Jersey · Choosing an area
Compare Jersey’s 12 parishes
Use official census evidence to understand each parish’s population and housing mix. Follow a parish to see the current properties for sale and more local context.
Historical baseline: 2021 Census. Source tables published in 2022–2023; imported and checked 21 September 2026. These are not 2026 estimates or property valuations.
Population and housing at a glance
Population density is an area-wide average: it does not describe every street. Owner occupation is a household measure, not a statement about today’s available homes.
| Parish and homes for sale | Residents | Residents per km² | Occupied accommodation | Owner-occupied households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grouville | 5,401 | 658 | 2,190 | 66.7% |
| St Brelade | 11,012 | 830 | 4,430 | 69.8% |
| St Clement | 9,925 | 2,262 | 4,020 | 60.4% |
| St Helier | 35,822 | 3,716 | 17,410 | 37.1% |
| St John | 3,051 | 332 | 1,190 | 66.4% |
| St Lawrence | 5,561 | 566 | 2,280 | 67.5% |
| St Martin | 3,948 | 384 | 1,600 | 68.1% |
| St Mary | 1,818 | 277 | 710 | 69.0% |
| St Ouen | 4,206 | 274 | 1,660 | 65.7% |
| St Peter | 5,264 | 448 | 2,160 | 61.6% |
| St Saviour | 13,904 | 1,498 | 5,600 | 57.5% |
| Trinity | 3,355 | 267 | 1,330 | 65.4% |
Turn the figures into a useful viewing checklist
Compare the type of home you want with the parish’s housing mix, then check individual listings. Census stock is not available inventory, and a parish average is not a description of a particular home.
On each parish page, expand the housing and travel section. Historic travel shares can help you form questions, but test your own journey at the time you would travel and check current transport information.
Sources and definitions
Statistics Jersey, 2021 Census. Housing counts exclude vacant accommodation and are rounded to the nearest 10; commuting counts are also rounded. Blank suppressed cells remain “Not published”, not zero. Rounded components may not sum to totals. Percentages are approximate, calculated from the published rounded counts.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Jersey v1.0 (opens in a new tab). Official 2021 Census tables (opens in a new tab). No government endorsement.
- Population and population density by Parish (opens in a new tab) — source updated 2022-04-20.
- Accommodation Type by Parish (opens in a new tab) — source updated 2023-07-28.
- Tenure by parish (opens in a new tab) — source updated 2023-07-31.
- Usual mode of travel to work by parish (opens in a new tab) — source updated 2023-04-13.
Tables are joined by parish name after standardising full stops and whitespace. No suppressed values have been inferred. This guide does not rank parishes or make claims about safety, schools or investment returns.