Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.098% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 99% of UK towns
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (8.8%), Hadston is below 80% of UK towns. 1.5% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, a lower share than in 91% of UK towns. This Northumberland town had 2,713 residents and 1,245 households at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 46.4 (older than 64% of UK towns). Census figures put households in terraced houses at 33% in the town.
What the Census says about Hadston’s people
Many carers
309 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 12% of those 5 and over: more than in 97% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
A median age of 46.4: Hadston is older than 64% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
22% of residents are 65 or over (England’s towns: 18%). No age band is larger than 55–59: 8.1% of residents.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Hadston, 46.4. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Hadston, 2.7% 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%.
Managerial and professional jobs take in just over a fifth of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 32% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). The share of full-time students across England’s towns is 7.9%. 7.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Households with dependent children: 24%, a lower share than 80% 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.
The typical household size is 2.2 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. 31% of households are one person living alone. The share of households with dependent children across England’s towns is 29%.
Households in flats: 5.5%, a lower share than 81% 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
On households in detached houses, 21% here is much the same as across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment. One household in every 4 has no car or van.
Fewer residents born abroad than 91% of UK towns: 3%
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
99% of residents have English as their main language, against 90% across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.4%) or in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.9%).
Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 55% in Hadston, more than in 79% 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: 98% of Hadston · Northumberland’s towns 96% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The share of residents with no religion is 39%, against 37% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, residents who describe themselves as Christian come to 46%.
A larger share of unpaid carers than 97% of UK towns: 12%
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
Set against 39% across England’s towns, 33% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Hadston. The share of unpaid carers across England’s towns is 8.7%. Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 115 people.
22% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Hadston, 21%, while 22% hold one at degree level (34%).
232nd lowest median age among 514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Keele (20.6) and the oldest West Chiltington (63.1). Nearest to Hadston in age: Upwell and Outwell (46.3), Woodstock (46.3), Shepley (46.4) and Tuxford (46.4).
Older than Hadston: 6 of the 7 towns nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadston | 2,713 | — | 46.4 | 22% | 24% |
| South Broomhill | 1,520 | 1.5 mi | 39 | 12% | 16% |
| Amble | 5,852 | 2.8 mi | 51.1 | 27% | 21% |
| Warkworth | 1,412 | 3.4 mi | 63.1 | 46% | 11% |
| Widdrington Station | 2,495 | 3.8 mi | 46.7 | 25% | 22% |
| Felton | 1,270 | 4.4 mi | 55 | 29% | 23% |
| Ellington | 2,131 | 5 mi | 55.2 | 31% | 19% |
| Lynemouth | 1,685 | 5.8 mi | 46.9 | 22% | 23% |
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 Hadston’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 Hadston’s residents
What is the population of Hadston?
The 2021 Census counted 2,713 people in Hadston’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Hadston?
The median age was 46.4 at the 2021 Census, older than 64% of UK towns. 8.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Hadston?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 96% across Northumberland’s towns. 3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Hadston?
39% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.6% didn’t answer.
Is Hadston good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Hadston’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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