Photo: george hurrell · CC BY-SA 2.097% of residents describe themselves as White British, a share 98% of UK towns don’t reach
By its share of households with dependent children (22%), Stakeford is below 88% of UK towns. The town is home to 8,197 residents in 3,841 households, by the 2021 Census. For Stakeford, the census puts shared households of unrelated adults at 1.5%. Half of the town’s residents are over 48.7, older than in 78% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Stakeford’s people
Many carers
951 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).
25% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 74% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.2% of residents. For comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. In Corbridge, the oldest of Northumberland’s towns by this measure, it is 38%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Stakeford, 48.7. The typical town is 44.4.
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. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
In Stakeford, 4.1% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 81% 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 just over a quarter of Stakeford’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 29%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. The census found that 6.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in the town.
Stakeford households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 90% 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 Stakeford, a third of households are one person living alone, beside 30% across England’s towns.
13% of households live in a detached house, fewer than in 89% 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
6.8% of households live in a flat or apartment, against 23% across England’s towns. Households without a car or van: a fifth of the total. Fewer households in terraced houses than in 65% of UK towns: 16%. The usual figure: 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
Stakeford sits below 98% of UK towns for residents born outside the UK (2.1%)
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (0.8%) or in the Middle East and Asia (0.6%). Few places have as many residents whose main language is English: 100% here, more than in 99% of UK towns. Measured more widely, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Among those born abroad, the share arriving in 2017 or later is 16% (England’s towns: 21%).
A higher share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 72% of UK towns, at 53%
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 Stakeford · Northumberland’s towns 96% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across Stakeford, 41% of residents said they have no religion. Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 46% across England’s towns.
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
Married people and civil partners make up 47% of adults, against 44% across England’s towns. Census figures put adults who have never married at 31% in Stakeford. By way of comparison, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns.
22% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Against 34% across England’s towns, 22% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 22% hold no qualification (18%).
Of 424 UK towns its size (6,000 to 11,000 people), the 91st oldest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Tidworth (28.4) and the oldest Barton on Sea (65.3). Nearest to Stakeford in age: Beccles (48.6), Torpoint (48.6), Shelf and Northowram (48.7) and Tarleton and Hesketh Bank (48.7).
Of the 7 towns nearest Stakeford, 1 are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stakeford | 8,197 | — | 48.7 | 25% | 22% |
| Ashington | 28,279 | 1.5 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 26% |
| Bedlington | 16,186 | 2 mi | 45.7 | 22% | 25% |
| Pegswood | 3,302 | 2.6 mi | 46.3 | 21% | 26% |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 5,951 | 3.2 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 22% |
| Blyth | 39,731 | 3.9 mi | 41.6 | 20% | 27% |
| Lynemouth | 1,685 | 4 mi | 46.9 | 22% | 23% |
| Morpeth | 14,419 | 4.1 mi | 50.8 | 29% | 24% |
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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 Stakeford’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 Stakeford’s residents
What is the population of Stakeford?
The 2021 Census counted 8,197 people in Stakeford’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Stakeford?
The median age was 48.7 at the 2021 Census, older than 78% of UK towns. 9.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Stakeford?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 96% across Northumberland’s towns. 2.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Stakeford?
41% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.5% were Muslim and 5% didn’t answer.
Is Stakeford good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Stakeford’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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