Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0Westhumble is older than 98% of UK towns: a median age of 57.3
With households without a car or van at 4.4%, Westhumble is behind 99% of UK towns on that count. 598 residents in 267 households: that is Westhumble at the 2021 Census. Census figures put households in detached houses at 70% in the village. The village has more residents who describe themselves as Christian than 86% of UK towns, at 57%.
32% of residents are 65 or over, a share 94% of UK towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: just over one in ten residents, 1.8 times the share across England’s towns. Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. As a reference point, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A larger share of full-time students than 65% of UK towns: 5.2%
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 9.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, where the figure across England’s towns is 11%. As a yardstick, 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.
Westhumble sits below 98% of UK towns for households with dependent children (17%)
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.
In Westhumble, 2.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, beside 4.3% across England’s towns. 19% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 98% of UK towns. As a yardstick, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
Households in terraced houses: 7%, a lower share than 95% 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
Households in flats make up 9.6%, against 23% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, nearly a quarter of households live in a terraced house.
More residents born outside the UK than 84% of UK towns: 14%
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 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. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (4.2%) and in EU countries (3.7%).
Westhumble ranks below 87% of UK towns on residents with no religion: 33%
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: 89% of Westhumble · Surrey’s towns 76% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
After White British, the largest groups are Other White (7.2%), Mixed or multiple (3%) and Chinese (0.3%). Westhumble has fewer residents who describe themselves as White British than 69% of UK towns, at 89%. The usual figure: 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
Married adults and civil partners: 68%, a higher share than 99% 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
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Across England’s towns, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care; in Westhumble, 14%. 19% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a lower share than in 99% of UK towns. Married adults and civil partners make up 44% across England’s towns.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 62%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Westhumble’s adults: 62% with a degree-level qualification and 5% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 1 are older than Westhumble
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhumble | 598 | — | 57.3 | 32% | 17% |
| Dorking | 17,463 | 1.9 mi | 44.9 | 21% | 27% |
| Box Hill | 1,271 | 2 mi | 65.2 | 50% | 6.6% |
| Westcott | 2,275 | 2.4 mi | 49.5 | 25% | 26% |
| Great Bookham and Fetcham | 21,655 | 2.7 mi | 49.7 | 27% | 27% |
| Brockham | 2,206 | 2.7 mi | 50.3 | 27% | 27% |
| Leatherhead | 11,482 | 3.3 mi | 40.7 | 19% | 26% |
| Ashtead | 14,830 | 4.2 mi | 47 | 24% | 32% |
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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 Westhumble’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 Westhumble’s residents
What is the population of Westhumble?
The 2021 Census counted 598 people in Westhumble’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Westhumble?
The median age was 57.3 at the 2021 Census. 8.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Westhumble?
89% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 76% across Surrey’s towns. 14% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Westhumble?
33% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 8.5% didn’t answer.
Is Westhumble good for families?
17% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Westhumble’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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