Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer households with dependent children than 97% of UK towns: 18%
Half of Roxton’s residents are over 51.6, older than in just over nine in ten UK towns. Census figures put unpaid carers at 7.4% in the village. In 2021, the Census found 337 residents in the village, living in 156 households. The typical household size is 2.1 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns.
In Roxton, 7.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Here 27% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across England’s towns is 18%. The wider picture: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
3.1% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 98% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
By its share of residents who moved in within the year (6.3%), Roxton is below 94% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
A larger share of one-person households than 69% of UK towns: 32%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Bedfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Shared households of unrelated adults: 3.2%, above 81% of UK towns. As a yardstick, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
A lower share of households in flats than 62% of UK towns, at 8.6%
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
In Roxton, just over a quarter of households live in a detached house, beside 21% across England’s towns. For comparison, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. 15% of households have no car or van.
Roxton: 98% of residents have English as their main language, above 52% of UK towns
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (3.3%), then in Africa (1.5%). Across England’s towns, residents whose main language is English come to 90%. Born outside the UK: 6.5% of residents, against 18% across England’s towns.
51% describe themselves as Christian, more than in 61% of UK towns
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 91% of Roxton · Bedfordshire’s towns 61% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 91%, against 73% across England’s towns. Lower than in 67% of UK towns: 38% of residents said they have no religion. Set beside that, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. After White British, the largest groups are Other White (4.5%), Mixed or multiple (2.1%) and Indian (0.9%).
Roxton sits below 69% of UK towns for adults who have never married (30%)
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Across England’s towns, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; in Roxton, 50%. To put it in context, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 28%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
28% of Roxton’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 17% have none (18%).
No nearby town is as old as Roxton
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxton | 337 | — | 51.6 | 27% | 18% |
| Great Barford | 2,254 | 2 mi | 44.7 | 20% | 33% |
| Blunham | 1,391 | 2.1 mi | 44.7 | 23% | 30% |
| Sandy | 11,375 | 3.2 mi | 41.9 | 18% | 30% |
| St Neots | 33,262 | 3.9 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 28% |
| Potton | 5,229 | 5.3 mi | 43 | 20% | 29% |
| Gamlingay | 2,920 | 5.4 mi | 51 | 30% | 24% |
| Upper Caldecote | 1,333 | 5.5 mi | 48.9 | 24% | 26% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Bedfordshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Bedfordshire (or England), summed the same way as Roxton’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Roxton’s residents
What is the population of Roxton?
The 2021 Census counted 337 people in Roxton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Roxton?
The median age was 51.6 at the 2021 Census. 7.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Roxton?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 61% across Bedfordshire’s towns. 6.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Roxton?
38% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 7.4% didn’t answer.
Is Roxton good for families?
18% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Roxton’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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