Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0Burgh St Margaret sits below 99% of UK towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (6.4%)
Households without a car or van: 5.9%, below 98% of UK towns. There were 372 households in Burgh St Margaret at the 2021 Census, home to 912 residents. Across Burgh St Margaret, a fifth of households are one person living alone. At 12%, the share of unpaid carers is higher than in 96% of UK towns.
A median age of 48.6: Burgh St Margaret is older than 77% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
50–54 is the most common age band: 8.6% of residents, 1.3 times the share across England’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 25%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
6.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 96% 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%.
Against a figure of 7.9% across England’s towns, the share of full-time students in Burgh St Margaret comes in at 4.1%. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Bigger households than 82% of UK towns: 2.4 people each on average
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.
26% of households have dependent children, against 29% across England’s towns. Where 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns, Burgh St Margaret has 2.4%.
More detached houses than 95% of UK towns: 57% of households
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
Across England’s towns, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment; in Burgh St Margaret, 4%. The wider picture: just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. Census figures put households in terraced houses at 8.3% here.
A larger share of residents whose main language is English than 90% of UK towns: 99%
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
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.1%). 5.6% of residents were born outside the UK (England’s towns: 18%).
In Burgh St Margaret, 56% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 85% of UK towns
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 Burgh St Margaret · Norfolk’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
At 37%, the share of residents with no religion is in line with the figure across England’s towns. Locally, 95% of residents describe themselves as White British. The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns is 46%.
More married adults and civil partners than 92% of UK towns: 56%
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
Set against 39% across England’s towns, 27% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Burgh St Margaret. The comparison figure for married adults and civil partners is 44% across England’s towns. 36 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week.
Among adults, 26% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 26% of Burgh St Margaret’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 18% have no qualification (18%).
Median age: 5 of the 7 towns around Burgh St Margaret 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgh St Margaret | 912 | — | 48.6 | 25% | 26% |
| Martham | 3,633 | 2.5 mi | 50.4 | 29% | 24% |
| Ormesby St Margaret | 2,741 | 3 mi | 52.9 | 30% | 20% |
| Acle | 2,268 | 3.4 mi | 54 | 34% | 18% |
| Hemsby | 5,724 | 3.7 mi | 57.9 | 37% | 17% |
| Caister-on-Sea | 9,095 | 4.6 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 20% |
| Lingwood | 2,368 | 6.3 mi | 48.4 | 27% | 25% |
| Freethorpe | 1,050 | 6.3 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 33% |
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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 Burgh St Margaret’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 Burgh St Margaret’s residents
What is the population of Burgh St Margaret?
The 2021 Census counted 912 people in Burgh St Margaret’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Burgh St Margaret?
The median age was 48.6 at the 2021 Census. 6.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Burgh St Margaret?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Norfolk’s towns. 5.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Burgh St Margaret?
37% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 6% didn’t answer.
Is Burgh St Margaret good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Burgh St Margaret’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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