Photo: Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 97% of UK towns: half of Felton is over 55
One-person households: 21% here and 30% across England’s towns. 98% of residents describe themselves as White British, a higher share than in 99% of UK towns. The 2021 Census put Felton’s population at 1,270, in 571 households. Households in flats account for 1.9%.
What the Census says about Felton’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Felton’s residents are under 55 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 29% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
143 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 12% of those 5 and over: more than in 95% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
In Felton, 6.7% 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.
Against a figure of 18% across England’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Felton comes in at 29%. Typically, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
Residents who moved in within the year: 6.7%, a lower share than 89% 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%.
Full-time students make up 4.1% of adults, against 7.9% across England’s towns. The share of residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns is 11%.
23% of households have dependent children, fewer than in 85% of UK towns
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.
In Felton, 2.5% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, beside 4.3% across England’s towns. A household here holds 2.3 people on average. Households with dependent children: 29% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Fewer households without a car or van than 95% of UK towns: 7.1%
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
Set against 21% across England’s towns, 53% of households live in a detached house in Felton. Still, every 14th household or so has no car or van. The share of households in terraced houses stands at 16%.
A smaller share of residents born outside the UK than 97% of UK towns: 2.4%
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
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (0.9%), then in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.9%). Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Felton has more residents whose main language is English than 99% of UK towns, at 100%.
A higher share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 93% of UK towns, at 59%
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: 98% of Felton · Northumberland’s towns 96% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion are about as common here as across England’s towns: 37%. Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%.
Felton ranks above 99% of UK towns on married adults and civil partners: 64%
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, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care; in Felton, 12%. Married adults and civil partners: 44% across England’s towns, for comparison. For Felton, the census puts adults who have never married at 21%.
47% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Felton’s adults: 47% with a degree-level qualification and 13% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
Nearby, 2 of 7 towns have older populations than Felton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felton | 1,270 | — | 55 | 29% | 23% |
| South Broomhill | 1,520 | 2.9 mi | 39 | 12% | 16% |
| Longframlington | 1,357 | 3.5 mi | 55.5 | 32% | 20% |
| Hadston | 2,713 | 4.4 mi | 46.4 | 22% | 24% |
| Warkworth | 1,412 | 4.6 mi | 63.1 | 46% | 11% |
| Shilbottle | 1,787 | 4.9 mi | 46.2 | 20% | 27% |
| Amble | 5,852 | 5.3 mi | 51.1 | 27% | 21% |
| Widdrington Station | 2,495 | 5.8 mi | 46.7 | 25% | 22% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Felton’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 Felton’s residents
What is the population of Felton?
The 2021 Census counted 1,270 people in Felton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Felton?
The median age was 55 at the 2021 Census. 6.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Felton?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 96% across Northumberland’s towns. 2.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Felton?
37% said they had no religion and 59% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3.1% didn’t answer.
Is Felton good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Felton’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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