If you are thinking of moving to Alton Priors or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Alton Priors to figures for Wiltshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Alton Priors is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Alton Priors Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment. Alton Priors is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Alton Priors are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Alton Priors than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 9.1% | 13.5% |
Alton Priors Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics
Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner.
| Grade | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 27.03% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 31.21% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 21.65% | 20.64% |
| DE | 20.10% | 25.49% |
Alton Priors Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Alton Priors has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Alton Priors is a relatively affluent area.
| Tenure | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 33.8% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 33.7% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 3.9% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 10.8% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| Other | 3.6% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Alton Priors Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Alton Priors as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Alton Priors is also older than the average, making Alton Priors a older persons location.
| Age | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 6% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 5.4% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 19.4% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.9% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 6.6% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 6% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 40.8 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 42 | 39 |
Alton Priors General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Alton Priors. The percentage of residents in Alton Priors rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Alton Priors rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Alton Priors is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 49.75% | 47.17% |
| Good | 34.05% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 12.15% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.18% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.87% | 1.25% |
Alton Priors Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Alton Priors and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 18.6% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 14% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 17.2% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.7% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 29.5% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.1% | 5.7% |
Alton Priors Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Alton Priors are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Alton Priors has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.
| Country | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 92.1% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 4.2% | 9.4% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
