Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0A higher share of households with dependent children than 99% of UK towns, at 43%
Just over one in ten residents are 65 or over; across England’s towns the figure is 18%. Greenham had 986 residents and 341 households at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 36.2. Census figures put households without a car or van at 6% here. More residents with no religion than in 92% of UK towns: 49%.
A median age of 36.2: Greenham is younger than 93% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 45–49: 9.9% of residents, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. Locally, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
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 students than 78% of UK towns: 5.7% of adults in Greenham
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: 8.2%, below three fifths of UK towns. By way of comparison, 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.
One-person households make up 14% in Greenham, less than in 99% of UK towns
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.
The average household has 2.9 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. To put it in context, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. 4.1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Greenham sits below 93% of UK towns for households in flats (3%)
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 in detached houses is 41% in Greenham and 21% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. Households in terraced houses: a fifth of the total.
9.7% born outside the UK, more than in 73% 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
Across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 90%; Greenham has 97%. Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (3.4%).
42% describe themselves as Christian, fewer than in 89% 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 Greenham · Berkshire’s towns 62% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (5.2%), Indian (2.2%) and Mixed or multiple (2%). Across England’s towns, residents who describe themselves as Christian come to 46%. 86% of residents describe themselves as White British, a lower share than in 77% of UK towns.
Adults who have never married: 35%, a higher share than 65% 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
Greenham sits close to the norm on unpaid carers: 7.8%, about the same as across England’s towns. More married adults and civil partners than in 63% of UK towns: 50%. To put it in context, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Among adults, 38% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Greenham’s adults: 38% with a degree-level qualification and 12% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
The towns around Greenham are all older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenham | 986 | — | 36.2 | 11% | 43% |
| Newbury | 42,262 | 1 mi | 40.6 | 18% | 28% |
| Thatcham | 25,537 | 2.6 mi | 41.1 | 16% | 31% |
| Woolton Hill and Highclere | 2,755 | 3.6 mi | 48.1 | 23% | 33% |
| Cold Ash | 2,267 | 3.7 mi | 39.2 | 18% | 31% |
| Upper Bucklebury | 1,036 | 4.3 mi | 47.5 | 24% | 32% |
| Kingsclere | 2,889 | 4.9 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 23% |
| Hermitage | 2,224 | 5.2 mi | 38.9 | 14% | 44% |
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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 Greenham’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 Greenham’s residents
What is the population of Greenham?
The 2021 Census counted 986 people in Greenham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Greenham?
The median age was 36.2 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 11% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Greenham?
86% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 62% across Berkshire’s towns. 9.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Greenham?
49% said they had no religion and 42% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.4% were Muslim and 5.3% didn’t answer.
Is Greenham good for families?
43% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Greenham’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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