Socio-economic statistics for Barrow, Rutland

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

Barrow Health Statistics

Cottesmore has significantly more residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Cottesmore	56.2%	32.05%	9.79%	1.62%	0.36%
Rutland	50.34%	34.26%	11.86%	2.85%	0.69%
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 Rutland changed since 2011?

Rutland residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.19% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	50.38%	34.03%	12.13%	2.7%	0.76%
2021	50.34%	34.26%	11.86%	2.85%	0.69%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Barrow & Rutland 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 Barrow in the Rutland local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Cottesmore	86.73%	13.27%
Rutland	91.73%	8.27%
East Midlands	86.28%	13.72%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Barrow compared to other wards in Rutland

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Cottesmore	86.73%	13.27%
2	Oakham North East	89.53%	10.47%
3	Greetham	90.87%	9.13%
4	Uppingham	90.98%	9.02%
5	Barleythorpe	91.17%	8.83%
6	Ketton	92.33%	7.67%
7	Lyddington	92.47%	7.53%
8	Oakham North West	92.48%	7.52%
9	Oakham South	92.58%	7.42%
10	Normanton	92.66%	7.34%
11	Whissendine	92.85%	7.15%
12	Braunston & Martinsthorpe	93.15%	6.86%
13	Exton	93.71%	6.29%
14	Langham	94.5%	5.5%
15	Ryhall & Casterton	95.13%	4.87%

';Barrow is ranked 1 out of 15 wards in Rutland for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Barrow Education Statistics

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

Level	Cottesmore	England
No Qualifications	10.66%	18.08%
Level 1	10.76%	9.69%
Level 2	16.48%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	8.72%	5.32%
Level 3	21.41%	16.92%
Level 4	29.97%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Barrow?

The largest employment sector in Barrow is Associate Professional & Technical. The smallest employment sector is Elementary Occupations.

Sector	Proportion
Associate Professional & Technical	37.47%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	13.87%
Professional Occupations	10.25%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	8.23%
Administrative & Secretarial	7.92%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	6.94%
Skilled Trades	6.37%
Elementary Occupations	5.07%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Barrow 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 Rutland.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Rutland	1.7%	0.2%
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 Barrow 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 Barrow.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	62.86%
In Part-Time Work	22.47%
Unemployed	1.62%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

77.53% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Barrow

Barrow Age Distribution Statistics

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

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 Barrow and Rutland

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Barrow either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 58.86 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 41.14 of Barrow residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Cottesmore	58.86%	41.14%
Rutland	70.94%	29.06%
East Midlands	65.47%	34.53%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Barrow compared to other wards in Rutland

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Langham	84.57%	15.43%
2	Lyddington	82.5%	17.5%
3	Whissendine	79.55%	20.45%
4	Oakham South	79.11%	20.89%
5	Greetham	77.87%	22.13%
6	Ryhall & Casterton	76.77%	23.23%
7	Ketton	76.32%	23.68%
8	Braunston & Martinsthorpe	75.73%	24.27%
9	Normanton (Rutland)	69.99%	30.01%
10	Exton	66.99%	33.01%
11	Barleythorpe	65.19%	34.81%
12	Uppingham	64.45%	35.55%
13	Oakham North West	63.84%	36.16%
14	Oakham North East	60.74%	39.26%
15	Cottesmore	58.86%	41.14%

Barrow is ranked 15 out of 15 wards in Rutland for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Barrow and Rutland?

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

Ward	Population
Barleythorpe	2094
Braunston & Martinsthorpe	2434
Cottesmore	2492
Exton	1381
Greetham	2373
Ketton	2909
Langham	1447
Lyddington	1363
Normanton	3584
Oakham North East	3389
Oakham North West	3639
Oakham South	4199
Ryhall & Casterton	2938
Uppingham	5001
Whissendine	1233
Rutland Total	40476

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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