Photo: Loganberry · Public domainA median age of 57.1: Cleehill is older than 98% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children; in Cleehill, 18%. The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian stands at 61%. 60% of households live in a detached house, a higher share than in 96% of UK towns. The village had 572 residents in 270 households at the 2021 Census.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of UK towns: 36%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
No age band is larger than 55–59: one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 6% here, fewer than in 99% of UK towns. Against that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Full-time students: 2%, a lower share than 99% 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%.
In Cleehill, 25% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 30% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. 5.8% of residents had moved in within the year before the Census, fewer than the 11% across England’s towns. The comparison figure for full-time students is 7.9% across England’s towns.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 91% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
33% of households are one person living alone, against 30% across England’s towns. Locally, 2.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Fewer households in flats than 96% of UK towns: 2.2%
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
Across England’s towns, 24% of households live in a terraced house; in Cleehill, 12%. Typically, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. The share of households without a car or van stands at 13%.
99% of residents have English as their main language, a share 98% of UK towns don’t reach
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
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.8%). 4.9% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 65% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 32% in Cleehill, less than in 89% 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: 95% of Cleehill · Shropshire’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The groups that follow White British are Other White (2.9%), Mixed or multiple (1.4%) and Indian (0.9%). By way of comparison, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as White British are more common here than in 74% of UK towns.
Cleehill sits below 96% of UK towns for adults who have never married (24%)
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
In Cleehill, 52% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, beside 44% across England’s towns. The share of unpaid carers stands at 11%. As a yardstick, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
A degree-level qualification for 24% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 24% of adults in Cleehill, 34% across England’s towns; 27% have no qualification, against 18%.
Every neighbour of Cleehill has a younger population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleehill | 572 | — | 57.1 | 36% | 18% |
| Tenbury Wells | 3,936 | 4.3 mi | 50.8 | 30% | 24% |
| Ludlow | 10,037 | 4.8 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 18% |
| Cleobury Mortimer | 2,963 | 4.9 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 28% |
| Highley | 3,305 | 10.4 mi | 48.2 | 25% | 25% |
| Craven Arms | 2,563 | 11.2 mi | 45.4 | 24% | 25% |
| Leominster | 11,206 | 11.9 mi | 44.9 | 25% | 25% |
| Bewdley | 8,285 | 11.9 mi | 53.5 | 32% | 20% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Shropshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Shropshire (or England), summed the same way as Cleehill’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 Cleehill’s residents
What is the population of Cleehill?
The 2021 Census counted 572 people in Cleehill’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Cleehill?
The median age was 57.1 at the 2021 Census. 6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 36% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Cleehill?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Shropshire’s towns. 4.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Cleehill?
32% said they had no religion and 61% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Cleehill good for families?
18% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Cleehill’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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