Socio-economic statistics for Marfleet, City of Kingston Upon Hull

Is Marfleet in Kingston upon Hull, City of 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 Marfleet older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Marfleet and Kingston upon Hull, City of? What is the claimant count in Marfleet and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

How many residents own or rent their home in Marfleet and Kingston upon Hull, City of

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Marfleet either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 50.47 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 49.53 of Marfleet residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Southcoates	50.47%	49.53%
Kingston upon Hull, City of	48.27%	51.73%
Yorkshire and The Humber	62.58%	37.42%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Marfleet compared to other wards in Kingston upon Hull, City of

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Kingswood (Kingston upon Hull)	79.76%	20.24%
2	Holderness	75.93%	24.07%
3	Bricknell	70%	30%
4	Boothferry	66.81%	33.19%
5	Sutton (Kingston upon Hull)	61.51%	38.49%
6	Derringham	59.75%	40.25%
7	West Carr	57.99%	42.01%
8	Ings	56.93%	43.07%
9	Pickering (Kingston upon Hull)	52.73%	47.27%
10	Beverley & Newland	50.85%	49.15%
11	Southcoates	50.47%	49.53%
12	Longhill & Bilton Grange	47.37%	52.63%
13	Avenue (Kingston upon Hull)	47.17%	52.83%
14	Drypool	46.2%	53.8%
15	North Carr	43.35%	56.65%
16	Newington & Gipsyville	42.85%	57.15%
17	University (Kingston upon Hull)	38.99%	61.01%
18	Orchard Park	30.78%	69.22%
19	Marfleet	30.14%	69.86%
20	Central (Kingston upon Hull)	21.48%	78.52%
21	St Andrew's & Docklands	19.41%	80.59%

Marfleet is ranked 11 out of 21 wards in Kingston upon Hull, City of for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Marfleet?

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

Sector	Proportion
Elementary Occupations	16.92%
Skilled Trades	14.53%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	12.88%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	12.27%
Associate Professional & Technical	9.24%
Administrative & Secretarial	9.13%
Professional Occupations	7.73%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	6.34%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Marfleet Health Statistics

Southcoates 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
Southcoates	41.47%	34.43%	16.56%	5.95%	1.59%
Kingston upon Hull, City of	43.36%	34.89%	14.92%	5.24%	1.59%
Yorkshire and The Humber	46.18%	34.31%	13.7%	4.49%	1.32%
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 Kingston upon Hull, City of changed since 2011?

Kingston upon Hull, City of residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.2% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	43.12%	34.93%	14.86%	5.48%	1.61%
2021	43.36%	34.89%	14.92%	5.24%	1.59%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Marfleet & Kingston upon Hull, City of 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 Marfleet in the Kingston upon Hull, City of local area district.

Marfleet has a lower rate of immigrants than Kingston upon Hull, City of, the Yorkshire and The Humber region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Southcoates	90.86%	9.14%
Kingston upon Hull, City of	86.91%	13.09%
Yorkshire and The Humber	88.65%	11.35%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Marfleet compared to other wards in Kingston upon Hull, City of

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Central	62.51%	37.49%
2	St Andrew's & Docklands	67.23%	32.77%
3	Beverley & Newland	74%	26%
4	Newington & Gipsyville	79.59%	20.41%
5	Avenue	79.68%	20.32%
6	University	80.19%	19.81%
7	Orchard Park	84.4%	15.6%
8	Drypool	86.61%	13.39%
9	Southcoates	90.86%	9.14%
10	Bricknell	92.3%	7.7%
11	Marfleet	92.39%	7.61%
12	Kingswood	92.54%	7.46%
13	Pickering	93.66%	6.34%
14	North Carr	94.47%	5.53%
15	Boothferry	94.51%	5.49%
16	Longhill & Bilton Grange	94.97%	5.03%
17	Holderness	95.22%	4.78%
18	Derringham	95.64%	4.36%
19	West Carr	95.93%	4.07%
20	Ings	96.48%	3.52%
21	Sutton	96.63%	3.37%

';Marfleet is ranked 9 out of 21 wards in Kingston upon Hull, City of for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Marfleet Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Marfleet Education Statistics

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

Level	Southcoates	England
No Qualifications	27.24%	18.08%
Level 1	12.76%	9.69%
Level 2	15.55%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	7.37%	5.32%
Level 3	16.96%	16.92%
Level 4	16.84%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Marfleet 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Kingston upon Hull, City of	5.9%	-1.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber	4.2%	-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 Marfleet 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 Marfleet.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	51.64%
In Part-Time Work	26.91%
Unemployed	7.26%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

73.09% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Marfleet

What is the population of Marfleet and Kingston upon Hull, City of?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Kingston upon Hull, City of including Marfleet. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Avenue	12968
Beverley & Newland	16261
Boothferry	12183
Bricknell	7729
Central	12490
Derringham	11415
Drypool	12317
Holderness	11076
Ings	8802
Kingswood	5860
Longhill & Bilton Grange	12294
Marfleet	13378
Newington & Gipsyville	14747
North Carr	16545
Orchard Park	15508
Pickering	7959
Southcoates	15265
St Andrew's & Docklands	16134
Sutton	12696
University	10849
West Carr	12650
Kingston upon Hull, City of Total	259126

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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