Photo: AtticTapestry · CC BY-SA 4.0Older than 91% of UK towns: half of Endon is over 51.8
Against a figure of 21% across England’s towns, the share of households in detached houses in Endon comes in at 59%. The census found that 6.6% of households have no car or van locally. Residents who describe themselves as Christian are more common here than in 97% of UK towns. 2,655 residents in 1,089 households: that is Endon at the 2021 Census.
What the Census says about Endon’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Endon’s residents are under 51.8 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 31% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
290 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 11% of those 5 and over: more than in 92% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Residents aged 65 and over: 31%, a higher share than 92% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Set against 12% across England’s towns, 9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Endon. Across the comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. More residents are 50–54 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Endon, 51.8. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
Residents who moved in within the year: 7.6%, a lower share than 74% 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%.
6.4% of adults are full-time students (England’s towns: 7.9%). On average, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Fewer one-person households than 95% of UK towns: 22%
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.
Where 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns, Endon has 27%. The benchmark for one-person households across England’s towns: 30%. For Endon, the census puts shared households of unrelated adults at 1.7%.
Below 99% of UK towns: 0.5% of households live in a flat or apartment
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 share of households in terraced houses is 3%, against 24% across England’s towns. For households in flats, the comparison across England’s towns is 23%.
Only 1.6% of residents were born outside the UK in Endon
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
90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns, against 100% in Endon. The usual figure: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (0.7%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.4%).
Above 99% of UK towns: 98% 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: 98% of Endon · Staffordshire’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Asked about religion, 30% answered none, against 37% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
More married adults and civil partners than 98% of UK towns: 60%
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
Across England’s towns, the share of adults who have never married is 39%; Endon has 23%. Elsewhere, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Unpaid carers account for 11%.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 34%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Endon counts 34% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 16% have no qualification (18%). Many of the 17% whose highest qualification is A levels are students working towards a degree.
514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people: this is the 77th oldest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Keele (20.6), the youngest, and West Chiltington (63.1), the oldest. Nearest to Endon in age: Bottesford (51.6), Lostwithiel (51.6), Pewsey (51.8) and Watchet (51.8).
Nearby, 1 of 7 towns have older populations than Endon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endon | 2,655 | — | 51.8 | 31% | 27% |
| Brown Edge | 2,374 | 0.9 mi | 51.3 | 28% | 21% |
| Biddulph Moor | 1,286 | 3.1 mi | 56.5 | 36% | 14% |
| Cheddleton | 4,027 | 3.2 mi | 49.6 | 26% | 25% |
| Biddulph | 17,490 | 3.5 mi | 48.2 | 25% | 25% |
| Werrington | 6,012 | 3.7 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 24% |
| Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel | 3,637 | 4.2 mi | 47.9 | 23% | 25% |
| Leek | 19,388 | 4.3 mi | 46.3 | 24% | 24% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “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 Endon’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 Endon’s residents
What is the population of Endon?
The 2021 Census counted 2,655 people in Endon’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Endon?
The median age was 51.8 at the 2021 Census, older than 91% of UK towns. 9.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Endon?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Staffordshire’s towns. 1.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Endon?
30% said they had no religion and 62% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.5% didn’t answer.
Is Endon good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Endon’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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