Socio-economic statistics for Blackdown, Warwickshire

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

Blackdown 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 Warwick.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Warwick	2.1%	-0.3%
West Midlands	5%	-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 Blackdown 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 Blackdown.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	56.27%
In Part-Time Work	24.15%
Unemployed	3.27%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

75.85% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Blackdown

How many residents own or rent their home in Blackdown and Warwick

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Blackdown either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 68.73 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 31.27 of Blackdown residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Leamington Milverton	68.73%	31.27%
Warwick	65.4%	34.6%
West Midlands	62.8%	37.2%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Blackdown compared to other wards in Warwick

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Cubbington & Leek Wootton	82.23%	17.77%
2	Kenilworth Abbey & Arden	80.08%	19.92%
3	Budbrooke	77.35%	22.65%
4	Kenilworth St John's	77.09%	22.91%
5	Kenilworth Park Hill	76.41%	23.59%
6	Radford Semele	75.43%	24.57%
7	Whitnash	73.17%	26.83%
8	Warwick Myton & Heathcote	72.6%	27.4%
9	Leamington Milverton	68.73%	31.27%
10	Bishop's Tachbrook	67.91%	32.09%
11	Warwick All Saints & Woodloes	67.61%	32.39%
12	Leamington Lillington	67.44%	32.56%
13	Warwick Aylesford	62.33%	37.67%
14	Leamington Willes	51.32%	48.68%
15	Leamington Clarendon	45.61%	54.39%
16	Leamington Brunswick	35.28%	64.72%

Blackdown is ranked 9 out of 16 wards in Warwick for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackdown Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Blackdown & Warwick 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 Blackdown in the Warwick local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Leamington Milverton	82.62%	17.38%
Warwick	83.7%	16.3%
West Midlands	84.84%	15.17%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackdown compared to other wards in Warwick

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Leamington Brunswick	70.66%	29.34%
2	Leamington Willes	72.56%	27.44%
3	Leamington Clarendon	73.73%	26.27%
4	Leamington Milverton	82.62%	17.38%
5	Warwick Myton & Heathcote	82.7%	17.3%
6	Whitnash	82.79%	17.21%
7	Bishop's Tachbrook	84.65%	15.35%
8	Kenilworth Abbey & Arden	85.16%	14.84%
9	Warwick All Saints & Woodloes	87.16%	12.84%
10	Leamington Lillington	87.4%	12.61%
11	Warwick Aylesford	87.6%	12.4%
12	Kenilworth Park Hill	89.64%	10.36%
13	Kenilworth St John's	89.94%	10.06%
14	Radford Semele	90.11%	9.89%
15	Budbrooke	93.19%	6.81%
16	Cubbington & Leek Wootton	93.38%	6.62%

';Blackdown is ranked 4 out of 16 wards in Warwick for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Blackdown?

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

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	37.46%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	20.19%
Associate Professional & Technical	15.43%
Administrative & Secretarial	6.27%
Skilled Trades	5.36%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	4.51%
Elementary Occupations	4.2%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	2.23%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Blackdown Health Statistics

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

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Leamington Milverton	54.19%	31.77%	9.77%	3.12%	1.16%
Warwick	52.09%	33.14%	10.98%	2.96%	0.83%
West Midlands	46.4%	34.38%	13.54%	4.37%	1.31%
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 Warwick changed since 2011?

Warwick residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.68% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	50.61%	33.94%	11.42%	3.11%	0.93%
2021	52.09%	33.14%	10.98%	2.96%	0.83%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackdown Education Statistics

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

Level	Leamington Milverton	England
No Qualifications	9.13%	18.08%
Level 1	5.37%	9.69%
Level 2	8.74%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	3.36%	5.32%
Level 3	12.36%	16.92%
Level 4	59.38%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Blackdown and Warwick?

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

Ward	Population
Bishop's Tachbrook	5850
Budbrooke	6178
Cubbington & Leek Wootton	8794
Kenilworth Abbey & Arden	8434
Kenilworth Park Hill	9385
Kenilworth St John's	9203
Leamington Brunswick	10751
Leamington Clarendon	11209
Leamington Lillington	11675
Leamington Milverton	10009
Leamington Willes	10571
Radford Semele	3021
Warwick All Saints & Woodloes	9288
Warwick Aylesford	6962
Warwick Myton & Heathcote	7482
Warwick Saltisford	7299
Whitnash	8798
Warwick Total	144909

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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