Socio-economic statistics for Little London, Essex

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

Little London General Health Statistics

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

Health	Braintree	Essex	England
Very Good	47.51%	47.13%	47.17%
Good	35.69%	34.94%	34.22%
Fair	12.44%	13.10%	13.12%
Bad	3.43%	3.74%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.93%	1.09%	1.25%

Little London 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	Braintree	Essex	England
AB	20.96%	22.55%	22.96%
C1	32.37%	33.54%	30.92%
C2	25.07%	22.53%	20.64%
DE	21.60%	21.39%	25.49%

Little London Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Little London are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Little London 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	Braintree	Essex	England
United Kingdom	94.1%	92.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.3%	2.2%	3.7%
Outside the EU	3%	4.4%	9.4%

Little London Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Braintree	Essex	England
Age 0 to 4	6.4%	5.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.9%	5.6%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.1%	6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.8%	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.6%	8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.7%	5.6%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.7%	19.8%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.5%	20.3%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.8%	6.8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	8.9%	9.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.4%	6.2%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.3%	2.5%	2.3%
Mean Age	40	40.9	39.3
Median Age	41	41	39

Little London Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Little London and are from the UK Census of 2011. Little London has a high level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average.

Qualification	Braintree	Essex	England
No Qualifications	22.8%	23.9%	22.5%
Level 1	16.5%	16.1%	13.3%
Level 2	18.1%	17.2%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	3.8%	3.6%
Level 3	12%	11.6%	12.4%
Level 4	22.2%	23%	27.4%
Other	4.4%	4.5%	5.7%

Little London Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Braintree	Essex	England
Owned	30.5%	34.7%	30.6%
Mortgage	38.1%	36.7%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	3.9%	7.9%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	12.6%	6.4%	8.3%
Private Rented	12%	11.4%	15.4%
Other	1.2%	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.1%	1.1%	1.3%

Little London Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Little London 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 London 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 London than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Braintree	Essex	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.4%	2.6%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.6%	2.1%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	10.6%	11.5%	13.5%

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

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