Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 99% of UK towns: half of Notton is over 63.6
14% of households have dependent children, against 29% across England’s towns. In 2021, the Census found 462 residents in Notton, living in 215 households. Here, 28% of residents said they have no religion. On unpaid carers, Notton sits higher than 98% of UK towns: 12%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 48%, a higher share than 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns, against 5.9% in Notton. As a yardstick, 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.
Notton sits below 94% of UK towns for full-time students (3.6%)
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: 6.9% here and 11% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Notton ranks below 97% of UK towns on one-person households: 21%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against West Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Households average 2.2 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. On top of that, fewer shared households of unrelated adults than in 95% of UK towns: 1.4%. Elsewhere, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
Above 99% of UK towns: 90% of households live in a detached house
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
Nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns, against 9.7% in Notton. On the census count, 0.9% of households live in a flat or apartment. As a reference point, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
More residents whose main language is English than 96% of UK towns: 99%
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
The largest groups were born in the Middle East and Asia (3%) and in Africa (1.9%). Across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 90%. Residents born outside the UK make up 6.7%, against 18% across England’s towns.
Notton: 66% of residents describe themselves as Christian, above 99% 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: 92% of Notton · West Yorkshire’s towns 71% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
2% of residents are Muslim. For comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Where 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns, Notton has 92%.
In Notton, 71% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 99% of UK towns
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
Adults who have never married make up 16%, against 39% across England’s towns. The wider picture: 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Some 15 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 44%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
44% of Notton’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 16% have none (18%).
Every nearby town is younger than Notton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notton | 462 | — | 63.6 | 48% | 14% |
| Royston | 10,755 | 1.2 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 30% |
| Carlton | 2,125 | 2 mi | 47.1 | 22% | 25% |
| Hall Green | 2,307 | 2.4 mi | 47 | 23% | 28% |
| Darton | 15,016 | 2.6 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 26% |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 5,204 | 2.7 mi | 42.1 | 18% | 29% |
| Walton | 3,266 | 2.7 mi | 52.9 | 31% | 22% |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 6,672 | 3.1 mi | 45.6 | 22% | 26% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “West Yorkshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in West Yorkshire (or England), summed the same way as Notton’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 Notton’s residents
What is the population of Notton?
The 2021 Census counted 462 people in Notton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Notton?
The median age was 63.6 at the 2021 Census. 5.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 48% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Notton?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 71% across West Yorkshire’s towns. 6.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Notton?
28% said they had no religion and 66% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 2% were Muslim and 2.2% didn’t answer.
Is Notton good for families?
14% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Notton’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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