Photo: Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0In Langwathby, 6.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
The share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 98%, against 73% across England’s towns. The census found that 25% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Langwathby. 6.6% of households have no car or van, a lower share than in 96% of UK towns. The village had 608 residents in 257 households at the 2021 Census.
A median age of 51: Langwathby is older than 89% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
50–54 is the most common age band: 11% of residents, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 26%.
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.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 99% of UK towns: 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%.
Here 4.1% of adults are full-time students, where the figure across England’s towns is 7.9%. Set beside that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Below 90% of UK towns: 1.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home
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.
Against a figure of 29% across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children in Langwathby comes in at 26%. Shared households of unrelated adults: 4.3% across England’s towns, for comparison. In Langwathby, 27% of households are one person living alone.
Few flats: only 1.5% of households in Langwathby live in one
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
The share of households in detached houses tops 85% of UK towns: 45%. By way of comparison, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. Households in terraced houses account for 16%.
2.8% of residents were born outside the UK, below 94% of UK towns
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
Residents born abroad were most often born in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.3%), then in the Middle East and Asia (0.7%). Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. 100% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 99% of UK towns.
28% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 95% 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: 98% of Langwathby · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
64% of residents describe themselves as Christian, against 46% across England’s towns. As a reference point, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
More married adults and civil partners than 95% of UK towns: 58%
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 21. Typically, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. More unpaid carers than in 83% of UK towns: 11%.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 36%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Langwathby, 17%, while 36% hold one at degree level (34%).
Around Langwathby, 1 of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langwathby | 608 | — | 51 | 26% | 26% |
| Penrith | 16,705 | 3.9 mi | 46.2 | 23% | 22% |
| Appleby-in-Westmorland | 3,233 | 10.8 mi | 51.1 | 29% | 20% |
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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 Langwathby’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 Langwathby’s residents
What is the population of Langwathby?
The 2021 Census counted 608 people in Langwathby’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Langwathby?
The median age was 51 at the 2021 Census. 6.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Langwathby?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 95% across Cumbria’s towns. 2.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Langwathby?
28% said they had no religion and 64% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.2% didn’t answer.
Is Langwathby good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Langwathby’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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