Socio-economic statistics for Long Meadow, Cambridgeshire

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

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

Grade	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	England
AB	28.10%	30.67%	22.96%
C1	29.27%	29.41%	30.92%
C2	23.98%	20.11%	20.64%
DE	18.65%	19.80%	25.49%

Long Meadow Education Statistics

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

Qualification	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	England
No Qualifications	20.9%	18.9%	22.5%
Level 1	13.1%	12.1%	13.3%
Level 2	15.6%	14.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	3.5%	3.6%
Level 3	11.4%	12.6%	12.4%
Level 4	29%	33%	27.4%
Other	5.5%	5.4%	5.7%

Long Meadow Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Long Meadow are from the UK Census of 2011.

Country	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	England
United Kingdom	90.2%	86.2%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.7%	5.4%	3.7%
Outside the EU	5.6%	7.8%	9.4%

Long Meadow Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	England
Owned	32.2%	31.9%	30.6%
Mortgage	36.3%	34.1%	32.8%
Shared	1.5%	1.2%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	1.3%	6.3%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	13%	9.1%	8.3%
Private Rented	12%	14.3%	15.4%
Other	1.2%	1.7%	1.4%
Rent Free	2.5%	1.5%	1.3%

Long Meadow Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Long Meadow 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Long Meadow than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.8%	1.8%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.3%	1.6%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	8.1%	8.7%	13.5%

Long Meadow Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Long Meadow as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Long Meadow is also older than the Cambridgeshire average, making Long Meadow a older persons location.

Age	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	England
Age 0 to 4	6.6%	5.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	6%	5.4%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.7%	5.6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.6%	3.6%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	6.7%	9.9%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.8%	6.7%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	21.8%	21.1%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.1%	19.5%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.5%	6.2%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9%	8.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.8%	5.3%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.3%	2.3%	2.3%
Mean Age	40.2	39.5	39.3
Median Age	40	39	39

Long Meadow General Health Statistics

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

Health	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	England
Very Good	48.77%	49.41%	47.17%
Good	35.18%	34.73%	34.22%
Fair	12.09%	11.81%	13.12%
Bad	3.12%	3.17%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.85%	0.88%	1.25%

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

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