Socio-economic statistics for Lakenham, Norfolk

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

Lakenham Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	Norwich	Norfolk	England
Owned	20.7%	37.2%	30.6%
Mortgage	23.2%	29.7%	32.8%
Shared	0.7%	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	25.2%	7.3%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	7.4%	8.6%	8.3%
Private Rented	20.1%	13.4%	15.4%
Other	1.6%	1.6%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.1%	1.6%	1.3%

Lakenham Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Lakenham as a whole, is younger than the national average. However, population of Lakenham is older than the Norfolk average.

Age	Norwich	Norfolk	England
Age 0 to 4	6.4%	5.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.7%	4.9%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	4.4%	5.4%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	2.8%	3.5%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	15.4%	8.4%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	9.7%	5.8%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	21.2%	18%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	15.9%	19.6%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	4.9%	7.4%	6%
Age 65 to 74	7%	11.2%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.1%	7.4%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.5%	3%	2.3%
Mean Age	37.4	42.7	39.3
Median Age	34	43	39

Lakenham Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Norwich	Norfolk	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.4%	3%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.1%	2.4%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	16.4%	13.2%	13.5%

Lakenham 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	Norwich	Norfolk	England
AB	20.52%	18.49%	22.96%
C1	31.16%	29.55%	30.92%
C2	18.23%	24.92%	20.64%
DE	30.09%	27.04%	25.49%

Lakenham Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Norwich	Norfolk	England
No Qualifications	22.6%	26.3%	22.5%
Level 1	12.8%	14.3%	13.3%
Level 2	13.8%	16.2%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	4.2%	3.6%
Level 3	15.2%	11.8%	12.4%
Level 4	27.7%	21.9%	27.4%
Other	5.2%	5.3%	5.7%

Lakenham Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Lakenham are from the UK Census of 2011.

Country	Norwich	Norfolk	England
United Kingdom	87.1%	92.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.5%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	4.5%	3.2%	3.7%
Outside the EU	7.8%	3.6%	9.4%

Lakenham General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Lakenham. The percentage of residents in Lakenham rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.

Health	Norwich	Norfolk	England
Very Good	44.87%	42.70%	47.17%
Good	35.42%	36.62%	34.22%
Fair	14.05%	15.06%	13.12%
Bad	4.42%	4.37%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.24%	1.25%	1.25%

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

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