Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.04.6% of households have no car or van, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
Households in terraced houses: 5.1%, below 98% of UK towns. The share of one-person households stands at 19%. At 59%, the share of married adults and civil partners is higher than in 96% of UK towns. Ramsden Heath had 1,949 residents and 729 households at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 46.5.
Half of Ramsden Heath is over 46.5, older than 65% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns, against 11% in Ramsden Heath. Across Ramsden Heath, 22% 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.
In Ramsden Heath, 5.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
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%.
Managerial and professional jobs take in 43% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 13% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). Full-time students account for 4.9%. As a yardstick, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Ramsden Heath households average 2.6 people, larger than in 97% of UK towns
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.
With households with dependent children at 33%, Ramsden Heath is ahead of 87% of UK towns on that count. Compared with other places, shared households of unrelated adults are common here: 3.4%, more than in 85% of UK towns.
Ramsden Heath ranks above 85% of UK towns on households in detached houses: 45%
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
Flats are home to 5.1% of households, against 23% across England’s towns. The wider picture: 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
Residents whose main language is English make up 99% in Ramsden Heath, more than in 94% 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.3%) or in the Middle East and Asia (1.1%). Typically, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Fewer residents born outside the UK than in nearly four fifths of UK towns: 3.9%.
Ramsden Heath ranks above 89% of UK towns on residents who describe themselves as Christian: 57%
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 Ramsden Heath · Essex’s towns 83% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion make up 37%, close to the figure across England’s towns. For residents who describe themselves as Christian, the comparison across England’s towns is 46%. In Ramsden Heath, 95% of residents describe themselves as White British.
A lower share of adults who have never married than 87% of UK towns, at 27%
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
Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 42 residents. On average, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Compared with other places, unpaid carers are scarce here: 8.2%, fewer than in four fifths of UK towns.
Among adults, 30% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Ramsden Heath, 30% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 13% have no qualification at all (18%).
Nearby, 3 of 7 towns have older populations than Ramsden Heath
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsden Heath | 1,949 | — | 46.5 | 22% | 33% |
| Billericay | 34,068 | 2.2 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 30% |
| Runwell | 8,086 | 2.3 mi | 43.1 | 23% | 30% |
| Crays Hill | 1,218 | 2.3 mi | 50.5 | 27% | 23% |
| Stock | 1,573 | 2.3 mi | 56.5 | 36% | 21% |
| Wickford | 27,533 | 3 mi | 42.5 | 20% | 30% |
| Basildon | 115,935 | 4.3 mi | 36.6 | 14% | 34% |
| Galleywood | 6,410 | 4.3 mi | 47.2 | 26% | 25% |
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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 Ramsden Heath’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 Ramsden Heath’s residents
What is the population of Ramsden Heath?
The 2021 Census counted 1,949 people in Ramsden Heath’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Ramsden Heath?
The median age was 46.5 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Ramsden Heath?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 83% across Essex’s towns. 3.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Ramsden Heath?
37% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.9% were Muslim and 4.2% didn’t answer.
Is Ramsden Heath good for families?
33% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Ramsden Heath’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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