Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0North Lopham is older than 92% of UK towns: a median age of 52.1
Set against 73% across England’s towns, 97% of residents describe themselves as White British in North Lopham. Census day 2021: 673 residents and 283 households here. In North Lopham, 19% of households are one person living alone. 8.2% of households live in a terraced house, fewer than in 93% of UK towns.
North Lopham sits above 88% of UK towns for residents aged 65 and over (29%)
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, against 12% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A lower share of full-time students than 93% of UK towns, at 3.6%
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%.
Here 5.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, where the figure across England’s towns is 11%. Across England’s towns, full-time students come to 7.9%.
Fewer families than 71% of UK towns: 25% of households have 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 North Lopham, 2.4. Shared houses stand out: 5% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 96% of UK towns. The wider picture: 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
North Lopham sits above 99% of UK towns for households in detached houses (68%)
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
By its share of households without a car or van (6.1%), North Lopham is below 97% of UK towns. The comparison figure for households in detached houses is 21% across England’s towns.
Above 85% of UK towns: 99% 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (2.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.9%). Compared with other places, residents born outside the UK are scarce here: 4%, fewer than in 77% of UK towns. For residents whose main language is English, the comparison across England’s towns is 90%.
55% of residents describe themselves as Christian, a share 79% of UK towns don’t reach
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 North Lopham · Norfolk’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
On residents with no religion, 37% here is much the same as across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, residents who describe themselves as Christian come to 46%.
North Lopham sits above 97% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (59%)
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 number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 19. North Lopham has fewer adults who have never married than 89% of UK towns, at 26%. The comparison figure for married adults and civil partners is 44% across England’s towns. Unpaid carers are about as common here as across England’s towns, at 9.1%.
Qualified to degree level: 29% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 29% of adults in North Lopham, 34% across England’s towns; 17% have no qualification, against 18%.
1 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than North Lopham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lopham | 673 | — | 52.1 | 29% | 25% |
| East Harling | 2,490 | 3.1 mi | 49.4 | 29% | 25% |
| Roydon (South Norfolk) | 1,117 | 4.4 mi | 52.1 | 27% | 23% |
| Rickinghall and Botesdale | 1,842 | 4.7 mi | 52.6 | 31% | 21% |
| Diss | 9,599 | 5.6 mi | 46.3 | 26% | 23% |
| Stanton | 2,316 | 7.2 mi | 44.3 | 22% | 28% |
| Gislingham | 1,172 | 7.4 mi | 50.3 | 24% | 25% |
| Attleborough | 11,236 | 7.5 mi | 43.2 | 23% | 26% |
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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 North Lopham’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 North Lopham’s residents
What is the population of North Lopham?
The 2021 Census counted 673 people in North Lopham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in North Lopham?
The median age was 52.1 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is North Lopham?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Norfolk’s towns. 4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in North Lopham?
37% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.8% didn’t answer.
Is North Lopham good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on North Lopham’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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