Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 58%, a higher share than 91% of UK towns
Nothing unusual on shared households of unrelated adults: 3.7%, close to the figure across England’s towns. The 2021 Census counted 28,256 residents in 12,311 households. Here, 7.6% of residents give unpaid care. Half of Evesham’s residents are under 41.4, younger than in 73% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Evesham’s people
More born abroad than anywhere else in Worcestershire
18% of residents were born outside the UK, against 8.5% across Worcestershire’s towns and 18% across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (15%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.3%). Where people were born ↓
Growing faster than most
ONS mid-year estimates put Evesham at 23,600 in 2011 and 29,100 in 2024, up 24%, against 10% for England: faster growth than in 90% of UK towns. Since 2011 ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area) and ONS mid-year population estimates.
+24% since 2011, a pace 90% of UK towns didn’t match
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Evesham’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 23,600 people in 2011; 29,100 in 2024.
Growth was strongest among the 65 and over (+45%) and weakest among the 16 to 29 (−2%). In one year, mid-2014 to mid-2015, the population rose by 990, the most of any year.
In Evesham, 19% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 68% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
No age band is larger than 30–34: 7.7% of residents. Across the comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. On residents aged 15 to 24, Evesham sits higher than just over half of UK towns: 9.8%. In Broadway, the oldest of Worcestershire’s towns by this measure, it is 37%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Evesham, 41.4. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
4.2% of adults are full-time students, below 77% 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%.
By its share of residents who moved in within the year (9.1%), Evesham is above 57% of UK towns. The comparison figure for full-time students is 7.9% across England’s towns.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 54% 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.
Census figures put households with dependent children at 28% in Evesham. 30% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 54% of UK towns.
A larger share of households in flats than 79% of UK towns: 18%
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 28% in Evesham and 21% across England’s towns. Meanwhile, 17% of households have no car or van, more than in 59% of UK towns. Measured more widely, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
A smaller share of residents whose main language is English than 96% of UK towns: 86%
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
At 18%, the share of residents born outside the UK is in line with the figure across England’s towns. Residents whose main language is English make up 90% across England’s towns.
Below 86% of UK towns: 34% of residents said they have no religion
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: 81% of Evesham · Worcestershire’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British; in Evesham, 81%. The largest groups after White British are Other White (16%), Mixed or multiple (1.2%) and Indian (0.4%). Residents with no religion: 37% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Adults who have never married make up 35% in Evesham, more than in 64% 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
Married adults and civil partners make up 45%, against 44% across England’s towns. The comparison figure for adults who have never married is 39% across England’s towns.
26% of adults hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 26% of adults in Evesham, 34% across England’s towns; 22% have no qualification, against 18%.
From a median age of 40 in Evesham Central to 44 in Evesham North & Hampton
The town’s 5 neighbourhoods (ONS middle-layer areas with 500+ residents inside it, named by the House of Commons Library), youngest first. Census 2021.
Evesham North & Hampton is the oldest area, with 22% aged 65 or over; Evesham Central the youngest (median age 40). Families with children are most common in Harvington, Offenham & Badsey (34% of households).
84th youngest of 238 UK towns of 20,000 to 38,000 people
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Egham (31.1) and the oldest Rustington (56.2). Nearest to Evesham in age: Atherton (41.4), St Neots (41.4), Tonbridge (41.4) and Witney (41.5).
No nearby town is as young as Evesham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evesham | 28,256 | — | 41.4 | 19% | 28% |
| Offenham | 1,507 | 2 mi | 48.8 | 26% | 23% |
| Badsey | 2,722 | 2 mi | 50.7 | 27% | 23% |
| Bretforton | 1,190 | 3.2 mi | 49.9 | 28% | 24% |
| Harvington | 1,717 | 3.8 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 25% |
| Honeybourne | 3,104 | 4.8 mi | 42.2 | 16% | 31% |
| Broadway | 2,719 | 4.8 mi | 56.5 | 37% | 16% |
| Pershore | 8,207 | 6.2 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 23% |
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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 Evesham’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Evesham’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 27,689 people in 2021, against 28,256 in the built-up area.
- 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 Evesham’s residents
What is the population of Evesham?
The 2021 Census counted 28,256 people in Evesham’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 29,100 people in mid-2024, 24% more than in 2011.
What is the average age in Evesham?
The median age was 41.4 at the 2021 Census, younger than 73% of UK towns. 9.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Evesham?
81% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Worcestershire’s towns. 18% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Evesham?
34% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.
Is Evesham good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Families are most common in Harvington, Offenham & Badsey (34% of households). Schools are on Evesham’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) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024 · House of Commons Library MSOA names. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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