Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.01.7% of households live in a flat or apartment, below 98% of UK towns
26% of households are one person living alone, against 30% across England’s towns. Still, on residents aged 65 and over, Upchurch sits higher than 82% of UK towns: 27%. At the 2021 Census Upchurch was home to 1,727 people in 724 households. The share of adults who have never married stands at 28%.
A median age of 49.6: Upchurch is older than 83% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 55–59: 8.4% of residents, 1.3 times the share across England’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 10% in Upchurch.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Upchurch sits below 90% of UK towns for full-time students (3.8%)
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 is 8.1%, against 11% across England’s towns. As a reference point, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
A smaller share of households with dependent children than 74% of UK towns: 25%
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.
The typical household size is 2.4 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Households with dependent children make up 29% across England’s towns.
A smaller share of households without a car or van than 71% of UK towns: 12%
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
Households in terraced houses: 16% here and 24% across England’s towns. About one household in 9 lives without a car or van.
3.8% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 80% 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 two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.1%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.8%). For comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Few places have as many residents whose main language is English: 99% here, more than in 73% of UK towns.
Upchurch: 55% of residents describe themselves as Christian, above 82% 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 Upchurch · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion: 39% here and 37% across England’s towns. On average, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Here, 94% of residents describe themselves as White British.
51% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, a share 69% of UK towns don’t reach
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
54 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. The share of married adults and civil partners across England’s towns is 44%. Few places have as many unpaid carers: 10% here, more than in 72% of UK towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 27%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Upchurch, 27% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 20% have no qualification at all (18%).
Every nearby town is younger than Upchurch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upchurch | 1,727 | — | 49.6 | 27% | 25% |
| Lower Halstow | 1,210 | 0.9 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 26% |
| Newington | 2,691 | 1.8 mi | 39.1 | 19% | 30% |
| Gillingham | 108,485 | 3.1 mi | 39.3 | 17% | 31% |
| Iwade | 4,533 | 3.5 mi | 36.1 | 11% | 45% |
| Sittingbourne | 54,385 | 4.6 mi | 38.6 | 17% | 33% |
| Hoo St Werburgh | 8,758 | 5.1 mi | 40.5 | 20% | 31% |
| Chatham | 76,956 | 5.1 mi | 37.6 | 15% | 34% |
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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 Upchurch’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 Upchurch’s residents
What is the population of Upchurch?
The 2021 Census counted 1,727 people in Upchurch’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Upchurch?
The median age was 49.6 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Upchurch?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 3.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Upchurch?
39% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 4.6% didn’t answer.
Is Upchurch good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Upchurch’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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