Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 61.9: Storth and Sandside is older than 99% of UK towns
98% of residents describe themselves as White British, against 73% across England’s towns. More households in detached houses than in 97% of UK towns: 60%. There were 483 households in Storth and Sandside at the 2021 Census, home to 962 residents. The share of households in terraced houses stands at 2.7%.
44% of Storth and Sandside is 65 or over, a higher share than 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. 6.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of UK towns. Against that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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 make up 2.8% in Storth and Sandside, less than in 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. Full-time students: 7.9% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Only 12% of households in Storth and Sandside 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.
Against a figure of 30% across England’s towns, the share of one-person households in Storth and Sandside comes in at 32%. Households average 2 people. The village has fewer shared households of unrelated adults than nearly two thirds of UK towns, at 2.1%. Across England’s towns, households with dependent children come to 29%.
A smaller share of households without a car or van than 96% of UK towns: 6.8%
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 23% across England’s towns, 7.3% of households live in a flat or apartment here. On average, 24% of households have no car or van across England’s towns.
Only 2.7% of Storth and Sandside’s residents were born outside the UK
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 Africa (0.9%), then in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.7%). At 100%, the share of residents whose main language is English is higher than in 99% of UK towns. Typically, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
58% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 90% 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 Storth and Sandside · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 37%; Storth and Sandside has 36%. Set beside that, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
Fewer adults who have never married than 99% of UK towns: 19%
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
32 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week. Few places have as many married adults and civil partners: 60% here, more than in 98% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, adults who have never married come to 39%. Unpaid carers: 11%, above 91% of UK towns.
44% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Against 34% across England’s towns, 44% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 11% hold no qualification (18%).
A younger town than 2 of the 7 around it: Storth and Sandside
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storth and Sandside | 962 | — | 61.9 | 44% | 12% |
| Arnside | 2,231 | 1.5 mi | 62.4 | 45% | 14% |
| Milnthorpe | 1,871 | 1.8 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 26% |
| Holme | 1,477 | 3.1 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 26% |
| Silverdale | 1,056 | 3.2 mi | 61.5 | 43% | 14% |
| Burton-in-Kendal | 1,341 | 4 mi | 49 | 26% | 28% |
| Levens | 1,020 | 4 mi | 52.7 | 31% | 22% |
| Grange-over-Sands | 4,047 | 4.8 mi | 63 | 47% | 11% |
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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 Storth and Sandside’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 Storth and Sandside’s residents
What is the population of Storth and Sandside?
The 2021 Census counted 962 people in Storth and Sandside’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Storth and Sandside?
The median age was 61.9 at the 2021 Census. 6.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 44% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Storth and Sandside?
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 Storth and Sandside?
36% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 5.4% didn’t answer.
Is Storth and Sandside good for families?
12% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Storth and Sandside’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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