Photo: Barbara Voules · CC BY-SA 2.0Stoney Stratton is older than 95% of UK towns: a median age of 53.9
By its share of households in detached houses (66%), Stoney Stratton is above 98% of UK towns. Households in flats are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns. The village is home to 313 residents in 131 households, by the 2021 Census. Census figures put one-person households at 23% in the village.
6% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (32%), Stoney Stratton is above 94% of UK towns. Against that, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
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.
A smaller share of full-time students than 99% of UK towns: 2.3%
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%.
Compared with 11% across England’s towns, nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier here. Typically, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
A smaller share of households with dependent children than 89% of UK towns: 22%
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.
At 2.4 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. Shared households of unrelated adults are more common here than in 78% of UK towns. Households with dependent children: 29% across England’s towns, for comparison.
A lower share of households without a car or van than 99% of UK towns, at 3.1%
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
In Stoney Stratton, just over one in ten households live in a terraced house, beside 24% across England’s towns.
Residents born outside the UK make up 9.6% in Stoney Stratton, more than in 72% 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Residents whose main language is English: 98% here and 90% across England’s towns. Set beside that, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (3.5%) and in the Middle East and Asia (2.6%).
Residents with no religion make up 30% in Stoney Stratton, less than in 93% 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: 93% of Stoney Stratton · Somerset’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 73%; Stoney Stratton has 93%. Census figures put residents who describe themselves as Christian at 60% here. By way of comparison, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
A smaller share of unpaid carers than 99% of UK towns: 5.7%
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
In Stoney Stratton, 22% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, beside 39% across England’s towns. Few places have as many married adults and civil partners: 57% here, more than in 94% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 2 residents.
Degree-level qualifications reach 38% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Stoney Stratton’s adults: 38% with a degree-level qualification and 16% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
Every nearby town is younger than Stoney Stratton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Stratton | 313 | — | 53.9 | 32% | 22% |
| Evercreech | 2,165 | 0.7 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 23% |
| Bruton | 2,816 | 3.3 mi | 42.3 | 20% | 29% |
| Shepton Mallet | 9,645 | 3.6 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 27% |
| Pilton | 1,104 | 4.2 mi | 51.9 | 28% | 23% |
| Castle Cary | 3,451 | 4.3 mi | 51.9 | 32% | 21% |
| Coleford | 2,235 | 6.6 mi | 46.4 | 22% | 27% |
| Wincanton | 6,744 | 7.5 mi | 41.9 | 22% | 28% |
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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 Stoney Stratton’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 Stoney Stratton’s residents
What is the population of Stoney Stratton?
The 2021 Census counted 313 people in Stoney Stratton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Stoney Stratton?
The median age was 53.9 at the 2021 Census. 6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Stoney Stratton?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Somerset’s towns. 9.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Stoney Stratton?
30% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.4% didn’t answer.
Is Stoney Stratton good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Stoney Stratton’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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