Soham North Demographics (East Cambridgeshire, England)

Soham North is a ward in East Cambridgeshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Chippenham, Broad Piece, Water Side, East Fen Common, Berry Croft, Soham, Fordham, Isleham, Waterside, Broad Hill, Wicken, Prior Fen, Stuntney, Quanea Hill, Middle Fen, Barway and Upware.

In the 2011 census the population of Soham North was 5,170 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Soham North is 36, while the median age is lower at 35.

87.5% of people living in Soham North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% United States, 1.0% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South America, 0.2% India.

94.3% of people living in Soham North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Polish, 1.1% Portuguese, 0.4% Lithuanian, 0.2% Russian, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Soham North is 62.2% Christian, 28.4% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 384 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.4% of people are married, 16.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.7% are separated or divorced. There are 213 widowed people living in Soham North.

The top occupations listed by people in Soham North are Skilled trades 15.4%, Professional 12.8%, Associate professional and technical 11.8%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.2%, Elementary 9.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.8%, Administrative 8.5%, Caring personal service 8.0%.