Socio-economic statistics for Little Henham, Essex

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

Little Henham Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Little Henham as a whole, is older than the national average.

Age	Uttlesford	Essex	England
Age 0 to 4	5.9%	5.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	6.3%	5.6%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.7%	6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4.3%	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	6.6%	8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	4.5%	5.6%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	19.8%	19.8%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	22.2%	20.3%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.7%	6.8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.1%	9.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.5%	6.2%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.4%	2.5%	2.3%
Mean Age	40.6	40.9	39.3
Median Age	42	41	39

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

Grade	Uttlesford	Essex	England
AB	32.56%	22.55%	22.96%
C1	32.58%	33.54%	30.92%
C2	20.59%	22.53%	20.64%
DE	14.27%	21.39%	25.49%

Little Henham Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	Uttlesford	Essex	England
Owned	34.1%	34.7%	30.6%
Mortgage	37.5%	36.7%	32.8%
Shared	1%	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	8.5%	7.9%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	4.2%	6.4%	8.3%
Private Rented	11.5%	11.4%	15.4%
Other	1.6%	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.6%	1.1%	1.3%

Little Henham Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Uttlesford	Essex	England
No Qualifications	17.7%	23.9%	22.5%
Level 1	13.9%	16.1%	13.3%
Level 2	17.2%	17.2%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	3.8%	3.6%
Level 3	12%	11.6%	12.4%
Level 4	31.9%	23%	27.4%
Other	4%	4.5%	5.7%

Little Henham Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Little Henham are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Little Henham 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	Uttlesford	Essex	England
United Kingdom	92.7%	92.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.5%	0.7%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.7%	2.2%	3.7%
Outside the EU	4%	4.4%	9.4%

Little Henham General Health Statistics

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

Health	Uttlesford	Essex	England
Very Good	52.55%	47.13%	47.17%
Good	33.34%	34.94%	34.22%
Fair	10.85%	13.10%	13.12%
Bad	2.60%	3.74%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.66%	1.09%	1.25%

Little Henham Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Little Henham 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 Little Henham is both lower than the average for Essex 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 Little Henham than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Uttlesford	Essex	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.2%	2.6%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.2%	2.1%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	6.4%	11.5%	13.5%

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

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