Photo: Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer people live alone than in 99% of UK towns: 19% of households
98% of residents describe themselves as White British, against 73% across England’s towns. Across Staxton, 5.3% of households have no car or van. At 11%, the share of unpaid carers is higher than in four fifths of UK towns. In 2021, the Census found 751 residents here, living in 307 households.
Older than 64% of UK towns: half of Staxton is over 46.4
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24; across England’s towns the figure is 12%. Staxton has more residents aged 65 and over than 52% of UK towns, at 22%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Staxton sits above 56% of UK towns for residents who moved in within the year (9%)
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%.
Managerial and professional jobs account for 27% of Staxton’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 28%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. On full-time students, Staxton sits lower than 52% of UK towns: 4.8%. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across England’s towns is 11%.
2.5 people per household, more than in 86% 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.
Households with dependent children make up 30%, against 29% across England’s towns. More shared households of unrelated adults than in 91% of UK towns: 3.9%.
Fewer flats than 99% of UK towns: 1.3% of households
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
By its share of households in terraced houses (11%), Staxton is below 85% of UK towns. On households in detached houses, Staxton sits higher than 52% of UK towns: 30%. To put it in context, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
Residents born outside the UK: 2%, a lower share than 99% 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The largest groups were born in EU countries (0.9%) and in Africa (0.4%). Residents whose main language is English are more common here than in 98% of UK towns. For residents born outside the UK, the comparison across England’s towns is 18%.
More residents who describe themselves as Christian than 79% of UK towns: 55%
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 Staxton · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Where 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns, Staxton has 38%. Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 46% across England’s towns.
Staxton sits above 65% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (50%)
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
The census found that a third of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Staxton. Typically, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 26%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 26% of adults in Staxton (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 17% (England’s towns: 18%).
6 of the 7 nearest towns are older than Staxton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staxton | 751 | — | 46.4 | 22% | 30% |
| Seamer (Scarborough) | 2,120 | 2.9 mi | 52.3 | 31% | 23% |
| East Ayton and West Ayton | 2,809 | 4 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 25% |
| Hunmanby | 2,900 | 5.3 mi | 56.2 | 35% | 20% |
| Scarborough | 59,505 | 5.4 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 23% |
| Filey | 6,664 | 6.1 mi | 57.8 | 38% | 17% |
| Scalby | 1,790 | 7.2 mi | 61.5 | 44% | 14% |
| Burniston | 1,470 | 8.7 mi | 54.2 | 30% | 22% |
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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 Staxton’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 Staxton’s residents
What is the population of Staxton?
The 2021 Census counted 751 people in Staxton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Staxton?
The median age was 46.4 at the 2021 Census. 9.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Staxton?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Staxton?
38% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.6% didn’t answer.
Is Staxton good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Staxton’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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