Socio-economic statistics for Lawrence Weston, City of Bristol

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

Lawrence Weston Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	Bristol, City of	England
Owned	24.6%	30.6%
Mortgage	29.4%	32.8%
Shared	0.8%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	14.5%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	5.8%	8.3%
Private Rented	22.1%	15.4%
Other	1.4%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.4%	1.3%

Lawrence Weston Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Lawrence Weston are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Lawrence Weston 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	Bristol, City of	England
United Kingdom	85.3%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.7%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	4.6%	3.7%
Outside the EU	9.5%	9.4%

Lawrence Weston Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Bristol, City of	England
Age 0 to 4	6.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.4%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.1%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.1%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	13.6%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	9.5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	22.2%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	16.5%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	4.7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	6.5%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.5%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.1%	2.3%
Mean Age	36.5	39.3
Median Age	33	39

Lawrence Weston General Health Statistics

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

Health	Bristol, City of	England
Very Good	48.81%	47.17%
Good	33.46%	34.22%
Fair	12.25%	13.12%
Bad	4.22%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.27%	1.25%

Lawrence Weston Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Bristol, City of	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.6%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.9%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	14.9%	13.5%

Lawrence Weston 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	Bristol, City of	England
AB	25.70%	22.96%
C1	32.17%	30.92%
C2	17.59%	20.64%
DE	24.53%	25.49%

Lawrence Weston Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Bristol, City of	England
No Qualifications	20.2%	22.5%
Level 1	11.9%	13.3%
Level 2	12.8%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	3.6%
Level 3	14.6%	12.4%
Level 4	32.8%	27.4%
Other	4.9%	5.7%

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

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