 Population figures from older censuses are inaccurate for direct comparisons, due to parish boundary changes in the 1950s, which caused the population 'to decline' from 1,458 in 1951, to 1,039 in 1961 in line with the area lost to the adjoining town.The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%.The proportion of households in the civil parish who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%.