Photo: TR001 · CC BY 3.0A median age of 61.6: Briantspuddle is older than 99% of UK towns
20% of households are one person living alone, against 30% across England’s towns. Still, at 12%, the share of unpaid carers is higher than in 96% of UK towns. In 2021, the Census found 218 residents in Briantspuddle, living in 106 households. Across Briantspuddle, 7.6% of households have no car or van.
44% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
6.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (England’s towns: 12%). Typically, 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 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Briantspuddle sits below 99% of UK towns for full-time students (1.5%)
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%.
4.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier (England’s towns: 11%). The share of full-time students across England’s towns is 7.9%.
Only 12% of households have dependent children in Briantspuddle
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Dorset’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
6.6% of households are unrelated adults living together, against 4.3% across England’s towns. The comparison figure for households with dependent children is 29% across England’s towns. Each household has 2.1 people on average.
More detached houses than 68% of UK towns: 36% 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
17% of households live in a terraced house (England’s towns: 24%). Households in flats are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns. For households in detached houses, the comparison across England’s towns is 21%.
100% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 99% 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
The largest groups were born in EU countries (4.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.5%). 5% of residents were born outside the UK, a lower share than in 64% of UK towns. For comparison, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.
More residents who describe themselves as White British than 86% of UK towns: 96%
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 Briantspuddle · Dorset’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The figure for residents who describe themselves as Christian is 54% in Briantspuddle and 46% across England’s towns. On residents with no religion, Briantspuddle sits higher than 55% of UK towns: 42%. The usual figure: 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
Briantspuddle ranks below 98% of UK towns on adults who have never married: 22%
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
Married adults and civil partners: 58% here and 44% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Degree-level qualifications reach 37% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 37% of Briantspuddle’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 13% have no qualification (18%).
Briantspuddle is older than every town around it
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briantspuddle | 218 | — | 61.6 | 44% | 12% |
| Bere Regis | 1,320 | 2 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 22% |
| Milborne St Andrew | 1,090 | 2.9 mi | 52.7 | 28% | 21% |
| Wool | 5,044 | 3.3 mi | 37.6 | 17% | 33% |
| Puddletown | 1,193 | 3.8 mi | 51.1 | 28% | 25% |
| Crossways | 2,494 | 4.1 mi | 49 | 27% | 24% |
| Wareham | 5,876 | 7 mi | 52.6 | 32% | 21% |
| Sandford | 2,004 | 7.4 mi | 52 | 29% | 26% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Dorset’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Dorset (or England), summed the same way as Briantspuddle’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 Briantspuddle’s residents
What is the population of Briantspuddle?
The 2021 Census counted 218 people in Briantspuddle’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Briantspuddle?
The median age was 61.6 at the 2021 Census. 6.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 44% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Briantspuddle?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Dorset’s towns. 5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Briantspuddle?
42% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 2.8% didn’t answer.
Is Briantspuddle good for families?
12% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Briantspuddle’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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