Photo: Martin Bodman · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 97% of UK towns: half of Stogumber is over 56.2
Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children; in Stogumber, 22%. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 424, in 187 households. The census found that 19% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in the village. Fewer households without a car or van than in 92% of UK towns: 8%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of UK towns, at 6.8%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
55–59 is the most common age band: 10% of residents, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. The wider picture: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. Here, just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A lower share of full-time students than 99% of UK towns, at 2.8%
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%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 14%, above 95% of UK towns. As a reference point, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Fewer people live alone than in 93% of UK towns: 23% of households
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.
With shared households of unrelated adults at 3.2%, Stogumber is ahead of 81% of UK towns on that count. The share of one-person households across England’s towns is 30%. Average household size: 2.2 people.
Few flats: only 2.7% of households in Stogumber live in one
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
The figure for households in detached houses is 41% in Stogumber and 21% across England’s towns. In Stogumber, a fifth of households live in a terraced house. By way of comparison, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
A higher share of residents whose main language is English than 95% 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
Across England’s towns the share born abroad is 18%; in Stogumber it is 5%. The share of residents whose main language is English across England’s towns is 90%. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in Africa (2.6%) and in EU countries (1.4%).
Above 90% of UK towns: 96% of residents describe themselves as White British
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 Stogumber · Somerset’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The figure for residents who describe themselves as Christian is 43% in Stogumber and 46% across England’s towns. On the census count, 48% of residents said they have no religion. Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 73% across England’s towns.
Stogumber: 13% of residents give unpaid care, above 99% 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
For 24 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week. The comparison figure for unpaid carers is 8.7% across England’s towns. Compared with other places, married adults and civil partners are common here: 59%, more than in 97% of UK towns.
Degree-level qualifications reach 41% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
41% of Stogumber’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 11% have none (18%).
The towns around Stogumber 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stogumber | 424 | — | 56.2 | 34% | 22% |
| Williton | 2,433 | 2.9 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 20% |
| Watchet | 3,643 | 4 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 19% |
| Wiveliscombe | 2,316 | 5.8 mi | 51 | 29% | 23% |
| Nether Stowey | 1,483 | 5.9 mi | 52.6 | 34% | 21% |
| Bishops Lydeard | 2,050 | 6.5 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 24% |
| Milverton | 1,112 | 7.2 mi | 53.9 | 30% | 22% |
| Cotford St Luke | 2,411 | 7.4 mi | 36.9 | 12% | 39% |
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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 Stogumber’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 Stogumber’s residents
What is the population of Stogumber?
The 2021 Census counted 424 people in Stogumber’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Stogumber?
The median age was 56.2 at the 2021 Census. 6.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 34% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Stogumber?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Somerset’s towns. 5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Stogumber?
48% said they had no religion and 43% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.1% didn’t answer.
Is Stogumber good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Stogumber’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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