Photo: My another account · Public domainEdington is older than 95% of UK towns: a median age of 54
Married adults and civil partners: 60%, above 98% of UK towns. A fifth of households have dependent children, fewer than in 94% of UK towns. There were 312 households in Edington at the 2021 Census, home to 703 residents. The share of households in flats stands at 3.8%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 89% of UK towns, at 29%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
8.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 12% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
Only 5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Edington
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%.
The share of full-time students is 5.2%, against 7.9% across England’s towns. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across England’s towns is 11%.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Smaller households than 76% of UK towns: 2.2 people on average
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.
By its share of shared households of unrelated adults (2.9%), Edington is above 73% of UK towns. Locally, 29% of households are one person living alone.
62% of households live in a detached house, a share 97% of UK towns don’t reach
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
With households in terraced houses at 11%, Edington is behind 87% of UK towns on that count. The wider picture: 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. For Edington, the census puts households without a car or van at 7.3%.
99% of residents have English as their main language, a share 77% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Here 5.3% of residents were born outside the UK, where the figure across England’s towns is 18%. Elsewhere, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (3.3%) or in Africa (1%).
In Edington, 56% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 84% 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: 94% of Edington · Wiltshire’s towns 84% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The figure for residents with no religion is 38% in Edington and 37% across England’s towns. As a reference point, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Across Edington, 94% of residents describe themselves as White British.
Adults who have never married make up 24% in Edington, less than in 95% 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
16 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week. Higher than in 58% of UK towns: 9.6% of residents give unpaid care. By way of comparison, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
42% of adults have qualifications at degree level
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 Edington, 42%, and 12% have none, against 18%.
Edington is older than every town around it
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edington | 703 | — | 54 | 29% | 20% |
| Bratton | 1,172 | 1.3 mi | 52.6 | 29% | 23% |
| Westbury | 16,394 | 4 mi | 40.9 | 19% | 29% |
| Littleton Panell | 1,334 | 4.5 mi | 44.9 | 25% | 22% |
| North Bradley | 1,555 | 4.7 mi | 51.5 | 31% | 24% |
| Potterne | 1,543 | 5.2 mi | 52.5 | 28% | 21% |
| Market Lavington | 1,810 | 5.3 mi | 50.1 | 22% | 25% |
| Trowbridge | 43,753 | 5.3 mi | 41.4 | 18% | 29% |
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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.
- “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 Edington’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 Edington’s residents
What is the population of Edington?
The 2021 Census counted 703 people in Edington’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Edington?
The median age was 54 at the 2021 Census. 8.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Edington?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 84% across Wiltshire’s towns. 5.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Edington?
38% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 4.3% didn’t answer.
Is Edington good for families?
20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Edington’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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