Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0Narborough sits below 99% of UK towns for households in flats (0.7%)
Compared with 21% across England’s towns, 67% of households live in a detached house here. The 2021 Census put Narborough’s population at 1,362, in 603 households. The census found that 7.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24 here. Nearly a quarter of households have dependent children, a lower share than in 83% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Narborough’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Narborough’s residents are under 50.7 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 30% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
157 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 12% of those 5 and over: more than in 98% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Half of Narborough is over 50.7, older than 88% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 70–74 than any other five-year age: 8.7% of residents, 1.8 times the share across England’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 30% of the total.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Below 99% of UK towns: 2.8% of adults are full-time students
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 28% of Narborough’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 30%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. 7.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
One-person households: 26%, a lower share than 78% of UK towns
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.
2.5% of households are unrelated adults living together, against 4.3% across England’s towns. One-person households make up 30% across England’s towns. Average household size: 2.3 people.
Narborough ranks below 98% of UK towns on households in terraced houses: 3.6%
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
The figure for households without a car or van is 10% in Narborough and 24% across England’s towns.
Only 5.9% of residents were born outside the UK in Narborough
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 largest groups were born in EU countries (3.7%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1%). More residents whose main language is English than in 53% of UK towns: 98%. To put it in context, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
Narborough sits above 73% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as Christian (53%)
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: 94% of Narborough · Norfolk’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
94% of residents describe themselves as White British, against 73% across England’s towns. For residents who describe themselves as Christian, the comparison across England’s towns is 46%. After White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.4%), Mixed or multiple (0.7%) and Bangladeshi (0.6%). Compared with other places, residents with no religion are scarce here: 37%, fewer than in 74% of UK towns.
A higher share of unpaid carers than 98% of UK towns, at 12%
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
Some 62 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Narborough has more married adults and civil partners than 80% of UK towns, at 53%. On average, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Where nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns, Narborough has 28%.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 21%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 21% of its adults qualified to degree level, Narborough compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 23% hold no qualification (18%).
Narborough sits below 3 of its 7 closest neighbours on median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narborough | 1,362 | — | 50.7 | 30% | 23% |
| Marham | 2,608 | 2.6 mi | 30.1 | 9.8% | 39% |
| Gayton | 1,522 | 4.3 mi | 47.2 | 24% | 27% |
| Swaffham | 8,434 | 5.2 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 21% |
| West Winch | 2,828 | 7.6 mi | 50.6 | 28% | 26% |
| Watlington | 2,593 | 8.1 mi | 43.3 | 20% | 28% |
| Stoke Ferry | 1,191 | 8.4 mi | 51.8 | 27% | 21% |
| Necton | 1,742 | 8.4 mi | 57.3 | 38% | 19% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Narborough’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 Narborough’s residents
What is the population of Narborough?
The 2021 Census counted 1,362 people in Narborough’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Narborough?
The median age was 50.7 at the 2021 Census. 7.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 30% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Narborough?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Norfolk’s towns. 5.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Narborough?
37% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.7% were Muslim and 7.9% didn’t answer.
Is Narborough good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Narborough’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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