Socio-economic statistics for Barkby Thorpe, Leicestershire

If you are thinking of moving to Barkby Thorpe 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 Barkby Thorpe to figures for Leicestershire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Barkby Thorpe is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Barkby Thorpe Age Distribution Statistics

Age	Charnwood	Leicestershire	England
Age 0 to 4	5.5%	5.6%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.9%	5.4%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.4%	5.9%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.6%	3.8%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	13.8%	9.1%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.1%	5.4%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	18.8%	19.5%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.2%	20.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.2%	6.8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	8.6%	9.5%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.6%	5.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.2%	2.4%	2.3%
Mean Age	39.3	40.8	39.3
Median Age	39	42	39

Barkby Thorpe Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Barkby Thorpe and are from the UK Census of 2011. Barkby Thorpe 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.

Qualification	Charnwood	Leicestershire	England
No Qualifications	20.5%	22.1%	22.5%
Level 1	12.1%	13.4%	13.3%
Level 2	14.3%	15.5%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.8%	4.8%	3.6%
Level 3	17%	13.8%	12.4%
Level 4	26.8%	26.1%	27.4%
Other	4.5%	4.4%	5.7%

Barkby Thorpe Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Barkby Thorpe are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Barkby Thorpe 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	Charnwood	Leicestershire	England
United Kingdom	89.6%	92.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.3%	1.8%	3.7%
Outside the EU	7.7%	5%	9.4%

Barkby Thorpe 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 Barkby Thorpe 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.

These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Barkby Thorpe 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 Barkby Thorpe than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Charnwood	Leicestershire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.9%	1.9%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	9.2%	9.2%	13.5%

Barkby Thorpe 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	Charnwood	Leicestershire	England
AB	24.15%	24.28%	22.96%
C1	32.19%	31.53%	30.92%
C2	22.60%	23.21%	20.64%
DE	21.07%	20.98%	25.49%

Barkby Thorpe General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Barkby Thorpe. The percentage of residents in Barkby Thorpe rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Barkby Thorpe rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Barkby Thorpe is generally better than in the average person in England.

Health	Charnwood	Leicestershire	England
Very Good	48.11%	47.47%	47.17%
Good	35.30%	35.49%	34.22%
Fair	12.41%	12.74%	13.12%
Bad	3.29%	3.38%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.89%	0.93%	1.25%

Barkby Thorpe Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Barkby Thorpe has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Barkby Thorpe is a relatively affluent area.

Tenure	Charnwood	Leicestershire	England
Owned	35.7%	37.1%	30.6%
Mortgage	36.4%	38.6%	32.8%
Shared	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	8%	6.3%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	3.8%	4.2%	8.3%
Private Rented	12.9%	10.8%	15.4%
Other	1.2%	1.1%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.1%	1.3%

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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