If you are thinking of moving to Old Cleeve 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 Old Cleeve to figures for Somerset and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Old Cleeve is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Old Cleeve 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. Old Cleeve has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | West Somerset | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 17.65% | 21.00% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 27.43% | 28.09% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 28.19% | 25.85% | 20.64% |
| DE | 26.72% | 25.05% | 25.49% |
Old Cleeve Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | West Somerset | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 45% | 37.8% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 21.7% | 31.8% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 1.2% | 5.9% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 13.5% | 7.6% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 14% | 13% | 15.4% |
| Other | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Old Cleeve Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Old Cleeve 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 Old Cleeve 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.
| Benefit | West Somerset | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.8% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 13% | 11.5% | 13.5% |
Old Cleeve Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Old Cleeve as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Old Cleeve is also older than the Somerset average, making Old Cleeve a older persons location.
| Age | West Somerset | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 4.2% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 4.7% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.2% | 4% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7% | 7.5% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.5% | 5% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 13.3% | 17.5% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.1% | 20.9% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 9% | 7.4% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10.8% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 9.7% | 7.1% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 4.4% | 3.1% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 47.7 | 42.7 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 51 | 44 | 39 |
Old Cleeve Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Old Cleeve and are from the UK Census of 2011. Old Cleeve 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 | West Somerset | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 24.8% | 22.4% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 13.6% | 13.7% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16.7% | 17.2% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 10.7% | 12.1% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 24.8% | 25.6% | 27.4% |
| Other | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.7% |
Old Cleeve General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Old Cleeve. The percentage of residents in Old Cleeve rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Old Cleeve rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Old Cleeve is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | West Somerset | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 40.61% | 45.57% | 47.17% |
| Good | 36.40% | 35.30% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 16.56% | 14.04% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 5.06% | 4.01% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.38% | 1.08% | 1.25% |
Old Cleeve Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Old Cleeve are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Old Cleeve 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 | West Somerset | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 94.9% | 94% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.5% | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 2.2% | 2.9% | 9.4% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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