Photo: Snowmanradio · CC BY-SA 3.0In Dunchurch, 1.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, fewer than in 95% of UK towns
By its share of adults who have never married (25%), Dunchurch is below 94% of UK towns. 2,603 residents in 1,073 households: that is Dunchurch at the 2021 Census. The census found that 49% of households live in a detached house in the town. Few places have as many residents aged 65 and over: 26% here, more than in 76% of UK towns.
Only 8.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Dunchurch
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Half of Dunchurch’s residents are over 46.7, older than in 66% of UK towns. The usual figure: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. More residents are 10–14 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across England’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Dunchurch, 46.7. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Dunchurch, 10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 79% 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%.
Managerial and professional jobs account for 46% of Dunchurch’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 17%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. The share of full-time students stands at 4.8%. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across England’s towns is 11%.
2.3 people per household, more than in 65% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Dunchurch sits close to the norm on households with dependent children: 29%, about the same as across England’s towns. The census found that 30% of households are one person living alone locally.
In Dunchurch, 11% of households have no car or van, fewer than in 74% 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
Terraced houses are home to nearly a fifth of households, against 24% across England’s towns. In one household in 9 there is no car or van. On households in flats, Dunchurch sits higher than 61% of UK towns: 13%.
More residents born outside the UK than 71% of UK towns: 9.3%
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (3.7%) and in the Middle East and Asia (2.8%). Across the comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. 96% of residents have English as their main language, a lower share than in 72% of UK towns. Recent arrivals (2017 or later) make up just over a quarter of those born abroad (England’s towns: 21%).
More residents who describe themselves as Christian than 80% of UK towns: 55%
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: 86% of Dunchurch · Warwickshire’s towns 81% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
35% of residents said they have no religion; across England’s towns the figure is 37%. By way of comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as White British account for 86%.
Dunchurch sits above 93% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (57%)
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
47 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week. The comparison figure for married adults and civil partners is 44% across England’s towns. Fewer unpaid carers than in 78% of UK towns: 8.3%.
44% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Dunchurch counts 44% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 12% have no qualification (18%).
Among 514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people, the 249th youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Keele (20.6), the youngest, and West Chiltington (63.1), the oldest. Nearest to Dunchurch in age: Oughtibridge (46.7), Cosby (46.7), Hawley (46.7) and Hadlow (46.7).
3 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Dunchurch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunchurch | 2,603 | — | 46.7 | 26% | 29% |
| Cawston | 6,475 | 1.5 mi | 34.9 | 9.2% | 49% |
| Onley | 1,667 | 2 mi | 37.9 | 9.7% | 26% |
| Rugby | 78,130 | 2.8 mi | 39.2 | 17% | 30% |
| Long Lawford | 4,369 | 2.9 mi | 35.3 | 13% | 41% |
| Clifton upon Dunsmore | 1,216 | 4 mi | 50.3 | 27% | 22% |
| Kilsby | 1,341 | 4.7 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 23% |
| Braunston | 1,519 | 4.8 mi | 52.4 | 31% | 23% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Warwickshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Warwickshire (or England), summed the same way as Dunchurch’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 Dunchurch’s residents
What is the population of Dunchurch?
The 2021 Census counted 2,603 people in Dunchurch’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Dunchurch?
The median age was 46.7 at the 2021 Census, older than 66% of UK towns. 8.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Dunchurch?
86% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 81% across Warwickshire’s towns. 9.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Dunchurch?
35% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.8% were Muslim and 5.6% didn’t answer.
Is Dunchurch good for families?
29% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Dunchurch’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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