Socio-economic statistics for Ingol, Lancashire

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

Ingol 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 Preston.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Preston	4.5%	0%
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 Ingol 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 Ingol.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	58.68%
In Part-Time Work	24.25%
Unemployed	4%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

75.75% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Ingol

Ingol Education Statistics

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

Level	Ashton	England
No Qualifications	15.36%	18.08%
Level 1	8.54%	9.69%
Level 2	12.17%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.53%	5.32%
Level 3	18.18%	16.92%
Level 4	36.65%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Ingol Health Statistics

Ashton has a lower proportion of residents (very_good_pc-$ward_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Ashton (Preston)	45.93%	35.55%	13.25%	4.19%	1.08%
Preston	48.42%	33.09%	12.91%	4.31%	1.26%
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 Preston changed since 2011?

Preston residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.83% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.56%	34.12%	13.26%	4.74%	1.32%
2021	48.42%	33.09%	12.91%	4.31%	1.26%

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 Ingol?

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

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	21.63%
Associate Professional & Technical	12.73%
Administrative & Secretarial	10.7%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	10.34%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	10.16%
Skilled Trades	10.07%
Elementary Occupations	9.1%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	6.85%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

How many residents own or rent their home in Ingol and Preston

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Ingol either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 61.39 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 38.61 of Ingol residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Ashton (Preston)	61.39%	38.61%
Preston	58.29%	41.71%
North West	62.33%	37.67%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Ingol compared to other wards in Preston

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Preston Rural North	86.66%	13.34%
2	Greyfriars (Preston)	85.05%	14.95%
3	Preston Rural East	84.1%	15.9%
4	Garrison	73.98%	26.02%
5	Cadley	70.8%	29.2%
6	Lea & Larches	61.4%	38.6%
7	Ashton (Preston)	61.39%	38.61%
8	Ingol & Cottam	60.13%	39.87%
9	Brookfield (Preston)	58.01%	41.99%
10	Deepdale	54.16%	45.84%
11	Ribbleton	47.28%	52.72%
12	Fishwick & Frenchwood	46.81%	53.19%
13	Plungington	35.37%	64.63%
14	St Matthew's (Preston)	32.82%	67.18%
15	City Centre	28.42%	71.58%

Ingol is ranked 7 out of 15 wards in Preston for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Ingol & Preston 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 Ingol in the Preston local area district.

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

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Ashton (Preston)	88.42%	11.58%
Preston	80.73%	19.27%
North West	88.33%	11.67%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Ingol compared to other wards in Preston

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Fishwick & Frenchwood	65.49%	34.51%
2	St Matthew's	66.04%	33.96%
3	Deepdale	66.42%	33.58%
4	City Centre	67%	33%
5	Plungington	70.98%	29.02%
6	Garrison	84.83%	15.17%
7	Brookfield	85.36%	14.64%
8	Ribbleton	86.46%	13.54%
9	Greyfriars	86.82%	13.18%
10	Cadley	87.3%	12.7%
11	Ashton	88.42%	11.58%
12	Ingol & Cottam	90.61%	9.39%
13	Lea & Larches	91.73%	8.27%
14	Preston Rural East	93.73%	6.27%
15	Preston Rural North	94.12%	5.88%

';Ingol is ranked 11 out of 15 wards in Preston for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Ingol Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

What is the population of Ingol and Preston?

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

Ward	Population
Ashton	8632
Brookfield	8057
Cadley	8040
City Centre	11836
Deepdale	9511
Fishwick & Frenchwood	10257
Garrison	8733
Greyfriars	7772
Ingol & Cottam	8649
Lea & Larches	9131
Plungington	12808
Preston Rural East	7508
Preston Rural North	5865
Ribbleton	8936
Sharoe Green	7688
St Matthew's	10724
Preston Total	144147

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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