Socio-economic statistics for Water, Lancashire

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

Water 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 Rossendale.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Rossendale	4%	-0.4%
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 Water 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 Water.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	57.67%
In Part-Time Work	25.37%
Unemployed	4.52%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

74.63% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Water

Water Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Water Health Statistics

Whitewell 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
Whitewell	48.02%	32.39%	13.17%	5.07%	1.35%
Rossendale	47%	33.24%	13.65%	4.84%	1.28%
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 Rossendale changed since 2011?

Rossendale residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.89% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.24%	33.11%	14.13%	5.11%	1.41%
2021	47%	33.24%	13.65%	4.84%	1.28%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Water Education Statistics

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

Level	Whitewell	England
No Qualifications	19.47%	18.08%
Level 1	9.41%	9.69%
Level 2	14.53%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.16%	5.32%
Level 3	19.7%	16.92%
Level 4	28.57%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Water and Rossendale

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Water either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 65.77 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 34.23 of Water residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Whitewell	65.77%	34.23%
Rossendale	67.9%	32.1%
North West	62.33%	37.67%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Water compared to other wards in Rossendale

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Helmshore	79.52%	20.48%
2	Eden	79.36%	20.64%
3	Cribden	77.01%	22.99%
4	Goodshaw	76.09%	23.91%
5	Greenfield (Rossendale)	72.88%	27.12%
6	Greensclough	68.13%	31.87%
7	Facit and Shawforth	67.96%	32.04%
8	Longholme	66.46%	33.54%
9	Whitewell	65.77%	34.23%
10	Healey and Whitworth	65.7%	34.3%
11	Hareholme	63.22%	36.78%
12	Irwell	62.8%	37.2%
13	Stacksteads	56.63%	43.37%
14	Worsley	55.98%	44.02%

Water is ranked 9 out of 14 wards in Rossendale for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Water?

The largest employment sector in Water is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Administrative & Secretarial.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	17.83%
Skilled Trades	13.35%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	12.58%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	12.55%
Associate Professional & Technical	11.2%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	9.04%
Elementary Occupations	8.57%
Administrative & Secretarial	8.06%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Water & Rossendale 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 Water in the Rossendale local area district.

Water has a lower rate of immigrants than Rossendale, the North West region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Whitewell	96.89%	3.11%
Rossendale	95%	5%
North West	88.33%	11.67%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Water compared to other wards in Rossendale

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Worsley	88.45%	11.55%
2	Greenfield	92.25%	7.75%
3	Cribden	92.61%	7.4%
4	Hareholme	94.16%	5.84%
5	Longholme	94.4%	5.6%
6	Irwell	96.06%	3.94%
7	Healey and Whitworth	96.46%	3.54%
8	Greensclough	96.55%	3.45%
9	Helmshore	96.69%	3.31%
10	Eden	96.76%	3.24%
11	Goodshaw	96.76%	3.24%
12	Whitewell	96.89%	3.11%
13	Stacksteads	96.92%	3.08%
14	Facit and Shawforth	97.32%	2.68%

';Water is ranked 12 out of 14 wards in Rossendale for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Water and Rossendale?

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

Ward	Population
Cribden	3948
Eden	3635
Facit and Shawforth	3838
Goodshaw	4127
Greenfield	5818
Greensclough	6025
Hareholme	5822
Healey and Whitworth	4016
Helmshore	6101
Irwell	6228
Longholme	5856
Stacksteads	3946
Whitewell	5879
Worsley	6193
Rossendale Total	71432

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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