Socio-economic statistics for Boultham, Lincolnshire

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

How many residents own or rent their home in Boultham and Lincoln

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Boultham either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 56.11 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 43.89 of Boultham residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Moorland	56.11%	43.89%
Lincoln	50.5%	49.5%
East Midlands	65.47%	34.53%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Boultham compared to other wards in Lincoln

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Witham (Lincoln)	74.91%	25.09%
2	Hartsholme	70.19%	29.81%
3	Moorland	56.11%	43.89%
4	Glebe	54.73%	45.27%
5	Birchwood (Lincoln)	53.57%	46.43%
6	Minster	51.9%	48.1%
7	Boultham	51.63%	48.37%
8	Castle (Lincoln)	44.65%	55.35%
9	Carholme	42.75%	57.25%
10	Abbey (Lincoln)	38.2%	61.8%
11	Park (Lincoln)	31.4%	68.6%

Boultham is ranked 3 out of 11 wards in Lincoln for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Boultham?

The largest employment sector in Boultham is Elementary Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Administrative & Secretarial.

Sector	Proportion
Elementary Occupations	15.97%
Professional Occupations	12.93%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	12.15%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	11.3%
Skilled Trades	10.82%
Associate Professional & Technical	10.64%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	8.3%
Administrative & Secretarial	8.06%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Boultham Health Statistics

Moorland 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
Moorland	41.08%	36.89%	15.54%	5.08%	1.42%
Lincoln	43.82%	36.81%	13.91%	4.3%	1.16%
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 Lincoln changed since 2011?

Lincoln residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.13% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	44.18%	36.58%	13.9%	4.18%	1.16%
2021	43.82%	36.81%	13.91%	4.3%	1.16%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Boultham Education Statistics

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

Level	Moorland	England
No Qualifications	24.18%	18.08%
Level 1	13.2%	9.69%
Level 2	14.83%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	7.23%	5.32%
Level 3	16.23%	16.92%
Level 4	21.13%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Boultham 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 Lincoln.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Lincoln	4.4%	-0.1%
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 Boultham 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 Boultham.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	50.84%
In Part-Time Work	30.24%
Unemployed	5.27%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

69.76% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Boultham

Boultham Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Boultham & Lincoln 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 Boultham in the Lincoln local area district.

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

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Moorland	90.44%	9.56%
Lincoln	84.92%	15.08%
East Midlands	86.28%	13.72%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Boultham compared to other wards in Lincoln

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Park	69.19%	30.81%
2	Abbey	73.41%	26.59%
3	Boultham	83.2%	16.8%
4	Carholme	87.38%	12.62%
5	Glebe	87.83%	12.17%
6	Birchwood	89.43%	10.57%
7	Castle	89.56%	10.44%
8	Minster	90.2%	9.8%
9	Moorland	90.44%	9.56%
10	Witham	92.34%	7.66%
11	Hartsholme	92.35%	7.65%

';Boultham is ranked 9 out of 11 wards in Lincoln for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Boultham and Lincoln?

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

Ward	Population
Abbey	10664
Birchwood	8450
Boultham	11932
Carholme	11190
Castle	7117
Glebe	8856
Hartsholme	7825
Minster	7165
Moorland	7914
Park	11260
Witham	7676
Lincoln Total	100049

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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