Photo: SuzanneKn at en.wikipedia · Public domainTilford: 42% of households have dependent children, above 99% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone; in Tilford, 12%. The village had 482 residents in 154 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 3.8% of households have no car or van. 13% of residents are 65 or over, a lower share than in 94% of UK towns.
Half of Tilford is under 36.5, younger than 93% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
No age band is larger than 5–9: 9.1% of residents, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. In Tilford, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
9.5% of adults are full-time students, more than in 96% 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%.
Just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns, against 13% in Tilford. By way of comparison, 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.
Tilford households average 3 people, larger than in 99% 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.
Set against 4.3% across England’s towns, 3.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home in Tilford.
Tilford: 46% of households live in a detached house, above 85% 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
By its share of households in flats (9.5%), Tilford is below 57% of UK towns. In Tilford, 18% of households live in a terraced house. Measured more widely, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
A larger share of residents born outside the UK than 98% of UK towns: 29%
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
Residents whose main language is English: 80% here and 90% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in the Middle East and Asia (17%) and in EU countries (5.9%).
A lower share of residents with no religion than 98% of UK towns, at 24%
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: 59% of Tilford · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
40% of residents describe themselves as Christian, against 46% across England’s towns. Locally, 59% of residents describe themselves as White British. Residents with no religion make up 37% across England’s towns.
A higher share of married adults and civil partners than 99% of UK towns, at 64%
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: 8.8%, near enough the figure across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners is 44%. On the census count, just over a quarter of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.
50% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
7.3% of Tilford’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 50% have one at degree level (34%). Many of the 16% whose highest qualification is A levels are students working towards a degree.
Every neighbour of Tilford has an older population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilford | 482 | — | 36.5 | 13% | 42% |
| Elstead | 2,261 | 2 mi | 51.5 | 29% | 25% |
| Farnham | 20,499 | 2.3 mi | 42.8 | 20% | 31% |
| Wrecclesham | 7,312 | 2.9 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 33% |
| Badshot Lea | 1,883 | 3.1 mi | 41.3 | 19% | 27% |
| Weybourne | 11,241 | 3.6 mi | 44.8 | 22% | 29% |
| Aldershot | 39,827 | 4.1 mi | 37 | 14% | 32% |
| Hindhead | 6,444 | 4.5 mi | 49.7 | 27% | 25% |
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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 Tilford’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 Tilford’s residents
What is the population of Tilford?
The 2021 Census counted 482 people in Tilford’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Tilford?
The median age was 36.5 at the 2021 Census. 12% of residents were 15 to 24 and 13% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Tilford?
59% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 29% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Tilford?
24% said they had no religion and 40% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 33% were Muslim and 2.7% didn’t answer.
Is Tilford good for families?
42% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Tilford’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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