If you are thinking of moving to New Wryde Drain 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 New Wryde Drain to figures for Cambridgeshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if New Wryde Drain is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
New Wryde Drain Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of New Wryde Drain are from the UK Census of 2011.
Country | Fenland | England |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 91.4% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 5.8% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 2.4% | 9.4% |
New Wryde Drain Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of New Wryde Drain and are from the UK Census of 2011. New Wryde Drain 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 | Fenland | England |
---|---|---|
No Qualifications | 31.2% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 15.6% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 17% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 10.4% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 14.9% | 27.4% |
Other | 6.9% | 5.7% |
New Wryde Drain 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 New Wryde Drain 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.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 | Fenland | Cambridgeshire | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 3.2% | 1.8% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.7% | 1.6% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 15.3% | 8.7% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
New Wryde Drain 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. New Wryde Drain has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
Grade | Fenland | England |
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AB | 13.00% | 22.96% |
C1 | 26.44% | 30.92% |
C2 | 27.35% | 20.64% |
DE | 33.21% | 25.49% |
New Wryde Drain General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for New Wryde Drain. The percentage of residents in New Wryde Drain rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in New Wryde Drain rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of New Wryde Drain is generally worse than in the average person in England.
Health | Fenland | England |
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Very Good | 39.45% | 47.17% |
Good | 37.83% | 34.22% |
Fair | 16.54% | 13.12% |
Bad | 4.82% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.36% | 1.25% |
New Wryde Drain Age Distribution Statistics
The population of New Wryde Drain as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of New Wryde Drain is also older than the average, making New Wryde Drain a older persons location.
Age | Fenland | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 5.5% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 5.9% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 18.7% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 20.3% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 6.9% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 7% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.7% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 42.1 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 43 | 39 |
New Wryde Drain Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
New Wryde Drain has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that New Wryde Drain is a relatively affluent area.
Tenure | Fenland | England |
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Owned | 35.7% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 34.3% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.5% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 2.2% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 10.2% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 14.3% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.3% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.4% | 1.3% |
What is the population of New Wryde Drain and Fenland?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Fenland including New Wryde Drain. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward | Population |
---|---|
Bassenhally | 5154 |
Benwick, Coates & Eastrea | 4613 |
Birch | 2368 |
Clarkson | 2821 |
Doddington & Wimblington | 4678 |
Elm & Christchurch | 4931 |
Kirkgate | 2529 |
Lattersey | 2706 |
Manea | 2593 |
March East | 7792 |
March North | 7690 |
March West | 7396 |
Medworth | 3114 |
Octavia Hill | 6161 |
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary | 5396 |
Peckover | 2679 |
Roman Bank | 6661 |
Slade Lode | 2928 |
St Andrews | 2886 |
Staithe | 2449 |
Stonald | 2744 |
The Mills | 2675 |
Waterlees Village | 6161 |
Wenneye | 2955 |
Fenland Total | 102080 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.