Socio-economic statistics for Ladies Riggs, North Yorkshire

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

Ladies Riggs General Health Statistics

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

Health	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	England
Very Good	50.63%	47.72%	47.17%
Good	33.77%	34.48%	34.22%
Fair	11.80%	13.17%	13.12%
Bad	2.98%	3.63%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.82%	0.99%	1.25%

Ladies Riggs Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Ladies Riggs has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Ladies Riggs is a relatively affluent area.

Tenure	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	England
Owned	37.4%	38.4%	30.6%
Mortgage	33.7%	31.2%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	5.4%	4%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	3.8%	7.2%	8.3%
Private Rented	15.5%	14.3%	15.4%
Other	2.1%	2.4%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.7%	1.9%	1.3%

Ladies Riggs Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Ladies Riggs are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Ladies Riggs 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	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	England
United Kingdom	91.2%	94.1%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.3%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.2%	2.4%	3.7%
Outside the EU	5.2%	3.2%	9.4%

Ladies Riggs Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	England
No Qualifications	17.3%	20.8%	22.5%
Level 1	11.8%	12.7%	13.3%
Level 2	16.4%	16.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	4.3%	3.6%
Level 3	11.8%	12.1%	12.4%
Level 4	34.1%	29.2%	27.4%
Other	5%	4.6%	5.7%

Ladies Riggs Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Ladies Riggs as a whole, is older than the national average. However, the population of Ladies Riggs is younger than the North Yorkshire average.

Age	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	England
Age 0 to 4	5.5%	5.2%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.5%	5.2%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.9%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	6.8%	7.5%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.2%	5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	19.4%	17.9%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21.5%	21.7%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.8%	7.5%	6%
Age 65 to 74	10.1%	10.9%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.6%	6.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3%	2.8%	2.3%
Mean Age	42	42.8	39.3
Median Age	43	44	39

Ladies Riggs Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Ladies Riggs 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 Ladies Riggs is both lower than the average for North Yorkshire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Ladies Riggs than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.3%	1.9%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.4%	1.6%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	7.3%	9.4%	13.5%

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

Grade	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	England
AB	29.95%	24.08%	22.96%
C1	32.20%	30.21%	30.92%
C2	19.98%	23.78%	20.64%
DE	17.87%	21.93%	25.49%

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

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