St Edward's Hospital · Photo: Brian Deegan · CC BY-SA 2.0A larger share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 98% of UK towns: 98%
The median age in Cheddleton is 49.6, higher than in 83% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census, 4,027 people lived here, in 1,767 households. The share of households without a car or van stands at 8.1%. The figure for households in flats is 6.3% in Cheddleton and 23% across England’s towns.
What the Census says about Cheddleton’s people
Fewer people than in 2011
ONS mid-year estimates put Cheddleton at 4,000 in 2011 and 3,800 in 2024, down 5%, against 10% for England: slower growth than in 97% of UK towns. Since 2011 ↓
Many carers
445 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 12% of those 5 and over: more than in 94% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area) and ONS mid-year population estimates.
Cheddleton’s population moved −5% on 2011, less than in 97% of UK towns
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Cheddleton’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 4,000 people in 2011; 3,800 in 2024.
Of the age groups, 65 and over changed most (+45%) and 30 to 44 least (−25%).
Cheddleton ranks above 77% of UK towns on residents aged 65 and over: 26%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 50–54: 8.1% of residents. The usual figure: 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 (England’s towns: 12%).
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Cheddleton, 49.6. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Below 77% of UK towns: 7.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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%.
Full-time students: 4.9%, above 53% of UK towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
A lower share of households with dependent children than 74% of UK towns, at 25%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Households average 2.3 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. On shared households of unrelated adults, Cheddleton sits lower than nearly four fifths of UK towns: 1.8%. To put it in context, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. One-person households account for 27%.
8.6% of households live in a terraced house, below 92% 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
Two in five households live in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, nearly a quarter of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.
Cheddleton ranks below 96% of UK towns on residents born outside the UK: 2.5%
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
Across England’s towns, 21% of those born abroad arrived in 2017 or later; here, 14%. As a yardstick, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Census figures put residents whose main language is English at 99% in Cheddleton.
Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 62%, a higher share than 96% 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: 98% of Cheddleton · Staffordshire’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
In Cheddleton, nearly a third of residents said they have no religion, beside 37% across England’s towns. Against that, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
A higher share of unpaid carers than 94% of UK towns, at 12%
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
Compared with 39% across England’s towns, 28% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership here. Across the comparison, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Married adults and civil partners: 54% of the total.
Degree-level qualifications reach 31% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Cheddleton’s adults: 31% with a degree-level qualification and 15% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
Of 530 UK towns its size (3,000 to 5,000 people), the 139th oldest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Bailrigg is the youngest (18.9); Milford on Sea the oldest (64.6). Nearest to Cheddleton in age: Whalley (49.6), Whaley Bridge (49.6), Doddinghurst (49.6) and Stamford Bridge (49.7).
Cheddleton and its 7 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheddleton | 4,027 | — | 49.6 | 26% | 25% |
| Leek | 19,388 | 2.8 mi | 46.3 | 24% | 24% |
| Endon | 2,655 | 3.2 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 27% |
| Werrington | 6,012 | 3.6 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 24% |
| Brown Edge | 2,374 | 4.2 mi | 51.3 | 28% | 21% |
| Biddulph Moor | 1,286 | 5.6 mi | 56.5 | 36% | 14% |
| Cheadle | 11,403 | 6 mi | 47.6 | 25% | 24% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 260,560 | 6.1 mi | 38.4 | 17% | 29% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Staffordshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Staffordshire (or England), summed the same way as Cheddleton’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. Cheddleton’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 3,894 people in 2021, against 4,027 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 Cheddleton’s residents
What is the population of Cheddleton?
The 2021 Census counted 4,027 people in Cheddleton’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 3,800 people in mid-2024, 5% fewer than in 2011.
What is the average age in Cheddleton?
The median age was 49.6 at the 2021 Census, older than 83% of UK towns. 9.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Cheddleton?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Staffordshire’s towns. 2.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Cheddleton?
32% said they had no religion and 62% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 5.6% didn’t answer.
Is Cheddleton good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Cheddleton’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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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