Socio-economic statistics for Fiddler’s Green, Gloucestershire

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

Fiddler's Green 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 Cheltenham.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Cheltenham	2.4%	-0.4%
South West	2.5%	-0.4%
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 Fiddler's Green 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 Fiddler's Green.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	59.23%
In Part-Time Work	27.81%
Unemployed	5.15%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

72.19% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Fiddler's Green

What are the occupations of the residents of Fiddler's Green?

The largest employment sector in Fiddler's Green is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	14.8%
Elementary Occupations	14.57%
Administrative & Secretarial	13.3%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	13.27%
Skilled Trades	9.98%
Associate Professional & Technical	8.74%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	8.45%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	8%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Fiddler's Green & Cheltenham 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 Fiddler's Green in the Cheltenham local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Hesters Way	81.09%	18.91%
Cheltenham	85.44%	14.56%
South West	89.8%	10.2%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Fiddler's Green compared to other wards in Cheltenham

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	St Paul's	77.28%	22.72%
2	Lansdown	78.68%	21.32%
3	St Peter's	78.89%	21.11%
4	All Saints	80.51%	19.49%
5	Hesters Way	81.09%	18.91%
6	Springbank	82.37%	17.63%
7	College	84.2%	15.8%
8	Swindon Village	84.53%	15.47%
9	Pittville	85.68%	14.32%
10	Park	85.7%	14.3%
11	St Mark's	86.25%	13.75%
12	Battledown	86.54%	13.46%
13	Oakley	88%	12%
14	Charlton Park	88.72%	11.28%
15	Charlton Kings	90.22%	9.78%
16	Warden Hill	90.4%	9.6%
17	Prestbury	91.04%	8.96%
18	Up Hatherley	91.06%	8.94%
19	Leckhampton	91.16%	8.84%
20	Benhall and The Reddings	91.77%	8.23%

';Fiddler's Green is ranked 5 out of 20 wards in Cheltenham for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Fiddler's Green Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Fiddler's Green 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 Fiddler's Green to the national average for England.

Level	Hesters Way	England
No Qualifications	20.52%	18.08%
Level 1	12.23%	9.69%
Level 2	14.67%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.83%	5.32%
Level 3	14.89%	16.92%
Level 4	28.41%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Fiddler's Green and Cheltenham

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Fiddler's Green either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 44.84 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 55.16 of Fiddler's Green residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Hesters Way	44.84%	55.16%
Cheltenham	63.58%	36.42%
South West	65.88%	34.12%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Fiddler's Green has a significantly lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically deprived area.

Fiddler's Green compared to other wards in Cheltenham

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Benhall and The Reddings	84.44%	15.56%
2	Charlton Park	84.1%	15.9%
3	Leckhampton	83.54%	16.46%
4	Prestbury (Cheltenham)	83.03%	16.97%
5	Up Hatherley	81.58%	18.42%
6	Charlton Kings	80.56%	19.44%
7	Battledown	78.21%	21.79%
8	Warden Hill	76.87%	23.13%
9	Swindon Village	70.44%	29.56%
10	Park (Cheltenham)	68.24%	31.76%
11	Pittville	61.18%	38.82%
12	College (Cheltenham)	59.6%	40.4%
13	Springbank	55.73%	44.27%
14	St Mark's (Cheltenham)	54.58%	45.42%
15	St Peter's (Cheltenham)	52.94%	47.06%
16	All Saints	52.61%	47.39%
17	Oakley (Cheltenham)	52.21%	47.79%
18	Hesters Way	44.84%	55.16%
19	Lansdown (Cheltenham)	41.44%	58.56%
20	St Paul's (Cheltenham)	30.75%	69.25%

Fiddler's Green is ranked 18 out of 20 wards in Cheltenham for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Fiddler's Green Health Statistics

Hesters Way 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
Hesters Way	46.33%	34.8%	13.21%	4.41%	1.25%
Cheltenham	50.69%	33.6%	11.68%	3.11%	0.92%
South West	47.6%	34.21%	13.12%	3.95%	1.12%
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 Cheltenham changed since 2011?

Cheltenham residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.06% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	49.91%	34.32%	11.78%	3.14%	0.85%
2021	50.69%	33.6%	11.68%	3.11%	0.92%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Fiddler's Green Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

What is the population of Fiddler's Green and Cheltenham?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Cheltenham including Fiddler's Green. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
All Saints	5258
Battledown	6075
Benhall and The Reddings	4852
Charlton Kings	5657
Charlton Park	4943
College	6026
Hesters Way	6737
Lansdown	5627
Leckhampton	5387
Oakley	5588
Park	6286
Pittville	6201
Prestbury	5482
Springbank	6657
St Mark's	6111
St Paul's	6180
St Peter's	7183
Swindon Village	5480
Up Hatherley	5057
Warden Hill	5256
Cheltenham Total	116043

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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