Socio-economic statistics for Oakleigh Park, Barnet

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

Oakleigh Park Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Oakleigh Park has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Oakleigh Park is an economically deprived area.

Tenure	Barnet	England
Owned	28%	30.6%
Mortgage	29.6%	32.8%
Shared	0.9%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	8.6%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	5.6%	8.3%
Private Rented	24.4%	15.4%
Other	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.6%	1.3%

Oakleigh Park 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. Oakleigh Park has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Barnet	England
AB	33.18%	22.96%
C1	32.80%	30.92%
C2	14.37%	20.64%
DE	19.64%	25.49%

Oakleigh Park Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Oakleigh Park are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Oakleigh Park has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.

Country	Barnet	England
United Kingdom	61.1%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	1.7%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	10.4%	3.7%
Outside the EU	26.7%	9.4%

Oakleigh Park Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Oakleigh Park 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Oakleigh Park than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Barnet	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.5%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	10.3%	13.5%

Oakleigh Park Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Oakleigh Park and are from the UK Census of 2011. Oakleigh Park has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Oakleigh Park also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Oakleigh Park are better educated than the average England citizen.

Qualification	Barnet	England
No Qualifications	15.5%	22.5%
Level 1	9.7%	13.3%
Level 2	12.1%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	3.6%
Level 3	10.2%	12.4%
Level 4	40.3%	27.4%
Other	10.9%	5.7%

Oakleigh Park Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Oakleigh Park as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Oakleigh Park is also older than the average, making Oakleigh Park a older persons location.

Age	Barnet	England
Age 0 to 4	7.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	6.3%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8.8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	8.8%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	23.5%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	17.5%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	4.7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	6.7%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.5%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.1%	2.3%
Mean Age	36.8	39.3
Median Age	35	39

Oakleigh Park General Health Statistics

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

Health	Barnet	England
Very Good	51.48%	47.17%
Good	32.97%	34.22%
Fair	10.99%	13.12%
Bad	3.42%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.14%	1.25%

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

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