Socio-economic statistics for St Ives, Cambridgeshire

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

St Ives & Huntingdonshire 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 St Ives in the Huntingdonshire local area district.

St Ives has a lower rate of immigrants than Huntingdonshire, the East of England region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
St Ives West	89.61%	10.39%
Huntingdonshire	87.61%	12.39%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

St Ives compared to other wards in Huntingdonshire

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Huntingdon North	70.21%	29.79%
2	The Stukeleys	74.74%	25.26%
3	Huntingdon East	81.99%	18.01%
4	Brampton	82.92%	17.08%
5	St Ives South	84.17%	15.83%
6	St Neots East	84.88%	15.12%
7	St Ives East	85%	15%
8	Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots	87.73%	12.27%
9	St Neots Eynesbury	88.49%	11.51%
10	St Ives West	89.61%	10.39%
11	Hemingford Grey & Houghton	89.98%	10.02%
12	St Neots Eatons	90.66%	9.34%
13	Great Staughton	90.89%	9.11%
14	Fenstanton	90.96%	9.04%
15	St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton	91%	9%
16	Yaxley	91.11%	8.89%
17	Kimbolton	91.45%	8.55%
18	Alconbury	91.53%	8.47%
19	Sawtry	91.76%	8.24%
20	Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley	91.94%	8.06%
21	Ramsey	92.26%	7.74%
22	Warboys	92.64%	7.36%
23	Holywell-cum-Needingworth	93.08%	6.92%
24	Great Paxton	93.13%	6.87%
25	Buckden	93.23%	6.77%
26	Somersham	93.6%	6.4%

';St Ives is ranked 10 out of 26 wards in Huntingdonshire for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

St Ives Age Distribution Statistics

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

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 St Ives?

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

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	19.1%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.83%
Administrative & Secretarial	11.97%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	11.9%
Skilled Trades	10.55%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	8.77%
Elementary Occupations	8.05%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	7.34%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

St Ives Education Statistics

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

Level	St Ives West	England
No Qualifications	16.44%	18.08%
Level 1	10.7%	9.69%
Level 2	14.12%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.27%	5.32%
Level 3	17.45%	16.92%
Level 4	31.86%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

St Ives 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 Huntingdonshire.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Huntingdonshire	2.2%	-0.1%
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 St Ives 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 St Ives.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	55.86%
In Part-Time Work	26.75%
Unemployed	2.83%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

73.25% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in St Ives

St Ives Health Statistics

St Ives West 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
St Ives West	48.04%	35.43%	12.52%	3.64%	0.37%
Huntingdonshire	47.88%	35.71%	12.18%	3.36%	0.87%
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 Huntingdonshire changed since 2011?

Huntingdonshire residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.85% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	48.77%	35.67%	11.61%	3.09%	0.85%
2021	47.88%	35.71%	12.18%	3.36%	0.87%

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 St Ives and Huntingdonshire

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in St Ives either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 76.97 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 23.04 of St Ives residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
St Ives West	76.97%	23.04%
Huntingdonshire	68.97%	31.03%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

St Ives compared to other wards in Huntingdonshire

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Holywell-cum-Needingworth	84.02%	15.98%
2	Great Paxton	83.77%	16.23%
3	Alconbury	81.34%	18.66%
4	Great Staughton	81.25%	18.75%
5	Kimbolton	78.55%	21.45%
6	Buckden	77.3%	22.7%
7	St Ives West	76.97%	23.04%
8	Somersham	76.81%	23.19%
9	Huntingdon East	74.96%	25.04%
10	Fenstanton	74.93%	25.07%
11	Warboys	74.33%	25.67%
12	Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley	73.42%	26.58%
13	Yaxley	72.58%	27.42%
14	St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton	72.56%	27.44%
15	Sawtry	72.41%	27.59%
16	The Stukeleys	71.35%	28.65%
17	Hemingford Grey & Houghton	70.36%	29.64%
18	St Neots Eatons	69.95%	30.05%
19	St Ives East	68.94%	31.06%
20	Ramsey	68.58%	31.42%
21	Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots	66.02%	33.98%
22	Brampton (Huntingdonshire)	63.62%	36.38%
23	St Neots Eynesbury	62.93%	37.07%
24	St Ives South	62.3%	37.7%
25	St Neots East	52.54%	47.46%
26	Huntingdon North	41.63%	58.37%

St Ives is ranked 7 out of 26 wards in Huntingdonshire for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of St Ives and Huntingdonshire?

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

Ward	Population
Alconbury	4573
Brampton	8543
Buckden	3272
Fenstanton	3748
Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots	9437
Great Paxton	2984
Great Staughton	4462
Hemingford Grey & Houghton	6337
Holywell-cum-Needingworth	6728
Huntingdon East	6958
Huntingdon North	13148
Kimbolton	3454
Ramsey	10283
Sawtry	6549
Somersham	3759
St Ives East	6737
St Ives South	7961
St Ives West	2955
St Neots East	3919
St Neots Eatons	10998
St Neots Eynesbury	12282
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton	10335
Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley	6464
The Stukeleys	4665
Warboys	7163
Yaxley	11271
Huntingdonshire Total	178985

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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