Photo: Robert Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0A lower share of households in flats than 99% of UK towns, at 0.5%
Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British; in Burnhope, 97%. 8.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a lower share than in 90% of UK towns. The village had 1,465 residents in 653 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 30% of households live in a terraced house.
What the Census says about Burnhope’s people
Many carers
187 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 13% of those 5 and over: more than in 99% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Burnhope is younger than 55% of UK towns: a median age of 43.9
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
No age band is larger than 10–14: 8.5% of residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 55% of UK towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Burnhope ranks below 80% of UK towns on full-time students: 4.1%
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, 21% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 33% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 11%. Set beside that, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Only 1.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home in Burnhope
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 Burnhope, 2.3. As a yardstick, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. On the census count, 27% of households have dependent children. One-person households are more common here than in 55% of UK towns.
More households without a car or van than 74% of UK towns: 20%
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
23% of households live in a detached house; across England’s towns the figure is 21%. Set beside that, 24% of households have no car or van across England’s towns.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 97% of UK towns: 2.3%
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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.2%) or in the Middle East and Asia (0.6%). Burnhope has more residents whose main language is English than 83% of UK towns, at 99%. Set beside that, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
Above 76% of UK towns: 54% of residents describe themselves as Christian
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 Burnhope · County Durham’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Beyond White British, the biggest groups are Other White (1.8%), Mixed or multiple (0.6%) and Chinese (0.4%). Typically, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Burnhope has more residents with no religion than 52% of UK towns, at 41%.
A larger share of unpaid carers than 99% of UK towns: 13%
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
Across England’s towns, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership; in Burnhope, 35%. In Burnhope, 43% of adults are married or in a civil partnership. By way of comparison, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns.
21% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 21% of adults in Burnhope (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 26% (England’s towns: 18%).
4 of the 7 nearest towns are older than Burnhope
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnhope | 1,465 | — | 43.9 | 21% | 27% |
| Lanchester | 3,510 | 1.5 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 23% |
| Langley Park | 4,031 | 2.3 mi | 45.4 | 20% | 25% |
| Annfield Plain | 7,786 | 2.7 mi | 42 | 20% | 25% |
| Stanley | 19,423 | 2.9 mi | 42 | 20% | 27% |
| Witton Gilbert | 2,525 | 3.1 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 27% |
| Sacriston | 5,186 | 3.2 mi | 41.9 | 19% | 28% |
| Tanfield Lea | 2,399 | 3.7 mi | 48.7 | 24% | 24% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Burnhope’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 Burnhope’s residents
What is the population of Burnhope?
The 2021 Census counted 1,465 people in Burnhope’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Burnhope?
The median age was 43.9 at the 2021 Census. 8.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Burnhope?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across County Durham’s towns. 2.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Burnhope?
41% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.1% didn’t answer.
Is Burnhope good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Burnhope’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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