Photo: Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 95% of UK towns: half of Croxdale is over 54
15% of households have dependent children (England’s towns: 29%). One-person households: 50% of the total. Fewer households in detached houses than in 99% of UK towns: 3.3%. The 2021 Census counted 270 residents in 155 households.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 4.5%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 12% of residents, 2.1 times the share across England’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 31% in Croxdale.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Full-time students make up 3.4% in Croxdale, less than in 96% 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%.
The share of residents who moved in within the year trails 90% of UK towns: 6.7%. The usual figure: 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
1.8 people per household, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
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.
With shared households of unrelated adults at 1.9%, Croxdale is behind 73% of UK towns on that count.
1.3% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 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
Households without a car or van make up 22%, against 24% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. The census found that 46% of households live in a terraced house in Croxdale.
Below 82% of UK towns: 3.7% of residents were born outside the UK
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 figure for residents whose main language is English is 99% in Croxdale and 90% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents born outside the UK is 18%. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (3%) and in Africa (0.4%).
Croxdale: 44% of residents said they have no religion, above 73% 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: 93% of Croxdale · County Durham’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Here 93% of residents describe themselves as White British, where the figure across England’s towns is 73%. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 37% across England’s towns. Census figures put residents who describe themselves as Christian at 51% in Croxdale.
A higher share of unpaid carers than 99% of UK towns, at 14%
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
27% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership (England’s towns: 39%). As a reference point, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. The census found that 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership in Croxdale.
22% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 22% of its adults qualified to degree level, Croxdale compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 36% hold no qualification (18%).
Around Croxdale, 1 of 7 towns have a higher median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croxdale | 270 | — | 54 | 31% | 15% |
| Spennymoor | 20,401 | 1.8 mi | 42.1 | 20% | 27% |
| Brandon | 9,508 | 2.3 mi | 42.6 | 20% | 26% |
| High Shincliffe | 1,045 | 2.6 mi | 55.9 | 33% | 22% |
| Bowburn | 4,843 | 2.6 mi | 38.3 | 16% | 27% |
| Ferryhill | 8,857 | 3.1 mi | 46.9 | 24% | 21% |
| Coxhoe | 4,542 | 3.2 mi | 43.7 | 18% | 28% |
| Cornforth | 2,424 | 3.3 mi | 47.9 | 25% | 20% |
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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 Croxdale’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 Croxdale’s residents
What is the population of Croxdale?
The 2021 Census counted 270 people in Croxdale’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Croxdale?
The median age was 54 at the 2021 Census. 4.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Croxdale?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across County Durham’s towns. 3.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Croxdale?
44% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3% didn’t answer.
Is Croxdale good for families?
15% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Croxdale’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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