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

Chester-Le-Street Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Chester-Le-Street are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Chester-Le-Street 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.

Chester-Le-Street Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Chester-Le-Street 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 Chester-Le-Street is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Chester-Le-Street than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Chester-Le-Street Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Chester-Le-Street as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Chester-Le-Street is also older than the average, making Chester-Le-Street a older persons location.

Chester-Le-Street Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Chester-Le-Street and are from the UK Census of 2011. Chester-Le-Street 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.

Chester-Le-Street Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Chester-Le-Street General Health Statistics

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

Chester-Le-Street 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. Chester-Le-Street has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

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

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