Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in flats make up 2.3% in Langwith, less than in 96% of UK towns
Set against 44% across England’s towns, 41% of adults are married or in a civil partnership in Langwith. The 2021 Census put the town’s population at 3,009, in 1,236 households. Here, just over a third of households live in a terraced house. Higher than in three quarters of UK towns: 95% of residents describe themselves as White British.
What the Census says about Langwith’s people
Many carers
383 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 13% of those 5 and over: more than in 99% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area) and ONS mid-year population estimates.
+5% since 2011, a pace below 61% of UK towns
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Langwith’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 2,900 people in 2011; 3,000 in 2024.
Between mid-2017 and mid-2018 the population rose by 50, its biggest one-year gain. The 30 to 44 age group moved most (+22%); the 16 to 29 group moved least (−13%).
Younger than 68% of UK towns: half of Langwith is under 42.2
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
55–59 is the most common age band: 7.6% of residents. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are common here: 10%, more than in 71% of UK towns. Meanwhile, by its share of residents aged 65 and over (19%), Langwith is below 68% of UK towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Langwith, 42.2. The typical town is 44.4.
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.
Full-time students make up 3.7% in Langwith, less than in 92% 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%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 7.2%, against 11% across England’s towns. As a reference point, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
2.3 people per household, more than in 66% 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.
One-person households make up 28%, against 30% across England’s towns. The share of households with dependent children stands at 26%. Higher than in 85% of UK towns: 3.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Households in detached houses make up 13% in Langwith, less than in 89% 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
The share of households without a car or van is 18%, against 24% across England’s towns. 2.3% of households live in a flat, less than in 96% of UK towns; 13% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
Fewer residents born abroad than 70% of UK towns: 4.6%
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Across England’s towns, nine in ten residents have English as their main language; in Langwith, 97%. The largest groups were born in EU countries (3.8%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.3%). The usual figure: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
No religion: 43% of residents, a higher share than 68% 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: 95% of Langwith · Derbyshire’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
After White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.6%), Mixed or multiple (0.8%) and Caribbean (0.3%). Lower than in just over half of UK towns: 49% of residents describe themselves as Christian. Residents with no religion: 37% across England’s towns, for comparison.
13% of residents give unpaid care, more than in 99% 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
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Adults who have never married: 38% here and 39% across England’s towns. Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 127 people. Across the comparison, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns.
Degree-level qualifications reach 17% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 17% of its adults qualified to degree level, Langwith compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 30% hold no qualification (18%).
89th youngest of 514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Keele (20.6), the youngest, and West Chiltington (63.1), the oldest. Nearest to Langwith in age: Farington Moss (42.2), Lostock Gralam (42.2), Willingham (42.2) and Honeybourne (42.2).
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 4 are older than Langwith
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langwith | 3,009 | — | 42.2 | 19% | 26% |
| Shirebrook | 11,571 | 1.6 mi | 39.1 | 16% | 29% |
| Church Warsop | 2,139 | 2.3 mi | 45.1 | 21% | 27% |
| Creswell | 5,792 | 2.5 mi | 38.9 | 19% | 29% |
| Market Warsop | 6,970 | 2.8 mi | 42.7 | 21% | 29% |
| Meden Vale | 2,095 | 3.2 mi | 37.7 | 15% | 31% |
| Bolsover | 11,228 | 3.3 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 25% |
| New Houghton | 1,431 | 3.6 mi | 44.4 | 24% | 24% |
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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 Langwith’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Langwith’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 2,999 people in 2021, against 3,009 in the built-up area.
- 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 Langwith’s residents
What is the population of Langwith?
The 2021 Census counted 3,009 people in Langwith’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 3,000 people in mid-2024, 5% more than in 2011.
What is the average age in Langwith?
The median age was 42.2 at the 2021 Census, younger than 68% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Langwith?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Derbyshire’s towns. 4.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Langwith?
43% said they had no religion and 49% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 6.2% didn’t answer.
Is Langwith good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Langwith’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) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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