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47.2Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Kennford ranks below 92% of UK towns on households without a car or van: 8.1%

The figure for households in terraced houses is 29% in Kennford and 24% across England’s towns. The census found that 96% of residents describe themselves as White British locally. Just over one in ten residents give unpaid care, more than in 80% of UK towns. Census day 2021: 537 residents and 238 households locally.

26%aged 65 or over 2.8%born abroad 238households

Ages

Kennford: 26% of residents are 65 or over, above 76% of UK towns

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

KennfordEngland’s towns

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

One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, against 12% across England’s towns. On top of that, with a median age of 47.2, Kennford is older than 70% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1515%

15 to 2410%

25 to 4422%

45 to 6428%

65 and over26%

KennfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

Kennford

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

Kennford ranks below 57% of UK towns on full-time students: 4.7%

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 students4.7%

Higher managerial and professional14%

Lower managerial and professional20%

Intermediate13%

Small employers and self-employed19%

Supervisory and technical5.1%

Semi-routine10%

Routine10%

Never worked or long-term unemployed3.6%

KennfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Kennford

8.9%

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

0.2× England’s share

Across England’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Kennford has 34% and 20%. At 8.3%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is lower than in 58% of UK towns. The share of full-time students across England’s towns is 7.9%.

Households

More shared houses than 93% of UK towns: 4.2% of households

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

Living alone, 66+ 12%Living alone, under 66 16%Families with dependent children 27%Couples and families, no young children 41%Shared houses and other 4.2%

Against Devon’s towns and England’s towns

Kennford

Devon’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person28%

2 people42%

3 people12%

4 people13%

5 or more5.6%

England’s towns.

One-person households: 28%, below 69% of UK towns. Shared households of unrelated adults make up 4.3% across England’s towns. Households here average 2.3 people each. Few places have so few households with dependent children: 27% here, fewer than in 50% of UK towns.

Homes & cars

Only 4.7% of households live in a flat or apartment in Kennford

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

Type of home

Kennford

Devon’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van8.1%

One36%

Two36%

Three or more20%

KennfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

The share of households in detached houses tops 71% of UK towns: 37%. The benchmark for households in flats across England’s towns: 23%.

Where people were born

Below 94% of UK towns: 2.8% of residents were born outside the UK

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%

Kennford

2.8%

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 well0.6%

Another main language, little or no English0%

KennfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

By its share of residents whose main language is English (99%), Kennford is above 98% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.1%) or in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.7%).

Ethnicity & religion

43% of residents said they have no religion, a share 63% of UK towns don’t reach

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

KennfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White1.7%

Asian0%

Mixed1.7%

Black0%

Other0.2%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Kennford · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

KennfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion43%

Christian47%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.4%

Other religion0.4%

Didn’t answer9.5%

0%30%60%

Compared with 46% across England’s towns, 47% of residents describe themselves as Christian here. Residents with no religion make up 37% across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

In Kennford, 30% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, fewer than in 69% 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 partnership30%

Married or civil partnership50%

Separated2.7%

Divorced10%

Widowed7.3%

KennfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

54residents 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 week6.7%

20 to 49 hours1.6%

50 hours or more2.4%

The share of married adults and civil partners tops 64% of UK towns: 50%. For adults who have never married, the comparison across England’s towns is 39%.

Qualifications

Degree-level qualifications: 37% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications13%

Apprenticeship5.8%

A levels or similar20%

Degree level37%

KennfordDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

With 37% of its adults qualified to degree level, Kennford compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 13% hold no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Around Kennford, 2 of 7 towns have a higher median age

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

ExminsterTopshamExeterExtonStarcrossClyst St MaryChudleighKennford

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Kennford	537	—	47.2	26%	27%
Exminster	4,388	2.1 mi	42.2	21%	31%
Topsham	4,193	3.4 mi	55	37%	17%
Exeter	126,181	4.3 mi	35.1	16%	24%
Exton	1,287	4.5 mi	26	16%	21%
Starcross	1,687	4.7 mi	49.9	26%	21%
Clyst St Mary	1,193	4.9 mi	46.2	25%	32%
Chudleigh	4,372	5 mi	44.8	21%	29%

More about Kennford’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 Kennford’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 Kennford’s residents

What is the population of Kennford?

The 2021 Census counted 537 people in Kennford’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Kennford?

The median age was 47.2 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Kennford?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 2.8% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Kennford?

43% said they had no religion and 47% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 9.5% didn’t answer.

Is Kennford good for families?

27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Kennford’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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