Is Amesbury rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics 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 Amesbury older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Amesbury and Bath and North East Somerset? What is the claimant count in Amesbury and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.
Amesbury has a significantly higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically wealthy area. 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 Amesbury in the Bath and North East Somerset local area district.Amesbury Age Distribution Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in High Littleton.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 How many residents own or rent their home in Amesbury and Bath and North East Somerset
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Amesbury either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 83.58 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 16.42 of Amesbury residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.Area Owned Rented High Littleton 83.58% 16.42% Bath and North East Somerset 65.28% 34.72% South West 65.88% 34.12% England 61.31% 38.69% Amesbury compared to other wards in Bath and North East Somerset
Amesbury is ranked 2 out of 33 wards in Bath and North East Somerset for the percentage of home owners.# Ward Owned Rented 1 Keynsham East 83.67% 16.33% 2 High Littleton 83.58% 16.42% 3 Saltford 82.64% 17.36% 4 Clutton & Farmborough 80.34% 19.66% 5 Midsomer Norton North 80.32% 19.68% 6 Chew Valley 80.13% 19.87% 7 Bathavon North 78.9% 21.1% 8 Bathavon South 78.39% 21.61% 9 Mendip 76.35% 23.65% 10 Publow & Whitchurch 74.52% 25.48% 11 Peasedown 73.46% 26.54% 12 Westfield (Bath and North East Somerset) 73.34% 26.66% 13 Timsbury 73.28% 26.72% 14 Widcombe & Lyncombe 73.02% 26.98% 15 Paulton 72.26% 27.75% 16 Midsomer Norton Redfield 71.76% 28.24% 17 Lambridge 70.78% 29.22% 18 Weston 67.67% 32.33% 19 Keynsham North 67.05% 32.95% 20 Radstock 65.11% 34.89% 21 Newbridge (Bath and North East Somerset) 64.41% 35.59% 22 Keynsham South 63.64% 36.36% 23 Southdown 63.63% 36.37% 24 Combe Down 61.4% 38.6% 25 Odd Down 61.18% 38.82% 26 Moorlands 61.11% 38.89% 27 Bathwick 57.16% 42.84% 28 Lansdown (Bath and North East Somerset) 52.13% 47.87% 29 Oldfield Park 49.48% 50.52% 30 Walcot 47.85% 52.15% 31 Westmoreland 38.43% 61.57% 32 Twerton 33.9% 66.1% 33 Kingsmead 32.59% 67.41% What are the occupations of the residents of Amesbury?
The largest employment sector in Amesbury is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.Sector Proportion Professional Occupations 19.76% Managers, Directors & Senior Officials 16.63% Associate Professional & Technical 13.84% Skilled Trades 12.57% Administrative & Secretarial 11.24% Elementary Occupations 7.78% Caring, leisure & Other Services 7.58% Process Plant & Machine Operatives 6.79% Amesbury 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 Bath and North East Somerset.Area Unemployed Yearly Change Bath and North East Somerset 1.8% -0.5% South West 2.5% -0.4% England 3.8% -0.3% UK 3.7% -0.3% Economic Status Proportion In Employment 58.13% In Part-Time Work 32.32% Unemployed 2.57% Amesbury Health Statistics
High Littleton 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 High Littleton 50.47% 33.68% 12.42% 2.75% 0.68% Bath and North East Somerset 51.8% 32.84% 11.3% 3.16% 0.9% South West 47.6% 34.21% 13.12% 3.95% 1.12% England 48.49% 33.71% 12.65% 3.98% 1.17% How has the health of residents in Bath and North East Somerset changed since 2011?
Bath and North East Somerset residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.71% between the 2011 and 2021 census.Year VG G F B VB 2011 50.5% 33.43% 11.85% 3.31% 0.91% 2021 51.8% 32.84% 11.3% 3.16% 0.9% Amesbury & Bath and North East Somerset Immigration Statistics
Area Born in UK Born outside UK High Littleton 95.96% 4.04% Bath and North East Somerset 87.94% 12.06% South West 89.8% 10.2% England 82.65% 17.35% Amesbury compared to other wards in Bath and North East Somerset
';Amesbury is ranked 31 out of 33 wards in Bath and North East Somerset for the number of residents born outside of the UK.# Ward Born in UK Born outside UK 1 Kingsmead 70.74% 29.26% 2 Bathwick 75.68% 24.32% 3 Walcot 77.22% 22.78% 4 Lansdown 78.31% 21.69% 5 Oldfield Park 78.69% 21.31% 6 Westmoreland 79.63% 20.37% 7 Weston 82.46% 17.54% 8 Widcombe & Lyncombe 83.55% 16.45% 9 Odd Down 84.64% 15.36% 10 Combe Down 85.85% 14.15% 11 Lambridge 86.05% 13.95% 12 Newbridge 86.54% 13.46% 13 Twerton 86.94% 13.06% 14 Southdown 88.09% 11.91% 15 Moorlands 88.09% 11.91% 16 Bathavon North 89.33% 10.67% 17 Bathavon South 90.88% 9.12% 18 Peasedown 91.04% 8.96% 19 Saltford 92.57% 7.43% 20 Keynsham South 92.59% 7.41% 21 Keynsham North 92.91% 7.09% 22 Publow & Whitchurch 93.67% 6.33% 23 Keynsham East 93.8% 6.2% 24 Radstock 94.47% 5.53% 25 Chew Valley 94.92% 5.08% 26 Paulton 95% 5% 27 Clutton & Farmborough 95.04% 4.96% 28 Mendip 95.2% 4.8% 29 Westfield 95.48% 4.52% 30 Midsomer Norton Redfield 95.65% 4.35% 31 High Littleton 95.96% 4.04% 32 Timsbury 96.09% 3.91% 33 Midsomer Norton North 96.2% 3.8% Amesbury Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Amesbury 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 | High Littleton | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 15.5% | 18.08% |
| Level 1 | 8.4% | 9.69% |
| Level 2 | 15.97% | 13.32% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.43% | 5.32% |
| Level 3 | 17.59% | 16.92% |
| Level 4 | 34.19% | 33.92% |
What is the population of Amesbury and Bath and North East Somerset?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Bath and North East Somerset including Amesbury. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
| Ward | Population |
|---|---|
| Bathavon North | 7046 |
| Bathavon South | 5487 |
| Bathwick | 9455 |
| Chew Valley | 5889 |
| Clutton & Farmborough | 3139 |
| Combe Down | 6463 |
| High Littleton | 3035 |
| Keynsham East | 5722 |
| Keynsham North | 6059 |
| Keynsham South | 7079 |
| Kingsmead | 8077 |
| Lambridge | 6055 |
| Lansdown | 6885 |
| Mendip | 2940 |
| Midsomer Norton North | 5840 |
| Midsomer Norton Redfield | 6191 |
| Moorlands | 3061 |
| Newbridge | 6790 |
| Odd Down | 7558 |
| Oldfield Park | 4324 |
| Paulton | 6394 |
| Peasedown | 6934 |
| Publow & Whitchurch | 2948 |
| Radstock | 6140 |
| Saltford | 6262 |
| Southdown | 7190 |
| Timsbury | 2663 |
| Twerton | 6980 |
| Walcot | 5789 |
| Westfield | 6732 |
| Westmoreland | 7219 |
| Weston | 5998 |
| Widcombe & Lyncombe | 8013 |
| Bath and North East Somerset Total | 196357 |
Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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