Socio-economic statistics for Knighton, City of Leicester

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

Knighton Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Knighton 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 Knighton is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Knighton than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Benefit	Leicester	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	5.2%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.1%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	17.7%	13.5%

Knighton Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Knighton are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Knighton 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	Leicester	England
United Kingdom	66.4%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.6%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	4.8%	3.7%
Outside the EU	28.2%	9.4%

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

Grade	Leicester	England
AB	13.89%	22.96%
C1	28.99%	30.92%
C2	18.04%	20.64%
DE	39.09%	25.49%

Knighton Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Knighton has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Knighton is an economically deprived area.

Tenure	Leicester	England
Owned	22.8%	30.6%
Mortgage	26.9%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	17.1%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	8.3%	8.3%
Private Rented	21.3%	15.4%
Other	1.5%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.6%	1.3%

Knighton Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Knighton and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Qualification	Leicester	England
No Qualifications	28.6%	22.5%
Level 1	13%	13.3%
Level 2	12.6%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	2%	3.6%
Level 3	13%	12.4%
Level 4	21.2%	27.4%
Other	9.7%	5.7%

Knighton Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Leicester	England
Age 0 to 4	7.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	6.3%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.1%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.8%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	14.3%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	9%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.7%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	16.9%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	4.3%	6%
Age 65 to 74	5.7%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	3.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	1.6%	2.3%
Mean Age	34.8	39.3
Median Age	31	39

Knighton General Health Statistics

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

Health	Leicester	England
Very Good	44.90%	47.17%
Good	35.64%	34.22%
Fair	13.42%	13.12%
Bad	4.54%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.49%	1.25%

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

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