If you are thinking of moving to Bathley 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 Bathley to figures for Nottinghamshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Bathley is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Bathley Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Bathley and are from the UK Census of 2011. Bathley has a high 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 | Newark and Sherwood | England |
---|---|---|
No Qualifications | 25.1% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 14.3% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 16.1% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 11.9% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 24.2% | 27.4% |
Other | 4.5% | 5.7% |
Bathley 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 | Newark and Sherwood | England |
---|---|---|
AB | 21.06% | 22.96% |
C1 | 27.92% | 30.92% |
C2 | 23.85% | 20.64% |
DE | 27.17% | 25.49% |
Bathley Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Bathley has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Bathley is a relatively affluent area.
Tenure | Newark and Sherwood | England |
---|---|---|
Owned | 35.7% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 35% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.5% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 10.4% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 4% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 11.6% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.3% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.5% | 1.3% |
Bathley General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Bathley. The percentage of residents in Bathley rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Bathley rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Bathley is generally worse than in the average person in England.
Health | Newark and Sherwood | England |
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Very Good | 44.86% | 47.17% |
Good | 34.55% | 34.22% |
Fair | 14.70% | 13.12% |
Bad | 4.57% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.32% | 1.25% |
Bathley 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 Bathley 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 Bathley is both lower than the average for Nottinghamshire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places.
Benefit | Newark and Sherwood | Nottinghamshire | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 13.1% | 13.8% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Bathley Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Bathley as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Bathley is also older than the average, making Bathley a older persons location.
Age | Newark and Sherwood | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 5.5% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 6% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 5.2% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 19% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 21.3% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 7.2% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 6.2% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.4% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 41.6 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 43 | 39 |
Bathley Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Bathley are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Bathley 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 | Newark and Sherwood | England |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 95.1% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 2.5% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 1.9% | 9.4% |
What is the population of Bathley and Newark and Sherwood?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Newark and Sherwood including Bathley. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward | Population |
---|---|
Balderton North & Coddington | 6812 |
Balderton South | 5358 |
Beacon | 9440 |
Bilsthorpe | 3496 |
Boughton | 3416 |
Bridge | 7901 |
Castle | 3362 |
Collingham | 5643 |
Devon | 9987 |
Dover Beck | 2923 |
Edwinstowe & Clipstone | 11127 |
Farndon & Fernwood | 7151 |
Farnsfield | 3147 |
Lowdham | 3541 |
Muskham | 2933 |
Ollerton | 9262 |
Rainworth North & Rufford | 6748 |
Rainworth South & Blidworth | 5929 |
Southwell | 8945 |
Sutton-on-Trent | 3115 |
Trent | 2891 |
Newark and Sherwood Total | 123127 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.