Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Heapham is older than 95% of UK towns: a median age of 53.8
73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns, against 100% in Heapham. At the 2021 Census, 104 people lived in the village, in 42 households. Here, 81% of households live in a detached house. Unpaid carers are more common here than in 99% of UK towns.
Only 7.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Heapham
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
29% of Heapham is 65 or over, against 22% across Lincolnshire’s towns and 18% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 99% of UK towns: 1%
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, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine work; in Heapham, 34% and 16%. 4.3% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 73% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
A lower share of one-person households than 96% of UK towns, at 21%
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.
The figure for households with dependent children is 24% in Heapham and 29% across England’s towns. Average household size: 2.4 people. Higher than in 95% of UK towns: 4.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home. One-person households: 30% across England’s towns, for comparison.
A smaller share of households in terraced houses than 98% of UK towns: 4.7%
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
2.3% of households live in a flat or apartment; across England’s towns the figure is 23%. For households in terraced houses, the comparison across England’s towns is 24%. Across Heapham, 12% of households have no car or van.
Heapham: 100% of residents have English as their main language, above 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
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (2.9%), then in Africa (1.9%). The share of residents whose main language is English across England’s towns is 90%. Set against 18% across England’s towns, 5.8% of residents were born outside the UK in Heapham.
Heapham sits above 99% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as Christian (68%)
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: 100% of Heapham · Lincolnshire’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 37%; Heapham has 31%. For residents who describe themselves as Christian, the comparison across England’s towns is 46%.
Below 98% of UK towns: 23% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership
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
44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns, against 59% in Heapham. To put it in context, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
34% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Heapham’s adults: 34% with a degree-level qualification and 21% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
Nearby, 1 of 7 towns have older populations than Heapham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heapham | 104 | — | 53.8 | 29% | 24% |
| Lea | 1,006 | 3.1 mi | 55.5 | 34% | 17% |
| Gainsborough | 21,899 | 3.9 mi | 39.6 | 18% | 28% |
| Sturton by Stow | 1,485 | 4.9 mi | 50.2 | 27% | 24% |
| Beckingham | 1,207 | 6.1 mi | 51.3 | 33% | 25% |
| North Leverton with Habblesthorpe | 1,079 | 6.9 mi | 48.2 | 23% | 27% |
| Kirton in Lindsey | 3,066 | 7.3 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 26% |
| Misterton | 2,191 | 7.7 mi | 49.2 | 23% | 24% |
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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 Heapham’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 Heapham’s residents
What is the population of Heapham?
The 2021 Census counted 104 people in Heapham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Heapham?
The median age was 53.8 at the 2021 Census. 7.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Heapham?
100% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Lincolnshire’s towns. 5.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Heapham?
31% said they had no religion and 68% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 1% didn’t answer.
Is Heapham good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Heapham’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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