Socio-economic statistics for Barlow, Derbyshire

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

Barlow Education Statistics

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

Level	Barlow & Holmesfield	England
No Qualifications	13.13%	18.08%
Level 1	9.71%	9.69%
Level 2	13.37%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.76%	5.32%
Level 3	18.94%	16.92%
Level 4	36.87%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Barlow Age Distribution Statistics

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

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 Barlow and North East Derbyshire

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Barlow either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 75.61 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 24.39 of Barlow residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Barlow & Holmesfield	75.61%	24.39%
North East Derbyshire	70.51%	29.49%
East Midlands	65.47%	34.53%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Barlow compared to other wards in North East Derbyshire

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Wingerworth	91.66%	8.34%
2	Dronfield Woodhouse	88.43%	11.57%
3	Coal Aston	87.21%	12.79%
4	Gosforth Valley	86.85%	13.15%
5	Dronfield South	84.23%	15.77%
6	Brampton & Walton	81.62%	18.38%
7	Ashover	78.82%	21.18%
8	Barlow & Holmesfield	75.61%	24.39%
9	Pilsley & Morton	74.67%	25.33%
10	Tupton	74.38%	25.62%
11	Ridgeway & Marsh Lane	74.14%	25.86%
12	Killamarsh West	72.05%	27.95%
13	Sutton (North East Derbyshire)	71.16%	28.84%
14	Eckington North	70.04%	29.96%
15	Killamarsh East	69.71%	30.29%
16	Unstone	63.23%	36.77%
17	Shirland	63.21%	36.79%
18	North Wingfield Central	62.1%	37.9%
19	Clay Cross North	60.66%	39.34%
20	Dronfield North	58.7%	41.3%
21	Grassmoor	57.19%	42.81%
22	Holmewood & Heath	56.21%	43.79%
23	Eckington South & Renishaw	55.09%	44.91%
24	Clay Cross South	54.67%	45.33%

Barlow is ranked 8 out of 24 wards in North East Derbyshire for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Barlow Health Statistics

Barlow & Holmesfield 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
Barlow & Holmesfield	48.43%	33.49%	13.63%	3.24%	1.22%
North East Derbyshire	43.51%	34.37%	15.63%	5.06%	1.42%
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 North East Derbyshire changed since 2011?

North East Derbyshire residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.67% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	42.95%	34.26%	15.89%	5.37%	1.52%
2021	43.51%	34.37%	15.63%	5.06%	1.42%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Barlow 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 North East Derbyshire.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
North East Derbyshire	2.6%	0%
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 Barlow 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 Barlow.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	52.76%
In Part-Time Work	34.67%
Unemployed	2.44%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

65.33% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Barlow

What are the occupations of the residents of Barlow?

The largest employment sector in Barlow is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	26.76%
Professional Occupations	17.84%
Associate Professional & Technical	11.71%
Skilled Trades	10.93%
Administrative & Secretarial	9.25%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.02%
Elementary Occupations	6.13%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	4.79%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Barlow & North East Derbyshire 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 Barlow in the North East Derbyshire local area district.

Barlow has a lower rate of immigrants than North East Derbyshire, the East Midlands region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Barlow & Holmesfield	97.57%	2.43%
North East Derbyshire	96.89%	3.11%
East Midlands	86.28%	13.72%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Barlow compared to other wards in North East Derbyshire

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Dronfield Woodhouse	95.84%	4.16%
2	Clay Cross North	96.16%	3.84%
3	Clay Cross South	96.17%	3.83%
4	Ashover	96.48%	3.52%
5	Sutton	96.5%	3.5%
6	Holmewood & Heath	96.59%	3.41%
7	Eckington South & Renishaw	96.61%	3.39%
8	Dronfield North	96.61%	3.39%
9	Wingerworth	96.69%	3.31%
10	Dronfield South	96.78%	3.22%
11	Eckington North	96.83%	3.17%
12	Gosforth Valley	96.83%	3.17%
13	Brampton & Walton	96.88%	3.13%
14	Grassmoor	96.92%	3.08%
15	Tupton	96.93%	3.07%
16	Killamarsh East	97.02%	2.98%
17	Shirland	97.21%	2.79%
18	Killamarsh West	97.25%	2.75%
19	North Wingfield Central	97.32%	2.68%
20	Coal Aston	97.5%	2.5%
21	Unstone	97.52%	2.48%
22	Barlow & Holmesfield	97.57%	2.43%
23	Pilsley & Morton	97.69%	2.31%
24	Ridgeway & Marsh Lane	98.4%	1.6%

';Barlow is ranked 22 out of 24 wards in North East Derbyshire for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Barlow and North East Derbyshire?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in North East Derbyshire including Barlow. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Ashover	1921
Barlow & Holmesfield	1957
Brampton & Walton	3475
Clay Cross North	6288
Clay Cross South	3797
Coal Aston	3700
Dronfield North	3663
Dronfield South	6036
Dronfield Woodhouse	1940
Eckington North	3971
Eckington South & Renishaw	6217
Gosforth Valley	5736
Grassmoor	4084
Holmewood & Heath	4306
Killamarsh East	3752
Killamarsh West	5789
North Wingfield Central	6034
Pilsley & Morton	5542
Ridgeway & Marsh Lane	1650
Shirland	6123
Sutton	4149
Tupton	5636
Unstone	1793
Wingerworth	4657
North East Derbyshire Total	102216

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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