article_snippet: Britain's dramatically ageing population means that within two decades one in 10 people will be over the age of 85 in some areas, a new study showed today.
article_snippet: By 2037, almost 10 per cent of people in West Dorset, North Norfolk, East Devon and East Dorset will be over 85.
article_snippet: Nationwide, at present 2.5 per cent of people are over 85, but by 2037 this is forecast to double to 5 per cent.
article_snippet: The proportion of people aged 85 in the UK as a whole will double from 2.5 per cent now to 5 per cent within 20 years, while the proportion of under-16s is falling .
article_snippet: Between 1992 and 2037, average age in the UK will rise from 36 years to 42.8 years. 
article_snippet: In Rother, in East Sussex, the average age is forecast to hit 57.5 years by 2037, the highest in the country. 
article_snippet: By contrast, in Oxford the average by 2037 will be 31.5 years.
highlights_snippet: By 2037, almost 10 per cent of people in West Dorset, North Norfolk, East Devon and East Dorset will be over 85 .
  
highlights_snippet: Between 1992 and 2037, the median average age across the whole of the UK will rise from 36 years to 42.8 years .
  
highlights_snippet: By 2037 in Rother, in East Sussex, the average age will 57.5 years by 2037 but in Oxford will be only 31.5 years .