If you are thinking of moving to Padworth Common 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 Padworth Common to figures for Hampshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Padworth Common is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Padworth Common 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. Padworth Common has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Basingstoke and Deane | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 30.83% | 28.56% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 31.59% | 31.89% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 19.57% | 21.03% | 20.64% |
| DE | 18.01% | 18.52% | 25.49% |
Padworth Common General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Padworth Common. The percentage of residents in Padworth Common rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Padworth Common rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Padworth Common is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Basingstoke and Deane | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 50.68% | 49.10% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.11% | 34.98% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 10.76% | 11.90% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 2.72% | 3.14% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.74% | 0.88% | 1.25% |
Padworth Common 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 Padworth Common 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. Padworth Common is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Padworth Common 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Padworth Common than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Basingstoke and Deane | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.5% | 1.4% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 8.5% | 8.7% | 13.5% |
Padworth Common Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Basingstoke and Deane | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 28.2% | 34.6% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 39.6% | 36.9% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 0.8% | 4.8% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 17% | 9% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 10.8% | 10.6% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1% | 2% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
Padworth Common Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Padworth Common and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Basingstoke and Deane | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 17.3% | 18.5% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 14.7% | 13.6% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16.4% | 16.7% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.6% | 12.8% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 30.5% | 29.7% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.7% |
Padworth Common Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Padworth Common are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Padworth Common 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 | Basingstoke and Deane | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 89.3% | 91.6% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 6.7% | 5.3% | 9.4% |
Padworth Common Age Distribution Statistics
| Age | Basingstoke and Deane | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 6.8% | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.2% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 7.6% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 6.6% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 22.4% | 19.7% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.7% | 20.9% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 6.1% | 6.7% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 8% | 9.6% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 4.7% | 6.2% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 38.7 | 41.1 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 39 | 42 | 39 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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