If you are thinking of moving to Little Welland 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 Welland to figures for Herefordshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Little Welland is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Little Welland General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Little Welland. The percentage of residents in Little Welland rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Little Welland rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Little Welland is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 45.57% | 46.47% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.07% | 34.87% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 14.06% | 13.50% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.94% | 3.99% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.36% | 1.16% | 1.25% |
Little Welland Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Little Welland as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Little Welland is also older than the Worcestershire average, making Little Welland a older persons location.
| Age | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 4.4% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6% | 5.7% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 3.9% | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 16% | 19.2% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.8% | 20.8% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 8.2% | 7.2% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.4% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 8% | 6.3% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.6% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 44.9 | 41.8 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 47 | 43 | 39 |
Little Welland Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Little Welland are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Little Welland 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 | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 95% | 94.2% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 1.7% | 2.4% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 2.9% | 2.9% | 9.4% |
Little Welland 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 Little Welland 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. Little Welland is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Little Welland 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 Little Welland is both lower than the average for Worcestershire 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 Welland than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 10.5% | 11.5% | 13.5% |
Little Welland Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Little Welland and are from the UK Census of 2011. Little Welland 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. Little Welland also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Little Welland are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 20.3% | 23% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 11.2% | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 15.5% | 15.8% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.4% | 12.1% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 33.9% | 27.2% | 27.4% |
| Other | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5.7% |
Little Welland 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 Welland has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 30.16% | 24.20% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 28.40% | 29.81% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 22.19% | 22.60% | 20.64% |
| DE | 19.25% | 23.39% | 25.49% |
Little Welland Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 42.5% | 35.9% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 29.4% | 35% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 1.7% | 5.6% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 12.4% | 9.2% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 10.4% | 11.3% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
