Socio-economic statistics for South Witham, Lincolnshire

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

South Witham 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 South Kesteven.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
South Kesteven	2.8%	-0.3%
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 South Witham 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 Witham.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	58.49%
In Part-Time Work	25.52%
Unemployed	3.03%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

74.48% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in South Witham

South Witham Health Statistics

Isaac Newton 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
Isaac Newton	44.63%	35.84%	14.27%	4.33%	0.93%
South Kesteven	46.01%	35.69%	13.54%	3.8%	0.96%
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 South Kesteven changed since 2011?

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

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.81%	35.13%	13.28%	3.74%	1.04%
2021	46.01%	35.69%	13.54%	3.8%	0.96%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

South Witham & South Kesteven 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 Witham in the South Kesteven local area district.

South Witham has a lower rate of immigrants than South Kesteven, the East Midlands region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Isaac Newton	94.65%	5.35%
South Kesteven	91.08%	8.92%
East Midlands	86.28%	13.72%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

South Witham compared to other wards in South Kesteven

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Grantham Earlesfield	81.26%	18.74%
2	Grantham St Wulfram's	81.9%	18.1%
3	Grantham St Vincent's	82.98%	17.02%
4	Grantham Springfield	83.98%	16.02%
5	Stamford St Mary's	88.49%	11.51%
6	Grantham Barrowby Gate	89.63%	10.37%
7	Bourne Austerby	89.96%	10.04%
8	Grantham Arnoldfield	90.1%	9.9%
9	Stamford St George's	90.17%	9.83%
10	Grantham Harrowby	90.69%	9.31%
11	Stamford All Saints	91.22%	8.78%
12	Belmont	91.5%	8.5%
13	Bourne East	91.66%	8.34%
14	Stamford St John's	92.48%	7.52%
15	Dole Wood	93.78%	6.22%
16	Bourne West	93.82%	6.18%
17	Lincrest	93.9%	6.1%
18	Market & West Deeping	94.13%	5.87%
19	Isaac Newton	94.65%	5.35%
20	Loveden Heath	94.67%	5.33%
21	Deeping St James	94.78%	5.22%
22	Toller	94.78%	5.22%
23	Morton	94.79%	5.21%
24	Glen	94.84%	5.16%
25	Peascliffe & Ridgeway	94.99%	5.01%
26	Aveland	95.3%	4.7%
27	Casewick	95.4%	4.6%
28	Belvoir	95.43%	4.57%
29	Viking	96.05%	3.95%
30	Castle	96.28%	3.72%

';South Witham is ranked 19 out of 30 wards in South Kesteven for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

South Witham Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

How many residents own or rent their home in South Witham and South Kesteven

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in South Witham either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 62.75 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 37.25 of South Witham residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Isaac Newton	62.75%	37.25%
South Kesteven	68.29%	31.71%
East Midlands	65.47%	34.53%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

South Witham has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.

South Witham compared to other wards in South Kesteven

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Casewick	84.99%	15.01%
2	Grantham Arnoldfield	84.23%	15.77%
3	Viking (South Kesteven)	84.07%	15.93%
4	Dole Wood	82.61%	17.39%
5	Grantham Barrowby Gate	79.66%	20.34%
6	Bourne West	78.66%	21.34%
7	Glen (South Kesteven)	77.92%	22.08%
8	Aveland	77.52%	22.48%
9	Stamford St John's	77.4%	22.6%
10	Loveden Heath	77.03%	22.97%
11	Morton (South Kesteven)	76.39%	23.61%
12	Belvoir	76.13%	23.87%
13	Deeping St James	75.97%	24.03%
14	Belmont (South Kesteven)	75.6%	24.4%
15	Lincrest	75.11%	24.89%
16	Market & West Deeping	72.78%	27.22%
17	Toller (South Kesteven)	69.09%	30.91%
18	Peascliffe & Ridgeway	68.98%	31.02%
19	Castle (South Kesteven)	68.56%	31.44%
20	Bourne Austerby	68.34%	31.66%
21	Stamford All Saints	68.01%	31.99%
22	Bourne East	62.9%	37.1%
23	Isaac Newton	62.75%	37.25%
24	Stamford St George's	57.5%	42.5%
25	Grantham Springfield	55.59%	44.41%
26	Grantham St Wulfram's	55.17%	44.83%
27	Grantham Harrowby	55.09%	44.91%
28	Grantham St Vincent's	51.81%	48.19%
29	Stamford St Mary's	50.88%	49.12%
30	Grantham Earlesfield	41.15%	58.85%

South Witham is ranked 23 out of 30 wards in South Kesteven for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of South Witham?

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

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	15.83%
Professional Occupations	15.16%
Skilled Trades	14.08%
Associate Professional & Technical	12.08%
Elementary Occupations	10.75%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	8.95%
Administrative & Secretarial	8.91%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	7.96%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

South Witham Education Statistics

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

Level	Isaac Newton	England
No Qualifications	18.19%	18.08%
Level 1	10.03%	9.69%
Level 2	15.69%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.92%	5.32%
Level 3	17.07%	16.92%
Level 4	29.26%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of South Witham and South Kesteven?

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

Ward	Population
Aveland	2486
Belmont	4832
Belvoir	4789
Bourne Austerby	7273
Bourne East	4994
Bourne West	5283
Casewick	5542
Castle	2310
Deeping St James	7209
Dole Wood	2489
Glen	2513
Grantham Arnoldfield	5263
Grantham Barrowby Gate	5076
Grantham Earlesfield	6648
Grantham Harrowby	4796
Grantham Springfield	5845
Grantham St Vincent's	7758
Grantham St Wulfram's	5252
Isaac Newton	4933
Lincrest	2478
Loveden Heath	2598
Market & West Deeping	6946
Morton	2557
Peascliffe & Ridgeway	4909
Stamford All Saints	4969
Stamford St George's	5297
Stamford St John's	5513
Stamford St Mary's	5037
Toller	2686
Viking	4944
South Kesteven Total	143225

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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