Socio-economic statistics for Blank Bank, Staffordshire

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

Blank Bank Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Blank Bank has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Blank Bank is a relatively affluent area.

Tenure	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	England
Owned	35.2%	36.2%	30.6%
Mortgage	33.9%	36.1%	32.8%
Shared	0.4%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	6.5%	5.7%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	12.3%	9%	8.3%
Private Rented	9.4%	10.1%	15.4%
Other	1.1%	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.3%	1.2%	1.3%

Blank Bank Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Blank Bank and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Qualification	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	England
No Qualifications	26.8%	24.8%	22.5%
Level 1	12.7%	14%	13.3%
Level 2	15.7%	16.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	3.8%	3.6%
Level 3	14.5%	12.7%	12.4%
Level 4	22.5%	24%	27.4%
Other	4%	4.4%	5.7%

Blank Bank 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	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	England
AB	18.94%	21.22%	22.96%
C1	29.05%	29.71%	30.92%
C2	23.34%	23.66%	20.64%
DE	28.67%	25.41%	25.49%

Blank Bank Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Blank Bank 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.

Benefit	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.6%	2.2%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.7%	2.2%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	13.1%	11.6%	13.5%

Blank Bank General Health Statistics

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

Health	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	England
Very Good	44.65%	45.32%	47.17%
Good	34.48%	35.18%	34.22%
Fair	14.37%	13.84%	13.12%
Bad	5.10%	4.38%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.40%	1.28%	1.25%

Blank Bank Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Blank Bank are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Blank Bank 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	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	England
United Kingdom	95%	95.5%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.3%	1.6%	3.7%
Outside the EU	3.4%	2.5%	9.4%

Blank Bank Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Blank Bank as a whole, is older than the national average. However, the population of Blank Bank is younger than the Staffordshire average.

Age	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	England
Age 0 to 4	5.1%	5.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.1%	5.3%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.6%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.5%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	11.1%	8.5%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.6%	5.5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	18.8%	19.4%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.2%	20.9%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.8%	7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.7%	10.3%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.2%	5.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.3%	2.2%	2.3%
Mean Age	40.8	41.3	39.3
Median Age	41	42	39

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

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