Photo: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Hayfield is over 52.1, older than 92% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, the share of adults who have never married is 39%; Hayfield has 28%. The census found that just over a third of households live in a terraced house in the village. Few places have so few households with dependent children: 23% here, fewer than in 84% of UK towns. The village had 1,878 residents in 849 households at the 2021 Census.
What the Census says about Hayfield’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Hayfield’s residents are under 52.1 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 27% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
More with no religion than most
48% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 45% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 83% of UK towns: 27%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 55–59: 9.5% of residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 77% of UK towns: 8.9%. 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.
Hayfield sits below 99% of UK towns for residents who moved in within the year (5.2%)
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%.
5.6% of adults are full-time students (England’s towns: 7.9%). Across England’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
A lower share of shared households of unrelated adults than 94% of UK towns, at 1.4%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
At 2.2 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. As a reference point, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. One-person households account for 34%.
A lower share of households without a car or van than 64% of UK towns, at 13%
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
At 28%, the share of households in detached houses is lower than in 53% of UK towns. Set beside that, nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns. 10% of households live in a flat or apartment.
Hayfield sits below 90% of UK towns for residents born outside the UK (3%)
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 tops 99% of UK towns: 100%. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.6%). The comparison figure for residents born outside the UK is 18% across England’s towns.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 88% of UK towns: 48%
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: 95% of Hayfield · Derbyshire’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns, against 95% in Hayfield. On the census count, 45% of residents describe themselves as Christian. Against that, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
52% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, a share 75% of UK towns don’t reach
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 50 people. Lower than in 57% of UK towns: 9.1% of residents give unpaid care. The wider picture: 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.
A degree-level qualification for 44% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Hayfield, 44%, and 13% have none, against 18%.
Every nearby town is younger than Hayfield
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayfield | 1,878 | — | 52.1 | 27% | 23% |
| New Mills | 9,195 | 2.4 mi | 45.3 | 20% | 25% |
| Furness Vale | 1,069 | 2.8 mi | 51.2 | 24% | 22% |
| Chinley | 1,913 | 2.9 mi | 45.4 | 21% | 28% |
| Disley | 3,891 | 3.9 mi | 47.8 | 24% | 26% |
| Whaley Bridge | 4,618 | 4 mi | 49.6 | 23% | 24% |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | 7,235 | 4.2 mi | 45.4 | 23% | 27% |
| Glossop | 17,820 | 4.3 mi | 45.8 | 21% | 26% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Hayfield’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 Hayfield’s residents
What is the population of Hayfield?
The 2021 Census counted 1,878 people in Hayfield’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Hayfield?
The median age was 52.1 at the 2021 Census. 8.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Hayfield?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Derbyshire’s towns. 3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Hayfield?
48% said they had no religion and 45% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 5.9% didn’t answer.
Is Hayfield good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Hayfield’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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