Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 90% of UK towns: half of Kingsbridge is over 51.2
At 2.1 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. Kingsbridge had 5,682 residents in 2,661 households at the 2021 Census. Across Kingsbridge, 36% of households are one person living alone. On households in flats, Kingsbridge sits higher than 91% of UK towns: 25%.
What the Census says about Kingsbridge’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Kingsbridge’s residents are under 51.2 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 29% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 89% of UK towns, at 29%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.2% in Kingsbridge and 12% across England’s towns. As a reference point, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 7.5% of residents.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Kingsbridge, 51.2. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
Kingsbridge sits above 71% of UK towns for residents who moved in within the year (9.9%)
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%.
Set against 7.9% across England’s towns, 4.7% of adults are full-time students in Kingsbridge. Elsewhere, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
A smaller share of households with dependent children than 90% of UK towns: 22%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Devon’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Shared households of unrelated adults make up 2.9%, against 4.3% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children is 29%.
27% of households live in a terraced house, more than in 75% 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
A quarter of households live in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns. On households without a car or van, Kingsbridge sits higher than nearly two thirds of UK towns: 18%. Across the comparison, 24% of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.
More residents whose main language is English than 58% of UK towns: 98%
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Here 6% of residents were born outside the UK, where the figure across England’s towns is 18%. Residents whose main language is English make up 90% across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (3.2%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1%).
A larger share of residents with no religion than 81% of UK towns: 46%
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: 94% of Kingsbridge · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 94%, against 73% across England’s towns. Beyond White British, the biggest groups are Other White (3.8%), Mixed or multiple (0.6%) and Bangladeshi (0.3%). On residents who describe themselves as Christian, Kingsbridge sits lower than 71% of UK towns: 46%. The usual figure: 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
Fewer adults who have never married than 67% of UK towns: 30%
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
Some 137 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Adults who have never married make up 39% across England’s towns. At 46%, the share of married adults and civil partners is lower than in nearly two thirds of UK towns. Nothing unusual on unpaid carers: 9.5%, close to the figure across England’s towns.
Degree-level qualifications reach 33% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Against 34% across England’s towns, 33% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 16% hold no qualification (18%).
624 UK towns of 4,000 to 8,000 people: this is the 77th oldest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Bailrigg (18.9), the youngest, and Barton on Sea (65.3), the oldest. Nearest to Kingsbridge in age: Keyworth (51.2), Ashley (51.2), Saltford (51.6) and Brampton (51.8).
Kingsbridge is younger than 4 of its 7 nearest neighbours
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbridge | 5,682 | — | 51.2 | 29% | 22% |
| Loddiswell | 1,032 | 2.9 mi | 42.8 | 23% | 31% |
| Salcombe | 1,583 | 3.4 mi | 58.7 | 38% | 13% |
| Chillington | 1,074 | 3.7 mi | 56.5 | 35% | 20% |
| Modbury | 1,687 | 6.6 mi | 50 | 26% | 23% |
| Dartmouth | 5,260 | 9.3 mi | 54.3 | 32% | 17% |
| Ivybridge | 12,485 | 9.7 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 30% |
| South Brent | 2,643 | 10 mi | 53.2 | 31% | 22% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Devon’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Devon (or England), summed the same way as Kingsbridge’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 Kingsbridge’s residents
What is the population of Kingsbridge?
The 2021 Census counted 5,682 people in Kingsbridge’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Kingsbridge?
The median age was 51.2 at the 2021 Census, older than 90% of UK towns. 9.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Kingsbridge?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Kingsbridge?
46% said they had no religion and 46% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.5% were Muslim and 6.4% didn’t answer.
Is Kingsbridge good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Kingsbridge’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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