Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0Widemouth Bay is older than 97% of UK towns: a median age of 54.9
2% of households live in a terraced house, against 24% across England’s towns. More households in detached houses than in 99% of UK towns: 79%. There were 150 households in Widemouth Bay at the 2021 Census, home to 330 residents. The census found that 22% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership locally.
5.5% 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.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (33%), Widemouth Bay is above 96% of UK towns. Across the comparison, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
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.
1.1% of adults are full-time students, below 99% 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%.
By class, 39% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 18% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). For Widemouth Bay, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 7%. Measured more widely, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Only 20% of households have dependent children in Widemouth Bay
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.
The typical household size is 2.2 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. For comparison, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. Shared households of unrelated adults account for 3.3%. One-person households are rarer here than in 55% of UK towns.
Households in flats: 1.3%, 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
In Widemouth Bay, 5.4% of households have no car or van, beside 24% across England’s towns. The comparison figure for households in flats is 23% across England’s towns.
A smaller share of residents born outside the UK than 90% of UK towns: 3%
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
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (1.2%), then in Africa (1.2%). 98% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 69% of UK towns. The share of residents born outside the UK across England’s towns is 18%.
Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 97% in Widemouth Bay, more than in 94% 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: 97% of Widemouth Bay · Cornwall’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Just over half of residents describe themselves as Christian; across England’s towns the figure is 46%. Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British. The census found that 40% of residents said they have no religion in Widemouth Bay.
Widemouth Bay ranks above 95% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 12%
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
The share of married adults and civil partners is 56%, against 44% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. 14 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 40%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Widemouth Bay’s adults: 40% with a degree-level qualification and 15% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
The towns around Widemouth Bay are all younger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widemouth Bay | 330 | — | 54.9 | 33% | 20% |
| Bude | 7,347 | 2.6 mi | 50.5 | 30% | 22% |
| Stratton | 1,928 | 3 mi | 40.7 | 20% | 34% |
| Holsworthy | 3,472 | 8.8 mi | 43.6 | 25% | 25% |
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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 Widemouth Bay’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 Widemouth Bay’s residents
What is the population of Widemouth Bay?
The 2021 Census counted 330 people in Widemouth Bay’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Widemouth Bay?
The median age was 54.9 at the 2021 Census. 5.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 33% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Widemouth Bay?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across Cornwall’s towns. 3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Widemouth Bay?
40% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.6% didn’t answer.
Is Widemouth Bay good for families?
20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Widemouth Bay’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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