Photo: Gareth Williams · CC BY 2.0In Bletchingley, 32% of households have dependent children, more than in 83% of UK towns
Where 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns, Bletchingley has 27%. At the 2021 Census, 2,372 people lived locally, in 967 households. In Bletchingley, one in ten households have no car or van. On residents who describe themselves as White British, Bletchingley sits lower than 71% of UK towns: 88%.
9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 59% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
With a median age of 43.8, Bletchingley is younger than 55% of UK towns. On the census count, 19% of residents are 65 or over. To put it in context, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. In Banstead, the oldest of Surrey’s towns by this measure, it is 28%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Below 72% of UK towns: 4.3% 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
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
With residents who moved in within the year at 7.5%, Bletchingley is behind just over three quarters of UK towns on that count. The usual figure: 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
2.5 people per household, more than in 85% of UK towns
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.
Across England’s towns, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home; in Bletchingley, 3.2%.
Bletchingley sits below 67% of UK towns for households in detached houses (23%)
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
Households in terraced houses make up 18%, against 24% across England’s towns. The usual figure: 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. For Bletchingley, the census puts households in flats at 11%.
More residents born abroad than 66% of UK towns: 8.4% in Bletchingley
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
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.9%) and in Africa (2.1%). At 98%, the share of residents whose main language is English is higher than in 51% of UK towns. Across the comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Recent arrivals (2017 or later) make up 16% of those born abroad (England’s towns: 21%).
Bletchingley: 44% of residents said they have no religion, above 70% 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: 88% of Bletchingley · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 48%, below 65% of UK towns. Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (5.4%), Mixed or multiple (3%) and African (0.6%). Measured more widely, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
More unpaid carers than 60% of UK towns: 9.7%
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
The number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 67. Bletchingley has fewer married adults and civil partners than 51% of UK towns, at 48%. Unpaid carers make up 8.7% across England’s towns. The share of adults who have never married is 33%, against 39% across England’s towns.
34% of adults have a degree-level qualification
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 Bletchingley, 18%, while 34% hold one at degree level (34%).
Nearby, 2 of 7 towns have older populations than Bletchingley
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bletchingley | 2,372 | — | 43.8 | 19% | 32% |
| Godstone | 2,648 | 1.7 mi | 43.2 | 20% | 31% |
| South Nutfield | 1,951 | 1.7 mi | 45.7 | 20% | 30% |
| South Merstham | 9,953 | 2.4 mi | 37.5 | 13% | 37% |
| Chaldon | 1,441 | 2.6 mi | 51.6 | 27% | 29% |
| South Godstone | 1,525 | 2.8 mi | 40.2 | 18% | 33% |
| Redhill | 32,516 | 3.1 mi | 38 | 14% | 33% |
| Caterham | 22,757 | 3.3 mi | 40.8 | 18% | 34% |
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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 Bletchingley’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 Bletchingley’s residents
What is the population of Bletchingley?
The 2021 Census counted 2,372 people in Bletchingley’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Bletchingley?
The median age was 43.8 at the 2021 Census. 9.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Bletchingley?
88% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 8.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Bletchingley?
44% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.9% were Muslim and 5.6% didn’t answer.
Is Bletchingley good for families?
32% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Bletchingley’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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