Socio-economic statistics for Hockley, Solihull

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

Hockley Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Hockley 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 Coventry.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Coventry	5.7%	0.3%
West Midlands	5%	-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 Hockley 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 Hockley.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	55.4%
In Part-Time Work	21.98%
Unemployed	4.51%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

78.02% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Hockley

Hockley Education Statistics

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

Level	Woodlands	England
No Qualifications	16.02%	18.08%
Level 1	10.48%	9.69%
Level 2	14.11%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	7.11%	5.32%
Level 3	18.26%	16.92%
Level 4	31.38%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Hockley and Coventry

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Hockley either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 68.33 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 31.67 of Hockley residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Woodlands (Coventry)	68.33%	31.67%
Coventry	57.45%	42.55%
West Midlands	62.8%	37.2%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Hockley compared to other wards in Coventry

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Wainbody	83.04%	16.96%
2	Earlsdon	79.45%	20.55%
3	Bablake	76.46%	23.54%
4	Wyken	69.22%	30.78%
5	Woodlands (Coventry)	68.33%	31.67%
6	Whoberley	64.6%	35.4%
7	Cheylesmore	64.16%	35.84%
8	Holbrook	62.77%	37.23%
9	Sherbourne	61.24%	38.76%
10	Lower Stoke	57.34%	42.66%
11	Westwood	54.83%	45.17%
12	Binley and Willenhall	54.55%	45.45%
13	Longford (Coventry)	54.46%	45.54%
14	Upper Stoke	52.88%	47.12%
15	Henley	50.13%	49.87%
16	Radford (Coventry)	47.2%	52.8%
17	Foleshill	37.57%	62.43%
18	St Michael's (Coventry)	20.8%	79.2%

Hockley is ranked 5 out of 18 wards in Coventry for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hockley & Coventry 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 Hockley in the Coventry local area district.

Hockley has a lower rate of immigrants than Coventry, the West Midlands region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Woodlands (Coventry)	88.83%	11.17%
Coventry	72.1%	27.9%
West Midlands	84.84%	15.17%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hockley compared to other wards in Coventry

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	St Michael's	50.01%	49.99%
2	Foleshill	51.87%	48.13%
3	Radford	64.78%	35.22%
4	Upper Stoke	65.3%	34.7%
5	Lower Stoke	67.44%	32.56%
6	Henley	72%	28%
7	Holbrook	72.04%	27.96%
8	Longford	73.21%	26.79%
9	Cheylesmore	73.83%	26.17%
10	Wainbody	75.17%	24.83%
11	Binley and Willenhall	78.48%	21.52%
12	Sherbourne	78.61%	21.39%
13	Westwood	78.81%	21.19%
14	Wyken	80.25%	19.75%
15	Whoberley	82.43%	17.57%
16	Earlsdon	83.3%	16.7%
17	Bablake	87.51%	12.49%
18	Woodlands	88.83%	11.17%

';Hockley is ranked 18 out of 18 wards in Coventry for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hockley Health Statistics

Woodlands 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
Woodlands (Coventry)	46.35%	35.25%	13.28%	3.96%	1.15%
Coventry	48.55%	33.63%	12.46%	4.09%	1.27%
West Midlands	46.4%	34.38%	13.54%	4.37%	1.31%
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 Coventry changed since 2011?

Coventry residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 1.48% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.05%	34.65%	13.25%	4.66%	1.4%
2021	48.55%	33.63%	12.46%	4.09%	1.27%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Hockley?

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

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	21.82%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.08%
Administrative & Secretarial	10.94%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	10.57%
Elementary Occupations	10.14%
Skilled Trades	9.92%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	8.18%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	6.65%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

What is the population of Hockley and Coventry?

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

Ward	Population
Bablake	16877
Binley and Willenhall	18056
Cheylesmore	18859
Earlsdon	16373
Foleshill	24383
Henley	21931
Holbrook	20249
Longford	21079
Lower Stoke	25129
Radford	22406
Sherbourne	18607
St Michael's	40850
Upper Stoke	21890
Wainbody	15706
Westwood	22366
Whoberley	17921
Woodlands	18850
Wyken	17855
Coventry Total	379387

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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