Photo: Stephen McCulloch · CC BY-SA 2.0Easington is older than 97% of UK towns: a median age of 56.2
0.5% of households live in a flat or apartment, against 23% across England’s towns. There were 448 households in Easington at the 2021 Census, home to 870 residents. The census found that 64% of residents describe themselves as Christian locally. On households with dependent children, Easington sits lower than 99% of UK towns: 14%.
Above 97% of UK towns: 35% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 7.4% in Easington and 12% across England’s towns. Typically, 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.
Easington ranks below 99% of UK towns on full-time students: 2.5%
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 Easington, 20% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 32% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. Locally, 6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
A smaller share of shared households of unrelated adults than 99% of UK towns: 1.1%
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.
In Easington, 37% of households are one person living alone, beside 30% across England’s towns. The usual figure: 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. Average household size: 2 people.
A larger share of households in terraced houses than 81% of UK towns: 29%
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
20% of households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. On the census count, 28% of households live in a detached house.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 99% of UK towns: 1.6%
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
100% of residents have English as their main language; across England’s towns the figure is 90%. The usual figure: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.2%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.1%).
More residents who describe themselves as White British than 99% of UK towns: 98%
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 Easington · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The figure for residents with no religion is 30% in Easington and 37% across England’s towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as White British across England’s towns is 73%.
Unpaid carers make up 13% in Easington, more than in 99% of UK towns
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
53 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week. Lower than in nearly four fifths of UK towns: 28% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership. Typically, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners is 44%; Easington has 49%.
21% 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 Easington, 21%, and 30% have none, against 18%.
Every neighbour of Easington has a younger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easington | 870 | — | 56.2 | 35% | 14% |
| Loftus | 4,273 | 1.4 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 25% |
| Carlin How | 1,196 | 2.3 mi | 41 | 18% | 26% |
| Brotton | 5,399 | 3.7 mi | 46.9 | 24% | 26% |
| Lingdale | 1,323 | 4.5 mi | 48 | 24% | 22% |
| Skelton (Redcar and Cleveland) | 6,895 | 5.1 mi | 44.6 | 21% | 28% |
| Boosbeck | 1,124 | 5.2 mi | 40.5 | 16% | 31% |
| Saltburn-by-the-Sea | 5,874 | 5.6 mi | 53.5 | 32% | 19% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “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 Easington’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 Easington’s residents
What is the population of Easington?
The 2021 Census counted 870 people in Easington’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Easington?
The median age was 56.2 at the 2021 Census. 7.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 35% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Easington?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 1.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Easington?
30% said they had no religion and 64% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.5% didn’t answer.
Is Easington good for families?
14% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Easington’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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