Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0A higher share of households in flats than 83% of UK towns, at 20%
In Lingfield, 31% of households have dependent children, beside 29% across England’s towns. Still, residents who describe themselves as White British are rarer here than in 69% of UK towns. There were 1,508 households in the town at the 2021 Census, home to 3,622 residents. Across Lingfield, 1.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
A median age of 43.7: Lingfield is younger than 56% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 45–49: 7.1% of residents. 9.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 53% of UK towns. In Banstead, the oldest of Surrey’s towns by this measure, it is 28%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Lingfield, 43.7. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Only 4.6% of adults are full-time students in Lingfield
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%.
Across England’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine work; in Lingfield, 41% and 16%. Full-time students make up 7.9% across England’s towns. Here, nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Larger households than 71% of UK towns: 2.4 people 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.
Here, 30% of households are one person living alone.
Fewer households without a car or van than 65% of UK towns: 13%
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
Across England’s towns, 24% of households live in a terraced house; in Lingfield, 19%. For Lingfield, the census puts households in detached houses at 30%. Every 8th household or so has no car or van.
8% born outside the UK, more than in 64% 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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (3%) or in the Middle East and Asia (2%). At 98%, the share of residents whose main language is English is lower than in 52% of UK towns. To put it in context, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Just over a tenth of those born abroad arrived in 2017 or later, against 21% across England’s towns.
Lingfield: 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: 89% of Lingfield · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 48%, against 46% across England’s towns. Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (4.6%), Mixed or multiple (2.8%) and Bangladeshi (1.2%). Residents with no religion make up 37% across England’s towns.
Only 8.1% of residents give unpaid care in Lingfield
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
98 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. At 48%, the share of married adults and civil partners is higher than in 53% of UK towns. The benchmark for unpaid carers across England’s towns: 8.7%. By its share of adults who have never married (32%), Lingfield is below just over half of UK towns.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 35%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Lingfield, 35% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 16% have no qualification at all (18%).
530 UK towns of 3,000 to 5,000 people: this is the 147th youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Bailrigg (18.9) and the oldest Milford on Sea (64.6). Nearest to Lingfield in age: Coxhoe (43.7), Sutton Bridge (43.7), Woburn Sands (43.8) and Thorpe Willoughby (43.9).
Lingfield and its 7 nearest towns: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield | 3,622 | — | 43.7 | 22% | 31% |
| Dormansland | 2,300 | 1.4 mi | 47.4 | 22% | 27% |
| Blindley Heath | 1,289 | 2.1 mi | 42.1 | 18% | 31% |
| Felbridge | 2,031 | 2.8 mi | 51.3 | 29% | 27% |
| South Godstone | 1,525 | 3.2 mi | 40.2 | 18% | 33% |
| East Grinstead | 26,350 | 3.2 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 28% |
| Edenbridge | 7,903 | 3.9 mi | 39.2 | 18% | 33% |
| Marlpit Hill | 1,271 | 4.2 mi | 47.6 | 25% | 30% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Lingfield’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 Lingfield’s residents
What is the population of Lingfield?
The 2021 Census counted 3,622 people in Lingfield’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Lingfield?
The median age was 43.7 at the 2021 Census, younger than 56% of UK towns. 9.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Lingfield?
89% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Lingfield?
44% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.8% were Muslim and 5.3% didn’t answer.
Is Lingfield good for families?
31% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Lingfield’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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