Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Cropthorne is over 54.1, older than 95% of UK towns
Against a figure of 23% across England’s towns, the share of households in flats in Cropthorne comes in at 0.5%. The census found that 18% of households have dependent children locally. Higher than in 98% of UK towns: 12% of residents give unpaid care. The village is home to 377 residents in 185 households, by the 2021 Census.
30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 91% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 tops 73% of UK towns: 11%. Across the comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
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.
Only 3.9% of adults are full-time students in Cropthorne
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%.
The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 7.2% in Cropthorne and 11% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
One-person households make up 36% in Cropthorne, more than in 92% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Worcestershire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Households in Cropthorne hold 2 people on average (England’s towns: 2.4). What’s more, fewer shared households of unrelated adults than in just over three fifths of UK towns: 2.2%. As a yardstick, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
15% of households live in a terraced house, below 73% 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
Just over a quarter of households live in a detached house (England’s towns: 21%). In Cropthorne, just over one in ten households have no car or van. The comparison figure for households in terraced houses is 24% across England’s towns.
Residents born outside the UK: 3.2%, a lower share than 88% 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
The share of residents whose main language is English is 99%, against 90% across England’s towns. For residents born outside the UK, the comparison across England’s towns is 18%. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2.9%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.3%).
A higher share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 90% of UK towns, at 58%
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: 94% of Cropthorne · Worcestershire’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
35% of residents said they have no religion, against 37% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%. Residents who describe themselves as White British: 94% of the total.
Cropthorne ranks below 92% of UK towns on adults who have never married: 25%
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
12 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week. Across England’s towns, the share of adults who have never married is 39%. Few places have as many married adults and civil partners: 52% here, more than in 72% of UK towns.
31% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 31% of its adults qualified to degree level, Cropthorne compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 25% hold no qualification (18%).
Median age: 1 of the 7 towns around Cropthorne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cropthorne | 377 | — | 54.1 | 30% | 18% |
| Evesham | 28,256 | 2.6 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 28% |
| Offenham | 1,507 | 3.4 mi | 48.8 | 26% | 23% |
| Pershore | 8,207 | 3.6 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 23% |
| Harvington | 1,717 | 4.3 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 25% |
| Badsey | 2,722 | 4.5 mi | 50.7 | 27% | 23% |
| Drakes Broughton | 1,813 | 5 mi | 46 | 22% | 31% |
| Eckington | 1,256 | 5 mi | 55.8 | 34% | 21% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Worcestershire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Worcestershire (or England), summed the same way as Cropthorne’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 Cropthorne’s residents
What is the population of Cropthorne?
The 2021 Census counted 377 people in Cropthorne’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Cropthorne?
The median age was 54.1 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 30% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Cropthorne?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Worcestershire’s towns. 3.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Cropthorne?
35% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.
Is Cropthorne good for families?
18% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Cropthorne’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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