If you are thinking of moving to Parkwood Springs 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 Parkwood Springs to figures for Sheffield and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Parkwood Springs is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Parkwood Springs Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Parkwood Springs and are from the UK Census of 2011.
Qualification | Sheffield | England |
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No Qualifications | 24.3% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 12.3% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 13.7% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 15.8% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 25.7% | 27.4% |
Other | 4.6% | 5.7% |
Parkwood Springs Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Parkwood Springs has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Parkwood Springs is an economically deprived area.
Tenure | Sheffield | England |
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Owned | 27.1% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 31.2% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.4% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 17.7% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 7% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 14.2% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1% | 1.3% |
Parkwood Springs Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Parkwood Springs as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Parkwood Springs is also older than the average, making Parkwood Springs a older persons location.
Age | Sheffield | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 6.1% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 5.5% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 14.5% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 7% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 20% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 17.4% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 5.2% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.2% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 37.9 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 36 | 39 |
Parkwood Springs General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Parkwood Springs. The percentage of residents in Parkwood Springs rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Parkwood Springs rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Parkwood Springs is generally worse than in the average person in England.
Health | Sheffield | England |
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Very Good | 46.73% | 47.17% |
Good | 33.35% | 34.22% |
Fair | 13.70% | 13.12% |
Bad | 4.83% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.39% | 1.25% |
Parkwood Springs Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Parkwood Springs are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Parkwood Springs 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 | Sheffield | England |
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United Kingdom | 88.3% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.3% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 2.2% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 9.2% | 9.4% |
Parkwood Springs Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Parkwood Springs 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 Parkwood Springs is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.
Benefit | Sheffield | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 4.4% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.6% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 15.4% | 13.5% |
Parkwood Springs 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 | Sheffield | England |
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AB | 20.78% | 22.96% |
C1 | 31.85% | 30.92% |
C2 | 19.64% | 20.64% |
DE | 27.74% | 25.49% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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