Socio-economic statistics for Featherstone, Staffordshire

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

Featherstone Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	England
Age 0 to 4	4.5%	5.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.8%	5.3%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.8%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.8%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.9%	8.5%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	4.6%	5.5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.8%	19.4%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	22.4%	20.9%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	7.6%	7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	11.8%	10.3%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.6%	5.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.4%	2.2%	2.3%
Mean Age	43.2	41.3	39.3
Median Age	45	42	39

Featherstone Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Featherstone 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Featherstone than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.2%	2.2%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.4%	2.2%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	9.7%	11.6%	13.5%

Featherstone 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	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	England
AB	24.70%	21.22%	22.96%
C1	32.40%	29.71%	30.92%
C2	24.11%	23.66%	20.64%
DE	18.79%	25.41%	25.49%

Featherstone Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	England
Owned	40.1%	36.2%	30.6%
Mortgage	35.7%	36.1%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	1.5%	5.7%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	12.5%	9%	8.3%
Private Rented	7.6%	10.1%	15.4%
Other	0.9%	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.3%	1.2%	1.3%

Featherstone Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Featherstone and are from the UK Census of 2011. Featherstone 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	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	England
No Qualifications	24%	24.8%	22.5%
Level 1	13.9%	14%	13.3%
Level 2	16.5%	16.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4%	3.8%	3.6%
Level 3	12.5%	12.7%	12.4%
Level 4	25.1%	24%	27.4%
Other	3.9%	4.4%	5.7%

Featherstone Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Featherstone are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Featherstone 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	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	England
United Kingdom	97.2%	95.5%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	0.7%	1.6%	3.7%
Outside the EU	1.7%	2.5%	9.4%

Featherstone General Health Statistics

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

Health	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	England
Very Good	45.34%	45.32%	47.17%
Good	35.50%	35.18%	34.22%
Fair	13.78%	13.84%	13.12%
Bad	4.10%	4.38%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.27%	1.28%	1.25%

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

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