Socio-economic statistics for Oldfallow, Staffordshire

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

Oldfallow Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Oldfallow as a whole, is older than the national average. However, the population of Oldfallow is younger than the Staffordshire average.

Age	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	England
Age 0 to 4	6%	5.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.5%	5.3%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.9%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8.4%	8.5%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.3%	5.5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.9%	19.4%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.4%	20.9%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.3%	7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.1%	10.3%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.1%	5.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	1.9%	2.2%	2.3%
Mean Age	39.6	41.3	39.3
Median Age	40	42	39

Oldfallow Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	England
Owned	30.5%	36.2%	30.6%
Mortgage	38.7%	36.1%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	13%	5.7%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	3.9%	9%	8.3%
Private Rented	11.1%	10.1%	15.4%
Other	1.1%	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.2%	1.3%

Oldfallow 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. Oldfallow has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	England
AB	14.52%	21.22%	22.96%
C1	27.87%	29.71%	30.92%
C2	28.47%	23.66%	20.64%
DE	29.14%	25.41%	25.49%

Oldfallow Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Oldfallow and are from the UK Census of 2011. Oldfallow 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	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	England
No Qualifications	28.2%	24.8%	22.5%
Level 1	16.3%	14%	13.3%
Level 2	17.8%	16.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	3.8%	3.6%
Level 3	12.7%	12.7%	12.4%
Level 4	17.2%	24%	27.4%
Other	4.2%	4.4%	5.7%

Oldfallow General Health Statistics

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

Health	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	England
Very Good	43.74%	45.32%	47.17%
Good	35.02%	35.18%	34.22%
Fair	14.46%	13.84%	13.12%
Bad	5.25%	4.38%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.52%	1.28%	1.25%

Oldfallow Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Oldfallow 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.

Benefit	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.9%	2.2%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.5%	2.2%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	14.7%	11.6%	13.5%

Oldfallow Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Oldfallow are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Oldfallow 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	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	England
United Kingdom	97.5%	95.5%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1%	1.6%	3.7%
Outside the EU	1.2%	2.5%	9.4%

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

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