Photo: Robin Stott · CC BY-SA 2.0Shared houses: 15% of households are unrelated adults, more than in 99% of UK towns
The share of households in detached houses is 62%, against 21% across England’s towns. The census found that 76% of residents describe themselves as White British in Blackdown. Few places have so few households in terraced houses: 5.7% here, fewer than in 97% of UK towns. The village had 173 residents and 59 households at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 47.1.
26% of residents are 65 or over, a share 77% of UK towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 70–74: nearly one in ten residents, 1.8 times the share across England’s towns. In Blackdown, 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24. With a median age of 47.1, Blackdown is older than 69% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Blackdown, 12% of adults are full-time students, more than in 97% 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%.
Leave the students aside and Blackdown’s other adults differ from England’s: 54% are in managerial and professional jobs, against 36%. At 17%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is higher than in 98% of UK towns. On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Larger households than 95% of UK towns: 2.6 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
In Blackdown, 29% of households are one person living alone, beside 30% across England’s towns. The share of households with dependent children stands at 31%.
Blackdown sits below 99% of UK towns for households without a car or van (3.8%)
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 flats tops 85% of UK towns: 21%. The wider picture: nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns.
Blackdown ranks above 90% of UK towns on residents born outside the UK: 17%
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
97% of residents have English as their main language (England’s towns: 90%). To put it in context, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (8.7%) or in the Middle East and Asia (7%).
34% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 85% 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: 76% of Blackdown · Warwickshire’s towns 81% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
By its share of residents who describe themselves as Christian (45%), Blackdown is below 78% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, 37% of residents said they have no religion. Next after White British come Other White (9.8%), Indian (6.9%) and Mixed or multiple (3.5%).
Blackdown sits below 94% of UK towns for unpaid carers (7.2%)
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
2 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. Compared with other places, adults who have never married are common here: 37%, more than in three quarters of UK towns. Across England’s towns, unpaid carers come to 8.7%. There is little gap on married adults and civil partners: 44%, about the same as across England’s towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 47%
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 Blackdown, 10%, while 47% hold one at degree level (34%). Many still at university: 22% list A levels as their highest qualification.
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 3 are older than Blackdown
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackdown | 173 | — | 47.1 | 26% | 31% |
| Cubbington | 3,895 | 1.3 mi | 47.7 | 27% | 28% |
| Leek Wootton | 1,003 | 1.7 mi | 51.1 | 27% | 29% |
| Royal Leamington Spa | 51,321 | 1.9 mi | 36.3 | 16% | 24% |
| Kenilworth | 22,239 | 2.5 mi | 48.2 | 26% | 25% |
| Warwick | 36,673 | 3 mi | 39.2 | 17% | 31% |
| Radford Semele | 2,301 | 3.3 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 30% |
| Whitnash | 8,914 | 3.6 mi | 40.9 | 19% | 30% |
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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.
- “Warwickshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Warwickshire (or England), summed the same way as Blackdown’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 Blackdown’s residents
What is the population of Blackdown?
The 2021 Census counted 173 people in Blackdown’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Blackdown?
The median age was 47.1 at the 2021 Census. 13% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
Is Blackdown a student village?
Yes: 12% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 Census (18 people), against 7.9% across England’s towns.
How diverse is Blackdown?
76% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 81% across Warwickshire’s towns. 17% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Blackdown?
34% said they had no religion and 45% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 4.1% were Muslim and 8.7% didn’t answer.
Is Blackdown good for families?
31% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Blackdown’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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