Photo: D-G-Seamon · CC BY-SA 2.0A village of detached houses: 70% of households live in one
Set against 30% across England’s towns, 23% of households are one person living alone in Shadoxhurst. The 2021 Census counted 1,009 residents in 414 households. Census figures put households in terraced houses at 8.4% in the village. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, more than in 73% of UK towns.
Half of Shadoxhurst is over 48.2, older than 75% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The biggest five-year age group is 50–54, with 8.9% of residents, 1.3 times the share across England’s towns. The census found that 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Shadoxhurst.
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.
A lower share of full-time students than 87% of UK towns, at 3.9%
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, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%; Shadoxhurst has 9%. Full-time students: 7.9% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Larger households than 83% of UK towns: 2.4 people on average
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.
Just over a quarter of households have dependent children; across England’s towns the figure is 29%. On the census count, 3.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
2.7% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 94% 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
By its share of households without a car or van (9%), Shadoxhurst is below 87% of UK towns. Measured more widely, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
A larger share of residents whose main language is English than 60% 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Residents born outside the UK: 6.6%, above 53% of UK towns. The comparison figure for residents whose main language is English is 90% across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (2.3%).
52% of residents describe themselves as Christian, a share 62% of UK towns don’t reach
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 Shadoxhurst · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (3.6%), Mixed or multiple (2%) and Indian (1%). Elsewhere, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Fewer residents with no religion than in 57% of UK towns: 40%. On top of that, in Shadoxhurst, 92% of residents describe themselves as White British, beside 73% across England’s towns.
More married adults and civil partners than 94% of UK towns: 57%
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
Against a figure of 39% across England’s towns, the share of adults who have never married in Shadoxhurst comes in at 27%. Married adults and civil partners make up 44% across England’s towns. The number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 20. Few places have so few unpaid carers: 9.1% here, fewer than in 58% of UK towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 32%
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 Shadoxhurst, 17%, while 32% hold one at degree level (34%).
Shadoxhurst is younger than 3 of its 7 nearest neighbours
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadoxhurst | 1,009 | — | 48.2 | 25% | 26% |
| Woodchurch | 1,201 | 3 mi | 56.8 | 39% | 22% |
| Bethersden | 1,008 | 3.2 mi | 50.8 | 28% | 24% |
| Ashford | 82,143 | 3.2 mi | 37.2 | 15% | 35% |
| Finberry | 1,571 | 3.3 mi | 30.3 | 4.1% | 47% |
| Hamstreet | 1,738 | 3.4 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 31% |
| Aldington | 1,280 | 5.5 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 33% |
| Tenterden | 7,775 | 6 mi | 54.4 | 35% | 20% |
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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 Shadoxhurst’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 Shadoxhurst’s residents
What is the population of Shadoxhurst?
The 2021 Census counted 1,009 people in Shadoxhurst’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Shadoxhurst?
The median age was 48.2 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Shadoxhurst?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 6.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Shadoxhurst?
40% said they had no religion and 52% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 6.5% didn’t answer.
Is Shadoxhurst good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Shadoxhurst’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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