Socio-economic statistics for Thunder Hill, Norfolk

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

Thunder Hill General Health Statistics

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

Health	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	England
Very Good	40.30%	42.70%	47.17%
Good	36.01%	36.62%	34.22%
Fair	16.58%	15.06%	13.12%
Bad	5.48%	4.37%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.63%	1.25%	1.25%

Thunder Hill Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	England
Owned	35.7%	37.2%	30.6%
Mortgage	28.6%	29.7%	32.8%
Shared	0.3%	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	13.8%	7.3%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	3.4%	8.6%	8.3%
Private Rented	14.9%	13.4%	15.4%
Other	1.5%	1.6%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.6%	1.6%	1.3%

Thunder Hill Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Thunder Hill and are from the UK Census of 2011. Thunder Hill 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	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	England
No Qualifications	32.8%	26.3%	22.5%
Level 1	15.7%	14.3%	13.3%
Level 2	16.1%	16.2%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	4.2%	3.6%
Level 3	10.6%	11.8%	12.4%
Level 4	14.2%	21.9%	27.4%
Other	5.9%	5.3%	5.7%

Thunder Hill Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Thunder Hill are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Thunder Hill 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	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	England
United Kingdom	93.5%	92.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.5%	3.2%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.7%	3.6%	9.4%

Thunder Hill Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Thunder Hill 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 Thunder Hill is both higher than the average for Norfolk 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 Thunder Hill than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Benefit	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	5.4%	3%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.4%	2.4%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	20.3%	13.2%	13.5%

Thunder Hill Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Thunder Hill as a whole, is older than the national average.

Age	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	England
Age 0 to 4	5.7%	5.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.1%	4.9%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.7%	5.4%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4%	3.5%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8.4%	8.4%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.9%	5.8%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.1%	18%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.6%	19.6%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	7.4%	7.4%	6%
Age 65 to 74	11.2%	11.2%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	7%	7.4%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.8%	3%	2.3%
Mean Age	42.1	42.7	39.3
Median Age	43	43	39

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

Grade	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	England
AB	11.24%	18.49%	22.96%
C1	27.77%	29.55%	30.92%
C2	25.45%	24.92%	20.64%
DE	35.55%	27.04%	25.49%

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

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