The Pennards and Ditcheat Demographics (Mendip, England)

The Pennards and Ditcheat is a ward in Mendip of South West, England and includes areas of Ditcheat, Alhampton, Lower Wraxall, East Pennard, Spargrove, Stoney Stratton, Evercreech, Sutton, Wraxall, Batcombe, Hornblotton, Little Pennard, Upton Noble, Pye Hill, Pylle, Milton Clevedon, Westcombe, Lamyatt and Withial.

In the 2011 census the population of The Pennards and Ditcheat was 2,180 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in The Pennards and Ditcheat is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.

91.9% of people living in The Pennards and Ditcheat were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.5% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Kenya, 0.1% India.

99.3% of people living in The Pennards and Ditcheat speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% German, 0.1% African language, 0.1% Polish.

The religious make up of The Pennards and Ditcheat is 63.3% Christian, 26.1% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Humanist. 190 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.8% of people are married, 10.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 97 widowed people living in The Pennards and Ditcheat.

The top occupations listed by people in The Pennards and Ditcheat are Skilled trades 18.2%, Professional 17.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.8%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Elementary 9.8%, Administrative and secretarial 8.9%, Other managers and proprietors 8.5%, Corporate managers and directors 7.3%, Agricultural and Related Trades 7.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.1%.