Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0Households with dependent children make up 33% in Huncoat, more than in 87% of UK towns
Households average 2.5 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Still, 16% of residents are 65 or over, a lower share than in 86% of UK towns. Huncoat counted 1,258 residents and 509 households at the 2021 Census. In Huncoat, 31% of households live in a terraced house.
Half of Huncoat is under 41, younger than 75% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Set against 12% across England’s towns, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 in Huncoat. More residents are 50–54 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents.
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.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 6.1% in Huncoat, less than in 96% 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%.
Compared with 7.9% across England’s towns, 6.5% of adults are full-time students here. The share of residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns is 11%.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
One-person households make up 27% in Huncoat, less than in 74% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Shared households of unrelated adults make up 3.3%, against 4.3% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
Fewer flats than 78% of UK towns: 6.1% 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
Households without a car or van: 14% here and 24% across England’s towns. The share of households in detached houses stands at 27%. Across the comparison, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
3.6% born outside the UK, fewer than in 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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (1.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.4%). The benchmark for residents born outside the UK across England’s towns: 18%. 99% of residents have English as their main language, a higher share than in 88% of UK towns.
54% of residents describe themselves as Christian, a share 74% 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 Huncoat · Lancashire’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
4.9% of residents said their religion is Muslim. At 35%, the share of residents with no religion is lower than in just over four fifths of UK towns. Against that, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British; in Huncoat, 92%.
39% of adults have never married, more than in 85% 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
Against a figure of 44% across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners in Huncoat comes in at 45%. Some 34 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week.
28% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Huncoat, 28% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 18% have no qualification at all (18%). The highest qualification of 20% is A levels, often students still at university.
Around Huncoat, 4 of 7 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huncoat | 1,258 | — | 41 | 16% | 33% |
| Hapton | 2,240 | 1.3 mi | 42.7 | 18% | 29% |
| Accrington | 34,897 | 1.6 mi | 36.2 | 15% | 33% |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 7,969 | 1.7 mi | 42.6 | 20% | 29% |
| Church | 5,030 | 1.8 mi | 37.9 | 16% | 31% |
| Padiham | 10,121 | 2.3 mi | 40.3 | 19% | 28% |
| Read | 2,049 | 2.6 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 28% |
| Great Harwood | 11,022 | 2.7 mi | 42.7 | 21% | 26% |
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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.
- “Lancashire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Lancashire (or England), summed the same way as Huncoat’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 Huncoat’s residents
What is the population of Huncoat?
The 2021 Census counted 1,258 people in Huncoat’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Huncoat?
The median age was 41 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 16% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Huncoat?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Lancashire’s towns. 3.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Huncoat?
35% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 4.9% were Muslim and 5.7% didn’t answer.
Is Huncoat good for families?
33% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Huncoat’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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