If you are thinking of moving to Neston 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 Neston to figures for Wiltshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Neston is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Neston Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Neston are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Neston 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 | Wiltshire | England |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 92.1% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 3.2% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 4.2% | 9.4% |
Neston Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Neston and are from the UK Census of 2011.
Qualification | Wiltshire | England |
---|---|---|
No Qualifications | 18.6% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 14% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 17.2% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 12.7% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 29.5% | 27.4% |
Other | 4.1% | 5.7% |
Neston Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Neston has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Neston is a relatively affluent area.
Tenure | Wiltshire | England |
---|---|---|
Owned | 33.8% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 33.7% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.8% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 3.9% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 10.8% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 11.8% | 15.4% |
Other | 3.6% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Neston General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Neston. The percentage of residents in Neston rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Neston rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Neston is generally better than in the average person in England.
Health | Wiltshire | England |
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Very Good | 49.75% | 47.17% |
Good | 34.05% | 34.22% |
Fair | 12.15% | 13.12% |
Bad | 3.18% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 0.87% | 1.25% |
Neston Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Neston as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Neston is also older than the average, making Neston a older persons location.
Age | Wiltshire | England |
---|---|---|
Age 0 to 4 | 6% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 6.2% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 19.4% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 20.9% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 6.6% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 6% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.5% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 40.8 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 42 | 39 |
Neston 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. Neston is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Neston 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Neston than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
Benefit | Wiltshire | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.7% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.6% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 9.1% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Neston 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 | Wiltshire | England |
---|---|---|
AB | 27.03% | 22.96% |
C1 | 31.21% | 30.92% |
C2 | 21.65% | 20.64% |
DE | 20.10% | 25.49% |
What is the population of Neston and Wiltshire?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Wiltshire including Neston. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward | Population |
---|---|
Aldbourne and Ramsbury | 5309 |
Alderbury and Whiteparish | 4316 |
Amesbury East | 8095 |
Amesbury West | 4510 |
Bourne and Woodford Valley | 4248 |
Box and Colerne | 5504 |
Bradford-on-Avon North | 5102 |
Bradford-on-Avon South | 4946 |
Brinkworth | 4404 |
Bromham, Rowde and Potterne | 4737 |
Bulford, Allington and Figheldean | 8186 |
Burbage and the Bedwyns | 5154 |
By Brook | 4719 |
Calne Central | 5045 |
Calne Chilvester and Abberd | 6017 |
Calne North | 4550 |
Calne Rural | 4665 |
Calne South and Cherhill | 4534 |
Chippenham Cepen Park and Derriads | 3892 |
Chippenham Cepen Park and Redlands | 5115 |
Chippenham Hardenhuish | 4619 |
Chippenham Hardens and England | 4197 |
Chippenham Lowden and Rowden | 5170 |
Chippenham Monkton | 3834 |
Chippenham Pewsham | 4303 |
Chippenham Queens and Sheldon | 4191 |
Corsham Pickwick | 5427 |
Corsham Town | 4990 |
Corsham Without and Box Hill | 5693 |
Cricklade and Latton | 4895 |
Devizes and Roundway South | 4173 |
Devizes East | 4184 |
Devizes North | 3969 |
Downton and Ebble Valley | 5072 |
Durrington and Larkhill | 7915 |
Ethandune | 4425 |
Fovant and Chalke Valley | 4403 |
Hilperton | 5531 |
Holt and Staverton | 4641 |
Kington | 5404 |
Laverstock, Ford and Old Sarum | 6666 |
Ludgershall and Perham Down | 6948 |
Lyneham | 6198 |
Malmesbury | 5964 |
Marlborough East | 4094 |
Marlborough West | 4499 |
Melksham Central | 5507 |
Melksham North | 4585 |
Melksham South | 4915 |
Melksham Without North | 5219 |
Melksham Without South | 6005 |
Mere | 4534 |
Minety | 4821 |
Nadder and East Knoyle | 4159 |
Pewsey | 4818 |
Pewsey Vale | 4380 |
Purton | 6586 |
Redlynch and Landford | 4778 |
Roundway | 4822 |
Royal Wootton Bassett East | 4400 |
Royal Wootton Bassett North | 4496 |
Royal Wootton Bassett South | 6742 |
Salisbury Bemerton | 7010 |
Salisbury Fisherton and Bemerton Village | 3957 |
Salisbury Harnham | 5228 |
Salisbury St Edmund and Milford | 5099 |
Salisbury St Francis and Stratford | 5414 |
Salisbury St Mark's and Bishopdown | 5417 |
Salisbury St Martin's and Cathedral | 5910 |
Salisbury St Paul's | 5234 |
Sherston | 5092 |
Southwick | 4549 |
Summerham and Seend | 4684 |
The Collingbournes and Netheravon | 4186 |
The Lavingtons and Erlestoke | 5709 |
Tidworth | 12417 |
Till and Wylye Valley | 4409 |
Tisbury | 4548 |
Trowbridge Adcroft | 5551 |
Trowbridge Central | 5379 |
Trowbridge Drynham | 3916 |
Trowbridge Grove | 4458 |
Trowbridge Lambrok | 4902 |
Trowbridge Park | 4875 |
Trowbridge Paxcroft | 6878 |
Urchfont and The Cannings | 5324 |
Warminster Broadway | 4670 |
Warminster Copheap and Wylye | 5208 |
Warminster East | 5539 |
Warminster West | 5451 |
Warminster Without | 4240 |
West Selkley | 4186 |
Westbury East | 4919 |
Westbury North | 5155 |
Westbury West | 6186 |
Wilton and Lower Wylye Valley | 5448 |
Winsley and Westwood | 3768 |
Winterslow | 3934 |
Wiltshire Total | 504070 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.