Socio-economic statistics for South Church, Durham

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

South Church Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	County Durham	England
Age 0 to 4	5.6%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.4%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.5%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	9.8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	18.7%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21.1%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.9%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.9%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.1%	2.3%
Mean Age	41	39.3
Median Age	42	39

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

Grade	County Durham	England
AB	16.27%	22.96%
C1	28.39%	30.92%
C2	22.99%	20.64%
DE	32.35%	25.49%

South Church Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in South Church 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 South Church is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in South Church than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Benefit	County Durham	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.2%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.4%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	18.3%	13.5%

South Church Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of South Church and are from the UK Census of 2011. South Church 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	County Durham	England
No Qualifications	27.5%	22.5%
Level 1	13.4%	13.3%
Level 2	16%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	3.6%
Level 3	13.6%	12.4%
Level 4	21.5%	27.4%
Other	3.9%	5.7%

South Church Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	County Durham	England
Owned	31%	30.6%
Mortgage	34.8%	32.8%
Shared	0.2%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	12.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	7.3%	8.3%
Private Rented	11.4%	15.4%
Other	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.3%	1.3%

South Church Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of South Church are from the UK Census of 2011. Since South Church 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	County Durham	England
United Kingdom	96.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.2%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.3%	3.7%
Outside the EU	1.8%	9.4%

South Church General Health Statistics

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

Health	County Durham	England
Very Good	42.35%	47.17%
Good	33.43%	34.22%
Fair	16.06%	13.12%
Bad	6.35%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.82%	1.25%

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

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