Photo: AtticTapestry · CC BY-SA 4.0Above 95% of UK towns: 97% of residents describe themselves as White British
With adults who have never married at 29%, Upper Tean is behind 74% of UK towns on that count. There were 1,399 households in the town at the 2021 Census, home to 3,244 residents. The share of households without a car or van stands at 9.4%. Few places have so few shared households of unrelated adults: 1.8% here, fewer than in just over four fifths of UK towns.
What the Census says about Upper Tean’s people
Fewer people than in 2011
ONS mid-year estimates put Upper Tean at 3,400 in 2011 and 3,100 in 2024, down 7%, against 10% for England: slower growth than in 98% of UK towns. Since 2011 ↓
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.
Upper Tean changed by −7% from 2011 to 2024, slower than 98% of UK towns
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Upper Tean’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 3,400 people in 2011; 3,100 in 2024.
Of the age groups, 65 and over changed most (+33%) and 16 to 29 least (−26%).
Upper Tean is older than 65% of UK towns: a median age of 46.5
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Upper Tean has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than nearly two thirds of UK towns, at 9.3%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Upper Tean, 46.5. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Upper Tean, 5.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 98% 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%.
By class, 34% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 27% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). For comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns. 4.9% of adults are full-time students.
Fewer people live alone than in 67% of UK towns: 28% of households
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.
27% of households have dependent children; across England’s towns the figure is 29%. Households average 2.3 people. On average, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
Upper Tean: 39% of households live in a detached house, above 74% 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
Across England’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses is 24%; Upper Tean has 16%. To put it in context, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. Here, 6.8% of households live in a flat or apartment.
Residents born outside the UK make up 2.3% in Upper Tean, less than in 98% 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
The share of residents whose main language is English tops 93% of UK towns: 99%. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (1.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.6%). Against that, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
In Upper Tean, 63% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 98% 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: 97% of Upper Tean · Staffordshire’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Leading the other groups after White British: Other White (1.2%), Mixed or multiple (1.1%) and Chinese (0.3%). Lower than in 92% of UK towns: 31% of residents said they have no religion. The comparison figure for residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46% across England’s towns.
53% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 80% 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
Unpaid carers account for 9.5%. Married adults and civil partners: 44% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Degree-level qualifications: held by 29% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Upper Tean, 18%, while 29% hold one at degree level (34%).
514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people: this is the 236th youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Keele (20.6) and the oldest West Chiltington (63.1). Nearest to Upper Tean in age: Tuxford (46.4), Alford (46.5), Willington (46.5) and Cleobury Mortimer (46.5).
4 of the 7 nearest towns are older than Upper Tean
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Tean | 3,244 | — | 46.5 | 23% | 27% |
| Cheadle | 11,403 | 2.1 mi | 47.6 | 25% | 24% |
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 6,798 | 3.4 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 24% |
| Uttoxeter | 14,024 | 5.9 mi | 41.9 | 19% | 29% |
| Rocester | 1,679 | 6.2 mi | 42.2 | 18% | 28% |
| Werrington | 6,012 | 6.6 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 24% |
| Stone | 17,282 | 7.6 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 26% |
| Doveridge | 1,760 | 7.6 mi | 48.9 | 24% | 23% |
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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 Upper Tean’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. Upper Tean’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 3,243 people in 2021, against 3,244 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 Upper Tean’s residents
What is the population of Upper Tean?
The 2021 Census counted 3,244 people in Upper Tean’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 3,100 people in mid-2024, 7% fewer than in 2011.
What is the average age in Upper Tean?
The median age was 46.5 at the 2021 Census, older than 65% of UK towns. 9.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Upper Tean?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Staffordshire’s towns. 2.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Upper Tean?
31% said they had no religion and 63% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 4.9% didn’t answer.
Is Upper Tean good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Upper Tean’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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