Socio-economic statistics for Blackmore, Essex

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

Blackmore 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 Brentwood.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Brentwood	2.3%	-0.5%
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 Blackmore 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 Blackmore.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	54.12%
In Part-Time Work	32.69%
Unemployed	3.03%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

67.31% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Blackmore

What are the occupations of the residents of Blackmore?

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

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	20.4%
Professional Occupations	17.73%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.51%
Administrative & Secretarial	14.01%
Skilled Trades	12.62%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	6.11%
Elementary Occupations	5.73%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	4.06%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Blackmore Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Blackmore Education Statistics

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

Level	Tipps Cross	England
No Qualifications	18%	18.08%
Level 1	11.17%	9.69%
Level 2	16.06%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.22%	5.32%
Level 3	17.48%	16.92%
Level 4	28.03%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackmore Health Statistics

Tipps Cross has more residents (very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Tipps Cross	51.22%	34.1%	10.87%	2.8%	1.02%
Brentwood	53.98%	31.69%	10.57%	2.87%	0.9%
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 Brentwood changed since 2011?

Brentwood residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 1.31% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	51.02%	33.34%	11.64%	3.13%	0.88%
2021	53.98%	31.69%	10.57%	2.87%	0.9%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Blackmore and Brentwood

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Blackmore either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 86.62 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 13.38 of Blackmore residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Tipps Cross	86.62%	13.38%
Brentwood	71.91%	28.09%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackmore has a significantly higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically wealthy area.

Blackmore compared to other wards in Brentwood

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Tipps Cross	86.62%	13.38%
2	Hutton South	84.58%	15.42%
3	Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon	84.09%	15.91%
4	Shenfield	83.76%	16.24%
5	Brizes and Doddinghurst	82.89%	17.11%
6	South Weald	81.04%	18.96%
7	Hutton East	79.7%	20.3%
8	Hutton Central	74.64%	25.36%
9	Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing	71.97%	28.03%
10	Pilgrims Hatch	70.97%	29.03%
11	Hutton North	67.89%	32.11%
12	Warley (Brentwood)	67.82%	32.18%
13	Brentwood North	64.46%	35.54%
14	Brentwood West	61.17%	38.83%
15	Brentwood South	53.12%	46.88%

Blackmore is ranked 1 out of 15 wards in Brentwood for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackmore & Brentwood 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 Blackmore in the Brentwood local area district.

Blackmore has a lower rate of immigrants than Brentwood, the East of England region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Tipps Cross	95.27%	4.73%
Brentwood	88.78%	11.22%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackmore compared to other wards in Brentwood

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Brentwood South	84.06%	15.94%
2	Brentwood West	84.58%	15.42%
3	Warley	85.14%	14.86%
4	Brentwood North	85.48%	14.52%
5	Hutton South	87.52%	12.48%
6	Shenfield	87.73%	12.27%
7	South Weald	88.07%	11.93%
8	Hutton North	88.23%	11.77%
9	Hutton Central	89.21%	10.79%
10	Hutton East	89.71%	10.29%
11	Pilgrims Hatch	90.26%	9.74%
12	Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing	92.74%	7.26%
13	Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon	94.01%	5.99%
14	Brizes and Doddinghurst	95%	5%
15	Tipps Cross	95.27%	4.73%

';Blackmore is ranked 15 out of 15 wards in Brentwood for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Blackmore and Brentwood?

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

Ward	Population
Brentwood North	7617
Brentwood South	6409
Brentwood West	7773
Brizes and Doddinghurst	6233
Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon	3699
Hutton Central	3976
Hutton East	3692
Hutton North	4307
Hutton South	3756
Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing	6264
Pilgrims Hatch	5918
Shenfield	5396
South Weald	1911
Tipps Cross	3859
Warley	6432
Brentwood Total	77242

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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