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45.7Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

58% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 95% of UK towns

Compared with 37% across England’s towns, nearly a third of residents said they have no religion here. The 2021 Census put South Nutfield’s population at 1,951, in 778 households. Across South Nutfield, 8.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. One-person households are rarer here than in 88% of UK towns.

20%aged 65 or over 9.3%born abroad 778households

Ages

Half of South Nutfield is over 45.7, older than 59% of UK towns

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

South NutfieldEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

Across England’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over; in South Nutfield, 20%. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.1% of residents.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1519%

15 to 248.7%

25 to 4422%

45 to 6431%

65 and over20%

South NutfieldSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

South Nutfield

England

WomenMen

About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

South Nutfield sits below 94% of UK towns for residents who moved in within the year (6.4%)

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

Full-time students4.1%

Higher managerial and professional22%

Lower managerial and professional27%

Intermediate13%

Small employers and self-employed13%

Supervisory and technical3.3%

Semi-routine7.1%

Routine5.7%

Never worked or long-term unemployed5.2%

South NutfieldSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

South Nutfield

6.7%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

123

residents, 6.4%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.4× England’s share

Full-time students make up 4.1%, against 7.9% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.

Households

South Nutfield households average 2.4 people, larger than in 81% of UK towns

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 12%Living alone, under 66 12%Families with dependent children 30%Couples and families, no young children 43%Shared houses and other 2.6%

Against Surrey’s towns and England’s towns

South Nutfield

Surrey’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person24%

2 people39%

3 people17%

4 people16%

5 or more5%

England’s towns.

Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children; in South Nutfield, 30%. On the census count, 2.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.

Homes & cars

Only 9% of households in South Nutfield have no car or van

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

South Nutfield

Surrey’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van9%

One36%

Two36%

Three or more19%

South NutfieldSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

Households in detached houses: 40%, above three quarters of UK towns. One household in 11 has no car or van.

Where people were born

Residents born outside the UK: 9.3%, a higher share than 71% 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%

South Nutfield

9.3%

Surrey’s towns

18%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

When those born abroad arrived

South NutfieldEngland’s towns

Before 19711971–801981–901991–20002001–102011–132014–162017–192020–21

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language98%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.8%

Another main language, little or no English0.2%

South NutfieldSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

Residents whose main language is English: 98% here and 90% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (3.2%) and in Africa (2.5%).

Ethnicity & religion

Above 93% of UK towns: 59% of residents describe themselves as Christian

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

South NutfieldSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White5.5%

Asian1%

Mixed2.9%

Black1.2%

Other0.4%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 89% of South Nutfield · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

South NutfieldSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion32%

Christian59%

Muslim0.1%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.8%

Other religion0.2%

Didn’t answer7.4%

0%35%70%

Set against 73% across England’s towns, 89% of residents describe themselves as White British in South Nutfield. Across England’s towns, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian. Besides White British, the main groups are Other White (5.5%), Mixed or multiple (2.9%) and African (0.5%).

Relationships & caring

27% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, below 84% 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

Never married or in a civil partnership27%

Married or civil partnership58%

Separated1.7%

Divorced7.8%

Widowed5.4%

South NutfieldSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

147residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 8%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.1%

20 to 49 hours0.9%

50 hours or more2%

Unpaid carers: 8%, near enough the figure across England’s towns. The comparison figure for adults who have never married is 39% across England’s towns. 37 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week.

Qualifications

Adults with a degree-level qualification: 46%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications11%

Apprenticeship3.6%

A levels or similar15%

Degree level46%

South NutfieldSurrey’s townsEngland’s towns

46% of South Nutfield’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 11% have none (18%).

Neighbours

Every neighbour of South Nutfield has a younger population

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

RedhillBletchingleySalfordsSouth MersthamReigateGodstoneHorleySouth Nutfield

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
South Nutfield	1,951	—	45.7	20%	30%
Redhill	32,516	1.7 mi	38	14%	33%
Bletchingley	2,372	1.7 mi	43.8	19%	32%
Salfords	1,873	2.2 mi	44.6	22%	27%
South Merstham	9,953	2.3 mi	37.5	13%	37%
Reigate	23,774	2.9 mi	41.8	18%	35%
Godstone	2,648	3.4 mi	43.2	20%	31%
Horley	27,067	3.7 mi	39.2	16%	34%

More about South Nutfield’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health BLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute A⁻Income, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living DOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax Schools B⁺Every primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

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 South Nutfield’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 South Nutfield’s residents

What is the population of South Nutfield?

The 2021 Census counted 1,951 people in South Nutfield’s built-up area.

What is the average age in South Nutfield?

The median age was 45.7 at the 2021 Census. 8.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 20% were 65 or over.

How diverse is South Nutfield?

89% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 9.3% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in South Nutfield?

32% said they had no religion and 59% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 7.4% didn’t answer.

Is South Nutfield good for families?

30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on South Nutfield’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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