Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Runcton Holme is over 59.4, older than 99% of UK towns
Compared with 23% across England’s towns, 1.1% of households live in a flat or apartment here. At the 2021 Census, 626 people lived in Runcton Holme, in 289 households. Households without a car or van: 7.3% of the total. 97% of residents describe themselves as White British, a higher share than in 94% of UK towns.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 39% in Runcton Holme, more than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.2%, below 99% of UK towns. By way of comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Fewer full-time students than 99% of UK towns: 1.1%
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%.
In Runcton Holme, 26% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 29% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. For Runcton Holme, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 5.8%. The share of full-time students across England’s towns is 7.9%.
Fewer families than 99% of UK towns: 14% 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.
Households average 2.2 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. The benchmark for households with dependent children across England’s towns: 29%. The census found that 21% of households are one person living alone in Runcton Holme.
Households in detached houses make up 77% in Runcton Holme, more than in 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
Terraced houses are home to 3.9% of households, against 24% across England’s towns. 1.1% of households live in a flat, less than in 99% of UK towns; 77% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
A lower share of residents born outside the UK than 93% of UK towns, at 2.9%
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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.1%) or in Africa (0.8%). For comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Few places have as many residents whose main language is English: 100% here, more than in 99% of UK towns.
A higher share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 98% of UK towns, at 63%
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 Runcton Holme · Norfolk’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion make up 32%, against 37% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
Runcton Holme ranks above 99% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 16%
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
64% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, against 44% across England’s towns. Set beside that, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. On the census count, 18% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.
Degree-level qualifications: held by 20% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 20% of its adults qualified to degree level, Runcton Holme compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 22% hold no qualification (18%).
Runcton Holme is older than every town around it
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runcton Holme | 626 | — | 59.4 | 39% | 14% |
| Watlington | 2,593 | 1.3 mi | 43.3 | 20% | 28% |
| Downham Market | 11,349 | 3.6 mi | 48.2 | 30% | 22% |
| West Winch | 2,828 | 4.3 mi | 50.6 | 28% | 26% |
| Tilney St Lawrence | 1,504 | 5.6 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 24% |
| Marshland St James | 1,025 | 5.8 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 24% |
| Marham | 2,608 | 6.3 mi | 30.1 | 9.8% | 39% |
| Clenchwarton | 2,020 | 7.3 mi | 53.5 | 32% | 22% |
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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 Runcton Holme’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 Runcton Holme’s residents
What is the population of Runcton Holme?
The 2021 Census counted 626 people in Runcton Holme’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Runcton Holme?
The median age was 59.4 at the 2021 Census. 6.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 39% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Runcton Holme?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Norfolk’s towns. 2.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Runcton Holme?
32% said they had no religion and 63% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 4.3% didn’t answer.
Is Runcton Holme good for families?
14% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Runcton Holme’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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