Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 55: Cossington is older than 97% of UK towns
The share of households with dependent children is 16%, against 29% across England’s towns. Lower than in 99% of UK towns: 3.3% of households have no car or van. Cossington’s 308 households held 641 residents at the 2021 Census. In Cossington, 9.3% of households live in a terraced house.
32% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 94% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
7.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (England’s towns: 12%). Measured more widely, 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.
In Cossington, 2.4% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 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%.
By its share of residents who moved in within the year (7.3%), Cossington is below 79% of UK towns. Against that, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Cossington households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 93% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
The share of one-person households is 28%, against 30% across England’s towns. In Cossington, 2.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
A higher share of households in detached houses than 92% of UK towns, at 53%
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 in flats at 8.6%, Cossington is behind 62% of UK towns on that count. Households in detached houses: 21% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Cossington: 99% of residents have English as their main language, above 93% of UK towns
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 (2.5%) and in Africa (1.2%). Fewer residents born outside the UK than in 63% of UK towns: 5.1%. Across the comparison, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.
Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 56%, a higher share than 86% 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 Cossington · Somerset’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 73%; Cossington has 95%. Fewer residents with no religion than in nearly two thirds of UK towns: 39%. Against that, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
Adults who have never married: 22%, a lower share than 98% of UK towns
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
Across England’s towns, the share of unpaid carers is 8.7%; Cossington has 9.9%. Married adults and civil partners account for 58%. To put it in context, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 35%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Cossington counts 35% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 14% have no qualification (18%).
The towns around Cossington are all younger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cossington | 641 | — | 55 | 32% | 16% |
| Woolavington | 2,324 | 1 mi | 50.6 | 28% | 22% |
| Puriton | 2,265 | 2.6 mi | 47.5 | 26% | 26% |
| Westonzoyland | 1,463 | 3.5 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 25% |
| Bridgwater | 47,846 | 4.2 mi | 37.5 | 15% | 31% |
| Wembdon | 1,772 | 4.9 mi | 51.3 | 28% | 25% |
| Highbridge | 5,366 | 5.1 mi | 42 | 21% | 28% |
| North Petherton | 3,180 | 6.2 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 23% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Somerset’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Somerset (or England), summed the same way as Cossington’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 Cossington’s residents
What is the population of Cossington?
The 2021 Census counted 641 people in Cossington’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Cossington?
The median age was 55 at the 2021 Census. 7.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Cossington?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Somerset’s towns. 5.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Cossington?
39% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3.9% didn’t answer.
Is Cossington good for families?
16% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Cossington’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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