Socio-economic statistics for Great Heath, Coventry

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

Great Heath Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Coventry	England
Age 0 to 4	7.1%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.8%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	13.7%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	7.8%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.1%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	16.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	4.8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	7.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.1%	2.3%
Mean Age	36.8	39.3
Median Age	34	39

Great Heath Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Great Heath are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Great Heath has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.

Country	Coventry	England
United Kingdom	78.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	1.8%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	4.7%	3.7%
Outside the EU	14.7%	9.4%

Great Heath General Health Statistics

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

Health	Coventry	England
Very Good	46.05%	47.17%
Good	34.65%	34.22%
Fair	13.25%	13.12%
Bad	4.66%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.40%	1.25%

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

Grade	Coventry	England
AB	16.64%	22.96%
C1	31.60%	30.92%
C2	19.66%	20.64%
DE	32.10%	25.49%

Great Heath Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Great Heath has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Great Heath is an economically deprived area.Since all home ownership is lower than the national average and all rented accommodation levels are higher than the national average, this also suggests an area of economic deprivation

Tenure	Coventry	England
Owned	29.3%	30.6%
Mortgage	31.3%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	5.4%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	11.6%	8.3%
Private Rented	19%	15.4%
Other	1.6%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%

Great Heath Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Great Heath 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 Heath is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.

Benefit	Coventry	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.2%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.8%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	15.9%	13.5%

Great Heath Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Great Heath and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Qualification	Coventry	England
No Qualifications	23.9%	22.5%
Level 1	13.3%	13.3%
Level 2	14.1%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4%	3.6%
Level 3	14.2%	12.4%
Level 4	23%	27.4%
Other	7.4%	5.7%

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

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