How common is loneliness and social isolation?
In Warwickshire, it is estimated 23,500 people aged 16-64 in Warwickshire may be lonely all or most of the time. Approximately 1,350 people aged over 85 in Warwickshire are estimated to be lonely some or all of the time.
According to Age UK, more than 2 million people in England over the age of 75 live alone, and more than a million older people say they go over a month without speaking to a friend, neighbour or family member.
In 2022, 49.63% of adults (26 million people) in the UK reported feeling lonely occasionally, sometimes, often or always
Approximately 7.1% of people in Great Britain (3.83 million) experience chronic loneliness, meaning they feel lonely ‘often or always’.
Almost two thirds (61%) of disabled people are now chronically lonely, rising to 7 in 10 (70%) of young disabled people, according to new research conducted by the national disability charity, Sense.