If you are thinking of moving to Bottisham 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 Bottisham to figures for Cambridgeshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Bottisham is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Bottisham Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Bottisham and are from the UK Census of 2011. Bottisham 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. Bottisham also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Bottisham are better educated than the average England citizen.
Qualification | East Cambridgeshire | England |
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No Qualifications | 20.9% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 13.1% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 15.6% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 11.4% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 29% | 27.4% |
Other | 5.5% | 5.7% |
Bottisham Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Bottisham are from the UK Census of 2011.
Country | East Cambridgeshire | England |
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United Kingdom | 90.2% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 3.7% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 5.6% | 9.4% |
Bottisham General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Bottisham. The percentage of residents in Bottisham rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Bottisham rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Bottisham is generally better than in the average person in England.
Health | East Cambridgeshire | England |
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Very Good | 48.77% | 47.17% |
Good | 35.18% | 34.22% |
Fair | 12.09% | 13.12% |
Bad | 3.12% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 0.85% | 1.25% |
Bottisham 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 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. Bottisham 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 Bottisham 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Bottisham than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
Benefit | East Cambridgeshire | Cambridgeshire | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 8.1% | 8.7% | 13.5% |
Bottisham 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. Bottisham has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
Grade | East Cambridgeshire | England |
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AB | 28.10% | 22.96% |
C1 | 29.27% | 30.92% |
C2 | 23.98% | 20.64% |
DE | 18.65% | 25.49% |
Bottisham Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Bottisham has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Bottisham is a relatively affluent area.
Tenure | East Cambridgeshire | England |
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Owned | 32.2% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 36.3% | 32.8% |
Shared | 1.5% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 1.3% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 13% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 12% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.2% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 2.5% | 1.3% |
Bottisham Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Bottisham as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Bottisham is also older than the average, making Bottisham a older persons location.
Age | East Cambridgeshire | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 6.6% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 6% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 5.7% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 5.8% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 21.8% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 20.1% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 6.5% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 9% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 5.8% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 40.2 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 40 | 39 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.