Is Crookham 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 Crookham older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Crookham and West Berkshire? What is the claimant count in Crookham and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.
Crookham has a significantly higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically wealthy area. 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 Crookham in the West Berkshire local area district.What are the occupations of the residents of Crookham?
The largest employment sector in Crookham is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.Sector Proportion Professional Occupations 21.64% Managers, Directors & Senior Officials 16.13% Associate Professional & Technical 14.97% Administrative & Secretarial 12.65% Skilled Trades 8.82% Caring, leisure & Other Services 6.73% Elementary Occupations 6.09% Process Plant & Machine Operatives 5.16% Crookham 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 West Berkshire.Area Unemployed Yearly Change West Berkshire 2.1% -0.3% South East 2.9% -0.3% England 3.8% -0.3% UK 3.7% -0.3% Economic Status Proportion In Employment 59.81% In Part-Time Work 23.29% Unemployed 2.89% Crookham Health Statistics
Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham 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 Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham 47.99% 36.8% 11.59% 2.93% 0.69% West Berkshire 51.05% 34.65% 10.95% 2.68% 0.67% South East 49.98% 34.01% 11.77% 3.31% 0.93% England 48.49% 33.71% 12.65% 3.98% 1.17% How has the health of residents in West Berkshire changed since 2011?
West Berkshire residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.44% between the 2011 and 2021 census.Year VG G F B VB 2011 51.64% 34.5% 10.7% 2.48% 0.68% 2021 51.05% 34.65% 10.95% 2.68% 0.67% How many residents own or rent their home in Crookham and West Berkshire
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Crookham either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 82.13 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 17.87 of Crookham residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.Area Owned Rented Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham 82.13% 17.87% West Berkshire 67.56% 32.44% South East 65.66% 34.34% England 61.31% 38.69% Crookham compared to other wards in West Berkshire
Crookham is ranked 2 out of 24 wards in West Berkshire for the percentage of home owners.# Ward Owned Rented 1 Tilehurst & Purley 86.77% 13.23% 2 Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham 82.13% 17.87% 3 Tilehurst Birch Copse 79.65% 20.35% 4 Basildon 78.02% 21.98% 5 Newbury Wash Common 77.79% 22.21% 6 Chieveley & Cold Ash 76.69% 23.31% 7 Bucklebury 74.62% 25.38% 8 Tilehurst South & Holybrook 74.01% 25.99% 9 Thatcham West 73.62% 26.38% 10 Pangbourne 71.88% 28.13% 11 Burghfield & Mortimer 71.49% 28.51% 12 Aldermaston 71.31% 28.69% 13 Thatcham North East 66.1% 33.9% 14 Thatcham Central 65.16% 34.84% 15 Downlands 64.76% 35.24% 16 Hungerford & Kintbury 64.02% 35.98% 17 Bradfield 63.88% 36.12% 18 Newbury Speen 59.68% 40.32% 19 Ridgeway (West Berkshire) 59.67% 40.33% 20 Theale 58.74% 41.26% 21 Lambourn 58.32% 41.68% 22 Newbury Clay Hill 57.29% 42.71% 23 Newbury Greenham 54.98% 45.02% 24 Newbury Central 45.64% 54.36% Crookham Age Distribution Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham.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 Crookham & West Berkshire Immigration Statistics
Area Born in UK Born outside UK Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham 92.04% 7.96% West Berkshire 87.95% 12.05% South East 84.24% 15.76% England 82.65% 17.35% Crookham compared to other wards in West Berkshire
';Crookham is ranked 23 out of 24 wards in West Berkshire for the number of residents born outside of the UK.# Ward Born in UK Born outside UK 1 Newbury Central 76.49% 23.51% 2 Newbury Clay Hill 81.32% 18.68% 3 Tilehurst South & Holybrook 82.77% 17.23% 4 Newbury Greenham 82.96% 17.04% 5 Newbury Speen 85.59% 14.41% 6 Theale 87.95% 12.05% 7 Pangbourne 88.09% 11.91% 8 Tilehurst Birch Copse 88.72% 11.28% 9 Thatcham Central 88.84% 11.16% 10 Basildon 89.14% 10.86% 11 Bucklebury 89.53% 10.47% 12 Tilehurst & Purley 89.72% 10.28% 13 Bradfield 89.89% 10.11% 14 Burghfield & Mortimer 89.98% 10.02% 15 Newbury Wash Common 90.05% 9.95% 16 Chieveley & Cold Ash 90.31% 9.69% 17 Thatcham North East 90.37% 9.63% 18 Lambourn 90.39% 9.61% 19 Aldermaston 90.52% 9.48% 20 Ridgeway 90.66% 9.34% 21 Hungerford & Kintbury 91% 9% 22 Thatcham West 91.48% 8.52% 23 Thatcham Colthrop 92.04% 7.96% 24 Downlands 93.16% 6.84% Crookham Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Crookham 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 | Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 15.3% | 18.08% |
| Level 1 | 11.21% | 9.69% |
| Level 2 | 15.37% | 13.32% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.62% | 5.32% |
| Level 3 | 16.33% | 16.92% |
| Level 4 | 33.74% | 33.92% |
What is the population of Crookham and West Berkshire?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in West Berkshire including Crookham. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
| Ward | Population |
|---|---|
| Aldermaston | 3828 |
| Basildon | 3539 |
| Bradfield | 4408 |
| Bucklebury | 3606 |
| Burghfield & Mortimer | 10429 |
| Chieveley & Cold Ash | 8188 |
| Downlands | 3647 |
| Hungerford & Kintbury | 11361 |
| Lambourn | 4237 |
| Newbury Central | 7803 |
| Newbury Clay Hill | 7323 |
| Newbury Greenham | 12213 |
| Newbury Speen | 7266 |
| Newbury Wash Common | 8849 |
| Pangbourne | 3801 |
| Ridgeway | 4191 |
| Thatcham Central | 7959 |
| Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham | 2747 |
| Thatcham North East | 7898 |
| Thatcham West | 7209 |
| Theale | 2946 |
| Tilehurst & Purley | 10336 |
| Tilehurst Birch Copse | 7654 |
| Tilehurst South & Holybrook | 7027 |
| West Berkshire Total | 158465 |
Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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