Socio-economic statistics for Great Coates, North East Lincolnshire

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

Great Coates Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	North East Lincolnshire	England
Age 0 to 4	6.3%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.6%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	9.2%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.3%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	18.7%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.2%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.4%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.2%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.1%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.3%	2.3%
Mean Age	40.2	39.3
Median Age	41	39

Great Coates Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	North East Lincolnshire	England
Owned	30.8%	30.6%
Mortgage	35.3%	32.8%
Shared	0.3%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	4.7%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	9.8%	8.3%
Private Rented	16.6%	15.4%
Other	1.5%	1.4%
Rent Free	1%	1.3%

Great Coates General Health Statistics

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

Health	North East Lincolnshire	England
Very Good	44.01%	47.17%
Good	35.04%	34.22%
Fair	14.90%	13.12%
Bad	4.70%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.35%	1.25%

Great Coates 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. Great Coates has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	North East Lincolnshire	England
AB	11.64%	22.96%
C1	24.85%	30.92%
C2	24.32%	20.64%
DE	39.20%	25.49%

Great Coates Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Great Coates 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 Great Coates is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Great Coates than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Benefit	North East Lincolnshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	5.8%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.8%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	18.6%	13.5%

Great Coates Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Great Coates are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Great Coates 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	North East Lincolnshire	England
United Kingdom	95.6%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.2%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.9%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.2%	9.4%

Great Coates Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Great Coates and are from the UK Census of 2011. Great Coates 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	North East Lincolnshire	England
No Qualifications	29.5%	22.5%
Level 1	16.1%	13.3%
Level 2	17.8%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.6%	3.6%
Level 3	10.8%	12.4%
Level 4	16.2%	27.4%
Other	4.9%	5.7%

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

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