Socio-economic statistics for Cloughton, North Yorkshire

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

Cloughton Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Cloughton as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Cloughton is also older than the North Yorkshire average, making Cloughton a older persons location.

Age	Scarborough	North Yorkshire	England
Age 0 to 4	4.9%	5.2%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.6%	5.2%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.3%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.5%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8.3%	7.5%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	4.9%	5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	15.9%	17.9%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21.3%	21.7%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	8%	7.5%	6%
Age 65 to 74	12.2%	10.9%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	7.8%	6.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3.2%	2.8%	2.3%
Mean Age	44.2	42.8	39.3
Median Age	46	44	39

Cloughton Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Cloughton are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Cloughton 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	Scarborough	North Yorkshire	England
United Kingdom	95.1%	94.1%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.2%	0.3%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.2%	2.4%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.5%	3.2%	9.4%

Cloughton Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Cloughton 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 Cloughton is both higher than the average for North Yorkshire and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.

Benefit	Scarborough	North Yorkshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.5%	1.9%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.6%	1.6%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	16%	9.4%	13.5%

Cloughton Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Cloughton and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Qualification	Scarborough	North Yorkshire	England
No Qualifications	26%	20.8%	22.5%
Level 1	12.9%	12.7%	13.3%
Level 2	16.3%	16.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	5.3%	4.3%	3.6%
Level 3	12.1%	12.1%	12.4%
Level 4	22.7%	29.2%	27.4%
Other	4.8%	4.6%	5.7%

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

Grade	Scarborough	North Yorkshire	England
AB	15.33%	24.08%	22.96%
C1	27.83%	30.21%	30.92%
C2	25.50%	23.78%	20.64%
DE	31.34%	21.93%	25.49%

Cloughton Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Scarborough	North Yorkshire	England
Owned	39.1%	38.4%	30.6%
Mortgage	26.7%	31.2%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	2.4%	4%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	10.1%	7.2%	8.3%
Private Rented	17.8%	14.3%	15.4%
Other	1.7%	2.4%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.7%	1.9%	1.3%

Cloughton General Health Statistics

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

Health	Scarborough	North Yorkshire	England
Very Good	41.58%	47.72%	47.17%
Good	35.59%	34.48%	34.22%
Fair	16.17%	13.17%	13.12%
Bad	5.25%	3.63%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.41%	0.99%	1.25%

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

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