If you are thinking of moving to South Beach 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 South Beach to figures for Northumberland and nationally. These statistics can tell you if South Beach is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
South Beach Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of South Beach and are from the UK Census of 2011. South Beach 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 | Northumberland | England |
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No Qualifications | 23.9% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 13.7% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 16.5% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 12.1% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 25.6% | 27.4% |
Other | 3.8% | 5.7% |
South Beach Age Distribution Statistics
The population of South Beach as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of South Beach is also older than the average, making South Beach a older persons location.
Age | Northumberland | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 5.1% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 5.6% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 5.1% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 17.8% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 22.5% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 7.8% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 6.7% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.6% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 42.8 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 45 | 39 |
South Beach Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of South Beach are from the UK Census of 2011. Since South Beach 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 | Northumberland | England |
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United Kingdom | 97.2% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 1.1% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 1.6% | 9.4% |
South Beach General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for South Beach. The percentage of residents in South Beach rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in South Beach rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of South Beach is generally worse than in the average person in England.
Health | Northumberland | England |
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Very Good | 43.98% | 47.17% |
Good | 34.32% | 34.22% |
Fair | 15.37% | 13.12% |
Bad | 4.95% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.38% | 1.25% |
South Beach Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Tenure | Northumberland | England |
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Owned | 33.3% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 32.6% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.4% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 10.7% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 8% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 11.7% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.6% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.8% | 1.3% |
South Beach 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 | Northumberland | England |
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AB | 19.41% | 22.96% |
C1 | 29.74% | 30.92% |
C2 | 23.43% | 20.64% |
DE | 27.42% | 25.49% |
South Beach 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. South Beach is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.South Beach 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 South Beach 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 South Beach is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.
Benefit | Northumberland | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 3.8% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.3% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 14.6% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.