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56.2Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A median age of 56.2: Willoughby is older than 97% of UK towns

5.6% of households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. On adults who have never married, Willoughby sits lower than 99% of UK towns: 18%. The 2021 Census counted 409 residents in 199 households. The share of shared households of unrelated adults stands at 1.5%.

33%aged 65 or over 6.6%born abroad 199households

Ages

A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of UK towns: 6.6%

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

WilloughbyEngland’s towns

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

The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. Willoughby has more residents aged 65 and over than 96% of UK towns, at 33%. The usual figure: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1512%

15 to 246.6%

25 to 4416%

45 to 6432%

65 and over33%

WilloughbyWarwickshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

Willoughby

England

WomenMen

About 87 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Students & newcomers

Below 96% of UK towns: 3.3% of adults are full-time students

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 students3.3%

Higher managerial and professional24%

Lower managerial and professional26%

Intermediate9.7%

Small employers and self-employed16%

Supervisory and technical3.3%

Semi-routine6.7%

Routine6.7%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.2%

WilloughbyWarwickshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Willoughby

8.9%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 8.4%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.3× England’s share

Across England’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Willoughby has 50% and 13%. 8.4% of residents had moved in within the year before the Census, fewer than the 11% across England’s towns. On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

18% of households have dependent children, fewer than in 97% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 15%Living alone, under 66 13%Families with dependent children 18%Couples and families, no young children 53%Shared houses and other 1.5%

Against Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns

Willoughby

Warwickshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person28%

2 people51%

3 people8.7%

4 people11%

5 or more1.5%

England’s towns.

With one-person households at 28%, Willoughby is behind 69% of UK towns on that count. On average, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.

Homes & cars

A larger share of households in detached houses than 82% of UK towns: 43%

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

Type of home

Willoughby

Warwickshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van5.6%

One37%

Two38%

Three or more19%

WilloughbyWarwickshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Households in terraced houses: 16% here and 24% across England’s towns. 7.1% of households live in a flat, less than in 72% of UK towns; 43% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.

Where people were born

100% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 99% 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%

Willoughby

6.6%

Warwickshire’s towns

13%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language100%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.3%

Another main language, little or no English0%

WilloughbyWarwickshire’s townsEngland’s towns

The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (4.4%) and in Africa (1.2%). The wider picture: nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Across England’s towns the share born abroad is 18%; in Willoughby it is 6.6%.

Ethnicity & religion

60% describe themselves as Christian, more than in 95% 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

WilloughbyWarwickshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3.7%

Asian0%

Mixed0%

Black0.5%

Other0.2%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Willoughby · Warwickshire’s towns 81% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

WilloughbyWarwickshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion32%

Christian60%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0%

Other religion0%

Didn’t answer7.6%

0%35%70%

Residents who describe themselves as White British: 96%, above 83% of UK towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns is 46%. Census figures put residents with no religion at 32% in Willoughby.

Relationships & caring

61% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 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

Never married or in a civil partnership18%

Married or civil partnership61%

Separated1.1%

Divorced12%

Widowed7.8%

WilloughbyWarwickshire’s townsEngland’s towns

43residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 11%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week8.1%

20 to 49 hours1%

50 hours or more1.8%

Unpaid carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 7. Higher than in 85% of UK towns: 11% of residents give unpaid care. The share of married adults and civil partners across England’s towns is 44%.

Qualifications

Degree-level qualifications: 44% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications13%

Apprenticeship6.4%

A levels or similar15%

Degree level44%

WilloughbyWarwickshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Against 34% across England’s towns, 44% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 13% hold no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Every nearby town is younger than Willoughby

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

BraunstonOnleyDunchurchKilsbyDaventryCawstonRugbyWilloughby

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Willoughby	409	—	56.2	33%	18%
Braunston	1,519	1.5 mi	52.4	31%	23%
Onley	1,667	1.7 mi	37.9	9.7%	26%
Dunchurch	2,603	3.3 mi	46.7	26%	29%
Kilsby	1,341	3.4 mi	52.2	32%	23%
Daventry	27,783	4 mi	38.9	16%	30%
Cawston	6,475	4.8 mi	34.9	9.2%	49%
Rugby	78,130	5 mi	39.2	17%	30%

More about Willoughby’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

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 Willoughby’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 Willoughby’s residents

What is the population of Willoughby?

The 2021 Census counted 409 people in Willoughby’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Willoughby?

The median age was 56.2 at the 2021 Census. 6.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 33% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Willoughby?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 81% across Warwickshire’s towns. 6.6% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Willoughby?

32% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.6% didn’t answer.

Is Willoughby good for families?

18% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Willoughby’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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