Photo: Christopher Hilton · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 99% of UK towns: half of Middleton is over 64.7
The share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 98%, against 73% across England’s towns. For Middleton, the census puts households in flats at 1.7%. At 57%, the share of married adults and civil partners is higher than in 93% of UK towns. Its 177 households held 378 residents at the 2021 Census.
Middleton ranks above 99% of UK towns on residents aged 65 and over: 49%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
70–74 is the most common age band: 15% of residents, 3.1 times the share across England’s towns. For comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Only 2.6% of adults are full-time students in Middleton
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%.
At 11%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is in line with the figure across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Only 12% of households have dependent children in Middleton
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.
The average household has 2 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Against that, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. In Middleton, 1.1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home. Few places have as many one-person households: 31% here, more than in 61% of UK towns.
More detached houses than 99% of UK towns: 68% of households
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
4.6% of households live in a terraced house, against 24% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. In Middleton, 6.3% of households have no car or van.
Residents born outside the UK make up 2.9% in Middleton, less than in 92% 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
Most residents from abroad were born in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.3%) or in EU countries (1.1%). Across England’s towns, the share of residents born outside the UK is 18%. More residents whose main language is English than in 99% of UK towns: 100%.
Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 55% in Middleton, more than in 82% 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 Middleton · Suffolk’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
On religion, 38% answered “no religion” and 55% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns.
Below 99% of UK towns: 20% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership
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
11 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. The share of adults who have never married across England’s towns is 39%. Compared with other places, unpaid carers are common here: 9.6%, more than in 56% of UK towns.
A degree-level qualification for 36% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Middleton’s adults: 36% with a degree-level qualification and 15% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
Every nearby town is younger than Middleton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | 378 | — | 64.7 | 49% | 12% |
| Leiston | 5,919 | 3.5 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 22% |
| Saxmundham | 4,778 | 3.9 mi | 43.2 | 23% | 27% |
| Halesworth | 4,924 | 6.5 mi | 54 | 35% | 18% |
| Aldeburgh | 2,423 | 6.8 mi | 61.9 | 44% | 12% |
| Reydon | 2,369 | 7.6 mi | 59.2 | 40% | 17% |
| Laxfield | 1,004 | 8.8 mi | 52.3 | 28% | 19% |
| Framlingham | 3,831 | 9.3 mi | 48.2 | 27% | 27% |
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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 Middleton’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 Middleton’s residents
What is the population of Middleton?
The 2021 Census counted 378 people in Middleton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Middleton?
The median age was 64.7 at the 2021 Census. 4.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 49% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Middleton?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Suffolk’s towns. 2.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Middleton?
38% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.9% didn’t answer.
Is Middleton good for families?
12% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Middleton’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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