Photo: Gammock · CC BY-SA 4.0Newton Solney is older than 99% of UK towns: a median age of 59
Across England’s towns, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment; in Newton Solney, 0.8%. Here, 83% of households live in a detached house. Lower than in 98% of UK towns: 17% of households have dependent children. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 275, in 130 households.
41% of residents are 65 or over, a share 99% of UK towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Set against 12% across England’s towns, 7.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Newton Solney. The usual figure: 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
In Newton Solney, 6.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 95% 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%.
By class, 50% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 12% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). 5.2% of adults are full-time students, a higher share than in 67% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Fewer shared households of unrelated adults than 99% of UK towns: 0.8%
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.
Households in Newton Solney hold 2.1 people on average (England’s towns: 2.4). For shared households of unrelated adults, the comparison across England’s towns is 4.3%. Census figures put one-person households at 25% locally.
A smaller share of households in terraced houses than 98% of UK towns: 4.7%
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
7.8% of households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns.
In Newton Solney, 2.2% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 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
Across England’s towns, nine in ten residents have English as their main language; in Newton Solney, 100%. For comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in the Middle East and Asia (1.5%) and in EU countries (0.7%).
In Newton Solney, 64% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 98% 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 Newton Solney · Derbyshire’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Compared with 37% across England’s towns, 30% of residents said they have no religion here. For residents who describe themselves as Christian, the comparison across England’s towns is 46%. Census figures put residents who describe themselves as White British at 95% in Newton Solney.
Newton Solney: 65% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, above 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
Unpaid carers: 7.5%, below 92% of UK towns. 20% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a lower share than in 99% of UK towns. Married adults and civil partners make up 44% across England’s towns.
Degree-level qualifications: 39% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
11% of Newton Solney’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 39% have one at degree level (34%).
Every nearby town is younger than Newton Solney
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Solney | 275 | — | 59 | 41% | 17% |
| Repton | 2,766 | 1.6 mi | 39.9 | 18% | 31% |
| Stretton | 4,646 | 1.7 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 24% |
| Willington | 2,717 | 1.8 mi | 46.5 | 23% | 27% |
| Burton upon Trent | 76,264 | 2.9 mi | 37.5 | 15% | 31% |
| Rolleston on Dove | 2,902 | 2.9 mi | 52.7 | 31% | 22% |
| Findern | 1,608 | 3.4 mi | 52.2 | 31% | 22% |
| Hilton | 8,269 | 3.5 mi | 37.6 | 11% | 36% |
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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.
- “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 Newton Solney’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 Newton Solney’s residents
What is the population of Newton Solney?
The 2021 Census counted 275 people in Newton Solney’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Newton Solney?
The median age was 59 at the 2021 Census. 7.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 41% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Newton Solney?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Derbyshire’s towns. 2.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Newton Solney?
30% said they had no religion and 64% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3.6% didn’t answer.
Is Newton Solney good for families?
17% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Newton Solney’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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