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 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 | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 18.9% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 12% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 15.4% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.8% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 33.4% | 27.4% |
| Other | 3.9% | 5.7% |
Barrows Green Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | South Lakeland | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 44.7% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 28.3% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 6.8% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 3.6% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 12.5% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.9% | 1.3% |
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 | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 95.2% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.1% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 2.4% | 9.4% |
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 | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 24.97% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 27.39% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 26.47% | 20.64% |
| DE | 21.17% | 25.49% |
Barrows Green 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.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Barrows Green 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 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% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 46.75% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.10% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 13.62% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.57% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.96% | 1.25% |
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 average, making Barrows Green a older persons location.
| Age | South Lakeland | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 4.3% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.5% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.4% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 17.1% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.9% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 8.5% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 8.1% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.4% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 45.4 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 48 | 39 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
