Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Glapthorn is over 55.4, older than 97% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, nearly a quarter of households have no car or van; in Glapthorn, 3.2%. Few places have so few one-person households: 17% here, fewer than in 99% of UK towns. There were 127 households locally at the 2021 Census, home to 308 residents. Census figures put shared households of unrelated adults at 7.1% locally.
In Glapthorn, 35% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 96% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
7.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 12% across England’s towns. Typically, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Glapthorn ranks below 89% of UK towns on full-time students: 3.8%
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%.
At 11%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is in line with the figure across England’s towns. On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Glapthorn households average 2.5 people, larger than in 88% 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.
Across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children is 29%; Glapthorn has 25%.
Glapthorn: 69% of households live in a detached house, above 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
Households in terraced houses: 3.3%, below 99% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
Residents whose main language is English make up 99% in Glapthorn, more than in 88% 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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (2.6%) or in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (2.6%). Across the comparison, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. On residents born outside the UK, Glapthorn sits higher than 63% of UK towns: 7.8%.
68% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 99% 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: 92% of Glapthorn · Northamptonshire’s towns 77% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Other than White British, most residents describe themselves as Other White (5.5%), Mixed or multiple (1.6%) and Indian (0.3%). Across England’s towns, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian. Fewer residents with no religion than in 96% of UK towns: 27%. The share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 92%, against 73% across England’s towns.
Glapthorn ranks above 99% of UK towns on married adults and civil partners: 68%
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
By its share of adults who have never married (18%), Glapthorn is below 99% of UK towns. The wider picture: 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. 9% of residents give unpaid care.
Degree level: the highest qualification of 54% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Glapthorn, 54%, and 12% have none, against 18%.
The towns around Glapthorn are all younger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glapthorn | 308 | — | 55.4 | 35% | 25% |
| Oundle | 6,252 | 1.4 mi | 43.8 | 23% | 24% |
| Warmington | 1,045 | 3.5 mi | 50.7 | 27% | 26% |
| King's Cliffe | 1,581 | 4.6 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 34% |
| Brigstock | 1,436 | 5.7 mi | 50.9 | 25% | 25% |
| Weldon | 3,042 | 5.9 mi | 40 | 18% | 32% |
| Thrapston | 7,239 | 7.5 mi | 40.8 | 16% | 31% |
| Wittering | 2,678 | 7.7 mi | 32.5 | 5.6% | 40% |
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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 Glapthorn’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 Glapthorn’s residents
What is the population of Glapthorn?
The 2021 Census counted 308 people in Glapthorn’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Glapthorn?
The median age was 55.4 at the 2021 Census. 7.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 35% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Glapthorn?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 77% across Northamptonshire’s towns. 7.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Glapthorn?
27% said they had no religion and 68% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3.9% didn’t answer.
Is Glapthorn good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Glapthorn’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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