Photo: Stephen Horncastle · CC BY-SA 2.0Ampleforth is younger than 93% of UK towns: a median age of 36.6
Households in flats are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns. For Ampleforth, the census puts households in detached houses at 47%. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 1,239, in 390 households. Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 66%, against 46% across England’s towns.
What the Census says about Ampleforth’s people
A student village
The 2021 Census counted 220 full-time students aged 16 and over, 22% of adults, against 7.9% across England’s towns: more than in 99% of UK towns. That shows in the ages: 27% of residents are 15 to 24. Students & newcomers ↓
A village people move to
17% of residents gave a different address a year before the 2021 Census, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns, and 2.1% gave a term-time address. Students & newcomers ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Ampleforth’s residents are under 36.6 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 27% are 15 to 24 and 18% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Ampleforth ranks above 99% of UK towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 27%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
On residents aged 65 and over, 18% here is much the same as across England’s towns. As a reference point, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Ampleforth sits above 99% of UK towns for full-time students (22%)
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%.
Leave the students aside and Ampleforth’s other adults differ from England’s: 40% are in managerial and professional jobs, against 36%. At 17%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is higher than in 98% of UK towns. Full-time students: 7.9% across England’s towns, for comparison.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Only 24% of households have dependent children in Ampleforth
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Set against 30% across England’s towns, 28% of households are one person living alone in Ampleforth. Shared households of unrelated adults are rarer here than in 67% of UK towns. The wider picture: 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
9.8% of households have no car or van, below 83% 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 14% of households, against 24% across England’s towns. One household in 10 has no car or van.
12% of residents were born outside the UK, more than in 80% 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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Across England’s towns, nine in ten residents have English as their main language; in Ampleforth, 95%. The largest groups were born in EU countries (7.5%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (2%). Measured more widely, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
Below 98% of UK towns: 25% of residents said they have no religion
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: 87% of Ampleforth · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The groups that follow White British are Other White (8.6%), Mixed or multiple (2%) and Chinese (0.5%). The usual figure: 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Few places have so few residents who describe themselves as White British: 87% here, fewer than in nearly three quarters of UK towns.
42% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a share 93% of UK towns don’t reach
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
25 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week. At 8.1%, the share of unpaid carers is lower than in just over four fifths of UK towns. For comparison, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Set against 44% across England’s towns, 45% of adults are married or in a civil partnership in Ampleforth.
35% of adults hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Ampleforth, 35%, and 15% have none, against 18%. Many of the 13% whose highest qualification is A levels are students working towards a degree.
Every neighbour of Ampleforth has an older population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampleforth | 1,239 | — | 36.6 | 18% | 24% |
| Helmsley | 1,345 | 3.7 mi | 60.2 | 42% | 14% |
| Easingwold | 5,036 | 6.5 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 20% |
| Huby (Hambleton) | 1,056 | 8.2 mi | 46.3 | 22% | 30% |
| Kirkbymoorside | 2,763 | 8.3 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 19% |
| Thirsk | 5,891 | 9.9 mi | 47.3 | 24% | 21% |
| Sowerby | 4,727 | 10.1 mi | 45 | 25% | 26% |
| Strensall | 6,060 | 11.8 mi | 44.2 | 19% | 32% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “North Yorkshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in North Yorkshire (or England), summed the same way as Ampleforth’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 Ampleforth’s residents
What is the population of Ampleforth?
The 2021 Census counted 1,239 people in Ampleforth’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Ampleforth?
The median age was 36.6 at the 2021 Census. 27% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
Is Ampleforth a student village?
Yes: 22% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 Census (220 people), against 7.9% across England’s towns.
How diverse is Ampleforth?
87% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 12% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Ampleforth?
25% said they had no religion and 66% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 9.5% didn’t answer.
Is Ampleforth good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Ampleforth’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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