Photo: David Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 5% in Gurney Slade, less than in 99% of UK towns
With households without a car or van at 8.5%, Gurney Slade is behind 89% of UK towns on that count. At the same time, on households in terraced houses, Gurney Slade sits higher than 83% of UK towns: 30%. The village counted 301 residents and 131 households at the 2021 Census. The share of residents with no religion stands at 44%.
Only 19% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 69% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
With a median age of 45.2, Gurney Slade is older than 55% of UK towns. On average, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. More residents are 50–54 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
0.8% 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%.
Managerial and professional jobs account for 29% of Gurney Slade’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 29%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. On the census count, 8.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Across England’s towns, 7.9% of adults are full-time students.
Above 78% of UK towns: 3.1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home
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.
Across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children is 29%; Gurney Slade has 27%. Each household has 2.3 people on average. As a yardstick, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns.
Households in flats: 7.5%, a lower share than 69% of UK towns
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, the share of households in detached houses is 21%; Gurney Slade has 33%. As a reference point, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
A smaller share of residents born outside the UK than 99% of UK towns: 2%
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
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (1%), then in Africa (0.7%). Higher than in 96% of UK towns: 99% of residents have English as their main language. Against that, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
99% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 99% 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: 99% of Gurney Slade · Somerset’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns, against 49% in Gurney Slade. The comparison figure for residents who describe themselves as White British is 73% across England’s towns.
Gurney Slade sits below 68% of UK towns for adults who have never married (30%)
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
The number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 5. Typically, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Here 48% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, where the figure across England’s towns is 44%.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 23%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 23% of adults in Gurney Slade, 34% across England’s towns; 21% have no qualification, against 18%.
3 of the 7 nearest towns are older than Gurney Slade
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurney Slade | 301 | — | 45.2 | 19% | 27% |
| Chilcompton | 1,857 | 2.4 mi | 48.1 | 23% | 29% |
| Shepton Mallet | 9,645 | 3.4 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 27% |
| Midsomer Norton | 13,749 | 3.9 mi | 43.8 | 22% | 28% |
| Coleford | 2,235 | 4.2 mi | 46.4 | 22% | 27% |
| Paulton | 6,502 | 5 mi | 39.8 | 20% | 30% |
| Wells | 12,097 | 5 mi | 50.7 | 30% | 22% |
| Radstock | 9,983 | 5.2 mi | 38.5 | 17% | 32% |
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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 Gurney Slade’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 Gurney Slade’s residents
What is the population of Gurney Slade?
The 2021 Census counted 301 people in Gurney Slade’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Gurney Slade?
The median age was 45.2 at the 2021 Census. 5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Gurney Slade?
99% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Somerset’s towns. 2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Gurney Slade?
44% said they had no religion and 49% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.3% didn’t answer.
Is Gurney Slade good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Gurney Slade’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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