Photo: Maigheach-gheal · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 57.1: Stanion is older than 98% of UK towns
16% of households have dependent children (England’s towns: 29%). Stanion had 842 residents in 388 households at the 2021 Census. For Stanion, the census puts households in detached houses at 72%. Compared with other places, adults who have never married are scarce here: 20%, fewer than in 99% of UK towns.
6.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
In Stanion, 33% of residents are 65 or over, beside 18% across England’s towns. Set beside that, 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 92 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.
In Stanion, 2.9% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 99% 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%.
The share of residents who moved in within the year is 7.4%, against 11% across England’s towns. Set beside that, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Fewer people live alone than in 87% of UK towns: 25% 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.
A household here has 2.2 people on average; across England’s towns, 2.4. The comparison figure for one-person households is 30% across England’s towns. The census found that 1.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home in Stanion.
In Stanion, 5.2% of households have no car or van, fewer than in 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 figure for households in flats is 1.5% in Stanion and 23% across England’s towns. To put it in context, nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns. In Stanion, 6.2% of households live in a terraced house.
7.5% born outside the UK, more than in 61% 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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (4.9%) and in Africa (1.1%). Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Residents whose main language is English: 98% here and 90% across England’s towns.
Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 62% in Stanion, more than in 97% 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: 94% of Stanion · Northamptonshire’s towns 77% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Other than White British, most residents describe themselves as Other White (4.9%), African (0.2%) and Indian (0.1%). Lower than in 90% of UK towns: 32% of residents said they have no religion. On average, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 94%, against 73% across England’s towns.
More married adults and civil partners than 99% of UK towns: 63%
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 Stanion, 11% of residents give unpaid care, beside 8.7% across England’s towns. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 29 residents. Married adults and civil partners: 44% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Qualified to degree level: 31% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Stanion’s adults: 31% with a degree-level qualification and 16% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
The towns around Stanion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanion | 842 | — | 57.1 | 33% | 16% |
| Weldon | 3,042 | 1.9 mi | 40 | 18% | 32% |
| Corby | 68,164 | 2.2 mi | 37 | 13% | 35% |
| Brigstock | 1,436 | 2.3 mi | 50.9 | 25% | 25% |
| Geddington | 1,525 | 2.8 mi | 49.8 | 25% | 27% |
| Gretton | 1,519 | 4.6 mi | 47.4 | 22% | 30% |
| Cottingham and Middleton | 1,365 | 4.8 mi | 53.6 | 28% | 23% |
| Kettering | 63,149 | 5.7 mi | 39.6 | 17% | 31% |
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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 Stanion’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 Stanion’s residents
What is the population of Stanion?
The 2021 Census counted 842 people in Stanion’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Stanion?
The median age was 57.1 at the 2021 Census. 6.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 33% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Stanion?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 77% across Northamptonshire’s towns. 7.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Stanion?
32% said they had no religion and 62% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.3% didn’t answer.
Is Stanion good for families?
16% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Stanion’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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