Ridgacre, Birmingham

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

Ridgacre Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Ridgacre has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Ridgacre is an economically deprived area.Since all home ownership is lower than the national average and all rented accommodation levels are higher than the national average, this also suggests an area of economic deprivation

Ridgacre Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Ridgacre are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Ridgacre has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.

Ridgacre Age Distribution Statistics

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

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

Ridgacre Education Statistics

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

Ridgacre General Health Statistics

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

Ridgacre 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. Ridgacre 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 Ridgacre 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 unemployment in Ridgacre is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Ridgacre than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

What is the population of Ridgacre and Birmingham?

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

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