Socio-economic statistics for Great Tew, Oxfordshire

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

Great Tew Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	England
Age 0 to 4	6.1%	6.3%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.5%	5.5%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.8%	5.7%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.6%	3.6%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.2%	10.2%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.8%	7.2%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.2%	20.7%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.8%	19.2%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.6%	5.8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.7%	8.3%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.1%	5.3%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.6%	2.3%	2.3%
Mean Age	41.1	38.9	39.3
Median Age	42	38	39

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

Grade	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	England
AB	30.22%	32.67%	22.96%
C1	30.80%	30.21%	30.92%
C2	22.29%	18.77%	20.64%
DE	16.68%	18.34%	25.49%

Great Tew Education Statistics

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

Qualification	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	England
No Qualifications	17.6%	16.7%	22.5%
Level 1	13.3%	12%	13.3%
Level 2	15.8%	13.8%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	3.5%	3.6%
Level 3	12.3%	13.3%	12.4%
Level 4	32.9%	35.7%	27.4%
Other	4.1%	5%	5.7%

Great Tew Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Great Tew 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 Tew is both lower than the average for Oxfordshire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Great Tew than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.2%	1.4%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.1%	1.4%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	6.7%	7.6%	13.5%

Great Tew Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Great Tew are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Great Tew 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	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	England
United Kingdom	91.9%	85.9%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.9%	4.7%	3.7%
Outside the EU	4.6%	8.8%	9.4%

Great Tew Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	England
Owned	34.5%	32.3%	30.6%
Mortgage	35.2%	33.2%	32.8%
Shared	1.3%	1.1%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	1.7%	4.6%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	10.8%	9.7%	8.3%
Private Rented	11.8%	15.2%	15.4%
Other	3%	2.3%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.7%	1.7%	1.3%

Great Tew General Health Statistics

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

Health	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	England
Very Good	51.52%	52.40%	47.17%
Good	33.82%	33.45%	34.22%
Fair	11.15%	10.60%	13.12%
Bad	2.81%	2.76%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.70%	0.78%	1.25%

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

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