Socio-economic statistics for Formby, Sefton

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

Formby Health Statistics

Harington 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
Harington	52.53%	30.58%	12.2%	3.69%	1%
Sefton	46.36%	32.29%	14.35%	5.36%	1.65%
North West	47.73%	32.71%	13.36%	4.77%	1.43%
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 Sefton changed since 2011?

Sefton residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.78% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	45.32%	32.55%	14.84%	5.68%	1.62%
2021	46.36%	32.29%	14.35%	5.36%	1.65%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Formby?

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

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	29.99%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	18.07%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.92%
Administrative & Secretarial	10.47%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	6.84%
Skilled Trades	6.48%
Elementary Occupations	4.43%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	2.79%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Formby 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 Sefton.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Sefton	3.9%	-0.6%
North West	4.3%	-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 Formby 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 Formby.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	47.06%
In Part-Time Work	29.97%
Unemployed	3.33%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

70.03% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Formby

Formby Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

How many residents own or rent their home in Formby and Sefton

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Formby either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 89.59 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 10.41 of Formby residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Harington	89.59%	10.41%
Sefton	66.62%	33.38%
North West	62.33%	37.67%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Formby compared to other wards in Sefton

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Harington	89.59%	10.41%
2	Park (Sefton)	86.96%	13.04%
3	Meols	84.52%	15.48%
4	Molyneux	83.83%	16.17%
5	Ravenmeols	83.2%	16.8%
6	Sudell	82.95%	17.05%
7	Blundellsands	79.5%	20.5%
8	Victoria (Sefton)	79.4%	20.6%
9	Ainsdale	78.29%	21.71%
10	Birkdale	76.29%	23.71%
11	Manor (Sefton)	73.86%	26.14%
12	Norwood	69.73%	30.27%
13	Kew (Sefton)	64.15%	35.85%
14	Netherton and Orrell	63.05%	36.95%
15	Cambridge	59.79%	40.21%
16	Litherland	55.17%	44.83%
17	Ford	53.7%	46.3%
18	St Oswald (Sefton)	52.2%	47.8%
19	Church (Sefton)	50.22%	49.78%
20	Duke's	49.33%	50.67%
21	Derby (Sefton)	44.22%	55.78%
22	Linacre (Sefton)	27.25%	72.75%

Formby is ranked 1 out of 22 wards in Sefton for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Formby Education Statistics

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

Level	Harington	England
No Qualifications	11.73%	18.08%
Level 1	8.19%	9.69%
Level 2	13.18%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	4.73%	5.32%
Level 3	15.48%	16.92%
Level 4	43.91%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Formby & Sefton 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 Formby in the Sefton local area district.

Formby has a lower rate of immigrants than Sefton, the North West region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Harington	95.54%	4.46%
Sefton	93.56%	6.44%
North West	88.33%	11.67%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Formby compared to other wards in Sefton

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Duke's	82.21%	17.79%
2	Linacre	87.62%	12.38%
3	Kew	88.98%	11.02%
4	Derby	89.37%	10.63%
5	Cambridge	89.46%	10.54%
6	Norwood	91.55%	8.45%
7	Church	93.7%	6.3%
8	Blundellsands	94.26%	5.74%
9	Ainsdale	95.01%	4.99%
10	Birkdale	95.02%	4.98%
11	Litherland	95.16%	4.84%
12	Netherton and Orrell	95.22%	4.78%
13	Ford	95.44%	4.56%
14	Harington	95.54%	4.46%
15	Ravenmeols	95.77%	4.23%
16	Meols	96%	4%
17	Victoria	96.07%	3.93%
18	St Oswald	96.08%	3.92%
19	Manor	97.19%	2.81%
20	Molyneux	97.3%	2.7%
21	Park	97.52%	2.48%
22	Sudell	97.65%	2.35%

';Formby is ranked 14 out of 22 wards in Sefton for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Formby and Sefton?

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

Ward	Population
Ainsdale	12784
Birkdale	12740
Blundellsands	11259
Cambridge	12346
Church	11880
Derby	12531
Duke's	13893
Ford	12786
Harington	11503
Kew	13354
Linacre	13328
Litherland	11844
Manor	12316
Meols	12169
Molyneux	12186
Netherton and Orrell	12868
Norwood	15237
Park	11429
Ravenmeols	12160
St Oswald	11499
Sudell	12444
Victoria	13343
Sefton Total	275899

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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