Photo: SuzanneKn at en.wikipedia · Public domainA lower share of households without a car or van than 99% of UK towns, at 1.4%
The figure for residents who describe themselves as Christian is 65% in Shackleford and 46% across England’s towns. The 2021 Census counted 201 residents in 71 households. Across Shackleford, 62% of households live in a detached house. More married adults and civil partners than in 96% of UK towns: 58%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 82% of UK towns, at 27%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Shackleford sits close to the norm on residents aged 15 to 24: 12%, about the same as across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. With a median age of 46.4, Shackleford is older than 64% of UK towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Shackleford, 11% of adults are full-time students, more than in 97% of UK towns
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%.
Here 10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, where the figure across England’s towns is 11%. Typically, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Only 24% of households in Shackleford have dependent children
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.
By its share of one-person households (28%), Shackleford is below nearly two thirds of UK towns. Meanwhile, the village has more shared households of unrelated adults than 97% of UK towns, at 5.6%. Against that, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. There are 2.3 people in the average household.
1.5% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 98% 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
Here 14% of households live in a terraced house, where the figure across England’s towns is 24%. Across the comparison, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
A higher share of residents born outside the UK than 82% of UK towns, at 13%
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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (4.5%) or in the Middle East and Asia (3.5%). Across the comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Lower than in 83% of UK towns: 94% of residents have English as their main language.
26% said they have no religion, fewer than in 97% 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: 85% of Shackleford · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 85%, against 73% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 37% of residents said they have no religion. The groups that follow White British are Other White (7%), Chinese (4.5%) and Indian (1.5%).
Below 84% of UK towns: 27% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership
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
Unpaid carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 5. Adults who have never married: 39% across England’s towns, for comparison. Lower than in nearly four fifths of UK towns: 8.3% of residents give unpaid care.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 53%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Shackleford, 53%, and 5.7% have none, against 18%. Many still at university: 20% list A levels as their highest qualification.
A younger town than 2 of the 7 around it: Shackleford
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shackleford | 201 | — | 46.4 | 27% | 24% |
| Elstead | 2,261 | 2 mi | 51.5 | 29% | 25% |
| Farncombe | 13,247 | 2.3 mi | 41.3 | 19% | 29% |
| Godalming | 10,450 | 2.5 mi | 41.5 | 17% | 32% |
| Milford and Witley | 6,489 | 2.8 mi | 44.7 | 21% | 31% |
| Normandy | 1,665 | 3.2 mi | 51.2 | 30% | 25% |
| Wood Street Village | 1,586 | 3.7 mi | 41.8 | 19% | 34% |
| Shalford | 2,508 | 4.4 mi | 46.2 | 23% | 27% |
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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 Shackleford’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 Shackleford’s residents
What is the population of Shackleford?
The 2021 Census counted 201 people in Shackleford’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Shackleford?
The median age was 46.4 at the 2021 Census. 12% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Shackleford?
85% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 13% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Shackleford?
26% said they had no religion and 65% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6% didn’t answer.
Is Shackleford good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Shackleford’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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