Socio-economic statistics for Chells, Hertfordshire

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

How many residents own or rent their home in Chells and Stevenage

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Chells either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 76.86 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 23.14 of Chells residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Manor (Stevenage)	76.86%	23.14%
Stevenage	56.98%	43.02%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Chells compared to other wards in Stevenage

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Manor (Stevenage)	76.86%	23.14%
2	Longmeadow	66.92%	33.08%
3	Woodfield	63.8%	36.2%
4	Chells	63.51%	36.49%
5	Bandley Hill	62.34%	37.66%
6	Martins Wood	54.49%	45.51%
7	Shephall	54.43%	45.57%
8	St Nicholas	54.42%	45.58%
9	Roebuck	53.4%	46.6%
10	Old Town (Stevenage)	51.85%	48.15%
11	Pin Green	51.6%	48.4%
12	Symonds Green	51.59%	48.41%
13	Bedwell	43.89%	56.11%

Chells is ranked 1 out of 13 wards in Stevenage for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Chells 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 Stevenage.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Stevenage	3.1%	-0.4%
East of England	3%	-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 Chells 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 Chells.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	64.66%
In Part-Time Work	24.11%
Unemployed	3.01%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

75.89% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Chells

What are the occupations of the residents of Chells?

The largest employment sector in Chells is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Elementary Occupations.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	19.53%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.51%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	12.89%
Administrative & Secretarial	12.41%
Skilled Trades	12.29%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	8.38%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	6.67%
Elementary Occupations	6.45%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Chells Education Statistics

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

Level	Manor	England
No Qualifications	13.91%	18.08%
Level 1	11.49%	9.69%
Level 2	15.75%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.33%	5.32%
Level 3	18.55%	16.92%
Level 4	32.98%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Chells Health Statistics

Manor has more residents (very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Manor (Stevenage)	50.32%	35.57%	10.66%	2.64%	0.81%
Stevenage	47.68%	35.02%	12.62%	3.69%	0.99%
East	48.28%	34.64%	12.5%	3.58%	1%
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)

Chells Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Chells & Stevenage 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 Chells in the Stevenage local area district.

Chells has a lower rate of immigrants than Stevenage, the East of England region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Manor (Stevenage)	86.99%	13.01%
Stevenage	83.52%	16.48%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Chells compared to other wards in Stevenage

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Bedwell	75.3%	24.7%
2	St Nicholas	79.07%	20.93%
3	Woodfield	79.19%	20.81%
4	Old Town	83.72%	16.28%
5	Pin Green	83.73%	16.27%
6	Shephall	84.28%	15.72%
7	Chells	84.81%	15.19%
8	Symonds Green	84.93%	15.07%
9	Martins Wood	85.33%	14.67%
10	Roebuck	85.92%	14.08%
11	Bandley Hill	86.84%	13.16%
12	Manor	86.99%	13.01%
13	Longmeadow	88.33%	11.67%

';Chells is ranked 12 out of 13 wards in Stevenage for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Chells and Stevenage?

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

Ward	Population
Stevenage Total	0

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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