Socio-economic statistics for Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire

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

What are the occupations of the residents of Mansfield Woodhouse?

The largest employment sector in Mansfield Woodhouse is Elementary Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials.

Sector	Proportion
Elementary Occupations	19.9%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	15.44%
Skilled Trades	13.88%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	12.39%
Associate Professional & Technical	7.58%
Administrative & Secretarial	7.51%
Professional Occupations	6.87%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	6.37%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

How many residents own or rent their home in Mansfield Woodhouse and Mansfield

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Mansfield Woodhouse either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 44.31 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 55.69 of Mansfield Woodhouse residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Woodhouse (Mansfield)	44.31%	55.69%
Mansfield	64.03%	35.97%
East Midlands	65.47%	34.53%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Mansfield Woodhouse has a significantly lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically deprived area.

Mansfield Woodhouse compared to other wards in Mansfield

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Berry Hill (Mansfield)	92.06%	7.94%
2	Hornby	90.6%	9.4%
3	Manor (Mansfield)	90.06%	9.94%
4	Ling Forest	87.33%	12.67%
5	Holly	86.92%	13.08%
6	Lindhurst	86.81%	13.19%
7	Oakham	86.72%	13.28%
8	Eakring	83.86%	16.14%
9	Grange Farm	78%	22%
10	Maun Valley	77.56%	22.44%
11	Newlands	72.89%	27.11%
12	Kingsway (Mansfield)	71.87%	28.13%
13	Kings Walk	70.85%	29.15%
14	Netherfield (Mansfield)	70.37%	29.63%
15	Abbott	69.32%	30.68%
16	Sherwood (Mansfield)	65.7%	34.3%
17	Peafields	65.4%	34.6%
18	Yeoman Hill	64.58%	35.42%
19	Meden	64.45%	35.55%
20	Warsop Carrs	62.88%	37.12%
21	Brick Kiln	62.75%	37.25%
22	Penniment	62.51%	37.49%
23	Bull Farm and Pleasley Hill	59.84%	40.16%
24	Sandhurst	59.71%	40.3%
25	Racecourse	59.66%	40.34%
26	Park Hall	58.29%	41.72%
27	Market Warsop	55.69%	44.31%
28	Woodlands (Mansfield)	52.62%	47.38%
29	Ransom Wood	46.8%	53.2%
30	Broomhill	45.68%	54.32%
31	Ladybrook	45.29%	54.71%
32	Woodhouse (Mansfield)	44.31%	55.69%
33	Carr Bank	42.74%	57.26%
34	Newgate	35.19%	64.81%
35	Portland (Mansfield)	31.7%	68.3%
36	Oak Tree	28.1%	71.9%

Mansfield Woodhouse is ranked 32 out of 36 wards in Mansfield for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Mansfield Woodhouse 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 Mansfield.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Mansfield	4%	-0.2%
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 Mansfield Woodhouse 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 Mansfield Woodhouse.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	51.52%
In Part-Time Work	28.23%
Unemployed	6.85%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

71.77% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Mansfield Woodhouse

Mansfield Woodhouse & Mansfield 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 Mansfield Woodhouse in the Mansfield local area district.

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

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Woodhouse (Mansfield)	92.11%	7.89%
Mansfield	89.22%	10.78%
East Midlands	86.28%	13.72%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Mansfield Woodhouse compared to other wards in Mansfield

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Portland	67%	33%
2	Ladybrook	74.31%	25.69%
3	Newgate	74.53%	25.47%
4	Broomhill	76.57%	23.43%
5	Woodlands	77.77%	22.23%
6	Sandhurst	80.38%	19.62%
7	Carr Bank	84.28%	15.72%
8	Grange Farm	86.11%	13.89%
9	Racecourse	86.5%	13.5%
10	Penniment	88.42%	11.59%
11	Sherwood	88.64%	11.36%
12	Bull Farm and Pleasley Hill	89.32%	10.68%
13	Kings Walk	89.33%	10.67%
14	Ransom Wood	89.4%	10.61%
15	Oak Tree	89.76%	10.24%
16	Brick Kiln	90.04%	9.96%
17	Yeoman Hill	90.88%	9.12%
18	Berry Hill	90.96%	9.04%
19	Kingsway	91.38%	8.63%
20	Woodhouse	92.11%	7.89%
21	Abbott	92.25%	7.75%
22	Park Hall	93.13%	6.87%
23	Peafields	93.43%	6.57%
24	Lindhurst	94%	6%
25	Maun Valley	94.11%	5.89%
26	Oakham	94.23%	5.77%
27	Market Warsop	94.26%	5.74%
28	Meden	95.33%	4.67%
29	Holly	95.38%	4.62%
30	Newlands	95.49%	4.51%
31	Manor	95.5%	4.5%
32	Eakring	95.68%	4.32%
33	Warsop Carrs	95.83%	4.17%
34	Ling Forest	96.15%	3.85%
35	Netherfield	96.39%	3.61%
36	Hornby	96.45%	3.55%

';Mansfield Woodhouse is ranked 20 out of 36 wards in Mansfield for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Mansfield Woodhouse Health Statistics

Woodhouse has a significantly lower proportion of residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Woodhouse (Mansfield)	38.95%	33.36%	17.67%	7.4%	2.62%
Mansfield	42.65%	34.4%	15.66%	5.66%	1.63%
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 Mansfield changed since 2011?

Mansfield residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 1.25% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	41.44%	34.36%	16.2%	6.2%	1.8%
2021	42.65%	34.4%	15.66%	5.66%	1.63%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Mansfield Woodhouse Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Mansfield Woodhouse Education Statistics

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

Level	Woodhouse	England
No Qualifications	31.24%	18.08%
Level 1	13.35%	9.69%
Level 2	14.09%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.88%	5.32%
Level 3	16.4%	16.92%
Level 4	16.29%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Mansfield Woodhouse and Mansfield?

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

Ward	Population
Abbott	2321
Berry Hill	2583
Brick Kiln	3081
Broomhill	3537
Bull Farm and Pleasley Hill	3870
Carr Bank	3273
Eakring	2742
Grange Farm	2854
Holly	3324
Hornby	2597
Kings Walk	3308
Kingsway	3179
Ladybrook	3748
Lindhurst	2751
Ling Forest	2430
Manor	2618
Market Warsop	3442
Maun Valley	2843
Meden	2643
Netherfield	2722
Newgate	3201
Newlands	3274
Oak Tree	2861
Oakham	2575
Park Hall	3246
Peafields	2727
Penniment	2931
Portland	2825
Racecourse	3193
Ransom Wood	2860
Sandhurst	3132
Sherwood	3133
Warsop Carrs	3681
Woodhouse	3486
Woodlands	2735
Yeoman Hill	3625
Mansfield Total	109351

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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