Socio-economic statistics for The Cross Hands, Leicestershire

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

The Cross Hands Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy.

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)

The Cross Hands 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 Hinckley and Bosworth.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Hinckley and Bosworth	2.6%	-0.1%
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 The Cross Hands 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 The Cross Hands.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	55.6%
In Part-Time Work	27.88%
Unemployed	1.52%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

72.12% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in The Cross Hands

The Cross Hands Health Statistics

Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy 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
Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy	50.37%	33.38%	11.45%	3.42%	1.39%
Hinckley and Bosworth	46.56%	35.55%	13.17%	3.66%	1.06%
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 Hinckley and Bosworth changed since 2011?

Hinckley and Bosworth residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.02% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.26%	35.83%	13.3%	3.63%	0.98%
2021	46.56%	35.55%	13.17%	3.66%	1.06%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

The Cross Hands & Hinckley and Bosworth 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 The Cross Hands in the Hinckley and Bosworth local area district.

The Cross Hands has a lower rate of immigrants than Hinckley and Bosworth, the East Midlands region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy	96.9%	3.1%
Hinckley and Bosworth	93.79%	6.21%
East Midlands	86.28%	13.72%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

The Cross Hands compared to other wards in Hinckley and Bosworth

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Hinckley Castle	88.29%	11.71%
2	Hinckley Clarendon	92.2%	7.8%
3	Groby	92.55%	7.45%
4	Hinckley Trinity	92.98%	7.02%
5	Hinckley De Montfort	93.17%	6.83%
6	Earl Shilton	93.18%	6.82%
7	Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead	94.32%	5.68%
8	Burbage Sketchley and Stretton	94.38%	5.62%
9	Barwell	94.47%	5.53%
10	Ambien	94.82%	5.18%
11	Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill	94.99%	5.01%
12	Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton	95.02%	4.98%
13	Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone	95.82%	4.18%
14	Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton	95.86%	4.14%
15	Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy	96.9%	3.1%
16	Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston	97.21%	2.79%

';The Cross Hands is ranked 15 out of 16 wards in Hinckley and Bosworth for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of The Cross Hands?

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

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	23.03%
Professional Occupations	20.66%
Associate Professional & Technical	13.49%
Skilled Trades	11.64%
Administrative & Secretarial	9.93%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	6.18%
Elementary Occupations	6.05%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	4.87%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

The Cross Hands Education Statistics

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

Level	Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy	England
No Qualifications	16%	18.08%
Level 1	9.16%	9.69%
Level 2	14.96%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	4.8%	5.32%
Level 3	16.75%	16.92%
Level 4	35.8%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in The Cross Hands and Hinckley and Bosworth

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in The Cross Hands either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 81.65 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 18.35 of The Cross Hands residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy	81.65%	18.35%
Hinckley and Bosworth	74.4%	25.6%
East Midlands	65.47%	34.53%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

The Cross Hands compared to other wards in Hinckley and Bosworth

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Groby	84.59%	15.41%
2	Burbage Sketchley and Stretton	83.71%	16.29%
3	Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy	81.65%	18.35%
4	Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton	80.01%	19.99%
5	Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead	79.88%	20.12%
6	Ambien	79.3%	20.7%
7	Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone	78.19%	21.81%
8	Hinckley De Montfort	76.18%	23.82%
9	Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston	75.99%	24.01%
10	Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton	74.34%	25.66%
11	Hinckley Trinity	71.75%	28.25%
12	Hinckley Clarendon	70.97%	29.03%
13	Barwell	68.9%	31.1%
14	Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill	68.35%	31.65%
15	Earl Shilton	67.42%	32.58%
16	Hinckley Castle	59.64%	40.36%

The Cross Hands is ranked 3 out of 16 wards in Hinckley and Bosworth for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of The Cross Hands and Hinckley and Bosworth?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Hinckley and Bosworth including The Cross Hands. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Ambien	3804
Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston	3330
Barwell	9243
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton	10005
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill	5853
Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone	3842
Earl Shilton	10942
Groby	6874
Hinckley Castle	6703
Hinckley Clarendon	9663
Hinckley De Montfort	10443
Hinckley Trinity	7186
Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead	6044
Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton	8765
Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton	7801
Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy	3168
Hinckley and Bosworth Total	113666

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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