Socio-economic statistics for Bale, Norfolk

Is Bale in North Norfolk a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics 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 Bale older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Bale and North Norfolk? What is the claimant count in Bale and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

How many residents own or rent their home in Bale and North Norfolk

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Bale either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 62.88 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 37.12 of Bale residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Priory (North Norfolk)	62.88%	37.12%
North Norfolk	68.65%	31.35%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Bale has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.

Bale compared to other wards in North Norfolk

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	79.97%	20.03%
2	Poppyland	78.05%	21.95%
3	Happisburgh	77.93%	22.07%
4	Trunch	76.8%	23.2%
5	Hickling	76.35%	23.65%
6	Sheringham South	74.79%	25.21%
7	Erpingham	74.23%	25.77%
8	Hoveton & Tunstead	74.08%	25.92%
9	Bacton (North Norfolk)	73.33%	26.67%
10	Stibbard	72.24%	27.76%
11	Stody	71.09%	28.91%
12	Gresham	70.74%	29.26%
13	North Walsham Market Cross	70.48%	29.52%
14	Coastal (North Norfolk)	69.96%	30.04%
15	Briston	69.14%	30.86%
16	Holt (North Norfolk)	67.89%	32.11%
17	Worstead	67.21%	32.79%
18	The Raynhams	66.19%	33.81%
19	Stalham	65.79%	34.21%
20	North Walsham West	65.62%	34.38%
21	North Walsham East	65.44%	34.56%
22	Lancaster North	65.11%	34.89%
23	Suffield Park	64.37%	35.63%
24	Lancaster South	64.25%	35.75%
25	Sheringham North	63.03%	36.97%
26	Priory (North Norfolk)	62.88%	37.12%
27	Walsingham	61.11%	38.89%
28	Cromer Town	58.58%	41.42%
29	Wells with Holkham	53.5%	46.5%

Bale is ranked 26 out of 29 wards in North Norfolk for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Bale?

The largest employment sector in Bale is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	19.72%
Skilled Trades	18.01%
Professional Occupations	13.28%
Elementary Occupations	11.67%
Associate Professional & Technical	8.35%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.75%
Administrative & Secretarial	7.44%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	5.73%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Bale Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Bale 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 Bale to the national average for England.

Level	Priory	England
No Qualifications	17.93%	18.08%
Level 1	10.9%	9.69%
Level 2	14.31%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	4.72%	5.32%
Level 3	14.72%	16.92%
Level 4	34.96%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Bale & North Norfolk 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 Bale in the North Norfolk local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Priory (North Norfolk)	95.44%	4.56%
North Norfolk	95.44%	4.56%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Bale compared to other wards in North Norfolk

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Coastal	93.1%	6.9%
2	Cromer Town	93.35%	6.65%
3	Lancaster South	93.66%	6.34%
4	Lancaster North	93.82%	6.18%
5	Holt	94.08%	5.92%
6	Worstead	94.15%	5.85%
7	Wells with Holkham	94.46%	5.54%
8	Stody	94.68%	5.32%
9	North Walsham Market Cross	94.84%	5.16%
10	Sheringham North	94.85%	5.15%
11	The Raynhams	95.25%	4.75%
12	Hoveton & Tunstead	95.34%	4.66%
13	Briston	95.37%	4.63%
14	Priory	95.44%	4.56%
15	Suffield Park	95.69%	4.31%
16	Walsingham	95.73%	4.27%
17	Erpingham	95.78%	4.22%
18	Sheringham South	95.79%	4.21%
19	Poppyland	95.89%	4.11%
20	Stalham	96.25%	3.75%
21	North Walsham West	96.3%	3.7%
22	Stibbard	96.41%	3.59%
23	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	96.41%	3.59%
24	Gresham	96.55%	3.45%
25	North Walsham East	96.67%	3.33%
26	Trunch	96.78%	3.22%
27	Bacton	96.95%	3.05%
28	Happisburgh	97.12%	2.88%
29	Hickling	97.24%	2.76%

';Bale is ranked 14 out of 29 wards in North Norfolk for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Bale 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 Norfolk.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
North Norfolk	2.7%	-0.4%
East of England	3%	-0.3%
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 Bale 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 Bale.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	49.45%
In Part-Time Work	39.9%
Unemployed	2.19%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

60.1% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Bale

Bale Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Priory.

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

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Bale Health Statistics

Priory has a lower proportion of residents (very_good_pc-$ward_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Priory (North Norfolk)	44.26%	36.79%	14.62%	3.18%	1.15%
North Norfolk	39.35%	37.61%	17.01%	4.68%	1.35%
East	48.28%	34.64%	12.5%	3.58%	1%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

North Norfolk residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.27% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	38.92%	37.77%	17.15%	4.77%	1.39%
2021	39.35%	37.61%	17.01%	4.68%	1.35%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Bale and North Norfolk?

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

Ward	Population
Bacton	2406
Beeston Regis & The Runtons	2674
Briston	2630
Coastal	2269
Cromer Town	5089
Erpingham	2695
Gresham	2530
Happisburgh	2760
Hickling	2592
Holt	5053
Hoveton & Tunstead	5296
Lancaster North	2386
Lancaster South	5671
Mundesley	2709
North Walsham East	5156
North Walsham Market Cross	2463
North Walsham West	5313
Poppyland	2628
Priory	2286
Roughton	2898
Sheringham North	2962
Sheringham South	4657
St Benet's	2432
Stalham	5916
Stibbard	2737
Stody	2488
Suffield Park	2673
The Raynhams	2730
Trunch	2624
Walsingham	2482
Wells with Holkham	2473
Worstead	3489
North Norfolk Total	105167

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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