Socio-economic statistics for Sandylake, Cornwall

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

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

Sandylake Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Sandylake General Health Statistics

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

Sandylake Education Statistics

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

Sandylake Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Sandylake are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Sandylake 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.

Sandylake Age Distribution Statistics

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

Sandylake 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. Sandylake 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 Sandylake 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 Sandylake is both lower than the average for West Yorkshire (Met County) and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places.

What is the population of Sandylake and Cornwall?

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

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