Photo: Kate Jewell · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in flats: 0.3%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, the share of households without a car or van is 24%; Newbold has 2.8%. 23% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 92% of UK towns. The village had 880 residents and 350 households at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 45.7. The share of residents who describe themselves as White British stands at 96%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 72% of UK towns, at 9.1%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The median age in Newbold is 45.7, higher than in nearly three fifths of UK towns. Elsewhere, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. No age band is larger than 50–54: 8.5% of residents. In Markfield, the oldest of Leicestershire’s towns by this measure, it is 30%.
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.
Only 3.7% of adults are full-time students in Newbold
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%.
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%; Newbold has 7%. As a yardstick, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Larger households than 89% of UK towns: 2.5 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
By its share of shared households of unrelated adults (3.1%), Newbold is above four fifths of UK towns. For Newbold, the census puts households with dependent children at 29%.
7.4% of households live in a terraced house, below 94% of UK towns
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 figure for households in detached houses is 50% in Newbold and 21% across England’s towns. For households in terraced houses, the comparison across England’s towns is 24%.
Residents whose main language is English make up 100% in Newbold, more than in 99% 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, 18% of residents were born outside the UK; in Newbold, 3.6%. The comparison figure for residents whose main language is English is 90% across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.7%) or in Africa (1.3%).
Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 54% in Newbold, more than in 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: 96% of Newbold · Leicestershire’s towns 66% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Beyond White British, the biggest groups are Other White (2.2%), Mixed or multiple (1.6%) and Indian (0.2%). To put it in context, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. The share of residents with no religion is 41%, against 37% across England’s towns.
Only 27% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Newbold
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
Here 53% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, where the figure across England’s towns is 44%. As a reference point, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. 20 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 37%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Newbold, 37% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 16% have no qualification at all (18%).
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Newbold
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbold | 880 | — | 45.7 | 21% | 29% |
| Whitwick | 10,455 | 2.7 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 23% |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 15,121 | 3.3 mi | 43.4 | 21% | 29% |
| Ravenstone | 1,882 | 3.6 mi | 41 | 18% | 33% |
| Melbourne | 4,860 | 3.8 mi | 46.7 | 24% | 26% |
| Coalville | 21,975 | 3.9 mi | 39.9 | 17% | 30% |
| Hugglescote | 4,630 | 4.3 mi | 40.7 | 18% | 26% |
| Shepshed | 14,873 | 4.6 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 26% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Leicestershire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Leicestershire (or England), summed the same way as Newbold’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 Newbold’s residents
What is the population of Newbold?
The 2021 Census counted 880 people in Newbold’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Newbold?
The median age was 45.7 at the 2021 Census. 9.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Newbold?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 66% across Leicestershire’s towns. 3.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Newbold?
41% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.9% didn’t answer.
Is Newbold good for families?
29% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Newbold’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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