Socio-economic statistics for Mossy Lea, Lancashire

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

Mossy Lea 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	West Lancashire	Lancashire	England
AB	21.31%	20.16%	22.96%
C1	30.38%	30.05%	30.92%
C2	21.61%	22.60%	20.64%
DE	26.70%	27.19%	25.49%

Mossy Lea Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Mossy Lea as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Mossy Lea is also older than the Lancashire average, making Mossy Lea a older persons location.

Age	West Lancashire	Lancashire	England
Age 0 to 4	5.4%	5.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.3%	5.4%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	9.7%	9.5%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	4.9%	5.9%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.8%	18.9%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21%	20.1%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	7.1%	6.7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	10.6%	9.7%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.1%	6%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.1%	2.4%	2.3%
Mean Age	41.2	40.5	39.3
Median Age	42	41	39

Mossy Lea Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Mossy Lea are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Mossy Lea 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.

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Country	West Lancashire	Lancashire	England
United Kingdom	96.1%	93.5%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.5%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2%	1.9%	3.7%
Outside the EU	1.5%	4.1%	9.4%

Mossy Lea Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Mossy Lea and are from the UK Census of 2011. Mossy Lea 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	West Lancashire	Lancashire	England
No Qualifications	23.5%	23.6%	22.5%
Level 1	13.4%	13%	13.3%
Level 2	15.8%	15.8%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4%	4.5%	3.6%
Level 3	13.9%	13.6%	12.4%
Level 4	25.4%	25%	27.4%
Other	4.1%	4.5%	5.7%

Mossy Lea Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	West Lancashire	Lancashire	England
Owned	35.9%	35.7%	30.6%
Mortgage	37.1%	35.3%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	12.6%	4.2%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	2.1%	7.9%	8.3%
Private Rented	9.4%	13.7%	15.4%
Other	1.1%	1.4%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.3%	1.3%	1.3%

Mossy Lea 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 Mossy Lea 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. Mossy Lea 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 Mossy Lea 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	West Lancashire	Lancashire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.9%	2.8%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.3%	2.9%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	14%	14.3%	13.5%

Mossy Lea General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Mossy Lea. The percentage of residents in Mossy Lea rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average.