Photo: Martin Bodman · CC BY-SA 2.0A higher share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 99% of UK towns, at 98%
Across England’s towns, 24% of households have no car or van; in Sampford Peverell, 7.9%. In Sampford Peverell, 2.8% of households live in a flat or apartment. With a median age of 49.7, Sampford Peverell is older than 83% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census Sampford Peverell was home to 1,375 people in 575 households.
What the Census says about Sampford Peverell’s people
Many older residents
28% of residents were 65 or over in 2021, more than in 86% of UK towns; 15% of households are someone 66 or over living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
In Sampford Peverell, 28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 86% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, against 12% across England’s towns. On average, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 90% of UK towns: 6.7%
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
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Full-time students make up 4.5%, against 7.9% across England’s towns. The share of residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns is 11%.
Below 89% of UK towns: 24% of households are one person living alone
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.
3.1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home (England’s towns: 4.3%). The average household has 2.4 people. The comparison figure for one-person households is 30% across England’s towns.
More detached houses than 87% of UK towns: 47% of households
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 13% of households live in a terraced house, where the figure across England’s towns is 24%. 2.8% of households live in a flat, less than in 94% of UK towns; 47% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
2.7% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 95% 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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.2%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.5%). Higher than in 99% of UK towns: 100% of residents have English as their main language. Residents born outside the UK make up 18% across England’s towns.
Sampford Peverell sits above 68% of UK towns for residents with no religion (43%)
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 Sampford Peverell · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Here nearly half of residents describe themselves as Christian, where the figure across England’s towns is 46%. For comparison, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
In Sampford Peverell, 25% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, fewer than in 91% 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
Unpaid carers: 10% here and 8.7% across England’s towns. What’s more, 56% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 91% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, the share of adults who have never married is 39%.
Among adults, 37% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Against 34% across England’s towns, 37% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 16% hold no qualification (18%).
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 1 are older than Sampford Peverell
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampford Peverell | 1,375 | — | 49.7 | 28% | 27% |
| Willand | 3,477 | 2.2 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 26% |
| Uffculme | 2,041 | 2.4 mi | 46.2 | 25% | 28% |
| Tiverton | 19,710 | 4.5 mi | 42.5 | 22% | 26% |
| Cullompton | 8,895 | 4.6 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 28% |
| Hemyock | 1,674 | 6.5 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 28% |
| Rockwell Green | 2,854 | 6.7 mi | 46.7 | 22% | 27% |
| Bampton | 1,294 | 6.8 mi | 58.1 | 39% | 18% |
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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 Sampford Peverell’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 Sampford Peverell’s residents
What is the population of Sampford Peverell?
The 2021 Census counted 1,375 people in Sampford Peverell’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Sampford Peverell?
The median age was 49.7 at the 2021 Census. 8.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Sampford Peverell?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 2.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Sampford Peverell?
43% said they had no religion and 49% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.4% didn’t answer.
Is Sampford Peverell good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Sampford Peverell’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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