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52.2Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A median age of 52.2: Hare Green is older than 92% of UK towns

6.3% of households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. Hare Green had 678 residents in 269 households at the 2021 Census. One-person households account for 21%. Lower than in 85% of UK towns: 23% of households have dependent children.

23%aged 65 or over 5.8%born abroad 269households

Ages

23% of Hare Green is 65 or over, a higher share than 58% of UK towns

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

Hare GreenEngland’s towns

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

The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 12% of residents, 1.8 times the share across England’s towns. At 10%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is higher than in 61% of UK towns. The usual figure: 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1514%

15 to 2410%

25 to 4417%

45 to 6435%

65 and over23%

Hare GreenEssex’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Hare Green

England

WomenMen

About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 92% of UK towns: 6.5%

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 students4.5%

Higher managerial and professional13%

Lower managerial and professional20%

Intermediate12%

Small employers and self-employed19%

Supervisory and technical8%

Semi-routine8.7%

Routine10%

Never worked or long-term unemployed5.4%

Hare GreenEssex’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Hare Green

6.8%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 6.5%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

1.2× England’s share

Managerial and professional jobs take in a third of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 19% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). 4.5% of adults are full-time students. As a reference point, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.

Households

Larger households than 87% of UK towns: 2.5 people on average

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

Living alone, 66+ 12%Living alone, under 66 8.9%Families with dependent children 23%Couples and families, no young children 51%Shared houses and other 5.6%

Against Essex’s towns and England’s towns

Hare Green

Essex’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person21%

2 people40%

3 people19%

4 people15%

5 or more5.2%

England’s towns.

5.6% of households are unrelated adults living together, against 4.3% across England’s towns.

Homes & cars

Households in detached houses make up 62% in Hare Green, 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

Hare Green

Essex’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van6.3%

One23%

Two41%

Three or more29%

Hare GreenEssex’s townsEngland’s towns

Households in terraced houses make up 7%, against 24% across England’s towns. Set beside that, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. Census figures put households in flats at 3.3% in Hare Green.

Where people were born

Hare Green: 99% of residents have English as their main language, above 75% 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%

Hare Green

5.8%

Essex’s towns

12%

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 well1.4%

Another main language, little or no English0%

Hare GreenEssex’s townsEngland’s towns

By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (3.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1%). To put it in context, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents born outside the UK is 18%; Hare Green has 5.8%.

Ethnicity & religion

56% describe themselves as Christian, more than in 84% 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

Hare GreenEssex’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3.4%

Asian1%

Mixed0.7%

Black0.3%

Other0.2%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 94% of Hare Green · Essex’s towns 83% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

Hare GreenEssex’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion39%

Christian56%

Muslim0.2%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.2%

Other religion0.4%

Didn’t answer3.8%

0%35%70%

94% of residents describe themselves as White British, against 73% across England’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 46% across England’s towns, for comparison. The census found that nearly two in five residents said they have no religion in Hare Green.

Relationships & caring

Fewer adults who have never married than 98% of UK towns: 23%

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 partnership23%

Married or civil partnership58%

Separated0.9%

Divorced12%

Widowed6.3%

Hare GreenEssex’s townsEngland’s towns

74residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 11%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week6%

20 to 49 hours2%

50 hours or more3.4%

Here 58% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, where the figure across England’s towns is 44%. The share of unpaid carers stands at 11%. As a reference point, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.

Qualifications

26% of adults have a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications15%

Apprenticeship7.3%

A levels or similar20%

Degree level26%

Hare GreenEssex’s townsEngland’s towns

Degree-level qualifications are held by 26% of Hare Green’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 15% have no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Every neighbour of Hare Green has a younger population

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

Elmstead MarketGreat BentleyAlresfordThorringtonWivenhoeArdleighWeeleyHare Green

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Hare Green	678	—	52.2	23%	23%
Elmstead Market	1,767	1.9 mi	48.4	26%	25%
Great Bentley	1,746	2.2 mi	48.4	26%	25%
Alresford	2,462	2.6 mi	46.2	27%	26%
Thorrington	1,427	2.9 mi	52.1	31%	25%
Wivenhoe	7,354	3.6 mi	47.1	25%	25%
Ardleigh	1,042	3.7 mi	46.9	23%	26%
Weeley	1,285	3.8 mi	52	31%	22%

More about Hare Green’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

“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 Hare 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 Hare Green’s residents

What is the population of Hare Green?

The 2021 Census counted 678 people in Hare Green’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Hare Green?

The median age was 52.2 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Hare Green?

94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 83% across Essex’s towns. 5.8% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Hare Green?

39% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 3.8% didn’t answer.

Is Hare Green good for families?

23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Hare 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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