Photo: Cacolantern · Public domainScorton is older than 88% of UK towns: a median age of 50.6
64% of residents describe themselves as Christian (England’s towns: 46%). In 2021, the Census found 1,011 residents in Scorton, living in 395 households. Across Scorton, nearly one in ten households have no car or van. Higher than in 77% of UK towns: 41% of households live in a detached house.
What the Census says about Scorton’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Scorton’s residents are under 50.6 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 28% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 85% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
50–54 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. Against that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. In Scorton, 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
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.
6.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 87% 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%.
Across England’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Scorton has 36% and 22%. Lower than in 66% of UK towns: 4.5% of adults are full-time students. To put it in context, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
2.4 people per household, more than in 68% of UK towns
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.
Against a figure of 30% across England’s towns, the share of one-person households in Scorton comes in at 29%. The census found that 3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home in the village.
28% of households live in a terraced house, a share 78% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Here 6.1% of households live in a flat or apartment, where the figure across England’s towns is 23%. To put it in context, 24% of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.
99% of residents have English as their main language, a share 80% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (3.3%), then in the Middle East and Asia (0.4%). On average, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. 4.5% of residents were born outside the UK, a lower share than in 71% of UK towns.
A higher White British share than 96% of UK towns: 97% of residents
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 Scorton · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
29% of residents said they have no religion (England’s towns: 37%). Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 73%. After White British, the largest groups are Other White (2.4%), Mixed or multiple (0.3%) and Chinese (0.2%).
In Scorton, 28% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, fewer than in 82% 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
Compared with 8.7% across England’s towns, one in ten residents give unpaid care here. For comparison, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. In Scorton, 53% of adults are married or in a civil partnership.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 32%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 32% of its adults qualified to degree level, Scorton compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 22% hold no qualification (18%).
Scorton is younger than 1 of its 7 nearest neighbours
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorton | 1,011 | — | 50.6 | 28% | 28% |
| Catterick | 2,718 | 1.7 mi | 37.9 | 20% | 27% |
| Brompton-on-Swale | 1,899 | 2.1 mi | 50.6 | 25% | 24% |
| Catterick Garrison | 14,212 | 4.3 mi | 29.8 | 8.4% | 41% |
| Richmond | 8,076 | 4.8 mi | 51.9 | 29% | 21% |
| Leeming Bar | 1,063 | 6.7 mi | 43.4 | 22% | 26% |
| Hurworth-on-Tees | 2,667 | 6.8 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 25% |
| Aiskew | 1,759 | 7.3 mi | 47.2 | 21% | 28% |
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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 Scorton’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 Scorton’s residents
What is the population of Scorton?
The 2021 Census counted 1,011 people in Scorton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Scorton?
The median age was 50.6 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Scorton?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 4.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Scorton?
29% said they had no religion and 64% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.3% didn’t answer.
Is Scorton good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Scorton’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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