Photo: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in terraced houses make up 5.8% in Horton, less than in 97% of UK towns
8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns, against 12% in Horton. The village had 844 residents and 290 households at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 42. Here, 54% of households live in a detached house. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are scarce here: 18%, fewer than in 99% of UK towns.
A median age of 42: Horton is younger than 69% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
17% of residents are 65 or over; across England’s towns the figure is 18%. For Horton, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.8%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Below 65% of UK towns: 8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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 class, 38% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 16% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). As a yardstick, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns. Across Horton, 4.8% of adults are full-time students.
Fewer one-person households than 95% of UK towns: 22%
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.
Set against 4.3% across England’s towns, 6.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home in Horton. Households with dependent children are more common here than in 81% of UK towns. For comparison, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
Fewer households without a car or van than 96% of UK towns: 6.5%
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
23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns, against 14% in Horton. Against that, 24% of households have no car or van across England’s towns.
29% born outside the UK, more than in 97% 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 35%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in the Middle East and Asia (15%) and in EU countries (6.5%). Compared with other places, residents whose main language is English are scarce here: 84%, fewer than in 97% of UK towns. For comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Where just over a fifth of those born abroad across England’s towns arrived in 2017 or later, here the share is 8.6%.
42% of residents describe themselves as White British, fewer than in 98% 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: 42% of Horton · Berkshire’s towns 62% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
7.6% of residents are Muslim. Lower than in 97% of UK towns: 36% of residents describe themselves as Christian. Measured more widely, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
Horton ranks above 92% of UK towns on married adults and civil partners: 56%
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
29% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership; across England’s towns the figure is 39%. On average, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Degree-level qualifications reach 36% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 36% of Horton’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 17% have no qualification (18%).
Around Horton, 2 of 7 towns have a higher median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horton | 844 | — | 42 | 17% | 31% |
| Colnbrook | 1,898 | 0.9 mi | 36.5 | 7.7% | 34% |
| Poyle | 1,736 | 1.1 mi | 37.3 | 11% | 35% |
| Stanwell Moor | 1,431 | 1.5 mi | 40.3 | 16% | 32% |
| Datchet | 4,807 | 1.9 mi | 42.6 | 18% | 29% |
| Old Windsor and Wraysbury | 7,689 | 1.9 mi | 47.3 | 23% | 28% |
| Richings Park | 1,787 | 2.6 mi | 40.8 | 17% | 36% |
| Stanwell | 11,728 | 2.9 mi | 36.6 | 12% | 36% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “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 Horton’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 Horton’s residents
What is the population of Horton?
The 2021 Census counted 844 people in Horton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Horton?
The median age was 42 at the 2021 Census. 9.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 17% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Horton?
42% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 62% across Berkshire’s towns. 29% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Horton?
18% said they had no religion and 36% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 7.6% were Muslim and 5.1% didn’t answer.
Is Horton good for families?
31% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Horton’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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