Photo: Northmetpit · Public domainHalf of Erpingham is over 52.6, older than 93% of UK towns
Against a figure of 73% across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British in Erpingham comes in at 98%. Compared with other places, households in terraced houses are scarce here: 2.7%, fewer than in 99% of UK towns. The village is home to 412 residents in 187 households, by the 2021 Census. 5.9% of households have no car or van.
Only 6.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Erpingham
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents, against 18% across England’s towns. The wider picture: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Fewer 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%.
By class, 38% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 18% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). Nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier. Against that, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Below 88% of UK towns: 22% of households have dependent children
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.
Across England’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Erpingham, 2.2. Households with dependent children: 29% across England’s towns, for comparison. One-person households: 26% of the total. More shared households of unrelated adults than in 66% of UK towns: 2.7%.
1.1% of households live in a flat or apartment, below 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
67% of households live in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns. As a reference point, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
Residents whose main language is English make up 100% in Erpingham, more than in 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
Set against 18% across England’s towns, 3.6% of residents were born outside the UK in Erpingham. Against that, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.9%) or in the Middle East and Asia (0.7%).
Erpingham: 54% of residents describe themselves as Christian, above 77% 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: 98% of Erpingham · Norfolk’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
On religion, 39% answered “no religion” and 54% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns.
A lower share of adults who have never married than 86% of UK towns, at 27%
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
54% of adults are married or in a civil partnership (England’s towns: 44%). The benchmark for adults who have never married across England’s towns: 39%. Across Erpingham, one in ten residents give unpaid care.
Degree-level qualifications: held by 30% 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 Erpingham, 15%, while 30% hold one at degree level (34%).
Median age: 2 of the 7 towns around Erpingham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erpingham | 412 | — | 52.6 | 29% | 22% |
| Aylsham | 7,183 | 3.3 mi | 49.9 | 31% | 25% |
| North Walsham | 12,829 | 5.7 mi | 50.2 | 29% | 21% |
| Cawston | 1,114 | 6.2 mi | 47.8 | 23% | 26% |
| Cromer | 7,522 | 6.2 mi | 56.2 | 37% | 16% |
| Badersfield | 1,490 | 6.6 mi | 37.9 | 12% | 40% |
| Hevingham | 1,039 | 6.6 mi | 43.8 | 18% | 33% |
| West Runton and Beeston Regis | 1,463 | 6.7 mi | 63.3 | 47% | 11% |
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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 Erpingham’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 Erpingham’s residents
What is the population of Erpingham?
The 2021 Census counted 412 people in Erpingham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Erpingham?
The median age was 52.6 at the 2021 Census. 6.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Erpingham?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Norfolk’s towns. 3.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Erpingham?
39% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.3% didn’t answer.
Is Erpingham good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Erpingham’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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