Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0Corscombe is older than 99% of UK towns: a median age of 59.8
Across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children is 29%; Corscombe has 13%. Census day 2021: 264 residents and 127 households locally. Households in detached houses account for 88%. More married adults and civil partners than in 98% of UK towns: 60%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of UK towns, at 41%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 75–79: 13% of residents, 3.6 times the share across England’s towns. On the census count, 4.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Corscombe ranks below 99% of UK towns on full-time students: 2.5%
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%.
Managerial and professional jobs take in 37% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 14% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). As a reference point, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year account for 12%.
Corscombe households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 94% of UK towns
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.
1.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home; across England’s towns the figure is 4.3%. Here, 31% of households are one person living alone.
A smaller share of households without a car or van than 99% of UK towns: 3.2%
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
Across England’s towns, the share of households in flats is 23%; Corscombe has 0.8%. Fewer households in terraced houses than in 96% of UK towns: 6.3%. Measured more widely, 24% of households have no car or van across England’s towns.
A larger share of residents whose main language is English than 99% of UK towns: 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
Residents born outside the UK: 5.7%, below 57% of UK towns. The wider picture: 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in the Middle East and Asia (1.9%) or in EU countries (1.5%).
A lower share of residents with no religion than 92% of UK towns, at 31%
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 Corscombe · Dorset’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
With residents who describe themselves as White British at 96%, Corscombe is ahead of 86% of UK towns on that count. For Corscombe, the census puts residents who describe themselves as Christian at 59%. Across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 37%.
Only 23% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Corscombe
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
Across England’s towns, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care; in Corscombe, 7.5%. Typically, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 42%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Corscombe, 5.8%, while 42% hold one at degree level (34%).
Every neighbour of Corscombe has a younger population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corscombe | 264 | — | 59.8 | 41% | 13% |
| Beaminster | 2,995 | 3.5 mi | 57.7 | 39% | 17% |
| Misterton | 1,037 | 4.2 mi | 50.4 | 27% | 21% |
| Crewkerne | 7,067 | 5.5 mi | 49.6 | 28% | 22% |
| Barwick and Stoford | 1,095 | 5.7 mi | 47.9 | 28% | 24% |
| Merriott | 2,068 | 6.5 mi | 51.3 | 30% | 23% |
| Maiden Newton | 1,128 | 6.8 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 25% |
| Yeovil | 50,170 | 7.2 mi | 40 | 19% | 28% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Corscombe’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 Corscombe’s residents
What is the population of Corscombe?
The 2021 Census counted 264 people in Corscombe’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Corscombe?
The median age was 59.8 at the 2021 Census. 4.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 41% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Corscombe?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Dorset’s towns. 5.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Corscombe?
31% said they had no religion and 59% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.6% didn’t answer.
Is Corscombe good for families?
13% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Corscombe’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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.