The George Inn · Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0A lower share of households in detached houses than 93% of UK towns, at 10%
The median age in Teynham is 39.7, lower than in 82% of UK towns. 34% of households live in a terraced house. At the 2021 Census Teynham was home to 3,128 people in 1,253 households. Where 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns, Teynham has 41%.
10% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a share 65% of UK towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
20% of Teynham is 65 or over, against 19% across Kent’s towns and 18% across England’s towns. More residents are 30–34 than any other five-year age: 7.7% of residents. Typically, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Teynham, 39.7. The typical town is 44.4.
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.
Only 4.6% of adults are full-time students in Teynham
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; Teynham has 25% and 30%. The share of full-time students across England’s towns is 7.9%. Locally, one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Larger households than 87% of UK towns: 2.5 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.
Shared households of unrelated adults are about as common here as across England’s towns: 4.5%. At 26%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 83% of UK towns. For Teynham, the census puts households with dependent children at 30%.
6.9% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 72% 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
Across England’s towns, the share of households without a car or van is 24%; Teynham has 16%. To put it in context, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
A smaller share of residents whose main language is English than 71% of UK towns: 96%
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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (5.2%) or in Africa (1%). More residents born outside the UK than in 57% of UK towns: 7.1%. By way of comparison, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Just over a fifth of the town’s residents born abroad came in 2017 or later, set against 21% across England’s towns.
Teynham: 45% of residents said they have no religion, above 78% 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: 91% of Teynham · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Nearly half of residents describe themselves as Christian (England’s towns: 46%). Locally, just over nine in ten residents describe themselves as White British. On average, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
Teynham ranks above 75% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 10%
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 Teynham comes in at 38%. As a reference point, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. 127 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week.
20% of adults have a degree-level qualification
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 Teynham, 24%, while 20% hold one at degree level (34%).
Among 514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people, the 53rd youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Keele is the youngest (20.6); West Chiltington the oldest (63.1). Nearest to Teynham in age: Silsoe (39.7), Silver End (39.7), Bethesda (39.8) and Repton (39.9).
Teynham is younger than 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teynham | 3,128 | — | 39.7 | 20% | 30% |
| Sittingbourne | 54,385 | 2.9 mi | 38.6 | 17% | 33% |
| Faversham | 20,941 | 3.7 mi | 43.8 | 22% | 28% |
| Iwade | 4,533 | 4.5 mi | 36.1 | 11% | 45% |
| Eastchurch | 3,381 | 4.8 mi | 36.3 | 9.2% | 32% |
| Minster (Swale) | 16,735 | 6.1 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 27% |
| Newington | 2,691 | 6.1 mi | 39.1 | 19% | 30% |
| Queenborough | 3,915 | 6.2 mi | 35.8 | 16% | 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 Teynham’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 Teynham’s residents
What is the population of Teynham?
The 2021 Census counted 3,128 people in Teynham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Teynham?
The median age was 39.7 at the 2021 Census, younger than 82% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 20% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Teynham?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 7.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Teynham?
45% said they had no religion and 49% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Teynham good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Teynham’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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