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47.1Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.1% in Bourne End, less than in 92% of UK towns

Residents who describe themselves as White British: 86%, below 76% of UK towns. The share of households in flats stands at 19%. Lower than in just over four fifths of UK towns: 10% of households have no car or van. There were 3,106 households in Bourne End at the 2021 Census, home to 7,166 residents.

24%aged 65 or over 11%born abroad 3,106households

Ages

Older than 69% of UK towns: half of Bourne End is over 47.1

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

Bourne EndEngland’s towns

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

Residents aged 65 and over: 24%, above just over two thirds of UK towns. 55–59 is the most common age band: 7.4% of residents.

Median age of UK towns of 2,500+

2535455565

■ Bourne End, 47.1. The typical town is 44.4.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1516%

15 to 248.1%

25 to 4423%

45 to 6429%

65 and over24%

Bourne EndBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Bourne End

England

WomenMen

About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Fewer full-time students than 81% of UK towns: 4.1%

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 students4.1%

Higher managerial and professional22%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate12%

Small employers and self-employed13%

Supervisory and technical4.1%

Semi-routine8.8%

Routine5.8%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.6%

Bourne EndBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Bourne End

11%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

763

residents, 11%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.6× England’s share

Managerial and professional jobs account for 48% of Bourne End’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 15%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. 11% of residents had moved in within the year before the Census, more than the 11% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

Bourne End households average 2.3 people, larger than in 53% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 16%Living alone, under 66 14%Families with dependent children 27%Couples and families, no young children 40%Shared houses and other 2.4%

Against Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns

Bourne End

Buckinghamshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person30%

2 people35%

3 people15%

4 people15%

5 or more4.6%

England’s towns.

Households with dependent children account for 27%. Compared with 4.3% across England’s towns, 2.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home here.

Homes & cars

Bourne End ranks below 66% of UK towns on households in terraced houses: 16%

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

Type of home

Bourne End

Buckinghamshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van10%

One38%

Two37%

Three or more15%

Bourne EndBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns, against 34% in Bourne End. The benchmark for households in terraced houses across England’s towns: 24%.

Where people were born

Above 77% of UK towns: 11% 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 25%

Bourne End

11%

Buckinghamshire’s towns

20%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

When those born abroad arrived

Bourne EndEngland’s towns

Before 19711971–801981–901991–20002001–102011–132014–162017–192020–21

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language97%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well2.6%

Another main language, little or no English0.4%

Bourne EndBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (4.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (2.7%). Residents whose main language is English are rarer here than in 62% of UK towns. Typically, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Of residents born abroad, 12% arrived in 2017 or later, against 21% across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

In Bourne End, 52% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 65% 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

Bourne EndBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White6.4%

Asian3.7%

Mixed2.4%

Black0.8%

Other0.8%

0%8%16%

White British, not charted: 86% of Bourne End · Buckinghamshire’s towns 68% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

Bourne EndBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion39%

Christian52%

Muslim0.9%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist2.2%

Other religion0.4%

Didn’t answer5.8%

0%30%60%

Next after White British come Other White (6.4%), Mixed or multiple (2.4%) and Indian (1.1%). For comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. 39% of residents said they have no religion, a lower share than in 65% of UK towns.

Relationships & caring

Bourne End: 51% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, above 70% 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

Never married or in a civil partnership30%

Married or civil partnership51%

Separated1.8%

Divorced10%

Widowed6.6%

Bourne EndBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

568residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 8.4%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.1%

20 to 49 hours1.4%

50 hours or more1.9%

At 8.4%, the share of unpaid carers is in line with the figure across England’s towns. On adults who have never married, Bourne End sits lower than 64% of UK towns: 30%. The usual figure: 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. 131 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week.

Qualifications

Adults with a degree-level qualification: 42%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications13%

Apprenticeship5.1%

A levels or similar17%

Degree level42%

Bourne EndBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

With 42% of its adults qualified to degree level, Bourne End compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 13% hold no qualification (18%).

Where in Bourne End

From a median age of 43 in Loudwater & Wooburn Green to 52 in Marlow Bottom, Danesfield & Well End

The town’s 3 neighbourhoods (ONS middle-layer areas with 500+ residents inside it, named by the House of Commons Library), youngest first. Census 2021.

Median age 40 → 55 · line = all Bourne EndAdults who are full-time students

Loudwater & Wooburn Green435.7%

Bourne End473.9%

Marlow Bottom, Danesfield & Well End524.2%

Marlow Bottom, Danesfield & Well End is the oldest area, with 27% aged 65 or over; Loudwater & Wooburn Green the youngest (median age 43). Families with children are most common in Loudwater & Wooburn Green (31% of households).

Towns its size

Of 538 UK towns its size (5,000 to 10,000 people), the 186th oldest

Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.

Bourne End 47.1

Red LodgeBarton on SeaMeltham

294867

The youngest is Red Lodge (30.9) and the oldest Barton on Sea (65.3). Nearest to Bourne End in age: Cuddington (47.1), Wivenhoe (47.1), Haworth (47.2) and Leiston (47.2).

Neighbours

Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Bourne End

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

Flackwell Heath and Wooburn GreenCookhamMarlowBeaconsfieldMarlow BottomHigh WycombeMaidenheadBourne End

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Bourne End	7,166	—	47.1	24%	27%
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green	12,438	1.4 mi	44	21%	30%
Cookham	5,216	1.7 mi	47.6	22%	29%
Marlow	14,641	2.8 mi	45.9	23%	31%
Beaconsfield	14,142	3.3 mi	45.1	21%	33%
Marlow Bottom	3,339	3.3 mi	49.2	26%	33%
High Wycombe	83,541	4 mi	35.8	12%	34%
Maidenhead	67,391	4.1 mi	40.8	17%	33%

More about Bourne End’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health ALife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute A⁺Income, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living COwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax Schools C⁻Every primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

“Buckinghamshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Buckinghamshire (or England), summed the same way as Bourne End’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 Bourne End’s residents

What is the population of Bourne End?

The 2021 Census counted 7,166 people in Bourne End’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Bourne End?

The median age was 47.1 at the 2021 Census, older than 69% of UK towns. 8.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Bourne End?

86% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 68% across Buckinghamshire’s towns. 11% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Bourne End?

39% said they had no religion and 52% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.9% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.

Is Bourne End good for families?

27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Families are most common in Loudwater & Wooburn Green (31% of households). Schools are on Bourne End’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) · House of Commons Library MSOA names. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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