Socio-economic statistics for Hortonwood, Shropshire

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

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

Grade	Telford and Wrekin	England
AB	17.99%	22.96%
C1	28.30%	30.92%
C2	22.94%	20.64%
DE	30.77%	25.49%

Hortonwood Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Telford and Wrekin	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.7%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.5%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	16.2%	13.5%

Hortonwood Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Hortonwood and are from the UK Census of 2011. Hortonwood 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	Telford and Wrekin	England
No Qualifications	24.6%	22.5%
Level 1	15.1%	13.3%
Level 2	17.9%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	3.6%
Level 3	13%	12.4%
Level 4	20.9%	27.4%
Other	5.1%	5.7%

Hortonwood Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Telford and Wrekin	England
Age 0 to 4	6.8%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	6%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.4%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4.2%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	9.2%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.6%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6%	6%
Age 65 to 74	8.4%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.5%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	1.6%	2.3%
Mean Age	38.1	39.3
Median Age	38	39

Hortonwood Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Hortonwood are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Hortonwood 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	Telford and Wrekin	England
United Kingdom	92.7%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3%	3.7%
Outside the EU	3.9%	9.4%

Hortonwood General Health Statistics

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

Health	Telford and Wrekin	England
Very Good	45.87%	47.17%
Good	34.32%	34.22%
Fair	13.57%	13.12%
Bad	4.81%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.42%	1.25%

Hortonwood Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Telford and Wrekin	England
Owned	27.2%	30.6%
Mortgage	36.5%	32.8%
Shared	0.4%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	8.1%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	11.6%	8.3%
Private Rented	13.6%	15.4%
Other	1.4%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%

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

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