A median age of 25.9: Thorpefield is younger than 99% of UK towns
In Thorpefield, just over three in five households have dependent children, beside 29% across England’s towns. The village’s 135 households held 541 residents at the 2021 Census. Here, 59% of households live in a terraced house. On residents who describe themselves as White British, Thorpefield sits lower than 93% of UK towns: 70%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 99% of UK towns: 0.4%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Compared with 12% across England’s towns, a fifth of residents are aged 15 to 24 here. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
40% women, 60% men
About 67 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
3.3% of adults are full-time students, below 97% 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%.
With residents who moved in within the year at 31%, Thorpefield is ahead of 99% of UK towns on that count. Across England’s towns, full-time students come to 7.9%.
Shared households of unrelated adults make up 0.7% in Thorpefield, less than in 99% 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.
A household here has 2.9 people on average; across England’s towns, 2.4. Across England’s towns, shared households of unrelated adults come to 4.3%. One-person households: 16% of the total.
Households without a car or van: 3.7%, a lower share than 99% 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
The share of households in detached houses trails 89% of UK towns: 13%. Across England’s towns, households without a car or van come to 24%.
Thorpefield ranks above 96% of UK towns on residents born outside the UK: 26%
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 30%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (12%) and in Africa (5.6%). Thorpefield has fewer residents whose main language is English than 94% of UK towns, at 89%. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents were born outside the UK. Born abroad and arrived since 2017: 51% of that group, against 21% across England’s towns.
43% said they have no religion, more than in 64% 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: 70% of Thorpefield · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns, against 48% in Thorpefield. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 37% across England’s towns. After White British, the largest groups are African (4.5%), Mixed or multiple (3.5%) and Other White (2.8%).
4.3% of residents give unpaid care, fewer 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
47% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership; across England’s towns the figure is 39%. For Thorpefield, the census puts married adults and civil partners at 43%. As a reference point, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns.
23% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Thorpefield counts 23% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 8.3% have no qualification (18%).
The towns around Thorpefield are all older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpefield | 541 | — | 25.9 | 0.4% | 61% |
| Sowerby | 4,727 | 2.6 mi | 45 | 25% | 26% |
| Thirsk | 5,891 | 3.3 mi | 47.3 | 24% | 21% |
| Dishforth | 1,266 | 3.7 mi | 33.8 | 8.8% | 45% |
| Ripon | 16,593 | 7 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 25% |
| Langthorpe | 1,294 | 7.2 mi | 45.8 | 20% | 29% |
| Boroughbridge | 3,064 | 7.7 mi | 48.8 | 26% | 24% |
| Leeming | 1,712 | 7.9 mi | 29.1 | 8.5% | 40% |
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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 Thorpefield’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 Thorpefield’s residents
What is the population of Thorpefield?
The 2021 Census counted 541 people in Thorpefield’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Thorpefield?
The median age was 25.9 at the 2021 Census. 20% of residents were 15 to 24 and 0.4% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Thorpefield?
70% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 26% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Thorpefield?
43% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3% didn’t answer.
Is Thorpefield good for families?
61% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Thorpefield’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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