Socio-economic statistics for Bolam, Northumberland

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

Bolam Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Bolam and are from the UK Census of 2011. Bolam 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	Northumberland	England
No Qualifications	23.9%	22.5%
Level 1	13.7%	13.3%
Level 2	16.5%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.5%	3.6%
Level 3	12.1%	12.4%
Level 4	25.6%	27.4%
Other	3.8%	5.7%

Bolam 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	Northumberland	England
AB	19.41%	22.96%
C1	29.74%	30.92%
C2	23.43%	20.64%
DE	27.42%	25.49%

Bolam Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Bolam as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Bolam is also older than the average, making Bolam a older persons location.

Age	Northumberland	England
Age 0 to 4	5.1%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.2%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.6%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.3%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.1%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.8%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	22.5%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	7.8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	10.9%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.7%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.6%	2.3%
Mean Age	42.8	39.3
Median Age	45	39

Bolam Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Northumberland	England
Owned	33.3%	30.6%
Mortgage	32.6%	32.8%
Shared	0.4%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	10.7%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	8%	8.3%
Private Rented	11.7%	15.4%
Other	1.6%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.8%	1.3%

Bolam General Health Statistics

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

Health	Northumberland	England
Very Good	43.98%	47.17%
Good	34.32%	34.22%
Fair	15.37%	13.12%
Bad	4.95%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.38%	1.25%

Bolam Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Bolam 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 Bolam is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.

Benefit	Northumberland	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.8%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.3%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	14.6%	13.5%

Bolam Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Bolam are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Bolam 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	Northumberland	England
United Kingdom	97.2%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.2%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.1%	3.7%
Outside the EU	1.6%	9.4%

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

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