We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics for Burthorpe in West Suffolk from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Burthorpe older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Burthorpe and West Suffolk? Is Burthorpe an unemployment hotspot? This page should provide you with the answers.
What are the occupations of the residents of Burthorpe?
The largest employment sector in Burthorpe is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.
Sector |
Proportion |
Professional Occupations |
22.08% |
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials |
16.89% |
Associate Professional & Technical |
13.76% |
Skilled Trades |
11.94% |
Administrative & Secretarial |
8.9% |
Elementary Occupations |
7.66% |
Caring, leisure & Other Services |
7.33% |
Process Plant & Machine Operatives |
5.68% |
How many residents own or rent their home in Burthorpe and West Suffolk
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Burthorpe either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 71.27 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 28.73 of Burthorpe residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.
Area |
Owned |
Rented |
Barrow |
71.27% |
28.73% |
West Suffolk |
60.18% |
39.82% |
East |
65.23% |
34.77% |
England |
61.31% |
38.69% |
Burthorpe has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.
Burthorpe compared to other wards in West Suffolk
# |
Ward |
Owned |
Rented |
1 |
Haverhill South East |
78.8% |
21.2% |
2 |
Horringer |
78.5% |
21.5% |
3 |
Brandon East |
78.34% |
21.66% |
4 |
Whepstead & Wickhambrook |
78.25% |
21.75% |
5 |
Barningham |
77.88% |
22.12% |
6 |
Westgate (West Suffolk) |
75.89% |
24.11% |
7 |
The Fornhams & Great Barton |
75.7% |
24.3% |
8 |
Chedburgh & Chevington |
74.53% |
25.47% |
9 |
Clare, Hundon & Kedington |
74.32% |
25.68% |
10 |
Haverhill North |
73.02% |
26.98% |
11 |
Ixworth |
72.48% |
27.52% |
12 |
Risby |
72.31% |
27.69% |
13 |
Southgate (West Suffolk) |
72.06% |
27.94% |
14 |
Stanton (West Suffolk) |
71.94% |
28.07% |
15 |
Barrow |
71.27% |
28.73% |
16 |
Manor (West Suffolk) |
71.21% |
28.79% |
17 |
Rougham |
70.57% |
29.43% |
18 |
Haverhill West |
69.71% |
30.29% |
19 |
Bardwell |
69.43% |
30.57% |
20 |
Withersfield |
68.78% |
31.22% |
21 |
Kentford & Moulton |
68.59% |
31.41% |
22 |
Moreton Hall |
65.59% |
34.41% |
23 |
Minden |
62.4% |
37.6% |
24 |
Exning |
61.99% |
38.01% |
25 |
Brandon West |
60.56% |
39.44% |
26 |
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market |
57.48% |
42.52% |
27 |
Pakenham & Troston |
53.87% |
46.13% |
28 |
Haverhill Central |
53.47% |
46.53% |
29 |
Newmarket North |
52.12% |
47.88% |
30 |
Newmarket West |
52.07% |
47.93% |
31 |
Mildenhall Queensway |
51.34% |
48.66% |
32 |
Haverhill East |
51.15% |
48.85% |
33 |
Iceni |
51.09% |
48.91% |
34 |
St Olaves |
50.96% |
49.04% |
35 |
The Rows |
50.46% |
49.54% |
36 |
Brandon Central |
49.53% |
50.47% |
37 |
Lakenheath |
48.76% |
51.24% |
38 |
Mildenhall Great Heath |
48.44% |
51.56% |
39 |
Tollgate |
46.85% |
53.15% |
40 |
Eastgate |
45.43% |
54.57% |
41 |
Haverhill South |
44.95% |
55.05% |
42 |
Abbeygate |
43.34% |
56.66% |
43 |
Newmarket East |
39.78% |
60.22% |
Burthorpe is ranked 15 out of 43 wards in West Suffolk for the percentage of home owners.
Burthorpe Unemployment Statistics
Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of West Suffolk.
Area |
Unemployed |
Yearly Change |
West Suffolk |
2.2% |
-0.2% |
East of England |
3% |
-0.3% |
England |
3.8% |
-0.3% |
UK |
3.7% |
-0.3% |
The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Burthorpe on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Burthorpe.
Economic Status |
Proportion |
In Employment |
56.25% |
In Part-Time Work |
30.97% |
Unemployed |
2.23% |
69.03% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Burthorpe
Burthorpe & West Suffolk Immigration Statistics
We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Burthorpe in the West Suffolk local area district.
Burthorpe has a lower rate of immigrants than West Suffolk, the East of England region and England as a whole.
Area |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
Barrow |
92.75% |
7.25% |
West Suffolk |
82.98% |
17.02% |
East |
85.09% |
14.91% |
England |
82.65% |
17.35% |
Burthorpe compared to other wards in West Suffolk
# |
Ward |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
1 |
Lakenheath |
55.79% |
44.21% |
2 |
The Rows |
67.27% |
32.73% |
3 |
Mildenhall Queensway |
71.87% |
28.13% |
4 |
Iceni |
72.88% |
27.12% |
5 |
Newmarket North |
73.77% |
26.23% |
6 |
Newmarket East |
73.96% |
26.04% |
7 |
Newmarket West |
75.58% |
24.42% |
8 |
Abbeygate |
76.48% |
23.52% |
9 |
Eastgate |
78.11% |
21.89% |
10 |
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market |
79.88% |
20.12% |
11 |
Brandon Central |
82.11% |
17.89% |
12 |
Mildenhall Great Heath |
82.65% |
17.35% |
13 |
Brandon West |
83.02% |
16.98% |
14 |
Southgate |
83.39% |
16.61% |
15 |
Haverhill Central |
83.52% |
16.48% |
16 |
Manor |
83.72% |
16.28% |
17 |
Haverhill South |
83.83% |
16.17% |
18 |
Brandon East |
83.97% |
16.03% |
19 |
Tollgate |
84.26% |
15.74% |
20 |
Haverhill East |
84.36% |
15.64% |
21 |
Moreton Hall |
84.61% |
15.39% |
22 |
St Olaves |
86.77% |
13.23% |
23 |
Haverhill West |
87.31% |
12.69% |
24 |
Exning |
87.49% |
12.51% |
25 |
Westgate |
87.93% |
12.07% |
26 |
Kentford & Moulton |
87.99% |
12.01% |
27 |
Minden |
88.4% |
11.6% |
28 |
Haverhill North |
88.93% |
11.07% |
29 |
Withersfield |
89.2% |
10.8% |
30 |
Risby |
89.79% |
10.21% |
31 |
Haverhill South East |
91.35% |
8.65% |
32 |
Pakenham & Troston |
92.09% |
7.91% |
33 |
The Fornhams & Great Barton |
92.41% |
7.59% |
34 |
Barrow |
92.75% |
7.25% |
35 |
Clare, Hundon & Kedington |
92.78% |
7.22% |
36 |
Chedburgh & Chevington |
93% |
7% |
37 |
Horringer |
93.39% |
6.61% |
38 |
Whepstead & Wickhambrook |
94.12% |
5.88% |
39 |
Bardwell |
94.18% |
5.82% |
40 |
Ixworth |
94.21% |
5.79% |
41 |
Rougham |
94.7% |
5.3% |
42 |
Barningham |
95.07% |
4.93% |
43 |
Stanton |
95.13% |
4.87% |
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Burthorpe is ranked 34 out of 43 wards in West Suffolk for the number of residents born outside of the UK.
Burthorpe Health Statistics
Barrow has more residents (very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.
Area |
VG |
G |
F |
B |
VB |
Barrow |
50.48% |
32.93% |
12.26% |
3.43% |
0.89% |
West Suffolk |
47.7% |
35.45% |
12.49% |
3.42% |
0.94% |
East |
48.28% |
34.64% |
12.5% |
3.58% |
1% |
England |
48.49% |
33.71% |
12.65% |
3.98% |
1.17% |
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
Burthorpe Age Distribution Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Barrow.
Age Band |
Proportion |
4 & under |
|
5 - 9 years |
|
10 - 15 years |
|
16 - 19 years |
|
20 - 24 years |
|
25 - 34 years |
|
35 - 49 years |
|
50 - 64 years |
|
65 - 74 years |
|
75 - 84 years |
|
85 years & over |
|
Burthorpe Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Burthorpe residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;
- Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
- Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
- Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
- Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd
In this first table we have compared Burthorpe to the national average for England.
Level |
Barrow |
England |
No Qualifications |
16.32% |
18.08% |
Level 1 |
8.63% |
9.69% |
Level 2 |
14.23% |
13.32% |
Apprenticeship |
6.64% |
5.32% |
Level 3 |
17.55% |
16.92% |
Level 4 |
34.11% |
33.92% |
What is the population of Burthorpe and West Suffolk?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in West Suffolk including Burthorpe. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward |
Population |
Abbeygate |
5269 |
Bardwell |
2631 |
Barningham |
2605 |
Barrow |
2460 |
Brandon Central |
3328 |
Brandon East |
2682 |
Brandon West |
3270 |
Chedburgh & Chevington |
2517 |
Clare, Hundon & Kedington |
8537 |
Eastgate |
2676 |
Exning |
2078 |
Haverhill Central |
3214 |
Haverhill East |
4541 |
Haverhill North |
4116 |
Haverhill South |
6968 |
Haverhill South East |
2532 |
Haverhill West |
5958 |
Horringer |
2619 |
Iceni |
6224 |
Ixworth |
2269 |
Kentford & Moulton |
2486 |
Lakenheath |
8408 |
Manor |
2637 |
Mildenhall Great Heath |
3089 |
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market |
2875 |
Mildenhall Queensway |
2749 |
Minden |
5700 |
Moreton Hall |
7915 |
Newmarket East |
5391 |
Newmarket North |
5168 |
Newmarket West |
5583 |
Pakenham & Troston |
3235 |
Risby |
3225 |
Rougham |
2339 |
Southgate |
4235 |
St Olaves |
4151 |
Stanton |
2822 |
The Fornhams & Great Barton |
4859 |
The Rows |
7628 |
Tollgate |
5888 |
Westgate |
5476 |
Whepstead & Wickhambrook |
2482 |
Withersfield |
2467 |
West Suffolk Total |
177302 |
Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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