Socio-economic statistics for Barrows Green, Cumbria

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

Barrows Green Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Barrows Green as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Barrows Green is also older than the Cumbria average, making Barrows Green a older persons location.

Age	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
Age 0 to 4	4.3%	5.1%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.5%	4.9%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.2%	5.5%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	6%	7.4%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	4.4%	5.3%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.1%	18.3%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21.9%	21.7%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	8.5%	7.6%	6%
Age 65 to 74	12.7%	11.1%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	8.1%	6.8%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3.4%	2.6%	2.3%
Mean Age	45.4	42.9	39.3
Median Age	48	44	39

Barrows Green Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Barrows Green and are from the UK Census of 2011. Barrows Green 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. Barrows Green also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Barrows Green are better educated than the average England citizen.

Qualification	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
No Qualifications	18.9%	24.2%	22.5%
Level 1	12%	13.6%	13.3%
Level 2	15.4%	15.9%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.6%	5.4%	3.6%
Level 3	11.8%	12.3%	12.4%
Level 4	33.4%	24.6%	27.4%
Other	3.9%	4%	5.7%

Barrows Green Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Barrows Green come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area. The rate of unemployment in Barrows Green is both lower than the average for Cumbria 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 Barrows Green than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.1%	2.5%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.7%	2.6%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	8.1%	13.2%	13.5%

Barrows Green 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	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
AB	24.97%	18.57%	22.96%
C1	27.39%	26.00%	30.92%
C2	26.47%	26.76%	20.64%
DE	21.17%	28.68%	25.49%

Barrows Green Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Barrows Green are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Barrows Green 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	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
United Kingdom	95.2%	96.3%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.3%	0.2%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.1%	1.6%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.4%	1.9%	9.4%

Barrows Green General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Barrows Green. The percentage of residents in Barrows Green rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.

Health	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
Very Good	46.75%	45.02%	47.17%
Good	35.10%	34.57%	34.22%
Fair	13.62%	14.40%	13.12%
Bad	3.57%	4.72%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.96%	1.30%	1.25%

Barrows Green Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
Owned	44.7%	39.2%	30.6%
Mortgage	28.3%	31.5%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	6.8%	4.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	3.6%	9.5%	8.3%
Private Rented	12.5%	11.3%	15.4%
Other	1.7%	1.5%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.9%	1.6%	1.3%

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

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