Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in terraced houses make up 45% in Northway, more than in 96% of UK towns
Households in detached houses: 14% here and 21% across England’s towns. At the same time, residents with no religion are more common here than in 73% of UK towns. Northway’s 2,095 households held 4,858 residents at the 2021 Census. Locally, 36% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.
What the Census says about Northway’s people
Fewer people than in 2011
ONS mid-year estimates put Northway at 5,100 in 2011 and 4,900 in 2024, down 4%, against 10% for England: slower growth than in 95% of UK towns. Since 2011 ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area) and ONS mid-year population estimates.
A change of −4% since 2011 leaves Northway behind 95% of UK towns
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Northway’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 5,100 people in 2011; 4,900 in 2024.
The 65 and over age group changed most (+43%) and the 16 to 29 least (−23%).
A median age of 42.2: Northway is younger than 68% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 10%, above 66% of UK towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 19%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Northway, 42.2. The typical town is 44.4.
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.
3.9% of adults are full-time students, below 87% 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 share of residents who moved in within the year is 7.9%, against 11% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Northway has 25% and 33%.
Fewer families than 59% of UK towns: 26% of households have children
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.
In Northway the average household is 2.3 people, beside 2.4 across England’s towns. Census figures put shared households of unrelated adults at 2.2% here. The wider picture: 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
Few flats: only 7.6% of households in Northway live in one
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. To put it in context, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
Residents whose main language is English make up 95% in Northway, less than in 78% 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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
By its share of residents born outside the UK (8.4%), Northway is above 67% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 90%. The largest groups were born in EU countries (6.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.3%).
Northway sits below 59% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as White British (91%)
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: 91% of Northway · Gloucestershire’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%; Northway has 47%. Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (5.8%), Mixed or multiple (1.4%) and Indian (0.7%). Against that, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
45% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, fewer than in 66% 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
At 8.3%, the share of unpaid carers is in line with the figure across England’s towns. For comparison, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. 124 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 21%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Northway, 21%, and 20% have none, against 18%.
Of 810 UK towns its size (3,000 to 7,000 people), the 171st youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Bailrigg (18.9) and the oldest Barton on Sea (65.3). Nearest to Northway in age: Willingham (42.2), Honeybourne (42.2), Boreham (42.2) and Bearwood (42.2).
Northway and its 7 nearest towns: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northway | 4,858 | — | 42.2 | 19% | 26% |
| Ashchurch | 1,102 | 0.7 mi | 38.7 | 19% | 29% |
| Bredon | 2,071 | 1.7 mi | 50.9 | 28% | 26% |
| Tewkesbury | 14,387 | 1.8 mi | 44 | 21% | 26% |
| Twyning | 1,079 | 2.3 mi | 51.8 | 29% | 25% |
| Gotherington | 1,131 | 3.9 mi | 51.7 | 31% | 27% |
| Bishop's Cleeve | 16,323 | 4.5 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 30% |
| Eckington | 1,256 | 4.6 mi | 55.8 | 34% | 21% |
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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 Northway’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Northway’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 4,858 people in 2021, against 4,858 in the built-up area.
- 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 Northway’s residents
What is the population of Northway?
The 2021 Census counted 4,858 people in Northway’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 4,900 people in mid-2024, 4% fewer than in 2011.
What is the average age in Northway?
The median age was 42.2 at the 2021 Census, younger than 68% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Northway?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Gloucestershire’s towns. 8.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Northway?
45% said they had no religion and 47% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 6.5% didn’t answer.
Is Northway good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Northway’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) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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