Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Thorverton is over 52.3, older than 93% of UK towns
By its share of married adults and civil partners (55%), Thorverton is above 87% of UK towns. Here, just over a fifth of households have dependent children. At 95%, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British is higher than in 78% of UK towns. In 2021, the Census found 693 residents in the village, living in 319 households.
Above 95% of UK towns: 33% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.1%, Thorverton is behind 92% of UK towns on that count. The usual figure: 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 lower share of full-time students than 99% of UK towns, at 2.9%
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%.
11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, about the same as across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Smaller households than 85% of UK towns: 2.2 people on average
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.
4.1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, about the same as across England’s towns. Census figures put one-person households at 32% in Thorverton.
A lower share of households without a car or van than 80% of UK towns, at 10%
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 nearly one in ten households live in a flat or apartment, where the figure across England’s towns is 23%. Set beside that, nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns. Households in detached houses: 32% of the total.
A higher share of residents whose main language is English than 90% of UK towns, at 99%
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
Here 5.9% of residents were born outside the UK, where the figure across England’s towns is 18%. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (2.6%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.2%).
Thorverton sits above 68% of UK towns for residents with no religion (44%)
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: 95% of Thorverton · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Half of residents describe themselves as Christian. As a reference point, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
Thorverton sits below 91% of UK towns for adults who have never married (25%)
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 make up 11%, against 8.7% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. For 15 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week.
43% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
15% of Thorverton’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 43% have one at degree level (34%).
The towns around Thorverton are all younger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorverton | 693 | — | 52.3 | 33% | 22% |
| Silverton | 1,501 | 2 mi | 51.2 | 30% | 22% |
| Bradninch | 1,827 | 4.6 mi | 45.2 | 22% | 32% |
| Broadclyst | 1,549 | 4.9 mi | 46.4 | 22% | 29% |
| West Clyst | 2,683 | 5 mi | 32 | 8.4% | 45% |
| Crediton | 7,971 | 5.9 mi | 45.2 | 24% | 25% |
| Exeter | 126,181 | 5.9 mi | 35.1 | 16% | 24% |
| Clyst Honiton | 1,030 | 5.9 mi | 31.2 | 7.6% | 37% |
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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 Thorverton’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 Thorverton’s residents
What is the population of Thorverton?
The 2021 Census counted 693 people in Thorverton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Thorverton?
The median age was 52.3 at the 2021 Census. 8.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 33% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Thorverton?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 5.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Thorverton?
44% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.
Is Thorverton good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Thorverton’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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