Photo: David Brinicombe · CC BY-SA 2.0Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 4.5% in High Bickington, less than in 99% of UK towns
The share of households without a car or van trails 97% of UK towns: 6%. Here, 98% of residents describe themselves as White British. Married adults and civil partners are more common here than in 91% of UK towns. There were 250 households in High Bickington at the 2021 Census, home to 576 residents.
Half of High Bickington is over 47.1, older than 69% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Residents aged 65 and over: 24% here and 18% across England’s towns. In Budleigh Salterton, the oldest of Devon’s towns by this measure, it is 46%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Full-time students: 0.7%, a lower share than 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
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Managerial and professional jobs take in 30% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 22% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). By way of comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. Here, 5.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Only 25% of households have dependent children in High Bickington
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.
By its share of shared households of unrelated adults (3.2%), High Bickington is above 81% of UK towns. On one-person households, High Bickington sits lower than 57% of UK towns: 29%. The average household has 2.3 people.
Households in flats: 4.4%, a lower share than 86% 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
Set against 21% across England’s towns, 36% of households live in a detached house in High Bickington. Add to that, households in terraced houses are more common here than in 52% of UK towns. Against that, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
3% born outside the UK, fewer than in 91% 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
The share of residents whose main language is English is 99%, against 90% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (1.2%) and in Africa (0.9%).
58% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 91% 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 High Bickington · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
In High Bickington, a third of residents said they have no religion, beside 37% across England’s towns. Set beside that, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
26% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, below 89% 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
In High Bickington, 9.7% of residents give unpaid care, beside 8.7% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. 15 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week.
Degree level: the highest qualification of 27% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
16% of High Bickington’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 27% have one at degree level (34%).
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 5 are older than High Bickington
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Bickington | 576 | — | 47.1 | 24% | 25% |
| Great Torrington | 5,958 | 6.4 mi | 47.4 | 26% | 26% |
| Landkey | 2,001 | 6.5 mi | 46 | 24% | 28% |
| Chulmleigh | 1,232 | 6.5 mi | 54.1 | 33% | 20% |
| South Molton | 6,226 | 7.8 mi | 47.6 | 28% | 24% |
| Barnstaple | 31,271 | 8 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 26% |
| Winkleigh | 1,342 | 8 mi | 53 | 33% | 21% |
| Bickington | 2,105 | 8.5 mi | 52.3 | 30% | 21% |
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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 High Bickington’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 High Bickington’s residents
What is the population of High Bickington?
The 2021 Census counted 576 people in High Bickington’s built-up area.
What is the average age in High Bickington?
The median age was 47.1 at the 2021 Census. 4.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over.
How diverse is High Bickington?
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 High Bickington?
33% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 8.2% didn’t answer.
Is High Bickington good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on High Bickington’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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