If you are thinking of moving to Ampney Crucis 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 Ampney Crucis to figures for Gloucestershire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Ampney Crucis is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Ampney Crucis 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 Ampney Crucis 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. Ampney Crucis is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Ampney Crucis 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Ampney Crucis is both lower than the average for Gloucestershire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Ampney Crucis than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Cotswold | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.3% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.2% | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 6.9% | 10.5% | 13.5% |
Ampney Crucis 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. Ampney Crucis has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Cotswold | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 30.39% | 25.38% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 29.77% | 30.97% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 22.25% | 22.07% | 20.64% |
| DE | 17.58% | 21.58% | 25.49% |
Ampney Crucis Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Cotswold | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 37.8% | 35.5% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 27.9% | 33.9% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 1.7% | 5.9% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 13.1% | 7% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 13.2% | 13.8% | 15.4% |
| Other | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 3% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
Ampney Crucis Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Ampney Crucis as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Ampney Crucis is also older than the Gloucestershire average, making Ampney Crucis a older persons location.
| Age | Cotswold | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 4.7% | 5.6% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.3% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.1% | 5.7% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 17.7% | 19.4% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 22.4% | 20.8% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 7.7% | 6.7% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 9.8% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 7.6% | 6.2% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 44.2 | 41.3 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 46 | 42 | 39 |
Ampney Crucis Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Ampney Crucis and are from the UK Census of 2011. Ampney Crucis has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Ampney Crucis also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Ampney Crucis are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | Cotswold | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 18.5% | 19.6% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 12.8% | 13.5% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 15.8% | 16% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2% | 4% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.9% | 12.6% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 33.7% | 29.9% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5.7% |
Ampney Crucis Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Ampney Crucis are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Ampney Crucis 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 | Cotswold | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 92.9% | 92.3% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 4.2% | 4.3% | 9.4% |
Ampney Crucis General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Ampney Crucis. The percentage of residents in Ampney Crucis rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Ampney Crucis rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Ampney Crucis is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Cotswold | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 48.78% | 47.56% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.07% | 35.21% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 12.33% | 12.78% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.01% | 3.48% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.80% | 0.97% | 1.25% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
