Socio-economic statistics for Uphill, Somerset

Socio-economic statistics for Uphill, Somerset

We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics for Uphill in North Somerset from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Uphill older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Uphill and North Somerset? Is Uphill an unemployment hotspot? This page should provide you with the answers.

Uphill Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Uphill residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

  • Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
  • Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
  • Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
  • Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Uphill to the national average for England.
Level Weston-super-Mare Uphill England
No Qualifications 16.48% 18.08%
Level 1 10.03% 9.69%
Level 2 16.38% 13.32%
Apprenticeship 6.21% 5.32%
Level 3 16.92% 16.92%
Level 4 30.97% 33.92%

How many residents own or rent their home in Uphill and North Somerset

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Uphill either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 71.79 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 28.21 of Uphill residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.
Area Owned Rented
Weston-super-Mare Uphill 71.79% 28.21%
North Somerset 71.61% 28.39%
South West 65.88% 34.12%
England 61.31% 38.69%

Uphill has a significantly higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically wealthy area.

Uphill compared to other wards in North Somerset

# Ward Owned Rented
1 Nailsea Golden Valley 89.73% 10.27%
2 Gordano Valley 88.82% 11.18%
3 Winford 85.14% 14.86%
4 Nailsea Youngwood 84.92% 15.08%
5 Backwell 83.26% 16.74%
6 Hutton & Locking 82.02% 17.98%
7 Portishead West 81.85% 18.15%
8 Long Ashton 81.55% 18.45%
9 Banwell & Winscombe 80.6% 19.4%
10 Clevedon Yeo 80.07% 19.94%
11 Portishead South 79.96% 20.04%
12 Yatton 79.31% 20.69%
13 Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke 78.63% 21.37%
14 Wrington 78.58% 21.42%
15 Weston-super-Mare North Worle 77.51% 22.49%
16 Congresbury & Puxton 77.11% 22.89%
17 Clevedon Walton 76.76% 23.24%
18 Nailsea West End 76.65% 23.35%
19 Blagdon & Churchill 75.07% 24.93%
20 Clevedon South 73.1% 26.9%
21 Portishead North 72.78% 27.22%
22 Weston-super-Mare South Worle 72.01% 27.99%
23 Nailsea Yeo 72.01% 27.99%
24 Weston-super-Mare Uphill 71.79% 28.21%
25 Wick St Lawrence & St Georges 71.21% 28.79%
26 Weston-super-Mare Milton 70.66% 29.34%
27 Pill 69.72% 30.28%
28 Clevedon West 69.59% 30.41%
29 Clevedon East 66.96% 33.04%
30 Portishead East 66.37% 33.63%
31 Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle 66.23% 33.77%
32 Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke 61.84% 38.16%
33 Weston-super-Mare Hillside 54.27% 45.73%
34 Weston-super-Mare Central 41.5% 58.5%
35 Weston-super-Mare South 37.77% 62.23%
Uphill is ranked 24 out of 35 wards in North Somerset for the percentage of home owners.

Uphill Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Weston-super-Mare Uphill.
Age Band Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

What are the occupations of the residents of Uphill?

The largest employment sector in Uphill is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.
Sector Proportion
Professional Occupations 18.09%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials 13.26%
Caring, leisure & Other Services 12.04%
Associate Professional & Technical 11.68%
Skilled Trades 11.19%
Administrative & Secretarial 9.36%
Elementary Occupations 8.73%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives 7.53%

Uphill Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of North Somerset.
Area Unemployed Yearly Change
North Somerset 2.3% -0.4%
South West 2.5% -0.4%
England 3.8% -0.3%
UK 3.7% -0.3%
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023
The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Uphill on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Uphill.
Economic Status Proportion
In Employment 50.5%
In Part-Time Work 29.99%
Unemployed 3.63%
70.01% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Uphill

Uphill Health Statistics

Weston-super-Mare Uphill has a significantly lower proportion of residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.
Area VG G F B VB
Weston-super-Mare Uphill 42.68% 35.66% 15.1% 5.11% 1.44%
North Somerset 47.57% 33.88% 13.28% 4.11% 1.16%
South West 47.6% 34.21% 13.12% 3.95% 1.12%
England 48.49% 33.71% 12.65% 3.98% 1.17%
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

How has the health of residents in North Somerset changed since 2011?

North Somerset residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.37% between the 2011 and 2021 census.
Year VG G F B VB
2011 46.31% 34.77% 13.66% 4.09% 1.18%
2021 47.57% 33.88% 13.28% 4.11% 1.16%
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Uphill & North Somerset Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Uphill in the North Somerset local area district.

Area Born in UK Born outside UK
Weston-super-Mare Uphill 90.7% 9.3%
North Somerset 91.6% 8.4%
South West 89.8% 10.2%
England 82.65% 17.35%

Uphill compared to other wards in North Somerset

# Ward Born in UK Born outside UK
1 Weston-super-Mare Central 78.62% 21.38%
2 Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke 85.93% 14.07%
3 Weston-super-Mare Hillside 86.06% 13.94%
4 Weston-super-Mare South 88.45% 11.55%
5 Portishead East 89.94% 10.06%
6 Weston-super-Mare Milton 90.24% 9.76%
7 Portishead North 90.38% 9.62%
8 Weston-super-Mare Uphill 90.7% 9.3%
9 Long Ashton 91.17% 8.83%
10 Weston-super-Mare South Worle 91.29% 8.71%
11 Clevedon East 92.83% 7.17%
12 Pill 92.84% 7.16%
13 Clevedon Walton 92.84% 7.16%
14 Backwell 93.06% 6.94%
15 Clevedon Yeo 93.06% 6.94%
16 Portishead West 93.17% 6.83%
17 Clevedon South 93.17% 6.83%
18 Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle 93.23% 6.77%
19 Nailsea Golden Valley 93.25% 6.75%
20 Portishead South 93.41% 6.59%
21 Wrington 93.51% 6.49%
22 Clevedon West 93.66% 6.34%
23 Hutton & Locking 93.71% 6.29%
24 Nailsea Yeo 93.77% 6.23%
25 Nailsea West End 93.87% 6.13%
26 Blagdon & Churchill 93.92% 6.08%
27 Weston-super-Mare North Worle 93.97% 6.03%
28 Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke 93.98% 6.02%
29 Nailsea Youngwood 94.14% 5.86%
30 Gordano Valley 94.31% 5.69%
31 Wick St Lawrence & St Georges 94.65% 5.35%
32 Yatton 94.83% 5.17%
33 Banwell & Winscombe 94.99% 5.01%
34 Congresbury & Puxton 95.24% 4.76%
35 Winford 95.41% 4.59%
'; Uphill is ranked 8 out of 35 wards in North Somerset for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

What is the population of Uphill and North Somerset?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in North Somerset including Uphill. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward Population
Backwell 4719
Banwell & Winscombe 7946
Blagdon & Churchill 4053
Clevedon East 4706
Clevedon South 4253
Clevedon Walton 4520
Clevedon West 3771
Clevedon Yeo 4201
Congresbury & Puxton 4034
Gordano Valley 4212
Hutton & Locking 7479
Long Ashton 8926
Nailsea Golden Valley 4292
Nailsea West End 3254
Nailsea Yeo 3895
Nailsea Youngwood 4081
Pill 4352
Portishead East 7517
Portishead North 5626
Portishead South 3927
Portishead West 9441
Weston-super-Mare Central 9158
Weston-super-Mare Hillside 8688
Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke 8445
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle 4014
Weston-super-Mare Milton 9609
Weston-super-Mare North Worle 8502
Weston-super-Mare South 9533
Weston-super-Mare South Worle 9154
Weston-super-Mare Uphill 8121
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke 9237
Wick St Lawrence & St Georges 4883
Winford 4303
Wrington 4158
Yatton 8564
North Somerset Total 215574



Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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