If you are thinking of moving to Emerson Park 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 Emerson Park to figures for Havering and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Emerson Park is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Emerson Park Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Emerson Park and are from the UK Census of 2011. Emerson Park 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 | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 26.4% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 16.7% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 17.4% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.3% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 19.4% | 27.4% |
| Other | 5% | 5.7% |
Emerson Park Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Emerson Park are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Emerson Park 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 | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 89.7% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.3% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 6.9% | 9.4% |
Emerson Park Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Emerson Park as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Emerson Park is also older than the average, making Emerson Park a older persons location.
| Age | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 6.2% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 19.5% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.2% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 6.1% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 6.6% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 40.4 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 40 | 39 |
Emerson Park 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 | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 18.87% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 35.89% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 23.69% | 20.64% |
| DE | 21.55% | 25.49% |
Emerson Park Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes Emerson Park and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment. Emerson Park is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.Emerson Park is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Emerson Park are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.
| Benefit | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 12.2% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Emerson Park General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Emerson Park. The percentage of residents in Emerson Park rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.
| Health | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 46.00% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.57% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 13.27% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.99% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.17% | 1.25% |
Emerson Park Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Emerson Park has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Emerson Park is a relatively affluent area.
| Tenure | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 35.6% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 38.1% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 10.8% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 3.4% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 9.9% | 15.4% |
| Other | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 0.8% | 1.3% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
