Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer family households than 80% of UK towns: 24% in Lambourn
Against a figure of 8.7% across England’s towns, the share of unpaid carers in Lambourn comes in at 7.3%. In Lambourn, 54% of residents describe themselves as Christian. This Berkshire town has more households in flats than nearly two thirds of UK towns, at 14%. There were 1,392 households in the town at the 2021 Census, home to 3,141 residents.
Lambourn is older than 63% of UK towns: a median age of 46.2
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.9% in Lambourn and 12% across England’s towns. Across Lambourn, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Lambourn, 46.2. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Lambourn ranks below 97% of UK towns on full-time students: 3.2%
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%.
In Lambourn, 9.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, beside 11% across England’s towns. Full-time students: 7.9% across England’s towns, for comparison.
More shared households of unrelated adults than 95% of UK towns: 4.6%
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.
At 2.3 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. One-person households: 31% of the total. Shared households of unrelated adults: 4.3% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Fewer car-free households than 57% of UK towns: 14%
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
21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns, against 28% in Lambourn. Households without a car or van make up 24% across England’s towns.
Above 66% of UK towns: 8.4% of residents were born outside the UK
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
In Lambourn, 97% of residents have English as their main language, beside 90% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (4.2%) or in the Middle East and Asia (1.8%).
A lower share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 56% of UK towns, at 91%
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: 91% of Lambourn · Berkshire’s towns 62% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
After White British, the largest groups are Other White (5.6%), Indian (1.2%) and Mixed or multiple (0.7%). Fewer residents with no religion than in two thirds of UK towns: 38%. Against that, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
Adults who have never married make up 35% in Lambourn, more than in 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
Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 65 people. At 46%, the share of married adults and civil partners is lower than in 63% of UK towns. The share of adults who have never married across England’s towns is 39%.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 28%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Lambourn, 21%, while 28% hold one at degree level (34%).
Of 514 UK towns its size (2,500 to 4,000 people), the 223rd youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Keele (20.6) and the oldest West Chiltington (63.1). Nearest to Lambourn in age: Brynamman (46.1), Wing (46.2), Shalford (46.2) and Lydd (46.2).
Lambourn and its 7 nearest towns: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambourn | 3,141 | — | 46.2 | 23% | 24% |
| Aldbourne | 1,686 | 4.4 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 27% |
| Ramsbury | 1,541 | 5.4 mi | 50 | 28% | 26% |
| Hungerford | 5,184 | 6.6 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 24% |
| East Challow | 1,031 | 6.8 mi | 38.6 | 17% | 36% |
| Wantage | 13,100 | 7.4 mi | 41.8 | 20% | 28% |
| Wanborough | 1,737 | 7.7 mi | 48 | 19% | 30% |
| Grove | 7,942 | 8.2 mi | 40.8 | 20% | 28% |
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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 Lambourn’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 Lambourn’s residents
What is the population of Lambourn?
The 2021 Census counted 3,141 people in Lambourn’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Lambourn?
The median age was 46.2 at the 2021 Census, older than 63% of UK towns. 9.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Lambourn?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 62% across Berkshire’s towns. 8.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Lambourn?
38% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.5% were Muslim and 6.5% didn’t answer.
Is Lambourn good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Lambourn’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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