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51Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of UK towns, at 7.1%

Against a figure of 29% across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children in Beare Green comes in at 21%. 1,940 residents in 910 households: that is Beare Green at the 2021 Census. In Beare Green, 36% of households are one person living alone. On households in terraced houses, Beare Green sits lower than 88% of UK towns: 10%.

28%aged 65 or over 7.2%born abroad 910households

What stands out · In brief

What the Census says about Beare Green’s people

51median age, older than 89% of UK towns

Older than most towns

Half of Beare Green’s residents are under 51 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 28% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓

Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).

Ages

Half of Beare Green is over 51, older than 89% of UK towns

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

Beare GreenEngland’s towns

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

Residents aged 65 and over: 28% here and 18% across England’s towns. More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: 9.3% of residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1515%

15 to 247.1%

25 to 4420%

45 to 6430%

65 and over28%

Beare GreenSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

Beare Green

England

WomenMen

About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Below 95% of UK towns: 3.5% 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 students3.5%

Higher managerial and professional15%

Lower managerial and professional23%

Intermediate12%

Small employers and self-employed16%

Supervisory and technical6%

Semi-routine9.2%

Routine8.9%

Never worked or long-term unemployed6.5%

Beare GreenSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Beare Green

9.2%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

174

residents, 9.1%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.3× England’s share

Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine work; in Beare Green, 38% and 18%. The benchmark for full-time students across England’s towns: 7.9%. In Beare Green, 9.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.

Households

2.1 people per household, fewer than in 90% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 20%Living alone, under 66 16%Families with dependent children 21%Couples and families, no young children 41%Shared houses and other 1.9%

Against Surrey’s towns and England’s towns

Beare Green

Surrey’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person36%

2 people37%

3 people13%

4 people11%

5 or more3.6%

England’s towns.

Here 1.9% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, where the figure across England’s towns is 4.3%.

Homes & cars

Beare Green ranks above 78% of UK towns on households in flats: 18%

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Beare Green

Surrey’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van14%

One38%

Two29%

Three or more19%

Beare GreenSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

14% of households have no car or van (England’s towns: 24%). Census figures put households in detached houses at 33% in Beare Green. As a yardstick, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.

Where people were born

In Beare Green, 7.2% of residents were born outside the UK, more than in 58% 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%

Beare Green

7.2%

Surrey’s towns

18%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

When those born abroad arrived

Beare GreenEngland’s towns

Before 19711971–801981–901991–20002001–102011–132014–162017–192020–21

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 English0.7%

Beare GreenSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

The figure for residents whose main language is English is 98% in Beare Green and 90% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (3.2%), then in the Middle East and Asia (1.4%).

Ethnicity & religion

A larger share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 84% of UK towns: 56%

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

Beare GreenSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White5.1%

Asian1.9%

Mixed0.7%

Black0.5%

Other0.2%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 92% of Beare Green · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

Beare GreenSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion36%

Christian56%

Muslim0.1%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.9%

Other religion0.6%

Didn’t answer6.6%

0%35%70%

92% of residents describe themselves as White British; across England’s towns the figure is 73%. Residents with no religion account for 36%. As a reference point, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

Only 29% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Beare Green

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 partnership29%

Married or civil partnership49%

Separated2.9%

Divorced11%

Widowed8.2%

Beare GreenSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

184residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 9.9%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.6%

20 to 49 hours2%

50 hours or more2.3%

9.9% of residents give unpaid care, against 8.7% across England’s towns. On average, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Locally, nearly half of adults are married or in a civil partnership.

Qualifications

A degree-level qualification for 32% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications20%

Apprenticeship5.9%

A levels or similar16%

Degree level32%

Beare GreenSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

In Beare Green, 32% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 20% have no qualification at all (18%).

Neighbours

Older than Beare Green: 2 of the 7 towns nearby

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

DorkingBrockhamWestcottBox HillEwhurstGomshallReigateBeare Green

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Beare Green	1,940	—	51	28%	21%
Dorking	17,463	3.3 mi	44.9	21%	27%
Brockham	2,206	3.9 mi	50.3	27%	27%
Westcott	2,275	4 mi	49.5	25%	26%
Box Hill	1,271	5.4 mi	65.2	50%	6.6%
Ewhurst	1,517	5.6 mi	53.2	32%	24%
Gomshall	1,378	6.3 mi	46	19%	32%
Reigate	23,774	6.4 mi	41.8	18%	35%

More about Beare Green’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health A⁻Life expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute BIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living C⁺Owners and renters, prices, rents and council tax Schools C⁻Every primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

“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 Beare Green’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 Beare Green’s residents

What is the population of Beare Green?

The 2021 Census counted 1,940 people in Beare Green’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Beare Green?

The median age was 51 at the 2021 Census. 7.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Beare Green?

92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 7.2% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Beare Green?

36% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 6.6% didn’t answer.

Is Beare Green good for families?

21% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Beare Green’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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