If you are thinking of moving to Butley 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 Butley to figures for Suffolk and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Butley is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Butley 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 | Suffolk Coastal | England |
---|---|---|
AB | 25.94% | 22.96% |
C1 | 31.41% | 30.92% |
C2 | 22.49% | 20.64% |
DE | 20.15% | 25.49% |
Butley 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 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. Butley is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.Butley is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Butley 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment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 Butley is both lower than the average for Suffolk 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 Butley than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
Benefit | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.4% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 9% | 11.3% | 13.5% |
Butley Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Butley are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Butley 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 | Suffolk Coastal | England |
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United Kingdom | 93.9% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 2% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 3.7% | 9.4% |
Butley General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Butley. The percentage of residents in Butley rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.
Health | Suffolk Coastal | England |
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Very Good | 46.28% | 47.17% |
Good | 35.47% | 34.22% |
Fair | 13.77% | 13.12% |
Bad | 3.56% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 0.91% | 1.25% |
Butley Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Tenure | Suffolk Coastal | England |
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Owned | 42.5% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 30.7% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.4% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 1% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 10.4% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 12.1% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.5% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.5% | 1.3% |
Butley Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Butley as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Butley is also older than the average, making Butley a older persons location.
Age | Suffolk Coastal | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 5% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 6.1% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 4% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 16.9% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 21.4% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 8% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 8% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 3.4% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 44.2 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 46 | 39 |
Butley Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Butley and are from the UK Census of 2011.
Qualification | Suffolk Coastal | England |
---|---|---|
No Qualifications | 21.1% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 13.5% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 16.7% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 11.3% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 29% | 27.4% |
Other | 4.4% | 5.7% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.