If you are thinking of moving to Way 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 Way to figures for Kent and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Way is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Way General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Way. The percentage of residents in Way rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Way rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Way is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Thanet | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 40.72% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.11% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 16.68% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 5.80% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.70% | 1.25% |
Way Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Thanet | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 33.4% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 28.6% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 5.1% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 7.6% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 22% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.2% | 1.3% |
Way 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 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. Way is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Way 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Way is both higher than the average for Kent 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 Way than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.
| Benefit | Thanet | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 5.4% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 3.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 20.9% | 12.6% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Way Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Way as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Way is also older than the average, making Way a older persons location.
| Age | Thanet | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 6% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 8% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 17.2% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 19.3% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 7.1% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 7.1% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.3% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 41.9 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 43 | 39 |
Way Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Way and are from the UK Census of 2011. Way 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 | Thanet | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 28.4% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 14.8% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16.4% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.3% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 19.6% | 27.4% |
| Other | 5.6% | 5.7% |
Way 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. Way has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Thanet | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 15.88% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 29.38% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 23.59% | 20.64% |
| DE | 31.14% | 25.49% |
Way Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Way are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Country | Thanet | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 91.4% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 4% | 9.4% |
What is the population of Way and Thanet?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Thanet including Way. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
| Ward | Population |
|---|---|
| Beacon Road | 4803 |
| Birchington North | 3802 |
| Birchington South | 6436 |
| Bradstowe | 4214 |
| Central Harbour | 8470 |
| Cliffsend and Pegwell | 4672 |
| Cliftonville East | 6319 |
| Cliftonville West | 10867 |
| Dane Valley | 7954 |
| Eastcliff | 8375 |
| Garlinge | 4726 |
| Kingsgate | 2247 |
| Margate Central | 6214 |
| Nethercourt | 4745 |
| Newington | 5478 |
| Northwood | 6701 |
| Salmestone | 5862 |
| Sir Moses Montefiore | 5217 |
| St Peters | 6953 |
| Thanet Villages | 7726 |
| Viking | 7494 |
| Westbrook | 4375 |
| Westgate-on-Sea | 7808 |
| Thanet Total | 141458 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
