If you are thinking of moving to Upper Tankersley 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 Upper Tankersley to figures for Barnsley and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Upper Tankersley is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Upper Tankersley Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Upper Tankersley and are from the UK Census of 2011. Upper Tankersley 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 | Barnsley | England |
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No Qualifications | 32.3% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 14.3% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 16.2% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 11.3% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 17.4% | 27.4% |
Other | 4.4% | 5.7% |
Upper Tankersley Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Upper Tankersley as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Upper Tankersley is also older than the average, making Upper Tankersley a older persons location.
Age | Barnsley | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 6% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 6.2% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 19.8% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 20.9% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 6.4% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 40.4 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 41 | 39 |
Upper Tankersley Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Tenure | Barnsley | England |
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Owned | 30.6% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 33.8% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.4% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 17.7% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 3.2% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 11.7% | 15.4% |
Other | 1% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Upper Tankersley Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Upper Tankersley are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Upper Tankersley 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 | Barnsley | England |
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United Kingdom | 96.6% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 1.5% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 1.7% | 9.4% |
Upper Tankersley General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Upper Tankersley. The percentage of residents in Upper Tankersley rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Upper Tankersley rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Upper Tankersley is generally worse than in the average person in England.
Health | Barnsley | England |
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Very Good | 41.60% | 47.17% |
Good | 33.58% | 34.22% |
Fair | 16.42% | 13.12% |
Bad | 6.61% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.79% | 1.25% |
Upper Tankersley Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Upper Tankersley 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 Upper Tankersley is both higher than the average for 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 Upper Tankersley than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.
Benefit | Barnsley | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 4.7% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 3.6% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 19.9% | 13.5% |
Upper Tankersley 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. Upper Tankersley has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
Grade | Barnsley | England |
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AB | 13.90% | 22.96% |
C1 | 26.47% | 30.92% |
C2 | 25.50% | 20.64% |
DE | 34.13% | 25.49% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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