Photo: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0Only 24% of households are one person living alone in Larkfield
Households average 2.5 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. In 2021, the Census found 26,147 residents in Larkfield, living in 10,557 households. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 20% in the town. Residents with no religion are more common here than in just over three fifths of UK towns.
Growth of +9% since 2011 puts Larkfield ahead of 57% of UK towns
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Larkfield’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 26,700 people in 2011; 29,100 in 2024.
By age, the 65 and over group changed most (+36%) and the 16 to 29 group least (−4%). In one year, mid-2015 to mid-2016, the population rose by 400, the most of any year.
Half of Larkfield is under 42, younger than 69% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 50–54 than any other five-year age: 7.3% of residents. Higher than in just over half of UK towns: 9.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Larkfield, 42. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
7.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 79% 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 figure for full-time students is 4.4% in Larkfield and 7.9% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Above 82% of UK towns: 32% 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.
Shared households of unrelated adults: 2.8% here and 4.3% across England’s towns. Households with dependent children: 29% across England’s towns, for comparison.
13% of households have no car or van, below 66% 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
Where 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns, Larkfield has 13%. One household in every 8 has no car or van. At 22%, the share of households in detached houses is lower than in 69% of UK towns.
A larger share of residents whose main language is English than 55% of UK towns: 98%
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Arrivals from 2017 on account for just over one in ten residents born abroad, beside 21% across England’s towns. Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (2.7%), then in Africa (1.4%). On residents born outside the UK, Larkfield sits higher than 51% of UK towns: 6.4%. Across the comparison, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.
A lower White British share than 54% of UK towns: 92% of residents
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 Larkfield · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The groups that follow White British are Other White (3.6%), Mixed or multiple (1.9%) and African (0.7%). The benchmark for residents who describe themselves as White British across England’s towns: 73%. At 50%, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is higher than in 54% of UK towns.
50% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 63% 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
Adults who have never married: 32%, below 54% of UK towns. Here, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care. For married adults and civil partners, the comparison across England’s towns is 44%.
26% 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 Larkfield, 18%, while 26% hold one at degree level (34%).
From a median age of 35 in Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill to 44 in East Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe
The town’s 4 neighbourhoods (ONS middle-layer areas with 500+ residents inside it, named by the House of Commons Library), youngest first. Census 2021.
East Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe is the oldest area, with 19% aged 65 or over; Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill the youngest (median age 35). Families with children are most common in Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill (37% of households).
Among 260 UK towns of 18,000 to 35,000 people, the 108th youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Ages run from 31.1 in Egham to 56.2 in Rustington. Nearest to Larkfield in age: Colne (42), Coseley (42), Sevenoaks (42) and Camborne (42).
2 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Larkfield
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkfield | 26,147 | — | 42 | 20% | 32% |
| West Malling | 4,251 | 1.5 mi | 39.1 | 19% | 31% |
| Eccles | 1,706 | 1.9 mi | 39.4 | 16% | 31% |
| Snodland | 11,820 | 2 mi | 38.6 | 16% | 31% |
| Kings Hill | 9,963 | 2.5 mi | 40.1 | 12% | 47% |
| Burham | 1,293 | 2.6 mi | 48.8 | 24% | 23% |
| Wateringbury | 2,248 | 3.4 mi | 48.7 | 23% | 26% |
| Halling | 2,926 | 3.8 mi | 37.8 | 13% | 35% |
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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 Larkfield’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Larkfield’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 28,261 people in 2021, against 26,147 in the built-up area.
- 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 Larkfield’s residents
What is the population of Larkfield?
The 2021 Census counted 26,147 people in Larkfield’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 29,100 people in mid-2024, 9% more than in 2011.
What is the average age in Larkfield?
The median age was 42 at the 2021 Census, younger than 69% of UK towns. 9.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 20% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Larkfield?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 6.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Larkfield?
43% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.6% were Muslim and 5.5% didn’t answer.
Is Larkfield good for families?
32% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Families are most common in Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill (37% of households). Schools are on Larkfield’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) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024 · House of Commons Library MSOA names. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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