Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.017% of households are one person living alone, below 99% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Bumble's Green, 2.5. The village counted 258 residents and 98 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 5.8% of households live in a terraced house. At 8.8%, the share of households without a car or van is lower than in 88% of UK towns.
Half of Bumble's Green is over 49.1, older than 80% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 12% across England’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 21% of the total.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Only 7.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Bumble's Green
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%.
In Bumble's Green, 4.9% of adults are full-time students, beside 7.9% across England’s towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Only 23% of households in Bumble's Green have dependent children
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Essex’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
4.1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, about the same as across England’s towns. Against that, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
Households in flats make up 2.9% in Bumble's Green, less than in 93% 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
Just over a quarter of households live in a detached house; across England’s towns the figure is 21%. By way of comparison, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
Above 69% of UK towns: 9% of residents were born outside the UK
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
The figure for residents whose main language is English is 97% in Bumble's Green and 90% across England’s towns. Residents born outside the UK make up 18% across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (3.5%) and in the Middle East and Asia (2.7%).
In Bumble's Green, 55% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 82% 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: 87% of Bumble's Green · Essex’s towns 83% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The figure for residents with no religion is 38% in Bumble's Green and 37% across England’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as White British account for 87%. The comparison figure for residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46% across England’s towns.
More unpaid carers than 98% of UK towns: 12% of residents
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
Where 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns, Bumble's Green has 54%. As a reference point, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 9 residents.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 20%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Against 34% across England’s towns, 20% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 21% hold no qualification (18%).
Around Bumble's Green, 1 of 7 towns have a higher median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumble's Green | 258 | — | 49.1 | 21% | 23% |
| Lower Nazeing | 3,631 | 1.3 mi | 49.3 | 25% | 25% |
| Roydon | 1,587 | 2.9 mi | 48.3 | 22% | 25% |
| Hoddesdon | 40,615 | 3 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 33% |
| Waltham Abbey | 18,645 | 3 mi | 40.6 | 18% | 31% |
| Epping | 10,693 | 3.7 mi | 42.6 | 20% | 29% |
| Cheshunt | 43,694 | 3.8 mi | 40.4 | 17% | 32% |
| Waltham Cross | 11,936 | 3.9 mi | 36.4 | 13% | 33% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Essex’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Essex (or England), summed the same way as Bumble's Green’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 Bumble's Green’s residents
What is the population of Bumble's Green?
The 2021 Census counted 258 people in Bumble's Green’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Bumble's Green?
The median age was 49.1 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Bumble's Green?
87% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 83% across Essex’s towns. 9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Bumble's Green?
38% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.9% were Muslim and 3.9% didn’t answer.
Is Bumble's Green good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Bumble's Green’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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