If you are thinking of moving to Castlethorpe 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 Castlethorpe to figures for Northamptonshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Castlethorpe is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Castlethorpe Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Castlethorpe and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 18% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 15.9% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16.7% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.5% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 28.2% | 27.4% |
| Other | 6.3% | 5.7% |
Castlethorpe 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 Castlethorpe 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.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Castlethorpe 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Castlethorpe than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 3% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 11.9% | 13.5% |
Castlethorpe 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 | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 25.37% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 32.11% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 18.29% | 20.64% |
| DE | 24.23% | 25.49% |
Castlethorpe General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Castlethorpe. The percentage of residents in Castlethorpe rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Castlethorpe rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Castlethorpe is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 50.17% | 47.17% |
| Good | 34.88% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 10.82% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.20% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.94% | 1.25% |
Castlethorpe Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 21.5% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 36.3% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 6.1% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 11% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 16.2% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 0.9% | 1.3% |
Castlethorpe Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Castlethorpe are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Castlethorpe has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.
| Country | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 81.5% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 4.7% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 13% | 9.4% |
Castlethorpe Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Castlethorpe as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Castlethorpe is also older than the average, making Castlethorpe a older persons location.
| Age | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 8% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 6.6% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 7.9% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 23.9% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 19.3% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 5.3% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 6.2% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 3.4% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 36.1 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 35 | 39 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
