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55Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Half of Youlgreave is over 55, older than 97% of UK towns

Compared with 73% across England’s towns, 98% of residents describe themselves as White British here. Households with dependent children: 19% of the total. More unpaid carers than in 99% of UK towns: 13%. Youlgreave counted 708 residents and 328 households at the 2021 Census.

34%aged 65 or over 2.4%born abroad 328households

Ages

A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of UK towns, at 7.1%

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

YoulgreaveEngland’s towns

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

The biggest five-year age group is 65–69, with one in ten residents, 2.2 times the share across England’s towns. As a reference point, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1514%

15 to 247.1%

25 to 4418%

45 to 6428%

65 and over34%

YoulgreaveDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

Youlgreave

England

WomenMen

About 92 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

Youlgreave ranks below 79% of UK towns on full-time students: 4.2%

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

Full-time students4.2%

Higher managerial and professional13%

Lower managerial and professional23%

Intermediate8.8%

Small employers and self-employed14%

Supervisory and technical5.3%

Semi-routine11%

Routine14%

Never worked or long-term unemployed7%

YoulgreaveDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Youlgreave

8.3%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 8.3%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.4× England’s share

Set against 11% across England’s towns, 8.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Youlgreave. The share of full-time students across England’s towns is 7.9%.

Households

A smaller share of shared households of unrelated adults than 91% of UK towns: 1.5%

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

Living alone, 66+ 19%Living alone, under 66 13%Families with dependent children 19%Couples and families, no young children 47%Shared houses and other 1.5%

Against Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns

Youlgreave

Derbyshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person32%

2 people42%

3 people11%

4 people11%

5 or more4.3%

England’s towns.

Compared with 30% across England’s towns, nearly a third of households are one person living alone here. As a reference point, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. Each household has 2.2 people on average.

Homes & cars

A lower share of households in flats than 81% of UK towns, at 5.5%

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

Type of home

Youlgreave

Derbyshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van17%

One34%

Two36%

Three or more13%

YoulgreaveDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

13% of households live in a terraced house, against 24% across England’s towns. Higher than in 61% of UK towns: 33% of households live in a detached house. Across England’s towns, the share of households in flats is 23%. The census found that 17% of households have no car or van in Youlgreave.

Where people were born

2.4% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 97% 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%

Youlgreave

2.4%

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 language100%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.4%

Another main language, little or no English0%

YoulgreaveDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

With residents whose main language is English at 100%, Youlgreave is ahead of 99% of UK towns on that count. As a reference point, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.7%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.3%).

Ethnicity & religion

A higher share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 97% of UK towns, at 62%

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

YoulgreaveDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White1.3%

Asian0.1%

Mixed1%

Black0%

Other0%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 98% of Youlgreave · Derbyshire’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

YoulgreaveDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion33%

Christian62%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.3%

Other religion0%

Didn’t answer4.7%

0%35%70%

Compared with 37% across England’s towns, a third of residents said they have no religion here. As a yardstick, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

A lower share of adults who have never married than 88% of UK towns, at 26%

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 partnership26%

Married or civil partnership53%

Separated2%

Divorced11%

Widowed8.6%

YoulgreaveDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

86residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 13%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week6.3%

20 to 49 hours2.2%

50 hours or more4.1%

Unpaid carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 28. Elsewhere, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Higher than in 78% of UK towns: 53% of adults are married or in a civil partnership.

Qualifications

35% of adults hold a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications21%

Apprenticeship3.1%

A levels or similar15%

Degree level35%

YoulgreaveDerbyshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Youlgreave, 21%, while 35% hold one at degree level (34%).

Neighbours

Around Youlgreave, 3 of 7 towns have a higher median age

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

BakewellDarley DaleBaslowMatlockCalverCromfordTansleyYoulgreave

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Youlgreave	708	—	55	34%	19%
Bakewell	3,275	2.6 mi	58.2	38%	17%
Darley Dale	3,985	3.9 mi	53.1	33%	21%
Baslow	1,172	5.8 mi	56.8	36%	21%
Matlock	11,990	6.2 mi	49.4	26%	23%
Calver	1,073	6.7 mi	56.3	34%	19%
Cromford	1,395	7 mi	54.3	33%	17%
Tansley	1,176	7.5 mi	54.8	32%	20%

More about Youlgreave’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

“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 Youlgreave’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 Youlgreave’s residents

What is the population of Youlgreave?

The 2021 Census counted 708 people in Youlgreave’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Youlgreave?

The median age was 55 at the 2021 Census. 7.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 34% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Youlgreave?

98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Derbyshire’s towns. 2.4% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Youlgreave?

33% said they had no religion and 62% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.7% didn’t answer.

Is Youlgreave good for families?

19% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Youlgreave’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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