Socio-economic statistics for South Town, Hampshire

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

South Town & East Hampshire 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 Town in the East Hampshire local area district.

South Town has a lower rate of immigrants than East Hampshire, the South East region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Four Marks & Medstead	92.06%	7.94%
East Hampshire	90.45%	9.55%
South East	84.24%	15.76%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

South Town compared to other wards in East Hampshire

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Whitehill Pinewood	83.51%	16.49%
2	Whitehill Castle	86.63%	13.37%
3	Petersfield St Peter's	86.96%	13.04%
4	Grayshott	87.82%	12.18%
5	Bramshott & Liphook	88.53%	11.47%
6	Alton Eastbrooke	88.84%	11.16%
7	Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham	88.9%	11.1%
8	Froxfield, Sheet & Steep	89.25%	10.75%
9	Alton Wooteys	89.54%	10.46%
10	Bentworth & Froyle	89.9%	10.1%
11	Liss	90.21%	9.79%
12	Alton Ashdell	90.29%	9.71%
13	Alton Westbrooke	90.38%	9.62%
14	Binsted, Bentley & Selborne	90.39%	9.61%
15	Alton Whitedown	90.53%	9.47%
16	Alton Holybourne	90.53%	9.47%
17	Headley	90.79%	9.21%
18	Lindford	90.91%	9.09%
19	Petersfield Bell Hill	91.07%	8.93%
20	Petersfield Causeway	91.34%	8.66%
21	Petersfield Heath	91.5%	8.5%
22	Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers	91.74%	8.26%
23	Rowlands Castle	91.91%	8.09%
24	Alton Amery	92.01%	7.99%
25	Four Marks & Medstead	92.06%	7.94%
26	Buriton & East Meon	92.4%	7.6%
27	Horndean Murray	93.95%	6.05%
28	Clanfield	93.95%	6.05%
29	Horndean Kings & Blendworth	94.37%	5.63%
30	Horndean Downs	94.6%	5.4%
31	Horndean Catherington	94.77%	5.23%

';South Town is ranked 25 out of 31 wards in East Hampshire for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

South Town Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Four Marks & Medstead.

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 Town Health Statistics

Four Marks & Medstead 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
Four Marks & Medstead	52.52%	34.78%	10.32%	2.02%	0.37%
East Hampshire	50.76%	34.31%	11.35%	2.86%	0.72%
South East	49.98%	34.01%	11.77%	3.31%	0.93%
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 East Hampshire changed since 2011?

East Hampshire residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.09% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	50.46%	34.7%	11.15%	2.89%	0.82%
2021	50.76%	34.31%	11.35%	2.86%	0.72%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

South Town 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 East Hampshire.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
East Hampshire	2%	-0.1%
South East	2.9%	-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 Town 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 Town.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	57.28%
In Part-Time Work	29.31%
Unemployed	2.3%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

70.69% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in South Town

How many residents own or rent their home in South Town and East Hampshire

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in South Town either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 82.16 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 17.84 of South Town residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Four Marks & Medstead	82.16%	17.84%
East Hampshire	72.97%	27.03%
South East	65.66%	34.34%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

South Town compared to other wards in East Hampshire

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Horndean Catherington	90.58%	9.42%
2	Horndean Downs	84.5%	15.5%
3	Horndean Kings & Blendworth	82.79%	17.21%
4	Four Marks & Medstead	82.16%	17.84%
5	Headley	81.35%	18.65%
6	Clanfield	80.34%	19.66%
7	Alton Amery	79.31%	20.69%
8	Bentworth & Froyle	77.48%	22.52%
9	Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham	77.32%	22.68%
10	Grayshott	75.67%	24.33%
11	Lindford	75.37%	24.63%
12	Rowlands Castle	75.29%	24.71%
13	Petersfield Heath	75.04%	24.96%
14	Binsted, Bentley & Selborne	74.26%	25.74%
15	Liss	74.23%	25.77%
16	Bramshott & Liphook	74.09%	25.91%
17	Alton Ashdell	74.07%	25.93%
18	Froxfield, Sheet & Steep	72.18%	27.82%
19	Alton Holybourne	71.91%	28.09%
20	Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers	71.75%	28.25%
21	Alton Whitedown	71.63%	28.37%
22	Petersfield Bell Hill	71.23%	28.77%
23	Horndean Murray	70.12%	29.88%
24	Buriton & East Meon	69.8%	30.2%
25	Whitehill Chase	64.56%	35.44%
26	Alton Westbrooke	63.14%	36.86%
27	Petersfield St Peter's	63.08%	36.92%
28	Petersfield Causeway	62.12%	37.88%
29	Alton Wooteys	61.46%	38.54%
30	Whitehill Pinewood	57.56%	42.44%
31	Alton Eastbrooke	41.77%	58.23%

South Town is ranked 4 out of 31 wards in East Hampshire for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of South Town?

The largest employment sector in South Town is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	23%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	21.61%
Associate Professional & Technical	15.07%
Administrative & Secretarial	9.83%
Skilled Trades	9.58%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.78%
Elementary Occupations	5.34%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	2.59%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

South Town Education Statistics

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

Level	Four Marks & Medstead	England
No Qualifications	10.35%	18.08%
Level 1	8.32%	9.69%
Level 2	13.85%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	4.05%	5.32%
Level 3	17.63%	16.92%
Level 4	43.7%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of South Town and East Hampshire?

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

Ward	Population
Alton Amery	2294
Alton Ashdell	2415
Alton Eastbrooke	2967
Alton Holybourne	2912
Alton Westbrooke	2474
Alton Whitedown	3110
Alton Wooteys	3377
Bentworth & Froyle	2729
Binsted, Bentley & Selborne	6142
Bramshott & Liphook	9457
Buriton & East Meon	2699
Clanfield	5766
Four Marks & Medstead	8230
Froxfield, Sheet & Steep	3418
Grayshott	2692
Headley	5693
Horndean Catherington	2849
Horndean Downs	2963
Horndean Kings & Blendworth	4880
Horndean Murray	2644
Lindford	2802
Liss	6441
Petersfield Bell Hill	2763
Petersfield Causeway	2962
Petersfield Heath	2881
Petersfield St Peter's	6075
Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers	2824
Rowlands Castle	3029
Whitehill Chase	6537
Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham	5479
Whitehill Pinewood	2334
East Hampshire Total	123838

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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