Socio-economic statistics for Shortwood, South Gloucestershire

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

Shortwood Age Distribution Statistics

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

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 are the occupations of the residents of Shortwood?

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

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	16.51%
Skilled Trades	13.25%
Associate Professional & Technical	13%
Administrative & Secretarial	12.11%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	10.92%
Elementary Occupations	10.18%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	9.21%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	7.43%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Shortwood Education Statistics

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

Level	New Cheltenham	England
No Qualifications	17.67%	18.08%
Level 1	11.85%	9.69%
Level 2	15.22%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	7.92%	5.32%
Level 3	19.87%	16.92%
Level 4	24.8%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Shortwood & South Gloucestershire 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 Shortwood in the South Gloucestershire local area district.

Shortwood has a lower rate of immigrants than South Gloucestershire, the South West region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
New Cheltenham	91.8%	8.2%
South Gloucestershire	89.44%	10.56%
South West	89.8%	10.2%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Shortwood compared to other wards in South Gloucestershire

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Charlton & Cribbs	74.7%	25.3%
2	Stoke Park & Cheswick	75.72%	24.28%
3	Bradley Stoke North	76.58%	23.42%
4	Bradley Stoke South	77.88%	22.12%
5	Filton	79.82%	20.18%
6	Patchway Coniston	82.44%	17.56%
7	Stoke Gifford	85.77%	14.23%
8	Kingswood	86.2%	13.8%
9	Emersons Green	88.2%	11.8%
10	Staple Hill & Mangotsfield	90.38%	9.62%
11	Frenchay & Downend	90.93%	9.07%
12	New Cheltenham	91.8%	8.2%
13	Woodstock	91.89%	8.11%
14	Winterbourne	92.32%	7.68%
15	Thornbury	92.4%	7.6%
16	Yate North	92.81%	7.19%
17	Pilning & Severn Beach	92.9%	7.1%
18	Yate Central	93.38%	6.62%
19	Hanham	93.46%	6.54%
20	Dodington	93.64%	6.36%
21	Severn Vale	94.17%	5.83%
22	Boyd Valley	94.37%	5.63%
23	Parkwall & Warmley	94.39%	5.61%
24	Frampton Cotterell	94.8%	5.2%
25	Charfield	95.04%	4.96%
26	Longwell Green	95.13%	4.87%
27	Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge	95.32%	4.68%
28	Bilton & Oldland Common	95.75%	4.25%

';Shortwood is ranked 12 out of 28 wards in South Gloucestershire for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Shortwood Health Statistics

New Cheltenham 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
New Cheltenham	46.42%	35.29%	13.39%	3.77%	1.13%
South Gloucestershire	49.72%	34.16%	11.91%	3.28%	0.93%
South West	47.6%	34.21%	13.12%	3.95%	1.12%
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 South Gloucestershire changed since 2011?

South Gloucestershire residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.16% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	49.15%	34.89%	11.77%	3.26%	0.93%
2021	49.72%	34.16%	11.91%	3.28%	0.93%

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 Shortwood and South Gloucestershire

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Shortwood either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 70.69 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 29.31 of Shortwood residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
New Cheltenham	70.69%	29.31%
South Gloucestershire	72.39%	27.61%
South West	65.88%	34.12%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Shortwood compared to other wards in South Gloucestershire

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Frenchay & Downend	82.97%	17.03%
2	Severn Vale	82.27%	17.73%
3	Frampton Cotterell	82.09%	17.91%
4	Bitton & Oldland Common	80.81%	19.19%
5	Pilning & Severn Beach	80.59%	19.41%
6	Dodington	79.9%	20.1%
7	Longwell Green	79.66%	20.34%
8	Winterbourne	79.53%	20.47%
9	Charfield	78.75%	21.25%
10	Hanham	78.41%	21.59%
11	Boyd Valley	78.4%	21.6%
12	Thornbury	76.4%	23.6%
13	Yate North	75.66%	24.34%
14	Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge	75.05%	24.95%
15	Yate Central	74.55%	25.45%
16	Stoke Gifford	72.6%	27.4%
17	Parkwall & Warmley	72.1%	27.9%
18	New Cheltenham	70.69%	29.31%
19	Emersons Green	69.56%	30.44%
20	Bradley Stoke North	67.76%	32.24%
21	Woodstock (South Gloucestershire)	67.08%	32.92%
22	Staple Hill & Mangotsfield	63.94%	36.06%
23	Kingswood (South Gloucestershire)	62.83%	37.17%
24	Patchway Coniston	59.82%	40.18%
25	Bradley Stoke South	59.58%	40.42%
26	Filton	59.22%	40.78%
27	Charlton & Cribbs	58.74%	41.26%
28	Stoke Park & Cheswick	44.15%	55.85%

Shortwood is ranked 18 out of 28 wards in South Gloucestershire for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Shortwood 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 South Gloucestershire.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
South Gloucestershire	1.7%	-0.3%
South West	2.5%	-0.4%
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 Shortwood 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 Shortwood.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	60.84%
In Part-Time Work	28.42%
Unemployed	3.8%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

71.58% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Shortwood

What is the population of Shortwood and South Gloucestershire?

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

Ward	Population
Bitton & Oldland Common	9503
Boyd Valley	10921
Bradley Stoke North	11423
Bradley Stoke South	10077
Charfield	4873
Charlton & Cribbs	7967
Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge	9501
Dodington	10109
Emersons Green	14496
Filton	11285
Frampton Cotterell	12920
Frenchay & Downend	13076
Hanham	13070
Kingswood	9354
Longwell Green	9804
New Cheltenham	9223
Parkwall & Warmley	9289
Patchway Coniston	5508
Pilning & Severn Beach	5041
Severn Vale	9458
Staple Hill & Mangotsfield	15364
Stoke Gifford	14486
Stoke Park & Cheswick	9017
Thornbury	13651
Winterbourne	7466
Woodstock	10275
Yate Central	9008
Yate North	11651
South Gloucestershire Total	287816

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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