Socio-economic statistics for St Luke’s, City of Derby

If you are thinking of moving to St Luke's 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 St Luke's to figures for City of Derby and nationally. These statistics can tell you if St Luke's is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

St Luke's 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	Derby	England
AB	18.99%	22.96%
C1	28.35%	30.92%
C2	20.72%	20.64%
DE	31.94%	25.49%

St Luke's Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of St Luke's are from the UK Census of 2011. Since St Luke's has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.

Country	Derby	England
United Kingdom	86.1%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.7%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.8%	3.7%
Outside the EU	9.4%	9.4%

St Luke's Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

St Luke's has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that St Luke's is an economically deprived area.

Tenure	Derby	England
Owned	29.6%	30.6%
Mortgage	31.8%	32.8%
Shared	0.8%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	12.2%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	7.6%	8.3%
Private Rented	15.6%	15.4%
Other	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%

St Luke's Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of St Luke's and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Qualification	Derby	England
No Qualifications	24.1%	22.5%
Level 1	13.3%	13.3%
Level 2	14.5%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.9%	3.6%
Level 3	13%	12.4%
Level 4	24.2%	27.4%
Other	5.9%	5.7%

St Luke's Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Derby	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.1%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.9%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	16.3%	13.5%

St Luke's Age Distribution Statistics

The population of St Luke's as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of St Luke's is also older than the average, making St Luke's a older persons location.

Age	Derby	England
Age 0 to 4	7.1%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	6.1%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	11.1%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	7.3%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.6%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	17.9%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	5.1%	6%
Age 65 to 74	7.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.4%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.1%	2.3%
Mean Age	37.6	39.3
Median Age	36	39

St Luke's General Health Statistics

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

Health	Derby	England
Very Good	44.96%	47.17%
Good	35.00%	34.22%
Fair	14.15%	13.12%
Bad	4.59%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.31%	1.25%

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

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