Socio-economic statistics for Paston, Cambridgeshire

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

Paston Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Paston are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Paston 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	Peterborough	England
United Kingdom	79.4%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.6%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	10.1%	3.7%
Outside the EU	9.9%	9.4%

Paston Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Peterborough	England
Age 0 to 4	7.6%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	6.3%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.2%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	9.1%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	8.2%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	22%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	18.2%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	5.1%	6%
Age 65 to 74	6.9%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.8%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	1.8%	2.3%
Mean Age	36.9	39.3
Median Age	35	39

Paston Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Paston and are from the UK Census of 2011. Paston 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	Peterborough	England
No Qualifications	25%	22.5%
Level 1	15.4%	13.3%
Level 2	16.2%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	3.6%
Level 3	10.8%	12.4%
Level 4	20.2%	27.4%
Other	8.9%	5.7%

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

Grade	Peterborough	England
AB	17.16%	22.96%
C1	29.09%	30.92%
C2	20.75%	20.64%
DE	33.00%	25.49%

Paston Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Paston 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 Paston is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.

Benefit	Peterborough	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.7%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.9%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	16.5%	13.5%

Paston General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Paston. The percentage of residents in Paston rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.

Health	Peterborough	England
Very Good	44.26%	47.17%
Good	37.30%	34.22%
Fair	13.27%	13.12%
Bad	4.04%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.13%	1.25%

Paston Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Peterborough	England
Owned	25.8%	30.6%
Mortgage	33.4%	32.8%
Shared	0.9%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	6.4%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	13.1%	8.3%
Private Rented	17.4%	15.4%
Other	1.8%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%

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

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