Photo: David from Colorado Springs, United States · CC BY 2.053% of households live in a detached house, more than in 92% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, the share of shared households of unrelated adults is 4.3%; Blofield has 1.5%. For Blofield, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 25%. Few places have so few households in flats: 3.8% here, fewer than in 89% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census, 2,667 people lived locally, in 1,160 households.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 80% of UK towns: 8.8%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The biggest five-year age group is 45–49, with 7% of residents. The usual figure: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. Half of Blofield’s residents are over 45.3, older than in 56% of UK towns. In Hunstanton, the oldest of Norfolk’s towns by this measure, it is 44%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Blofield, 45.3. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 12% in Blofield, more than in 92% 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%.
Managerial and professional jobs account for 39% of Blofield’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 19%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across England’s towns, for comparison. The share of full-time students stands at 5%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 81% of UK towns: 26%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Households with dependent children are about as common here as across England’s towns, at 29%. Set beside that, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
A lower share of households without a car or van than 81% of UK towns, at 10%
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
With households in terraced houses at 17%, Blofield is behind 64% of UK towns on that count. Across the comparison, 24% of households have no car or van across England’s towns.
Above 57% of UK towns: 98% of residents have English as their main language
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Among those born abroad, the share arriving in 2017 or later is 8.5% (England’s towns: 21%). For residents whose main language is English, the comparison across England’s towns is 90%. Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (2.7%), then in the Middle East and Asia (1.7%). At 6.2%, the share of residents born outside the UK is lower than in 52% of UK towns.
Above 63% of UK towns: 43% of residents said they have no religion
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: 92% of Blofield · Norfolk’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Beyond White British, the biggest groups are Other White (3.2%), Mixed or multiple (1.6%) and Indian (1.2%). Nearly half of residents describe themselves as Christian, fewer than in 54% of UK towns. The wider picture: 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as White British: 92%, below 50% of UK towns.
Blofield ranks below 81% of UK towns on adults who have never married: 28%
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
Across England’s towns, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care; in Blofield, 9.9%. As a yardstick, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. For Blofield, the census puts married adults and civil partners at 52%.
A degree-level qualification for 32% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 32% of its adults qualified to degree level, Blofield compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 15% hold no qualification (18%).
183rd lowest median age among 514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Ages run from 20.6 in Keele to 63.1 in West Chiltington. Nearest to Blofield in age: Glyn-neath (45.2), Witton Gilbert (45.3), Thaxted (45.3) and Almondsbury (45.3).
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 5 are older than Blofield
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blofield | 2,667 | — | 45.3 | 25% | 29% |
| Brundall | 4,378 | 1 mi | 51 | 30% | 24% |
| Blofield Heath | 1,430 | 1.1 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 23% |
| Little Plumstead | 1,915 | 1.6 mi | 37.5 | 16% | 36% |
| Lingwood | 2,368 | 1.9 mi | 48.4 | 27% | 25% |
| Salhouse | 1,431 | 3.1 mi | 52.8 | 31% | 22% |
| Rackheath | 1,761 | 3.5 mi | 41.4 | 18% | 33% |
| Thorpe End | 1,173 | 3.6 mi | 53.2 | 29% | 23% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Norfolk’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Norfolk (or England), summed the same way as Blofield’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 Blofield’s residents
What is the population of Blofield?
The 2021 Census counted 2,667 people in Blofield’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Blofield?
The median age was 45.3 at the 2021 Census, older than 56% of UK towns. 8.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Blofield?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Norfolk’s towns. 6.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Blofield?
43% said they had no religion and 49% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.6% didn’t answer.
Is Blofield good for families?
29% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Blofield’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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