If you are thinking of moving to Chew Magna 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 Chew Magna to figures for Bath and North East Somerset and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Chew Magna is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Chew Magna Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Chew Magna and are from the UK Census of 2011. Chew Magna has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Chew Magna also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Chew Magna are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 17.2% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 11% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 14.2% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 16.5% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 33.4% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4% | 5.7% |
Chew Magna Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Chew Magna 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Chew Magna than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 8.9% | 13.5% |
Chew Magna General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Chew Magna. The percentage of residents in Chew Magna rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Chew Magna rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Chew Magna is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 50.50% | 47.17% |
| Good | 33.43% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 11.85% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.31% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.91% | 1.25% |
Chew Magna Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Chew Magna are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Chew Magna 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 | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 90.7% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 5.7% | 9.4% |
Chew Magna Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 35.1% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 31.6% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 3.4% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 11% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 15.5% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.4% | 1.3% |
Chew Magna 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. Chew Magna has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 29.81% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 32.68% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 19.22% | 20.64% |
| DE | 18.30% | 25.49% |
Chew Magna Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Chew Magna as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Chew Magna is also older than the average, making Chew Magna a older persons location.
| Age | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.4% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 13.1% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 5.8% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 18.4% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 19.4% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 6.1% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 9% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 6.2% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.7% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 40.3 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 40 | 39 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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