Photo: Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Pode Hole is over 57.1, older than 98% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, the share of households in detached houses is 21%; Pode Hole has 62%. The 2021 Census counted 232 residents in 118 households. In Pode Hole, 15% of households have dependent children. At 0.9%, the share of households in flats is lower than in 99% of UK towns.
Pode Hole sits above 98% of UK towns for residents aged 65 and over (37%)
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (4.8%), Pode Hole is below 99% of UK towns. To put it in context, 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 an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Pode Hole, 1% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 99% 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%.
Across England’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine work; in Pode Hole, 29% and 25%. Locally, 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. For full-time students, the comparison across England’s towns is 7.9%.
Pode Hole households average 2 people, smaller than in 99% 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.
At 3.4%, shared households of unrelated adults sit close to the figure across England’s towns. Here, a quarter of households are one person living alone.
In Pode Hole, 5.1% of households have no car or van, fewer 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
Here 7.8% of households live in a terraced house, where the figure across England’s towns is 24%. About one household in 19 lives without a car or van.
More residents born outside the UK than 79% of UK towns: 12%
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 (11%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.4%). The share of residents born outside the UK across England’s towns is 18%. Fewer residents whose main language is English than in 91% of UK towns: 91%.
Above 98% of UK towns: 64% 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: 87% of Pode Hole · Lincolnshire’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 87%, against 73% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. The share of residents with no religion stands at 29%.
Only 20% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Pode Hole
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
11% of residents give unpaid care; across England’s towns the figure is 8.7%. As a yardstick, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. For Pode Hole, the census puts married adults and civil partners at 59%.
A degree-level qualification for 18% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Pode Hole, 29%, while 18% hold one at degree level (34%).
The towns around Pode Hole are all younger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pode Hole | 232 | — | 57.1 | 37% | 15% |
| Spalding | 30,552 | 1.7 mi | 40.7 | 19% | 30% |
| Pinchbeck | 4,275 | 2.8 mi | 45.6 | 26% | 27% |
| Cowbit | 1,366 | 3.9 mi | 42.3 | 19% | 28% |
| Deeping St Nicholas | 1,300 | 4 mi | 42.9 | 14% | 35% |
| Surfleet | 1,042 | 5.2 mi | 53.8 | 31% | 21% |
| Moulton Chapel | 1,120 | 5.3 mi | 48.8 | 24% | 27% |
| Moulton | 1,605 | 5.6 mi | 53.1 | 32% | 23% |
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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 Pode Hole’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 Pode Hole’s residents
What is the population of Pode Hole?
The 2021 Census counted 232 people in Pode Hole’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Pode Hole?
The median age was 57.1 at the 2021 Census. 4.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 37% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Pode Hole?
87% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Lincolnshire’s towns. 12% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Pode Hole?
29% said they had no religion and 64% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 6.5% didn’t answer.
Is Pode Hole good for families?
15% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Pode Hole’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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