Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0Chiddingstone Causeway sits below 97% of UK towns for households without a car or van (6.3%)
The figure for married adults and civil partners is 56% in Chiddingstone Causeway and 44% across England’s towns. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 457, in 178 households. Here, 4.5% of households live in a flat or apartment. Nearly a third of households have dependent children, a higher share than in 84% of UK towns.
A median age of 40.5: Chiddingstone Causeway is younger than 78% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 0–4: nearly one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. 16% of residents are 65 or over, a lower share than in 85% of UK towns. Locally, 9.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Residents who moved in within the year: 13%, a higher share than 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%.
4.6% of adults are full-time students (England’s towns: 7.9%). To put it in context, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Chiddingstone Causeway households average 2.5 people, larger than in 91% of UK towns
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.
Here a quarter of households are one person living alone, where the figure across England’s towns is 30%. The share of shared households of unrelated adults stands at 2.8%.
A higher share of households in terraced houses than 81% of UK towns, at 29%
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 detached houses make up 35%, against 21% across England’s towns. On average, 24% of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.
99% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (3.1%) and in Africa (1.5%). The benchmark for residents whose main language is English across England’s towns: 90%. Compared with 18% across England’s towns, 6.8% of residents were born outside the UK here.
A larger share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 69% of UK towns: 53%
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: 92% of Chiddingstone Causeway · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
92% of residents describe themselves as White British (England’s towns: 73%). By way of comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. The largest groups after White British are Mixed or multiple (3.9%), Other White (3.5%) and Indian (0.2%).
6.2% of residents give unpaid care, fewer than in 99% 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
8 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. By way of comparison, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Where 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns, Chiddingstone Causeway has 31%.
Degree level: the highest qualification of 41% of adults
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 Chiddingstone Causeway, 12%, while 41% hold one at degree level (34%).
6 of the 7 nearest towns are older than Chiddingstone Causeway
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiddingstone Causeway | 457 | — | 40.5 | 16% | 32% |
| Leigh | 1,104 | 2 mi | 48.2 | 24% | 30% |
| Hildenborough | 4,943 | 3.6 mi | 47.5 | 24% | 33% |
| Edenbridge | 7,903 | 4.6 mi | 39.2 | 18% | 33% |
| Tonbridge | 36,136 | 4.7 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 31% |
| Marlpit Hill | 1,271 | 4.8 mi | 47.6 | 25% | 30% |
| Southborough | 9,632 | 4.9 mi | 41.9 | 17% | 33% |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 7,783 | 5.1 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 32% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “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 Chiddingstone Causeway’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 Chiddingstone Causeway’s residents
What is the population of Chiddingstone Causeway?
The 2021 Census counted 457 people in Chiddingstone Causeway’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Chiddingstone Causeway?
The median age was 40.5 at the 2021 Census. 9.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 16% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Chiddingstone Causeway?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 6.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Chiddingstone Causeway?
41% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.9% didn’t answer.
Is Chiddingstone Causeway good for families?
32% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Chiddingstone Causeway’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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