Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 97% of UK towns: half of Redbourne is over 55.5
Across England’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone; in Redbourne, 20%. The share of households in flats stands at 1.2%. 53% of households live in a detached house, a higher share than in 92% of UK towns. The village counted 387 residents and 168 households at the 2021 Census.
In Redbourne, 6.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 55–59: 12% of residents, 1.8 times the share across England’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 31% of the total.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Below 99% of UK towns: 3% of adults are full-time students
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 36% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 23% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). The share of full-time students across England’s towns is 7.9%. On the census count, 6.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Redbourne sits below 97% of UK towns for households with dependent children (18%)
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Households in Redbourne hold 2.3 people on average (England’s towns: 2.4). Across the comparison, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
Households in terraced houses make up 1.8% in Redbourne, less than in 99% 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
24% of households have no car or van across England’s towns, against 5.4% in Redbourne.
Above 99% of UK towns: 100% of residents have English as their main language
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 figure for residents born outside the UK is 3.4% in Redbourne and 18% across England’s towns. The comparison figure for residents whose main language is English is 90% across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (1.6%) and in Africa (0.8%).
57% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 87% 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: 95% of Redbourne · Lincolnshire’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
95% of residents describe themselves as White British, against 73% across England’s towns. The share of residents with no religion stands at 38%. By way of comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
Married adults and civil partners make up 62% in Redbourne, more than in 99% 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
Adults who have never married: 23% here and 39% across England’s towns. The share of married adults and civil partners across England’s towns is 44%. 11 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week.
Qualified to degree level: 34% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 34% of its adults qualified to degree level, Redbourne compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 18% hold no qualification (18%).
Redbourne and its 7 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbourne | 387 | — | 55.5 | 31% | 18% |
| Hibaldstow | 2,022 | 1.5 mi | 48.2 | 26% | 25% |
| Kirton in Lindsey | 3,066 | 2.7 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 26% |
| Scawby | 1,606 | 3.1 mi | 55.9 | 36% | 19% |
| Brigg | 5,637 | 5 mi | 50 | 27% | 23% |
| Broughton | 4,499 | 5.6 mi | 49.7 | 25% | 24% |
| Scotter | 2,946 | 5.7 mi | 50.4 | 27% | 25% |
| Messingham | 3,375 | 5.7 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 22% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Lincolnshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Lincolnshire (or England), summed the same way as Redbourne’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 Redbourne’s residents
What is the population of Redbourne?
The 2021 Census counted 387 people in Redbourne’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Redbourne?
The median age was 55.5 at the 2021 Census. 6.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Redbourne?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Lincolnshire’s towns. 3.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Redbourne?
38% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.7% didn’t answer.
Is Redbourne good for families?
18% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Redbourne’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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