Socio-economic statistics for St Peter South Elmham, Suffolk

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

St Peter South Elmham Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of St Peter South Elmham are from the UK Census of 2011. Since St Peter South Elmham 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	Waveney	Suffolk	England
United Kingdom	96.2%	91.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.5%	2.9%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2%	4.9%	9.4%

St Peter South Elmham Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of St Peter South Elmham and are from the UK Census of 2011. St Peter South Elmham 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	Waveney	Suffolk	England
No Qualifications	29.8%	24.3%	22.5%
Level 1	14.2%	14.4%	13.3%
Level 2	16.2%	16.5%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	5.4%	4.2%	3.6%
Level 3	11.7%	11.6%	12.4%
Level 4	17.9%	23.5%	27.4%
Other	4.7%	5.5%	5.7%

St Peter South Elmham Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Waveney	Suffolk	England
Owned	40.3%	35.7%	30.6%
Mortgage	29.1%	31.5%	32.8%
Shared	0.4%	0.7%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	8.3%	7.6%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	5.7%	7.2%	8.3%
Private Rented	13.6%	14%	15.4%
Other	1.3%	1.6%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.3%	1.6%	1.3%

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

Grade	Waveney	Suffolk	England
AB	14.74%	20.50%	22.96%
C1	27.21%	30.24%	30.92%
C2	27.43%	24.29%	20.64%
DE	30.63%	24.96%	25.49%

St Peter South Elmham Age Distribution Statistics

The population of St Peter South Elmham as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of St Peter South Elmham is also older than the Suffolk average, making St Peter South Elmham a older persons location.

Age	Waveney	Suffolk	England
Age 0 to 4	5.4%	5.8%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.1%	5.4%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.6%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.4%	7.8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5%	5.9%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.1%	18.8%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.3%	19.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	7.7%	7.1%	6%
Age 65 to 74	12.1%	10.3%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	8.2%	6.7%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3.5%	2.8%	2.3%
Mean Age	43.9	41.7	39.3
Median Age	45	42	39

St Peter South Elmham General Health Statistics

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

Health	Waveney	Suffolk	England
Very Good	41.08%	45.89%	47.17%
Good	36.29%	35.73%	34.22%
Fair	16.09%	13.61%	13.12%
Bad	5.06%	3.74%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.49%	1.04%	1.25%

St Peter South Elmham Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Waveney	Suffolk	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.6%	2.5%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.6%	1.8%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	16.6%	11.3%	13.5%

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

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