Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.01.1% of households live in a flat or apartment, below 99% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house; in Bourn, 54%. The share of one-person households stands at 20%. 7.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a lower share than in 96% of UK towns. Census day 2021: 703 residents and 286 households in the village.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 27% in Bourn, more than in 81% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
10–14 is the most common age band: 8.3% of residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. To put it in context, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. With a median age of 47.3, Bourn is older than 71% of UK towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
3.4% of adults are full-time students, below 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%.
The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 7.6% in Bourn and 11% across England’s towns. For full-time students, the comparison across England’s towns is 7.9%.
Bigger households than 89% of UK towns: 2.5 people each 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 is 30%, against 29% across England’s towns. In Bourn, 3.2% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
A smaller share of households in terraced houses than 85% of UK towns: 12%
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 without a car or van (11%), Bourn is below 77% of UK towns. Measured more widely, 24% of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.
8.7% of residents were born outside the UK, a share 68% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (3.1%), then in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (2.3%). Set beside that, 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, Bourn has 98%.
Residents who describe themselves as White British: 91%, a lower share than 59% 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: 91% of Bourn · Cambridgeshire’s towns 72% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (4.1%), Mixed or multiple (2%) and African (0.9%). The wider picture: 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. The figure for residents with no religion is 41% in Bourn and 37% across England’s towns.
64% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 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
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
The figure for adults who have never married is 20% in Bourn and 39% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership. For Bourn, the census puts unpaid carers at 11%.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 53%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Bourn counts 53% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 11% have no qualification (18%).
Nearby, 2 of 7 towns have older populations than Bourn
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourn | 703 | — | 47.3 | 27% | 30% |
| Cambourne | 11,071 | 1.6 mi | 34.5 | 5.4% | 52% |
| Highfields Caldecote | 2,049 | 2.1 mi | 41.6 | 15% | 41% |
| Hardwick | 2,658 | 3.3 mi | 44.1 | 18% | 29% |
| Comberton | 2,255 | 3.8 mi | 47.8 | 25% | 29% |
| Papworth Everard | 3,821 | 4.5 mi | 38.1 | 10% | 37% |
| Orwell | 1,147 | 4.7 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 26% |
| Bar Hill | 3,899 | 5.5 mi | 44.2 | 21% | 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 Bourn’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 Bourn’s residents
What is the population of Bourn?
The 2021 Census counted 703 people in Bourn’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Bourn?
The median age was 47.3 at the 2021 Census. 7.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Bourn?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 72% across Cambridgeshire’s towns. 8.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Bourn?
41% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 8% didn’t answer.
Is Bourn good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Bourn’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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