Photo: Maurice Pullin · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 54.1: Bromham is older than 95% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 73%; Bromham has 97%. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 1,066, in 487 households. On the census count, nearly a quarter of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership. Fewer households in flats than in 77% of UK towns: 6.2%.
What the Census says about Bromham’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Bromham’s residents are under 54.1 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 29% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
117 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 11% of those 5 and over: more than in 92% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7.9% in Bromham, less than in 93% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 29% in Bromham and 18% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
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.
Below 82% of UK towns: 4.1% 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
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
33% of Bromham’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. More residents who moved in within the year than in 67% of UK towns: 9.6%. Measured more widely, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
18% of households have dependent children, below 97% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Shared households of unrelated adults: 2.9%, above 72% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. In Bromham, 30% of households are one person living alone.
Households without a car or van: 10%, a lower share than 82% 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
The figure for households in detached houses is 38% in Bromham and 21% across England’s towns. On households in terraced houses, Bromham sits lower than 52% of UK towns: 20%. By way of comparison, nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns.
3.9% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 79% 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.8%) and in Africa (0.5%). 99% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 82% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 58% in Bromham, more than in 89% 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
White British, not charted: 97% of Bromham · Wiltshire’s towns 84% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 37%; Bromham has 35%. The benchmark for residents who describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns: 46%.
Married adults and civil partners: 56%, a higher share than 90% 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
For 35 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week. At 11%, the share of unpaid carers is higher than in 92% of UK towns. The share of married adults and civil partners across England’s towns is 44%.
A degree-level qualification for 28% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 28% of Bromham’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 17% have no qualification (18%).
Every neighbour of Bromham has a younger population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromham | 1,066 | — | 54.1 | 29% | 18% |
| Derry Hill and Studley | 1,027 | 3.5 mi | 49.9 | 24% | 33% |
| Melksham | 18,277 | 3.6 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 28% |
| Devizes | 19,491 | 3.7 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 25% |
| Bowerhill | 3,976 | 3.7 mi | 45.4 | 20% | 29% |
| Calne | 19,725 | 4.2 mi | 42.6 | 19% | 28% |
| Berryfield | 1,094 | 4.5 mi | 45.7 | 23% | 26% |
| Potterne | 1,543 | 4.7 mi | 52.5 | 28% | 21% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Bromham’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 Bromham’s residents
What is the population of Bromham?
The 2021 Census counted 1,066 people in Bromham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Bromham?
The median age was 54.1 at the 2021 Census. 7.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Bromham?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 84% across Wiltshire’s towns. 3.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Bromham?
35% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.4% didn’t answer.
Is Bromham good for families?
18% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Bromham’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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