Socio-economic statistics for Heighington, Darlington

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

Heighington General Health Statistics

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

Health	Darlington	England
Very Good	44.57%	47.17%
Good	35.24%	34.22%
Fair	14.32%	13.12%
Bad	4.51%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.36%	1.25%

Heighington Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Darlington	England
Age 0 to 4	6.2%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.8%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.9%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.3%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	19.8%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.4%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.3%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.2%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.8%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.4%	2.3%
Mean Age	40.2	39.3
Median Age	41	39

Heighington Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Darlington	England
Owned	29.6%	30.6%
Mortgage	35.3%	32.8%
Shared	0.4%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	11.2%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	4.3%	8.3%
Private Rented	16.6%	15.4%
Other	1.6%	1.4%
Rent Free	1%	1.3%

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

Grade	Darlington	England
AB	18.20%	22.96%
C1	30.33%	30.92%
C2	21.98%	20.64%
DE	29.50%	25.49%

Heighington Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Heighington are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Heighington 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	Darlington	England
United Kingdom	94.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.2%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.4%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.6%	9.4%

Heighington Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Darlington	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.9%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.4%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	16.7%	13.5%

Heighington Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Heighington and are from the UK Census of 2011. Heighington 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	Darlington	England
No Qualifications	24.8%	22.5%
Level 1	13.4%	13.3%
Level 2	15.9%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	5.1%	3.6%
Level 3	12.7%	12.4%
Level 4	23.7%	27.4%
Other	4.3%	5.7%

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

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