Photo: Hugh Venables · CC BY-SA 2.0Households without a car or van make up 6.6% in Benwick, less than in 96% of UK towns
Detached houses are home to 55% of households, against 21% across England’s towns. The 2021 Census put Benwick’s population at 1,145, in 473 households. Here, a quarter of households are one person living alone. The median age locally is 41.8, lower than in 70% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Benwick’s people
More with no religion than most
48% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 48% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.2%, a lower share than 69% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
At 18%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is in line with the figure across England’s towns. 30–34 is the most common age band: 7.9% of residents. Elsewhere, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Only 3.4% of adults are full-time students in Benwick
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%.
The share of residents who moved in within the year trails three quarters of UK towns: 7.6%. Full-time students: 7.9% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Larger households than 82% of UK towns: 2.4 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
The share of households with dependent children tops three quarters of UK towns: 30%. Census figures put shared households of unrelated adults at 2.5% in Benwick.
3.6% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 90% of UK towns
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
The figure for households in terraced houses is 12% in Benwick and 24% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
In Benwick, 5.6% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 58% 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (4.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.6%). For comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Where nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns, Benwick has 97%.
Residents with no religion make up 48% in Benwick, more than in 90% 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: 92% of Benwick · Cambridgeshire’s towns 72% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (4.6%), Mixed or multiple (1.8%) and Caribbean (0.4%). On residents who describe themselves as Christian, Benwick sits lower than 64% of UK towns: 48%. By way of comparison, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Compared with 73% across England’s towns, 92% of residents describe themselves as White British here.
Adults who have never married: 35%, a higher share than 68% 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
Against a figure of 44% across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners in Benwick comes in at 47%. Lower than in 65% of UK towns: 8.8% of residents give unpaid care. The usual figure: nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
21% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 21% of adults in Benwick (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 17% (England’s towns: 18%).
Every neighbour of Benwick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benwick | 1,145 | — | 41.8 | 18% | 30% |
| Chatteris | 11,022 | 4.2 mi | 42.8 | 20% | 26% |
| Doddington and Wimblington | 4,279 | 4.5 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 25% |
| Ramsey | 5,727 | 4.9 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 24% |
| Coates and Eastrea | 2,313 | 4.9 mi | 47 | 22% | 28% |
| Bury | 1,750 | 5.6 mi | 44 | 21% | 31% |
| Whittlesey | 13,833 | 6.1 mi | 45 | 24% | 26% |
| March | 21,345 | 6.3 mi | 46 | 25% | 25% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Cambridgeshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Cambridgeshire (or England), summed the same way as Benwick’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 Benwick’s residents
What is the population of Benwick?
The 2021 Census counted 1,145 people in Benwick’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Benwick?
The median age was 41.8 at the 2021 Census. 9.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Benwick?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 72% across Cambridgeshire’s towns. 5.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Benwick?
48% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 2.8% didn’t answer.
Is Benwick good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Benwick’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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