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41Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

More households with dependent children than 98% of UK towns: 41%

Compared with 24% across England’s towns, 3.8% of households have no car or van here. 16% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% of UK towns. Sindlesham is home to 721 residents in 237 households, by the 2021 Census. The census found that 31% of residents said they have no religion locally.

18%aged 65 or over 13%born abroad 237households

Ages

Half of Sindlesham is under 41, younger than 75% of UK towns

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

SindleshamEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

No age band is larger than 5–9: nearly one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. For Sindlesham, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 18%.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1522%

15 to 249.8%

25 to 4425%

45 to 6425%

65 and over18%

SindleshamBerkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

Sindlesham

England

WomenMen

About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Fewer full-time students than 86% of UK towns: 3.9%

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

Full-time students3.9%

Higher managerial and professional24%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate13%

Small employers and self-employed10%

Supervisory and technical4.1%

Semi-routine7.5%

Routine6.3%

Never worked or long-term unemployed5.6%

SindleshamBerkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Sindlesham

12%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 12%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

1.2× England’s share

Just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year before the Census, against 11% across England’s towns. On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

Sindlesham households average 2.8 people, larger than in 99% of UK towns

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 3.4%Living alone, under 66 12%Families with dependent children 41%Couples and families, no young children 40%Shared houses and other 3.4%

Against Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns

Sindlesham

Berkshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person16%

2 people34%

3 people17%

4 people25%

5 or more9.2%

England’s towns.

Shared households of unrelated adults: 3.4%, near enough the figure across England’s towns.

Homes & cars

Sindlesham ranks above 93% of UK towns on households in detached houses: 54%

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Sindlesham

Berkshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van3.8%

One29%

Two49%

Three or more19%

SindleshamBerkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

In Sindlesham, 13% of households live in a terraced house, beside 24% across England’s towns. For Sindlesham, the census puts households in flats at 11%. On average, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.

Where people were born

A higher share of residents born outside the UK than 81% of UK towns, at 13%

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%

Sindlesham

13%

Berkshire’s towns

25%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language94%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well5.4%

Another main language, little or no English0.3%

SindleshamBerkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

In Sindlesham, 94% of residents have English as their main language, beside 90% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in the Middle East and Asia (5.3%) and in Africa (3.3%).

Ethnicity & religion

A lower share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 90% of UK towns, at 74%

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

SindleshamBerkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White7.6%

Asian8.2%

Mixed4.7%

Black2.1%

Other3.5%

0%11%22%

White British, not charted: 74% of Sindlesham · Berkshire’s towns 62% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

SindleshamBerkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion31%

Christian50%

Muslim2.6%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist8%

Other religion1.4%

Didn’t answer6.5%

0%30%60%

The groups that follow White British are Other White (7.6%), Indian (6.9%) and Mixed or multiple (4.7%). Across the comparison, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Compared with 46% across England’s towns, half of residents describe themselves as Christian here.

Relationships & caring

A lower share of adults who have never married than 79% of UK towns, at 28%

Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.

Partnership status · residents 16 and over

Never married or in a civil partnership28%

Married or civil partnership52%

Separated1.3%

Divorced9.2%

Widowed9.2%

SindleshamBerkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

48residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 7%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week4.8%

20 to 49 hours1.6%

50 hours or more0.6%

4 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week. Lower than in 96% of UK towns: 7% of residents give unpaid care. The comparison figure for adults who have never married is 39% across England’s towns. Married adults and civil partners make up 52%, against 44% across England’s towns.

Qualifications

41% of adults have a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications14%

Apprenticeship3.6%

A levels or similar20%

Degree level41%

SindleshamBerkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Sindlesham, 14%, while 41% hold one at degree level (34%).

Neighbours

Median age: 4 of the 7 towns around Sindlesham are older

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

WinnershWokinghamWoodleyArborfield GarrisonShinfieldHurstSonningSindlesham

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Sindlesham	721	—	41	18%	41%
Winnersh	8,904	1 mi	39.1	14%	38%
Wokingham	50,320	2.2 mi	42.5	19%	33%
Woodley	28,019	2.3 mi	41.6	19%	33%
Arborfield Garrison	4,311	2.6 mi	32.7	5.9%	44%
Shinfield	5,417	2.6 mi	35.3	9.9%	45%
Hurst	1,009	3.2 mi	47.1	18%	36%
Sonning	1,615	3.3 mi	49.9	26%	28%

More about Sindlesham’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

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 Sindlesham’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 Sindlesham’s residents

What is the population of Sindlesham?

The 2021 Census counted 721 people in Sindlesham’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Sindlesham?

The median age was 41 at the 2021 Census. 9.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Sindlesham?

74% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 62% across Berkshire’s towns. 13% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Sindlesham?

31% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 2.6% were Muslim and 6.5% didn’t answer.

Is Sindlesham good for families?

41% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Sindlesham’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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