Photo: Motacilla · CC BY-SA 4.0Half of Broughton is over 56, older than 97% of UK towns
98% of residents describe themselves as White British (England’s towns: 73%). Census day 2021: 284 residents and 130 households in Broughton. The share of adults who have never married stands at 18%. At 67%, the share of households in detached houses is higher than in 99% of UK towns.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of UK towns, at 5.7%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
55–59 is the most common age band: 12% of residents, 1.9 times the share across England’s towns. Locally, 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 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.
Full-time students: 1.6%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns
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 work; in Broughton, 35% and 21%. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 2.5%. As a yardstick, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Broughton ranks below 91% of UK towns on households with dependent children: 22%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
In Broughton the average household is 2.2 people, beside 2.4 across England’s towns. 26% of households are one person living alone. Against that, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
Broughton ranks below 98% of UK towns on households in terraced houses: 5.3%
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, 24% of households have no car or van; in Broughton, 11%. The share of households in flats stands at 3.8%.
Residents whose main language is English: 99%, a higher share than 95% 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
Here 5.6% of residents were born outside the UK, where the figure across England’s towns is 18%. Across England’s towns, 90% of residents have English as their main language. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.8%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.4%).
54% describe themselves as Christian, more than in 75% 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: 98% of Broughton · Oxfordshire’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Two in five residents said they have no religion, against 37% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
Broughton sits above 99% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (64%)
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
Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 5 people. Married adults and civil partners: 44% across England’s towns, for comparison. Compared with other places, unpaid carers are common here: 12%, more than in 98% of UK towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 28%
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 Broughton, 16%, while 28% hold one at degree level (34%).
Every neighbour of Broughton has a younger population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton | 284 | — | 56 | 29% | 22% |
| Bloxham | 3,681 | 1.9 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 34% |
| Banbury | 52,041 | 2.2 mi | 37.8 | 15% | 30% |
| Bodicote | 4,752 | 2.6 mi | 36.1 | 15% | 39% |
| Adderbury and Twyford | 3,318 | 3.5 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 31% |
| Kings Sutton | 2,306 | 4.9 mi | 47 | 23% | 27% |
| Deddington | 1,769 | 5 mi | 50 | 28% | 25% |
| Hook Norton | 2,188 | 5.2 mi | 48.4 | 24% | 28% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Oxfordshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Oxfordshire (or England), summed the same way as Broughton’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 Broughton’s residents
What is the population of Broughton?
The 2021 Census counted 284 people in Broughton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Broughton?
The median age was 56 at the 2021 Census. 5.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Broughton?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Oxfordshire’s towns. 5.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Broughton?
40% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.9% didn’t answer.
Is Broughton good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Broughton’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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