Church of St Lawrence · Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer shared households of unrelated adults than 92% of UK towns: 1.5%
In Middleton St George, nearly one in ten households have no car or van, beside 24% across England’s towns. The share of households in detached houses stands at 47%. 25% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 83% of UK towns. The 2021 Census put the town’s population at 4,756, in 2,001 households.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 79% of UK towns: 8.8%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Half of Middleton St George’s residents are over 46, older than in 61% of UK towns. On average, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: just over a fifth of the total. In Lanchester, the oldest of County Durham’s towns by this measure, it is 32%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Middleton St George, 46. The typical town is 44.4.
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.
Middleton St George sits below 66% of UK towns for full-time students (4.5%)
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, 44% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 18% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). For full-time students, the comparison across England’s towns is 7.9%. In Middleton St George, 9.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Bigger households than 55% of UK towns: 2.3 people each 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.
Here, 28% of households have dependent children.
Below 79% of UK towns: 5.9% of households live in a flat or apartment
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
19% of households live in a terraced house (England’s towns: 24%). Across England’s towns, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment.
99% of residents have English as their main language, a share 81% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Across England’s towns, 21% of those born abroad arrived in 2017 or later; here, 7%. As a reference point, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. The census found that 4.7% of residents were born outside the UK in Middleton St George.
56% describe themselves as Christian, more than in 85% 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: 94% of Middleton St George · County Durham’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British; in Middleton St George, 94%. 37% of residents said they have no religion. Measured more widely, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
54% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 86% of UK towns
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 make up 28%, against 39% across England’s towns. Typically, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. 117 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. On unpaid carers, Middleton St George sits lower than nearly two thirds of UK towns: 8.8%.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 39%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Middleton St George counts 39% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 13% have no qualification (18%).
695 UK towns of 3,000 to 6,000 people: this is the 312th youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Ages run from 18.9 in Bailrigg to 64.7 in Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe. Nearest to Middleton St George in age: Undy and Magor (45.9), Talbot Green (45.9), Carnforth (46) and Drighlington (46).
A younger town than 2 of the 7 around it: Middleton St George
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton St George | 4,756 | — | 46 | 22% | 28% |
| Hurworth-on-Tees | 2,667 | 3.6 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 25% |
| Darlington | 93,022 | 3.8 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 26% |
| Egglescliffe | 10,250 | 4.4 mi | 46 | 23% | 28% |
| Yarm | 9,601 | 4.6 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 26% |
| Ingleby Barwick | 23,380 | 5.9 mi | 38.2 | 11% | 43% |
| Stillington | 1,407 | 6.4 mi | 40.4 | 15% | 36% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 84,824 | 6.6 mi | 40.6 | 19% | 28% |
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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 Middleton St George’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 Middleton St George’s residents
What is the population of Middleton St George?
The 2021 Census counted 4,756 people in Middleton St George’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Middleton St George?
The median age was 46 at the 2021 Census, older than 61% of UK towns. 8.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Middleton St George?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across County Durham’s towns. 4.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Middleton St George?
37% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 5.4% didn’t answer.
Is Middleton St George good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Middleton St George’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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