We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics for Lowesby in Harborough 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 Lowesby older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Lowesby and Harborough? Is Lowesby an unemployment hotspot? This page should provide you with the answers.
What are the occupations of the residents of Lowesby?
The largest employment sector in Lowesby is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.
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 Harborough.
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 Lowesby 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 Lowesby.
71.67% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Lowesby
Lowesby Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Lowesby 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 Lowesby to the national average for England.
How many residents own or rent their home in Lowesby and Harborough
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Lowesby either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 76.41 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 23.59 of Lowesby residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.
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 Lowesby in the Harborough local area district.
Lowesby has a lower rate of immigrants than Harborough, the East Midlands region and England as a whole.
Billesdon & Tilton has more residents (=round( $ward_health->very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.
Area
VG
G
F
B
VB
Billesdon & Tilton
52.63%
33.22%
10.87%
2.75%
0.53%
Harborough
51.5%
33.51%
11.28%
2.92%
0.78%
East Midlands
46.25%
34.83%
13.58%
4.16%
1.19%
England
48.49%
33.71%
12.65%
3.98%
1.17%
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Harborough including Lowesby. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.