Socio-economic statistics for Reigate Heath, Surrey

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

Reigate Heath Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.5%	1.3%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	7.8%	7.1%	13.5%

Reigate Heath Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Reigate Heath as a whole, is older than the national average.

Age	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	England
Age 0 to 4	6.6%	6.3%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.9%	5.8%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6%	6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.6%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.1%	7.7%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.9%	5.5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	22.1%	21.2%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.2%	20.5%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.1%	6.1%	6%
Age 65 to 74	8.1%	8.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.6%	5.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.8%	2.7%	2.3%
Mean Age	39.9	40.2	39.3
Median Age	40	40	39

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

Grade	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	England
AB	32.61%	35.57%	22.96%
C1	34.97%	33.53%	30.92%
C2	18.26%	17.28%	20.64%
DE	14.16%	13.63%	25.49%

Reigate Heath General Health Statistics

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

Health	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	England
Very Good	51.55%	52.43%	47.17%
Good	34.03%	33.56%	34.22%
Fair	10.79%	10.56%	13.12%
Bad	2.79%	2.70%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.85%	0.75%	1.25%

Reigate Heath Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	England
No Qualifications	16.6%	15.9%	22.5%
Level 1	13.2%	12.2%	13.3%
Level 2	16.6%	15.3%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	2.9%	3.6%
Level 3	12%	12.3%	12.4%
Level 4	34%	36.2%	27.4%
Other	4.8%	5.1%	5.7%

Reigate Heath Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Reigate Heath are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Reigate Heath 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	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	England
United Kingdom	87.9%	85.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.3%	3.9%	3.7%
Outside the EU	8%	9.5%	9.4%

Reigate Heath Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Reigate Heath has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Reigate Heath is a relatively affluent area.

Tenure	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	England
Owned	33.2%	34.8%	30.6%
Mortgage	39.9%	38.1%	32.8%
Shared	1.2%	1%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	2.4%	4.9%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	9.5%	6.5%	8.3%
Private Rented	12%	12.2%	15.4%
Other	0.9%	1.3%	1.4%
Rent Free	0.9%	1.2%	1.3%

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

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