Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 22% in Mickleham, more than in 99% of UK towns
The share of households in terraced houses trails 84% of UK towns: 12%. Few places have so few households without a car or van: 9.3% here, fewer than in 86% of UK towns. The 2021 Census counted 514 residents in 163 households. Across Mickleham, a fifth of households have dependent children.
Half of Mickleham is under 41.9, younger than 70% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
People aged 65 and over make up 21% of residents, against 18% 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 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Above 99% of UK towns: 17% 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%.
Leave the students aside and Mickleham’s other adults differ from England’s: 49% are in managerial and professional jobs, against 36%. Across England’s towns, 7.9% of adults are full-time students. On the census count, 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
One-person households make up 31% in Mickleham, more than in 63% 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.
At 2.3 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. 2.5% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home. Typically, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
A larger share of households in detached houses than 77% of UK towns: 41%
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
17% of households live in a flat or apartment; across England’s towns the figure is 23%. By way of comparison, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
Above 97% of UK towns: 28% of residents were born outside the UK
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 35%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Born abroad and arrived since 2017: 51% of that group, against 21% across England’s towns. Locally, 86% of residents have English as their main language. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents were born outside the UK.
72% of residents describe themselves as White British, below 92% 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: 72% of Mickleham · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
In Mickleham, 52% of residents describe themselves as Christian, beside 46% across England’s towns. On the census count, 36% of residents said they have no religion. Measured more widely, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
Only 7.7% of residents give unpaid care in Mickleham
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 10. Adults who have never married are more common here than in 85% of UK towns. To put it in context, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. The share of married adults and civil partners trails four fifths of UK towns: 43%.
Among adults, 41% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 41% of adults in Mickleham (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 10% (England’s towns: 18%). Many of the 15% whose highest qualification is A levels are students working towards a degree.
6 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Mickleham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickleham | 514 | — | 41.9 | 21% | 20% |
| Box Hill | 1,271 | 1.9 mi | 65.2 | 50% | 6.6% |
| Leatherhead | 11,482 | 2.1 mi | 40.7 | 19% | 26% |
| Great Bookham and Fetcham | 21,655 | 2.3 mi | 49.7 | 27% | 27% |
| Dorking | 17,463 | 3 mi | 44.9 | 21% | 27% |
| Ashtead | 14,830 | 3 mi | 47 | 24% | 32% |
| Brockham | 2,206 | 3.2 mi | 50.3 | 27% | 27% |
| Westcott | 2,275 | 3.5 mi | 49.5 | 25% | 26% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “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 Mickleham’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 Mickleham’s residents
What is the population of Mickleham?
The 2021 Census counted 514 people in Mickleham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Mickleham?
The median age was 41.9 at the 2021 Census. 22% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.
Is Mickleham a student village?
Yes: 17% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 Census (75 people), against 7.9% across England’s towns.
How diverse is Mickleham?
72% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 28% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Mickleham?
36% said they had no religion and 52% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 2.1% were Muslim and 7.6% didn’t answer.
Is Mickleham good for families?
20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Mickleham’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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