Photo: David Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Pershore is older than 84% of UK towns: a median age of 49.8
Compared with 29% across England’s towns, 23% of households have dependent children here. For Pershore, the census puts one-person households at 36%. Residents who describe themselves as Christian are more common here than in 89% of UK towns. The 2021 Census counted 8,207 residents in 3,880 households.
What the Census says about Pershore’s people
Many older residents
29% of residents were 65 or over in 2021, more than in 89% of UK towns; 20% of households are someone 66 or over living alone. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
ONS mid-year estimates put Pershore at 7,000 in 2011 and 8,800 in 2024, up 25%, against 10% for England: faster growth than in 91% 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.
Growth of +25% since 2011 puts Pershore ahead of 91% of UK towns
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Pershore’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 7,000 people in 2011; 8,800 in 2024.
Between mid-2023 and mid-2024 the population rose by 310, its biggest one-year gain. The 0 to 15 age group moved most (+41%); the 45 to 64 group moved least (+9%).
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 89% of UK towns: 29%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
8.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (England’s towns: 12%). By way of comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Pershore, 49.8. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
Full-time students make up 3.9% in Pershore, less than in 88% 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%.
The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 8.2% in Pershore and 11% across England’s towns. Full-time students: 7.9% across England’s towns, for comparison.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 92% 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.
1.9% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, against 4.3% across England’s towns.
A larger share of households in flats than 64% of UK towns: 14%
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
Compared with 21% across England’s towns, 30% of households live in a detached house here. Typically, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. 16% of households have no car or van.
In Pershore, 5.3% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 61% 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 newest arrivals, from 2017 or later, are 11% of those born abroad (against 21% across England’s towns). The usual figure: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (2.9%), then in the Middle East and Asia (0.9%).
Pershore sits above 67% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as White British (94%)
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 Pershore · Worcestershire’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
In Pershore, 36% of residents said they have no religion, beside 37% across England’s towns. After White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.4%), Mixed or multiple (1.1%) and Indian (0.4%). For comparison, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
Only 30% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Pershore
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
Across England’s towns, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care; in Pershore, 9.9%. The comparison figure for adults who have never married is 39% across England’s towns. For 251 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week.
Qualified to degree level: 31% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Pershore, 18%, while 31% hold one at degree level (34%).
64th oldest of 424 UK towns of 6,000 to 11,000 people
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Tidworth (28.4) and the oldest Barton on Sea (65.3). Nearest to Pershore in age: Lydiate (49.7), Hindhead (49.7), Aylsham (49.9) and Brightlingsea (49.9).
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 3 are older than Pershore
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pershore | 8,207 | — | 49.8 | 29% | 23% |
| Drakes Broughton | 1,813 | 1.8 mi | 46 | 22% | 31% |
| Eckington | 1,256 | 3.1 mi | 55.8 | 34% | 21% |
| Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey) | 1,592 | 5.8 mi | 40 | 11% | 39% |
| Bredon | 2,071 | 5.9 mi | 50.9 | 28% | 26% |
| Kempsey | 3,753 | 6 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 30% |
| Evesham | 28,256 | 6.2 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 28% |
| Twyning | 1,079 | 6.2 mi | 51.8 | 29% | 25% |
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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 Pershore’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. Pershore’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 8,397 people in 2021, against 8,207 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 Pershore’s residents
What is the population of Pershore?
The 2021 Census counted 8,207 people in Pershore’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 8,800 people in mid-2024, 25% more than in 2011.
What is the average age in Pershore?
The median age was 49.8 at the 2021 Census, older than 84% of UK towns. 8.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Pershore?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Worcestershire’s towns. 5.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Pershore?
36% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 5.1% didn’t answer.
Is Pershore good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Pershore’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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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