Photo: Robert Graham · CC BY-SA 2.098% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 99% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners is 44%; Medomsley has 57%. 1,216 residents in 516 households: that is Medomsley at the 2021 Census. In Medomsley, 38% of households live in a terraced house. With a median age of 49.6, Medomsley is older than 83% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Medomsley’s people
Many carers
135 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 12% of those 5 and over: more than in 94% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.7%, a lower share than 82% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 25%, against 18% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 99% of UK towns: 4.8%
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%.
Just over two fifths of Medomsley’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 19% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. The usual figure: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
24% of households are one person living alone, below 89% 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.
The typical household size is 2.3 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. On average, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. The census found that 25% of households have dependent children in Medomsley. 1.9% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, a lower share than in 73% of UK towns.
Medomsley sits below 88% of UK towns for households in flats (4%)
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
In Medomsley, 37% of households live in a detached house, beside 21% across England’s towns. Households without a car or van account for 9.9%. Measured more widely, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
A lower share of residents born outside the UK than 99% of UK towns, at 1.9%
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
Where 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns, Medomsley has 99%. Typically, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.8%) and in EU countries (0.7%).
A higher share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 96% of UK towns, at 61%
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 Medomsley · County Durham’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
In Medomsley, 32% of residents said they have no religion, beside 37% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
Below 95% of UK towns: 24% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership
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
The share of unpaid carers is 12%, against 8.7% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. The number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 34.
40% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Medomsley, 40%, and 16% have none, against 18%.
The towns around Medomsley are all younger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medomsley | 1,216 | — | 49.6 | 25% | 25% |
| Blackhall Mill | 1,528 | 1.3 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 23% |
| Leadgate | 3,339 | 1.6 mi | 43.2 | 20% | 25% |
| Consett | 29,874 | 2.3 mi | 42.7 | 19% | 28% |
| Dipton | 2,653 | 2.4 mi | 45.2 | 23% | 27% |
| Chopwell | 2,530 | 2.5 mi | 43.6 | 22% | 20% |
| Annfield Plain | 7,786 | 3.4 mi | 42 | 20% | 25% |
| Burnopfield | 2,998 | 3.4 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 25% |
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 Medomsley’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 Medomsley’s residents
What is the population of Medomsley?
The 2021 Census counted 1,216 people in Medomsley’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Medomsley?
The median age was 49.6 at the 2021 Census. 8.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Medomsley?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across County Durham’s towns. 1.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Medomsley?
32% said they had no religion and 61% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 4.9% didn’t answer.
Is Medomsley good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Medomsley’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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