Socio-economic statistics for Cubitt Town, Tower Hamlets

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

Cubitt Town Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Tower Hamlets	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.8%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.9%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	15.6%	13.5%

Cubitt Town Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Cubitt Town as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Cubitt Town is also older than the average, making Cubitt Town a older persons location.

Age	Tower Hamlets	England
Age 0 to 4	7.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	6.1%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.2%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	2.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	14.9%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	15.8%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	27.6%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	11.5%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	2.3%	6%
Age 65 to 74	3.2%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	2.2%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	0.7%	2.3%
Mean Age	30.9	39.3
Median Age	29	39

Cubitt Town 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. Cubitt Town has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Tower Hamlets	England
AB	33.08%	22.96%
C1	30.38%	30.92%
C2	9.78%	20.64%
DE	26.76%	25.49%

Cubitt Town Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Cubitt Town and are from the UK Census of 2011. Cubitt Town 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. Cubitt Town also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Cubitt Town are better educated than the average England citizen.

Qualification	Tower Hamlets	England
No Qualifications	20%	22.5%
Level 1	9.3%	13.3%
Level 2	8.7%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	3.6%
Level 3	10.1%	12.4%
Level 4	41%	27.4%
Other	10%	5.7%

Cubitt Town General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Cubitt Town. The percentage of residents in Cubitt Town rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average.

Health	Tower Hamlets	England
Very Good	50.56%	47.17%
Good	32.75%	34.22%
Fair	10.65%	13.12%
Bad	4.42%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.62%	1.25%

Cubitt Town Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Cubitt Town are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Cubitt Town has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.

Country	Tower Hamlets	England
United Kingdom	56.9%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	1.1%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	8.8%	3.7%
Outside the EU	33.1%	9.4%

Cubitt Town Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Cubitt Town has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Cubitt Town is an economically deprived area.Since all home ownership is lower than the national average and all rented accommodation levels are higher than the national average, this also suggests an area of economic deprivation

Tenure	Tower Hamlets	England
Owned	8.5%	30.6%
Mortgage	15.7%	32.8%
Shared	2.4%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	17.3%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	22.3%	8.3%
Private Rented	30.8%	15.4%
Other	1.7%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%

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

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