Socio-economic statistics for Harston, Leicestershire

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

Harston & Melton 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 Harston in the Melton local area district.

Harston has a lower rate of immigrants than Melton, the East Midlands region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Croxton Kerrial	96.1%	3.9%
Melton	93.74%	6.26%
East Midlands	86.28%	13.72%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Harston compared to other wards in Melton

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Melton Dorian	89.79%	10.21%
2	Melton Craven	90.08%	9.92%
3	Melton Egerton	91.24%	8.76%
4	Melton Warwick	92.16%	7.84%
5	Melton Newport	92.62%	7.38%
6	Melton Sysonby	94.15%	5.85%
7	Wymondham	94.63%	5.37%
8	Waltham-on-the-Wolds	95.43%	4.57%
9	Somerby	95.59%	4.42%
10	Frisby-on-the-Wreake	95.7%	4.3%
11	Old Dalby	95.94%	4.06%
12	Gaddesby	95.95%	4.05%
13	Asfordby	95.98%	4.02%
14	Bottesford	96.04%	3.96%
15	Croxton Kerrial	96.1%	3.9%
16	Long Clawson and Stathern	97.12%	2.88%

';Harston is ranked 15 out of 16 wards in Melton for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Harston Health Statistics

Croxton Kerrial 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
Croxton Kerrial	50.28%	32.67%	12.38%	3.25%	1.43%
Melton	47.82%	35.14%	13.06%	3.13%	0.85%
East Midlands	46.25%	34.83%	13.58%	4.16%	1.19%
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 Melton changed since 2011?

Melton residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.89% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	48.33%	35.52%	12.5%	2.88%	0.78%
2021	47.82%	35.14%	13.06%	3.13%	0.85%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Harston Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Harston 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 Melton.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Melton	2.9%	0.3%
East Midlands	3.4%	-0.2%
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 Harston 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 Harston.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	58.52%
In Part-Time Work	29.55%
Unemployed	4.58%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

70.45% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Harston

Harston Education Statistics

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

Level	Croxton Kerrial	England
No Qualifications	13.47%	18.08%
Level 1	8.88%	9.69%
Level 2	13.22%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.43%	5.32%
Level 3	18.9%	16.92%
Level 4	37.87%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Harston and Melton

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Harston either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 64.85 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 35.15 of Harston residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Croxton Kerrial	64.85%	35.15%
Melton	70.94%	29.06%
East Midlands	65.47%	34.53%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Harston has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.

Harston compared to other wards in Melton

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Frisby-on-the-Wreake	81.78%	18.22%
2	Gaddesby	79.08%	20.92%
3	Old Dalby	78.15%	21.85%
4	Bottesford (Melton)	77.67%	22.33%
5	Somerby	77.28%	22.72%
6	Long Clawson and Stathern	77.15%	22.85%
7	Melton Sysonby	75.1%	24.9%
8	Waltham-on-the-Wolds	74.28%	25.72%
9	Melton Newport	72.7%	27.3%
10	Melton Warwick	71.22%	28.78%
11	Asfordby	70.85%	29.15%
12	Melton Dorian	66.43%	33.57%
13	Croxton Kerrial	64.85%	35.15%
14	Melton Craven	62.02%	37.98%
15	Melton Egerton	59.17%	40.83%
16	Wymondham	52.65%	47.35%

Harston is ranked 13 out of 16 wards in Melton for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Harston?

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

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	21.4%
Professional Occupations	19.03%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.19%
Skilled Trades	13.76%
Administrative & Secretarial	8.28%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.63%
Elementary Occupations	5.81%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	4.41%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

What is the population of Harston and Melton?

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

Ward	Population
Asfordby	3406
Bottesford	3543
Croxton Kerrial	1813
Frisby-on-the-Wreake	1891
Gaddesby	1745
Long Clawson and Stathern	4358
Melton Craven	3479
Melton Dorian	5512
Melton Egerton	4236
Melton Newport	5416
Melton Sysonby	5421
Melton Warwick	3618
Old Dalby	1993
Somerby	1808
Waltham-on-the-Wolds	1661
Wymondham	1494
Melton Total	51394

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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