If you are thinking of moving to Lawkland Green 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 Lawkland Green to figures for North Yorkshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Lawkland Green is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Lawkland Green 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 | Craven | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 26.65% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 28.54% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 25.69% | 20.64% |
| DE | 19.12% | 25.49% |
Lawkland Green 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 Lawkland Green 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Lawkland Green 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 Lawkland Green than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Craven | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.6% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 8.5% | 9.4% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Lawkland Green Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Lawkland Green and are from the UK Census of 2011. Lawkland Green 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. Lawkland Green also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Lawkland Green are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | Craven | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 20.3% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 11.7% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 15.7% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.3% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 31.8% | 27.4% |
| Other | 3.7% | 5.7% |
Lawkland Green Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Craven | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 42.3% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 30.8% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 2.3% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 13.7% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 2% | 1.3% |
Lawkland Green Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Lawkland Green are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Lawkland Green 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 | Craven | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 95.9% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 1.5% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 2.3% | 9.4% |
Lawkland Green General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Lawkland Green. The percentage of residents in Lawkland Green rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Lawkland Green rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Lawkland Green is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Craven | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 47.62% | 47.17% |
| Good | 34.56% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 13.33% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.56% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.93% | 1.25% |
Lawkland Green Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Lawkland Green as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Lawkland Green is also older than the average, making Lawkland Green a older persons location.
| Age | Craven | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 4.6% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.1% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 16.9% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 22.6% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 8% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 7.6% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.4% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 44.5 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 47 | 39 |
What is the population of Lawkland Green and Craven?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Craven including Lawkland Green. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
| Ward | Population |
|---|---|
| Aire Valley with Lothersdale | 3788 |
| Barden Fell | 1610 |
| Bentham | 3590 |
| Cowling | 2424 |
| Embsay-with-Eastby | 2064 |
| Gargrave and Malhamdale | 3098 |
| Glusburn | 4192 |
| Grassington | 1592 |
| Hellifield and Long Preston | 2247 |
| Ingleton and Clapham | 3875 |
| Penyghent | 1920 |
| Settle and Ribblebanks | 3793 |
| Skipton East | 3450 |
| Skipton North | 3808 |
| Skipton South | 3807 |
| Skipton West | 4258 |
| Sutton-in-Craven | 4004 |
| Upper Wharfedale | 1853 |
| West Craven | 1965 |
| Craven Total | 57338 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
