Socio-economic statistics for Barkham, Berkshire

Is Barkham in Wokingham 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 Barkham older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Barkham and Wokingham? What is the claimant count in Barkham and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Barkham 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 Wokingham.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Wokingham	1.6%	0%
South East	2.9%	-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 Barkham 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 Barkham.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	69.28%
In Part-Time Work	21.83%
Unemployed	2.84%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

78.17% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Barkham

Barkham Health Statistics

Barkham has significantly more residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Barkham	61.53%	30.18%	6.52%	1.56%	0.22%
Wokingham	54.96%	33.16%	9.22%	2.07%	0.58%
South East	49.98%	34.01%	11.77%	3.31%	0.93%
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 Wokingham changed since 2011?

Wokingham residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.3% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	54.26%	33.56%	9.44%	2.14%	0.61%
2021	54.96%	33.16%	9.22%	2.07%	0.58%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Barkham Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

How many residents own or rent their home in Barkham and Wokingham

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Barkham either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 70.38 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 29.62 of Barkham residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Barkham	70.38%	29.62%
Wokingham	76.05%	23.95%
South East	65.66%	34.34%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Barkham compared to other wards in Wokingham

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Finchampstead North	87.9%	12.1%
2	Coronation	86.71%	13.29%
3	Wokingham Without	86.66%	13.34%
4	South Lake	84.9%	15.1%
5	Charvil	83.06%	16.94%
6	Maiden Erlegh	82.46%	17.54%
7	Hillside (Wokingham)	81.21%	18.79%
8	Finchampstead South	81.1%	18.9%
9	Sonning	81.01%	18.99%
10	Evendons	79.27%	20.73%
11	Hurst	77.65%	22.35%
12	Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe	75.31%	24.69%
13	Emmbrook	74.72%	25.28%
14	Loddon	74.32%	25.68%
15	Shinfield South	74.15%	25.85%
16	Winnersh	73.73%	26.27%
17	Swallowfield	73.1%	26.9%
18	Hawkedon	72.79%	27.21%
19	Twyford	72.68%	27.32%
20	Bulmershe and Whitegates	72.62%	27.38%
21	Barkham	70.38%	29.62%
22	Norreys	68.6%	31.4%
23	Wescott	66.85%	33.15%
24	Arborfield	64.97%	35.03%
25	Shinfield North	57.27%	42.73%

Barkham is ranked 21 out of 25 wards in Wokingham for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Barkham?

The largest employment sector in Barkham is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	26.88%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	19.76%
Associate Professional & Technical	17.64%
Administrative & Secretarial	9.98%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.16%
Skilled Trades	6.03%
Elementary Occupations	4.11%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	3.33%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Barkham Education Statistics

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

Level	Barkham	England
No Qualifications	7.49%	18.08%
Level 1	6.88%	9.69%
Level 2	12.97%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	4.08%	5.32%
Level 3	18.44%	16.92%
Level 4	48.32%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Barkham & Wokingham 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 Barkham in the Wokingham local area district.

Barkham has a lower rate of immigrants than Wokingham, the South East region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Barkham	84.27%	15.73%
Wokingham	81.07%	18.93%
South East	84.24%	15.76%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Barkham compared to other wards in Wokingham

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Shinfield North	69.51%	30.49%
2	Hillside	71.43%	28.57%
3	Maiden Erlegh	72.3%	27.7%
4	Hawkedon	73.02%	26.98%
5	Bulmershe and Whitegates	75.56%	24.44%
6	Shinfield South	78.66%	21.34%
7	Winnersh	78.83%	21.17%
8	South Lake	78.83%	21.17%
9	Wescott	81.76%	18.24%
10	Evendons	82.68%	17.32%
11	Emmbrook	82.92%	17.08%
12	Loddon	83.5%	16.5%
13	Norreys	83.57%	16.43%
14	Sonning	83.85%	16.15%
15	Barkham	84.27%	15.73%
16	Arborfield	84.84%	15.16%
17	Wokingham Without	86.25%	13.75%
18	Finchampstead South	86.4%	13.6%
19	Finchampstead North	86.72%	13.28%
20	Hurst	86.99%	13.01%
21	Twyford	87.1%	12.9%
22	Coronation	87.22%	12.78%
23	Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe	87.8%	12.2%
24	Swallowfield	88.28%	11.72%
25	Charvil	88.31%	11.69%

';Barkham is ranked 15 out of 25 wards in Wokingham for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Barkham and Wokingham?

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

Ward	Population
Arborfield	2910
Barkham	4037
Bulmershe and Whitegates	10007
Charvil	3123
Coronation	5529
Emmbrook	9562
Evendons	9434
Finchampstead North	5589
Finchampstead South	5817
Hawkedon	9793
Hillside	8541
Hurst	3002
Loddon	10231
Maiden Erlegh	10968
Norreys	10668
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe	5648
Shinfield North	3760
Shinfield South	10571
Sonning	3309
South Lake	5928
Swallowfield	3330
Twyford	6210
Wescott	7186
Winnersh	10614
Wokingham Without	8178
Wokingham Total	173945

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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