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54.8Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Freiston is older than 97% of UK towns: a median age of 54.8

Against a figure of 23% across England’s towns, the share of households in flats in Freiston comes in at 1.8%. The 2021 Census counted 370 residents in 166 households. 27% of residents said they have no religion. Shared households of unrelated adults are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns.

34%aged 65 or over 5.2%born abroad 166households

Ages

34% of Freiston is 65 or over, a higher share than 96% of UK towns

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

FreistonEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

In Freiston, one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 12% across England’s towns. For comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1512%

15 to 2410%

25 to 4414%

45 to 6430%

65 and over34%

FreistonLincolnshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

Freiston

England

WomenMen

About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 99% of UK towns: 4.9%

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

Full-time students5%

Higher managerial and professional5%

Lower managerial and professional17%

Intermediate12%

Small employers and self-employed13%

Supervisory and technical5%

Semi-routine15%

Routine20%

Never worked or long-term unemployed8.7%

FreistonLincolnshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Freiston

4.9%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 4.9%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0× England’s share

Managerial and professional jobs take in just over a fifth of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 35% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). The usual figure: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns. In Freiston, 5% of adults are full-time students.

Households

A lower share of households with dependent children than 86% of UK towns, at 23%

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 25%Living alone, under 66 8.4%Families with dependent children 23%Couples and families, no young children 43%Shared houses and other 0%

Against Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns

Freiston

Lincolnshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person34%

2 people36%

3 people17%

4 people7.1%

5 or more6.6%

England’s towns.

In Freiston the average household is 2.2 people, beside 2.4 across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. One-person households: 34% of the total.

Homes & cars

Freiston ranks below 95% of UK towns on households in terraced houses: 7.1%

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Freiston

Lincolnshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van14%

One43%

Two29%

Three or more14%

FreistonLincolnshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Across England’s towns, the share of households in detached houses is 21%; Freiston has 42%. The wider picture: 24% of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns. Locally, 14% of households have no car or van.

Where people were born

In Freiston, 96% of residents have English as their main language, fewer than in 68% 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%

Freiston

5.2%

Lincolnshire’s towns

9.9%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language96%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well3.3%

Another main language, little or no English0.3%

FreistonLincolnshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Born outside the UK: 5.2% of residents, against 18% across England’s towns. Set beside that, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (2.2%) or in the Middle East and Asia (1.6%).

Ethnicity & religion

More residents who describe themselves as Christian than 99% of UK towns: 67%

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

FreistonLincolnshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.4%

Asian1.4%

Mixed1.9%

Black0.5%

Other0.3%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 94% of Freiston · Lincolnshire’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

FreistonLincolnshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion27%

Christian67%

Muslim0.3%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.3%

Other religion0.3%

Didn’t answer5.4%

0%40%80%

The figure for residents who describe themselves as White British is 94% in Freiston and 73% across England’s towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns is 46%. After White British, the most common groups are Other White (2.4%), Mixed or multiple (1.9%) and Indian (1.1%).

Relationships & caring

Freiston sits above 98% of UK towns for unpaid carers (12%)

Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.

Partnership status · residents 16 and over

Never married or in a civil partnership26%

Married or civil partnership51%

Separated0.6%

Divorced10%

Widowed12%

FreistonLincolnshire’s townsEngland’s towns

45residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 12%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week4.1%

20 to 49 hours2.8%

50 hours or more5.5%

With adults who have never married at 26%, Freiston is behind 88% of UK towns on that count. Few places have as many married adults and civil partners: 51% here, more than in 69% of UK towns. Set beside that, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 20 people.

Qualifications

A degree-level qualification for 16% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications36%

Apprenticeship7.5%

A levels or similar14%

Degree level16%

FreistonLincolnshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Freiston, 16%, and 36% have none, against 18%.

Neighbours

Freiston is older than every town around it

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

ButterwickFishtoftBostonOld LeakeSibseyKirtonSuttertonFreiston

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Freiston	370	—	54.8	34%	23%
Butterwick	1,363	1 mi	52.9	30%	22%
Fishtoft	1,077	1.2 mi	48.8	25%	27%
Boston	45,347	3.1 mi	39.6	18%	31%
Old Leake	1,173	4.4 mi	40.8	20%	32%
Sibsey	1,520	4.5 mi	51.8	27%	25%
Kirton	5,576	5.3 mi	38.3	19%	33%
Sutterton	1,068	7.6 mi	49.5	30%	22%

More about Freiston’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

“Lincolnshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Lincolnshire (or England), summed the same way as Freiston’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 Freiston’s residents

What is the population of Freiston?

The 2021 Census counted 370 people in Freiston’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Freiston?

The median age was 54.8 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 34% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Freiston?

94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Lincolnshire’s towns. 5.2% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Freiston?

27% said they had no religion and 67% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.4% didn’t answer.

Is Freiston good for families?

23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Freiston’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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