Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0In Ickleton, 1.3% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
In Ickleton the average household is 2.5 people, beside 2.4 across England’s towns. Across Ickleton, 57% of adults are married or in a civil partnership. 26% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 82% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census, 748 people lived in the village, in 304 households.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.3% in Ickleton, less than in 65% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The median age in Ickleton is 44.9, higher than in 53% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Locally, 23% of residents are 65 or over. In Buckden, the oldest of Cambridgeshire’s towns by this measure, it is 30%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Fewer full-time students than 92% of UK towns: 3.7%
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%.
With residents who moved in within the year at 7.8%, Ickleton is behind 69% of UK towns on that count. For full-time students, the comparison across England’s towns is 7.9%.
More family households than 81% of UK towns: 31% in Ickleton
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.
2.6% of households are unrelated adults living together, against 4.3% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children.
45% of households live in a detached house, more than in 85% 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
In Ickleton, 9.9% of households have no car or van, beside 24% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. 13% of households live in a terraced house.
Ickleton: 10% of residents were born outside the UK, above 74% 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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (4.3%) or in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (2.5%). Measured more widely, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. At 98%, the share of residents whose main language is English is higher than in just over half of UK towns.
No religion: 44% of residents, a higher share than 70% 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: 89% of Ickleton · Cambridgeshire’s towns 72% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 48%, against 46% across England’s towns. Census figures put residents who describe themselves as White British at 89% in Ickleton. Set beside that, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
Adults who have never married make up 28% in Ickleton, less than in 80% 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
On unpaid carers, 8% here is much the same as across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. The number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 7.
47% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Ickleton counts 47% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 12% have no qualification (18%).
Older than Ickleton: 3 of the 7 towns nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ickleton | 748 | — | 44.9 | 23% | 31% |
| Great Chesterford | 1,775 | 1 mi | 42.2 | 19% | 35% |
| Duxford | 2,216 | 1.8 mi | 44.3 | 21% | 31% |
| Whittlesford | 1,608 | 3 mi | 48 | 24% | 29% |
| Sawston | 7,270 | 3.6 mi | 43.5 | 22% | 29% |
| Fowlmere | 1,295 | 4.6 mi | 48.9 | 25% | 31% |
| Saffron Walden | 16,609 | 4.6 mi | 43.8 | 21% | 29% |
| Linton | 4,452 | 4.9 mi | 46.7 | 25% | 28% |
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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 Ickleton’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 Ickleton’s residents
What is the population of Ickleton?
The 2021 Census counted 748 people in Ickleton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Ickleton?
The median age was 44.9 at the 2021 Census. 9.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Ickleton?
89% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 72% across Cambridgeshire’s towns. 10% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Ickleton?
44% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.4% didn’t answer.
Is Ickleton good for families?
31% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Ickleton’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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