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54.3Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Half of Beanacre is over 54.3, older than 96% of UK towns

Households without a car or van are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns. Beanacre is home to 332 residents in 135 households, by the 2021 Census. In Beanacre, nearly a fifth of households are one person living alone. The share of married adults and civil partners is 65%, against 44% across England’s towns.

29%aged 65 or over 5.7%born abroad 135households

Ages

Below 99% of UK towns: 6.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24

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

BeanacreEngland’s towns

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

The share of residents aged 65 and over is 29%, against 18% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1513%

15 to 246.3%

25 to 4418%

45 to 6433%

65 and over29%

BeanacreWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Beanacre

England

WomenMen

About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

2.1% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 99% 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

Full-time students2.1%

Higher managerial and professional25%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate13%

Small employers and self-employed17%

Supervisory and technical3.2%

Semi-routine7%

Routine5.3%

Never worked or long-term unemployed3.2%

BeanacreWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Beanacre

8.2%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 8.2%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.6× England’s share

Residents who moved in within the year: 8.2%, below 62% of UK towns. Across the comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

Fewer families than 96% of UK towns: 19% of households have children

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

Living alone, 66+ 11%Living alone, under 66 7.4%Families with dependent children 19%Couples and families, no young children 57%Shared houses and other 5.2%

Against Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns

Beanacre

Wiltshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person18%

2 people48%

3 people15%

4 people12%

5 or more6.6%

England’s towns.

At 2.5 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. On average, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. Shared households of unrelated adults: 5.2% of the total.

Homes & cars

75% of households live in a detached house, more than in 99% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Beanacre

Wiltshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van0%

One27%

Two50%

Three or more22%

BeanacreWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

The share of households in terraced houses trails 90% of UK towns: 9.6%. As a reference point, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Residents whose main language is English: 98%, a higher share than 60% 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%

Beanacre

5.7%

Wiltshire’s towns

14%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language98%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.5%

Another main language, little or no English0.3%

BeanacreWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Against a figure of 18% across England’s towns, the share of residents born outside the UK in Beanacre comes in at 5.7%. By way of comparison, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (3%), then in the Middle East and Asia (1.2%).

Ethnicity & religion

Only 39% of residents said they have no religion in Beanacre

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

BeanacreWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.7%

Asian1.5%

Mixed2.4%

Black0.6%

Other0%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 93% of Beanacre · Wiltshire’s towns 84% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

BeanacreWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion39%

Christian50%

Muslim1.2%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0%

Other religion0.3%

Didn’t answer9.9%

0%30%60%

1.2% of residents are Muslim. The share of residents with no religion across England’s towns is 37%. Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 93%, against 73% across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

Fewer adults who have never married than 99% of UK towns: 19%

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 partnership19%

Married or civil partnership65%

Separated1.7%

Divorced7.3%

Widowed6.6%

BeanacreWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

30residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 9.3%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.6%

20 to 49 hours1.2%

50 hours or more2.5%

8 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Typically, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Beanacre sits close to the norm on unpaid carers: 9.3%, about the same as across England’s towns.

Qualifications

45% of adults hold a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications9%

Apprenticeship7.3%

A levels or similar16%

Degree level45%

BeanacreWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Degree-level qualifications are held by 45% of Beanacre’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 9% have no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Every neighbour of Beanacre has a younger population

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

MelkshamBerryfieldAtworthBowerhillCorshamHoltBromhamBeanacre

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Beanacre	332	—	54.3	29%	19%
Melksham	18,277	1.6 mi	42.8	21%	28%
Berryfield	1,094	2.5 mi	45.7	23%	26%
Atworth	1,293	2.5 mi	49.6	29%	24%
Bowerhill	3,976	2.8 mi	45.4	20%	29%
Corsham	10,887	3.4 mi	44.1	22%	29%
Holt	1,704	3.7 mi	49.9	27%	26%
Bromham	1,066	3.8 mi	54.1	29%	18%

More about Beanacre’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

“Wiltshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Wiltshire (or England), summed the same way as Beanacre’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 Beanacre’s residents

What is the population of Beanacre?

The 2021 Census counted 332 people in Beanacre’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Beanacre?

The median age was 54.3 at the 2021 Census. 6.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Beanacre?

93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 84% across Wiltshire’s towns. 5.7% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Beanacre?

39% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.2% were Muslim and 9.9% didn’t answer.

Is Beanacre good for families?

19% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Beanacre’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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