Photo: Bill Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0Unpaid carers: 15%, a higher share than 99% of UK towns
The share of households in detached houses is 10%, against 21% across England’s towns. On households in terraced houses, Choppington sits higher than 93% of UK towns: 38%. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 974, in 437 households. The census found that 97% of residents describe themselves as White British locally.
Younger than 66% of UK towns: half of Choppington is under 42.5
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
21% of residents are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Add to that, residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 67% of UK towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
7.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 76% 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%.
Managerial and professional jobs account for 17% of Choppington’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 33%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns. Full-time students: 4.6% of the total.
Fewer shared households of unrelated adults than 78% of UK towns: 1.8%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Northumberland’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.2 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Set beside that, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. One-person households: 32% of the total. Households with dependent children are more common here than in 61% of UK towns.
A higher share of households without a car or van than 93% of UK towns, at 28%
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
3.5% of households live in a flat or apartment (England’s towns: 23%). At the same time, every 4th household or so has no car or van.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 90% of UK towns: 3.1%
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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.5%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1%). Few places have as many residents whose main language is English: 99% here, more than in 97% of UK towns. The wider picture: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
No religion: 48% of residents, a higher share than 88% 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: 97% of Choppington · Northumberland’s towns 96% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (1.5%), Mixed or multiple (1.1%) and Caribbean (0.1%). For residents with no religion, the comparison across England’s towns is 37%. Across England’s towns, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian; in Choppington, 48%.
Fewer married adults and civil partners than 85% of UK towns: 42%
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
35% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership (England’s towns: 39%). For comparison, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 19%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
29% of Choppington’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 19% have one at degree level (34%).
6 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Choppington
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choppington | 974 | — | 42.5 | 21% | 28% |
| Stakeford | 8,197 | 0.9 mi | 48.7 | 25% | 22% |
| Bedlington | 16,186 | 1.3 mi | 45.7 | 22% | 25% |
| Ashington | 28,279 | 2.4 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 26% |
| Pegswood | 3,302 | 2.7 mi | 46.3 | 21% | 26% |
| Morpeth | 14,419 | 3.7 mi | 50.8 | 29% | 24% |
| Blyth | 39,731 | 3.7 mi | 41.6 | 20% | 27% |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 5,951 | 4.1 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 22% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Northumberland’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Northumberland (or England), summed the same way as Choppington’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 Choppington’s residents
What is the population of Choppington?
The 2021 Census counted 974 people in Choppington’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Choppington?
The median age was 42.5 at the 2021 Census. 9.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Choppington?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 96% across Northumberland’s towns. 3.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Choppington?
48% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3% didn’t answer.
Is Choppington good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Choppington’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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