Photo: Nigel Monckton · CC BY-SA 2.0In Tallentire, 1.3% of households have no car or van, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British; in Tallentire, 96%. Locally, 66% of adults are married or in a civil partnership. Half of the village’s residents are over 50.9, older than in nearly nine in ten UK towns. At the 2021 Census, 383 people lived in the village, in 152 households.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 60% of UK towns, at 9.5%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 50–54: 13% of residents, 1.8 times the share across England’s towns. For comparison, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Tallentire, 5.5% of adults are full-time students, more than in 74% 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%.
Set against 11% across England’s towns, nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier in Tallentire. Elsewhere, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
One-person households make up 25% in Tallentire, less than in 86% 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.
In Tallentire the average household is 2.4 people, beside 2.4 across England’s towns. On average, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. Census figures put shared households of unrelated adults at 2% here. At 29%, the share of households with dependent children is higher than in 66% of UK towns.
Few flats: only 1.3% of households in Tallentire 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
Against a figure of 24% across England’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses in Tallentire comes in at 12%. The share of households in detached houses stands at 65%. As a reference point, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
Tallentire: 99% of residents have English as their main language, above 98% 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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (1.8%) and in Africa (1.1%). The share of residents whose main language is English across England’s towns is 90%. Compared with other places, residents born outside the UK are scarce here: 4.5%, fewer than in 71% of UK towns.
Tallentire sits above 90% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as Christian (58%)
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: 96% of Tallentire · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
At 37%, residents with no religion sit close to the figure across England’s towns. The Muslim share of residents is 1.1%. Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 46% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Tallentire ranks below 99% of UK towns on adults who have never married: 20%
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
Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 6 people. Adults who have never married: 39% across England’s towns, for comparison. Lower than in three quarters of UK towns: 8.4% of residents give unpaid care.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 50%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 50% of its adults qualified to degree level, Tallentire compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 9.9% hold no qualification (18%).
The towns around Tallentire are all younger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallentire | 383 | — | 50.9 | 19% | 29% |
| Dearham | 2,344 | 2.6 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 30% |
| Cockermouth | 8,859 | 3 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 22% |
| Great Broughton and Little Broughton | 1,763 | 3.1 mi | 47 | 23% | 26% |
| Maryport | 8,526 | 4.1 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 25% |
| Aspatria | 2,169 | 4.8 mi | 45.4 | 24% | 25% |
| Flimby | 1,716 | 5.3 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 25% |
| Seaton | 5,051 | 6.4 mi | 47 | 24% | 26% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “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 Tallentire’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 Tallentire’s residents
What is the population of Tallentire?
The 2021 Census counted 383 people in Tallentire’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Tallentire?
The median age was 50.9 at the 2021 Census. 9.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Tallentire?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 95% across Cumbria’s towns. 4.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Tallentire?
37% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.1% were Muslim and 4.5% didn’t answer.
Is Tallentire good for families?
29% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Tallentire’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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