Photo: Bill Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 51.9: Bournmoor is older than 92% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment; in Bournmoor, 1.8%. At the 2021 Census Bournmoor was home to 1,991 people in 902 households. Census figures put shared households of unrelated adults at 0.9% here. The village has more households in terraced houses than 93% of UK towns, at 39%.
What the Census says about Bournmoor’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Bournmoor’s residents are under 51.9 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 29% 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).
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 88% of UK towns: 29%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 70–74: nearly one in ten residents, 1.9 times the share across England’s towns. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 9.5%, fewer than in three fifths of UK towns. Set beside that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
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.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 73% of UK towns: 7.6%
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 30% of Bournmoor’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 25%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. Few places have so few full-time students: 4.5% here, fewer than in nearly two thirds of UK towns. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across England’s towns.
A smaller share of households with dependent children than 85% of UK towns: 23%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against County Durham’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Across England’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Bournmoor, 2.2. Here, 29% of households are one person living alone.
Households without a car or van make up 23% in Bournmoor, more than in 82% 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
The share of households in detached houses stands at 29%. Across England’s towns, households without a car or van come to 24%.
Bournmoor sits below 99% of UK towns for residents born outside the UK (1.7%)
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
The share of residents whose main language is English tops 96% of UK towns: 99%. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (0.9%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.4%). As a reference point, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
Bournmoor ranks above 99% of UK towns on residents who describe themselves as White British: 98%
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: 98% of Bournmoor · County Durham’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%; Bournmoor has 60%. Residents who describe themselves as White British: 73% across England’s towns, for comparison. Here, just over a third of residents said they have no religion.
11% of residents give unpaid care, a share 80% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Half of adults are married or in a civil partnership (England’s towns: 44%). Adults who have never married: 29% of the total. Across England’s towns, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care.
Qualified to degree level: 28% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Bournmoor counts 28% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 20% have no qualification (18%).
Every nearby town is younger than Bournmoor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournmoor | 1,991 | — | 51.9 | 29% | 23% |
| Fence Houses | 6,945 | 1 mi | 40.5 | 16% | 30% |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 16,900 | 1.5 mi | 43.9 | 19% | 29% |
| Great Lumley | 3,627 | 1.5 mi | 49.4 | 27% | 25% |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 12,552 | 2 mi | 42.8 | 22% | 28% |
| Chester-le-Street | 23,554 | 2.5 mi | 48.6 | 25% | 24% |
| East Rainton | 1,476 | 2.7 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 25% |
| West Rainton | 2,323 | 2.9 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 21% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “County Durham’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in County Durham (or England), summed the same way as Bournmoor’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 Bournmoor’s residents
What is the population of Bournmoor?
The 2021 Census counted 1,991 people in Bournmoor’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Bournmoor?
The median age was 51.9 at the 2021 Census. 9.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Bournmoor?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across County Durham’s towns. 1.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Bournmoor?
35% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.1% didn’t answer.
Is Bournmoor good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Bournmoor’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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