Photo: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0Above 84% of UK towns: 47% of residents said they have no religion
A household here has 2.4 people on average; across England’s towns, 2.4. Midsomer Norton is home to 13,749 residents in 5,716 households, by the 2021 Census. One-person households: 27% of the total. Lower than in 64% of UK towns: 13% of households have no car or van.
A +15% change since 2011: faster than 75% of UK towns
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Midsomer Norton’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 12,400 people in 2011; 14,200 in 2024.
The 65 and over age group moved most (+34%); the 30 to 44 group moved least (+4%). No year added more people than mid-2015 to mid-2016: 340.
A larger share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 80% of UK towns: 11%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
22% of Midsomer Norton is 65 or over, against 23% across Somerset’s towns and 18% across England’s towns. The wider picture: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. The largest age band is 50–54: 7.3% of residents. With a median age of 43.8, Midsomer Norton is younger than 55% of UK towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Midsomer Norton, 43.8. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 7% in Midsomer Norton, less than in 84% 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%.
Where 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns, Midsomer Norton has 4.6%. Set beside that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Shared houses: 2.7% of households are unrelated adults, more than in 66% 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.
On the census count, 28% of households have dependent children. The comparison figure for shared households of unrelated adults is 4.3% across England’s towns.
35% of households live in a detached house, more than in 67% 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
Against a figure of 24% across England’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses in Midsomer Norton comes in at 19%. Still, just over one in ten households live in a flat, more than in 52% of UK towns; 35% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
4.2% born outside the UK, fewer than in 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
Where 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns, Midsomer Norton has 98%. The comparison figure for residents born outside the UK is 18% across England’s towns. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.1%).
95% of residents describe themselves as White British, a share 74% of UK towns don’t reach
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 Midsomer Norton · Somerset’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
At 46%, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is in line with the figure across England’s towns. Typically, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Leading the other groups after White British: Other White (2.5%), Mixed or multiple (1.3%) and Chinese (0.3%).
50% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 63% 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
380 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. On average, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. In Midsomer Norton, nearly a third of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, beside 39% across England’s towns.
25% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Midsomer Norton’s adults: 25% with a degree-level qualification and 18% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
From a median age of 40 in Westfield to 45 in Midsomer Norton Redfield
The town’s 3 neighbourhoods (ONS middle-layer areas with 500+ residents inside it, named by the House of Commons Library), youngest first. Census 2021.
Midsomer Norton Redfield is the oldest area, with 25% aged 65 or over; Westfield the youngest (median age 40). Families with children are most common in Westfield (33% of households).
Among 360 UK towns of 10,000 to 19,000 people, the 169th youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Ages run from 25 in Aberystwyth to 60.4 in Sidmouth. Nearest to Midsomer Norton in age: South Normanton and Pinxton (43.8), Saffron Walden (43.8), Maesteg (43.8) and Shiney Row and Penshaw (43.9).
Midsomer Norton is younger than 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midsomer Norton | 13,749 | — | 43.8 | 22% | 28% |
| Radstock | 9,983 | 1.4 mi | 38.5 | 17% | 32% |
| Chilcompton | 1,857 | 1.6 mi | 48.1 | 23% | 29% |
| Paulton | 6,502 | 1.8 mi | 39.8 | 20% | 30% |
| High Littleton | 1,655 | 3 mi | 46 | 23% | 29% |
| Timsbury | 2,506 | 3.1 mi | 49.2 | 28% | 24% |
| Coleford | 2,235 | 3.3 mi | 46.4 | 22% | 27% |
| Peasedown St John | 6,668 | 3.4 mi | 43.2 | 19% | 30% |
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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 Midsomer Norton’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Midsomer Norton’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 14,074 people in 2021, against 13,749 in the built-up area.
- 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 Midsomer Norton’s residents
What is the population of Midsomer Norton?
The 2021 Census counted 13,749 people in Midsomer Norton’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 14,200 people in mid-2024, 15% more than in 2011.
What is the average age in Midsomer Norton?
The median age was 43.8 at the 2021 Census, younger than 55% of UK towns. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Midsomer Norton?
95% 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 Midsomer Norton?
47% said they had no religion and 46% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 6.4% didn’t answer.
Is Midsomer Norton good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Families are most common in Westfield (33% of households). Schools are on Midsomer Norton’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) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024 · House of Commons Library MSOA names. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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