Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children; in Polzeath and Trebetherick, 13%. The village had 407 residents in 186 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 5.9% of households have no car or van in the village. On adults who have never married, Polzeath and Trebetherick sits lower than 87% of UK towns: 27%.
In Polzeath and Trebetherick, 40% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 85+: 9.6% of residents, 4 times the share across England’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.2% of the total. To put it in context, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A smaller share of full-time students than 95% of UK towns: 3.5%
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%.
Managerial and professional jobs account for 37% of Polzeath and Trebetherick’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 16%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. Against that, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year account for 12%.
Smaller households than 97% of UK towns: 2 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.
Across England’s towns, the share of shared households of unrelated adults is 4.3%; Polzeath and Trebetherick has 5.4%. Here, 36% of households are one person living alone.
Households in terraced houses: 2.1%, a lower share than 99% 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
Just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns, against 66% in Polzeath and Trebetherick. On top of that, at 16%, the share of households in flats is higher than in nearly three quarters of UK towns. The comparison figure for households in terraced houses is 24% across England’s towns.
More residents born outside the UK than 61% of UK towns: 7.6%
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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2.7%) and in the Middle East and Asia (2.5%). Residents whose main language is English are more common here than in 63% of UK towns. The wider picture: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 59% of UK towns: 42%
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: 93% of Polzeath and Trebetherick · Cornwall’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Beyond White British, the biggest groups are Other White (2.9%), Mixed or multiple (2%) and Bangladeshi (0.2%). 93% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 59% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 37%. Where 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns, Polzeath and Trebetherick has 51%.
Polzeath and Trebetherick: 50% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, above 62% 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
Few places have so few unpaid carers: 9.2% here, fewer than in 56% of UK towns. The benchmark for married adults and civil partners across England’s towns: 44%.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 40%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Polzeath and Trebetherick’s adults: 40% with a degree-level qualification and 17% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
Every neighbour of Polzeath and Trebetherick has a younger population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polzeath and Trebetherick | 407 | — | 59.5 | 40% | 13% |
| Rock | 1,156 | 1.5 mi | 53.9 | 36% | 20% |
| Padstow | 2,351 | 2.3 mi | 49.3 | 28% | 21% |
| St Merryn | 1,344 | 4.4 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 28% |
| Wadebridge | 5,626 | 5.1 mi | 50.4 | 30% | 21% |
| Egloshayle | 1,185 | 5.4 mi | 45 | 25% | 30% |
| Delabole | 1,779 | 9.2 mi | 47.9 | 24% | 24% |
| St Columb Major | 3,663 | 9.5 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 28% |
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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 Polzeath and Trebetherick’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 Polzeath and Trebetherick’s residents
What is the population of Polzeath and Trebetherick?
The 2021 Census counted 407 people in Polzeath and Trebetherick’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Polzeath and Trebetherick?
The median age was 59.5 at the 2021 Census. 6.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 40% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Polzeath and Trebetherick?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across Cornwall’s towns. 7.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Polzeath and Trebetherick?
42% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.7% didn’t answer.
Is Polzeath and Trebetherick good for families?
13% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Polzeath and Trebetherick’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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