Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0Sharpstone Street sits above 99% of UK towns for households in detached houses (69%)
The median age in Sharpstone Street is 50.8, higher than in 89% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census, 491 people lived locally, in 198 households. For Sharpstone Street, the census puts households in flats at 2.5%. One-person households make up 19%, against 30% across England’s towns.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 96% of UK towns, at 7.5%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
50–54 is the most common age band: just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. The usual figure: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. Here, 26% of residents are 65 or over.
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.
Sharpstone Street ranks below 59% of UK towns on full-time students: 4.6%
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%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 9.4%, above 64% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, full-time students come to 7.9%.
Sharpstone Street households average 2.5 people, larger than in 85% of UK towns
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.
Shared households of unrelated adults make up 4.6%, close to the figure across England’s towns. Households with dependent children account for 27%.
Households without a car or van: 7.4%, a lower share than 94% 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 terraced house across England’s towns, Sharpstone Street has 9%. In one household in 14 there is no car or van.
3.1% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 90% 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
Residents whose main language is English make up 99%, against 90% across England’s towns. On average, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in the Middle East and Asia (1.6%) and in EU countries (0.6%).
43% said they have no religion, more than in 67% 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: 93% of Sharpstone Street · Suffolk’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
After White British, the most common groups are Mixed or multiple (2.2%), Indian (2%) and Other White (1.4%). By way of comparison, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Higher than in 62% of UK towns: 93% of residents describe themselves as White British. Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 51% here and 46% across England’s towns.
Sharpstone Street sits above 98% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (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
With adults who have never married at 23%, Sharpstone Street is behind 98% of UK towns on that count. By way of comparison, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. The share of unpaid carers stands at 12%.
Qualified to degree level: 30% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 30% of Sharpstone Street’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 17% have no qualification (18%).
Median age: 2 of the 7 towns around Sharpstone Street 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpstone Street | 491 | — | 50.8 | 26% | 27% |
| Great Blakenham | 2,188 | 0.8 mi | 31.9 | 8.7% | 35% |
| Claydon | 3,140 | 0.9 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 26% |
| Bramford | 2,335 | 3.1 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 19% |
| Needham Market | 5,055 | 3.3 mi | 50 | 28% | 19% |
| Ipswich | 151,566 | 5 mi | 39 | 17% | 29% |
| Elmsett | 1,001 | 5.5 mi | 54 | 32% | 23% |
| Great Bricett | 1,518 | 5.8 mi | 28.2 | 8.8% | 40% |
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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 Sharpstone Street’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 Sharpstone Street’s residents
What is the population of Sharpstone Street?
The 2021 Census counted 491 people in Sharpstone Street’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Sharpstone Street?
The median age was 50.8 at the 2021 Census. 7.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Sharpstone Street?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Suffolk’s towns. 3.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Sharpstone Street?
43% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 3.3% didn’t answer.
Is Sharpstone Street good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Sharpstone Street’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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