Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0A higher share of households with dependent children than 94% of UK towns, at 35%
Across England’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone; in Fryerning, 23%. 5.3% of residents give unpaid care, fewer than in 99% of UK towns. The 2021 Census counted 336 residents in 136 households. The share of households in terraced houses stands at 6.4%.
A median age of 48.6: Fryerning is older than 77% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Young people aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns. Here, a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A student village: 8.4% of adults study full-time
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 share of residents who moved in within the year is 8.2%, against 11% across England’s towns. Full-time students make up 7.9% across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Larger households than 78% of UK towns: 2.4 people on average
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.
4.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, about the same as across England’s towns.
Households in detached houses make up 62% in Fryerning, more than in 97% 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 one in ten households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. Across the comparison, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. The census found that 11% of households live in a flat or apartment in Fryerning.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 95% of UK towns: 2.7%
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
Nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns, against 99% in Fryerning. For comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (1.2%) and in Africa (0.9%).
A larger share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 89% of UK towns: 58%
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: 95% of Fryerning · Essex’s towns 83% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
On religion, 39% answered “no religion” and 58% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns. Census figures put residents who describe themselves as White British at 95% in Fryerning.
In Fryerning, 53% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 82% 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
For 2 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week. Across England’s towns, married adults and civil partners come to 44%. Where 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns, Fryerning has 32%.
24% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Fryerning, 16%, while 24% hold one at degree level (34%). The highest qualification of 24% is A levels, often students still at university.
Median age: 3 of the 7 towns around Fryerning are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fryerning | 336 | — | 48.6 | 20% | 35% |
| Ingatestone | 5,411 | 0.9 mi | 45.8 | 24% | 27% |
| Blackmore | 1,167 | 2.5 mi | 51.9 | 27% | 24% |
| Doddinghurst | 4,067 | 3.2 mi | 49.6 | 26% | 28% |
| Stock | 1,573 | 3.2 mi | 56.5 | 36% | 21% |
| Billericay | 34,068 | 3.9 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 30% |
| Kelvedon Hatch | 2,493 | 4.2 mi | 46.7 | 24% | 29% |
| Writtle | 4,703 | 4.2 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 22% |
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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.
- “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 Fryerning’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 Fryerning’s residents
What is the population of Fryerning?
The 2021 Census counted 336 people in Fryerning’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Fryerning?
The median age was 48.6 at the 2021 Census. 13% of residents were 15 to 24 and 20% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Fryerning?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 83% across Essex’s towns. 2.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Fryerning?
39% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3.3% didn’t answer.
Is Fryerning good for families?
35% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Fryerning’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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