Photo: Stavros1 at English Wikipedia · Public domainHalf of Newnham is over 53.8, older than 95% of UK towns
Against a figure of 4.3% across England’s towns, the share of shared households of unrelated adults in Newnham comes in at 7.3%. On the census count, 5.1% of households have no car or van. Compared with other places, households with dependent children are scarce here: 22%, fewer than in 91% of UK towns. The village counted 595 residents and 246 households at the 2021 Census.
In Newnham, 8.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 91% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 12% of residents, 1.8 times the share across England’s towns. Here, 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Newnham ranks below 93% of UK towns on full-time students: 3.6%
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 Newnham comes in at 7.3%. For comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Fewer people live alone than in 97% of UK towns: 21% of households
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 average household has 2.3 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
Newnham sits below 99% of UK towns for households in flats (0.8%)
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
In Newnham, 5.2% of households live in a terraced house, beside 24% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. 61% of households live in a detached house.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 84% of UK towns: 3.5%
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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (2.7%) or in Africa (0.3%). Residents born outside the UK make up 18% across England’s towns. Against a figure of 90% across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English in Newnham comes in at 98%.
96% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 93% 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: 96% of Newnham · Northamptonshire’s towns 77% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (3%), Chinese (0.2%) and African (0.2%). For comparison, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Higher than in 82% of UK towns: 55% of residents describe themselves as Christian. 37% of residents said they have no religion, about the same as across England’s towns.
A larger share of married adults and civil partners than 98% of UK towns: 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
In Newnham, 10% of residents give unpaid care, beside 8.7% across England’s towns. Married adults and civil partners: 44% across England’s towns, for comparison. Adults who have never married: nearly a quarter of the total.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 40%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 40% of adults in Newnham (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 13% (England’s towns: 18%).
No nearby town is as old as Newnham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newnham | 595 | — | 53.8 | 27% | 22% |
| Daventry | 27,783 | 2.5 mi | 38.9 | 16% | 30% |
| Weedon Bec | 2,856 | 3.1 mi | 45.1 | 22% | 27% |
| Flore | 1,452 | 4.1 mi | 47 | 24% | 29% |
| Woodford Halse | 4,288 | 4.7 mi | 40.2 | 15% | 30% |
| Braunston | 1,519 | 4.8 mi | 52.4 | 31% | 23% |
| Nether Heyford | 1,504 | 5.1 mi | 51.3 | 28% | 26% |
| Byfield | 1,303 | 5.2 mi | 50.3 | 26% | 24% |
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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 Newnham’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 Newnham’s residents
What is the population of Newnham?
The 2021 Census counted 595 people in Newnham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Newnham?
The median age was 53.8 at the 2021 Census. 8.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Newnham?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 77% across Northamptonshire’s towns. 3.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Newnham?
37% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.7% didn’t answer.
Is Newnham good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Newnham’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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