Photo: Karl and Ali · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Heversham is over 55.3, older than 97% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children; in Heversham, 22%. In 2021, the Census found 332 residents in the village, living in 145 households. Census figures put households in terraced houses at 8.3% locally. More married adults and civil partners than in 99% of UK towns: 62%.
36% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 97% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. The usual figure: 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. On the census count, 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 98% of UK towns: 17%
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 account for nearly half of Heversham’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 9.7%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%. The census found that 4.5% of adults are full-time students locally.
In Heversham, 27% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 74% 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.
Shared households of unrelated adults make up 2.8%, against 4.3% across England’s towns. The usual figure: 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. Each household has 2.2 people on average.
7.6% of households have no car or van, fewer than in 93% 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
Nearly one in ten households live in a flat or apartment (England’s towns: 23%). In one household in 13 there is no car or van. More households in detached houses than in 91% of UK towns: 52%.
A larger share of residents whose main language is English than 97% of UK towns: 99%
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
18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns, against 5.4% in Heversham. Residents whose main language is English make up 90% across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (1.8%) and in Africa (1.5%).
60% describe themselves as Christian, more than in 94% 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 Heversham · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Where 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns, Heversham has 94%. By contrast, on residents with no religion, Heversham sits lower than 79% of UK towns: 36%. Against that, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Leading the other groups after White British: Mixed or multiple (2.7%), Other White (1.5%) and Chinese (0.9%).
Adults who have never married: 21%, a lower share than 99% 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
7.5% of residents give unpaid care, against 8.7% across England’s towns. For adults who have never married, the comparison across England’s towns is 39%.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 48%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Heversham counts 48% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 11% have no qualification (18%).
Older than Heversham: 2 of the 7 towns nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heversham | 332 | — | 55.3 | 36% | 22% |
| Milnthorpe | 1,871 | 1.3 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 26% |
| Levens | 1,020 | 1.6 mi | 52.7 | 31% | 22% |
| Holme | 1,477 | 3.4 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 26% |
| Arnside | 2,231 | 4.1 mi | 62.4 | 45% | 14% |
| Burton-in-Kendal | 1,341 | 4.8 mi | 49 | 26% | 28% |
| Kendal | 28,939 | 5.6 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 23% |
| Silverdale | 1,056 | 5.8 mi | 61.5 | 43% | 14% |
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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 Heversham’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 Heversham’s residents
What is the population of Heversham?
The 2021 Census counted 332 people in Heversham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Heversham?
The median age was 55.3 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 36% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Heversham?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 95% across Cumbria’s towns. 5.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Heversham?
36% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.2% were Muslim and 3% didn’t answer.
Is Heversham good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Heversham’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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