Photo: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent · CC BY 2.5Fewer one-person households than 99% of UK towns: 19%
Set against 24% across England’s towns, 6.7% of households have no car or van in High Halstow. The village is home to 1,823 residents in 709 households, by the 2021 Census. The share of households in detached houses stands at 51%. 56% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 90% of UK towns.
Above 91% of UK towns: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
In High Halstow, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, beside 18% across England’s towns. With a median age of 44.8, High Halstow is older than 52% of UK towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
High Halstow: 5.7% of adults are full-time students, above 78% 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%.
The share of residents who moved in within the year tops 58% of UK towns: 9.1%. Across the comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
2.6 people per household, more than in 96% 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.
Where 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns, High Halstow has 31%. Census figures put shared households of unrelated adults at 2.3% here.
10% of households live in a terraced house, below 88% 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
The share of households in flats trails just over three quarters of UK towns: 6.3%. Set beside that, nearly a quarter of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.
High Halstow ranks above 89% of UK towns on residents whose main language is English: 99%
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 its share of residents born outside the UK (4.5%), High Halstow is below 71% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 90%. The largest groups were born in EU countries (1.9%) and in Africa (1.1%).
In High Halstow, 94% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 70% 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
White British, not charted: 94% of High Halstow · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (1.8%), Mixed or multiple (1.3%) and Indian (1.2%). Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British. Residents with no religion are more common here than in 57% of UK towns. With residents who describe themselves as Christian at 50%, High Halstow is ahead of 53% of UK towns on that count.
A lower share of adults who have never married than 68% of UK towns, at 30%
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
Some 42 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Lower than in nearly three fifths of UK towns: 9% of residents give unpaid care. Across the comparison, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
27% of adults have qualifications at degree level
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 High Halstow, 14%, while 27% hold one at degree level (34%).
4 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than High Halstow
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Halstow | 1,823 | — | 44.8 | 21% | 31% |
| Hoo St Werburgh | 8,758 | 1.9 mi | 40.5 | 20% | 31% |
| Chattenden | 2,417 | 2.6 mi | 34.1 | 11% | 43% |
| Cliffe | 2,531 | 2.9 mi | 42.9 | 19% | 31% |
| Cliffe Woods | 2,689 | 3.2 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 31% |
| Allhallows | 1,684 | 3.7 mi | 49.2 | 28% | 24% |
| Canvey Island | 38,004 | 5.1 mi | 46.3 | 26% | 26% |
| Higham | 2,642 | 5.2 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 26% |
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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 High Halstow’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 High Halstow’s residents
What is the population of High Halstow?
The 2021 Census counted 1,823 people in High Halstow’s built-up area.
What is the average age in High Halstow?
The median age was 44.8 at the 2021 Census. 12% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.
How diverse is High Halstow?
94% 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 High Halstow?
42% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.
Is High Halstow good for families?
31% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on High Halstow’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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