Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.04.2% of households have no car or van, below 99% of UK towns
The median age in Papplewick is 48.5, higher than in 77% of UK towns. In 2021, the Census found 335 residents here, living in 144 households. The census found that 22% of households are one person living alone locally. Across England’s towns, the share of households in detached houses is 21%; Papplewick has 42%.
Papplewick sits above 76% of UK towns for residents aged 65 and over (26%)
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
In Papplewick, 9.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 12% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 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.
Papplewick ranks below 75% of UK towns on full-time students: 4.2%
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%.
13% of residents lived at another address a year before the Census, against 11% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
In Papplewick, 26% of households have dependent children, fewer than in 65% of UK towns
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.
The average household has 2.3 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Shared households of unrelated adults account for 3.5%. As a yardstick, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
Fewer households in terraced houses than 53% of UK towns: 19%
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. The share of households in terraced houses across England’s towns is 24%.
Only 2.4% of residents were born outside the UK in Papplewick
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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.2%) and in Africa (0.9%). The share of residents born outside the UK across England’s towns is 18%. Higher than in 99% of UK towns: 100% of residents have English as their main language.
Above 73% of UK towns: 53% of residents describe themselves as Christian
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: 91% of Papplewick · Nottinghamshire’s towns 79% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
91% of residents describe themselves as White British, against 73% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%. Census figures put residents with no religion at 39% in Papplewick.
Papplewick sits above 86% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (54%)
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
29% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, against 39% across England’s towns. Typically, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. For Papplewick, the census puts unpaid carers at 9.4%.
Degree level: the highest qualification of 45% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 45% of adults in Papplewick, 34% across England’s towns; 12% have no qualification, against 18%.
Around Papplewick, 2 of 7 towns have a higher median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papplewick | 335 | — | 48.5 | 26% | 26% |
| Hucknall | 35,848 | 1.8 mi | 40.3 | 18% | 29% |
| Bestwood Village | 2,151 | 2.2 mi | 39.2 | 16% | 33% |
| Newstead | 2,204 | 2.3 mi | 34.4 | 11% | 34% |
| Ravenshead | 5,370 | 2.4 mi | 52.2 | 31% | 26% |
| Annesley Woodhouse | 6,162 | 3.4 mi | 48.6 | 25% | 23% |
| Calverton | 7,318 | 4.2 mi | 45.4 | 23% | 28% |
| Blidworth | 4,295 | 4.2 mi | 43.1 | 19% | 28% |
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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 Papplewick’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 Papplewick’s residents
What is the population of Papplewick?
The 2021 Census counted 335 people in Papplewick’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Papplewick?
The median age was 48.5 at the 2021 Census. 9.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Papplewick?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 79% across Nottinghamshire’s towns. 2.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Papplewick?
39% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.1% didn’t answer.
Is Papplewick good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Papplewick’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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