If you are thinking of moving to Jury's Gap 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 Jury's Gap to figures for East Sussex and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Jury's Gap is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Jury's Gap 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 | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 22.37% | 22.10% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 32.31% | 32.41% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 24.04% | 22.89% | 20.64% |
| DE | 21.28% | 22.60% | 25.49% |
Jury's Gap Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Jury's Gap 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 Jury's Gap is both lower than the average for East Sussex and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places.
| Benefit | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.3% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.5% |
Jury's Gap Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Jury's Gap are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Jury's Gap 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 | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 93.6% | 91.9% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 3.9% | 4.7% | 9.4% |
Jury's Gap Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Jury's Gap as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Jury's Gap is also older than the East Sussex average, making Jury's Gap a older persons location.
| Age | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 4.4% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6% | 7.3% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 3.7% | 4.9% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 14.4% | 17.2% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.5% | 20.5% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 8.8% | 7.5% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 11.2% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 9.8% | 7.8% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 5.1% | 3.7% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 47.2 | 43.6 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 50 | 45 | 39 |
Jury's Gap General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Jury's Gap. The percentage of residents in Jury's Gap rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Jury's Gap rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Jury's Gap is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 40.55% | 43.80% | 47.17% |
| Good | 36.60% | 35.64% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 16.51% | 14.77% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 4.93% | 4.48% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.41% | 1.31% | 1.25% |
Jury's Gap Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Jury's Gap and are from the UK Census of 2011. Jury's Gap 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 | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 24.7% | 22.6% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 13.8% | 14.1% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16.5% | 16.8% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 25.5% | 26.2% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.7% |
Jury's Gap Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Rother | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 45.4% | 37.9% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 28.1% | 31.3% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 1.7% | 4.7% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 8.6% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 12.7% | 16.3% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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