If you are thinking of moving to Bayswater 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 Bayswater to figures for Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Bayswater is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Bayswater 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. Bayswater has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
Grade | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
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AB | 44.26% | 22.96% |
C1 | 33.90% | 30.92% |
C2 | 7.02% | 20.64% |
DE | 14.82% | 25.49% |
Bayswater General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Bayswater. The percentage of residents in Bayswater rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Bayswater rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Bayswater is generally better than in the average person in England.
Health | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
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Very Good | 57.84% | 47.17% |
Good | 28.48% | 34.22% |
Fair | 9.12% | 13.12% |
Bad | 3.38% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.18% | 1.25% |
Bayswater Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Bayswater has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Bayswater is an economically deprived area.Since all home ownership is lower than the national average and all rented accommodation levels are higher than the national average, this also suggests an area of economic deprivation
Tenure | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
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Owned | 22.8% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 12.8% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 9.2% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 15.4% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 34% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.8% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 3.1% | 1.3% |
Bayswater Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Bayswater are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Bayswater has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.
Country | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
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United Kingdom | 48.4% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 1.7% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 16.8% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 33.1% | 9.4% |
Bayswater Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Bayswater as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Bayswater is also older than the average, making Bayswater a older persons location.
Age | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 5.8% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 4.1% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 2.2% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 9% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 10.5% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 28.5% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 18% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 5.2% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 6.9% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 3.6% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 1.6% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 37.8 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 36 | 39 |
Bayswater Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Bayswater 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Bayswater than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
Benefit | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.4% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.4% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 10.3% | 13.5% |
Bayswater Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Bayswater and are from the UK Census of 2011. Bayswater 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. Bayswater also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Bayswater are better educated than the average England citizen.
Qualification | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
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No Qualifications | 10.1% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 5.8% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 7.9% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 0.7% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 10% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 52.7% | 27.4% |
Other | 12.9% | 5.7% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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