Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.05.1% of households have no car or van, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns, against 58% in Langthorpe. The village had 1,294 residents in 560 households at the 2021 Census. In Langthorpe, 21% of households are one person living alone. Higher than in 88% of UK towns: 49% of households live in a detached house.
What the Census says about Langthorpe’s people
A village people move to
18% of residents gave a different address a year before the 2021 Census, 1.7 times the share across England’s towns. Students & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
8.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24, below 77% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Set against 18% across England’s towns, 20% of residents are 65 or over in Langthorpe. Across England’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The median age locally is 45.8, higher than in three fifths of UK towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Residents who moved in within the year: 18%, a higher share than 98% of UK towns
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%.
Full-time students: 4.2%, below 75% of UK towns. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across England’s towns is 11%.
Larger households than 63% of UK towns: 2.3 people on average
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.
Here 2.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, where the figure across England’s towns is 4.3%. Few places have as many households with dependent children: 29% here, more than in 63% of UK towns.
13% of households live in a terraced house, fewer than in 82% 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
Where 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns, Langthorpe has 8.6%. The wider picture: 24% of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.
A lower share of residents born outside the UK than 54% of UK towns, at 5.9%
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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (4.4%) and in Africa (0.5%). The wider picture: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Residents whose main language is English: 98% here and 90% across England’s towns.
95% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 79% of UK towns
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: 95% of Langthorpe · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The groups that follow White British are Other White (3.8%), Mixed or multiple (0.4%) and African (0.2%). Residents who describe themselves as White British: 73% across England’s towns, for comparison. Langthorpe has fewer residents with no religion than 70% of UK towns, at 37%.
Above 91% of UK towns: 56% of adults are married or in a civil partnership
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
Set against 39% across England’s towns, 28% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Langthorpe. Across the comparison, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. 21 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week. The village has fewer unpaid carers than nearly two thirds of UK towns, at 8.8%.
Among adults, 39% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Langthorpe’s adults: 39% with a degree-level qualification and 11% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
4 of the 7 nearest towns are older than Langthorpe
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langthorpe | 1,294 | — | 45.8 | 20% | 29% |
| Boroughbridge | 3,064 | 0.5 mi | 48.8 | 26% | 24% |
| Dishforth | 1,266 | 3.6 mi | 33.8 | 8.8% | 45% |
| Ripon | 16,593 | 5.7 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 25% |
| Knaresborough | 15,781 | 6.6 mi | 48.6 | 25% | 26% |
| Killinghall | 1,476 | 8.5 mi | 43.5 | 21% | 35% |
| Easingwold | 5,036 | 8.7 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 20% |
| Sowerby | 4,727 | 8.9 mi | 45 | 25% | 26% |
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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 Langthorpe’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 Langthorpe’s residents
What is the population of Langthorpe?
The 2021 Census counted 1,294 people in Langthorpe’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Langthorpe?
The median age was 45.8 at the 2021 Census. 8.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 20% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Langthorpe?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 5.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Langthorpe?
37% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3.9% didn’t answer.
Is Langthorpe good for families?
29% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Langthorpe’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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