Socio-economic statistics for Alma, Nottinghamshire

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

Alma 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 Ashfield.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Ashfield	3.9%	-0.4%
East Midlands	3.4%	-0.2%
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 Alma 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 Alma.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	53.67%
In Part-Time Work	26.32%
Unemployed	3.97%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

73.68% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Alma

Alma Health Statistics

Selston has a significantly lower proportion of residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Selston	41.41%	35.02%	16.43%	5.78%	1.36%
Ashfield	42.4%	34.74%	15.77%	5.5%	1.59%
East Midlands	46.25%	34.83%	13.58%	4.16%	1.19%
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 Ashfield changed since 2011?

Ashfield residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.61% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	42.05%	34.48%	16.31%	5.66%	1.5%
2021	42.4%	34.74%	15.77%	5.5%	1.59%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Alma & Ashfield 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 Alma in the Ashfield local area district.

Alma has a lower rate of immigrants than Ashfield, the East Midlands region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Selston	97.24%	2.76%
Ashfield	94.29%	5.71%
East Midlands	86.28%	13.72%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Alma compared to other wards in Ashfield

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Central & New Cross	88.76%	11.24%
2	Leamington	91.92%	8.08%
3	Hucknall South	92.77%	7.23%
4	Abbey Hill	93.24%	6.76%
5	Huthwaite & Brierley	93.31%	6.69%
6	Hucknall Central	93.32%	6.68%
7	Stanton Hill & Teversal	93.67%	6.33%
8	Carsic	94.09%	5.91%
9	Summit	94.32%	5.68%
10	Kirkby Cross & Portland	94.32%	5.68%
11	Hucknall North	94.4%	5.6%
12	Skegby	94.58%	5.42%
13	Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood	94.63%	5.37%
14	Ashfields	94.63%	5.37%
15	Larwood	95.23%	4.77%
16	The Dales	95.31%	4.69%
17	St Mary's	95.35%	4.65%
18	Hucknall West	95.52%	4.48%
19	Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse	95.8%	4.2%
20	Kingsway	96.48%	3.52%
21	Jacksdale	97.2%	2.8%
22	Selston	97.24%	2.76%
23	Underwood	97.76%	2.24%

';Alma is ranked 22 out of 23 wards in Ashfield for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Alma Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

How many residents own or rent their home in Alma and Ashfield

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Alma either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 75.04 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 24.96 of Alma residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Selston	75.04%	24.96%
Ashfield	67.42%	32.58%
East Midlands	65.47%	34.53%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Alma compared to other wards in Ashfield

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Larwood	85.57%	14.43%
2	Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood	82.16%	17.84%
3	Underwood	81.93%	18.07%
4	Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse	78.34%	21.66%
5	The Dales	77.64%	22.36%
6	Ashfields	76.69%	23.31%
7	Hucknall West	76.07%	23.93%
8	Kingsway (Ashfield)	75.26%	24.74%
9	Selston	75.04%	24.96%
10	Jacksdale & Westwood	74.52%	25.48%
11	Kirkby Cross & Portland	73.67%	26.33%
12	Skegby	71.57%	28.43%
13	Hucknall North	71.48%	28.52%
14	Huthwaite & Brierley	66.67%	33.33%
15	Stanton Hill & Teversal	66.67%	33.33%
16	Sutton St Mary's	66.03%	33.97%
17	Hucknall South	63.13%	36.87%
18	Hucknall Central	58.68%	41.32%
19	Abbey Hill	53.61%	46.39%
20	Greenwood & Summit	51.38%	48.62%
21	Sutton Central & New Cross	50.21%	49.79%
22	Leamington	43.74%	56.26%
23	Carsic	41.53%	58.47%

Alma is ranked 9 out of 23 wards in Ashfield for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Alma?

The largest employment sector in Alma is Skilled Trades. The smallest employment sector is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials.

Sector	Proportion
Skilled Trades	14.27%
Professional Occupations	13.46%
Associate Professional & Technical	11.75%
Elementary Occupations	11.65%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	11.34%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	10.22%
Administrative & Secretarial	10.08%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	9.49%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Alma Education Statistics

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

Level	Selston	England
No Qualifications	24.44%	18.08%
Level 1	11.98%	9.69%
Level 2	15.47%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.89%	5.32%
Level 3	18.2%	16.92%
Level 4	20.5%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Alma and Ashfield?

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

Ward	Population
Abbey Hill	3593
Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse	7829
Ashfields	4187
Carsic	3936
Central & New Cross	8439
Hucknall Central	7171
Hucknall North	10762
Hucknall South	7884
Hucknall West	10020
Huthwaite & Brierley	7667
Jacksdale	3324
Kingsway	3110
Kirkby Cross & Portland	4351
Larwood	3708
Leamington	4220
Selston	6418
Skegby	6919
St Mary's	3895
Stanton Hill & Teversal	3487
Summit	7565
Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood	3859
The Dales	2945
Underwood	3048
Ashfield Total	128337

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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