Socio-economic statistics for Hallingbury Street, Essex

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

Hallingbury Street 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 Uttlesford.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Uttlesford	1.7%	-0.2%
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 Hallingbury Street 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 Hallingbury Street.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	59.11%
In Part-Time Work	28.89%
Unemployed	3.84%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

71.11% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Hallingbury Street

What are the occupations of the residents of Hallingbury Street?

The largest employment sector in Hallingbury Street is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	24.41%
Professional Occupations	17.81%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.59%
Administrative & Secretarial	11.36%
Skilled Trades	9.73%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	6.79%
Elementary Occupations	5.83%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	4.67%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Hallingbury Street Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys.

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 Hallingbury Street and Uttlesford

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Hallingbury Street either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 75.79 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 24.21 of Hallingbury Street residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	75.79%	24.21%
Uttlesford	70.59%	29.41%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Hallingbury Street compared to other wards in Uttlesford

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Clavering	79.35%	20.65%
2	The Sampfords	77.53%	22.47%
3	Elsenham & Henham	75.91%	24.09%
4	Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	75.79%	24.21%
5	Felsted & Stebbing	75.64%	24.36%
6	Stansted North	75.63%	24.37%
7	Stort Valley	74.97%	25.03%
8	Flitch Green & Little Dunmow	74.83%	25.17%
9	Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts	73.69%	26.31%
10	Hatfield Heath	72.71%	27.29%
11	Ashdon	72.71%	27.29%
12	Thaxted & the Eastons	72.07%	27.93%
13	Takeley	71.38%	28.62%
14	High Easter & the Rodings	70.43%	29.57%
15	Newport (Uttlesford)	69.94%	30.06%
16	Great Dunmow North	69.47%	30.53%
17	Saffron Walden Shire	68.74%	31.26%
18	Great Dunmow South & Barnston	66.56%	33.44%
19	Stansted South & Birchanger	64.14%	35.86%
20	Saffron Walden Castle	63.63%	36.37%
21	Saffron Walden Audley	60.98%	39.02%
22	Debden & Wimbish	60.85%	39.15%

Hallingbury Street is ranked 4 out of 22 wards in Uttlesford for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hallingbury Street & Uttlesford 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 Hallingbury Street in the Uttlesford local area district.

Hallingbury Street has a lower rate of immigrants than Uttlesford, the East of England region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	94.1%	5.9%
Uttlesford	91.3%	8.7%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hallingbury Street compared to other wards in Uttlesford

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Saffron Walden Shire	86.79%	13.21%
2	Stansted South & Birchanger	87.53%	12.47%
3	Saffron Walden Audley	88.58%	11.42%
4	Saffron Walden Castle	88.92%	11.08%
5	Debden & Wimbish	89.18%	10.82%
6	Stansted North	89.93%	10.07%
7	Takeley	89.97%	10.03%
8	Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts	90.9%	9.1%
9	Elsenham & Henham	91.99%	8.01%
10	Great Dunmow South & Barnston	92.1%	7.9%
11	Felsted & Stebbing	92.33%	7.67%
12	Ashdon	92.43%	7.57%
13	Flitch Green & Little Dunmow	92.62%	7.38%
14	Newport	92.64%	7.36%
15	Stort Valley	93.26%	6.74%
16	Hatfield Heath	93.63%	6.37%
17	Great Dunmow North	93.71%	6.29%
18	Clavering	93.73%	6.27%
19	Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	94.1%	5.9%
20	Thaxted & the Eastons	94.65%	5.35%
21	High Easter & the Rodings	94.9%	5.1%
22	The Sampfords	94.94%	5.06%

';Hallingbury Street is ranked 19 out of 22 wards in Uttlesford for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hallingbury Street Education Statistics

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

Level	Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	England
No Qualifications	14.46%	18.08%
Level 1	10.15%	9.69%
Level 2	15.86%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	4.99%	5.32%
Level 3	18.02%	16.92%
Level 4	34.14%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hallingbury Street Health Statistics

Broad Oak & the Hallingburys 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
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	53.38%	33.05%	10.33%	2.33%	0.91%
Uttlesford	54%	32.73%	10.05%	2.52%	0.7%
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)

How has the health of residents in Uttlesford changed since 2011?

Uttlesford residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.84% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	52.55%	33.34%	10.85%	2.6%	0.66%
2021	54%	32.73%	10.05%	2.52%	0.7%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Hallingbury Street and Uttlesford?

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

Ward	Population
Ashdon	2216
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	4206
Clavering	2365
Debden & Wimbish	2662
Elsenham & Henham	4755
Felsted & Stebbing	4584
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow	3069
Great Dunmow North	4981
Great Dunmow South & Barnston	6373
Hatfield Heath	2446
High Easter & the Rodings	2488
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts	4515
Newport	3930
Saffron Walden Audley	4638
Saffron Walden Castle	4929
Saffron Walden Shire	7749
Stansted North	4661
Stansted South & Birchanger	5157
Stort Valley	2097
Takeley	7405
Thaxted & the Eastons	5330
The Sampfords	2203
Uttlesford Total	92759

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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