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56.1Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A median age of 56.1: Wickhambrook is older than 97% of UK towns

Against a figure of 24% across England’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses in Wickhambrook comes in at 5.2%. On the census count, just over a fifth of households have dependent children. Adults who have never married are rarer here than in 98% of UK towns. The village counted 589 residents and 270 households at the 2021 Census.

35%aged 65 or over 5.1%born abroad 270households

Ages

Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 4.6% in Wickhambrook, less than in 99% of UK towns

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

WickhambrookEngland’s towns

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

The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 35% in Wickhambrook and 18% across England’s towns. Typically, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1514%

15 to 244.6%

25 to 4418%

45 to 6429%

65 and over35%

WickhambrookSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

Wickhambrook

England

WomenMen

About 94 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

Below 96% of UK towns: 3.4% 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

Full-time students3.4%

Higher managerial and professional13%

Lower managerial and professional20%

Intermediate9.3%

Small employers and self-employed15%

Supervisory and technical6.3%

Semi-routine14%

Routine12%

Never worked or long-term unemployed7.5%

WickhambrookSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Wickhambrook

4.5%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 4.3%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.4× England’s share

Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Wickhambrook has 33% and 26%. The benchmark for full-time students across England’s towns: 7.9%. Here, 4.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.

Households

A lower share of one-person households than 79% of UK towns, at 26%

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

Living alone, 66+ 16%Living alone, under 66 10%Families with dependent children 22%Couples and families, no young children 48%Shared houses and other 3.7%

Against Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns

Wickhambrook

Suffolk’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person26%

2 people46%

3 people15%

4 people10%

5 or more3.4%

England’s towns.

Across England’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Wickhambrook, 2.2. As a yardstick, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. Here, 3.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.

Homes & cars

Households in flats make up 0.8% in Wickhambrook, 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

Wickhambrook

Suffolk’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van7.4%

One41%

Two36%

Three or more15%

WickhambrookSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

By its share of households in detached houses (56%), Wickhambrook is above 94% of UK towns. Still, every 13th household or so has no car or van. Across the comparison, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.

Where people were born

In Wickhambrook, 5.1% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 63% 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%

Wickhambrook

5.1%

Suffolk’s towns

11%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language98%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.8%

Another main language, little or no English0.2%

WickhambrookSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

98% of residents have English as their main language, against 90% across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (3.2%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.9%). On average, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

95% of residents describe themselves as White British, 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

WickhambrookSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3.1%

Asian1%

Mixed1%

Black0%

Other0%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 95% of Wickhambrook · Suffolk’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

WickhambrookSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion41%

Christian52%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist1.2%

Other religion0.7%

Didn’t answer5.1%

0%30%60%

After White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.1%), Mixed or multiple (1%) and Indian (0.5%). At 52%, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is higher than in 63% of UK towns. Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 73% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 37%; Wickhambrook has 41%.

Relationships & caring

In Wickhambrook, 58% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 96% 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

Never married or in a civil partnership22%

Married or civil partnership58%

Separated3%

Divorced9.3%

Widowed7.1%

WickhambrookSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

59residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 11%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week4.7%

20 to 49 hours1.6%

50 hours or more4.3%

Unpaid carers: 11%, above 80% of UK towns. Typically, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.

Qualifications

Degree-level qualifications: 27% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications27%

Apprenticeship7.2%

A levels or similar14%

Degree level27%

WickhambrookSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

At degree level, Wickhambrook counts 27% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 27% have no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Every neighbour of Wickhambrook has a younger population

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

Cock and EndBarrowKedingtonClareGlemsfordKentfordHaverhillWickhambrook

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Wickhambrook	589	—	56.1	35%	22%
Cock and End	1,346	2.8 mi	34.9	3%	21%
Barrow	1,961	5.1 mi	45.3	25%	27%
Kedington	1,778	6 mi	47.1	27%	30%
Clare	2,278	6.5 mi	53.2	33%	19%
Glemsford	3,693	7.1 mi	46.6	25%	25%
Kentford	1,124	7.2 mi	39.9	19%	34%
Haverhill	26,704	7.8 mi	39.2	16%	32%

More about Wickhambrook’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

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

What is the population of Wickhambrook?

The 2021 Census counted 589 people in Wickhambrook’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Wickhambrook?

The median age was 56.1 at the 2021 Census. 4.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 35% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Wickhambrook?

95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Suffolk’s towns. 5.1% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Wickhambrook?

41% said they had no religion and 52% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.1% didn’t answer.

Is Wickhambrook good for families?

22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Wickhambrook’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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