Photo: Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0A smaller share of households without a car or van than 99% of UK towns: 4.6%
Half of Harmston’s residents are over 51.3, older than in nine in ten UK towns. The village counted 649 residents and 279 households at the 2021 Census. Households in detached houses: 73% of the total. Across England’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone; here, 21%.
23% of Harmston is 65 or over, a higher share than 60% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
No age band is larger than 50–54: 10% of residents, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 9.9%. Across the comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Harmston: 5.2% of adults are full-time students, above 65% 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%.
Nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier; across England’s towns the figure is 11%. Full-time students: 7.9% across England’s towns, for comparison.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
24% of households have dependent children, fewer than in 81% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
2.5% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home (England’s towns: 4.3%). Across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children is 29%. On average, 2.3 people share a household.
Households in flats make up 1.1% in Harmston, less than in 99% 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
Set against 24% across England’s towns, 10% of households live in a terraced house in Harmston. 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 99% in Harmston, more than in 89% 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
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (3.4%), then in Africa (1.8%). As a reference point, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. 6.9% of residents were born outside the UK, against 18% across England’s towns.
Above 91% of UK towns: 58% of residents describe themselves as Christian
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: 95% of Harmston · Lincolnshire’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 37%; Harmston has 33%. As a reference point, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. On the census count, 95% of residents describe themselves as White British.
63% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, a share 99% of UK towns don’t reach
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
14 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week. Lower than in 94% of UK towns: 25% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership. The benchmark for married adults and civil partners across England’s towns: 44%. Unpaid carers: 9.4%, near enough the figure across England’s towns.
Qualified to degree level: 45% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
7.7% of Harmston’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 45% have one at degree level (34%).
Of the 7 towns nearest Harmston, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmston | 649 | — | 51.3 | 23% | 24% |
| Waddington | 6,828 | 2 mi | 38.7 | 19% | 30% |
| Navenby | 3,165 | 3.1 mi | 52.5 | 31% | 23% |
| Bracebridge Heath | 5,794 | 3.2 mi | 43.7 | 19% | 28% |
| North Hykeham | 16,855 | 3.3 mi | 42.8 | 22% | 28% |
| South Hykeham | 1,070 | 3.8 mi | 38 | 18% | 30% |
| Bassingham | 1,511 | 3.9 mi | 50.3 | 25% | 27% |
| Branston | 4,285 | 4.5 mi | 50 | 29% | 24% |
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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.
- “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 Harmston’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 Harmston’s residents
What is the population of Harmston?
The 2021 Census counted 649 people in Harmston’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Harmston?
The median age was 51.3 at the 2021 Census. 9.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Harmston?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Lincolnshire’s towns. 6.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Harmston?
33% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 7.1% didn’t answer.
Is Harmston good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Harmston’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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