Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0Great Blakenham is younger than 98% of UK towns: a median age of 31.9
Across England’s towns, 24% of households have no car or van; in Great Blakenham, 3.9%. Its 927 households held 2,188 residents at the 2021 Census. Census figures put unpaid carers at 6.2% in the village. One-person households are rarer here than in 90% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Great Blakenham’s people
Younger than most towns
Half of Great Blakenham’s residents are under 31.9 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 11% are 15 to 24 and 8.7% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
More with no religion than most
61% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 32% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
A village of families
35% of Great Blakenham’s 927 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 93% of UK towns. 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Residents aged 65 and over: 8.7%, a lower share than 98% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Against a figure of 12% across England’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Great Blakenham comes in at 11%. For comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over 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.
Full-time students make up 4.1% in Great Blakenham, less than in 79% 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%.
Across England’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier; in Great Blakenham, 10%. Set beside that, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Above 93% of UK towns: 35% of households have dependent children
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
With shared households of unrelated adults at 1.8%, Great Blakenham is behind 78% of UK towns on that count. As a reference point, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. A household here holds 2.4 people on average.
Households in terraced houses: 28%, a higher share than 79% 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
Where nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns, Great Blakenham has 6.1%. Across England’s towns, households in terraced houses come to 24%. Census figures put households in detached houses at 30% in the village.
Below 66% of UK towns: 4.9% of residents were born outside the UK
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
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (2.5%), then in the Middle East and Asia (0.9%). Across England’s towns, 18% of residents were born outside the UK. The figure for residents whose main language is English is 98% in Great Blakenham and 90% across England’s towns.
Great Blakenham ranks above 99% of UK towns on residents with no religion: 61%
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 Great Blakenham · Suffolk’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
In Great Blakenham, 93% of residents describe themselves as White British, beside 73% across England’s towns. The wider picture: 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as Christian account for 32%.
45% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a share 96% of UK towns don’t reach
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
By its share of married adults and civil partners (39%), Great Blakenham is below 93% of UK towns. Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 29 people.
30% of adults have a degree-level qualification
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 Great Blakenham, 11%, while 30% hold one at degree level (34%).
Older than Great Blakenham: 6 of the 7 towns nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blakenham | 2,188 | — | 31.9 | 8.7% | 35% |
| Claydon | 3,140 | 0.8 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 26% |
| Bramford | 2,335 | 2.4 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 19% |
| Needham Market | 5,055 | 3.6 mi | 50 | 28% | 19% |
| Ipswich | 151,566 | 4.7 mi | 39 | 17% | 29% |
| Elmsett | 1,001 | 4.8 mi | 54 | 32% | 23% |
| Great Bricett | 1,518 | 5.4 mi | 28.2 | 8.8% | 40% |
| Grundisburgh | 1,424 | 6.5 mi | 49 | 27% | 28% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Suffolk’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Suffolk (or England), summed the same way as Great Blakenham’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 Great Blakenham’s residents
What is the population of Great Blakenham?
The 2021 Census counted 2,188 people in Great Blakenham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Great Blakenham?
The median age was 31.9 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 8.7% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Great Blakenham?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Suffolk’s towns. 4.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Great Blakenham?
61% said they had no religion and 32% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.
Is Great Blakenham good for families?
35% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Great Blakenham’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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