Photo: Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.0Holymoorside is older than 97% of UK towns: a median age of 55.5
With shared households of unrelated adults at 1.2%, Holymoorside is behind 98% of UK towns on that count. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 1,363, in 660 households. The census found that a fifth of households have dependent children here. Fewer adults who have never married than in 96% of UK towns: 24%.
What the Census says about Holymoorside’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Holymoorside’s residents are under 55.5 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 33% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
152 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 11% of those 5 and over: more than in 92% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
33% of Holymoorside is 65 or over, a higher share than 95% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Across England’s towns, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24; in Holymoorside, 7.9%. The wider picture: 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 90 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.
5.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer 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%.
The share of full-time students is 4.7%, against 7.9% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Holymoorside households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 95% of UK towns
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.
A third of households are one person living alone (England’s towns: 30%).
Households in detached houses make up 50% in Holymoorside, more than in 90% of UK towns
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
One in ten households live in a terraced house; across England’s towns the figure is 24%. Households in detached houses: 21% across England’s towns, for comparison. The census found that 8.3% of households live in a flat or apartment in Holymoorside. The village has fewer households without a car or van than 51% of UK towns, at 15%.
A smaller share of residents born outside the UK than 92% of UK towns: 2.9%
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
Across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 90%; Holymoorside has 99%. For residents born outside the UK, the comparison across England’s towns is 18%. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (1.3%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.7%).
A higher share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 94% of UK towns, at 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 Holymoorside · Derbyshire’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Besides White British, the main groups are Other White (2.1%), Mixed or multiple (0.5%) and Indian (0.2%). The comparison figure for residents who describe themselves as White British is 73% across England’s towns. 54% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 77% of UK towns. Against a figure of 37% across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion in Holymoorside comes in at 40%.
A larger share of married adults and civil partners than 85% of UK towns: 54%
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
Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 48 residents. Measured more widely, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. More unpaid carers than in 92% of UK towns: 11%.
40% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 40% of adults in Holymoorside (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 16% (England’s towns: 18%).
Holymoorside sits below 1 of its 7 closest neighbours on median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holymoorside | 1,363 | — | 55.5 | 33% | 20% |
| Chesterfield | 76,394 | 2.8 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 23% |
| Wingerworth | 6,404 | 3 mi | 50.5 | 30% | 21% |
| Old Tupton | 4,190 | 4.2 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 22% |
| Grassmoor | 3,528 | 4.3 mi | 42.1 | 20% | 28% |
| Brimington | 11,068 | 4.7 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 24% |
| Clay Cross | 8,915 | 5.1 mi | 43.5 | 21% | 24% |
| Baslow | 1,172 | 5.5 mi | 56.8 | 36% | 21% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “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 Holymoorside’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 Holymoorside’s residents
What is the population of Holymoorside?
The 2021 Census counted 1,363 people in Holymoorside’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Holymoorside?
The median age was 55.5 at the 2021 Census. 7.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 33% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Holymoorside?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Derbyshire’s towns. 2.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Holymoorside?
40% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Holymoorside good for families?
20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Holymoorside’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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