If you are thinking of moving to Peter's Finger 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 Peter's Finger to figures for Devon and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Peter's Finger is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Peter's Finger 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. Peter's Finger has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Torridge | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 15.18% | 21.91% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 25.04% | 29.91% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 32.82% | 25.31% | 20.64% |
| DE | 26.96% | 22.87% | 25.49% |
Peter's Finger Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Peter's Finger and are from the UK Census of 2011. Peter's Finger 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 | Torridge | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 25.4% | 21.1% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 14.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 17.5% | 16.4% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.1% | 12.9% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 21.7% | 27.8% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.2% | 4.3% | 5.7% |
Peter's Finger General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Peter's Finger. The percentage of residents in Peter's Finger rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Peter's Finger rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Peter's Finger is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Torridge | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 43.53% | 46.10% | 47.17% |
| Good | 34.84% | 34.70% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 15.42% | 14.00% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 4.90% | 4.04% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.31% | 1.16% | 1.25% |
Peter's Finger Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Peter's Finger are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Peter's Finger 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 | Torridge | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 96.6% | 94.3% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 1.3% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 1.9% | 3.3% | 9.4% |
Peter's Finger Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Peter's Finger as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Peter's Finger is also older than the Devon average, making Peter's Finger a older persons location.
| Age | Torridge | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 4.9% | 5% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 8.3% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.1% | 4.9% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 16.5% | 17% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.6% | 20.7% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 8.7% | 7.7% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 11.6% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 7.6% | 7.5% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3% | 3.4% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 44.6 | 43.7 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 47 | 45 | 39 |
Peter's Finger Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Torridge | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 42.9% | 40.4% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 28.6% | 29.8% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 1.9% | 4.8% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 7.1% | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 15.3% | 14.6% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
Peter's Finger Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Peter's Finger come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They are the last published indiciator of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment firgures as a percentage and has no further plans to do so. That being said, these census 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.
| Benefit | Torridge | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 13.2% | 10.8% | 13.5% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
