If you are thinking of moving to Somers Town 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 Somers Town to figures for City of Westminster and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Somers Town is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Somers Town General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Somers Town. The percentage of residents in Somers Town rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average.
| Health | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 54.15% | 47.17% |
| Good | 29.99% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 10.04% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 4.22% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.59% | 1.25% |
Somers Town Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Somers Town has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Somers Town is an economically deprived area.Since all home ownership is lower than the national average and all rented accommodation levels are higher than the national average, this also suggests an area of economic deprivation
| Tenure | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 17.7% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 12.9% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 11.9% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 14% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 37.6% | 15.4% |
| Other | 2.1% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 3.1% | 1.3% |
Somers Town Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Somers Town are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Somers Town has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.
| Country | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 46.7% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 14.2% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 37.4% | 9.4% |
Somers Town 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. Somers Town has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 41.62% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 32.49% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 7.26% | 20.64% |
| DE | 18.63% | 25.49% |
Somers Town Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Somers Town as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Somers Town is also older than the average, making Somers Town a older persons location.
| Age | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.5% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 2.2% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 12.5% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 29.2% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 16.2% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 4.2% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 6% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 3.7% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 36.7 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 34 | 39 |
Somers Town 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 Somers Town 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. Somers Town is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.Somers Town 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 Somers Town 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Somers Town than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 12.1% | 13.5% |
Somers Town Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Somers Town and are from the UK Census of 2011. Somers Town 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. Somers Town also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Somers Town are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 12.8% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 6.6% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 7.8% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 9.2% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 50.3% | 27.4% |
| Other | 12.6% | 5.7% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
