Socio-economic statistics for Shoeburyness, Essex

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

Shoeburyness 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	Southend-on-Sea	England
AB	19.93%	22.96%
C1	34.87%	30.92%
C2	21.33%	20.64%
DE	23.87%	25.49%

Shoeburyness Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	Southend-on-Sea	England
Owned	30.7%	30.6%
Mortgage	34.4%	32.8%
Shared	0.4%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	6.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	4.7%	8.3%
Private Rented	20.7%	15.4%
Other	1.3%	1.4%
Rent Free	0.9%	1.3%

Shoeburyness Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Southend-on-Sea	England
Age 0 to 4	6.5%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.4%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.9%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	21.3%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.2%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6%	6%
Age 65 to 74	8.7%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.1%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3%	2.3%
Mean Age	40.2	39.3
Median Age	40	39

Shoeburyness General Health Statistics

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

Health	Southend-on-Sea	England
Very Good	45.11%	47.17%
Good	35.09%	34.22%
Fair	14.06%	13.12%
Bad	4.48%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.26%	1.25%

Shoeburyness Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Shoeburyness are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Shoeburyness 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	Southend-on-Sea	England
United Kingdom	90.1%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.7%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.1%	3.7%
Outside the EU	6%	9.4%

Shoeburyness Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Shoeburyness and are from the UK Census of 2011. Shoeburyness 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	Southend-on-Sea	England
No Qualifications	24.6%	22.5%
Level 1	16.4%	13.3%
Level 2	17.5%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3%	3.6%
Level 3	11.4%	12.4%
Level 4	21.8%	27.4%
Other	5.3%	5.7%

Shoeburyness Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Shoeburyness 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. The rate of unemployment in Shoeburyness is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.

Benefit	Southend-on-Sea	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.9%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.3%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	15.5%	13.5%

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

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