Church Stretton and Craven Arms Demographics (Shropshire, England)

Church Stretton and Craven Arms is a ward in Shropshire of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Inwood, Woolston, Leebotwood, All Stretton, Smethcott, Old Church Moor, Longmynd, Walkmills, Bunyions Lye, Whittingslow, Alcaston, Hatton, Meadowcroft, Henley Common, Crossways, Church Moor, Melverley, Woolstaston, Minton, Cwmdale, Hamperley, Wolverton, Batchcote, Little Stretton, Felhampton, Oakwood, Sunnyside, Upper Affcot, Picklescott, Marshbrook, Acton Scott, Affcot, Padmore, Cwm Head, Crosspipes, Lower Wood, Onibury, Lower Walton, Bache, Diddlebury, Broncroft, Dinchope, Munslow, The Firs, Vernolds Common, Whitty Tree, Sibdon, Burwood, Upper Walton, Sibdon Carwood, Duxmoor, Clee St. Margaret, Shawbank, Broadstone, Peatonstrand, Elsich, Seifton, The Harbour, Aston Munslow, Corfton, Cold Weston, Halford, Cleemarsh, Pedlars Rest, Seifton Batch, Westhope, Peaton, Norton, Cockshutford, Burley, Whittytree, Medley Park, Bouldon, Abdon, Stokesay, Hungerford, Wootton, Baucott, Corfton Bache, Tugford, Heath, Aldon, Upper Dinchope, Wetmore, Postons, Lower Millichope, Middlehope, Whettleton, Millichope, Gretton, Comley, Clun, Aston-On-Clun, Birtley, Perry Gutter, Brockton, Hopesay, Choulton, Bicton, Eyton, Treverward, Anchor, Mardu, Coston, Plowden, Bushmoor, Ale Oak, Argoed, Llwyn, Horderley, Purlogue, Cheney Longville, Longmeadow End, Basford, Brunslow, Edgton, Lower Down, Asterton, Walcot, Leamoor Common, Totterton, Bettws-Y-Crwyn, The Fish, Strefford, Caldy, Myndtown, Newington, Round Oak, Wistanstow, Newcastle, Long Mynd, Lynchgate, Guilden Down, Whitcott Keysett and Colstey.

In the 2011 census the population of Church Stretton and Craven Arms was 8,936 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Church Stretton and Craven Arms is 48, while the median age is higher at 51.

89.5% of people living in Church Stretton and Craven Arms were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.8% Wales, 1.3% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Australia.

98.0% of people living in Church Stretton and Craven Arms speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% French, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Church Stretton and Craven Arms is 67.5% Christian, 22.7% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Sikh. 689 people did not state a religion. 18 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.2% of people are married, 9.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 457 widowed people living in Church Stretton and Craven Arms.

The top occupations listed by people in Church Stretton and Craven Arms are Skilled trades 18.2%, Professional 15.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.0%, Elementary 10.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.6%, Associate professional and technical 9.9%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Caring personal service 8.3%, Elementary administration and service 7.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.2%.