Socio-economic statistics for Landslow Green, Tameside

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

Landslow Green 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 Tameside.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Tameside	4.8%	-0.3%
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 Landslow Green 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 Landslow Green.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	58.4%
In Part-Time Work	25.22%
Unemployed	3.68%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

74.78% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Landslow Green

Landslow Green Health Statistics

Stalybridge South 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
Stalybridge South	49.86%	33.2%	12.27%	3.64%	1.04%
Tameside	45.31%	33.71%	14.37%	5.12%	1.49%
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 Tameside changed since 2011?

Tameside residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 1.36% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	43.96%	33.7%	15.05%	5.7%	1.6%
2021	45.31%	33.71%	14.37%	5.12%	1.49%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Landslow Green and Tameside

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Landslow Green either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 71.38 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 28.62 of Landslow Green residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Stalybridge South	71.38%	28.62%
Tameside	60.81%	39.19%
North West	62.33%	37.67%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Landslow Green compared to other wards in Tameside

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Denton West	80.52%	19.48%
2	Hyde Werneth	72.57%	27.43%
3	Audenshaw	71.49%	28.51%
4	Stalybridge South	71.38%	28.62%
5	Droylsden West	68.31%	31.69%
6	Mossley	65.84%	34.16%
7	Denton North East	64.97%	35.03%
8	Ashton Hurst	62.2%	37.8%
9	Droylsden East	61.75%	38.25%
10	Dukinfield Stalybridge	60.36%	39.64%
11	Ashton Waterloo	59.98%	40.02%
12	Hyde Newton	59.93%	40.07%
13	Longdendale	58.72%	41.28%
14	Hyde Godley	56.34%	43.66%
15	Ashton St Michael's	54.99%	45.01%
16	Stalybridge North	54.51%	45.49%
17	Dukinfield	53.55%	46.45%
18	Denton South	53.23%	46.77%
19	St Peter's (Tameside)	33.99%	66.01%

Landslow Green is ranked 4 out of 19 wards in Tameside for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Landslow Green Education Statistics

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

Level	Stalybridge South	England
No Qualifications	16.13%	18.08%
Level 1	10.17%	9.69%
Level 2	15.21%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.92%	5.32%
Level 3	19.61%	16.92%
Level 4	29.79%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Landslow Green Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Landslow Green & Tameside 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 Landslow Green in the Tameside local area district.

Landslow Green has a lower rate of immigrants than Tameside, the North West region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Stalybridge South	94.56%	5.44%
Tameside	89.67%	10.33%
North West	88.33%	11.67%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Landslow Green compared to other wards in Tameside

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	St Peter's	71.21%	28.79%
2	Ashton St Michael's	80.72%	19.28%
3	Ashton Hurst	85.82%	14.18%
4	Ashton Waterloo	86.24%	13.76%
5	Droylsden East	88.37%	11.63%
6	Hyde Werneth	88.65%	11.35%
7	Hyde Godley	89.28%	10.72%
8	Droylsden West	90.8%	9.2%
9	Audenshaw	90.92%	9.08%
10	Dukinfield	91.79%	8.21%
11	Denton North East	92.59%	7.41%
12	Stalybridge North	92.91%	7.09%
13	Hyde Newton	92.91%	7.09%
14	Denton South	93.26%	6.74%
15	Stalybridge South	94.56%	5.44%
16	Longdendale	94.58%	5.42%
17	Denton West	94.6%	5.4%
18	Dukinfield Stalybridge	94.69%	5.31%
19	Mossley	94.97%	5.03%

';Landslow Green is ranked 15 out of 19 wards in Tameside for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Landslow Green?

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

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	19%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	14.61%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.43%
Administrative & Secretarial	10.43%
Skilled Trades	10.37%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	9.43%
Elementary Occupations	7.59%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	6.74%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

What is the population of Landslow Green and Tameside?

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

Ward	Population
Ashton Hurst	11545
Ashton St Michael's	12635
Ashton Waterloo	11582
Audenshaw	12490
Denton North East	11112
Denton South	10982
Denton West	11117
Droylsden East	12302
Droylsden West	11123
Dukinfield	12832
Dukinfield Stalybridge	10880
Hyde Godley	12529
Hyde Newton	14819
Hyde Werneth	11608
Longdendale	9975
Mossley	11509
St Peter's	13996
Stalybridge North	12860
Stalybridge South	11221
Tameside Total	227117

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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