Photo: Anthony Appleyard at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Edgmond is younger than 99% of UK towns: a median age of 23.9
Against a figure of 23% across England’s towns, the share of households in flats in Edgmond comes in at 0.5%. 3.8% of households live in a terraced house, a lower share than in 98% of UK towns. The village is home to 1,560 residents in 402 households, by the 2021 Census. On the census count, 58% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.
What the Census says about Edgmond’s people
A student village
The 2021 Census counted 719 full-time students aged 16 and over, 50% of adults, against 7.9% across England’s towns: more than in 99% of UK towns. That shows in the ages: 48% of residents are 15 to 24. Students & newcomers ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Edgmond’s residents are under 23.9 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 48% are 15 to 24 and 18% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A village people move to
41% of residents gave a different address a year before the 2021 Census, 3.9 times the share across England’s towns, and 3.2% gave a term-time address. Students & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
48% of residents are 15 to 24, more than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Residents aged 65 and over: 18%, near enough the figure across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Edgmond is a campus town: students living in halls or boarding houses count as residents.
A larger share of full-time students than 99% of UK towns: 50%
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%.
Leave the students aside and Edgmond’s other adults differ from England’s: 46% are in managerial and professional jobs, against 36%. For Edgmond, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 41%. The benchmark for full-time students across England’s towns: 7.9%.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
A smaller share of households with dependent children than 94% of UK towns: 20%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Shropshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Where 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns, Edgmond has 22%. 7.2% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, a higher share than in 98% of UK towns. The usual figure: 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
In Edgmond, 7% of households have no car or van, fewer than in 95% 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
Where 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns, Edgmond has 50%. Households without a car or van: 24% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Below 77% of UK towns: 95% 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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Recent arrivals (2017 or later) make up 57% of those born abroad (England’s towns: 21%). On average, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. 7.9% of residents were born outside the UK.
No religion: 34% of residents, a lower share than 85% 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: 89% of Edgmond · Shropshire’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
After White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.8%), Chinese (3.3%) and Mixed or multiple (0.7%). Across England’s towns, 37% of residents said they have no religion. Fewer residents who describe themselves as White British than in 66% of UK towns: 89%. Where 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns, Edgmond has 48%.
33% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, fewer than in 98% 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
Unpaid carers make up 7.6%, against 8.7% across England’s towns. On average, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.
A degree-level qualification for 28% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 28% of Edgmond’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 8.1% have no qualification (18%). Many of the 47% whose highest qualification is A levels are students working towards a degree.
No nearby town is as young as Edgmond
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgmond | 1,560 | — | 23.9 | 18% | 20% |
| Newport | 14,191 | 2.2 mi | 44.4 | 24% | 26% |
| Telford | 156,890 | 6.9 mi | 39 | 16% | 31% |
| Gnosall | 4,039 | 7.1 mi | 52.2 | 29% | 21% |
| Shifnal | 8,973 | 8 mi | 41.9 | 20% | 29% |
| Market Drayton | 12,062 | 8.9 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 26% |
| Eccleshall | 3,229 | 9 mi | 50.1 | 29% | 23% |
| Shawbury | 1,962 | 9.6 mi | 37.5 | 17% | 33% |
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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.
- “Shropshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Shropshire (or England), summed the same way as Edgmond’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 Edgmond’s residents
What is the population of Edgmond?
The 2021 Census counted 1,560 people in Edgmond’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Edgmond?
The median age was 23.9 at the 2021 Census. 48% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
Is Edgmond a student village?
Yes: 50% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 Census (719 people), against 7.9% across England’s towns.
How diverse is Edgmond?
89% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Shropshire’s towns. 7.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Edgmond?
34% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 16% didn’t answer.
Is Edgmond good for families?
20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Edgmond’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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