Socio-economic statistics for Lovedean, Hampshire

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

Lovedean Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Lovedean as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Lovedean is also older than the Hampshire average, making Lovedean a older persons location.

Age	Havant	Hampshire	England
Age 0 to 4	5.6%	5.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.3%	5.6%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6%	6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.9%	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8%	7.6%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.3%	5.4%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.4%	19.7%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.6%	20.9%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.8%	6.7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	10.7%	9.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	7.6%	6.2%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.9%	2.6%	2.3%
Mean Age	42.3	41.1	39.3
Median Age	44	42	39

Lovedean General Health Statistics

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

Health	Havant	Hampshire	England
Very Good	44.31%	49.10%	47.17%
Good	35.86%	34.98%	34.22%
Fair	14.24%	11.90%	13.12%
Bad	4.29%	3.14%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.31%	0.88%	1.25%

Lovedean 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	Havant	Hampshire	England
AB	19.99%	28.56%	22.96%
C1	28.57%	31.89%	30.92%
C2	24.55%	21.03%	20.64%
DE	26.89%	18.52%	25.49%

Lovedean Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	Havant	Hampshire	England
Owned	35.4%	34.6%	30.6%
Mortgage	33.6%	36.9%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.9%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	10.3%	4.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	9.2%	9%	8.3%
Private Rented	8.8%	10.6%	15.4%
Other	1.1%	2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1%	1.2%	1.3%

Lovedean Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Lovedean 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.

Benefit	Havant	Hampshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.7%	1.6%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.1%	1.4%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	13.6%	8.7%	13.5%

Lovedean Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Lovedean and are from the UK Census of 2011. Lovedean 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	Havant	Hampshire	England
No Qualifications	25%	18.5%	22.5%
Level 1	14.8%	13.6%	13.3%
Level 2	17.1%	16.7%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.8%	4.5%	3.6%
Level 3	12%	12.8%	12.4%
Level 4	22.3%	29.7%	27.4%
Other	4%	4.2%	5.7%

Lovedean Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Lovedean are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Lovedean 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	Havant	Hampshire	England
United Kingdom	94.9%	91.6%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.5%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.8%	2.6%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.9%	5.3%	9.4%

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

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