Photo: Tyssil · CC BY-SA 4.0Berriew is older than 94% of UK towns: a median age of 52.8
The share of households with dependent children trails 96% of UK towns: 19%. At the 2021 Census, 288 people lived in Berriew, in 140 households. Residents who describe themselves as White British: 97% of the total. The village has fewer households in flats than 90% of UK towns, at 3.6%.
Above 96% of UK towns: 33% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Across Wales’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 12%; Berriew has 8.6%. Typically, 21% of residents are 65 or over across Wales’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
4.5% of adults are full-time students, below 64% 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 Wales’s towns, 29% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 27% in routine or semi-routine work; Berriew has 27% and 25%. In Berriew, 7.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Set beside that, 8% of adults are full-time students across Wales’s towns.
In Berriew, 39% of households are one person living alone, more than in 98% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
People per household
Wales’s towns.
Nothing unusual on shared households of unrelated adults: 3.6%, close to the figure across Wales’s towns. Measured more widely, 32% of households are one person living alone across Wales’s towns. There are 2.1 people in the average household.
Berriew sits below 97% of UK towns for households in terraced houses (5.7%)
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 Wales’s towns, nearly a quarter of households live in a detached house; in Berriew, 43%. Measured more widely, 29% of households live in a terraced house across Wales’s towns. Locally, 13% of households have no car or van.
3.8% 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 10%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (3.1%), then in Africa (0.7%). Few places have as many residents whose main language is English: 99% here, more than in 74% of UK towns. The share of residents born outside the UK across Wales’s towns is 7.4%.
Welsh, spoken by 13% of Berriew’s residents
Welsh language skills, residents aged 3 and over, Census 2021.
Welsh language skills · residents aged 3 and over
Asked in 2021, 36 residents aged 3 and over, 13%, said they can speak Welsh; across Welsh towns, 16%: more than in 57% of Welsh towns. Ystradgynlais leads Powys with 32%.
59% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 92% 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: 97% of Berriew · Powys’ towns 94% · Wales’s towns 90%.
Religion · all residents
Just over a third of residents said they have no religion, against 47% across Wales’s towns. The usual figure: 43% of residents describe themselves as Christian across Wales’s towns.
Fewer unpaid carers than 97% of UK towns: 6.9%
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
2 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week. At 26%, the share of adults who have never married is lower than in 88% of UK towns. As a yardstick, one in ten residents give unpaid care across Wales’s towns. In Berriew, 48% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, beside 43% across Wales’s towns.
Among adults, 28% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Berriew counts 28% of its adults, against 31% across Wales’s towns; at the other end, 23% have no qualification (20%).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Berriew
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berriew | 288 | — | 52.8 | 33% | 19% |
| Welshpool | 5,460 | 4.9 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 23% |
| Guilsfield | 1,160 | 7 mi | 54.6 | 35% | 20% |
| Newtown | 10,882 | 8 mi | 41.4 | 21% | 26% |
| Bishop's Castle | 1,847 | 11.5 mi | 53.7 | 32% | 20% |
| Llanfyllin | 1,118 | 11.7 mi | 46.4 | 25% | 25% |
| Minsterley | 1,719 | 12 mi | 43.6 | 21% | 28% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Powys’ towns” and “Wales’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Powys (or Wales), summed the same way as Berriew’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 Berriew’s residents
What is the population of Berriew?
The 2021 Census counted 288 people in Berriew’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Berriew?
The median age was 52.8 at the 2021 Census. 8.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 33% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Berriew?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 90% across Wales’s towns and 94% across Powys’ towns. 3.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Berriew?
34% said they had no religion and 59% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.3% didn’t answer.
Is Berriew good for families?
19% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 27% across Wales’s towns. Schools are on Berriew’s schools page.
How many people speak Welsh in Berriew?
36 residents aged 3 and over, 13%, said they can speak Welsh at the 2021 Census, against 16% across Welsh towns.
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, TS032). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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