The biggest increases in over-55 populations are expected to occur in small towns in the south of England

Percentage increase in people

aged 55 and over by 2041

Large towns

Medium

Small

12%

19

Bedford

Walton-on-

the-Naze

15

Bletchley

19

18

14

Hartley

Christchurch

Rayleigh

19

17

17

12

Polegate

Hythe

Poole

Sidmouth

19

Bexhill

15

Bognor Regis

15

13

14

Littlehampton

Worthing

Eastbourne

Large towns

Percentage increase

in people aged 55

and over by 2041

Medium

12

Small

19

Bedford

Walton-on-

the-Naze

15%

Bletchley

19

14

Hartley

Rayleigh

15

19

Bognor Regis

17

18

Polegate

Hythe

Christchurch

19

17

12

Bexhill

Sidmouth

Poole

15

13

14

Littlehampton

Worthing

Eastbourne