Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Wingham is older than 83% of UK towns: a median age of 49.5
29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns, against 25% in Wingham. Across Wingham, 11% of households have no car or van. More residents who describe themselves as Christian than in 63% of UK towns: 52%. There were 563 households here at the 2021 Census, home to 1,313 residents.
More residents aged 65 and over than 80% of UK towns: 27%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 10%, Wingham is ahead of 71% of UK towns on that count. To put it in context, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
6.3% of adults are full-time students, a share 87% of UK towns don’t reach
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%.
Managerial and professional jobs take in 40% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 19% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). Few places have so few residents who moved in within the year: 8.5% here, fewer than in 54% of UK towns. For full-time students, the comparison across England’s towns is 7.9%.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Wingham sits above 94% of UK towns for shared households of unrelated adults (4.3%)
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.
Households average 2.3 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. On the census count, 28% of households are one person living alone.
A smaller share of households in flats than 66% of UK towns: 7.9%
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
The figure for households in detached houses is 26% in Wingham and 21% across England’s towns. Against that, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. For Wingham, the census puts households in terraced houses at 18%.
More residents whose main language is English than 84% of UK towns: 99%
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 (2.5%) and in Africa (1.4%). On residents born outside the UK, Wingham sits lower than 52% of UK towns: 6.1%. For residents whose main language is English, the comparison across England’s towns is 90%.
Wingham ranks above 64% of UK towns on residents who describe themselves as White British: 94%
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 Wingham · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The groups that follow White British are Other White (3.4%), Mixed or multiple (1.2%) and Indian (0.5%). Set beside that, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Wingham has fewer residents with no religion than 52% of UK towns, at 41%.
A lower share of adults who have never married than 59% of UK towns, at 31%
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
Married people and civil partners make up nearly half of adults, against 44% across England’s towns. On top of that, at 10%, the share of unpaid carers is higher than in 69% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 48 residents.
39% 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 Wingham, 15%, while 39% hold one at degree level (34%). Students still working towards a degree help explain why A levels are the highest qualification of 16%.
Around Wingham, 2 of 7 towns have a higher median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingham | 1,313 | — | 49.5 | 27% | 25% |
| Littlebourne | 1,596 | 2.2 mi | 49.4 | 28% | 26% |
| Ash (Dover) | 2,529 | 2.8 mi | 48.4 | 25% | 26% |
| Aylesham | 5,788 | 3 mi | 33.2 | 12% | 40% |
| Hersden | 2,118 | 3.8 mi | 34.5 | 13% | 40% |
| Eastry | 2,388 | 4.2 mi | 51 | 28% | 24% |
| Bridge | 1,539 | 4.3 mi | 52.6 | 32% | 25% |
| Sturry | 4,857 | 4.5 mi | 44.7 | 24% | 27% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “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 Wingham’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 Wingham’s residents
What is the population of Wingham?
The 2021 Census counted 1,313 people in Wingham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Wingham?
The median age was 49.5 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Wingham?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 6.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Wingham?
41% said they had no religion and 52% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 5.9% didn’t answer.
Is Wingham good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Wingham’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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