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53.8Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Older than 95% of UK towns: half of Firsdown is over 53.8

Where 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns, Firsdown has 20%. At the 2021 Census, 622 people lived locally, in 257 households. In Firsdown, 0.8% of households live in a flat or apartment. More households in detached houses than in 99% of UK towns: 80%.

33%aged 65 or over 4.7%born abroad 257households

Ages

Firsdown ranks above 94% of UK towns on residents aged 65 and over: 33%

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

FirsdownEngland’s towns

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

The largest age band is 50–54: 9.4% of residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over. Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1514%

15 to 248.3%

25 to 4413%

45 to 6432%

65 and over33%

FirsdownWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

Firsdown

England

WomenMen

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

Students & newcomers

Below 99% of UK towns: 2.5% 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 students2.5%

Higher managerial and professional18%

Lower managerial and professional24%

Intermediate17%

Small employers and self-employed13%

Supervisory and technical6.6%

Semi-routine8.3%

Routine7.9%

Never worked or long-term unemployed3.5%

FirsdownWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Firsdown

8.1%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 7.6%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.2× England’s share

Set against 11% across England’s towns, 7.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Firsdown. Full-time students make up 7.9% across England’s towns.

Households

In Firsdown, 22% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 95% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 14%Living alone, under 66 7.4%Families with dependent children 20%Couples and families, no young children 54%Shared houses and other 3.5%

Against Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns

Firsdown

Wiltshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person22%

2 people45%

3 people15%

4 people14%

5 or more5%

England’s towns.

Shared households of unrelated adults are about as common here as across England’s towns: 3.5%. One-person households: 30% across England’s towns, for comparison. There are 2.4 people in the average household.

Homes & cars

Firsdown sits below 99% of UK towns for households in terraced houses (0.8%)

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

Type of home

Firsdown

Wiltshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van5.8%

One25%

Two47%

Three or more22%

FirsdownWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Households without a car or van make up 5.8%, against 24% across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Residents whose main language is English: 99%, a higher share than 77% 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%

Firsdown

4.7%

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 language99%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.3%

Another main language, little or no English0%

FirsdownWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Residents born abroad were most often born in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.8%), then in EU countries (1.3%). Across the comparison, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. 4.7% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 68% of UK towns.

Ethnicity & religion

Only 26% of residents said they have no religion in Firsdown

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

FirsdownWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White1.9%

Asian0.3%

Mixed1.5%

Black0%

Other0.3%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Firsdown · Wiltshire’s towns 84% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

FirsdownWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion26%

Christian65%

Muslim0.6%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.3%

Other religion0.3%

Didn’t answer7.4%

0%40%80%

65% of residents describe themselves as Christian; across England’s towns the figure is 46%. On average, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as White British stands at 96%.

Relationships & caring

Firsdown: 66% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, above 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 partnership66%

Separated1%

Divorced7.6%

Widowed7.2%

FirsdownWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

77residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 13%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week8.3%

20 to 49 hours1%

50 hours or more3.5%

21 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. As a reference point, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. At 18%, the share of adults who have never married is lower than in 99% of UK towns. In Firsdown, 13% of residents give unpaid care, beside 8.7% across England’s towns.

Qualifications

The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 38%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications10%

Apprenticeship8.5%

A levels or similar19%

Degree level38%

FirsdownWiltshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Degree-level qualifications are held by 38% of Firsdown’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 10% have no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Every neighbour of Firsdown has a younger population

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

Middle WinterslowOld SarumWhaddonSalisburyAmesburyBulfordWiltonFirsdown

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Firsdown	622	—	53.8	33%	20%
Middle Winterslow	1,563	2.3 mi	50.7	25%	27%
Old Sarum	4,013	3.7 mi	31.8	6.3%	49%
Whaddon	2,283	4.3 mi	47.9	25%	25%
Salisbury	47,690	4.7 mi	43.8	22%	26%
Amesbury	12,676	5.6 mi	39.8	16%	32%
Bulford	4,923	6.6 mi	28.4	4.6%	57%
Wilton	4,300	7.1 mi	45.4	24%	23%

More about Firsdown’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 Firsdown’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 Firsdown’s residents

What is the population of Firsdown?

The 2021 Census counted 622 people in Firsdown’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Firsdown?

The median age was 53.8 at the 2021 Census. 8.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 33% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Firsdown?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 84% across Wiltshire’s towns. 4.7% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Firsdown?

26% said they had no religion and 65% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.6% were Muslim and 7.4% didn’t answer.

Is Firsdown good for families?

20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Firsdown’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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