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

How many residents own or rent their home in Hazeleigh and Maldon

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Hazeleigh either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 84.53 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 15.47 of Hazeleigh residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Purleigh	84.53%	15.47%
Maldon	76.19%	23.81%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Hazeleigh compared to other wards in Maldon

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Wickham Bishops and Woodham	85.26%	14.74%
2	Purleigh	84.53%	15.47%
3	Mayland	84.48%	15.52%
4	Great Totham	84.37%	15.63%
5	Tollesbury	83.77%	16.23%
6	Althorne	82.55%	17.45%
7	Heybridge East	82.33%	17.67%
8	Maldon South	80.78%	19.22%
9	Maldon West	79.13%	20.87%
10	Burnham-on-Crouch North	77.22%	22.78%
11	Tillingham	76.95%	23.05%
12	Tolleshunt D'Arcy	76.69%	23.31%
13	Southminster	72.33%	27.67%
14	Burnham-on-Crouch South	67.77%	32.23%
15	Heybridge West	67.23%	32.77%
16	Maldon North	62.09%	37.91%
17	Maldon East	53.81%	46.19%

Hazeleigh is ranked 2 out of 17 wards in Maldon for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hazeleigh 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 Maldon.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Maldon	2.1%	-0.5%
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 Hazeleigh 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 Hazeleigh.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	56.49%
In Part-Time Work	32.7%
Unemployed	2.06%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

67.3% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Hazeleigh

Hazeleigh Health Statistics

Purleigh 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
Purleigh	51.48%	34.11%	11.07%	2.36%	0.99%
Maldon	46.68%	35.45%	13.11%	3.76%	1.01%
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 Maldon changed since 2011?

Maldon residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.3% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.2%	35.63%	13.42%	3.67%	1.08%
2021	46.68%	35.45%	13.11%	3.76%	1.01%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hazeleigh Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Hazeleigh Education Statistics

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

Level	Purleigh	England
No Qualifications	16.31%	18.08%
Level 1	11.59%	9.69%
Level 2	17.04%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.27%	5.32%
Level 3	17.13%	16.92%
Level 4	28.72%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hazeleigh & Maldon 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 Hazeleigh in the Maldon local area district.

Hazeleigh has a lower rate of immigrants than Maldon, the East of England region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Purleigh	95.94%	4.06%
Maldon	95.54%	4.46%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Hazeleigh compared to other wards in Maldon

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Maldon North	92.47%	7.53%
2	Maldon East	93.96%	6.04%
3	Maldon South	94.47%	5.53%
4	Tolleshunt D'Arcy	94.94%	5.06%
5	Burnham-on-Crouch South	95.11%	4.89%
6	Wickham Bishops and Woodham	95.34%	4.66%
7	Maldon West	95.56%	4.44%
8	Heybridge East	95.56%	4.44%
9	Heybridge West	95.67%	4.33%
10	Purleigh	95.94%	4.06%
11	Burnham-on-Crouch North	95.96%	4.04%
12	Great Totham	95.96%	4.04%
13	Althorne	96.26%	3.74%
14	Southminster	96.56%	3.44%
15	Mayland	96.74%	3.26%
16	Tollesbury	96.84%	3.16%
17	Tillingham	97.64%	2.36%

';Hazeleigh is ranked 10 out of 17 wards in Maldon for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Hazeleigh?

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

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	22.43%
Professional Occupations	17.31%
Administrative & Secretarial	13%
Associate Professional & Technical	12.88%
Skilled Trades	11.96%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	6.27%
Elementary Occupations	5.75%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	4.54%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

What is the population of Hazeleigh and Maldon?

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

Ward	Population
Althorne	4413
Burnham-on-Crouch North	4124
Burnham-on-Crouch South	4097
Great Totham	3981
Heybridge East	4061
Heybridge West	4530
Maldon East	2481
Maldon North	4438
Maldon South	3916
Maldon West	3831
Mayland	4896
Purleigh	3510
Southminster	4713
Tillingham	2390
Tollesbury	2129
Tolleshunt D'Arcy	4368
Wickham Bishops and Woodham	3523
Maldon Total	65401

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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