Socio-economic statistics for Oakwood, Cheshire

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

Oakwood 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 Warrington.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Warrington	2.5%	-0.7%
North West	4.3%	-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 Oakwood 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 Oakwood.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	55.99%
In Part-Time Work	24.62%
Unemployed	4.93%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

75.38% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Oakwood

What are the occupations of the residents of Oakwood?

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

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	19.02%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.42%
Elementary Occupations	12.66%
Administrative & Secretarial	10.81%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	10.02%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	8.24%
Skilled Trades	7.43%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	7.13%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Oakwood & Warrington 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 Oakwood in the Warrington local area district.

Oakwood has a lower rate of immigrants than Warrington, the North West region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Birchwood (Warrington)	90.75%	9.25%
Warrington	90.64%	9.36%
North West	88.33%	11.67%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Oakwood compared to other wards in Warrington

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Bewsey and Whitecross	73.82%	26.18%
2	Fairfield and Howley	80.65%	19.35%
3	Orford	86.24%	13.76%
4	Latchford East	87.99%	12.01%
5	Chapelford and Old Hall	88.21%	11.79%
6	Latchford West	89.04%	10.96%
7	Poplars and Hulme	89.76%	10.24%
8	Great Sankey South	90.39%	9.61%
9	Westbrook	90.49%	9.51%
10	Birchwood	90.75%	9.25%
11	Appleton	93.44%	6.56%
12	Poulton North	93.82%	6.18%
13	Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	94%	6%
14	Lymm South	94.03%	5.97%
15	Grappenhall	94.82%	5.18%
16	Stockton Heath	95.08%	4.92%
17	Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	95.18%	4.82%
18	Lymm North and Thelwall	95.37%	4.63%
19	Rixton and Woolston	95.59%	4.41%
20	Burtonwood and Winwick	95.72%	4.28%
21	Poulton South	96.16%	3.84%
22	Penketh and Cuerdley	96.36%	3.64%

';Oakwood is ranked 10 out of 22 wards in Warrington for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Oakwood Education Statistics

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

Level	Birchwood	England
No Qualifications	16.5%	18.08%
Level 1	10.88%	9.69%
Level 2	16.2%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.78%	5.32%
Level 3	17.42%	16.92%
Level 4	30.62%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Oakwood Health Statistics

Birchwood 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
Birchwood (Warrington)	44.39%	34.75%	13.96%	5.46%	1.44%
Warrington	50.06%	32.77%	12.13%	3.92%	1.12%
North West	47.73%	32.71%	13.36%	4.77%	1.43%
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 Warrington changed since 2011?

Warrington 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	49.81%	32.75%	12.09%	4.19%	1.17%
2021	50.06%	32.77%	12.13%	3.92%	1.12%

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 Oakwood and Warrington

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Oakwood either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 57.36 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 42.64 of Oakwood residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Birchwood (Warrington)	57.36%	42.64%
Warrington	68.68%	31.32%
North West	62.33%	37.67%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Oakwood has a lower level of home ownership than than the national average.

Oakwood compared to other wards in Warrington

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Grappenhall	89.82%	10.18%
2	Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	88.95%	11.05%
3	Penketh and Cuerdley	87.71%	12.29%
4	Appleton (Warrington)	87.49%	12.51%
5	Rixton and Woolston	86.34%	13.66%
6	Poulton South	85.04%	14.96%
7	Lymm North and Thelwall	84.2%	15.8%
8	Burtonwood and Winwick	82.14%	17.86%
9	Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	81.19%	18.81%
10	Westbrook (Warrington)	80.23%	19.77%
11	Stockton Heath	79.3%	20.7%
12	Lymm South	76.3%	23.7%
13	Poulton North	74.21%	25.79%
14	Chapelford and Old Hall	73.04%	26.96%
15	Great Sankey South	69.11%	30.89%
16	Latchford West	60.42%	39.58%
17	Birchwood (Warrington)	57.36%	42.64%
18	Orford	56.85%	43.15%
19	Latchford East	48.35%	51.65%
20	Poplars and Hulme	43.09%	56.91%
21	Fairfield and Howley	40.44%	59.56%
22	Bewsey and Whitecross	36.77%	63.23%

Oakwood is ranked 17 out of 22 wards in Warrington for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Oakwood Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

What is the population of Oakwood and Warrington?

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

Ward	Population
Appleton	9960
Bewsey and Whitecross	12059
Birchwood	10254
Burtonwood and Winwick	6271
Chapelford and Old Hall	11738
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	11593
Fairfield and Howley	11372
Grappenhall	7232
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	9635
Great Sankey South	11590
Latchford East	9008
Latchford West	7929
Lymm North and Thelwall	10898
Lymm South	6624
Orford	11794
Penketh and Cuerdley	9727
Poplars and Hulme	12660
Poulton North	9994
Poulton South	6873
Rixton and Woolston	9049
Stockton Heath	6820
Westbrook	6317
Warrington Total	209397

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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