Photo: Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0Few flats: only 1.8% of households in Feniton live in one
98% of residents describe themselves as White British (England’s towns: 73%). At the 2021 Census Feniton was home to 1,725 people in 734 households. The census found that 1.5% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home locally. On households without a car or van, Feniton sits lower than 93% of UK towns: 7.5%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.4%, a lower share than 62% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
With a median age of 43.8, Feniton is younger than 55% of UK towns. For comparison, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. In Feniton, 22% of residents are 65 or over. The largest age band is 5–9: 7.6% of residents, 1.3 times the share across England’s towns.
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.
In Feniton, 3.9% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 86% 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 its share of residents who moved in within the year (8%), Feniton is below nearly two thirds of UK towns. To put it in context, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Only 27% of households are one person living alone in Feniton
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Devon’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
30% of households have dependent children; across England’s towns the figure is 29%. Average household size: 2.4 people.
24% of households live in a detached house, fewer than in 65% 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
Here 22% of households live in a terraced house, where the figure across England’s towns is 24%. By way of comparison, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
Feniton sits below 91% of UK towns for residents born outside the UK (3%)
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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (1.3%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.6%). Across the comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. More residents whose main language is English than in 96% of UK towns: 99%.
In Feniton, 47% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 84% 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: 98% of Feniton · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 48% here and 46% across England’s towns. For comparison, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
In Feniton, 54% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 83% 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
For 46 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week. Across England’s towns, married adults and civil partners come to 44%. On adults who have never married, Feniton sits lower than 78% of UK towns: 28%. Unpaid carers: 9%, near enough the figure across England’s towns.
Degree-level qualifications reach 26% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Feniton, 26%, and 15% have none, against 18%.
Median age: 6 of the 7 towns around Feniton are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feniton | 1,725 | — | 43.8 | 22% | 30% |
| Ottery St Mary | 6,043 | 2.5 mi | 46.3 | 25% | 29% |
| Whimple | 1,120 | 3.6 mi | 50.7 | 28% | 24% |
| Honiton | 12,155 | 3.8 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 21% |
| West Hill | 2,109 | 4 mi | 53.5 | 34% | 27% |
| Dunkeswell | 1,835 | 5.3 mi | 52.3 | 29% | 21% |
| Newton Poppleford | 1,918 | 6.2 mi | 51 | 29% | 23% |
| Cranbrook | 4,936 | 6.3 mi | 30.5 | 4.7% | 44% |
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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 Feniton’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 Feniton’s residents
What is the population of Feniton?
The 2021 Census counted 1,725 people in Feniton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Feniton?
The median age was 43.8 at the 2021 Census. 9.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Feniton?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Feniton?
47% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 4.2% didn’t answer.
Is Feniton good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Feniton’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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