Musbury, St. Michael's Church: Western aspect

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59.1Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Musbury is older than 99% of UK towns: a median age of 59.1

In Musbury, 14% of households have dependent children, beside 29% across England’s towns. The 2021 Census counted 561 residents in 250 households. On the census count, 97% of residents describe themselves as White British. Few places have as many households in detached houses: 50% here, more than in 89% of UK towns.

39%aged 65 or over 4.8%born abroad 250households

Ages

Residents aged 65 and over: 39%, a higher share than 99% of UK towns

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

MusburyEngland’s towns

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

The largest age band is 70–74: just over one in ten residents, 2.3 times the share across England’s towns. For Musbury, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 6.3%. Set beside that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 159.1%

15 to 246.3%

25 to 4418%

45 to 6428%

65 and over39%

MusburyDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Musbury

England

WomenMen

About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Musbury ranks below 99% of UK towns on full-time students: 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 students2%

Higher managerial and professional12%

Lower managerial and professional18%

Intermediate9.5%

Small employers and self-employed19%

Supervisory and technical5.8%

Semi-routine14%

Routine8.9%

Never worked or long-term unemployed11%

MusburyDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Musbury

5.3%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 5.4%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.7× England’s share

30% of Musbury’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 23% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. The benchmark for full-time students across England’s towns: 7.9%. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 5.4% here.

Households

Musbury households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 91% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 22%Living alone, under 66 7.6%Families with dependent children 14%Couples and families, no young children 52%Shared houses and other 3.6%

Against Devon’s towns and England’s towns

Musbury

Devon’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person30%

2 people46%

3 people12%

4 people8.7%

5 or more3.6%

England’s towns.

On shared households of unrelated adults, 3.6% here is much the same as across England’s towns. Locally, 30% of households are one person living alone.

Homes & cars

In Musbury, 3.2% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 92% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Musbury

Devon’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van9.6%

One41%

Two37%

Three or more13%

MusburyDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

11% of households live in a terraced house, against 24% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. Households without a car or van account for 9.6%.

Where people were born

Musbury sits above 99% of UK towns for residents whose main language is English (100%)

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%

Musbury

4.8%

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 language100%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.2%

Another main language, little or no English0%

MusburyDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.9%). At 4.8%, the share of residents born outside the UK is lower than in nearly two thirds of UK towns. For comparison, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 57%, a higher share than 89% 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

MusburyDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White1.6%

Asian0.7%

Mixed0.5%

Black0%

Other0.2%

0%6%12%

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

Religion · all residents

MusburyDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion34%

Christian57%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist1.1%

Other religion0.9%

Didn’t answer7.1%

0%35%70%

Residents with no religion make up 34%, against 37% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. The largest groups after White British are Other White (1.6%), Mixed or multiple (0.5%) and Arab (0.2%).

Relationships & caring

Musbury sits above 74% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (52%)

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 partnership52%

Separated1.4%

Divorced8.3%

Widowed8.1%

MusburyDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

54residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 9.9%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.3%

20 to 49 hours1.7%

50 hours or more2.9%

In Musbury, one in ten residents give unpaid care, beside 8.7% across England’s towns. The village has fewer adults who have never married than 64% of UK towns, at 30%. Across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners is 44%. The number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 16.

Qualifications

The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 32%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications21%

Apprenticeship6.4%

A levels or similar14%

Degree level32%

MusburyDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

In Musbury, 32% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 21% have no qualification at all (18%).

Neighbours

A younger town than 3 of the 7 around it: Musbury

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

ColytonAxminsterSeatonUplymeLyme RegisBeerCharmouthMusbury

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Musbury	561	—	59.1	39%	14%
Colyton	1,938	1.8 mi	55.7	35%	19%
Axminster	6,094	3 mi	46.8	27%	24%
Seaton	7,429	3.2 mi	61	44%	14%
Uplyme	1,053	3.4 mi	54	29%	25%
Lyme Regis	3,741	4.2 mi	59.9	40%	16%
Beer	1,280	4.6 mi	54.9	34%	19%
Charmouth	1,337	5.6 mi	61.8	46%	16%

More about Musbury’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 Musbury’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 Musbury’s residents

What is the population of Musbury?

The 2021 Census counted 561 people in Musbury’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Musbury?

The median age was 59.1 at the 2021 Census. 6.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 39% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Musbury?

97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 4.8% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Musbury?

34% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.1% didn’t answer.

Is Musbury good for families?

14% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Musbury’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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