Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0A lower share of shared households of unrelated adults than 99% of UK towns, at 1%
Against a figure of 23% across England’s towns, the share of households in flats in High Pittington comes in at 2.1%. The census found that just over one in ten households live in a terraced house here. Compared with other places, married adults and civil partners are common here: 53%, more than in 82% of UK towns. Census day 2021: 1,147 residents and 514 households locally.
What the Census says about High Pittington’s people
Many carers
143 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).
A median age of 47.7: High Pittington is older than 73% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Across England’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over; in High Pittington, 23%. For High Pittington, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 11%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
Residents who moved in within the year: 5.4%, a lower share than 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, 38% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 22% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). 5.2% of adults are full-time students. Measured more widely, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
A lower share of households with dependent children than 81% of UK towns, at 24%
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.
Households in High Pittington hold 2.2 people on average (England’s towns: 2.4). On average, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. In High Pittington, 27% of households are one person living alone.
A smaller share of households without a car or van than 80% of UK towns: 10%
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
Compared with 21% across England’s towns, a third of households live in a detached house here. Across England’s towns, the share of households without a car or van is 24%.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 99% of UK towns: 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
100% of residents have English as their main language, against 90% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (0.6%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.4%).
Above 99% of UK towns: 99% of residents describe themselves as White British
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: 99% of High Pittington · County Durham’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 37%; High Pittington has 35%. As a yardstick, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian stands at 60%.
More unpaid carers than 99% of UK towns: 13% of residents
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
Adults who have never married: 29%, below 73% of UK towns. Typically, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. 45 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 38%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 38% of adults in High Pittington, 34% across England’s towns; 17% have no qualification, against 18%.
High Pittington and its 7 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Pittington | 1,147 | — | 47.7 | 23% | 24% |
| Sherburn | 2,796 | 1.3 mi | 47 | 25% | 24% |
| West Rainton | 2,323 | 1.6 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 21% |
| East Rainton | 1,476 | 2.2 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 25% |
| Hetton-le-Hole | 8,968 | 2.4 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 24% |
| Easington Lane | 4,170 | 2.4 mi | 35.8 | 13% | 33% |
| Haswell | 1,185 | 2.9 mi | 43.9 | 19% | 26% |
| South Hetton | 2,877 | 3.2 mi | 42.3 | 17% | 28% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “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 High Pittington’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 High Pittington’s residents
What is the population of High Pittington?
The 2021 Census counted 1,147 people in High Pittington’s built-up area.
What is the average age in High Pittington?
The median age was 47.7 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.
How diverse is High Pittington?
99% 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 High Pittington?
35% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.7% didn’t answer.
Is High Pittington good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on High Pittington’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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