Photo: Glyn Drury · CC BY-SA 2.04.7% of households live in a terraced house, fewer than in 98% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, the share of households in flats is 23%; Branton has 2.7%. The village counted 1,823 residents and 806 households at the 2021 Census. Adults who have never married account for 25%. More residents who describe themselves as Christian than in 94% of UK towns: 60%.
7.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24, below 94% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The median age in Branton is 49.8, higher than in 84% of UK towns. For Branton, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 27%. On average, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 7.8% of residents, 1.4 times the share 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.
3.4% of adults are full-time students, below 95% 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 just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns, Branton has 5.9%. Elsewhere, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Fewer households with dependent children than 88% of UK towns: 22%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against South Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
The share of shared households of unrelated adults trails 64% of UK towns: 2.1%. Fewer one-person households than in 68% of UK towns: 28%. As a reference point, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. Households average 2.3 people.
In Branton, 58% of households live in a detached house, more than in 95% 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
10% of households have no car or van (England’s towns: 24%). Households in detached houses make up 21% across England’s towns.
Branton ranks below 73% of UK towns on residents born outside the UK: 4.4%
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
The largest groups were born in EU countries (2.6%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.7%). Higher than in nearly two thirds of UK towns: 98% of residents have English as their main language. Against that, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
33% said they have no religion, fewer than in 86% 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: 94% of Branton · South Yorkshire’s towns 83% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 94%, against 73% across England’s towns. For comparison, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Next after White British come Other White (3.2%), Mixed or multiple (1.6%) and Indian (0.3%).
A larger share of married adults and civil partners than 87% of UK towns: 55%
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
43 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week. The share of married adults and civil partners across England’s towns is 44%. There is little gap on unpaid carers: 9.2%, about the same as across England’s towns.
Degree-level qualifications reach 31% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
31% of Branton’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 18% have none (18%).
1 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Branton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branton | 1,823 | — | 49.8 | 27% | 22% |
| Auckley | 1,336 | 0.7 mi | 56.1 | 32% | 20% |
| Finningley | 5,919 | 1.6 mi | 37.2 | 13% | 39% |
| Armthorpe | 14,161 | 2.1 mi | 43.3 | 21% | 27% |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 13,911 | 2.8 mi | 40.8 | 19% | 30% |
| Doncaster | 87,440 | 3.2 mi | 38.9 | 17% | 28% |
| Hatfield Woodhouse | 2,208 | 3.7 mi | 35.4 | 4.6% | 31% |
| Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe | 13,090 | 3.9 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 25% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “South Yorkshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in South Yorkshire (or England), summed the same way as Branton’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 Branton’s residents
What is the population of Branton?
The 2021 Census counted 1,823 people in Branton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Branton?
The median age was 49.8 at the 2021 Census. 7.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Branton?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 83% across South Yorkshire’s towns. 4.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Branton?
33% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.6% were Muslim and 4.9% didn’t answer.
Is Branton good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Branton’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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