Settled, middle-aged homeowners, and many of them have degrees. Eight in ten own their home. Nearly half have a degree. There are hardly any students. Windlesham is where a successful career settles down to enjoy the garden.
The 2021 Census counted about 4,770 residents in just over 2,000 households, and it's the source for every population figure on this page. About 80% of households own their home. About 16% rent privately and about 4% rent from a social landlord. Buying in is the normal route here, and renting is uncommon, partly because there's so little to rent.
The median age is 48, and about 20% of residents are aged 25 to 44, the years when most people move house, have children and change jobs. That share is small. Most of the people who moved in during those years are still here, older now, and staying.
Office for National Statistics modelling puts median household income at around £77,800 before tax, for the financial year to March 2023. That's a gross figure, averaged across the area's neighbourhoods, and it describes that year, not today. It's a comfortable income, and it has to be to cover the prices here.
About 7% of households are lone parents with children. That's a small share, and it fits a village where most homes are family houses bought by couples.
The rest of the household mix follows the same pattern. About 23% of households are couples with dependent children, and about 26% are people living alone. Within that single-person group, about 13% of all households are pensioners living alone. That's a subset of the one-person figure, not an addition to it. It points to people who raised a family here, stayed on after the children left, and still have the big house.
Qualifications are high. About 48% of adults hold a degree or equivalent, about 9% have no formal qualifications, and about 2% are full-time students. Students barely register, because young people who grow up here generally leave for university and don't come back until they can afford to buy.
About 49 residents live in communal settings such as care homes, not private households. That's too few to change how any of the other figures should be read.
The community is one of Windlesham's real strengths. It's settled, well qualified and financially comfortable, and most residents stay once they arrive.