If you are thinking of moving to Brook Place 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 Place to figures for Surrey and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Brook Place is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Brook Place Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Brook Place has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Brook Place is a relatively affluent area.
| Tenure | Surrey Heath | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 34.8% | 34.8% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 42% | 38.1% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.8% | 1% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 1.2% | 4.9% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 8% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 10.2% | 12.2% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
Brook Place Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Brook Place are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Brook Place 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 | Surrey Heath | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 86.7% | 85.8% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 3.2% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 9.2% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
Brook Place 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 Place has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Surrey Heath | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 36.13% | 35.57% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 34.44% | 33.53% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 17.13% | 17.28% | 20.64% |
| DE | 12.30% | 13.63% | 25.49% |
Brook Place Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Brook Place as a whole, is older than the national average.
| Age | Surrey Heath | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 6% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 6% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.3% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 5.3% | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 21.3% | 21.2% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.5% | 20.5% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 8.6% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 40.2 | 40.2 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Brook Place General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Brook Place. The percentage of residents in Brook Place rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Brook Place rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Brook Place is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Surrey Heath | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 53.47% | 52.43% | 47.17% |
| Good | 33.30% | 33.56% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 10.00% | 10.56% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 2.49% | 2.70% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.74% | 0.75% | 1.25% |
Brook Place Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Brook Place come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They are the last published indiciator of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment firgures as a percentage and has no further plans to do so. That being said, these census 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 Brook Place than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Surrey Heath | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.4% | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 6.6% | 7.1% | 13.5% |
Brook Place Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Brook Place and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Surrey Heath | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 15% | 15.9% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 13.5% | 12.2% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16.3% | 15.3% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.2% | 12.3% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 34.5% | 36.2% | 27.4% |
| Other | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.7% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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