Church of St Michael · Photo: Rodw · CC0Fewer households in flats than 97% of UK towns: 2%
Across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners is 44%; Creech St Michael has 56%. In 2021, the Census found 2,327 residents in the village, living in 972 households. 7.2% of households have no car or van. Fewer one-person households than in 93% of UK towns: 23%.
In Creech St Michael, 27% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 82% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Half of Creech St Michael’s residents are over 46.6, older than in 66% of UK towns. The wider picture: 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24: nearly a tenth of the total. In South Petherton, the oldest of Somerset’s towns by this measure, it is 35%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Fewer full-time students than 59% of UK towns: 4.6%
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%.
Managerial and professional jobs take in 36% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 23% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). The share of full-time students across England’s towns is 7.9%. For Creech St Michael, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 8.2%.
Creech St Michael households average 2.4 people, larger than in 79% 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.
Where 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns, Creech St Michael has 30%. The census found that 3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home in the village.
A higher share of households in detached houses than 85% of UK towns, at 46%
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 terraced houses: 20% of the total. 2% of households live in a flat, less than in 97% of UK towns; 46% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
4.2% of residents were born outside the UK, below 75% 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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
98% of residents have English as their main language; across England’s towns the figure is 90%. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2%) and in Africa (0.7%). Measured more widely, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
Creech St Michael sits above 85% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as White British (96%)
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: 96% of Creech St Michael · Somerset’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
42% of residents said they have no religion; across England’s towns the figure is 37%. Across Creech St Michael, 52% of residents describe themselves as Christian. Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 73% across England’s towns.
Below 88% of UK towns: 26% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership
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
Compared with 8.7% across England’s towns, 10% of residents give unpaid care here. For 77 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week. The share of adults who have never married across England’s towns is 39%.
31% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Creech St Michael’s adults: 31% with a degree-level qualification and 14% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
Median age: 4 of the 7 towns around Creech St Michael 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creech St Michael | 2,327 | — | 46.6 | 27% | 30% |
| Ruishton | 1,476 | 0.8 mi | 54.1 | 33% | 22% |
| Monkton Heathfield | 4,584 | 0.9 mi | 34.2 | 12% | 40% |
| Taunton | 61,667 | 2.7 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 26% |
| North Curry | 1,057 | 3 mi | 52.9 | 34% | 21% |
| Trull | 1,427 | 4.1 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 29% |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 3,770 | 4.5 mi | 35.7 | 14% | 31% |
| North Petherton | 3,180 | 4.7 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 Creech St Michael’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 Creech St Michael’s residents
What is the population of Creech St Michael?
The 2021 Census counted 2,327 people in Creech St Michael’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Creech St Michael?
The median age was 46.6 at the 2021 Census. 9.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Creech St Michael?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Somerset’s towns. 4.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Creech St Michael?
42% said they had no religion and 52% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Creech St Michael good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Creech St Michael’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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