Photo: Mrfinch · CC BY-SA 3.0Broadway is older than 98% of UK towns: a median age of 56.5
Across England’s towns, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home; in Broadway, 0.9%. The 2021 Census counted 2,719 residents in 1,373 households. The share of households with dependent children stands at 16%. 26% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a lower share than in 90% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Broadway’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Broadway’s residents are under 56.5 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 37% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
37% of residents are 65 or over, a share 98% of UK towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
60–64 is the most common age band: 8.1% of residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. Across Broadway, 7.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Broadway, 56.5. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
Below 99% of UK towns: 2.4% 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%.
Across England’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier; in Broadway, 10%. On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
39% of households are one person living alone, more than in 98% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Worcestershire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Across England’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Broadway, 1.9. One-person households make up 30% across England’s towns.
A larger share of households in flats than 81% of UK towns: 19%
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
Where just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns, Broadway has 32%. Across England’s towns, the share of households in flats is 23%. On the census count, 16% of households have no car or van.
8.8% of residents were born outside the UK, more than in 69% 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
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (4.2%) and in Africa (1.8%). Measured more widely, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Of residents born abroad, 21% arrived in 2017 or later, against 21% across England’s towns.
60% describe themselves as Christian, more than in 94% 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: 92% of Broadway · Worcestershire’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The groups that follow White British are Other White (5.5%), Mixed or multiple (1.1%) and Indian (0.2%). Residents with no religion are rarer here than in 88% of UK towns. As a yardstick, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 73%; Broadway has 92%.
Married adults and civil partners: 50%, a higher share than 65% 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
63 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. Across England’s towns, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership. Few places have so few unpaid carers: 8.8% here, fewer than in nearly two thirds of UK towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 33%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
33% of Broadway’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 19% have none (18%).
Among 514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people, the 21st oldest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Keele is the youngest (20.6); West Chiltington the oldest (63.1). Nearest to Broadway in age: Hunmanby (56.2), Hoveton and Wroxham (56.4), Wootton (56.7) and Addingham (57.1).
1 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Broadway
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway | 2,719 | — | 56.5 | 37% | 16% |
| Chipping Campden | 2,120 | 3.5 mi | 57 | 37% | 18% |
| Bretforton | 1,190 | 3.8 mi | 49.9 | 28% | 24% |
| Badsey | 2,722 | 3.8 mi | 50.7 | 27% | 23% |
| Honeybourne | 3,104 | 4.4 mi | 42.2 | 16% | 31% |
| Blockley | 1,069 | 4.5 mi | 53.4 | 29% | 22% |
| Evesham | 28,256 | 4.8 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 28% |
| Mickleton | 2,316 | 5.4 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 24% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Worcestershire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Worcestershire (or England), summed the same way as Broadway’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 Broadway’s residents
What is the population of Broadway?
The 2021 Census counted 2,719 people in Broadway’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Broadway?
The median age was 56.5 at the 2021 Census, older than 98% of UK towns. 7.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 37% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Broadway?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Worcestershire’s towns. 8.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Broadway?
33% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 6.1% didn’t answer.
Is Broadway good for families?
16% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Broadway’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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