Photo: Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0Few flats: only 0.9% of households in Ash (Sevenoaks) live in one
Here just over a quarter of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across England’s towns is 37%. Ash (Sevenoaks) is home to 317 residents in 113 households, by the 2021 Census. Across Ash (Sevenoaks), 8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home. Fewer households without a car or van than in 89% of UK towns: 8.5%.
Half of Ash (Sevenoaks) is over 47.4, older than 71% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Just over a fifth of Ash (Sevenoaks) is 65 or over, against 19% across Kent’s towns and 18% across England’s towns. Here, 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Ash (Sevenoaks), 6.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 94% 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%.
At 8.3%, full-time students sit close to the figure across England’s towns. The usual figure: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
A smaller share of one-person households than 96% of UK towns: 21%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Kent’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.7 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. Here, 31% of households have dependent children.
63% of households live in a detached house, 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
Households in terraced houses: 7.8%, below 94% of UK towns. Meanwhile, 0.9% of households live in a flat, less than in 99% of UK towns; 63% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
99% of residents have English as their main language, a share 88% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Residents born outside the UK make up 6%, against 18% across England’s towns. For residents whose main language is English, the comparison across England’s towns is 90%.
Ash (Sevenoaks) sits above 98% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as Christian (64%)
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: 82% of Ash (Sevenoaks) · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 73% across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British in Ash (Sevenoaks) comes in at 82%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
Unpaid carers make up 11% in Ash (Sevenoaks), 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
The share of married adults and civil partners tops two thirds of UK towns: 51%. Across England’s towns, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care. Adults who have never married: 29% of the total.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 28%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 28% of adults in Ash (Sevenoaks), 34% across England’s towns; 26% have no qualification, against 18%. For 15%, A levels are the highest qualification so far, many of them students still working towards a degree.
A younger town than 5 of the 7 around it: Ash (Sevenoaks)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash (Sevenoaks) | 317 | — | 47.4 | 22% | 31% |
| West Kingsdown | 4,306 | 1.6 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 22% |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 16,077 | 2 mi | 48.2 | 27% | 27% |
| Culverstone Green | 2,038 | 2.9 mi | 49.4 | 25% | 27% |
| Horton Kirby | 1,247 | 3.1 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 28% |
| Meopham | 4,349 | 3.2 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 26% |
| Farningham | 1,279 | 3.3 mi | 46.2 | 23% | 28% |
| Wrotham | 1,961 | 3.3 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 30% |
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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.
- “Kent’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Kent (or England), summed the same way as Ash (Sevenoaks)’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 Ash (Sevenoaks)’s residents
What is the population of Ash (Sevenoaks)?
The 2021 Census counted 317 people in Ash (Sevenoaks)’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Ash (Sevenoaks)?
The median age was 47.4 at the 2021 Census. 13% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Ash (Sevenoaks)?
82% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Ash (Sevenoaks)?
26% said they had no religion and 64% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.6% didn’t answer.
Is Ash (Sevenoaks) good for families?
31% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Ash (Sevenoaks)’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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