If you are thinking of moving to Shelsley Beauchamp 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 Shelsley Beauchamp to figures for Worcestershire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Shelsley Beauchamp is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Shelsley Beauchamp Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Shelsley Beauchamp and are from the UK Census of 2011. Shelsley Beauchamp 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. Shelsley Beauchamp also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Shelsley Beauchamp are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 20.3% | 23% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 11.2% | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 15.5% | 15.8% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.4% | 12.1% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 33.9% | 27.2% | 27.4% |
| Other | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5.7% |
Shelsley Beauchamp 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 Shelsley Beauchamp 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. Shelsley Beauchamp 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 Shelsley Beauchamp 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment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 Shelsley Beauchamp is both lower than the average for Worcestershire 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 Shelsley Beauchamp than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 10.5% | 11.5% | 13.5% |
Shelsley Beauchamp 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. Shelsley Beauchamp has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 30.16% | 24.20% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 28.40% | 29.81% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 22.19% | 22.60% | 20.64% |
| DE | 19.25% | 23.39% | 25.49% |
Shelsley Beauchamp Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Shelsley Beauchamp are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Shelsley Beauchamp 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 | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 95% | 94.2% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 1.7% | 2.4% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 2.9% | 2.9% | 9.4% |
Shelsley Beauchamp Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 42.5% | 35.9% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 29.4% | 35% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 1.7% | 5.6% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 12.4% | 9.2% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 10.4% | 11.3% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
Shelsley Beauchamp General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Shelsley Beauchamp. The percentage of residents in Shelsley Beauchamp rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Shelsley Beauchamp rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Shelsley Beauchamp is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 45.57% | 46.47% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.07% | 34.87% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 14.06% | 13.50% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.94% | 3.99% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.36% | 1.16% | 1.25% |
Shelsley Beauchamp Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Shelsley Beauchamp as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Shelsley Beauchamp is also older than the Worcestershire average, making Shelsley Beauchamp a older persons location.
| Age | Malvern Hills | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 4.4% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6% | 5.7% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 3.9% | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 16% | 19.2% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.8% | 20.8% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 8.2% | 7.2% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.4% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 8% | 6.3% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.6% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 44.9 | 41.8 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 47 | 43 | 39 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
