Socio-economic statistics for Little Thornage, Norfolk

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

Little Thornage Education Statistics

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

Level	Stody	England
No Qualifications	15.63%	18.08%
Level 1	10.59%	9.69%
Level 2	14.6%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.21%	5.32%
Level 3	16.38%	16.92%
Level 4	34.18%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Little Thornage & North Norfolk 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 Little Thornage in the North Norfolk local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Stody	94.68%	5.32%
North Norfolk	95.44%	4.56%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Little Thornage compared to other wards in North Norfolk

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Coastal	93.1%	6.9%
2	Cromer Town	93.35%	6.65%
3	Lancaster South	93.66%	6.34%
4	Lancaster North	93.82%	6.18%
5	Holt	94.08%	5.92%
6	Worstead	94.15%	5.85%
7	Wells with Holkham	94.46%	5.54%
8	Stody	94.68%	5.32%
9	North Walsham Market Cross	94.84%	5.16%
10	Sheringham North	94.85%	5.15%
11	The Raynhams	95.25%	4.75%
12	Hoveton & Tunstead	95.34%	4.66%
13	Briston	95.37%	4.63%
14	Priory	95.44%	4.56%
15	Suffield Park	95.69%	4.31%
16	Walsingham	95.73%	4.27%
17	Erpingham	95.78%	4.22%
18	Sheringham South	95.79%	4.21%
19	Poppyland	95.89%	4.11%
20	Stalham	96.25%	3.75%
21	North Walsham West	96.3%	3.7%
22	Stibbard	96.41%	3.59%
23	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	96.41%	3.59%
24	Gresham	96.55%	3.45%
25	North Walsham East	96.67%	3.33%
26	Trunch	96.78%	3.22%
27	Bacton	96.95%	3.05%
28	Happisburgh	97.12%	2.88%
29	Hickling	97.24%	2.76%

';Little Thornage is ranked 8 out of 29 wards in North Norfolk for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Little Thornage 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 North Norfolk.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
North Norfolk	2.7%	-0.4%
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 Little Thornage 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 Little Thornage.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	51.83%
In Part-Time Work	34.56%
Unemployed	3.59%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

65.44% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Little Thornage

What are the occupations of the residents of Little Thornage?

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

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	16.61%
Skilled Trades	15.7%
Professional Occupations	14.26%
Associate Professional & Technical	12.27%
Elementary Occupations	10.92%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	10.47%
Administrative & Secretarial	6.59%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	5.87%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Little Thornage Health Statistics

Stody 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
Stody	44.7%	36.2%	14.68%	3.44%	0.98%
North Norfolk	39.35%	37.61%	17.01%	4.68%	1.35%
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 North Norfolk changed since 2011?

North Norfolk residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.27% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	38.92%	37.77%	17.15%	4.77%	1.39%
2021	39.35%	37.61%	17.01%	4.68%	1.35%

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 Little Thornage and North Norfolk

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Little Thornage either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 71.09 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 28.91 of Little Thornage residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Stody	71.09%	28.91%
North Norfolk	68.65%	31.35%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Little Thornage compared to other wards in North Norfolk

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	79.97%	20.03%
2	Poppyland	78.05%	21.95%
3	Happisburgh	77.93%	22.07%
4	Trunch	76.8%	23.2%
5	Hickling	76.35%	23.65%
6	Sheringham South	74.79%	25.21%
7	Erpingham	74.23%	25.77%
8	Hoveton & Tunstead	74.08%	25.92%
9	Bacton (North Norfolk)	73.33%	26.67%
10	Stibbard	72.24%	27.76%
11	Stody	71.09%	28.91%
12	Gresham	70.74%	29.26%
13	North Walsham Market Cross	70.48%	29.52%
14	Coastal (North Norfolk)	69.96%	30.04%
15	Briston	69.14%	30.86%
16	Holt (North Norfolk)	67.89%	32.11%
17	Worstead	67.21%	32.79%
18	The Raynhams	66.19%	33.81%
19	Stalham	65.79%	34.21%
20	North Walsham West	65.62%	34.38%
21	North Walsham East	65.44%	34.56%
22	Lancaster North	65.11%	34.89%
23	Suffield Park	64.37%	35.63%
24	Lancaster South	64.25%	35.75%
25	Sheringham North	63.03%	36.97%
26	Priory (North Norfolk)	62.88%	37.12%
27	Walsingham	61.11%	38.89%
28	Cromer Town	58.58%	41.42%
29	Wells with Holkham	53.5%	46.5%

Little Thornage is ranked 11 out of 29 wards in North Norfolk for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Little Thornage Age Distribution Statistics

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

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 Little Thornage and North Norfolk?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in North Norfolk including Little Thornage. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Bacton	2406
Beeston Regis & The Runtons	2674
Briston	2630
Coastal	2269
Cromer Town	5089
Erpingham	2695
Gresham	2530
Happisburgh	2760
Hickling	2592
Holt	5053
Hoveton & Tunstead	5296
Lancaster North	2386
Lancaster South	5671
Mundesley	2709
North Walsham East	5156
North Walsham Market Cross	2463
North Walsham West	5313
Poppyland	2628
Priory	2286
Roughton	2898
Sheringham North	2962
Sheringham South	4657
St Benet's	2432
Stalham	5916
Stibbard	2737
Stody	2488
Suffield Park	2673
The Raynhams	2730
Trunch	2624
Walsingham	2482
Wells with Holkham	2473
Worstead	3489
North Norfolk Total	105167

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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