Valence Demographics (Barking and Dagenham, England)

Valence is a ward in Barking and Dagenham of London, England and includes areas of Becontree, Angle Green, Mayesbrook Park and Burnside Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Valence was 9,867 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Valence is 35, while the median age is lower at 33.

75.7% of people living in Valence were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.0% Nigeria, 2.0% Pakistan, 1.8% India, 1.1% Bangladesh, 1.1% Ghana, 1.0% Ireland, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Philippines.

86.8% of people living in Valence speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Lithuanian, 1.5% Urdu, 1.1% Bengali, 1.0% Panjabi, 0.7% Polish, 0.7% Portuguese, 0.5% French, 0.5% Albanian, 0.4% Romanian.

The religious make up of Valence is 56.6% Christian, 22.7% No religion, 9.3% Muslim, 1.8% Hindu, 1.6% Sikh, 0.4% Jewish, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 661 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

38.9% of people are married, 10.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 30.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.2% are separated or divorced. There are 526 widowed people living in Valence.

The top occupations listed by people in Valence are Elementary 13.7%, Skilled trades 13.5%, Administrative and secretarial 13.4%, Elementary administration and service 12.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.1%, Professional 11.9%, Administrative 10.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.0%, Caring personal service 9.5%, Sales and customer service 9.3%.