Photo: David Hillas · CC BY-SA 2.0Eversley ranks above 95% of UK towns on households with dependent children: 36%
Compared with 23% across England’s towns, 0.7% of households live in a flat or apartment here. Lower than in 99% of UK towns: 11% of households are one person living alone. The 2021 Census counted 399 residents in 141 households. Across Eversley, 3.5% of households have no car or van.
Older than 80% of UK towns: half of Eversley is over 49.1
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 11%, Eversley is ahead of 82% of UK towns on that count. For Eversley, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 22%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
More full-time students than 78% of UK towns: 5.6%
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%.
Residents who moved in within the year are about as common here as across England’s towns, at 11%. 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.
Larger households than 99% of UK towns: 2.8 people 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.
5.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home; across England’s towns the figure is 4.3%.
0.7% of households live in a terraced house, fewer than in 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
77% of households live in a detached house; across England’s towns the figure is 21%. For households in terraced houses, the comparison across England’s towns is 24%.
A higher share of residents born outside the UK than 77% of UK towns, at 11%
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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in the Middle East and Asia (4.5%) and in EU countries (3.5%). For residents born outside the UK, the comparison across England’s towns is 18%. Residents whose main language is English are rarer here than in just over half of UK towns.
Residents who describe themselves as White British: 86%, a lower share than 76% 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: 86% of Eversley · Berkshire’s towns 62% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion: 38%, below 70% of UK towns. For Eversley, the census puts residents who describe themselves as Christian at 54%. Typically, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
A smaller share of unpaid carers than 99% of UK towns: 4.9%
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
The share of adults who have never married trails 89% of UK towns: 26%. Across England’s towns, the share of unpaid carers is 8.7%. Locally, just over three in five adults are married or in a civil partnership.
Degree-level qualifications: held by 40% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 40% of Eversley’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 12% have no qualification (18%).
1 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Eversley
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eversley | 399 | — | 49.1 | 22% | 36% |
| Arborfield Garrison | 4,311 | 1.5 mi | 32.7 | 5.9% | 44% |
| Yateley | 14,676 | 3.2 mi | 46.4 | 24% | 28% |
| Wokingham | 50,320 | 3.8 mi | 42.5 | 19% | 33% |
| Hartley Wintney | 3,465 | 4 mi | 52.7 | 32% | 23% |
| Shinfield | 5,417 | 4 mi | 35.3 | 9.9% | 45% |
| Crowthorne | 15,196 | 4.2 mi | 43.6 | 21% | 31% |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 7,612 | 4.2 mi | 35.2 | 11% | 39% |
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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 Eversley’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 Eversley’s residents
What is the population of Eversley?
The 2021 Census counted 399 people in Eversley’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Eversley?
The median age was 49.1 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Eversley?
86% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 62% across Berkshire’s towns. 11% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Eversley?
38% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 2.5% were Muslim and 4% didn’t answer.
Is Eversley good for families?
36% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Eversley’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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