Socio-economic statistics for Hatcham, Lewisham

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

Hatcham General Health Statistics

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

Health	Southwark	England
Very Good	53.49%	47.17%
Good	31.22%	34.22%
Fair	10.38%	13.12%
Bad	3.66%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.25%	1.25%

Hatcham Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Southwark	England
Age 0 to 4	7.2%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.4%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	4.9%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	11.9%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	12.4%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	27.9%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	16.4%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	3.1%	6%
Age 65 to 74	4.2%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	2.6%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	1%	2.3%
Mean Age	33.7	39.3
Median Age	32	39

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

Grade	Southwark	England
AB	30.14%	22.96%
C1	32.85%	30.92%
C2	13.54%	20.64%
DE	23.47%	25.49%

Hatcham Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Southwark	England
No Qualifications	16.3%	22.5%
Level 1	9.4%	13.3%
Level 2	10.2%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3.6%
Level 3	10.5%	12.4%
Level 4	43.1%	27.4%
Other	9.3%	5.7%

Hatcham Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Southwark	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.4%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.5%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	14.7%	13.5%

Hatcham Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Hatcham has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Hatcham 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	Southwark	England
Owned	9.8%	30.6%
Mortgage	19.5%	32.8%
Shared	2%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	31.2%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	12.5%	8.3%
Private Rented	22.2%	15.4%
Other	1.4%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%

Hatcham Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Hatcham are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Hatcham 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	Southwark	England
United Kingdom	60.6%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	1.7%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	8.5%	3.7%
Outside the EU	29.2%	9.4%

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

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