Oving House Geograph-2742081-by-Virginia-Knight

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52.3Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Older than 93% of UK towns: half of Oving is over 52.3

4.4% of households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. Oving is home to 534 residents in 207 households, by the 2021 Census. Across Oving, 1% of households live in a terraced house. Lower than in 99% of UK towns: 15% of households are one person living alone.

28%aged 65 or over 6.4%born abroad 207households

Ages

Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.8%, a lower share than 94% of UK towns

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

OvingEngland’s towns

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

More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 9.1% of residents, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 28%.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1515%

15 to 247.8%

25 to 4415%

45 to 6433%

65 and over28%

OvingBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

Oving

England

WomenMen

About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

A smaller share of full-time students than 89% of UK towns: 3.8%

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 students3.8%

Higher managerial and professional24%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate11%

Small employers and self-employed17%

Supervisory and technical2.9%

Semi-routine5.4%

Routine4.5%

Never worked or long-term unemployed6.3%

OvingBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Oving

6.8%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 6.6%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.4× England’s share

Across England’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier; in Oving, 6.6%. For comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

Larger households than 94% of UK towns: 2.6 people on average

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

Living alone, 66+ 8.7%Living alone, under 66 6.8%Families with dependent children 28%Couples and families, no young children 55%Shared houses and other 2.4%

Against Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns

Oving

Buckinghamshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person15%

2 people47%

3 people13%

4 people17%

5 or more7.2%

England’s towns.

At 2.4%, the share of shared households of unrelated adults is higher than in 54% of UK towns. Here, 28% of households have dependent children.

Homes & cars

Households in detached houses make up 74% in Oving, more than in 99% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Oving

Buckinghamshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van4.4%

One25%

Two45%

Three or more26%

OvingBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

The share of households in flats is 2.9%, against 23% across England’s towns. Typically, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Oving: 99% of residents have English as their main language, above 93% of UK towns

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%

Oving

6.4%

Buckinghamshire’s towns

20%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language99%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.6%

Another main language, little or no English0.2%

OvingBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2.1%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.9%). The usual figure: 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Higher than in just over half of UK towns: 6.4% of residents were born outside the UK.

Ethnicity & religion

Residents with no religion make up 34% in Oving, less than in 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

OvingBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3.7%

Asian2.2%

Mixed0%

Black0%

Other0%

0%8%16%

White British, not charted: 94% of Oving · Buckinghamshire’s towns 68% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

OvingBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion34%

Christian56%

Muslim1.1%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.8%

Other religion0%

Didn’t answer8.2%

0%35%70%

In Oving, 94% of residents describe themselves as White British, beside 73% across England’s towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian stands at 56%. Residents with no religion make up 37% across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

Married adults and civil partners: 67%, a higher share than 99% 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 partnership24%

Married or civil partnership67%

Separated0.9%

Divorced3.6%

Widowed5.2%

OvingBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

61residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 12%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.3%

20 to 49 hours1.6%

50 hours or more5.1%

24% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership; across England’s towns the figure is 39%. To put it in context, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. In Oving, just over one in ten residents give unpaid care.

Qualifications

46% of adults have a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications13%

Apprenticeship5.2%

A levels or similar11%

Degree level46%

OvingBuckinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Oving, 46%, and 13% have none, against 18%.

Neighbours

Every nearby town is younger than Oving

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

QuaintonWaddesdonWinslowBiertonStewkleyAylesburyWingraveOving

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Oving	534	—	52.3	28%	28%
Quainton	1,311	2.7 mi	49.9	24%	27%
Waddesdon	1,859	3.7 mi	43.1	17%	34%
Winslow	5,238	4.2 mi	45.8	23%	26%
Bierton	1,251	5 mi	48.6	25%	25%
Stewkley	1,421	5.1 mi	45.4	23%	31%
Aylesbury	87,966	5.1 mi	36.4	12%	35%
Wingrave	1,498	5.4 mi	49	25%	29%

More about Oving’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

“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 Oving’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 Oving’s residents

What is the population of Oving?

The 2021 Census counted 534 people in Oving’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Oving?

The median age was 52.3 at the 2021 Census. 7.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Oving?

94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 68% across Buckinghamshire’s towns. 6.4% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Oving?

34% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.1% were Muslim and 8.2% didn’t answer.

Is Oving good for families?

28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Oving’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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