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48.4Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A smaller share of households without a car or van than 96% of UK towns: 6.7%

Flats are home to 2.6% of households, against 23% across England’s towns. On unpaid carers, Townwell sits higher than 99% of UK towns: 13%. The 2021 Census counted 275 residents in 115 households. Across Townwell, 97% of residents describe themselves as White British.

22%aged 65 or over 0.7%born abroad 115households

Ages

In Townwell, 8.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 89% of UK towns

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

TownwellEngland’s towns

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

More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. With a median age of 48.4, Townwell is older than just over three quarters of UK towns. Across England’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. 22% of residents are 65 or over.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1515%

15 to 248.3%

25 to 4423%

45 to 6432%

65 and over22%

TownwellGloucestershire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

Townwell

England

WomenMen

About 113 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

3.1% of adults are full-time students, below 98% 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

Full-time students3.1%

Higher managerial and professional17%

Lower managerial and professional18%

Intermediate8.7%

Small employers and self-employed16%

Supervisory and technical7.4%

Semi-routine14%

Routine10%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.8%

TownwellGloucestershire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Townwell

6.2%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 6.2%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.4× England’s share

In Townwell, 35% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 25% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. Typically, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 6.2%.

Households

One-person households make up 23% in Townwell, less than in 92% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 12%Living alone, under 66 11%Families with dependent children 26%Couples and families, no young children 49%Shared houses and other 1.7%

Against Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns

Townwell

Gloucestershire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person23%

2 people39%

3 people18%

4 people13%

5 or more6.1%

England’s towns.

Households in Townwell hold 2.4 people on average (England’s towns: 2.4). For Townwell, the census puts shared households of unrelated adults at 1.7%. Just over a quarter of households have dependent children, fewer than in 62% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, one-person households come to 30%.

Homes & cars

Townwell sits below 65% of UK towns for households in terraced houses (17%)

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Townwell

Gloucestershire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van6.7%

One31%

Two39%

Three or more24%

TownwellGloucestershire’s townsEngland’s towns

Against a figure of 21% across England’s towns, the share of households in detached houses in Townwell comes in at 28%. On average, nearly a quarter of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Only 0.7% of residents were born outside the UK in Townwell

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%

Townwell

0.7%

Gloucestershire’s towns

10%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language100%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0%

Another main language, little or no English0%

TownwellGloucestershire’s townsEngland’s towns

The figure for residents whose main language is English is 100% in Townwell and 90% across England’s towns. Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (0.4%), then in the rest of Europe (0.4%). Typically, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

53% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 69% 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

TownwellGloucestershire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White0.7%

Asian0%

Mixed1.5%

Black0.7%

Other0.4%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 97% of Townwell · Gloucestershire’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

TownwellGloucestershire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion43%

Christian53%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0%

Other religion0%

Didn’t answer4.7%

0%30%60%

Of the other groups, the largest are Mixed or multiple (1.5%), Other White (0.7%) and Caribbean (0.4%). At 43%, the share of residents with no religion is higher than in just over three fifths of UK towns. To put it in context, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

Townwell sits above 97% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (59%)

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 partnership28%

Married or civil partnership59%

Separated1.3%

Divorced7.4%

Widowed4.4%

TownwellGloucestershire’s townsEngland’s towns

33residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 13%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week7%

20 to 49 hours0.8%

50 hours or more5%

28% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, against 39% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.

Qualifications

Adults qualified to degree level or above: 26%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications22%

Apprenticeship3.5%

A levels or similar23%

Degree level26%

TownwellGloucestershire’s townsEngland’s towns

26% of Townwell’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 22% have none (18%).

Neighbours

Townwell and its 7 nearest towns: 1 of them are older

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

CharfieldWickwarKingswoodThornburyWotton-under-EdgeAlvestonYateTownwell

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Townwell	275	—	48.4	22%	26%
Charfield	2,833	1.8 mi	42.3	17%	34%
Wickwar	1,701	2.3 mi	44.7	16%	35%
Kingswood	1,409	3.2 mi	43.6	18%	36%
Thornbury	14,483	3.4 mi	43.5	23%	29%
Wotton-under-Edge	4,966	4.1 mi	47.6	26%	25%
Alveston	2,065	4.4 mi	53.4	34%	22%
Yate	28,352	5.3 mi	39.9	18%	30%

More about Townwell’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

“Gloucestershire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Gloucestershire (or England), summed the same way as Townwell’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 Townwell’s residents

What is the population of Townwell?

The 2021 Census counted 275 people in Townwell’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Townwell?

The median age was 48.4 at the 2021 Census. 8.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Townwell?

97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Gloucestershire’s towns. 0.7% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Townwell?

43% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.7% didn’t answer.

Is Townwell good for families?

26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Townwell’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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