Socio-economic statistics for Ecton, Northamptonshire

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

Ecton Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Ecton as a whole, is younger than the national average. However, population of Ecton is older than the Northamptonshire average.

Age	Northampton	Northamptonshire	England
Age 0 to 4	7.5%	6.6%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.9%	6%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.7%	6.1%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.6%	3.8%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	9.9%	8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	8%	6.3%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	22.2%	21.2%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	18.4%	20.2%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	5.5%	6.4%	6%
Age 65 to 74	7%	8.4%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.4%	4.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2%	2%	2.3%
Mean Age	37.1	39.1	39.3
Median Age	36	39	39

Ecton Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Northampton	Northamptonshire	England
Owned	25.1%	29.1%	30.6%
Mortgage	37.5%	38.7%	32.8%
Shared	1.3%	0.9%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	12.8%	8.3%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	4.3%	6.9%	8.3%
Private Rented	16.5%	13.4%	15.4%
Other	1.3%	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%	1.3%

Ecton General Health Statistics

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

Health	Northampton	Northamptonshire	England
Very Good	46.38%	46.83%	47.17%
Good	36.47%	36.00%	34.22%
Fair	12.51%	12.61%	13.12%
Bad	3.61%	3.55%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.03%	1.02%	1.25%

Ecton Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Ecton are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Ecton 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	Northampton	Northamptonshire	England
United Kingdom	83.7%	89.2%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	1.1%	0.8%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	6%	4.3%	3.7%
Outside the EU	9.2%	5.8%	9.4%

Ecton 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	Northampton	Northamptonshire	England
AB	19.12%	21.29%	22.96%
C1	31.73%	30.16%	30.92%
C2	21.00%	22.47%	20.64%
DE	28.14%	26.08%	25.49%

Ecton Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Northampton	Northamptonshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.8%	3.2%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.1%	1.9%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	13.6%	12.1%	13.5%

Ecton Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Northampton	Northamptonshire	England
No Qualifications	22.5%	22.3%	22.5%
Level 1	14.9%	15.2%	13.3%
Level 2	15.8%	16.6%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	4.1%	3.6%
Level 3	12.4%	11.9%	12.4%
Level 4	23.7%	24.1%	27.4%
Other	7.1%	5.8%	5.7%

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

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