Photo: Chris Reynolds · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Broughton is under 29.9, younger than 99% of UK towns
Compared with 46% across England’s towns, just over two in five residents describe themselves as Christian here. At the 2021 Census, 2,168 people lived in Broughton, in 751 households. For Broughton, the census puts households without a car or van at 5.3%. 42% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, more than in 94% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Broughton’s people
A village of families
58% of Broughton’s 751 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 99% of UK towns. 32% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Broughton’s residents are under 29.9 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 7.9% are 15 to 24 and 2.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A mix of backgrounds
37% of residents described their ethnic group as something other than White British at the 2021 Census, more than in 96% of UK towns. The largest groups after White British are Other White (8.3%), Indian (6.9%) and Mixed or multiple (4.9%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
A village people move to
15% of residents gave a different address a year before the 2021 Census, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. Students & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Below 99% of UK towns: 2.8% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 7.9%, Broughton is behind 94% of UK towns on that count. Set beside that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
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.
Residents who moved in within the year: 15%, a higher share than 96% of UK towns
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, just over half of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 14% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across England’s towns, for comparison. Locally, 4.3% of adults are full-time students.
58% of households have dependent children, more than in 99% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
A household here has 2.9 people on average; across England’s towns, 2.4. In Broughton, 13% of households are one person living alone. 2.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, a higher share than in 65% of UK towns. The wider picture: 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
33% of households live in a detached house, a share 61% of UK towns don’t reach
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
By its share of households in terraced houses (23%), Broughton is above just over three fifths of UK towns. For comparison, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. In Broughton, 10% of households live in a flat or apartment.
A higher share of residents born outside the UK than 93% of UK towns, at 21%
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
In Broughton, 87% of residents have English as their main language, beside 90% across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in the Middle East and Asia (8.3%) and in EU countries (6.6%). Typically, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
Residents who describe themselves as White British: 63%, a lower share than 96% 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: 63% of Broughton · Buckinghamshire’s towns 68% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Asked about religion, 39% answered none, against 37% across England’s towns. Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (8.3%), Indian (6.9%) and Mixed or multiple (4.9%). Across the comparison, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
A lower share of unpaid carers than 99% of UK towns, at 5.2%
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
Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 20 residents. Fewer married adults and civil partners than in 52% of UK towns: 48%. Measured more widely, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 42%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Broughton, 42%, and 7.9% have none, against 18%.
Every neighbour of Broughton has an older population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton | 2,168 | — | 29.9 | 2.8% | 58% |
| Bierton | 1,251 | 0.5 mi | 48.6 | 25% | 25% |
| Aylesbury | 87,966 | 1.8 mi | 36.4 | 12% | 35% |
| Weston Turville | 1,835 | 2.5 mi | 52.3 | 29% | 25% |
| Stoke Mandeville | 2,855 | 2.5 mi | 46.8 | 24% | 31% |
| Aston Clinton | 5,511 | 2.9 mi | 44.1 | 20% | 32% |
| Wingrave | 1,498 | 3.2 mi | 49 | 25% | 29% |
| Stone | 2,081 | 4.2 mi | 47.1 | 22% | 31% |
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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 Broughton’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 Broughton’s residents
What is the population of Broughton?
The 2021 Census counted 2,168 people in Broughton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Broughton?
The median age was 29.9 at the 2021 Census. 7.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 2.8% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Broughton?
63% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 68% across Buckinghamshire’s towns. 21% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Broughton?
39% said they had no religion and 41% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 5.5% were Muslim and 6.2% didn’t answer.
Is Broughton good for families?
58% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Broughton’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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