Photo: Gordon Griffiths · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of UK towns: 7.2%
Against a figure of 37% across England’s towns, the share of residents with no religion in Romsley comes in at 32%. In Romsley, 7.4% of households live in a terraced house. Compared with other places, households without a car or van are scarce here: 12%, fewer than in 71% of UK towns. There were 477 households in the village at the 2021 Census, home to 1,153 residents.
What the Census says about Romsley’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Romsley’s residents are under 50.4 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 28% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
126 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 11% of those 5 and over: more than in 92% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Half of Romsley is over 50.4, older than 87% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Here 28% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across England’s towns is 18%. 50–54 is the most common age band: 7.6% of residents.
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.
A lower share of full-time students than 92% of UK towns, at 3.7%
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%.
In Romsley, nearly two in five adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 18% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. Full-time students make up 7.9% across England’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year: 5.3% of the total.
Larger households than 69% of UK towns: 2.4 people on average
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.
2.7% of households are unrelated adults living together, against 4.3% across England’s towns. Lower than in 64% of UK towns: 28% of households are one person living alone. Here, 26% of households have dependent children.
Romsley: 42% of households live in a detached house, above 80% of UK towns
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
Households in flats make up 8.8%, against 23% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
Romsley ranks below 96% of UK towns on residents born outside the UK: 2.5%
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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Most residents from abroad were born in the Middle East and Asia (1.2%) or in EU countries (0.7%). 99% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 74% of UK towns. For comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 61% in Romsley, more than in 95% 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: 93% of Romsley · Worcestershire’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
1.2% of residents said their religion is Muslim. Measured more widely, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Against a figure of 73% across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British in Romsley comes in at 93%.
11% of residents give unpaid care, more than in 92% 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
The share of adults who have never married is 28%, against 39% across England’s towns. Locally, just over half of adults are married or in a civil partnership. The comparison figure for unpaid carers is 8.7% across England’s towns.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 35%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 35% of adults in Romsley (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 20% (England’s towns: 18%).
Older than Romsley: 1 of the 7 towns nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romsley | 1,153 | — | 50.4 | 28% | 26% |
| Halesowen | 60,103 | 2.8 mi | 42.9 | 22% | 28% |
| Hagley | 7,012 | 3.5 mi | 44.2 | 23% | 36% |
| Catshill | 10,173 | 3.7 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 27% |
| Cradley Heath | 18,819 | 3.9 mi | 38.2 | 17% | 30% |
| Stourbridge | 56,961 | 4.3 mi | 44.4 | 23% | 26% |
| Blackheath | 6,950 | 4.4 mi | 39.8 | 18% | 29% |
| Barnt Green | 3,821 | 4.6 mi | 51.3 | 28% | 27% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Romsley’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 Romsley’s residents
What is the population of Romsley?
The 2021 Census counted 1,153 people in Romsley’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Romsley?
The median age was 50.4 at the 2021 Census. 7.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Romsley?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Worcestershire’s towns. 2.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Romsley?
32% said they had no religion and 61% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.2% were Muslim and 3.6% didn’t answer.
Is Romsley good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Romsley’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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