Photo: Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 99% of UK towns: half of West Witton is over 58.3
In West Witton, 1.9% of households live in a flat or apartment, beside 23% across England’s towns. Its 162 households held 354 residents at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 6.8% of households have no car or van. Adults who have never married are rarer here than in 97% of UK towns.
Fewer young people than 99% of UK towns: 6.1% are 15 to 24
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 60–64: 14% of residents, 2.4 times the share across England’s towns. Set beside that, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. On the census count, nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
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.
A smaller share of full-time students than 96% of UK towns: 3.4%
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 44% of West Witton’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 17%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 11%. To put it in context, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
West Witton ranks below 99% of UK towns on households with dependent children: 11%
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.
28% of households are one person living alone; across England’s towns the figure is 30%. Typically, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. On average, 2.1 people share a household. Compared with other places, shared households of unrelated adults are common here: 4.9%, more than in 96% of UK towns.
More households in detached houses than 85% of UK towns: 45%
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
Just over a fifth of households live in a terraced house (England’s towns: 24%). The comparison figure for households in detached houses is 21% across England’s towns.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 96% of UK towns: 2.5%
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
Against a figure of 90% across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English in West Witton comes in at 100%. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents were born outside the UK. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.1%) or in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.9%).
Above 95% of UK towns: 61% of residents describe themselves as Christian
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: 96% of West Witton · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (2.3%), Mixed or multiple (1.7%) and African (0.3%). To put it in context, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Higher than in 85% of UK towns: 96% of residents describe themselves as White British. At 37%, residents with no religion sit close to the figure across England’s towns.
A higher share of married adults and civil partners than 98% of UK towns, at 60%
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 share of unpaid carers stands at 9.5%. 23% of West Witton’s adults have never married or formed a civil partnership and 60% are married, against 39% and 44% across England’s towns.
42% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, West Witton counts 42% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 14% have no qualification (18%).
West Witton is older than every town around it
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Witton | 354 | — | 58.3 | 32% | 11% |
| Leyburn | 2,414 | 3.7 mi | 57.7 | 37% | 15% |
| Catterick Garrison | 14,212 | 9.8 mi | 29.8 | 8.4% | 41% |
| Richmond | 8,076 | 10.8 mi | 51.9 | 29% | 21% |
| Masham | 1,112 | 11.2 mi | 56.4 | 36% | 18% |
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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 West Witton’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 West Witton’s residents
What is the population of West Witton?
The 2021 Census counted 354 people in West Witton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in West Witton?
The median age was 58.3 at the 2021 Census. 6.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over.
How diverse is West Witton?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 2.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in West Witton?
37% said they had no religion and 61% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 2.5% didn’t answer.
Is West Witton good for families?
11% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on West Witton’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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