Socio-economic statistics for Great Urswick, Cumbria

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

Great Urswick 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 Lakeland	Cumbria	England
AB	24.97%	18.57%	22.96%
C1	27.39%	26.00%	30.92%
C2	26.47%	26.76%	20.64%
DE	21.17%	28.68%	25.49%

Great Urswick Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Great Urswick are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Great Urswick 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 Lakeland	Cumbria	England
United Kingdom	95.2%	96.3%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.3%	0.2%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.1%	1.6%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.4%	1.9%	9.4%

Great Urswick Education Statistics

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

Qualification	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
No Qualifications	18.9%	24.2%	22.5%
Level 1	12%	13.6%	13.3%
Level 2	15.4%	15.9%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.6%	5.4%	3.6%
Level 3	11.8%	12.3%	12.4%
Level 4	33.4%	24.6%	27.4%
Other	3.9%	4%	5.7%

Great Urswick Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Great Urswick 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 Urswick is both lower than the average for Cumbria 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 Urswick than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.1%	2.5%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.7%	2.6%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	8.1%	13.2%	13.5%

Great Urswick General Health Statistics

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

Health	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
Very Good	46.75%	45.02%	47.17%
Good	35.10%	34.57%	34.22%
Fair	13.62%	14.40%	13.12%
Bad	3.57%	4.72%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.96%	1.30%	1.25%

Great Urswick Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
Age 0 to 4	4.3%	5.1%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.5%	4.9%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.2%	5.5%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	6%	7.4%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	4.4%	5.3%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.1%	18.3%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21.9%	21.7%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	8.5%	7.6%	6%
Age 65 to 74	12.7%	11.1%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	8.1%	6.8%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3.4%	2.6%	2.3%
Mean Age	45.4	42.9	39.3
Median Age	48	44	39

Great Urswick Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	South Lakeland	Cumbria	England
Owned	44.7%	39.2%	30.6%
Mortgage	28.3%	31.5%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	6.8%	4.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	3.6%	9.5%	8.3%
Private Rented	12.5%	11.3%	15.4%
Other	1.7%	1.5%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.9%	1.6%	1.3%

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

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