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39.4Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A higher share of households in terraced houses than 96% of UK towns, at 43%

By its share of households in detached houses (12%), Eccles is below 90% of UK towns. The village had 1,706 residents and 741 households at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 39.4. In Eccles, 1.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home. 46% of residents said they have no religion, a higher share than in 80% of UK towns.

16%aged 65 or over 4.5%born abroad 741households

Ages

Half of Eccles is under 39.4, younger than 83% of UK towns

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

EcclesEngland’s towns

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

Here 16% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across England’s towns is 18%. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 8.9%.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1518%

15 to 248.9%

25 to 4431%

45 to 6427%

65 and over16%

EcclesKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Eccles

England

WomenMen

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

Students & newcomers

6.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 88% 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 students4.2%

Higher managerial and professional12%

Lower managerial and professional22%

Intermediate15%

Small employers and self-employed11%

Supervisory and technical6.4%

Semi-routine12%

Routine14%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.2%

EcclesKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Eccles

6.8%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

115

residents, 6.8%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.2× England’s share

Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Eccles has 33% and 26%. 4.2% of adults are full-time students. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns: 11%.

Households

In Eccles, 27% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 74% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 11%Living alone, under 66 16%Families with dependent children 31%Couples and families, no young children 40%Shared houses and other 1.6%

Against Kent’s towns and England’s towns

Eccles

Kent’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person27%

2 people37%

3 people20%

4 people13%

5 or more3.7%

England’s towns.

The typical household size is 2.3 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Households with dependent children account for 31%. One-person households: 30% across England’s towns, for comparison.

Homes & cars

Only 9.5% of households have no car or van in Eccles

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

Type of home

Eccles

Kent’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van9.5%

One37%

Two41%

Three or more13%

EcclesKent’s townsEngland’s towns

By its share of households in flats (13%), Eccles is above 59% of UK towns. In one household in 11 there is no car or van.

Where people were born

Residents born outside the UK make up 4.5% in Eccles, less than in 70% 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%

Eccles

4.5%

Kent’s towns

13%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language98%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.5%

Another main language, little or no English0.2%

EcclesKent’s townsEngland’s towns

The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1%). Few places have as many residents whose main language is English: 98% here, more than in 66% of UK towns. For residents born outside the UK, the comparison across England’s towns is 18%.

Ethnicity & religion

Residents who describe themselves as White British: 93%, a higher share than 56% 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

EcclesKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3.7%

Asian1.5%

Mixed1.7%

Black0.2%

Other0.1%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 93% of Eccles · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

EcclesKent’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion46%

Christian47%

Muslim0.2%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.9%

Other religion0.5%

Didn’t answer5.6%

0%30%60%

47% of residents describe themselves as Christian; across England’s towns the figure is 46%. Residents who describe themselves as White British: 73% across England’s towns, for comparison. The largest groups after White British are Other White (3.7%), Mixed or multiple (1.7%) and Indian (0.6%).

Relationships & caring

Eccles sits above 78% of UK towns for adults who have never married (37%)

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 partnership37%

Married or civil partnership46%

Separated2.3%

Divorced10%

Widowed4.6%

EcclesKent’s townsEngland’s towns

154residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 9.6%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week4.8%

20 to 49 hours1.2%

50 hours or more3.5%

Married adults and civil partners make up 46%, against 44% across England’s towns. Eccles has more unpaid carers than 56% of UK towns, at 9.6%. As a reference point, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. 57 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week.

Qualifications

Among adults, 27% hold a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications16%

Apprenticeship7%

A levels or similar20%

Degree level27%

EcclesKent’s townsEngland’s towns

At degree level, Eccles counts 27% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 16% have no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Older than Eccles: 3 of the 7 towns nearby

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

BurhamSnodlandLarkfieldHallingWest MallingChathamCuxtonEccles

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Eccles	1,706	—	39.4	16%	31%
Burham	1,293	0.7 mi	48.8	24%	23%
Snodland	11,820	1.8 mi	38.6	16%	31%
Larkfield	26,147	1.9 mi	42	20%	32%
Halling	2,926	2.9 mi	37.8	13%	35%
West Malling	4,251	3.3 mi	39.1	19%	31%
Chatham	76,956	3.5 mi	37.6	15%	34%
Cuxton	3,039	3.9 mi	48.2	26%	27%

More about Eccles’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health C⁺Life expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute BIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living B⁺Owners and renters, prices, rents and council tax Schools DEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

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 Eccles’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 Eccles’s residents

What is the population of Eccles?

The 2021 Census counted 1,706 people in Eccles’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Eccles?

The median age was 39.4 at the 2021 Census. 8.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 16% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Eccles?

93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 4.5% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Eccles?

46% said they had no religion and 47% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 5.6% didn’t answer.

Is Eccles good for families?

31% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Eccles’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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