Socio-economic statistics for Thames Head, Gloucestershire

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

Thames Head Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Thames Head and are from the UK Census of 2011. Thames Head has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Thames Head also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Thames Head are better educated than the average England citizen.

Qualification	Cotswold	Gloucestershire	England
No Qualifications	18.5%	19.6%	22.5%
Level 1	12.8%	13.5%	13.3%
Level 2	15.8%	16%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	4%	3.6%
Level 3	11.9%	12.6%	12.4%
Level 4	33.7%	29.9%	27.4%
Other	4.1%	4.3%	5.7%

Thames Head 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. Thames Head has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Cotswold	Gloucestershire	England
AB	30.39%	25.38%	22.96%
C1	29.77%	30.97%	30.92%
C2	22.25%	22.07%	20.64%
DE	17.58%	21.58%	25.49%

Thames Head Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Cotswold	Gloucestershire	England
Owned	37.8%	35.5%	30.6%
Mortgage	27.9%	33.9%	32.8%
Shared	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	1.7%	5.9%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	13.1%	7%	8.3%
Private Rented	13.2%	13.8%	15.4%
Other	2.1%	1.6%	1.4%
Rent Free	3%	1.4%	1.3%

Thames Head Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Thames Head are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Thames Head 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	Cotswold	Gloucestershire	England
United Kingdom	92.9%	92.3%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.4%	2.9%	3.7%
Outside the EU	4.2%	4.3%	9.4%

Thames Head Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Thames Head as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Thames Head is also older than the Gloucestershire average, making Thames Head a older persons location.

Age	Cotswold	Gloucestershire	England
Age 0 to 4	4.7%	5.6%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5%	5.3%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.7%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.5%	3.8%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	6.8%	8.3%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	4.1%	5.7%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.7%	19.4%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	22.4%	20.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	7.7%	6.7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	11.4%	9.8%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	7.6%	6.2%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3.4%	2.7%	2.3%
Mean Age	44.2	41.3	39.3
Median Age	46	42	39

Thames Head General Health Statistics

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

Health	Cotswold	Gloucestershire	England
Very Good	48.78%	47.56%	47.17%
Good	35.07%	35.21%	34.22%
Fair	12.33%	12.78%	13.12%
Bad	3.01%	3.48%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.80%	0.97%	1.25%

Thames Head Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Thames Head 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 Thames Head is both lower than the average for Gloucestershire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Thames Head than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Cotswold	Gloucestershire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.3%	2.4%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.2%	1.8%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	6.9%	10.5%	13.5%

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

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