Socio-economic statistics for Fulwood, Somerset

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

Fulwood 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	Taunton Deane	Somerset	England
AB	22.13%	21.00%	22.96%
C1	31.14%	28.09%	30.92%
C2	22.90%	25.85%	20.64%
DE	23.83%	25.05%	25.49%

Fulwood General Health Statistics

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

Health	Taunton Deane	Somerset	England
Very Good	47.14%	45.57%	47.17%
Good	34.50%	35.30%	34.22%
Fair	13.48%	14.04%	13.12%
Bad	3.83%	4.01%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.04%	1.08%	1.25%

Fulwood Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Taunton Deane	Somerset	England
Owned	34.8%	37.8%	30.6%
Mortgage	32.1%	31.8%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.7%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	11.6%	5.9%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	4%	7.6%	8.3%
Private Rented	13.9%	13%	15.4%
Other	1.5%	1.7%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.5%	1.6%	1.3%

Fulwood Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Fulwood are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Fulwood 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	Taunton Deane	Somerset	England
United Kingdom	92.9%	94%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3%	2.7%	3.7%
Outside the EU	3.7%	2.9%	9.4%

Fulwood Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Fulwood 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 Fulwood than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Taunton Deane	Somerset	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.1%	1.9%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.2%	2.2%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	11.3%	11.5%	13.5%

Fulwood Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Taunton Deane	Somerset	England
Age 0 to 4	5.7%	5.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.3%	5.2%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.8%	5.9%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4.2%	4%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8%	7.5%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.5%	5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	18.4%	17.5%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.4%	20.9%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.8%	7.4%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.8%	10.8%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.9%	7.1%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3.3%	3.1%	2.3%
Mean Age	41.8	42.7	39.3
Median Age	43	44	39

Fulwood Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Taunton Deane	Somerset	England
No Qualifications	20.5%	22.4%	22.5%
Level 1	13%	13.7%	13.3%
Level 2	17.9%	17.2%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	4.5%	3.6%
Level 3	12.3%	12.1%	12.4%
Level 4	28.1%	25.6%	27.4%
Other	4.6%	4.5%	5.7%

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

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