Socio-economic statistics for Chatteris, Cambridgeshire

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

Chatteris Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Chatteris 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.

Benefit	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.2%	1.8%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	15.3%	8.7%	13.5%

Chatteris Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	England
Age 0 to 4	5.5%	5.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5%	5.4%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.8%	5.6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.8%	3.6%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.7%	9.9%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.9%	6.7%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	18.7%	21.1%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.3%	19.5%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.9%	6.2%	6%
Age 65 to 74	10.6%	8.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	7%	5.3%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.7%	2.3%	2.3%
Mean Age	42.1	39.5	39.3
Median Age	43	39	39

Chatteris Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Chatteris and are from the UK Census of 2011. Chatteris 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	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	England
No Qualifications	31.2%	18.9%	22.5%
Level 1	15.6%	12.1%	13.3%
Level 2	17%	14.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4%	3.5%	3.6%
Level 3	10.4%	12.6%	12.4%
Level 4	14.9%	33%	27.4%
Other	6.9%	5.4%	5.7%

Chatteris Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Chatteris are from the UK Census of 2011.

Country	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	England
United Kingdom	91.4%	86.2%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	5.8%	5.4%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.4%	7.8%	9.4%

Chatteris Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	England
Owned	35.7%	31.9%	30.6%
Mortgage	34.3%	34.1%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	1.2%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	2.2%	6.3%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	10.2%	9.1%	8.3%
Private Rented	14.3%	14.3%	15.4%
Other	1.3%	1.7%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.4%	1.5%	1.3%

Chatteris 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. Chatteris has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	England
AB	13.00%	30.67%	22.96%
C1	26.44%	29.41%	30.92%
C2	27.35%	20.11%	20.64%
DE	33.21%	19.80%	25.49%

Chatteris General Health Statistics

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

Health	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	England
Very Good	39.45%	49.41%	47.17%
Good	37.83%	34.73%	34.22%
Fair	16.54%	11.81%	13.12%
Bad	4.82%	3.17%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.36%	0.88%	1.25%

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

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