Socio-economic statistics for Brough, Nottinghamshire

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

Brough 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.

Grade	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	England
AB	21.06%	21.25%	22.96%
C1	27.92%	29.09%	30.92%
C2	23.85%	23.04%	20.64%
DE	27.17%	26.62%	25.49%

Brough Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Brough has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Brough is a relatively affluent area.

Tenure	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	England
Owned	35.7%	35.7%	30.6%
Mortgage	35%	35.9%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	10.4%	9.3%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	4%	4.2%	8.3%
Private Rented	11.6%	11.9%	15.4%
Other	1.3%	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.5%	1.3%	1.3%

Brough Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	England
Age 0 to 4	5.5%	5.8%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.4%	5.3%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.6%	8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.2%	5.6%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	19%	19.7%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21.3%	21.1%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	7.2%	6.8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	10.4%	9.8%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.2%	6%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.4%	2.3%	2.3%
Mean Age	41.6	41.1	39.3
Median Age	43	42	39

Brough Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Brough and are from the UK Census of 2011. Brough 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	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	England
No Qualifications	25.1%	25.5%	22.5%
Level 1	14.3%	14%	13.3%
Level 2	16.1%	15.8%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4%	4.1%	3.6%
Level 3	11.9%	12.2%	12.4%
Level 4	24.2%	24%	27.4%
Other	4.5%	4.4%	5.7%

Brough Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Brough 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 Brough is both lower than the average for Nottinghamshire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places.

Benefit	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.4%	2.9%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.2%	2.4%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	13.1%	13.8%	13.5%

Brough Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Brough are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Brough 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	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	England
United Kingdom	95.1%	94.6%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.5%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.5%	2.3%	3.7%
Outside the EU	1.9%	2.8%	9.4%

Brough General Health Statistics

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

Health	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	England
Very Good	44.86%	44.80%	47.17%
Good	34.55%	34.40%	34.22%
Fair	14.70%	14.75%	13.12%
Bad	4.57%	4.71%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.32%	1.33%	1.25%

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

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