If you are thinking of moving to Brook 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 Brook to figures for Hampshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Brook is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Brook 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 Brook 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. Brook 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 Brook 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment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 Brook is both lower than the average for Hampshire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Brook than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Test Valley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.3% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.1% | 1.4% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 7.9% | 8.7% | 13.5% |
Brook Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Brook and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Test Valley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 18.4% | 18.5% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16.5% | 16.7% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.5% | 12.8% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 30.5% | 29.7% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.1% | 4.2% | 5.7% |
Brook Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Brook as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Brook is also older than the Hampshire average, making Brook a older persons location.
| Age | Test Valley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.8% | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.1% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7% | 7.6% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.6% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 19.5% | 19.7% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.8% | 20.9% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 7.2% | 6.7% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 10% | 9.6% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 5.9% | 6.2% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 41.4 | 41.1 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 43 | 42 | 39 |
Brook General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Brook. The percentage of residents in Brook rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Brook rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Brook is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Test Valley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 50.02% | 49.10% | 47.17% |
| Good | 34.59% | 34.98% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 11.62% | 11.90% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 2.97% | 3.14% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.80% | 0.88% | 1.25% |
Brook 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. Brook has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Test Valley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 30.02% | 28.56% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 31.22% | 31.89% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 20.43% | 21.03% | 20.64% |
| DE | 18.33% | 18.52% | 25.49% |
Brook Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Brook are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Brook 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 | Test Valley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 91.7% | 91.6% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 4.7% | 5.3% | 9.4% |
Brook Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Brook has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Brook is a relatively affluent area.
| Tenure | Test Valley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 34.5% | 34.6% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 35.9% | 36.9% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 4.4% | 4.8% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 10% | 9% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 10.4% | 10.6% | 15.4% |
| Other | 2.4% | 2% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
