Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 97% of UK towns: half of Peaslake is over 55.3
Here 19% of households are one person living alone, where the figure across England’s towns is 30%. Adults who have never married are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns. Peaslake counted 821 residents and 348 households at the 2021 Census. The share of households in detached houses stands at 68%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 94% of UK towns, at 32%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
55–59 is the most common age band: 11% of residents, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. As a reference point, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. In Peaslake, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
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. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 99% of UK towns: 5.5%
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 its share of full-time students (5.2%), Peaslake is above 66% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, 11% 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.
Fewer households with dependent children than 72% of UK towns: 25%
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.
Shared households of unrelated adults: 3.7%, near enough the figure across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
Households in flats: 0.3%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns
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, the share of households without a car or van is 24%; Peaslake has 3.5%. On average, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. The share of households in terraced houses stands at 3.8%.
More residents born outside the UK than 77% of UK towns: 11%
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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (3.7%), then in Africa (2.7%). Across England’s towns, residents born outside the UK come to 18%. Higher than in nearly four fifths of UK towns: 99% of residents have English as their main language.
More residents who describe themselves as Christian than 97% of UK towns: 63%
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 Peaslake · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The largest groups after White British are Other White (5.7%), Mixed or multiple (2.3%) and Indian (0.6%). 31% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 93% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%. The share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 91%, against 73% across England’s towns.
65% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, a share 99% 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
12 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Married adults and civil partners: 44% across England’s towns, for comparison. Unpaid carers are about as common here as across England’s towns: 9.4%.
Degree-level qualifications reach 51% of adults
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 Peaslake, 7.3%, while 51% hold one at degree level (34%).
Every nearby town is younger than Peaslake
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peaslake | 821 | — | 55.3 | 32% | 25% |
| Gomshall | 1,378 | 1.2 mi | 46 | 19% | 32% |
| Westcott | 2,275 | 3.5 mi | 49.5 | 25% | 26% |
| Ewhurst | 1,517 | 3.5 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 24% |
| Shamley Green | 1,200 | 4.1 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 31% |
| West Horsley | 1,378 | 4.3 mi | 49.3 | 25% | 31% |
| Chilworth | 1,917 | 4.4 mi | 45.9 | 22% | 29% |
| Cranleigh | 10,430 | 4.6 mi | 45.6 | 26% | 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 Peaslake’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 Peaslake’s residents
What is the population of Peaslake?
The 2021 Census counted 821 people in Peaslake’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Peaslake?
The median age was 55.3 at the 2021 Census. 9.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Peaslake?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 11% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Peaslake?
31% said they had no religion and 63% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.7% were Muslim and 3.8% didn’t answer.
Is Peaslake good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Peaslake’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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