Socio-economic statistics for Earsdon, North Tyneside

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

Earsdon Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	North Tyneside	England
Age 0 to 4	5.8%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.3%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.4%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.5%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.6%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.2%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.7%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21.3%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.5%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.2%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.4%	2.3%
Mean Age	40.9	39.3
Median Age	41	39

Earsdon Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Earsdon and are from the UK Census of 2011. Earsdon 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	North Tyneside	England
No Qualifications	23.7%	22.5%
Level 1	14%	13.3%
Level 2	16.1%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	5.3%	3.6%
Level 3	11.9%	12.4%
Level 4	25.3%	27.4%
Other	3.7%	5.7%

Earsdon Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	North Tyneside	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.2%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.8%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	16%	13.5%

Earsdon Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	North Tyneside	England
Owned	28.1%	30.6%
Mortgage	36.7%	32.8%
Shared	0.4%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	16%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	5.6%	8.3%
Private Rented	11.1%	15.4%
Other	1.3%	1.4%
Rent Free	0.9%	1.3%

Earsdon 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	North Tyneside	England
AB	19.70%	22.96%
C1	33.71%	30.92%
C2	19.84%	20.64%
DE	26.74%	25.49%

Earsdon General Health Statistics

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

Health	North Tyneside	England
Very Good	44.84%	47.17%
Good	33.34%	34.22%
Fair	15.02%	13.12%
Bad	5.30%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.50%	1.25%

Earsdon Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Earsdon are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Earsdon 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	North Tyneside	England
United Kingdom	96%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.2%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.2%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.6%	9.4%

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

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