Photo: James Emmans · CC BY-SA 2.0Binfield ranks below 96% of UK towns on households without a car or van: 6.8%
In Binfield, nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone, beside 30% across England’s towns. Few places have as many households with dependent children: 33% here, more than in 90% of UK towns. There were 1,950 households in the town at the 2021 Census, home to 4,851 residents. Here, 44% of households live in a detached house.
What the Census says about Binfield’s people
Growing faster than most
ONS mid-year estimates put Binfield at 3,700 in 2011 and 4,500 in 2024, up 19%, against 10% for England: faster growth than in 84% of UK towns. Since 2011 ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area) and ONS mid-year population estimates.
+19% since 2011, a pace 84% of UK towns didn’t match
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Binfield’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 3,700 people in 2011; 4,500 in 2024.
The 65 and over group saw the biggest change (+73%), the 16 to 29 group the smallest (−21%). Between mid-2019 and mid-2020 the population rose by 160, its biggest one-year gain.
8.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24, below 89% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
At 18%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is in line with the figure across England’s towns. The median age in Binfield is 41.9, lower than in 70% of UK towns. For comparison, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. The largest age band is 35–39: 7.7% of residents.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Binfield, 41.9. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 93% 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%.
5.2% of adults are full-time students; across England’s towns the figure is 7.9%. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Bigger households than 82% of UK towns: 2.4 people each on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Across England’s towns, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home; in Binfield, 2.6%.
Binfield ranks below 68% of UK towns on households in terraced houses: 16%
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
Compared with 23% across England’s towns, 13% of households live in a flat or apartment here. Across England’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses is 24%.
Binfield ranks above 84% of UK towns on residents born outside the UK: 14%
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Born abroad and arrived since 2017: 21% of that group, against 21% across England’s towns. For Binfield, the census puts residents whose main language is English at 95%. The wider picture: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
82% of residents describe themselves as White British, below 82% 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: 82% of Binfield · Berkshire’s towns 62% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns, against 53% in Binfield. Against that, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Muslims make up 1.2% of residents. Fewer residents with no religion than in 71% of UK towns: 37%.
Married adults and civil partners: 55%, a higher share than 87% of UK towns
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
In Binfield, 30% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, beside 39% across England’s towns. Locally, 8.2% of residents give unpaid care. Across England’s towns, married adults and civil partners come to 44%.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 46%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
9.5% of Binfield’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 46% have one at degree level (34%).
156th youngest of 810 UK towns of 3,000 to 7,000 people
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Bailrigg (18.9) and the oldest Barton on Sea (65.3). Nearest to Binfield in age: Sacriston (41.9), Overseal and Castle Gresley (41.9), South Darenth and Sutton at Hone (41.9) and Wincanton (41.9).
4 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Binfield
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binfield | 4,851 | — | 41.9 | 18% | 33% |
| Newell Green | 1,871 | 1.7 mi | 36.4 | 13% | 34% |
| Bracknell | 78,662 | 2 mi | 38 | 13% | 32% |
| Wokingham | 50,320 | 2.9 mi | 42.5 | 19% | 33% |
| Winkfield Row | 1,756 | 3.3 mi | 45.7 | 14% | 35% |
| Hurst | 1,009 | 3.5 mi | 47.1 | 18% | 36% |
| Crowthorne | 15,196 | 3.8 mi | 43.6 | 21% | 31% |
| Winnersh | 8,904 | 3.9 mi | 39.1 | 14% | 38% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “Berkshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Berkshire (or England), summed the same way as Binfield’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Binfield’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 4,405 people in 2021, against 4,851 in the built-up area.
- 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 Binfield’s residents
What is the population of Binfield?
The 2021 Census counted 4,851 people in Binfield’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 4,500 people in mid-2024, 19% more than in 2011.
What is the average age in Binfield?
The median age was 41.9 at the 2021 Census, younger than 70% of UK towns. 8.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Binfield?
82% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 62% across Berkshire’s towns. 14% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Binfield?
37% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.2% were Muslim and 5.6% didn’t answer.
Is Binfield good for families?
33% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Binfield’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) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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