Housing

Number of dwellings	976
Occupied dwellings	955 (97.8%)
Number of households	952
Owner occupied households	835 (87.7%)
LA¹ rented households	62 (6.5)
HA/RSL² rented households	0 (0)
Privately rented households	35 (3.7)
Other households³	20 (2.1)

Age of Population

	Males (%)	Females (%)	Total (%)
0-15	154 (7.3)	159 (7.5)	313 (14.7)
16-44	317 (14.9)	283 (13.3)	600 (28.2)
45-64	358 (16.9)	376 (17.7)	734 (34.6)
65-74	132 (6.2)	155 (7.3)	287 (13.5)
75-84	62 (2.9)	78 (3.7)	140 (6.6)
85 and over	22 (1.0)	28 (1.3)	50 (2.4)
Total	1045 (49.2)	1079 (50.8)	2124 (100.0)

Ethnic Breakdown

White	2114 (99.5%)
Asian/Asian British	7 (0.3)
Black/Black British	3 (0.1)
Chinese	3 (0.1)
Other Ethnic	3 (0.1)
Mixed	11 (0.5)

Economic Position (Age 16-74)

	Males (%)	Females (%)	Total (%)
Economically active	549 (33.7)	447 (27.5)	996 (61.2)
Full time⁴ employees	364 (22.4)	207 (12.7)	571 (35.1)
Part time⁵ employees	31 (1.9)	174 (10.7)	205 (12.5)
Self employed	123 (7.6)	47 (2.9)	170 (10.4)
Economically inactive	261 (16.0)	370 (22.7)	631 (38.8)
Unemployed	17 (1.0)	9 (0.6)	26 (1.6)

Long Term Illness (LLTI)

Aged 0-15	13 (0.6%)
16-44	51 (2.4)
45-64	194 (9.1)
65+	218 (10.3)
Total persons with LLTI	476 (22.4)
Households with sufferers	375 (39.4)

Household Composition

Single person	255 (26.8%)
With dependent⁶ children	204 (21.4)
Single parent	25 (2.6)
With pensioner	294 (30.9)
Pensioner living alone	161 (16.9)

Travel to Work

Train	17 (1.8%)
Bus	27 (2.8)
Car/Van	676 (69.8)
Passenger in car/van	63 (6.5)
Motorcycle	8 (0.8)
Bicycle	11 (1.1)
Taxi	3 (0.3)
On foot	33 (3.4)
Other⁸	131 (13.5)

Qualifications⁷ (Aged 16-74)

No qualifications	546 (33.5%)
Level 1	250 (15.3)
Level 2	304 (18.6)
Level 3	115 (7.1)
Level 4/5	225 (13.8)
Other qualifications	191 (11.7)

Car Availability

No car households	131 (13.8%)
1 car households	439 (46.1)
2 car households	318 (33.4)
3+ car households	67 (7.0)

EXPLANATION OF TERMS

Local Authority (LA)
Housing Association/Registered Social Landlord (HA/RSL)
Renting from employer and living rent free
Full-time is defined as working 31 hours or more a week
Part-time is defined as working 30 hours or less a week
A dependent child is a person aged 0-15 in a household or a person aged 16-18 who is a full time student and in a family with parents
Level 1: 1+ 'O' Levels/CSE/GCSE (any grade), NVQ Level 1, Foundation GNVQ
Level 2: 5+ 'O' Levels, 5+ CSEs (grade 1), 5+ GCSEs (Grade A to C), 1+ A/AS Level, NVQ Level 2, Intermediate GNVQ or equivalent
Level 3: 2+ A Levels, 4+ AS Levels, NVQ Level 3, Advanced GNVQ or equivalent
Level 4/5: First Degree, Higher Degree, NVQ Levels, 4-5, HND, HNC, Qualified Teacher, Doctor, Dentist, Nurse, Midwife, Health Visitor or equivalent
Other: eg City & Guilds, RSA/OCR, BTEC/Ed excel, Other Professional Qualifications
Includes working from home and travelling to work by light rail

*Direct comparison with 1991 Census information is impossible due to Ward boundary changes

Source: 2001 Census: Office for National Statistics
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