Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Eton is under 18.6, younger than 99% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children is 29%; Eton has 18%. In Eton, 3.7% of residents give unpaid care. At 7.4%, the share of households in detached houses is lower than in 97% of UK towns. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 2,461, in 450 households.
What the Census says about Eton’s people
A student village
The 2021 Census counted 701 full-time students aged 16 and over, 42% of adults, against 7.9% across England’s towns: more than in 99% of UK towns. That shows in the ages: 40% of residents are 15 to 24. Students & newcomers ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Eton’s residents are under 18.6 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 40% are 15 to 24 and 6.7% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A village people move to
20% of residents gave a different address a year before the 2021 Census, 1.9 times the share across England’s towns, and 3.4% gave a term-time address. Students & newcomers ↓
A village of flats
54% of households live in a flat or maisonette, more than in 99% of UK towns. 22% have no car or van. Homes & cars ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 99% of UK towns: 6.7%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The biggest five-year age group is 15–19, with 38% of residents, 6.7 times the share across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
25% women, 75% men
About 33 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Eton is a campus town: students living in halls or boarding houses count as residents.
More students than 99% of UK towns: 42% of adults in Eton
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%.
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%; Eton has 20%. Typically, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
More people live alone than in 99% of UK towns: 42% of households
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.
Households in Eton hold 1.9 people on average (England’s towns: 2.4). The comparison figure for one-person households is 30% across England’s towns. On the census count, 4.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Eton: 54% of households live in a flat or apartment, above 99% of UK towns
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
The figure for households without a car or van is 22% in Eton and 24% across England’s towns. What’s more, on households in terraced houses, Eton sits higher than nearly four fifths of UK towns: 28%. Households in flats make up 23% across England’s towns.
Residents whose main language is English: 94%, a lower share than 82% 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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Across England’s towns, the share of residents born outside the UK is 18%; Eton has 19%. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (6.9%) and in the Middle East and Asia (5.4%). To put it in context, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.
Below 93% of UK towns: 69% of residents describe themselves as White British
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: 69% of Eton · Berkshire’s towns 62% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Just over half of residents describe themselves as Christian (England’s towns: 46%). For comparison, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. The census found that 34% of residents said they have no religion in Eton.
61% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, more than in 99% 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
Students and young renters account for much of that. In Eton, 29% of adults are married or in a civil partnership.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 35%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
12% of Eton’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 35% have one at degree level (34%). For 8.7%, A levels are the highest qualification so far, many of them students still working towards a degree.
No nearby town is as young as Eton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton | 2,461 | — | 18.6 | 6.7% | 18% |
| Eton Wick | 2,121 | 1.3 mi | 45.1 | 19% | 28% |
| Windsor | 31,569 | 1.4 mi | 41.5 | 17% | 30% |
| Slough | 166,868 | 1.6 mi | 35.3 | 10% | 43% |
| Datchet | 4,807 | 1.7 mi | 42.6 | 18% | 29% |
| Old Windsor and Wraysbury | 7,689 | 2.9 mi | 47.3 | 23% | 28% |
| Colnbrook | 1,898 | 3.6 mi | 36.5 | 7.7% | 34% |
| Stoke Poges | 3,920 | 4.1 mi | 46.1 | 21% | 30% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Eton’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 Eton’s residents
What is the population of Eton?
The 2021 Census counted 2,461 people in Eton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Eton?
The median age was 18.6 at the 2021 Census. 40% of residents were 15 to 24 and 6.7% were 65 or over.
Is Eton a student village?
Yes: 42% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 Census (701 people), against 7.9% across England’s towns.
How diverse is Eton?
69% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 62% across Berkshire’s towns. 19% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Eton?
34% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.3% were Muslim and 8.9% didn’t answer.
Is Eton good for families?
18% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Eton’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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