Photo: Rodney Burton · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Pointon is over 53.1, older than 94% of UK towns
With residents who describe themselves as White British at 97%, Pointon is ahead of 98% of UK towns on that count. In 2021, the Census found 531 residents here, living in 233 households. On the census count, 0.4% of households live in a flat or apartment. Compared with other places, households with dependent children are scarce here: 21%, fewer than in 91% of UK towns.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of UK towns, at 6.6%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 28%, against 18% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A smaller share of full-time students than 96% of UK towns: 3.4%
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%.
Just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns, against 6.4% in Pointon. The usual figure: 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
27% of households are one person living alone, below 76% 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.
With shared households of unrelated adults at 3%, Pointon is ahead of 76% of UK towns on that count. For comparison, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. On average, 2.3 people share a household.
Households in detached houses: 67%, a higher share than 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
In Pointon, 7.3% of households have no car or van, beside 24% across England’s towns. On top of that, at 6.1%, the share of households in terraced houses is lower than in 97% of UK towns. Measured more widely, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
100% of residents have English as their main language, a share 99% of UK towns don’t reach
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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.5%) and in Africa (1.5%). As a reference point, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. 4.1% of residents were born outside the UK, a lower share than in 76% of UK towns.
Pointon ranks above 96% of UK towns on residents who describe themselves as Christian: 61%
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: 97% of Pointon · Lincolnshire’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
31% of residents said they have no religion (England’s towns: 37%). Across the comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
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
The share of unpaid carers is 9.9%, against 8.7% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Married adults and civil partners: 58% of the total.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 31%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Pointon, 31%, and 15% have none, against 18%.
Older than Pointon: 2 of the 7 towns nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointon | 531 | — | 53.1 | 28% | 21% |
| Billingborough | 1,390 | 1.5 mi | 50.6 | 25% | 20% |
| Morton | 2,180 | 4.9 mi | 47 | 21% | 27% |
| Donington | 3,192 | 6.1 mi | 45.1 | 24% | 27% |
| Bourne | 17,495 | 7.3 mi | 42.4 | 22% | 30% |
| Gosberton | 1,455 | 7.5 mi | 53 | 32% | 19% |
| Heckington | 3,316 | 7.8 mi | 53.9 | 32% | 19% |
| Corby Glen | 1,006 | 8.4 mi | 53.2 | 33% | 25% |
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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 Pointon’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 Pointon’s residents
What is the population of Pointon?
The 2021 Census counted 531 people in Pointon’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Pointon?
The median age was 53.1 at the 2021 Census. 6.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Pointon?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Lincolnshire’s towns. 4.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Pointon?
31% said they had no religion and 61% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 7.3% didn’t answer.
Is Pointon good for families?
21% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Pointon’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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