Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of UK towns: 7.2%
The share of households without a car or van trails 88% of UK towns: 8.8%. At the 2021 Census, 1,579 people lived in Henstridge, in 694 households. In Henstridge, 27% of households live in a terraced house. Few places have as many residents who describe themselves as White British: 96% here, more than in 91% of UK towns.
Henstridge is older than 79% of UK towns: a median age of 48.9
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 55–59: 8.3% of residents, 1.3 times the share across England’s towns. 27% of residents are 65 or over.
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.
Only 2.7% of adults are full-time students in Henstridge
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 31% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 30% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). On the census count, 9.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Across the comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
A lower share of households with dependent children than 78% of UK towns, at 24%
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.
29% of households are one person living alone, against 30% across England’s towns. For Henstridge, the census puts shared households of unrelated adults at 1.9%.
Households in flats make up 5.9% in Henstridge, less than in 79% 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
With households in detached houses at 39%, Henstridge is ahead of 73% of UK towns on that count. For households in flats, the comparison across England’s towns is 23%.
A higher share of residents whose main language is English than 81% of UK towns, at 99%
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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (1.8%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.1%). Compared with other places, residents born outside the UK are scarce here: 5.1%, fewer than in 63% of UK towns. For comparison, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.
Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 55% in Henstridge, more than in 82% 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: 96% of Henstridge · Somerset’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 37%; Henstridge has 40%. By way of comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Leading the other groups after White British: Other White (2%), Mixed or multiple (0.8%) and Chinese (0.2%).
A higher share of unpaid carers than 82% of UK towns, at 11%
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
30% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership (England’s towns: 39%). Compared with other places, married adults and civil partners are common here: 51%, more than in 71% of UK towns. The comparison figure for unpaid carers is 8.7% across England’s towns. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 53 residents.
Among adults, 29% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Henstridge, 29% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 18% have no qualification at all (18%).
Henstridge is younger than 3 of its 7 nearest neighbours
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henstridge | 1,579 | — | 48.9 | 27% | 24% |
| Stalbridge | 2,367 | 1.4 mi | 55.6 | 35% | 20% |
| Templecombe | 1,657 | 1.9 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 24% |
| Milborne Port | 3,207 | 3.1 mi | 47.8 | 26% | 24% |
| Marnhull | 1,466 | 3.5 mi | 59.5 | 40% | 16% |
| Sturminster Newton | 3,565 | 5.1 mi | 48.2 | 28% | 24% |
| Wincanton | 6,744 | 5.7 mi | 41.9 | 22% | 28% |
| Sherborne | 10,359 | 5.8 mi | 50.2 | 32% | 20% |
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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 Henstridge’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 Henstridge’s residents
What is the population of Henstridge?
The 2021 Census counted 1,579 people in Henstridge’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Henstridge?
The median age was 48.9 at the 2021 Census. 7.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Henstridge?
96% 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 Henstridge?
40% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3.8% didn’t answer.
Is Henstridge good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Henstridge’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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