Socio-economic statistics for Dringhouses, York

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

Dringhouses 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	York	England
AB	27.17%	22.96%
C1	32.54%	30.92%
C2	18.52%	20.64%
DE	21.77%	25.49%

Dringhouses General Health Statistics

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

Health	York	England
Very Good	49.69%	47.17%
Good	34.19%	34.22%
Fair	11.99%	13.12%
Bad	3.22%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.92%	1.25%

Dringhouses Age Distribution Statistics

Age	York	England
Age 0 to 4	5.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.7%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	4.9%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.1%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	14%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	7.1%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	19.6%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	18.4%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	5.9%	6%
Age 65 to 74	8.5%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.4%	2.3%
Mean Age	39.5	39.3
Median Age	38	39

Dringhouses Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Dringhouses 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 Dringhouses than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	York	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.9%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.6%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	8.3%	13.5%

Dringhouses Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Dringhouses are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Dringhouses 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	York	England
United Kingdom	90.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.3%	3.7%
Outside the EU	5.5%	9.4%

Dringhouses Education Statistics

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

Qualification	York	England
No Qualifications	18%	22.5%
Level 1	10.6%	13.3%
Level 2	13.9%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.5%	3.6%
Level 3	16.6%	12.4%
Level 4	32.4%	27.4%
Other	4.1%	5.7%

Dringhouses Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	York	England
Owned	33.9%	30.6%
Mortgage	32.2%	32.8%
Shared	0.8%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	8.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	5.1%	8.3%
Private Rented	16.4%	15.4%
Other	1.5%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%

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

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