Photo: Charlesdrakew · Public domainHalf of Singleton is over 51.1, older than 90% of UK towns
Compared with 8.7% across England’s towns, 14% of residents give unpaid care here. The 2021 Census put Singleton’s population at 518, in 219 households. In Singleton, 3.7% of households live in a flat or apartment. Fewer shared households of unrelated adults than in 95% of UK towns: 1.4%.
28% of residents are 65 or over, a share 84% of UK towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
60–64 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. Set beside that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. Here, 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
More students than 65% of UK towns: 5.2% of adults in Singleton
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%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 8%, against 11% across England’s towns. Full-time students make up 7.9% across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Singleton ranks below 66% of UK towns on households with dependent children: 26%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against West Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Households here average 2.3 people each. At 30%, the share of one-person households is higher than in 53% of UK towns.
A lower share of households in terraced houses than 79% of UK towns, at 13%
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
Just over one in ten households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. Census figures put households in detached houses at 36% in Singleton.
Singleton ranks above 68% of UK towns on residents whose main language is English: 98%
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
Set against 18% across England’s towns, 6% of residents were born outside the UK in Singleton. Measured more widely, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (3.5%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.4%).
Above 90% of UK towns: 58% 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
White British, not charted: 94% of Singleton · West Sussex’s towns 84% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The share of residents who describe themselves as White British tops 63% of UK towns: 94%. Lower than in 83% of UK towns: 35% of residents said they have no religion. The comparison figure for residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46% across England’s towns. After White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.9%), Mixed or multiple (2.1%) and African (0.2%).
Only 47% of adults are married or in a civil partnership in Singleton
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
Some 28 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Against that, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. At 32%, the share of adults who have never married is lower than in 52% of UK towns.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 38%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Singleton, 38%, and 15% have none, against 18%.
1 of the 7 nearest towns are older than Singleton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singleton | 518 | — | 51.1 | 28% | 26% |
| Mid Lavant | 1,441 | 3.1 mi | 49.3 | 26% | 24% |
| Tangmere | 4,000 | 4.2 mi | 37.9 | 18% | 31% |
| Westhampnett | 1,238 | 4.3 mi | 41.9 | 19% | 34% |
| Midhurst | 5,366 | 5 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 22% |
| Chichester | 31,709 | 5 mi | 42.2 | 23% | 21% |
| Fishbourne | 3,368 | 5.6 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 29% |
| Easebourne | 1,396 | 5.9 mi | 51.5 | 31% | 24% |
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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.
- “West Sussex’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in West Sussex (or England), summed the same way as Singleton’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 Singleton’s residents
What is the population of Singleton?
The 2021 Census counted 518 people in Singleton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Singleton?
The median age was 51.1 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Singleton?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 84% across West Sussex’s towns. 6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Singleton?
35% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 6.2% didn’t answer.
Is Singleton good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Singleton’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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