R_REL2001_none = (REL2001:none * 100.0) / TOT_POP:now
| Data Role | Period Covered | Authority | Source | Details | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REL2001:none | 2001 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Religion (Table UV015), using 9 way) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| TOT_POP:now | 2001 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table CS001 - Age by sex and resident type) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| REL2001:none | 2011 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (All usual residents: Table KS209EW - Religion.) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| TOT_POP:now | 2011 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table LC1117EW - "Sex by age") | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| REL2001:none | 2021 | ONS_CustomData | ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" | Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (All usual residents: Religion (10 way)) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| TOT_POP:now | 2021 | ONS_CustomData | ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" | Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Age" (23 way) by "Sex") | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
Given the low numbers actually attending church, it is perhaps surprising that so few claimed they had no religion in 2001, just over 15%. The geographical pattern for 'no religion' was largely a mirror image of the pattern for Christians, with lower numbers in the north than the south of England and, perhaps surprisingly, lower numbers in the cities than in rural areas. By 2021 the overall percentage had grown to over 35% nationally.