We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics for Spennymoor in County Durham from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Spennymoor older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Spennymoor and County Durham? Is Spennymoor an unemployment hotspot? This page should provide you with the answers. We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Spennymoor in the County Durham local area district. Spennymoor has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average. The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in County Durham including Spennymoor. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.Spennymoor Health Statistics
Spennymoor has a significantly lower proportion of residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.Area VG G F B VB Spennymoor 43.38% 33.91% 15.06% 5.84% 1.8% County Durham 42.96% 33.9% 15.63% 5.78% 1.72% North East 44.58% 33.46% 14.95% 5.41% 1.61% England 48.49% 33.71% 12.65% 3.98% 1.17% How has the health of residents in County Durham changed since 2011?
County Durham residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 1.08% between the 2011 and 2021 census.Year VG G F B VB 2011 42.35% 33.43% 16.06% 6.35% 1.82% 2021 42.96% 33.9% 15.63% 5.78% 1.72% Spennymoor Unemployment Statistics
Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of County Durham.Area Unemployed Yearly Change County Durham 3.4% -0.7% North East 4.3% -0.5% England 3.8% -0.3% UK 3.7% -0.3% Economic Status Proportion In Employment 53.47% In Part-Time Work 23.11% Unemployed 4.29% Spennymoor Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Spennymoor residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;
In this first table we have compared Spennymoor to the national average for England.Level Spennymoor England No Qualifications 20.95% 18.08% Level 1 9.49% 9.69% Level 2 14.66% 13.32% Apprenticeship 6.37% 5.32% Level 3 20.07% 16.92% Level 4 26.02% 33.92% Spennymoor & County Durham Immigration Statistics
Area Born in UK Born outside UK Spennymoor 97.42% 2.58% County Durham 95.62% 4.38% North East 93.23% 6.77% England 82.65% 17.35% Spennymoor compared to other wards in County Durham
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Spennymoor is ranked 51 out of 63 wards in County Durham for the number of residents born outside of the UK.# Ward Born in UK Born outside UK 1 Elvet and Gilesgate 78.64% 21.36% 2 Neville's Cross 81.36% 18.64% 3 Belmont 89.99% 10.01% 4 Framwellgate and Newton Hall 90.46% 9.54% 5 Durham South 92.44% 7.56% 6 Brandon 93.64% 6.36% 7 Consett South 94.16% 5.84% 8 Coxhoe 94.97% 5.03% 9 Deerness 95.12% 4.88% 10 Aycliffe North and Middridge 95.25% 4.75% 11 Aycliffe West 95.31% 4.69% 12 West Auckland 95.89% 4.11% 13 Bishop Middleham and Cornforth 95.98% 4.02% 14 Sacriston 96.1% 3.9% 15 Dawdon 96.18% 3.82% 16 Barnard Castle West 96.25% 3.75% 17 Delves Lane 96.3% 3.7% 18 Craghead and South Moor 96.33% 3.67% 19 Chester-le-Street West Central 96.33% 3.67% 20 Woodhouse Close 96.33% 3.67% 21 Benfieldside 96.34% 3.66% 22 Tudhoe 96.37% 3.63% 23 Chester-le-Street East 96.52% 3.48% 24 Esh and Witton Gilbert 96.56% 3.44% 25 Leadgate and Medomsley 96.6% 3.4% 26 Bishop Auckland Town 96.63% 3.37% 27 Shildon and Dene Valley 96.73% 3.27% 28 Chester-le-Street South 96.74% 3.26% 29 Ferryhill 96.74% 3.26% 30 Consett North 96.75% 3.25% 31 Barnard Castle East 96.78% 3.22% 32 Sherburn 96.81% 3.19% 33 Annfield Plain 96.83% 3.17% 34 Shotton and South Hetton 96.88% 3.12% 35 Burnopfield and Dipton 96.92% 3.08% 36 Sedgefield 96.92% 3.08% 37 Weardale 96.97% 3.03% 38 Murton 97.01% 2.99% 39 Lanchester 97.01% 2.99% 40 Aycliffe East 97.07% 2.93% 41 Chilton 97.08% 2.92% 42 Willington and Hunwick 97.15% 2.85% 43 North Lodge 97.16% 2.84% 44 Peterlee East 97.19% 2.81% 45 Horden 97.2% 2.8% 46 Coundon 97.24% 2.76% 47 Stanley 97.31% 2.69% 48 Passfield 97.38% 2.62% 49 Tanfield 97.4% 2.6% 50 Chester-le-Street North 97.41% 2.59% 51 Spennymoor 97.42% 2.58% 52 Pelton 97.44% 2.56% 53 Lumley 97.54% 2.46% 54 Blackhalls 97.55% 2.45% 55 Trimdon and Thornley 97.56% 2.44% 56 Deneside 97.72% 2.28% 57 Crook 97.73% 2.27% 58 Easington 97.81% 2.19% 59 Seaham 97.83% 2.17% 60 Peterlee West 97.88% 2.12% 61 Evenwood 97.9% 2.1% 62 Tow Law 97.91% 2.09% 63 Wingate 97.91% 2.09% How many residents own or rent their home in Spennymoor and County Durham
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Spennymoor either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 64.83 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 35.17 of Spennymoor residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.
Area Owned Rented Spennymoor 64.83% 35.17% County Durham 62.54% 37.46% North East 60.27% 39.73% England 61.31% 38.69% Spennymoor compared to other wards in County Durham
Spennymoor is ranked 27 out of 63 wards in County Durham for the percentage of home owners.# Ward Owned Rented 1 Durham South 88.35% 11.65% 2 North Lodge 87.74% 12.26% 3 Seaham 77.05% 22.95% 4 Lanchester 76.54% 23.46% 5 Chester-le-Street South 75.71% 24.29% 6 Framwellgate and Newton Hall 73.26% 26.74% 7 Benfieldside 73.18% 26.82% 8 Chester-le-Street East 72.76% 27.24% 9 Weardale 72.34% 27.66% 10 Sedgefield 72.2% 27.8% 11 Neville's Cross 71.2% 28.8% 12 Aycliffe North and Middridge 71.06% 28.94% 13 Burnopfield and Dipton 71.02% 28.98% 14 Barnard Castle West 70.86% 29.14% 15 Evenwood 70.57% 29.43% 16 Pelton 69.34% 30.66% 17 Delves Lane 69.07% 30.93% 18 Chester-le-Street North 68.58% 31.42% 19 Lumley 68.51% 31.49% 20 Leadgate and Medomsley 68.17% 31.83% 21 Passfield 68.08% 31.92% 22 Bishop Auckland Town 67.65% 32.35% 23 Esh and Witton Gilbert 67.25% 32.75% 24 West Auckland 66.66% 33.34% 25 Sherburn 66.08% 33.92% 26 Tanfield 65.17% 34.83% 27 Spennymoor 64.83% 35.17% 28 Barnard Castle East 64.21% 35.79% 29 Blackhalls 64.14% 35.86% 30 Chilton (County Durham) 63.51% 36.49% 31 Coxhoe 63.2% 36.8% 32 Wingate 62.68% 37.32% 33 Easington 62.33% 37.67% 34 Tow Law 62.21% 37.79% 35 Crook 62.21% 37.79% 36 Willington and Hunwick 62.2% 37.8% 37 Consett South 61.27% 38.73% 38 Belmont (County Durham) 60.72% 39.28% 39 Shotton and South Hetton 60.53% 39.47% 40 Aycliffe East 60.1% 39.9% 41 Trimdon and Thornley 59.88% 40.12% 42 Tudhoe 59.79% 40.21% 43 Sacriston 59.02% 40.98% 44 Bishop Middleham and Cornforth 58.9% 41.1% 45 Deerness 58.86% 41.14% 46 Peterlee West 58.58% 41.42% 47 Dawdon 57.98% 42.02% 48 Murton 57.8% 42.2% 49 Brandon 56.97% 43.03% 50 Consett North 56.94% 43.06% 51 Shildon and Dene Valley 56.39% 43.61% 52 Craghead and South Moor 55.82% 44.18% 53 Deneside 54.34% 45.66% 54 Annfield Plain 54.29% 45.71% 55 Ferryhill 53.56% 46.44% 56 Coundon 53.3% 46.7% 57 Horden 50.47% 49.53% 58 Woodhouse Close 49.81% 50.19% 59 Chester-le-Street West Central 49.45% 50.55% 60 Stanley (County Durham) 48.6% 51.4% 61 Peterlee East 47.87% 52.13% 62 Aycliffe West 43.68% 56.32% 63 Elvet and Gilesgate 28.95% 71.05% Spennymoor Age Distribution Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Spennymoor.Age Band Proportion 4 & under 5 - 9 years 10 - 15 years 16 - 19 years 20 - 24 years 25 - 34 years 35 - 49 years 50 - 64 years 65 - 74 years 75 - 84 years 85 years & over What are the occupations of the residents of Spennymoor?
The largest employment sector in Spennymoor is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials.Sector Proportion Professional Occupations 16.36% Associate Professional & Technical 12.67% Skilled Trades 11.66% Elementary Occupations 11.5% Caring, leisure & Other Services 10.57% Process Plant & Machine Operatives 10.04% Administrative & Secretarial 10% Managers, Directors & Senior Officials 9.54% What is the population of Spennymoor and County Durham?
Ward Population Annfield Plain 8227 Aycliffe East 8281 Aycliffe North and Middridge 10717 Aycliffe West 7969 Barnard Castle East 8532 Barnard Castle West 8539 Belmont 14730 Benfieldside 8200 Bishop Auckland Town 7861 Bishop Middleham and Cornforth 3669 Blackhalls 7871 Brandon 10300 Burnopfield and Dipton 8193 Chester-le-Street East 3909 Chester-le-Street North 3899 Chester-le-Street South 7516 Chester-le-Street West Central 7931 Chilton 4441 Consett North 7868 Consett South 5610 Coundon 4417 Coxhoe 12514 Craghead and South Moor 8428 Crook 12374 Dawdon 8826 Deerness 12803 Delves Lane 8638 Deneside 7085 Durham South 2200 Easington 7629 Elvet and Gilesgate 12245 Esh and Witton Gilbert 8172 Evenwood 8208 Ferryhill 10798 Framwellgate and Newton Hall 14597 Horden 7397 Lanchester 7620 Leadgate and Medomsley 8866 Lumley 7280 Murton 8017 Neville's Cross 16042 North Lodge 3464 Passfield 4338 Pelton 13062 Peterlee East 7209 Peterlee West 8187 Sacriston 7697 Seaham 7011 Sedgefield 8239 Sherburn 8500 Shildon and Dene Valley 13364 Shotton and South Hetton 9394 Spennymoor 11273 Stanley 8968 Tanfield 8057 Tow Law 4687 Trimdon and Thornley 13207 Tudhoe 9398 Weardale 7980 West Auckland 8821 Willington and Hunwick 9000 Wingate 4332 Woodhouse Close 8542 County Durham Total 533149
Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.