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51Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

0.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, fewer than in 99% of UK towns

Half of Eyam’s residents are over 51, older than in 89% of UK towns. The 2021 Census counted 611 residents in 285 households. On the census count, 96% of residents describe themselves as White British. One-person households: 34%, above 84% of UK towns.

28%aged 65 or over 3.4%born abroad 285households

Ages

Residents aged 65 and over make up 28% in Eyam, more than in 84% of UK towns

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

EyamEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

Where 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns, Eyam has 11%. On average, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1514%

15 to 2411%

25 to 4417%

45 to 6431%

65 and over28%

EyamDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

Eyam

England

WomenMen

About 86 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.

Students & newcomers

Full-time students: 6%, a higher share than 84% 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

Full-time students6%

Higher managerial and professional17%

Lower managerial and professional18%

Intermediate9.1%

Small employers and self-employed16%

Supervisory and technical6.6%

Semi-routine11%

Routine11%

Never worked or long-term unemployed5.6%

EyamDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Eyam

8.4%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 8.4%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.5× England’s share

Here nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier, where the figure across England’s towns is 11%. Full-time students make up 7.9% across England’s towns.

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.

Households

Households with dependent children make up 24% in Eyam, less than in 78% of UK towns

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 20%Living alone, under 66 14%Families with dependent children 24%Couples and families, no young children 41%Shared houses and other 0.7%

Against Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns

Eyam

Derbyshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person35%

2 people36%

3 people13%

4 people12%

5 or more5.3%

England’s towns.

Households in Eyam hold 2.2 people on average (England’s towns: 2.4). The wider picture: 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.

Homes & cars

Households in flats: 6.4%, a lower share than 76% of UK towns

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Eyam

Derbyshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van12%

One44%

Two36%

Three or more7.5%

EyamDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

The figure for households in detached houses is 28% in Eyam and 21% across England’s towns. On the census count, just over one in ten households have no car or van. More households in terraced houses than in 69% of UK towns: 25%. For households in flats, the comparison across England’s towns is 23%.

Where people were born

Residents born outside the UK make up 3.4% in Eyam, less than in 85% 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%

Eyam

3.4%

Derbyshire’s towns

8.6%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language99%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.8%

Another main language, little or no English0.3%

EyamDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Across England’s towns, 90% of residents have English as their main language; in Eyam, 99%. The usual figure: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (2.1%) and in Africa (0.5%).

Ethnicity & religion

Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 55% in Eyam, more than in 78% 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

EyamDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.6%

Asian0%

Mixed0.7%

Black0.3%

Other0.2%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Eyam · Derbyshire’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

EyamDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion38%

Christian55%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.2%

Other religion0.2%

Didn’t answer7.4%

0%35%70%

The share of residents with no religion trails 69% of UK towns: 38%. Across the comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. After White British, the most common groups are Other White (2.6%), Mixed or multiple (0.7%) and Caribbean (0.2%).

Relationships & caring

Eyam: 51% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, above 70% 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

Never married or in a civil partnership31%

Married or civil partnership51%

Separated2.1%

Divorced9%

Widowed6.9%

EyamDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

61residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 10%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.3%

20 to 49 hours2.4%

50 hours or more2.7%

16 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. On unpaid carers, Eyam sits higher than 77% of UK towns: 10%. Set beside that, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Adults who have never married: 31%, below just over three fifths of UK towns.

Qualifications

Qualified to degree level: 41% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications15%

Apprenticeship3.6%

A levels or similar15%

Degree level41%

EyamDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

In Eyam, 41% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 15% have no qualification at all (18%).

Neighbours

Median age: 6 of the 7 towns around Eyam are older

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

CalverHathersageBaslowTideswellBradwellBakewellDronfieldEyam

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Eyam	611	—	51	28%	24%
Calver	1,073	2 mi	56.3	34%	19%
Hathersage	1,861	3.2 mi	54.3	31%	22%
Baslow	1,172	3.3 mi	56.8	36%	21%
Tideswell	1,554	4.2 mi	51.3	26%	22%
Bradwell	1,368	4.2 mi	53.5	29%	20%
Bakewell	3,275	4.9 mi	58.2	38%	17%
Dronfield	21,161	8.3 mi	49.9	29%	25%

More about Eyam’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

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.
“Derbyshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Derbyshire (or England), summed the same way as Eyam’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 Eyam’s residents

What is the population of Eyam?

The 2021 Census counted 611 people in Eyam’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Eyam?

The median age was 51 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Eyam?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Derbyshire’s towns. 3.4% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Eyam?

38% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.4% didn’t answer.

Is Eyam good for families?

24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Eyam’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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