Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Ewhurst is over 53.2, older than 94% of UK towns
21% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, against 39% across England’s towns. Ewhurst’s 646 households held 1,517 residents at the 2021 Census. The share of households without a car or van stands at 7.1%. Lower than in just over four fifths of UK towns: 24% of households have dependent children.
What the Census says about Ewhurst’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Ewhurst’s residents are under 53.2 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 32% 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).
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 6.6% in Ewhurst, less than in 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
With residents aged 65 and over at 32%, Ewhurst is ahead of 94% of UK towns on that count. Across England’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 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.
Ewhurst sits below 97% of UK towns for full-time students (3.2%)
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 account for 46% of Ewhurst’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 14%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. The benchmark for full-time students across England’s towns: 7.9%. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 10%.
26% of households are one person living alone, below 80% 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.
The share of shared households of unrelated adults tops 64% of UK towns: 2.6%. A household here holds 2.3 people on average. By way of comparison, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
More detached houses than 91% of UK towns: 52% of households
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
Compared with 24% across England’s towns, 12% of households live in a terraced house here. 6.8% of households live in a flat, less than in 74% of UK towns; 52% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
99% of residents have English as their main language, a share 86% of UK towns don’t reach
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 EU countries (3.4%) and in Africa (1.5%). Typically, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Higher than in 55% of UK towns: 6.9% of residents were born outside the UK. A tenth of the town’s residents born abroad came in 2017 or later, set against 21% across England’s towns.
60% describe themselves as Christian, more than in 94% 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: 92% of Ewhurst · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
By its share of residents with no religion (32%), Ewhurst is below 90% of UK towns. Besides White British, the main groups are Other White (4.6%), Mixed or multiple (1.4%) and Indian (0.5%). 92% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 50% of UK towns. On average, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
Married adults and civil partners make up 57% in Ewhurst, more than in 93% 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
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Some 35 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. For comparison, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Higher than in just over three fifths of UK towns: 9.8% of residents give unpaid care.
45% of adults hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Ewhurst, 45% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 12% have no qualification at all (18%).
Every nearby town is younger than Ewhurst
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewhurst | 1,517 | — | 53.2 | 32% | 24% |
| Cranleigh | 10,430 | 2 mi | 45.6 | 26% | 26% |
| Rudgwick | 2,145 | 4.2 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 28% |
| Shamley Green | 1,200 | 4.4 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 31% |
| Gomshall | 1,378 | 4.6 mi | 46 | 19% | 32% |
| Beare Green | 1,940 | 5.6 mi | 51 | 28% | 21% |
| Bramley and Wonersh | 4,193 | 5.7 mi | 46.7 | 23% | 29% |
| Slinfold | 1,163 | 5.9 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 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 Ewhurst’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 Ewhurst’s residents
What is the population of Ewhurst?
The 2021 Census counted 1,517 people in Ewhurst’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Ewhurst?
The median age was 53.2 at the 2021 Census. 6.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Ewhurst?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 6.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Ewhurst?
32% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.8% were Muslim and 6.6% didn’t answer.
Is Ewhurst good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Ewhurst’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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