Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0Households with dependent children make up 17% in Walkeringham, less than in 98% of UK towns
Against a figure of 24% across England’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses in Walkeringham comes in at 8.8%. Here, 13% of residents give unpaid care. Half of the village’s residents are over 52.4, older than in 93% of UK towns. The village had 272 residents in 133 households at the 2021 Census.
Walkeringham sits above 94% of UK towns for residents aged 65 and over (32%)
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Here one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, where the figure across England’s towns is 12%. Typically, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Walkeringham sits below 99% of UK towns for residents who moved in within the year (3.3%)
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%.
7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns, against 3.8% in Walkeringham. For comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Below 99% of UK towns: 0.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home
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.
In Walkeringham, 36% of households are one person living alone, beside 30% across England’s towns. Households average 2 people. Set beside that, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns.
Fewer households in flats than 74% of UK towns: 6.6%
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
In Walkeringham, 13% of households have no car or van, beside 24% across England’s towns. The benchmark for households in flats across England’s towns: 23%. Here, just over a third of households live in a detached house.
Fewer residents born abroad than 95% of UK towns: 2.6%
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
Nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns, against 100% in Walkeringham. The largest groups were born in the Middle East and Asia (1.1%) and in Africa (0.7%). On average, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
A higher White British share than 99% of UK towns: 98% of residents
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: 98% of Walkeringham · Nottinghamshire’s towns 79% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Compared with 37% across England’s towns, 38% of residents said they have no religion here. For residents who describe themselves as White British, the comparison across England’s towns is 73%. 58% of residents describe themselves as Christian.
Only 25% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Walkeringham
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
Nearly half of adults are married or in a civil partnership, against 44% across England’s towns. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 15 residents. Against that, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
29% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 29% of adults in Walkeringham (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 21% (England’s towns: 18%).
Median age: 2 of the 7 towns around Walkeringham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkeringham | 272 | — | 52.4 | 32% | 17% |
| Misterton | 2,191 | 1.1 mi | 49.2 | 23% | 24% |
| Beckingham | 1,207 | 1.6 mi | 51.3 | 33% | 25% |
| Gainsborough | 21,899 | 3.3 mi | 39.6 | 18% | 28% |
| Haxey | 2,047 | 4.6 mi | 54.9 | 31% | 20% |
| Westwoodside | 2,033 | 4.6 mi | 51.4 | 28% | 25% |
| Lea | 1,006 | 5 mi | 55.5 | 34% | 17% |
| Owston Ferry | 1,156 | 5.4 mi | 49.9 | 24% | 22% |
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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 Walkeringham’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 Walkeringham’s residents
What is the population of Walkeringham?
The 2021 Census counted 272 people in Walkeringham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Walkeringham?
The median age was 52.4 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Walkeringham?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 79% across Nottinghamshire’s towns. 2.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Walkeringham?
38% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4% didn’t answer.
Is Walkeringham good for families?
17% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Walkeringham’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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