If you are thinking of moving to Colegate End 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 Colegate End to figures for Norfolk and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Colegate End is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Colegate End Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Colegate End has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Colegate End is a relatively affluent area.
Tenure | South Norfolk | Norfolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
Owned | 40.8% | 37.2% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 34.1% | 29.7% | 32.8% |
Shared | 1% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 2.7% | 7.3% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 10% | 13.4% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Colegate End General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Colegate End. The percentage of residents in Colegate End rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.
Health | South Norfolk | Norfolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
Very Good | 46.35% | 42.70% | 47.17% |
Good | 35.80% | 36.62% | 34.22% |
Fair | 13.37% | 15.06% | 13.12% |
Bad | 3.46% | 4.37% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.02% | 1.25% | 1.25% |
Colegate End Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Colegate End are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Colegate End 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 | South Norfolk | Norfolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 95.1% | 92.8% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 1.8% | 3.2% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 2.8% | 3.6% | 9.4% |
Colegate End Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Colegate End as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Colegate End is also older than the Norfolk average, making Colegate End a older persons location.
Age | South Norfolk | Norfolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
Age 0 to 4 | 5.5% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 6.1% | 5.4% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 4.6% | 5.8% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 18.4% | 18% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 20.9% | 19.6% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 7.7% | 7.4% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 7.2% | 7.4% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.8% | 3% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 43 | 42.7 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 45 | 43 | 39 |
Colegate End 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.
Grade | South Norfolk | Norfolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
AB | 24.99% | 18.49% | 22.96% |
C1 | 30.45% | 29.55% | 30.92% |
C2 | 24.59% | 24.92% | 20.64% |
DE | 19.97% | 27.04% | 25.49% |
Colegate End Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Colegate End and are from the UK Census of 2011. Colegate End 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 | South Norfolk | Norfolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
No Qualifications | 22.6% | 26.3% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 13.6% | 14.3% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 17.1% | 16.2% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 11.5% | 11.8% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 27% | 21.9% | 27.4% |
Other | 4% | 5.3% | 5.7% |
Colegate End Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Colegate End come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They are the last published indiciator of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment firgures as a percentage and has no further plans to do so. That being said, these census statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area. The rate of unemployment in Colegate End is both lower than the average for Norfolk and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Colegate End than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
Benefit | South Norfolk | Norfolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.7% | 3% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 9.2% | 13.2% | 13.5% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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