Photo: Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0West Charleton is older than 98% of UK towns: a median age of 58
Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children; in West Charleton, 16%. 533 residents in 258 households: that is West Charleton at the 2021 Census. The share of households in detached houses stands at 65%. Married adults and civil partners are more common here than in 95% of UK towns.
West Charleton: 39% of residents are 65 or over, above 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 6.2%, West Charleton is behind 99% of UK towns on that count. Elsewhere, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
3.1% of adults are full-time students, below 98% 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 account for nearly two fifths of West Charleton’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 20%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. For West Charleton, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 12%.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 95% of UK towns
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.
Compared with 4.3% across England’s towns, 2.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home here. For West Charleton, the census puts one-person households at 29%.
In West Charleton, 11% of households live in a terraced house, fewer than in 87% 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
24% of households have no car or van across England’s towns, against 11% in West Charleton. By contrast, households in flats are more common here than in 53% of UK towns.
West Charleton ranks above 99% of UK towns on 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
5.8% of residents were born outside the UK, against 18% across England’s towns. The comparison figure for residents whose main language is English is 90% across England’s towns. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in the Middle East and Asia (3%) and in EU countries (1.3%).
A higher White British share than 88% of UK towns: 96% of residents
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: 96% of West Charleton · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 52%, against 46% across England’s towns. Few places have so few residents with no religion: 39% here, fewer than in 61% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Beyond White British, the biggest groups are Other White (1.5%), Mixed or multiple (1.5%) and Indian (0.4%).
Adults who have never married: 22%, a lower share than 98% 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
7.3% of residents give unpaid care; across England’s towns the figure is 8.7%. The wider picture: nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
42% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, West Charleton counts 42% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 8.4% have no qualification (18%).
Median age: 1 of the 7 towns around West Charleton are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Charleton | 533 | — | 58 | 39% | 16% |
| Kingsbridge | 5,682 | 1.4 mi | 51.2 | 29% | 22% |
| Salcombe | 1,583 | 2.6 mi | 58.7 | 38% | 13% |
| Chillington | 1,074 | 2.6 mi | 56.5 | 35% | 20% |
| Loddiswell | 1,032 | 4.2 mi | 42.8 | 23% | 31% |
| Modbury | 1,687 | 8 mi | 50 | 26% | 23% |
| Dartmouth | 5,260 | 9.1 mi | 54.3 | 32% | 17% |
| Stoke Gabriel | 1,340 | 10.9 mi | 53.7 | 32% | 23% |
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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 West Charleton’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 West Charleton’s residents
What is the population of West Charleton?
The 2021 Census counted 533 people in West Charleton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in West Charleton?
The median age was 58 at the 2021 Census. 6.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 39% were 65 or over.
How diverse is West Charleton?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 5.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in West Charleton?
39% said they had no religion and 52% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.3% didn’t answer.
Is West Charleton good for families?
16% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on West Charleton’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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