Socio-economic statistics for Eyton upon the Weald Moors, Shropshire

If you are thinking of moving to Eyton upon the Weald Moors 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 Eyton upon the Weald Moors to figures for Shropshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Eyton upon the Weald Moors is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Eyton upon the Weald Moors Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Eyton upon the Weald Moors as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Eyton upon the Weald Moors is also older than the average, making Eyton upon the Weald Moors a older persons location.

Eyton upon the Weald Moors 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 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.

These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Eyton upon the Weald Moors 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Eyton upon the Weald Moors is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.

Eyton upon the Weald Moors 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. Eyton upon the Weald Moors has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Eyton upon the Weald Moors General Health Statistics

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

Eyton upon the Weald Moors Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Eyton upon the Weald Moors are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Eyton upon the Weald Moors 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.

Eyton upon the Weald Moors Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Eyton upon the Weald Moors and are from the UK Census of 2011. Eyton upon the Weald Moors 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.

Eyton upon the Weald Moors Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

What is the population of Eyton upon the Weald Moors and Telford and Wrekin?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Telford and Wrekin including Eyton upon the Weald Moors. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

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