Photo: David Edgar · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 64.3: Natland is older than 99% of UK towns
Against a figure of 37% across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion in Natland comes in at 25%. There were 269 households here at the 2021 Census, home to 533 residents. In Natland, just over one in ten households have dependent children. 2.6% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 95% of UK towns.
49% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 70–74 than any other five-year age: 14% of residents, 2.9 times the share across England’s towns. At 4.9%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in 99% of UK towns. As a yardstick, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
Full-time students: 2.4%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns
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%.
6.2% of residents lived at another address a year before the Census, against 11% across England’s towns. On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
1.1% 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.
The average household has 2 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, shared households of unrelated adults come to 4.3%. One-person households: 29% of the total.
73% of households live in a detached house, more than in 99% 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
Compared with 24% across England’s towns, 6.7% of households have no car or van here. Across England’s towns, 21% of households live in a detached house. Households in terraced houses: 6% of the total.
100% of residents have English as their main language, a share 99% 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The largest groups were born in the Middle East and Asia (1.3%) and in EU countries (0.8%). Natland has fewer residents born outside the UK than 83% of UK towns, at 3.6%. Against that, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.
Natland sits above 99% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as White British (98%)
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 Natland · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%; Natland has 68%. Typically, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
A larger share of married adults and civil partners than 99% of UK towns: 66%
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
15% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership; across England’s towns the figure is 39%. Unpaid carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 13. Natland has more unpaid carers than just over three fifths of UK towns, at 9.7%. On average, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.
49% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 49% of Natland’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 12% have no qualification (18%).
Every neighbour of Natland has a younger population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natland | 533 | — | 64.3 | 49% | 12% |
| Kendal | 28,939 | 2 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 23% |
| Levens | 1,020 | 2.7 mi | 52.7 | 31% | 22% |
| Milnthorpe | 1,871 | 4.9 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 26% |
| Holme | 1,477 | 6.3 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 26% |
| Staveley | 1,466 | 6.4 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 21% |
| Burton-in-Kendal | 1,341 | 7.8 mi | 49 | 26% | 28% |
| Arnside | 2,231 | 7.8 mi | 62.4 | 45% | 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 Natland’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 Natland’s residents
What is the population of Natland?
The 2021 Census counted 533 people in Natland’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Natland?
The median age was 64.3 at the 2021 Census. 4.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 49% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Natland?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 95% across Cumbria’s towns. 3.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Natland?
25% said they had no religion and 68% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 5.5% didn’t answer.
Is Natland good for families?
12% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Natland’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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