Socio-economic statistics for Newman’s End, Essex

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

Newman's End Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Newman's End 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. The rate of unemployment in Newman's End is both lower than the average for Essex and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Newman's End than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Epping Forest	Essex	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.5%	2.6%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.8%	2.1%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	9.9%	11.5%	13.5%

Newman's End Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	Epping Forest	Essex	England
Owned	34.8%	34.7%	30.6%
Mortgage	37.5%	36.7%	32.8%
Shared	0.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	11.9%	7.9%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	3.1%	6.4%	8.3%
Private Rented	10.2%	11.4%	15.4%
Other	0.8%	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.3%	1.1%	1.3%

Newman's End Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Newman's End as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Newman's End is also older than the Essex average, making Newman's End a older persons location.

Age	Epping Forest	Essex	England
Age 0 to 4	5.9%	5.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.5%	5.6%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.8%	6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.5%	8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.3%	5.6%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.5%	19.8%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21%	20.3%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.7%	6.8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.2%	9.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.2%	6.2%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.6%	2.5%	2.3%
Mean Age	41.1	40.9	39.3
Median Age	42	41	39

Newman's End 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	Epping Forest	Essex	England
AB	25.47%	22.55%	22.96%
C1	36.30%	33.54%	30.92%
C2	20.22%	22.53%	20.64%
DE	18.01%	21.39%	25.49%

Newman's End Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Newman's End are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Newman's End 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	Epping Forest	Essex	England
United Kingdom	90.9%	92.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.8%	0.7%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.6%	2.2%	3.7%
Outside the EU	5.7%	4.4%	9.4%

Newman's End Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Newman's End and are from the UK Census of 2011. Newman's End 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	Epping Forest	Essex	England
No Qualifications	24%	23.9%	22.5%
Level 1	15.6%	16.1%	13.3%
Level 2	16.3%	17.2%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	3.8%	3.6%
Level 3	11.1%	11.6%	12.4%
Level 4	25.3%	23%	27.4%
Other	4.5%	4.5%	5.7%

Newman's End General Health Statistics

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

Health	Epping Forest	Essex	England
Very Good	49.26%	47.13%	47.17%
Good	33.75%	34.94%	34.22%
Fair	12.38%	13.10%	13.12%
Bad	3.56%	3.74%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.04%	1.09%	1.25%

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

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