Socio-economic statistics for South Elkington, Lincolnshire

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

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

Grade	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	England
AB	14.28%	17.93%	22.96%
C1	26.94%	28.67%	30.92%
C2	26.79%	24.74%	20.64%
DE	31.98%	28.66%	25.49%

South Elkington Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of South Elkington are from the UK Census of 2011. Since South Elkington 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	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	England
United Kingdom	96.3%	92.9%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.7%	4.3%	3.7%
Outside the EU	1.6%	2.4%	9.4%

South Elkington Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of South Elkington and are from the UK Census of 2011. South Elkington 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	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	England
No Qualifications	32.6%	26.1%	22.5%
Level 1	14.2%	14.1%	13.3%
Level 2	15.6%	16.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	4.2%	3.6%
Level 3	10.5%	12.3%	12.4%
Level 4	18.1%	21.3%	27.4%
Other	4.8%	5.5%	5.7%

South Elkington Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in South Elkington 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in South Elkington than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Benefit	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.9%	2.8%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.9%	2.2%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	17.7%	13.3%	13.5%

South Elkington General Health Statistics

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

Health	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	England
Very Good	38.22%	43.02%	47.17%
Good	35.29%	35.96%	34.22%
Fair	18.27%	15.13%	13.12%
Bad	6.36%	4.60%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.86%	1.30%	1.25%

South Elkington Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	England
Age 0 to 4	4.5%	5.2%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.4%	4.9%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.3%	5.7%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.5%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	6.7%	8.3%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	4.3%	5.5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	15.2%	18%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21%	20.6%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	9%	7.4%	6%
Age 65 to 74	14.6%	11.2%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	8.4%	6.8%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3%	2.6%	2.3%
Mean Age	45.8	42.5	39.3
Median Age	49	44	39

South Elkington Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	England
Owned	42.4%	36%	30.6%
Mortgage	26.8%	32.6%	32.8%
Shared	0.8%	0.7%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	2.6%	8.2%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	8.4%	5.5%	8.3%
Private Rented	15.3%	13.8%	15.4%
Other	2%	1.8%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.7%	1.6%	1.3%

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

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