If you are thinking of moving to Mill Brow 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 Mill Brow to figures for Stockport and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Mill Brow is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Mill Brow Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Mill Brow and are from the UK Census of 2011.
Qualification | Stockport | England |
---|---|---|
No Qualifications | 20.6% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 13.5% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 16% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 12.1% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 29.8% | 27.4% |
Other | 3.9% | 5.7% |
Mill Brow 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 | Stockport | England |
---|---|---|
AB | 25.80% | 22.96% |
C1 | 32.77% | 30.92% |
C2 | 19.61% | 20.64% |
DE | 21.83% | 25.49% |
Mill Brow General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Mill Brow. The percentage of residents in Mill Brow rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Mill Brow rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Mill Brow is generally better than in the average person in England.
Health | Stockport | England |
---|---|---|
Very Good | 47.83% | 47.17% |
Good | 33.27% | 34.22% |
Fair | 13.27% | 13.12% |
Bad | 4.41% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.21% | 1.25% |
Mill Brow Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Mill Brow are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Mill Brow 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 | Stockport | England |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 93.2% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 1% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 1.4% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 4.5% | 9.4% |
Mill Brow 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 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.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Mill Brow 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.
Benefit | Stockport | England |
---|---|---|
Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 3% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.5% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 13.5% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Mill Brow Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Mill Brow as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Mill Brow is also older than the average, making Mill Brow a older persons location.
Age | Stockport | England |
---|---|---|
Age 0 to 4 | 6.1% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 5.9% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 5.6% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 20.1% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 20.8% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 6.4% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 6.3% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.4% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 40.8 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 41 | 39 |
Mill Brow Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Mill Brow has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Mill Brow is a relatively affluent area.
Tenure | Stockport | England |
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Owned | 35.1% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 38.2% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.8% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 8.7% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 5% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 10.4% | 15.4% |
Other | 1% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1% | 1.3% |
What is the population of Mill Brow and Stockport?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Stockport including Mill Brow. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward | Population |
---|---|
Bramhall North | 12807 |
Bramhall South and Woodford | 12507 |
Bredbury and Woodley | 13241 |
Bredbury Green and Romiley | 14294 |
Brinnington and Central | 17622 |
Cheadle and Gatley | 15413 |
Cheadle Hulme North | 13444 |
Cheadle Hulme South | 14195 |
Davenport and Cale Green | 15854 |
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath | 14764 |
Hazel Grove | 14291 |
Heald Green | 12724 |
Heatons North | 14491 |
Heatons South | 14270 |
Manor | 13854 |
Marple North | 12700 |
Marple South and High Lane | 11512 |
Offerton | 14153 |
Reddish North | 15046 |
Reddish South | 13759 |
Stepping Hill | 13256 |
Stockport Total | 294197 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.