Photo: steven ruffles · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 92% of UK towns: half of Blyth is over 52.1
In Blyth, just over a fifth of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, beside 39% across England’s towns. There were 557 households in the village at the 2021 Census, home to 1,264 residents. The share of households in flats stands at 0.9%. Few places have so few residents with no religion: 33% here, fewer than in 88% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Blyth’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Blyth’s residents are under 52.1 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 31% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Blyth sits below 96% of UK towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (7.6%)
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
In Blyth, 31% of residents are 65 or over, beside 18% across England’s towns. Typically, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Fewer full-time students than 94% of UK towns: 3.6%
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%.
7.1% of residents lived at another address a year before the Census, against 11% across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Below 84% of UK towns: 23% of households have dependent children
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Nottinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns, against 25% in Blyth. On the census count, 1.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home. Measured more widely, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
57% of households live in a detached house, more than in 95% 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
With households without a car or van at 8.5%, Blyth is behind 89% of UK towns on that count. At the same time, 0.9% of households live in a flat, less than in 99% of UK towns; 57% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns. For Blyth, the census puts households in terraced houses at 9.8%.
Blyth sits below 73% of UK towns for residents born outside the UK (4.4%)
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
98% of residents have English as their main language, against 90% across England’s towns. Residents born outside the UK: 18% across England’s towns, for comparison. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (2.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.9%).
In Blyth, 60% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 94% 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: 96% of Blyth · Nottinghamshire’s towns 79% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Besides White British, the main groups are Other White (2.4%), Mixed or multiple (0.5%) and Chinese (0.2%). For residents who describe themselves as Christian, the comparison across England’s towns is 46%. 96% of residents describe themselves as White British, a higher share than in 89% of UK towns.
59% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 97% of UK towns
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
Here just over one in ten residents give unpaid care, where the figure across England’s towns is 8.7%. For comparison, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Unpaid carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 39.
34% 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, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Blyth, 34%, and 17% have none, against 18%.
Nearby, 1 of 7 towns have older populations than Blyth
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blyth | 1,264 | — | 52.1 | 31% | 23% |
| Ranskill | 1,435 | 2.2 mi | 48.4 | 27% | 27% |
| Langold | 2,603 | 2.5 mi | 40.4 | 19% | 28% |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 5,460 | 2.7 mi | 48.7 | 28% | 24% |
| Harworth and Bircotes | 8,885 | 3.2 mi | 39.6 | 18% | 29% |
| Bawtry | 3,408 | 4.3 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 22% |
| Ranby | 1,034 | 4.5 mi | 34.1 | 2.8% | 25% |
| Tickhill | 4,909 | 4.6 mi | 55.3 | 35% | 20% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Nottinghamshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Nottinghamshire (or England), summed the same way as Blyth’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 Blyth’s residents
What is the population of Blyth?
The 2021 Census counted 1,264 people in Blyth’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Blyth?
The median age was 52.1 at the 2021 Census. 7.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Blyth?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 79% across Nottinghamshire’s towns. 4.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Blyth?
33% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.
Is Blyth good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Blyth’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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