Socio-economic statistics for Rednal, Shropshire

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

Rednal 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	Shropshire	England
AB	22.72%	22.96%
C1	28.42%	30.92%
C2	25.73%	20.64%
DE	23.13%	25.49%

Rednal Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Rednal and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Qualification	Shropshire	England
No Qualifications	22.5%	22.5%
Level 1	13.1%	13.3%
Level 2	16.8%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	3.6%
Level 3	12.2%	12.4%
Level 4	27.5%	27.4%
Other	4.2%	5.7%

Rednal Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Shropshire	England
Owned	38.6%	30.6%
Mortgage	30.6%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	5%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	8.5%	8.3%
Private Rented	13.1%	15.4%
Other	1.9%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.8%	1.3%

Rednal Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Rednal are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Rednal 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	Shropshire	England
United Kingdom	95.3%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.3%	9.4%

Rednal General Health Statistics

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

Health	Shropshire	England
Very Good	46.49%	47.17%
Good	34.92%	34.22%
Fair	13.55%	13.12%
Bad	3.91%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.13%	1.25%

Rednal Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Rednal 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 Rednal than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Shropshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.2%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.7%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	10.4%	13.5%

Rednal Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Shropshire	England
Age 0 to 4	5.1%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.1%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.9%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.7%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.1%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	18.1%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21.1%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	7.3%	6%
Age 65 to 74	11.2%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.8%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.7%	2.3%
Mean Age	42.6	39.3
Median Age	44	39

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

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