Photo: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in terraced houses make up 56% in Broadbottom, more than in 99% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children is 29%; Broadbottom has 22%. The median age in the village is 48.8, higher than in 79% of UK towns. The village had 1,001 residents in 472 households at the 2021 Census. The share of households without a car or van stands at 11%.
What the Census says about Broadbottom’s people
More with no religion than most
50% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 45% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Fewer young people than 78% of UK towns: 8.9% are 15 to 24
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
In Broadbottom, 23% of residents are 65 or over, beside 18% across England’s towns. On average, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
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.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 80% of UK towns: 7.3%
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%.
By class, 48% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 16% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). In Broadbottom, 5.1% of adults are full-time students. Across the comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 86% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
By its share of one-person households (31%), Broadbottom is above 62% of UK towns. In Broadbottom, 3.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Few flats: only 9.1% of households in Broadbottom 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
Households in detached houses are about as common here as across England’s towns, at 21%. The benchmark for households in flats across England’s towns: 23%.
Broadbottom: 99% of residents have English as their main language, above 83% 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 two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.6%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1%). 4.8% of residents were born outside the UK, a lower share than in 66% of UK towns. Typically, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.
50% of residents said they have no religion, a share 93% of UK towns don’t reach
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: 92% of Broadbottom · Greater Manchester’s towns 71% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
45% of residents describe themselves as Christian; across England’s towns the figure is 46%. Across the comparison, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Leading the other groups after White British: Other White (4.5%), Mixed or multiple (1.1%) and Chinese (0.5%).
Broadbottom ranks below 87% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 7.8%
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
Unpaid carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 17. Fewer married adults and civil partners than in 66% of UK towns: 46%. Against that, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Set against 39% across England’s towns, 38% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Broadbottom.
Among adults, 49% hold a degree-level qualification
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 Broadbottom, 11%, while 49% hold one at degree level (34%).
Broadbottom sits below 1 of its 7 closest neighbours on median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadbottom | 1,001 | — | 48.8 | 23% | 22% |
| Hattersley | 6,959 | 1.1 mi | 34 | 12% | 35% |
| Gamesley | 3,124 | 1.2 mi | 36.5 | 13% | 33% |
| Hadfield | 16,271 | 1.8 mi | 44 | 20% | 27% |
| Glossop | 17,820 | 2.4 mi | 45.8 | 21% | 26% |
| Hyde | 35,902 | 2.7 mi | 39.3 | 17% | 31% |
| Marple Bridge | 4,702 | 3 mi | 49 | 26% | 29% |
| Stalybridge | 26,850 | 3.5 mi | 41.1 | 18% | 30% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “Greater Manchester’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Greater Manchester (or England), summed the same way as Broadbottom’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 Broadbottom’s residents
What is the population of Broadbottom?
The 2021 Census counted 1,001 people in Broadbottom’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Broadbottom?
The median age was 48.8 at the 2021 Census. 8.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Broadbottom?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 71% across Greater Manchester’s towns. 4.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Broadbottom?
50% said they had no religion and 45% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.2% didn’t answer.
Is Broadbottom good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Broadbottom’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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