Photo: Mjroots · CC BY-SA 3.0Golden Green is older than 91% of UK towns: a median age of 51.8
The figure for married adults and civil partners is 63% in Golden Green and 44% across England’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as Christian are more common here than in 93% of UK towns. The village is home to 552 residents in 238 households, by the 2021 Census. On the census count, 7.3% of households have no car or van.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.3%, a lower share than 97% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
A quarter of residents are 65 or over (England’s towns: 18%). The usual figure: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Below 98% of UK towns: 5.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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%.
Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Golden Green has 39% and 19%. As a yardstick, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns. Full-time students: 4.8% of the total.
Below 77% of UK towns: 24% of households have dependent children
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 average household has 2.4 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Against that, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. In Golden Green, 28% of households are one person living alone. At 4.2%, the share of shared households of unrelated adults is higher than in 93% of UK towns.
Only 0.9% of households live in a flat or apartment in Golden Green
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: 45%, above 84% of UK towns. Against that, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. For Golden Green, the census puts households in terraced houses at 20%.
Residents whose main language is English make up 99% in Golden Green, more than in 71% 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
The figure for residents born outside the UK is 7% in Golden Green and 18% across England’s towns. For residents whose main language is English, the comparison across England’s towns is 90%. Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (4.7%), then in Africa (1.4%).
Golden Green ranks below 88% of UK towns on residents with no religion: 33%
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: 91% of Golden Green · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Other than White British, most residents describe themselves as Other White (4.5%), Mixed or multiple (2.5%) and Indian (0.9%). The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 37% across England’s towns. Set against 73% across England’s towns, just over nine in ten residents describe themselves as White British in Golden Green.
21% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, below 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
25 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. Few places have as many unpaid carers: 13% here, more than in 99% of UK towns. Across the comparison, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Degree-level qualifications: 34% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 34% of adults in Golden Green, 34% across England’s towns; 20% have no qualification, against 18%.
No nearby town is as old as Golden Green
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Green | 552 | — | 51.8 | 25% | 24% |
| Hadlow | 3,168 | 1.1 mi | 46.7 | 24% | 25% |
| Five Oak Green | 1,436 | 1.9 mi | 44.4 | 22% | 31% |
| East Peckham | 2,144 | 1.9 mi | 47.7 | 26% | 29% |
| Tonbridge | 36,136 | 2.9 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 31% |
| Paddock Wood | 7,616 | 2.9 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 28% |
| Plaxtol | 1,137 | 3.7 mi | 47.2 | 20% | 31% |
| Hildenborough | 4,943 | 4 mi | 47.5 | 24% | 33% |
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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 Golden Green’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 Golden Green’s residents
What is the population of Golden Green?
The 2021 Census counted 552 people in Golden Green’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Golden Green?
The median age was 51.8 at the 2021 Census. 7.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Golden Green?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Golden Green?
33% said they had no religion and 59% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.2% didn’t answer.
Is Golden Green good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Golden Green’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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