Socio-economic statistics for St Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent

If you are thinking of moving to St Nicholas-at-Wade 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 Nicholas-at-Wade to figures for Kent and nationally. These statistics can tell you if St Nicholas-at-Wade is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

St Nicholas-at-Wade Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in St Nicholas-at-Wade 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 Nicholas-at-Wade is both higher than the average for Kent 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 St Nicholas-at-Wade than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Benefit	Thanet	Kent	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	5.4%	2.7%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.2%	2.1%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	20.9%	12.6%	13.5%

St Nicholas-at-Wade Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Thanet	Kent	England
Owned	33.4%	33.1%	30.6%
Mortgage	28.6%	34.2%	32.8%
Shared	0.3%	1%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	5.1%	5.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	7.6%	8.1%	8.3%
Private Rented	22%	15.1%	15.4%
Other	1.8%	1.5%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.3%	1.3%

St Nicholas-at-Wade General Health Statistics

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

Health	Thanet	Kent	England
Very Good	40.72%	46.68%	47.17%
Good	35.11%	34.87%	34.22%
Fair	16.68%	13.32%	13.12%
Bad	5.80%	4.00%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.70%	1.14%	1.25%

St Nicholas-at-Wade 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. St Nicholas-at-Wade has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Thanet	Kent	England
AB	15.88%	22.42%	22.96%
C1	29.38%	31.89%	30.92%
C2	23.59%	22.46%	20.64%
DE	31.14%	23.22%	25.49%

St Nicholas-at-Wade Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of St Nicholas-at-Wade and are from the UK Census of 2011. St Nicholas-at-Wade 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	Thanet	Kent	England
No Qualifications	28.4%	22.5%	22.5%
Level 1	14.8%	14.7%	13.3%
Level 2	16.4%	16.9%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	3.8%	3.6%
Level 3	11.3%	12.3%	12.4%
Level 4	19.6%	24.7%	27.4%
Other	5.6%	5.1%	5.7%

St Nicholas-at-Wade Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of St Nicholas-at-Wade are from the UK Census of 2011.

Country	Thanet	Kent	England
United Kingdom	91.4%	90.9%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.9%	3.2%	3.7%
Outside the EU	4%	5.4%	9.4%

St Nicholas-at-Wade Age Distribution Statistics

The population of St Nicholas-at-Wade as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of St Nicholas-at-Wade is also older than the Kent average, making St Nicholas-at-Wade a older persons location.

Age	Thanet	Kent	England
Age 0 to 4	6%	6.1%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.4%	5.7%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.4%	6.2%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.9%	4%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8%	8.6%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.5%	5.7%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.2%	19.3%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.3%	19.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	7.1%	6.6%	6%
Age 65 to 74	10.7%	9.4%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	7.1%	6%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3.3%	2.5%	2.3%
Mean Age	41.9	40.3	39.3
Median Age	43	41	39

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

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