Photo: Stefan Czapski · CC BY-SA 2.022% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, fewer than in 98% of UK towns
The figure for households in detached houses is 45% in Ramsbury and 21% across England’s towns. The village had 1,541 residents in 662 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 57% of residents describe themselves as Christian. The median age locally is 50, higher than in 84% of UK towns.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 87% of UK towns: 8.4%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns, against 28% in Ramsbury. Set beside that, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 45–49, with 7.9% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
Ramsbury: 5.1% of adults are full-time students, above 63% 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
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%; Ramsbury has 10%. On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Ramsbury sits below 65% of UK towns for households with dependent children (26%)
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.
Across England’s towns, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home; in Ramsbury, 2.1%. 28% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 64% of UK towns. For households with dependent children, the comparison across England’s towns is 29%. On average, 2.3 people share a household.
A lower share of households without a car or van than 86% of UK towns, at 9.3%
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
By its share of households in flats (4.8%), Ramsbury is below 84% of UK towns. The share of households without a car or van across England’s towns is 24%. A fifth of households live in a terraced house.
99% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 85% 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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Of residents born abroad, 15% arrived in 2017 or later, against 21% across England’s towns. The census found that 9.3% of residents were born outside the UK in Ramsbury. For residents whose main language is English, the comparison across England’s towns is 90%.
Ramsbury sits below 80% of UK towns for residents with no religion (36%)
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: 93% of Ramsbury · Wiltshire’s towns 84% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The groups that follow White British are Other White (4.2%), Mixed or multiple (1.2%) and Chinese (0.7%). Measured more widely, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. 93% of residents describe themselves as White British (England’s towns: 73%).
Above 97% of UK towns: 59% of adults are married or in a civil partnership
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
7.8% of residents give unpaid care, about the same as across England’s towns. Unpaid carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 40. As a reference point, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 44%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 44% of its adults qualified to degree level, Ramsbury compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 13% hold no qualification (18%).
Around Ramsbury, 2 of 7 towns have a higher median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsbury | 1,541 | — | 50 | 28% | 26% |
| Aldbourne | 1,686 | 2.5 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 27% |
| Hungerford | 5,184 | 4.3 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 24% |
| Great Bedwyn | 1,194 | 4.4 mi | 51.8 | 28% | 26% |
| Lambourn | 3,141 | 5.4 mi | 46.2 | 23% | 24% |
| Marlborough | 8,829 | 5.7 mi | 46 | 25% | 23% |
| Burbage | 1,322 | 7.1 mi | 49.4 | 25% | 28% |
| Chiseldon | 2,033 | 7.5 mi | 51 | 27% | 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.
- “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 Ramsbury’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 Ramsbury’s residents
What is the population of Ramsbury?
The 2021 Census counted 1,541 people in Ramsbury’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Ramsbury?
The median age was 50 at the 2021 Census. 8.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Ramsbury?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 84% across Wiltshire’s towns. 9.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Ramsbury?
36% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 5.9% didn’t answer.
Is Ramsbury good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Ramsbury’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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