Photo: Robert Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0In Langley Park, 1.6% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 98% of UK towns
Just over two in five households live in a terraced house; across England’s towns the figure is 24%. Residents who describe themselves as White British: 96% of the total. More one-person households than in 82% of UK towns: 34%. Langley Park is home to 4,031 residents in 1,858 households, by the 2021 Census.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 64% of UK towns, at 10%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
No age band is larger than 50–54: 8% of residents. Half of Langley Park’s residents are over 45.4, older than in 57% of UK towns. As a yardstick, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 20% in Langley Park and 18% across England’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Langley Park, 45.4. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Below 81% of UK towns: 7.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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 take in 26% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 32% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). Across England’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. The census found that 4.5% of adults are full-time students in Langley Park.
Smaller households than 91% of UK towns: 2.1 people on average
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 with dependent children make up 25%, against 29% across England’s towns. On the census count, 2.2% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Households in detached houses: 19%, a lower share than 76% 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
23% of households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
3.1% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 90% of UK towns
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Among those born abroad, the share arriving in 2017 or later is 22% (England’s towns: 21%). The share of residents whose main language is English stands at 99%. As a yardstick, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
53% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 67% 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: 96% of Langley Park · County Durham’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (1.9%), Mixed or multiple (0.6%) and Indian (0.3%). The benchmark for residents who describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns: 46%. 40% of residents said they have no religion (England’s towns: 37%).
More adults who have never married than 81% of UK towns: 38%
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, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; in Langley Park, 43%. Unpaid carers: a tenth of the total. As a reference point, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Degree level: the highest qualification of 26% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
26% of Langley Park’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 20% have none (18%).
Of 530 UK towns its size (3,000 to 5,000 people), the 208th youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Bailrigg (18.9), the youngest, and Milford on Sea (64.6), the oldest. Nearest to Langley Park in age: Chickerell (45.3), Chirk (45.3), Esh Winning (45.4) and Clayton West and Scissett (45.4).
Langley Park is younger than 1 of its 7 nearest neighbours
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Park | 4,031 | — | 45.4 | 20% | 25% |
| Witton Gilbert | 2,525 | 1.8 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 27% |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 6,483 | 2 mi | 40.8 | 17% | 27% |
| Esh Winning | 3,877 | 2.3 mi | 45.4 | 22% | 25% |
| Burnhope | 1,465 | 2.3 mi | 43.9 | 21% | 27% |
| New Brancepeth | 1,280 | 2.3 mi | 37.9 | 14% | 29% |
| Sacriston | 5,186 | 2.5 mi | 41.9 | 19% | 28% |
| Lanchester | 3,510 | 3.2 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 23% |
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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 Langley Park’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 Langley Park’s residents
What is the population of Langley Park?
The 2021 Census counted 4,031 people in Langley Park’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Langley Park?
The median age was 45.4 at the 2021 Census, older than 57% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 20% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Langley Park?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across County Durham’s towns. 3.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Langley Park?
40% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.
Is Langley Park good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Langley Park’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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