Photo: SuzanneKn at English Wikipedia · Public domainFewer households without a car or van than 98% of UK towns: 5.8%
Set against 30% across England’s towns, 25% of households are one person living alone in Albury. Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 56% of the total. At 18%, the share of households in flats is higher than in nearly four fifths of UK towns. The village’s 121 households held 289 residents at the 2021 Census.
8.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 83% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
On residents aged 65 and over, 18% here is much the same as across England’s towns. The median age in Albury is 45.9, higher than in 61% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Residents who moved in within the year: 4.5%, 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%.
Managerial and professional jobs take in just over two in five adults here, routine and semi-routine work 15% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). Across England’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%. The census found that 5% of adults are full-time students in Albury.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Bigger households than 74% of UK towns: 2.4 people each on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
28% of households have dependent children (England’s towns: 29%). Here, 3.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
A higher share of households in detached houses than 52% of UK towns, at 30%
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
Locally, 20% of households live in a terraced house. 18% of households live in a flat, more than in 79% of UK towns; 30% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
8.3% of residents were born outside the UK, more than in 66% 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
Residents whose main language is English: 96%, below 68% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, residents born outside the UK come to 18%. The largest groups were born in EU countries (3.5%) and in the Middle East and Asia (2.1%).
Albury sits below 55% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as White British (91%)
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: 91% of Albury · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, 37% of residents said they have no religion; in Albury, 38%. As a yardstick, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
A larger share of married adults and civil partners than 70% of UK towns: 51%
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
Set against 39% across England’s towns, 31% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Albury. 8.7% of residents give unpaid care, fewer than in 69% of UK towns. The comparison figure for married adults and civil partners is 44% across England’s towns. For 4 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 46%
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 Albury, 16%, while 46% hold one at degree level (34%).
6 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Albury
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albury | 289 | — | 45.9 | 18% | 28% |
| Chilworth | 1,917 | 1.9 mi | 45.9 | 22% | 29% |
| Gomshall | 1,378 | 2 mi | 46 | 19% | 32% |
| Shamley Green | 1,200 | 2.9 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 31% |
| Bramley and Wonersh | 4,193 | 3 mi | 46.7 | 23% | 29% |
| West Clandon | 1,233 | 3 mi | 48.7 | 23% | 34% |
| Shalford | 2,508 | 3 mi | 46.2 | 23% | 27% |
| West Horsley | 1,378 | 3.5 mi | 49.3 | 25% | 31% |
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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.
- “Surrey’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Surrey (or England), summed the same way as Albury’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 Albury’s residents
What is the population of Albury?
The 2021 Census counted 289 people in Albury’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Albury?
The median age was 45.9 at the 2021 Census. 8.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Albury?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 8.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Albury?
38% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 3.5% didn’t answer.
Is Albury good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Albury’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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