Photo: norman griffin · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 97% of UK towns: half of Lowdham is over 55.4
58% of residents describe themselves as Christian, against 46% across England’s towns. Fewer households in terraced houses than in 98% of UK towns: 4.5%. Lowdham is home to 1,844 residents in 822 households, by the 2021 Census. On the census count, 66% of households live in a detached house.
What the Census says about Lowdham’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Lowdham’s residents are under 55.4 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 32% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
240 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 14% of those 5 and over: more than in 99% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
32% of Lowdham is 65 or over, a higher share than 94% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Across England’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24; in Lowdham, 8.8%. Typically, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
6.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 94% 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%.
Across England’s towns, 7.9% of adults are full-time students; in Lowdham, 4.1%. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns: 11%.
Fewer families than 86% of UK towns: 23% of households have 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.
With shared households of unrelated adults at 2.2%, Lowdham is behind nearly three fifths of UK towns on that count. Lower than in two thirds of UK towns: 28% of households are one person living alone. The share of households with dependent children across England’s towns is 29%.
Households in flats make up 4.9% in Lowdham, less than in 84% 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 11%, Lowdham is behind 76% of UK towns on that count. As a reference point, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
Above 96% of UK towns: 99% of residents have English as their main language
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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (2.1%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.8%). 3.6% of residents were born outside the UK, a lower share than in 83% of UK towns. Measured more widely, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.
Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 94% in Lowdham, more than in 66% 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: 94% of Lowdham · Nottinghamshire’s towns 79% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Next after White British come Other White (2.3%), Mixed or multiple (2%) and Caribbean (0.4%). Typically, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. On residents with no religion, Lowdham sits lower than nearly four fifths of UK towns: 36%.
Lowdham ranks above 99% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 14%
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
By its share of married adults and civil partners (58%), Lowdham is above 96% of UK towns. At the same time, 23% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, fewer than in 97% of UK towns. Measured more widely, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns.
Among adults, 37% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Lowdham counts 37% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 15% have no qualification (18%).
1 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Lowdham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowdham | 1,844 | — | 55.4 | 32% | 23% |
| East Bridgford | 1,763 | 2.5 mi | 52 | 30% | 23% |
| Woodborough | 1,649 | 2.6 mi | 55.8 | 35% | 23% |
| Calverton | 7,318 | 4 mi | 45.4 | 23% | 28% |
| Bingham | 10,109 | 4.4 mi | 43.3 | 21% | 30% |
| Carlton | 53,555 | 4.5 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 27% |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 7,205 | 4.6 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 24% |
| Arnold | 40,016 | 5.1 mi | 43.4 | 21% | 28% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Lowdham’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 Lowdham’s residents
What is the population of Lowdham?
The 2021 Census counted 1,844 people in Lowdham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Lowdham?
The median age was 55.4 at the 2021 Census. 8.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Lowdham?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 79% across Nottinghamshire’s towns. 3.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Lowdham?
36% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.8% didn’t answer.
Is Lowdham good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Lowdham’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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