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51.4Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Half of Reepham is over 51.4, older than 91% of UK towns

The share of households in detached houses is 46%, against 21% across England’s towns. Across Reepham, 96% of residents describe themselves as White British. At 24%, the share of households with dependent children is lower than in just over four fifths of UK towns. The village had 2,317 residents in 1,063 households at the 2021 Census.

30%aged 65 or over 4%born abroad 1,063households

What stands out · In brief

What the Census says about Reepham’s people

51.4median age, older than 91% of UK towns

Older than most towns

Half of Reepham’s residents are under 51.4 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 30% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓

Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).

Ages

Reepham: 30% of residents are 65 or over, above 91% of UK towns

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

ReephamEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

More residents are 70–74 than any other five-year age: 8.9% of residents, 1.9 times the share across England’s towns. 9.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. On average, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1514%

15 to 249.8%

25 to 4417%

45 to 6429%

65 and over30%

ReephamNorfolk’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

Reepham

England

WomenMen

About 90 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.

Students & newcomers

Reepham ranks below 55% of UK towns on full-time students: 4.7%

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

Full-time students4.7%

Higher managerial and professional12%

Lower managerial and professional23%

Intermediate14%

Small employers and self-employed15%

Supervisory and technical4.9%

Semi-routine11%

Routine9.6%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.6%

ReephamNorfolk’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Reepham

9.2%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

210

residents, 9.1%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.2× England’s share

In Reepham, 36% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 21% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. The share of full-time students across England’s towns is 7.9%. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 9.1% in the village.

Households

Only 1.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home in Reepham

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 21%Living alone, under 66 10%Families with dependent children 24%Couples and families, no young children 43%Shared houses and other 1.6%

Against Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns

Reepham

Norfolk’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person31%

2 people40%

3 people14%

4 people11%

5 or more3.2%

England’s towns.

The share of one-person households tops 64% of UK towns: 31%. The usual figure: 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. Households average 2.2 people.

Homes & cars

Below 83% of UK towns: 12% of households live in a terraced house

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Reepham

Norfolk’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van11%

One44%

Two31%

Three or more14%

ReephamNorfolk’s townsEngland’s towns

11% of households have no car or van (England’s towns: 24%). Fewer households in flats than in 76% of UK towns: 6.4%.

Where people were born

Reepham sits above 99% of UK towns for residents whose main language is English (100%)

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%

Reepham

Norfolk’s towns

10%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language100%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.4%

Another main language, little or no English0.1%

ReephamNorfolk’s townsEngland’s towns

By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.7%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.8%). Fewer residents born outside the UK than in 77% of UK towns: 4%. Residents whose main language is English: 90% across England’s towns, for comparison.

Ethnicity & religion

Reepham ranks above 81% of UK towns on residents with no religion: 46%

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

ReephamNorfolk’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.2%

Asian0.6%

Mixed0.8%

Black0.1%

Other0.2%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Reepham · Norfolk’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

ReephamNorfolk’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion46%

Christian45%

Muslim0.1%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist1.9%

Other religion0.6%

Didn’t answer6%

0%30%60%

Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (2.2%), Mixed or multiple (0.8%) and Chinese (0.3%). Residents who describe themselves as Christian are rarer here than in 76% of UK towns. Set beside that, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

Only 27% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Reepham

Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.

Partnership status · residents 16 and over

Never married or in a civil partnership27%

Married or civil partnership49%

Separated2.7%

Divorced12%

Widowed9.4%

ReephamNorfolk’s townsEngland’s towns

229residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 10%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week6.5%

20 to 49 hours1.3%

50 hours or more2.3%

Married adults and civil partners make up 49%, against 44% across England’s towns. 10% of residents give unpaid care, more than in 70% of UK towns. On average, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 52 residents.

Qualifications

Adults with a degree-level qualification: 32%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications17%

Apprenticeship6.3%

A levels or similar17%

Degree level32%

ReephamNorfolk’s townsEngland’s towns

In Reepham, 32% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 17% have no qualification at all (18%).

Neighbours

1 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Reepham

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

CawstonFoulshamAylshamHevinghamBristonSwanton MorleyHorsfordReepham

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Reepham	2,317	—	51.4	30%	24%
Cawston	1,114	2.2 mi	47.8	23%	26%
Foulsham	1,025	4.5 mi	48.5	23%	23%
Aylsham	7,183	6 mi	49.9	31%	25%
Hevingham	1,039	6.3 mi	43.8	18%	33%
Briston	1,983	6.4 mi	51.7	31%	22%
Swanton Morley	2,175	6.4 mi	41.5	24%	28%
Horsford	4,396	6.9 mi	38.8	16%	34%

More about Reepham’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health B⁺Life expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute B⁻Income, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living B⁺Owners and renters, prices, rents and council tax Schools A⁻Every primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

“Norfolk’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Norfolk (or England), summed the same way as Reepham’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 Reepham’s residents

What is the population of Reepham?

The 2021 Census counted 2,317 people in Reepham’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Reepham?

The median age was 51.4 at the 2021 Census. 9.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 30% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Reepham?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Norfolk’s towns. 4% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Reepham?

46% said they had no religion and 45% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 6% didn’t answer.

Is Reepham good for families?

24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Reepham’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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