Photo: Rosalind Mitchell · CC BY-SA 2.07.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 94% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%; Knowl Hill has 58%. At the 2021 Census Knowl Hill was home to 661 people in 267 households. Locally, 45% of households live in a detached house. The village has fewer households without a car or van than 89% of UK towns, at 8.5%.
A median age of 49.8: Knowl Hill is older than 84% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. Across Knowl Hill, just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Only 3.8% of adults are full-time students in Knowl Hill
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%.
9.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier (England’s towns: 11%). On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Only 24% of households in Knowl Hill are one person living alone
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.
Compared with 29% across England’s towns, just over a quarter of households have dependent children here. Measured more widely, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. Shared households of unrelated adults: 3.8% of the total.
A smaller share of households in flats than 86% of UK towns: 4.4%
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 share of households in terraced houses is 13%, against 24% across England’s towns. The comparison figure for households in flats is 23% across England’s towns.
More residents born outside the UK than 77% of UK towns: 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
Against a figure of 90% across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English in Knowl Hill comes in at 97%. On average, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (5.4%) or in the Middle East and Asia (1.8%).
34% of residents said they have no religion, below 86% 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: 83% of Knowl Hill · Berkshire’s towns 62% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns, against 83% in Knowl Hill. The share of residents with no religion across England’s towns is 37%. The largest groups after White British are Other White (8.5%), Mixed or multiple (3.6%) and Indian (1.5%).
54% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 83% 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
Adults who have never married: 28%, below nearly four fifths of UK towns. Across England’s towns, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership. 18 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week.
Degree level: the highest qualification of 41% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Knowl Hill counts 41% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 13% have no qualification (18%).
Knowl Hill and its 7 nearest towns: 1 of them are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowl Hill | 661 | — | 49.8 | 26% | 26% |
| Wargrave | 2,896 | 1.8 mi | 48 | 25% | 30% |
| Twyford | 8,072 | 2.6 mi | 43.7 | 20% | 31% |
| Lower Shiplake | 1,086 | 2.8 mi | 51.4 | 29% | 31% |
| Hurley | 1,317 | 3 mi | 40.8 | 13% | 41% |
| Charvil | 3,158 | 3.4 mi | 44.2 | 17% | 41% |
| Hurst | 1,009 | 3.5 mi | 47.1 | 18% | 36% |
| Maidenhead | 67,391 | 4 mi | 40.8 | 17% | 33% |
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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 Knowl Hill’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 Knowl Hill’s residents
What is the population of Knowl Hill?
The 2021 Census counted 661 people in Knowl Hill’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Knowl Hill?
The median age was 49.8 at the 2021 Census. 7.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Knowl Hill?
83% 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 Knowl Hill?
34% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.8% were Muslim and 5% didn’t answer.
Is Knowl Hill good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Knowl Hill’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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