Socio-economic statistics for Brook Place, Surrey

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 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 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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