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Who lives in S26 5LY

The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in S26 5LY, set against England as a whole.

Neighbourhood
Swallownest & Wales
Council
Rotherham
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,366 (2024)
Population

Who lives in S26 5LY

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S26 5LY sits in (Swallownest & Wales): about 1,366 residents.

Residents
1,366
2024 estimate
Households
552
Census
Median age
40
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
19% / 19%
Share of residents
Age

Age of residents

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.4% of residents. 17.6% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 19.6% across England. 19.4% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the 18.4% across England.

S26 5LYEngland
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
Gender

The gender split

50.6% of residents are female and 49.4% male.

S26 5LY
51%
49%
England
  • Female50.6%51%
  • Male49.4%49%
Relationships

Relationship status

Across England, 44.7% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; the S26 5LY area is broadly in line with that, at 42.8%. 36.9% have never married.

S26 5LYEngland
Married or civil partnership42.8%44.7%
Never married36.9%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved9.5%9.1%
Separated2.7%2.2%
Widowed8.1%6.1%
Health

How residents rate their health

Across England, 82.2% of residents describe their health as good or very good; the S26 5LY area is broadly in line with that, at 75.4%.

S26 5LY
39%
37%
17%
England
  • Very good38.8%48.5%
  • Good36.5%33.7%
  • Fair16.6%12.7%
  • Bad6%4%
  • Very bad2.1%1.2%

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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