If you are thinking of moving to Laneshaw Bridge 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 Laneshaw Bridge to figures for Lancashire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Laneshaw Bridge is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Laneshaw Bridge 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. Laneshaw Bridge has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
Grade | Pendle | England |
---|---|---|
AB | 14.91% | 22.96% |
C1 | 24.89% | 30.92% |
C2 | 25.11% | 20.64% |
DE | 35.09% | 25.49% |
Laneshaw Bridge Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Tenure | Pendle | England |
---|---|---|
Owned | 36% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 32.5% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.2% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 5.6% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 6% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 16.6% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.5% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Laneshaw Bridge Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Laneshaw Bridge are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.
Benefit | Pendle | Lancashire | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 3.8% | 2.9% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 16.7% | 14.3% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Laneshaw Bridge Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Laneshaw Bridge and are from the UK Census of 2011.
Qualification | Pendle | England |
---|---|---|
No Qualifications | 28.2% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 13.3% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 15.1% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4.8% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 12.5% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 20.2% | 27.4% |
Other | 5.8% | 5.7% |
Laneshaw Bridge Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Laneshaw Bridge are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Laneshaw Bridge 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 | Pendle | England |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 89.1% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 2.3% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 8.1% | 9.4% |
Laneshaw Bridge Age Distribution Statistics
Age | Pendle | England |
---|---|---|
Age 0 to 4 | 7.1% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 6.1% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 6% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 7% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 19.5% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 19% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 6.7% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.1% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 38.9 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 39 | 39 |
Laneshaw Bridge General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Laneshaw Bridge. The percentage of residents in Laneshaw Bridge rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Laneshaw Bridge rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Laneshaw Bridge is generally worse than in the average person in England.
Health | Pendle | England |
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Very Good | 43.56% | 47.17% |
Good | 34.46% | 34.22% |
Fair | 15.01% | 13.12% |
Bad | 5.50% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.46% | 1.25% |
What is the population of Laneshaw Bridge and Pendle?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Pendle including Laneshaw Bridge. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward | Population |
---|---|
Barrowford | 4868 |
Blacko and Higherford | 1705 |
Boulsworth | 5150 |
Bradley | 6907 |
Brierfield | 5566 |
Clover Hill | 5537 |
Coates | 5299 |
Craven | 5553 |
Earby | 6155 |
Foulridge | 1616 |
Higham and Pendleside | 1633 |
Horsfield | 4843 |
Marsden | 3604 |
Old Laund Booth | 1383 |
Reedley | 5526 |
Southfield | 7002 |
Vivary Bridge | 5968 |
Walverden | 4104 |
Waterside | 5173 |
Whitefield | 4553 |
Pendle Total | 92145 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.