If you are thinking of moving to Town End 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 Town End to figures for Cambridgeshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Town End is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Town End Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Town End and are from the UK Census of 2011. Town End 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 | Fenland | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 31.2% | 18.9% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 15.6% | 12.1% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 17% | 14.4% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 10.4% | 12.6% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 14.9% | 33% | 27.4% |
| Other | 6.9% | 5.4% | 5.7% |
Town End Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Town End as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Town End is also older than the Cambridgeshire average, making Town End a older persons location.
| Age | Fenland | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.5% | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.9% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 5.9% | 6.7% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 18.7% | 21.1% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.3% | 19.5% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 6.9% | 6.2% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 7% | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 42.1 | 39.5 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 43 | 39 | 39 |
Town End Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Town End has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Town End is a relatively affluent area.
| Tenure | Fenland | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 35.7% | 31.9% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 34.3% | 34.1% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 2.2% | 6.3% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 10.2% | 9.1% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 14.3% | 14.3% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
Town End Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes Town End and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Town End are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.
| Benefit | Fenland | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 3.2% | 1.8% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.7% | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 15.3% | 8.7% | 13.5% |
Town End General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Town End. The percentage of residents in Town End rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Town End rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Town End is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Fenland | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 39.45% | 49.41% | 47.17% |
| Good | 37.83% | 34.73% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 16.54% | 11.81% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 4.82% | 3.17% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.36% | 0.88% | 1.25% |
Town End Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Town End are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Country | Fenland | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 91.4% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 5.8% | 5.4% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 2.4% | 7.8% | 9.4% |
Town End 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. Town End has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Fenland | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 13.00% | 30.67% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 26.44% | 29.41% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 27.35% | 20.11% | 20.64% |
| DE | 33.21% | 19.80% | 25.49% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
