Socio-economic statistics for Pendoylan, The Vale Of Glamorgan

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

Pendoylan Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Pendoylan 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Pendoylan than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	The Vale of Glamorgan	Wales
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.9%	3.6%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.6%	3.3%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	14%	17.4%

Pendoylan Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Pendoylan and are from the UK Census of 2011. Pendoylan 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. Pendoylan also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Pendoylan are better educated than the average Wales citizen.

Qualification	The Vale of Glamorgan	Wales
No Qualifications	20.5%	25.9%
Level 1	12.9%	13.3%
Level 2	16.9%	15.7%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	3.9%
Level 3	11.9%	12.3%
Level 4	29.8%	24.5%
Other	4%	4.3%

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

Grade	The Vale of Glamorgan	Wales
AB	23.47%	17.93%
C1	33.20%	29.31%
C2	20.97%	23.06%
DE	22.37%	29.69%

Pendoylan Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	The Vale of Glamorgan	Wales
Age 0 to 4	5.8%	5.8%
Age 5 to 9	5.4%	5.3%
Age 10 to14	6.3%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4.1%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.8%	9.7%
Age 25 to 29	5.5%	6.1%
Age 30 to 44	19.1%	18.6%
Age 45 to 59	21%	19.9%
Age 60 to 64	6.7%	6.7%
Age 65 to 74	9.8%	9.8%
Age 75 to 84	6%	6.1%
Age 85 and over	2.5%	2.4%
Mean Age	40.9	40.6
Median Age	42	41

Pendoylan General Health Statistics

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

Health	The Vale of Glamorgan	Wales
Very Good	48.01%	46.64%
Good	32.05%	31.12%
Fair	13.55%	14.62%
Bad	4.90%	5.82%
Very Bad	1.49%	1.81%

Pendoylan Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Pendoylan are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Pendoylan 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	The Vale of Glamorgan	Wales
United Kingdom	95.1%	94.5%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.4%
Other EU Countries	1.6%	1.8%
Outside the EU	2.9%	3.3%

Pendoylan Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	The Vale of Glamorgan	Wales
Owned	35.4%	35.4%
Mortgage	36.8%	32%
Shared	0.2%	0.3%
Social Rented (Council)	7.5%	9.8%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	4.4%	6.6%
Private Rented	12.7%	12.7%
Other	1.9%	1.5%
Rent Free	1.1%	1.6%

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

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