Photo: John Holmes · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Stainton is over 58.1, older than 99% of UK towns
1.2% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home; across England’s towns the figure is 4.3%. The census found that 66% of adults are married or in a civil partnership in Stainton. Households in detached houses are more common here than in 98% of UK towns. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 745, in 342 households.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 38% in Stainton, more than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (6.2%), Stainton is below 99% of UK towns. Measured more widely, 18% of residents are 65 or over 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.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 98% of UK towns: 5.8%
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%.
4.2% of adults are full-time students (England’s towns: 7.9%). Across the comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Below 95% of UK towns: 20% of households have dependent children
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 2.2 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. What’s more, 27% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 70% of UK towns. To put it in context, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
A smaller share of households in flats than 95% of UK towns: 2.6%
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, the share of households without a car or van is 24%; Stainton has 9.8%. Households in terraced houses account for 7.6%. For comparison, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
2.9% of residents were born outside the UK, below 92% 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
The share of residents whose main language is English is 99%, against 90% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (1.3%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.5%).
More residents who describe themselves as White British than 98% of UK towns: 97%
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 Stainton · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Set against 46% across England’s towns, 64% of residents describe themselves as Christian in Stainton. Elsewhere, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Here, 29% of residents said they have no religion.
In Stainton, 19% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, fewer than in 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
With unpaid carers at 10%, Stainton is ahead of 71% of UK towns on that count. Typically, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 22 people.
40% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 40% of its adults qualified to degree level, Stainton compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 15% hold no qualification (18%).
The places around Stainton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stainton | 745 | — | 58.1 | 38% | 20% |
| Penrith | 16,705 | 2.5 mi | 46.2 | 23% | 22% |
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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 Stainton’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 Stainton’s residents
What is the population of Stainton?
The 2021 Census counted 745 people in Stainton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Stainton?
The median age was 58.1 at the 2021 Census. 6.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 38% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Stainton?
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 Stainton?
29% said they had no religion and 64% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.7% were Muslim and 5.5% didn’t answer.
Is Stainton good for families?
20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Stainton’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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