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68.9Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Half of Colyford is over 68.9, older than 99% of UK towns

80% of households live in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns. On residents who describe themselves as White British, Colyford sits higher than 98% of UK towns: 97%. The village’s 264 households held 583 residents at the 2021 Census. For Colyford, the census puts households with dependent children at 12%.

57%aged 65 or over 3.3%born abroad 264households

Ages

A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of UK towns, at 57%

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

ColyfordEngland’s towns

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

Where 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns, Colyford has 5.5%. The wider picture: 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 156.7%

15 to 245.5%

25 to 448.8%

45 to 6422%

65 and over57%

ColyfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

Colyford

England

WomenMen

About 85 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

3% of adults are full-time students, 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

Full-time students3%

Higher managerial and professional17%

Lower managerial and professional27%

Intermediate14%

Small employers and self-employed16%

Supervisory and technical3.6%

Semi-routine9%

Routine6.5%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.5%

ColyfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Colyford

11%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 10%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.2× England’s share

The share of residents who moved in within the year is 10%, against 11% across England’s towns. As a reference point, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

Shared households of unrelated adults make up 1.1% in Colyford, less than in 99% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 21%Living alone, under 66 4.2%Families with dependent children 12%Couples and families, no young children 61%Shared houses and other 1.1%

Against Devon’s towns and England’s towns

Colyford

Devon’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person25%

2 people55%

3 people9.5%

4 people5.7%

5 or more4.2%

England’s towns.

Across England’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Colyford, 2.1. Set beside that, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. Here, a quarter of households are one person living alone.

Homes & cars

0.4% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 99% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Colyford

Devon’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van9.2%

One42%

Two33%

Three or more16%

ColyfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Where nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns, Colyford has 9.2%. Lower than in 97% of UK towns: 6.1% of households live in a terraced house. The usual figure: 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.

Where people were born

3.3% of residents were born outside the UK, below 88% 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%

Colyford

3.3%

Devon’s towns

7.9%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language99%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.7%

Another main language, little or no English0%

ColyfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Residents whose main language is English: 99%, above 95% of UK towns. The wider picture: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (2.2%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.5%).

Ethnicity & religion

Residents with no religion: 26%, a lower share than 97% 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

ColyfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.2%

Asian0.3%

Mixed0.2%

Black0%

Other0%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 97% of Colyford · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

ColyfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion26%

Christian58%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.3%

Other religion1.2%

Didn’t answer14%

0%35%70%

The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian tops 91% of UK towns: 58%. Residents with no religion: 37% across England’s towns, for comparison.

Relationships & caring

In Colyford, 16% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, fewer 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

Never married or in a civil partnership16%

Married or civil partnership62%

Separated0.6%

Divorced5.8%

Widowed16%

ColyfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

64residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 11%, 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 hours0.5%

50 hours or more4.4%

With unpaid carers at 11%, Colyford is ahead of 90% of UK towns on that count. Adults who have never married: 39% across England’s towns, for comparison. Here, 62% of adults are married or in a civil partnership.

Qualifications

35% of adults have qualifications at degree level

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications13%

Apprenticeship7.8%

A levels or similar14%

Degree level35%

ColyfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Against 34% across England’s towns, 35% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 13% hold no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Every neighbour of Colyford has a younger population

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

ColytonSeatonBeerUplymeAxminsterLyme RegisHonitonColyford

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Colyford	583	—	68.9	57%	12%
Colyton	1,938	0.8 mi	55.7	35%	19%
Seaton	7,429	1.1 mi	61	44%	14%
Beer	1,280	2.4 mi	54.9	34%	19%
Uplyme	1,053	5 mi	54	29%	25%
Axminster	6,094	5.2 mi	46.8	27%	24%
Lyme Regis	3,741	5.7 mi	59.9	40%	16%
Honiton	12,155	7.3 mi	49.8	29%	21%

More about Colyford’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

“Devon’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Devon (or England), summed the same way as Colyford’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 Colyford’s residents

What is the population of Colyford?

The 2021 Census counted 583 people in Colyford’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Colyford?

The median age was 68.9 at the 2021 Census. 5.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 57% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Colyford?

97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 3.3% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Colyford?

26% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 14% didn’t answer.

Is Colyford good for families?

12% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Colyford’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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