Socio-economic statistics for Effingham, Surrey

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

Effingham Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Guildford	Surrey	England
Age 0 to 4	5.9%	6.3%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.5%	5.8%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.4%	6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.3%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	11.4%	7.7%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.8%	5.5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	21%	21.2%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.3%	20.5%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	5.8%	6.1%	6%
Age 65 to 74	7.9%	8.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.3%	5.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.4%	2.7%	2.3%
Mean Age	39	40.2	39.3
Median Age	38	40	39

Effingham Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Guildford	Surrey	England
No Qualifications	14.2%	15.9%	22.5%
Level 1	10.7%	12.2%	13.3%
Level 2	13.5%	15.3%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	2.9%	3.6%
Level 3	14.2%	12.3%	12.4%
Level 4	39.5%	36.2%	27.4%
Other	5.1%	5.1%	5.7%

Effingham General Health Statistics

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

Health	Guildford	Surrey	England
Very Good	53.92%	52.43%	47.17%
Good	33.13%	33.56%	34.22%
Fair	9.80%	10.56%	13.12%
Bad	2.48%	2.70%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.67%	0.75%	1.25%

Effingham Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Effingham 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 Effingham is both lower than the average for Surrey 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 Effingham than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Guildford	Surrey	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.2%	1.3%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.3%	1.3%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	6.7%	7.1%	13.5%

Effingham Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Effingham has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Effingham is a relatively affluent area.

Tenure	Guildford	Surrey	England
Owned	33.7%	34.8%	30.6%
Mortgage	35.1%	38.1%	32.8%
Shared	1.3%	1%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	9.1%	4.9%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	3.7%	6.5%	8.3%
Private Rented	13.8%	12.2%	15.4%
Other	2%	1.3%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.3%	1.2%	1.3%

Effingham Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Effingham are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Effingham 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	Guildford	Surrey	England
United Kingdom	84.5%	85.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.7%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	4.7%	3.9%	3.7%
Outside the EU	10.1%	9.5%	9.4%

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

Grade	Guildford	Surrey	England
AB	37.97%	35.57%	22.96%
C1	32.39%	33.53%	30.92%
C2	16.14%	17.28%	20.64%
DE	13.50%	13.63%	25.49%

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

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