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49.1Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A higher share of households in detached houses than 98% of UK towns, at 64%

Terraced houses are home to nearly one in ten households, against 24% across England’s towns. Witcham counted 440 residents and 180 households at the 2021 Census. One-person households account for 21%. 96% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 84% of UK towns.

20%aged 65 or over 5.9%born abroad 180households

Ages

Older than 80% of UK towns: half of Witcham is over 49.1

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

WitchamEngland’s towns

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

Young people aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns. Witcham has fewer residents aged 65 and over than 66% of UK towns, at 20%.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1513%

15 to 2411%

25 to 4419%

45 to 6437%

65 and over20%

WitchamCambridgeshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

Witcham

England

WomenMen

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

Students & newcomers

A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 99% of UK towns: 5%

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 students6.3%

Higher managerial and professional17%

Lower managerial and professional27%

Intermediate10%

Small employers and self-employed16%

Supervisory and technical4.7%

Semi-routine6.6%

Routine8.1%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.5%

WitchamCambridgeshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Witcham

5.7%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 5%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.5× England’s share

6.3% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%.

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.

Households

Witcham households average 2.4 people, larger than in 82% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 7.8%Living alone, under 66 13%Families with dependent children 26%Couples and families, no young children 48%Shared houses and other 5.6%

Against Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns

Witcham

Cambridgeshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person21%

2 people39%

3 people21%

4 people15%

5 or more3.9%

England’s towns.

The share of households with dependent children is 26%, against 29% across England’s towns. Across Witcham, 5.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.

Homes & cars

Households in flats: 1.7%, a lower share than 98% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Witcham

Cambridgeshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van7.7%

One26%

Two43%

Three or more23%

WitchamCambridgeshire’s townsEngland’s towns

24% of households have no car or van across England’s towns, against 7.7% in Witcham. Against that, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Residents whose main language is English make up 99% in Witcham, more than in 95% 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%

Witcham

5.9%

Cambridgeshire’s towns

22%

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 well0.7%

Another main language, little or no English0%

WitchamCambridgeshire’s townsEngland’s towns

By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2%) and in Africa (1.4%). For residents whose main language is English, the comparison across England’s towns is 90%. 5.9% of residents were born outside the UK, against 18% across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

47% of residents said they have no religion, more 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

WitchamCambridgeshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3%

Asian0.9%

Mixed0.5%

Black0%

Other0%

0%8%16%

White British, not charted: 96% of Witcham · Cambridgeshire’s towns 72% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

WitchamCambridgeshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion47%

Christian47%

Muslim0.7%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.7%

Other religion0%

Didn’t answer5%

0%30%60%

The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian trails 70% of UK towns: 47%. On average, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Next after White British come Other White (3%), Bangladeshi (0.7%) and Mixed or multiple (0.5%).

Relationships & caring

Married adults and civil partners make up 54% in Witcham, more than in 85% 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 partnership31%

Married or civil partnership54%

Separated1.1%

Divorced7.9%

Widowed5.5%

WitchamCambridgeshire’s townsEngland’s towns

38residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 9%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week4.5%

20 to 49 hours2.4%

50 hours or more2.1%

Where 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns, Witcham has 31%. 9 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week. Unpaid carers are rarer here than in three fifths of UK towns. By way of comparison, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.

Qualifications

Qualified to degree level: 37% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications14%

Apprenticeship2.9%

A levels or similar17%

Degree level37%

WitchamCambridgeshire’s townsEngland’s towns

14% of Witcham’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 37% have one at degree level (34%). Many of the 17% whose highest qualification is A levels are students working towards a degree.

Neighbours

Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 1 are older than Witcham

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

SuttonWitchfordHaddenhamLittle DownhamStrethamElyEarithWitcham

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Witcham	440	—	49.1	20%	26%
Sutton	3,880	1.3 mi	42.7	20%	30%
Witchford	2,386	2.5 mi	45.7	23%	28%
Haddenham	3,050	2.9 mi	47.3	23%	27%
Little Downham	1,234	4.5 mi	49.3	26%	27%
Stretham	2,070	4.6 mi	44.7	20%	26%
Ely	19,185	4.8 mi	42.7	20%	28%
Earith	1,656	5.6 mi	46.6	24%	27%

More about Witcham’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

The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
“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 Witcham’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 Witcham’s residents

What is the population of Witcham?

The 2021 Census counted 440 people in Witcham’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Witcham?

The median age was 49.1 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 20% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Witcham?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 72% across Cambridgeshire’s towns. 5.9% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Witcham?

47% said they had no religion and 47% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.7% were Muslim and 5% didn’t answer.

Is Witcham good for families?

26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Witcham’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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