Photo: The Voice of Hassocks · CC0Only 7.4% of households have no car or van in Blindley Heath
In Blindley Heath the average household is 2.5 people, beside 2.4 across England’s towns. Lower than in 74% of UK towns: 14% of households live in a terraced house. The 2021 Census counted 1,289 residents in 518 households. Census figures put households with dependent children at 31% in the village.
Half of Blindley Heath is under 42.1, younger than 68% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
18% of residents are 65 or over, about the same as across England’s towns. In Blindley Heath, one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Below 73% 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%.
By class, 42% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 17% in routine and semi-routine work (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). Full-time students make up 7.9% across England’s towns. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 8.8%.
Only 26% of households are one person living alone in Blindley Heath
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.
There is little gap on shared households of unrelated adults: 5%, about the same as across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of one-person households is 30%.
Above 91% of UK towns: 25% of households live in a flat or apartment
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
In Blindley Heath, a third of households live in a detached house, beside 21% across England’s towns. On average, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
9.2% born outside the UK, more than in 71% 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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The largest groups were born in Africa (3%) and in EU countries (2.7%). Blindley Heath has more residents whose main language is English than three quarters of UK towns, at 99%. Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Recent arrivals (2017 or later) make up 8% of those born abroad (England’s towns: 21%).
44% said they have no religion, more than in 73% 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: 91% of Blindley Heath · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 91%, against 73% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 37% of residents said they have no religion. Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.5%), Mixed or multiple (2.6%) and Indian (1.3%).
35% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a share 67% of UK towns don’t reach
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 share of unpaid carers is 10%, against 8.7% across England’s towns. The comparison figure for adults who have never married is 39% across England’s towns. For 34 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week.
Qualified to degree level: 31% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 31% of adults in Blindley Heath (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 13% (England’s towns: 18%).
Blindley Heath and its 7 nearest towns: 6 of them are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blindley Heath | 1,289 | — | 42.1 | 18% | 31% |
| South Godstone | 1,525 | 1.5 mi | 40.2 | 18% | 33% |
| Lingfield | 3,622 | 2.1 mi | 43.7 | 22% | 31% |
| Smallfield | 2,613 | 3.3 mi | 50 | 25% | 23% |
| Dormansland | 2,300 | 3.5 mi | 47.4 | 22% | 27% |
| Bletchingley | 2,372 | 3.6 mi | 43.8 | 19% | 32% |
| Godstone | 2,648 | 3.8 mi | 43.2 | 20% | 31% |
| Felbridge | 2,031 | 3.9 mi | 51.3 | 29% | 27% |
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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 Blindley Heath’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 Blindley Heath’s residents
What is the population of Blindley Heath?
The 2021 Census counted 1,289 people in Blindley Heath’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Blindley Heath?
The median age was 42.1 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Blindley Heath?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 9.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Blindley Heath?
44% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.5% were Muslim and 4.4% didn’t answer.
Is Blindley Heath good for families?
31% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Blindley Heath’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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