If you are thinking of moving to Bexhill 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 Bexhill to figures for East Sussex and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Bexhill is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Bexhill 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 Bexhill 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. Bexhill is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Bexhill 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment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 Bexhill is both lower than the average for East Sussex and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places.
| Benefit | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.3% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Bexhill Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 45.4% | 37.9% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 28.1% | 31.3% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 1.7% | 4.7% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 8.6% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 12.7% | 16.3% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Bexhill 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 | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 22.37% | 22.10% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 32.31% | 32.41% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 24.04% | 22.89% | 20.64% |
| DE | 21.28% | 22.60% | 25.49% |
Bexhill Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Bexhill are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Bexhill 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 | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 93.6% | 91.9% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 3.9% | 4.7% | 9.4% |
Bexhill General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Bexhill. The percentage of residents in Bexhill rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Bexhill rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Bexhill is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 40.55% | 43.80% | 47.17% |
| Good | 36.60% | 35.64% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 16.51% | 14.77% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 4.93% | 4.48% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.41% | 1.31% | 1.25% |
Bexhill Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Bexhill and are from the UK Census of 2011. Bexhill 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 | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 24.7% | 22.6% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 13.8% | 14.1% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16.5% | 16.8% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 25.5% | 26.2% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.7% |
Bexhill Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Bexhill as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Bexhill is also older than the East Sussex average, making Bexhill a older persons location.
| Age | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 4.4% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6% | 7.3% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 3.7% | 4.9% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 14.4% | 17.2% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.5% | 20.5% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 8.8% | 7.5% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 11.2% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 9.8% | 7.8% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 5.1% | 3.7% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 47.2 | 43.6 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 50 | 45 | 39 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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