Abbey Lodge · Photo: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 94% of UK towns: half of Farthinghoe is over 53.3
6.5% of households have no car or van; across England’s towns the figure is 24%. Fewer households with dependent children than in 95% of UK towns: 20%. Farthinghoe’s 185 households held 401 residents at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 54% of households live in a detached house.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7% in Farthinghoe, less than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Across England’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over; in Farthinghoe, 28%. To put it in context, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Below 95% of UK towns: 3.5% of adults are full-time students
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%.
Against a figure of 11% across England’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year in Farthinghoe comes in at 9.3%. Full-time students: 7.9% across England’s towns, for comparison.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 76% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Northamptonshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
The share of shared households of unrelated adults trails 61% of UK towns: 2.2%. In Farthinghoe, 29% of households are one person living alone.
Households in flats make up 4.4% in Farthinghoe, less than in 86% 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
14% of households live in a terraced house; across England’s towns the figure is 24%. The wider picture: 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
99% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 78% 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
With residents born outside the UK at 8%, Farthinghoe is ahead of 64% of UK towns on that count. For comparison, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (2.7%), then in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (2.5%).
Farthinghoe ranks above 75% of UK towns on residents who describe themselves as Christian: 54%
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: 92% of Farthinghoe · Northamptonshire’s towns 77% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Here 92% of residents describe themselves as White British, where the figure across England’s towns is 73%. Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%. Beyond White British, the biggest groups are Other White (4.2%), Mixed or multiple (1.8%) and Indian (0.3%).
A larger share of married adults and civil partners than 93% of UK towns: 57%
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
Across England’s towns, the share of adults who have never married is 39%; Farthinghoe has 26%. As a reference point, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Unpaid carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 10. Nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care, fewer than in 61% of UK towns.
Degree-level qualifications reach 36% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Farthinghoe, 36% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 10% have no qualification at all (18%).
No nearby town is as old as Farthinghoe
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farthinghoe | 401 | — | 53.3 | 28% | 20% |
| Middleton Cheney | 4,127 | 2.5 mi | 46 | 22% | 30% |
| Kings Sutton | 2,306 | 2.9 mi | 47 | 23% | 27% |
| Brackley | 16,180 | 3.2 mi | 39.8 | 16% | 31% |
| Croughton | 1,200 | 3.9 mi | 30 | 14% | 30% |
| Adderbury and Twyford | 3,318 | 4.5 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 31% |
| Bodicote | 4,752 | 4.6 mi | 36.1 | 15% | 39% |
| Banbury | 52,041 | 5.4 mi | 37.8 | 15% | 30% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Northamptonshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Northamptonshire (or England), summed the same way as Farthinghoe’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 Farthinghoe’s residents
What is the population of Farthinghoe?
The 2021 Census counted 401 people in Farthinghoe’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Farthinghoe?
The median age was 53.3 at the 2021 Census. 7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Farthinghoe?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 77% across Northamptonshire’s towns. 8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Farthinghoe?
40% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Farthinghoe good for families?
20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Farthinghoe’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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