Socio-economic statistics for South Stifford, Essex

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

South Stifford General Health Statistics

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

Health	Thurrock	England
Very Good	48.20%	47.17%
Good	34.74%	34.22%
Fair	12.29%	13.12%
Bad	3.73%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.03%	1.25%

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

Grade	Thurrock	England
AB	15.01%	22.96%
C1	31.82%	30.92%
C2	25.64%	20.64%
DE	27.53%	25.49%

South Stifford Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Thurrock	England
Age 0 to 4	7.6%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	6.5%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.3%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8.5%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	7.1%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	23.2%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	18.6%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	5.5%	6%
Age 65 to 74	6.8%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.2%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	1.7%	2.3%
Mean Age	36.8	39.3
Median Age	36	39

South Stifford Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Thurrock	England
Owned	25.5%	30.6%
Mortgage	40.7%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	16.1%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	2.3%	8.3%
Private Rented	13.2%	15.4%
Other	0.9%	1.4%
Rent Free	0.8%	1.3%

South Stifford Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of South Stifford are from the UK Census of 2011. Since South Stifford 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	Thurrock	England
United Kingdom	88%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.6%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.5%	3.7%
Outside the EU	7.8%	9.4%

South Stifford Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Thurrock	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.8%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.3%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	13.6%	13.5%

South Stifford Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of South Stifford and are from the UK Census of 2011. South Stifford 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	Thurrock	England
No Qualifications	26.5%	22.5%
Level 1	18.1%	13.3%
Level 2	17.5%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	3.6%
Level 3	10.9%	12.4%
Level 4	17.4%	27.4%
Other	6.1%	5.7%

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

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