If you are thinking of moving to Rookery Hill 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 Rookery Hill to figures for East Sussex and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Rookery Hill is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Rookery Hill Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Rookery Hill and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Lewes | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 21.5% | 22.6% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 13.8% | 14.1% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 15.7% | 16.8% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.8% | 12% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 29.4% | 26.2% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.4% | 4.7% | 5.7% |
Rookery Hill General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Rookery Hill. The percentage of residents in Rookery Hill rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.
| Health | Lewes | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 44.84% | 43.80% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.52% | 35.64% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 14.26% | 14.77% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 4.17% | 4.48% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.21% | 1.31% | 1.25% |
Rookery Hill 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 Rookery Hill 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. Rookery Hill is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Rookery Hill 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment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 Rookery Hill is both lower than the average for East Sussex and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Rookery Hill than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Lewes | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 10.9% | 12.9% | 13.5% |
Rookery Hill Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Rookery Hill as a whole, is older than the national average.
| Age | Lewes | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.2% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 7.3% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.7% | 4.9% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 17.3% | 17.2% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.1% | 20.5% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 7.4% | 7.5% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 11.2% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 7.9% | 7.8% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.6% | 3.7% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 43.7 | 43.6 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 45 | 45 | 39 |
Rookery Hill Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Rookery Hill are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Rookery Hill 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 | Lewes | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 92.5% | 91.9% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 4.4% | 4.7% | 9.4% |
Rookery Hill 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 | Lewes | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 25.18% | 22.10% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 32.79% | 32.41% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 22.30% | 22.89% | 20.64% |
| DE | 19.72% | 22.60% | 25.49% |
Rookery Hill Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Lewes | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 39.8% | 37.9% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 32.8% | 31.3% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 7.6% | 4.7% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 3.3% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 13.2% | 16.3% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
