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45.4Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021 & mid-year estimates

9% of households live in a terraced house, below 91% of UK towns

The share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 77%, against 73% across England’s towns. Royal Sutton Coldfield is home to 93,392 residents in 39,050 households, by the 2021 Census. Households in flats: 19% of the total. At 53%, the share of married adults and civil partners is higher than in 79% of UK towns.

+2%people since 2011 23%aged 65 or over 10%born abroad 39,050households

Population since 2011

A change of +2% since 2011 leaves Royal Sutton Coldfield behind 76% of UK towns

ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Royal Sutton Coldfield’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.

People, mid-2011 = 100

Royal Sutton ColdfieldEnglandAll of West Midlands

Change by age, 2011 to 2024

Royal Sutton ColdfieldEngland

0 to 15+3%

16 to 29−7%

30 to 44−2%

45 to 64−4%

65 and over+19%

About 92,600 people in 2011; 94,500 in 2024.

The steepest year was mid-2013 to mid-2014, up 540 people. By age, the 65 and over group changed most (+19%) and the 16 to 29 group least (−7%).

Ages

Residents aged 65 and over make up 23% in Royal Sutton Coldfield, more than in 61% of UK towns

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

Royal Sutton ColdfieldEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (England’s towns: 12%). Against that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. With a median age of 45.4, Royal Sutton Coldfield is older than 57% of UK towns.

Median age of UK towns of 2,500+

2535455565

■ Royal Sutton Coldfield, 45.4. The typical town is 44.4.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1517%

15 to 249.5%

25 to 4423%

45 to 6427%

65 and over23%

Royal Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands’ townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

Royal Sutton Coldfield

England

WomenMen

About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Students & newcomers

A larger share of full-time students than 78% of UK towns: 5.6%

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

Full-time students5.6%

Higher managerial and professional20%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate13%

Small employers and self-employed9.4%

Supervisory and technical4.2%

Semi-routine8.6%

Routine7.4%

Never worked or long-term unemployed6.8%

Royal Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands’ townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Royal Sutton Coldfield

7.9%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

7,051

residents, 7.6%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

445

0.5× England’s share

7.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, against 11% across England’s 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.

Households

Royal Sutton Coldfield households average 2.4 people, larger than in 72% of UK towns

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 15%Living alone, under 66 14%Families with dependent children 29%Couples and families, no young children 40%Shared houses and other 2.3%

Against West Midlands’ towns and England’s towns

Royal Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands’ towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person29%

2 people34%

3 people16%

4 people15%

5 or more5.8%

England’s towns.

Households with dependent children: 29%, near enough the figure across England’s towns. In Royal Sutton Coldfield, 2.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.

Homes & cars

In Royal Sutton Coldfield, 37% of households live in a detached house, more than in 70% of UK towns

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Royal Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands’ towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van15%

One39%

Two34%

Three or more12%

Royal Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands’ townsEngland’s towns

Across Royal Sutton Coldfield, 15% of households have no car or van. 19% of households live in a flat, more than in 80% of UK towns; 37% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.

Where people were born

More residents born outside the UK than 75% of UK towns: 10%

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 30%

Royal Sutton Coldfield

10%

West Midlands’ towns

22%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

When those born abroad arrived

Royal Sutton ColdfieldEngland’s towns

Before 19711971–801981–901991–20002001–102011–132014–162017–192020–21

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language96%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well3.5%

Another main language, little or no English0.7%

Royal Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands’ townsEngland’s towns

The share of residents whose main language is English trails 74% of UK towns: 96%. To put it in context, 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 (4.7%) and in EU countries (3.2%).

Ethnicity & religion

31% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 91% 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

Royal Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands’ townsEngland’s towns

Other White4.4%

Asian11%

Mixed3.4%

Black2.8%

Other1.7%

0%14%28%

White British, not charted: 77% of Royal Sutton Coldfield · West Midlands’ towns 56% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

Royal Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands’ townsEngland’s towns

No religion31%

Christian53%

Muslim4%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist6.3%

Other religion0.5%

Didn’t answer5.3%

0%30%60%

After White British, the most common groups are Indian (6%), Other White (4.4%) and Mixed or multiple (3.4%). The usual figure: 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. 53% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 67% of UK towns.

Relationships & caring

Royal Sutton Coldfield sits below 63% of UK towns for adults who have never married (31%)

Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.

Partnership status · residents 16 and over

Never married or in a civil partnership31%

Married or civil partnership53%

Separated1.7%

Divorced7.8%

Widowed7.3%

Royal Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands’ townsEngland’s towns

8,617residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 9.7%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.5%

20 to 49 hours1.5%

50 hours or more2.7%

Compared with 8.7% across England’s towns, 9.7% of residents give unpaid care here. Set beside that, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. 2,362 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week.

Qualifications

42% of adults have a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications15%

Apprenticeship4.6%

A levels or similar16%

Degree level42%

Royal Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands’ townsEngland’s towns

15% of Royal Sutton Coldfield’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 42% have one at degree level (34%).

Where in Royal Sutton Coldfield

From a median age of 39 in Reddicap Heath to 50 in Wylde Green

The town’s 13 neighbourhoods (ONS middle-layer areas with 500+ residents inside it, named by the House of Commons Library), youngest first. Census 2021.

Median age 35 → 55 · line = all Royal Sutton ColdfieldAdults who are full-time students

Reddicap Heath395.8%

Little Sutton & Roughley435.9%

Sutton Coldfield South & Central445.6%

Kingstanding North445.4%

New Oscott455.9%

Hill Hook456.5%

Chester Road474.9%

Rectory Park & New Hall Valley475.5%

Minworth474.5%

Walmley484.9%

Four Oaks486%

Sutton Coldfield North & Park496%

Wylde Green505.6%

Wylde Green is the oldest area, with 29% aged 65 or over; Reddicap Heath the youngest (median age 39). Families with children are most common in Little Sutton & Roughley (36% of households).

Towns its size

Of 79 UK towns its size (65,000 to 126,000 people), the 6th oldest

Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.

Royal Sutton Coldfield 45.4

SalfordPaigntonWorcester

283950

Salford is the youngest (29.8); Paignton the oldest (48.4). Nearest to Royal Sutton Coldfield in age: Worthing (44.8), Eastbourne (45.2), Chesterfield (45.5) and Lowestoft (46).

Neighbours

A younger town than 6 of the 7 around it: Royal Sutton Coldfield

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

StreetlyPheaseyCurdworthAldridgeWater OrtonShenstoneStonnallRoyal Sutton Coldfield

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Royal Sutton Coldfield	93,392	—	45.4	23%	29%
Streetly	16,790	2.7 mi	48.3	26%	28%
Pheasey	9,498	3.4 mi	41.3	19%	32%
Curdworth	1,146	4.4 mi	49.1	27%	25%
Aldridge	15,827	4.9 mi	49	28%	25%
Water Orton	3,484	5.1 mi	47.5	22%	27%
Shenstone	2,196	5.2 mi	52.7	30%	26%
Stonnall	1,340	5.5 mi	51.7	31%	25%

More about Royal Sutton Coldfield’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health BLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute A⁻Income, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living D⁻Owners and renters, prices, rents and council tax Schools A⁺Every primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

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.
“West Midlands’ towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in West Midlands (or England), summed the same way as Royal Sutton Coldfield’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. Royal Sutton Coldfield’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 94,362 people in 2021, against 93,392 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 Royal Sutton Coldfield’s residents

What is the population of Royal Sutton Coldfield?

The 2021 Census counted 93,392 people in Royal Sutton Coldfield’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 94,500 people in mid-2024, 2% more than in 2011.

What is the average age in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

The median age was 45.4 at the 2021 Census, older than 57% of UK towns. 9.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Royal Sutton Coldfield?

77% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 56% across West Midlands’ towns. 10% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

31% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 4% were Muslim and 5.3% didn’t answer.

Is Royal Sutton Coldfield good for families?

29% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Families are most common in Little Sutton & Roughley (36% of households). Schools are on Royal Sutton Coldfield’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 · House of Commons Library MSOA names. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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