Socio-economic statistics for Pencraig, Powys

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

Pencraig 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.

Pencraig General Health Statistics

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

Pencraig Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Pencraig Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Pencraig and are from the UK Census of 2011. Pencraig has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Pencraig also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Pencraig are better educated than the average Wales citizen.

Pencraig Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Pencraig are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Pencraig 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.

Pencraig 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 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. Pencraig is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.Pencraig 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 Pencraig 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 Pencraig than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Pencraig Age Distribution Statistics

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

What is the population of Pencraig and Powys?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Powys including Pencraig. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

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