Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0Residents who describe themselves as White British: 95%, a higher share than 81% of UK towns
Shared households of unrelated adults: 1.7% here and 4.3% across England’s towns. The 2021 Census counted 2,163 residents in 935 households. Across Mitcheldean, 7.7% of households live in a flat or apartment. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are common here: 10%, more than in three fifths of UK towns.
21% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 57% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The median age in Mitcheldean is 44.1, lower than in 53% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. 50–54 is the most common age band: 7.3% of residents. In Minchinhampton, the oldest of Gloucestershire’s towns by this measure, it is 34%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Mitcheldean, 5.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 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%.
The figure for full-time students is 4.5% in Mitcheldean and 7.9% across England’s towns. Against that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
2.3 people per household, more than in 60% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
The share of households with dependent children stands at 27%. There is little gap on one-person households: 30%, about the same as across England’s towns.
A smaller share of households in terraced houses than 54% of UK towns: 19%
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
The share of households without a car or van is 15%, against 24% across England’s towns. 7.7% of households live in a flat, less than in 68% of UK towns; 29% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
4.2% born outside the UK, fewer than in 75% 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
Across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 90%; Mitcheldean has 99%. As a yardstick, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (2.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.6%).
Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 54%, a higher share than 75% of UK towns
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 Mitcheldean · Gloucestershire’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 37%; Mitcheldean has 40%. Set beside that, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (2.9%), Mixed or multiple (0.9%) and Chinese (0.3%).
Mitcheldean ranks above 59% of UK towns on married adults and civil partners: 49%
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, the share of adults who have never married is 39%; Mitcheldean has 31%. Typically, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Unpaid carers: 9.3% of the total.
Qualified to degree level: 25% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 25% of adults in Mitcheldean (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 17% (England’s towns: 18%).
Mitcheldean and its 7 nearest towns: 6 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitcheldean | 2,163 | — | 44.1 | 21% | 27% |
| Drybrook | 2,572 | 1.4 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 28% |
| Ruardean | 1,195 | 2.7 mi | 52.4 | 29% | 20% |
| Cinderford | 8,778 | 3 mi | 44 | 22% | 25% |
| Huntley | 1,152 | 3.6 mi | 51.6 | 31% | 26% |
| Ruspidge | 2,431 | 4 mi | 45.2 | 21% | 27% |
| Welsh Bicknor | 1,988 | 4.3 mi | 50.2 | 22% | 25% |
| Newnham | 1,054 | 4.6 mi | 53.6 | 32% | 18% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Gloucestershire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Gloucestershire (or England), summed the same way as Mitcheldean’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 Mitcheldean’s residents
What is the population of Mitcheldean?
The 2021 Census counted 2,163 people in Mitcheldean’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Mitcheldean?
The median age was 44.1 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Mitcheldean?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Gloucestershire’s towns. 4.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Mitcheldean?
40% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 5.5% didn’t answer.
Is Mitcheldean good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Mitcheldean’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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