Socio-economic statistics for Sheerness, Kent

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

Sheerness Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Sheerness 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.

Benefit	Swale	Kent	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.3%	2.7%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.6%	2.1%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	15.9%	12.6%	13.5%

Sheerness Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	Swale	Kent	England
Owned	31.4%	33.1%	30.6%
Mortgage	36.9%	34.2%	32.8%
Shared	1%	1%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	2.2%	5.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	12.1%	8.1%	8.3%
Private Rented	13.9%	15.1%	15.4%
Other	1.3%	1.5%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%	1.3%

Sheerness Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Sheerness are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Sheerness 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	Swale	Kent	England
United Kingdom	94.3%	90.9%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.4%	3.2%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.8%	5.4%	9.4%

Sheerness Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Sheerness and are from the UK Census of 2011. Sheerness has a high level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average.

Qualification	Swale	Kent	England
No Qualifications	27.4%	22.5%	22.5%
Level 1	16.3%	14.7%	13.3%
Level 2	17%	16.9%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	3.8%	3.6%
Level 3	11.2%	12.3%	12.4%
Level 4	18.9%	24.7%	27.4%
Other	4.8%	5.1%	5.7%

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

Grade	Swale	Kent	England
AB	17.08%	22.42%	22.96%
C1	30.10%	31.89%	30.92%
C2	25.42%	22.46%	20.64%
DE	27.40%	23.22%	25.49%

Sheerness Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Sheerness as a whole, is older than the national average. However, the population of Sheerness is younger than the Kent average.

Age	Swale	Kent	England
Age 0 to 4	6.4%	6.1%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.8%	5.7%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.5%	6.2%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4%	4%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8.1%	8.6%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6%	5.7%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	19.4%	19.3%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.2%	19.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.8%	6.6%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.3%	9.4%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.4%	6%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2%	2.5%	2.3%
Mean Age	39.6	40.3	39.3
Median Age	40	41	39

Sheerness General Health Statistics

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

Health	Swale	Kent	England
Very Good	44.32%	46.68%	47.17%
Good	35.87%	34.87%	34.22%
Fair	14.07%	13.32%	13.12%
Bad	4.42%	4.00%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.32%	1.14%	1.25%

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

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