Socio-economic statistics for Ham, Gloucestershire

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

How many residents own or rent their home in Ham and Cheltenham

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Ham either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 78.21 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 21.79 of Ham residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Battledown	78.21%	21.79%
Cheltenham	63.58%	36.42%
South West	65.88%	34.12%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Ham 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%

Ham is ranked 7 out of 20 wards in Cheltenham for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Ham?

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

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	29.92%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	17.57%
Associate Professional & Technical	13.98%
Administrative & Secretarial	10.42%
Skilled Trades	7.35%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	6.9%
Elementary Occupations	5.6%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	3.07%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Ham Education Statistics

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

Level	Battledown	England
No Qualifications	8.67%	18.08%
Level 1	6.23%	9.69%
Level 2	12.51%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	3.38%	5.32%
Level 3	16.03%	16.92%
Level 4	51.67%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Ham 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 Ham 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 Ham.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	65.63%
In Part-Time Work	28.39%
Unemployed	3.32%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

71.61% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Ham

Ham Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Ham Health Statistics

Battledown has significantly more residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Battledown	57.91%	30.82%	9.04%	1.73%	0.51%
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)

Ham & 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 Ham in the Cheltenham local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Battledown	86.54%	13.46%
Cheltenham	85.44%	14.56%
South West	89.8%	10.2%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Ham 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%

';Ham is ranked 12 out of 20 wards in Cheltenham for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Ham and Cheltenham?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Cheltenham including Ham. 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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