 The ethnicity of the town was 97 @.@ 4 % white , 0 @.@ 6 % mixed race , 1 @.@ 2 % Asian , 0 @.@ 5 % black and 0 @.@ 3 % Chinese or other . The country of birth of residents was 97 @.@ 8 % United Kingdom , 0 @.@ 4 % Republic of Ireland , 0 @.@ 2 % Germany , 0 @.@ 2 % other Western European countries , 0 @.@ 2 % Eastern Europe , 0 @.@ 2 % Africa , 0 @.@ 3 % Far East , 0 @.@ 4 % South Asia , < 0 @.@ 1 % Middle East , 0 @.@ 2 % North America and < 0 @.@ 1 % Oceania . Religion was recorded as 79 @.@ 6 % Christian , 0 @.@ 6 % Muslim , 0 @.@ 2 % Hindu , 0 @.@ 1 % Buddhist , 0 @.@ 1 % Jewish and 0 @.@ 3 % Sikh . 12 @.@ 5 % were recorded as having no religion , 0 @.@ 1 % had an alternative religion and 6 @.@ 5 % did not state their religion . 
