Socio-economic statistics for Upper Cotton, Staffordshire

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

Upper Cotton Health Statistics

Churnet 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
Churnet (Staffordshire Moorlands)	43.75%	37.39%	13.59%	4.01%	1.25%
Staffordshire Moorlands	44.66%	35.45%	14.25%	4.32%	1.32%
West Midlands	46.4%	34.38%	13.54%	4.37%	1.31%
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 Staffordshire Moorlands changed since 2011?

Staffordshire Moorlands residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.9% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	44.15%	35.06%	14.86%	4.55%	1.37%
2021	44.66%	35.45%	14.25%	4.32%	1.32%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Upper Cotton Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Upper Cotton & Staffordshire Moorlands 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 Upper Cotton in the Staffordshire Moorlands local area district.

Upper Cotton has a lower rate of immigrants than Staffordshire Moorlands, the West Midlands region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Churnet (Staffordshire Moorlands)	98.53%	1.47%
Staffordshire Moorlands	97.44%	2.56%
West Midlands	84.84%	15.17%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Upper Cotton compared to other wards in Staffordshire Moorlands

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Leek East	95.77%	4.23%
2	Leek North	96.19%	3.81%
3	Cheadle West	96.51%	3.49%
4	Cheadle North East	96.59%	3.41%
5	Horton	96.86%	3.14%
6	Leek South	96.88%	3.12%
7	Alton	96.98%	3.02%
8	Leek West	97.05%	2.95%
9	Cheddleton	97.18%	2.82%
10	Manifold	97.39%	2.61%
11	Dane	97.42%	2.58%
12	Biddulph West	97.59%	2.41%
13	Cellarhead	97.66%	2.34%
14	Cheadle South East	97.72%	2.28%
15	Biddulph North	97.81%	2.19%
16	Checkley	97.82%	2.18%
17	Forsbrook	97.89%	2.11%
18	Biddulph East	97.92%	2.08%
19	Biddulph Moor	97.95%	2.05%
20	Caverswall	98.09%	1.91%
21	Werrington	98.17%	1.83%
22	Bagnall and Stanley	98.4%	1.6%
23	Brown Edge and Endon	98.43%	1.57%
24	Ipstones	98.52%	1.48%
25	Churnet	98.53%	1.47%
26	Biddulph South	98.55%	1.45%
27	Hamps Valley	98.57%	1.43%

';Upper Cotton is ranked 25 out of 27 wards in Staffordshire Moorlands for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Upper Cotton Education Statistics

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

Level	Churnet	England
No Qualifications	21.31%	18.08%
Level 1	8.68%	9.69%
Level 2	13.07%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.11%	5.32%
Level 3	18.78%	16.92%
Level 4	29.33%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Upper Cotton?

The largest employment sector in Upper Cotton is Skilled Trades. The smallest employment sector is Administrative & Secretarial.

Sector	Proportion
Skilled Trades	17.3%
Professional Occupations	15.72%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	14.26%
Associate Professional & Technical	11.41%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	9.13%
Elementary Occupations	8.75%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	8.62%
Administrative & Secretarial	8.05%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

How many residents own or rent their home in Upper Cotton and Staffordshire Moorlands

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Upper Cotton either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 79.45 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 20.55 of Upper Cotton residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Churnet (Staffordshire Moorlands)	79.45%	20.55%
Staffordshire Moorlands	78.25%	21.75%
West Midlands	62.8%	37.2%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Upper Cotton compared to other wards in Staffordshire Moorlands

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Werrington (Staffordshire Moorlands)	92.5%	7.5%
2	Biddulph South	90.36%	9.64%
3	Bagnall and Stanley	90.3%	9.7%
4	Biddulph North	89.2%	10.8%
5	Biddulph Moor	89.17%	10.83%
6	Horton	88.16%	11.84%
7	Cellarhead	87.71%	12.29%
8	Brown Edge and Endon	87.6%	12.4%
9	Ipstones	87.03%	12.97%
10	Forsbrook	84.92%	15.08%
11	Cheddleton	84.92%	15.08%
12	Caverswall	83.79%	16.21%
13	Checkley	83.4%	16.6%
14	Alton	82.88%	17.12%
15	Hamps Valley	80.22%	19.78%
16	Churnet (Staffordshire Moorlands)	79.45%	20.55%
17	Leek West	79.22%	20.78%
18	Dane	79.16%	20.84%
19	Biddulph West	78.5%	21.5%
20	Manifold	75.83%	24.17%
21	Cheadle West	75.45%	24.55%
22	Cheadle South East	74.83%	25.17%
23	Cheadle North East	72.37%	27.63%
24	Leek East	69.74%	30.26%
25	Leek South	67.96%	32.04%
26	Biddulph East	57.76%	42.24%
27	Leek North	56.81%	43.19%

Upper Cotton is ranked 16 out of 27 wards in Staffordshire Moorlands for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Upper Cotton 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 Staffordshire Moorlands.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Staffordshire Moorlands	2.1%	-0.1%
West Midlands	5%	-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 Upper Cotton 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 Upper Cotton.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	56.76%
In Part-Time Work	28.44%
Unemployed	3.13%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

71.56% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Upper Cotton

What is the population of Upper Cotton and Staffordshire Moorlands?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Staffordshire Moorlands including Upper Cotton. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Alton	1460
Bagnall and Stanley	1668
Biddulph East	6380
Biddulph Moor	1615
Biddulph North	5419
Biddulph South	1564
Biddulph West	5206
Brown Edge and Endon	4826
Caverswall	1757
Cellarhead	3196
Cheadle North East	3388
Cheadle South East	3592
Cheadle West	5045
Checkley	5777
Cheddleton	5630
Churnet	3228
Dane	1573
Forsbrook	5237
Hamps Valley	1840
Horton	1957
Ipstones	1834
Leek East	5011
Leek North	5797
Leek South	5955
Leek West	4535
Manifold	1823
Werrington	3114
Staffordshire Moorlands Total	98427

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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