If you are thinking of moving to Norton St Philip 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 Norton St Philip to figures for Somerset and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Norton St Philip is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Norton St Philip Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Norton St Philip are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Norton St Philip 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 | Mendip | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 93.7% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 3.1% | 9.4% |
Norton St Philip Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Norton St Philip and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Mendip | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 21.4% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 13.5% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 17.1% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 27.9% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4% | 5.7% |
Norton St Philip General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Norton St Philip. The percentage of residents in Norton St Philip rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.
| Health | Mendip | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 46.81% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.02% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 13.38% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.79% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.01% | 1.25% |
Norton St Philip 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 | Mendip | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 23.22% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 27.41% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 25.51% | 20.64% |
| DE | 23.87% | 25.49% |
Norton St Philip Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Mendip | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 37.7% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 32.6% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 2.9% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 9% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 14% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Norton St Philip Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Norton St Philip as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Norton St Philip is also older than the average, making Norton St Philip a older persons location.
| Age | Mendip | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4.6% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.7% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 17.9% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.6% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 7.3% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 6.5% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 41.9 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 43 | 39 |
Norton St Philip 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. Norton St Philip 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 Norton St Philip 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 unemployment in Norton St Philip is both lower than the average for Somerset 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 Norton St Philip than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Mendip | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.6% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 10.8% | 11.5% | 13.5% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
