Photo: Tom Courtney · CC BY-SA 2.0A higher share of households with dependent children than 99% of UK towns, at 46%
With a median age of 38.3, Newton is younger than 88% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census, 841 people lived in the village, in 323 households. Households in detached houses: 52% of the total. Against a figure of 24% across England’s towns, the share of households without a car or van in Newton comes in at 2.1%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 8%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Set against 12% across England’s towns, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Newton. The usual figure: 18% of residents are 65 or over 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.
Newton ranks above 96% of UK towns on full-time students: 10%
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%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 6.8% here and 11% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Only 21% of households are one person living alone in Newton
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.
Shared households of unrelated adults make up 2.2%, against 4.3% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. There are 2.6 people in the average household.
Above 77% of UK towns: 27% of households live in a terraced house
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
Households in flats are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns. Elsewhere, nearly a quarter of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.
A higher share of residents whose main language is English than 66% of UK towns, at 98%
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
Across England’s towns, 18% of residents were born outside the UK; in Newton, 5.6%. For residents whose main language is English, the comparison across England’s towns is 90%. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (2.3%) or in Africa (1.4%).
No religion: 49% of residents, a higher share than 91% 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: 93% of Newton · Nottinghamshire’s towns 79% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British; in Newton, 93%. Here, 44% of residents describe themselves as Christian. For residents with no religion, the comparison across England’s towns is 37%.
Newton sits above 92% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (56%)
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
The share of unpaid carers trails 90% of UK towns: 7.6%. Typically, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. The census found that 29% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Newton.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 44%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
6.7% of Newton’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 44% have one at degree level (34%). The highest qualification of 20% is A levels, often students still at university.
Every nearby town is older than Newton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | 841 | — | 38.3 | 8% | 46% |
| Bingham | 10,109 | 1.1 mi | 43.3 | 21% | 30% |
| East Bridgford | 1,763 | 1.2 mi | 52 | 30% | 23% |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 7,205 | 2.8 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 24% |
| Aslockton | 2,173 | 3.1 mi | 48.1 | 21% | 25% |
| Lowdham | 1,844 | 3.3 mi | 55.4 | 32% | 23% |
| Cropwell Bishop | 1,903 | 3.5 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 26% |
| Cotgrave | 7,794 | 4.5 mi | 40.2 | 18% | 30% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “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 Newton’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 Newton’s residents
What is the population of Newton?
The 2021 Census counted 841 people in Newton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Newton?
The median age was 38.3 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 8% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Newton?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 79% across Nottinghamshire’s towns. 5.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Newton?
49% said they had no religion and 44% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.7% were Muslim and 5% didn’t answer.
Is Newton good for families?
46% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Newton’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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