1.5% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 98% of UK towns
23% of households are one person living alone; across England’s towns the figure is 30%. In Rheda Park, 66% of residents describe themselves as Christian. More married adults and civil partners than in 95% of UK towns: 58%. There were 344 households locally at the 2021 Census, home to 810 residents.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 63% of UK towns, at 9.4%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
At 18%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is in line with the figure across England’s towns. Half of Rheda Park’s residents are under 43.8, younger than in 55% of UK towns. Measured more widely, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 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% of adults are full-time students in Rheda Park
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%.
Just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns, against 7.5% in Rheda Park. Set beside that, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Rheda Park ranks below 93% of UK towns on shared households of unrelated adults: 1.5%
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 typical household size is 2.4 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. In Rheda Park, 27% of households have dependent children.
Rheda Park: 58% of households live in a detached house, above 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
Across England’s towns, 24% of households live in a terraced house; in Rheda Park, 22%. The usual figure: 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. Households without a car or van: nearly a tenth of the total.
Rheda Park ranks below 94% of UK towns on residents born outside the UK: 2.7%
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
By its share of residents whose main language is English (99%), Rheda Park is above 99% of UK towns. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (1.4%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.9%). Across England’s towns, residents born outside the UK come to 18%.
More residents who describe themselves as White British than 99% of UK towns: 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 Rheda Park · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 37% across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion in Rheda Park comes in at 27%. To put it in context, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
Rheda Park sits below 92% of UK towns for unpaid carers (7.4%)
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
By its share of adults who have never married (30%), Rheda Park is below 64% of UK towns. Some 19 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Unpaid carers make up 8.7% across England’s towns.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 39%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 39% of its adults qualified to degree level, Rheda Park compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 11% hold no qualification (18%).
Median age: 6 of the 7 towns around Rheda Park are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheda Park | 810 | — | 43.8 | 18% | 27% |
| Frizington | 1,754 | 0.5 mi | 45.3 | 23% | 25% |
| Cleator Moor | 6,671 | 1.2 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 24% |
| Moresby Parks | 1,180 | 2.6 mi | 43.1 | 19% | 34% |
| Whitehaven | 22,952 | 3.1 mi | 44.3 | 21% | 24% |
| Egremont | 5,791 | 4 mi | 45.6 | 22% | 25% |
| Distington | 1,375 | 4.5 mi | 48.1 | 27% | 21% |
| St Bees | 1,187 | 4.9 mi | 51.2 | 25% | 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 Rheda Park’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 Rheda Park’s residents
What is the population of Rheda Park?
The 2021 Census counted 810 people in Rheda Park’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Rheda Park?
The median age was 43.8 at the 2021 Census. 9.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Rheda Park?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 95% across Cumbria’s towns. 2.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Rheda Park?
27% said they had no religion and 66% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.9% didn’t answer.
Is Rheda Park good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Rheda Park’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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