Photo: dave-harris · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 84% of UK towns: half of Shoreham is over 49.8
Across England’s towns, nearly a quarter of households have no car or van; in Shoreham, 9.9%. The village has fewer one-person households than four fifths of UK towns, at 26%. The 2021 Census counted 840 residents in 357 households. 27% of households live in a terraced house.
26% of Shoreham is 65 or over, a higher share than 76% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Young people aged 15 to 24 make up nearly one in ten residents, against 12% across England’s towns. Typically, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s 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.
Shoreham ranks below 74% of UK towns on residents who moved in within the year: 7.6%
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, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Shoreham has 44% and 18%. 4.9% of adults are full-time students, more than in 52% of UK towns. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Bigger households than 75% of UK towns: 2.4 people each 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.
At 29%, households with dependent children sit close to the figure across England’s towns. On the census count, 2.2% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Fewer households in flats than 70% of UK towns: 7.4%
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 in detached houses (28%), Shoreham is below 53% of UK towns. The benchmark for households in flats across England’s towns: 23%.
Residents whose main language is English make up 99% in Shoreham, more than in 84% 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 largest groups were born in EU countries (2.6%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.9%). Set beside that, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. 6.8% of residents were born outside the UK, more than in 54% of UK towns.
Residents with no religion make up 44% in Shoreham, more than in 69% 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: 92% of Shoreham · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (5.1%), Mixed or multiple (1.7%) and Caribbean (0.2%). Typically, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Compared with other places, residents who describe themselves as Christian are common here: 50%, more than in 52% of UK towns. Residents who describe themselves as White British: 92% here and 73% across England’s towns.
11% of residents give unpaid care, more than in 90% 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
With married adults and civil partners at 52%, Shoreham is ahead of 73% of UK towns on that count. Against that, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Locally, 30% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.
Among adults, 43% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
15% of Shoreham’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 43% have one at degree level (34%).
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Shoreham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham | 840 | — | 49.8 | 26% | 29% |
| Otford and Kemsing | 7,332 | 1.9 mi | 46.4 | 23% | 33% |
| Eynsford | 1,676 | 2.8 mi | 51.3 | 27% | 23% |
| Dunton Green | 3,241 | 2.8 mi | 36.3 | 12% | 34% |
| Crockenhill | 1,569 | 3.4 mi | 46.8 | 24% | 24% |
| Seal | 1,616 | 3.4 mi | 45.1 | 22% | 31% |
| Farningham | 1,279 | 3.6 mi | 46.2 | 23% | 28% |
| West Kingsdown | 4,306 | 3.6 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 22% |
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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 Shoreham’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 Shoreham’s residents
What is the population of Shoreham?
The 2021 Census counted 840 people in Shoreham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Shoreham?
The median age was 49.8 at the 2021 Census. 9.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Shoreham?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 6.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Shoreham?
44% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 5.5% didn’t answer.
Is Shoreham good for families?
29% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Shoreham’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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