Photo: Adrian Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 53.5: Bothel is older than 94% of UK towns
The figure for households with dependent children is 19% in Bothel and 29% across England’s towns. The share of households in flats stands at 0.5%. Higher than in 99% of UK towns: 99% of residents describe themselves as White British. The village had 427 residents in 195 households at the 2021 Census.
Bothel: 31% of residents are 65 or over, above 92% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
55–59 is the most common age band: 9.8% of residents, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. Higher than in 78% of UK towns: 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Against that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Only 3.5% of adults are full-time students in Bothel
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%.
Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Bothel has 34% and 20%. Full-time students make up 7.9% across England’s towns. Here, 6.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
In Bothel, 1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Cumbria’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
A household here has 2.2 people on average; across England’s towns, 2.4. By way of comparison, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. The census found that 32% of households are one person living alone in Bothel.
59% of households live in a detached house, more than in 95% 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: 7.2% here and 24% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. Here, 19% of households live in a terraced house.
Only 2.1% of Bothel’s 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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in Africa (0.7%) and in EU countries (0.5%). Higher than in 99% of UK towns: 100% of residents have English as their main language. Typically, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
A higher share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 95% 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: 99% of Bothel · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
35% of residents said they have no religion (England’s towns: 37%). By way of comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
58% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, a share 95% of UK towns don’t reach
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 number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 13. Fewer adults who have never married than in 82% of UK towns: 28%. As a reference point, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. At 8.5%, unpaid carers sit close to the figure across England’s towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 34%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 34% of its adults qualified to degree level, Bothel compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 18% hold no qualification (18%).
The towns around Bothel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bothel | 427 | — | 53.5 | 31% | 19% |
| Aspatria | 2,169 | 2.8 mi | 45.4 | 24% | 25% |
| Cockermouth | 8,859 | 6.3 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 22% |
| Wigton | 5,396 | 7.4 mi | 48.4 | 26% | 22% |
| Dearham | 2,344 | 7.4 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 30% |
| Great Broughton and Little Broughton | 1,763 | 8 mi | 47 | 23% | 26% |
| Maryport | 8,526 | 8.9 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 25% |
| Silloth | 2,542 | 10.1 mi | 53.1 | 31% | 21% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Cumbria’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Cumbria (or England), summed the same way as Bothel’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 Bothel’s residents
What is the population of Bothel?
The 2021 Census counted 427 people in Bothel’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Bothel?
The median age was 53.5 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Bothel?
99% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 95% across Cumbria’s towns. 2.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Bothel?
35% said they had no religion and 61% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.7% didn’t answer.
Is Bothel good for families?
19% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Bothel’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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