Socio-economic statistics for Brighstone, Isle of Wight

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

Brighstone General Health Statistics

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

Health	Isle of Wight	England
Very Good	40.81%	47.17%
Good	36.53%	34.22%
Fair	16.18%	13.12%
Bad	5.01%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.47%	1.25%

Brighstone Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Isle of Wight	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.4%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.4%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	15.5%	13.5%

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

Grade	Isle of Wight	England
AB	18.21%	22.96%
C1	29.41%	30.92%
C2	24.84%	20.64%
DE	27.53%	25.49%

Brighstone Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Isle of Wight	England
Owned	41.1%	30.6%
Mortgage	29%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	1%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	9.7%	8.3%
Private Rented	15.8%	15.4%
Other	1.6%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%

Brighstone Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Brighstone are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Brighstone 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	Isle of Wight	England
United Kingdom	94.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.5%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.9%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.9%	9.4%

Brighstone Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Isle of Wight	England
Age 0 to 4	4.6%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.8%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.8%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	4.8%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	16.8%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.6%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	12.4%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	7.8%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3.7%	2.3%
Mean Age	44.4	39.3
Median Age	46	39

Brighstone Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Brighstone and are from the UK Census of 2011. Brighstone 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	Isle of Wight	England
No Qualifications	24.3%	22.5%
Level 1	14.6%	13.3%
Level 2	16.8%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	5%	3.6%
Level 3	12.2%	12.4%
Level 4	22.6%	27.4%
Other	4.5%	5.7%

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

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