Photo: David Gruar · CC BY-SA 2.0Only 6.6% of households in Holme have no car or van
Where nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns, Holme has 4.4%. In 2021, the Census found 1,477 residents here, living in 660 households. Residents who describe themselves as White British account for 97%. At 56%, the share of married adults and civil partners is higher than in 91% of UK towns.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 92% of UK towns: 8.1%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 70–74 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.8 times the share across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 25% of the total. The median age in Holme is 47.4, higher than in 71% of UK towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A lower share of full-time students than 76% of UK towns, at 4.2%
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%.
34% of Holme’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 23% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 7.2% in the village.
In Holme, 1.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, fewer than in 79% 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.
With households with dependent children at 26%, Holme is behind nearly two thirds of UK towns on that count. Across the comparison, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. A household here holds 2.2 people on average. Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 29%, fewer than in 55% of UK towns.
39% of households live in a detached house, a share 74% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Where nearly a quarter of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns, Holme has 21%.
A lower share of residents born outside the UK than 92% of UK towns, at 2.9%
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
Compared with 90% across England’s towns, 99% of residents have English as their main language here. To put it in context, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.4%) or in Africa (0.7%).
More residents who describe themselves as Christian than 76% of UK towns: 54%
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: 97% of Holme · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Nearly two in five residents said they have no religion, against 37% across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
25% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, below 92% 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
38 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. On average, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Compared with other places, unpaid carers are scarce here: 9.2%, fewer than in 54% of UK towns.
A degree-level qualification for 36% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
36% of Holme’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 13% have none (18%).
Around Holme, 6 of 7 towns have a higher median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holme | 1,477 | — | 47.4 | 25% | 26% |
| Burton-in-Kendal | 1,341 | 1.5 mi | 49 | 26% | 28% |
| Milnthorpe | 1,871 | 2.3 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 26% |
| Arnside | 2,231 | 4.2 mi | 62.4 | 45% | 14% |
| Warton (Lancaster) | 1,801 | 4.3 mi | 54.5 | 31% | 19% |
| Silverdale | 1,056 | 4.6 mi | 61.5 | 43% | 14% |
| Levens | 1,020 | 5 mi | 52.7 | 31% | 22% |
| Kirkby Lonsdale | 1,965 | 5.3 mi | 54.8 | 35% | 19% |
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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 Holme’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 Holme’s residents
What is the population of Holme?
The 2021 Census counted 1,477 people in Holme’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Holme?
The median age was 47.4 at the 2021 Census. 8.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Holme?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 95% across Cumbria’s towns. 2.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Holme?
39% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.2% didn’t answer.
Is Holme good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Holme’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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