Socio-economic statistics for South Shore, Lancashire

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

South Shore Health Statistics

Waterloo 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
Waterloo (Blackpool)	39.49%	32.09%	17.91%	8.12%	2.39%
Blackpool	40.37%	33.51%	16.99%	6.93%	2.2%
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 Blackpool changed since 2011?

Blackpool residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.24% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	39.84%	33.8%	16.88%	7.28%	2.2%
2021	40.37%	33.51%	16.99%	6.93%	2.2%

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 South Shore and Blackpool

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in South Shore either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 50.69 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 49.31 of South Shore residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Waterloo (Blackpool)	50.69%	49.31%
Blackpool	57.48%	42.53%
North West	62.33%	37.67%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

South Shore compared to other wards in Blackpool

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Norbreck	84.16%	15.84%
2	Marton	73.25%	26.75%
3	Stanley (Blackpool)	73.23%	26.77%
4	Squires Gate	71.62%	28.38%
5	Anchorsholme	70.53%	29.47%
6	Bispham	69.47%	30.53%
7	Highfield (Blackpool)	68.09%	31.91%
8	Greenlands (Blackpool)	66.23%	33.77%
9	Warbreck (Blackpool)	63.32%	36.68%
10	Layton	60.67%	39.33%
11	Tyldesley (Blackpool)	59.49%	40.51%
12	Ingthorpe	57.21%	42.79%
13	Hawes Side	56.58%	43.42%
14	Clifton (Blackpool)	55.22%	44.78%
15	Victoria (Blackpool)	53.44%	46.56%
16	Waterloo (Blackpool)	50.69%	49.31%
17	Brunswick	43.97%	56.03%
18	Park (Blackpool)	43.17%	56.83%
19	Talbot	39.2%	60.8%
20	Claremont (Blackpool)	30.69%	69.31%
21	Bloomfield	30.6%	69.4%

South Shore is ranked 16 out of 21 wards in Blackpool for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of South Shore?

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

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	15.64%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	13.8%
Professional Occupations	12.5%
Elementary Occupations	12.06%
Skilled Trades	10.32%
Associate Professional & Technical	9.95%
Administrative & Secretarial	9.03%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	7.36%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

South Shore Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

South Shore Education Statistics

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

Level	Waterloo	England
No Qualifications	25.82%	18.08%
Level 1	11.3%	9.69%
Level 2	14.52%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.07%	5.32%
Level 3	16.8%	16.92%
Level 4	22.22%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

South Shore 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 Blackpool.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Blackpool	7.2%	-0.8%
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 South Shore 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 South Shore.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	49.71%
In Part-Time Work	29.26%
Unemployed	8.73%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

70.74% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in South Shore

South Shore & Blackpool 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 South Shore in the Blackpool local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Waterloo (Blackpool)	91.74%	8.26%
Blackpool	92.11%	7.89%
North West	88.33%	11.67%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

South Shore compared to other wards in Blackpool

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Bloomfield	83.89%	16.11%
2	Talbot	85.77%	14.23%
3	Claremont	87.6%	12.4%
4	Brunswick	87.8%	12.2%
5	Layton	89.8%	10.2%
6	Park	89.92%	10.08%
7	Tyldesley	91.34%	8.66%
8	Waterloo	91.74%	8.26%
9	Warbreck	91.82%	8.18%
10	Victoria	92.49%	7.51%
11	Greenlands	93.17%	6.83%
12	Clifton	93.71%	6.29%
13	Hawes Side	94.16%	5.84%
14	Marton	94.63%	5.37%
15	Bispham	95.28%	4.72%
16	Highfield	95.28%	4.72%
17	Stanley	95.44%	4.56%
18	Squires Gate	95.44%	4.56%
19	Ingthorpe	95.55%	4.45%
20	Anchorsholme	96.16%	3.84%
21	Norbreck	96.32%	3.68%

';South Shore is ranked 8 out of 21 wards in Blackpool for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of South Shore and Blackpool?

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

Ward	Population
Anchorsholme	6278
Bispham	6291
Bloomfield	7345
Brunswick	6890
Claremont	7178
Clifton	6589
Greenlands	6714
Hawes Side	7010
Highfield	6367
Ingthorpe	6468
Layton	6619
Marton	6620
Norbreck	5981
Park	7532
Squires Gate	6128
Stanley	6550
Talbot	6414
Tyldesley	6447
Victoria	6564
Warbreck	6144
Waterloo	6252
Blackpool Total	138381

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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