If you are thinking of moving to Cloud Side 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 Cloud Side to figures for Staffordshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Cloud Side is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Cloud Side 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. Cloud Side has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 29.75% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 29.98% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 18.96% | 20.64% |
| DE | 21.30% | 25.49% |
Cloud Side Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Cloud Side has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Cloud Side is a relatively affluent area.
| Tenure | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 37.5% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 37% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 2.7% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 8.7% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 11.4% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.1% | 1.3% |
Cloud Side Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Cloud Side 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 Cloud Side than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.1% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 10% | 13.5% |
Cloud Side Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Cloud Side and are from the UK Census of 2011. Cloud Side 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. Cloud Side also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Cloud Side are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 19.6% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 12.1% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.4% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 32% | 27.4% |
| Other | 3.8% | 5.7% |
Cloud Side Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Cloud Side as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Cloud Side is also older than the average, making Cloud Side a older persons location.
| Age | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 5.1% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 19.5% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.4% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 7.1% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 6.4% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 42 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 43 | 39 |
Cloud Side Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Cloud Side are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Cloud Side 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 | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 94.5% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.3% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 2.7% | 9.4% |
Cloud Side General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Cloud Side. The percentage of residents in Cloud Side rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Cloud Side rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Cloud Side is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 49.06% | 47.17% |
| Good | 33.25% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 12.78% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.85% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.06% | 1.25% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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