Socio-economic statistics for Belmont, East Sussex

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

Belmont Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Belmont 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 Belmont is both higher than the average for East Sussex and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Belmont than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Benefit	Hastings	East Sussex	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.7%	2.5%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	4%	2.3%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	20.5%	12.9%	13.5%

Belmont 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. Belmont has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Hastings	East Sussex	England
AB	15.05%	22.10%	22.96%
C1	31.31%	32.41%	30.92%
C2	22.87%	22.89%	20.64%
DE	30.77%	22.60%	25.49%

Belmont Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Belmont and are from the UK Census of 2011. Belmont 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	Hastings	East Sussex	England
No Qualifications	25.4%	22.6%	22.5%
Level 1	15.8%	14.1%	13.3%
Level 2	17.5%	16.8%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3%	3.5%	3.6%
Level 3	12.1%	12%	12.4%
Level 4	21.2%	26.2%	27.4%
Other	5%	4.7%	5.7%

Belmont Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Belmont as a whole, is older than the national average. However, the population of Belmont is younger than the East Sussex average.

Age	Hastings	East Sussex	England
Age 0 to 4	6.2%	5.2%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.2%	5.1%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.9%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.8%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8.9%	7.3%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.2%	4.9%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	19.6%	17.2%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.2%	20.5%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.7%	7.5%	6%
Age 65 to 74	8.8%	11.2%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.6%	7.8%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.7%	3.7%	2.3%
Mean Age	40.2	43.6	39.3
Median Age	41	45	39

Belmont General Health Statistics

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

Health	Hastings	East Sussex	England
Very Good	40.50%	43.80%	47.17%
Good	36.24%	35.64%	34.22%
Fair	15.82%	14.77%	13.12%
Bad	5.72%	4.48%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.72%	1.31%	1.25%

Belmont Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Belmont has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Belmont 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	Hastings	East Sussex	England
Owned	26.9%	37.9%	30.6%
Mortgage	28.3%	31.3%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	1.9%	4.7%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	12.7%	6.3%	8.3%
Private Rented	27.2%	16.3%	15.4%
Other	1.6%	1.4%	1.4%
Rent Free	1%	1.3%	1.3%

Belmont Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Belmont are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Belmont 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	Hastings	East Sussex	England
United Kingdom	91.3%	91.9%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.9%	2.8%	3.7%
Outside the EU	5.2%	4.7%	9.4%

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

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