Socio-economic statistics for Stoke Park, Suffolk

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

Stoke Park Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Stoke Park are from the UK Census of 2011.

Country	Ipswich	Suffolk	England
United Kingdom	88.2%	91.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	5%	2.9%	3.7%
Outside the EU	6.5%	4.9%	9.4%

Stoke Park Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Stoke Park as a whole, is younger than the national average. However, population of Stoke Park is older than the Suffolk average.

Age	Ipswich	Suffolk	England
Age 0 to 4	6.9%	5.8%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.7%	5.4%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.7%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.8%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	9.9%	7.8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	8.2%	5.9%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	21.4%	18.8%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	18.3%	19.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	5.4%	7.1%	6%
Age 65 to 74	7.2%	10.3%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.3%	6.7%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.3%	2.8%	2.3%
Mean Age	38	41.7	39.3
Median Age	36	42	39

Stoke Park Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	Ipswich	Suffolk	England
Owned	25.7%	35.7%	30.6%
Mortgage	31%	31.5%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.7%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	14.2%	7.6%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	7.4%	7.2%	8.3%
Private Rented	18.7%	14%	15.4%
Other	1.2%	1.6%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.2%	1.6%	1.3%

Stoke Park Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Stoke Park 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 Stoke Park 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	Ipswich	Suffolk	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4%	2.5%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.3%	1.8%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	15.1%	11.3%	13.5%

Stoke Park General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Stoke Park. The percentage of residents in Stoke Park rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.

Health	Ipswich	Suffolk	England
Very Good	45.56%	45.89%	47.17%
Good	35.84%	35.73%	34.22%
Fair	13.53%	13.61%	13.12%
Bad	3.92%	3.74%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.14%	1.04%	1.25%

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

Grade	Ipswich	Suffolk	England
AB	17.19%	20.50%	22.96%
C1	28.19%	30.24%	30.92%
C2	23.04%	24.29%	20.64%
DE	31.58%	24.96%	25.49%

Stoke Park Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Stoke Park and are from the UK Census of 2011. Stoke Park 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	Ipswich	Suffolk	England
No Qualifications	25.8%	24.3%	22.5%
Level 1	15.9%	14.4%	13.3%
Level 2	16.3%	16.5%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	4.2%	3.6%
Level 3	11.4%	11.6%	12.4%
Level 4	20.6%	23.5%	27.4%
Other	6.2%	5.5%	5.7%

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

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