Socio-economic statistics for Wecock, Hampshire

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

Wecock 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 Havant.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Havant	3.5%	-0.4%
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 Wecock 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 Wecock.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	53.19%
In Part-Time Work	28.61%
Unemployed	4.44%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

71.39% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Wecock

Wecock Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Wecock Health Statistics

Hart Plain 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
Hart Plain	43.75%	35.81%	14.75%	4.54%	1.14%
Havant	44.3%	35.57%	14.51%	4.38%	1.24%
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 Havant changed since 2011?

Havant residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.3% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	44.31%	35.86%	14.24%	4.29%	1.31%
2021	44.3%	35.57%	14.51%	4.38%	1.24%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Wecock & Havant 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 Wecock in the Havant local area district.

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

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Hart Plain	93.88%	6.12%
Havant	93.56%	6.44%
South East	84.24%	15.76%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Wecock compared to other wards in Havant

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	St Faith's	91.62%	8.38%
2	Stakes	91.86%	8.14%
3	Emsworth	92.68%	7.32%
4	Hayling West	93.16%	6.84%
5	Bedhampton	93.2%	6.8%
6	Waterloo	93.39%	6.61%
7	Hart Plain	93.88%	6.12%
8	Purbrook	94%	6%
9	Hayling East	94.01%	5.99%
10	Barncroft	94.01%	5.99%
11	Cowplain	94.43%	5.57%
12	Battins	94.69%	5.31%
13	Warren Park	95.14%	4.86%
14	Bondfields	95.27%	4.73%

';Wecock is ranked 7 out of 14 wards in Havant for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Wecock?

The largest employment sector in Wecock is Skilled Trades. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Skilled Trades	15.38%
Professional Occupations	14.31%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	11.5%
Associate Professional & Technical	11.48%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	10.52%
Elementary Occupations	10.52%
Administrative & Secretarial	9.73%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	8.21%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Wecock Education Statistics

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

Level	Hart Plain	England
No Qualifications	20.85%	18.08%
Level 1	12.08%	9.69%
Level 2	15.98%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	7.07%	5.32%
Level 3	19.12%	16.92%
Level 4	22%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Wecock and Havant

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Wecock either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 68.49 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 31.51 of Wecock residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Hart Plain	68.49%	31.51%
Havant	67.92%	32.08%
South East	65.66%	34.34%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Wecock compared to other wards in Havant

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Cowplain	82.04%	17.96%
2	Purbrook	79.3%	20.7%
3	Hayling West	78.06%	21.94%
4	Bedhampton	77.16%	22.84%
5	Hayling East	75.7%	24.3%
6	Emsworth	74.89%	25.11%
7	Waterloo (Havant)	71.95%	28.05%
8	St Faith's	70.9%	29.1%
9	Hart Plain	68.49%	31.51%
10	Stakes	59.16%	40.84%
11	Barncroft	58.29%	41.71%
12	Bondfields	47.25%	52.75%
13	Battins	43.4%	56.6%
14	Warren Park	37.32%	62.68%

Wecock is ranked 9 out of 14 wards in Havant for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Wecock and Havant?

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

Ward	Population
Barncroft	7003
Battins	7264
Bedhampton	9056
Bondfields	7008
Cowplain	9413
Emsworth	10110
Hart Plain	10214
Hayling East	9293
Hayling West	8529
Purbrook	9557
St Faith's	10172
Stakes	10512
Warren Park	8007
Waterloo	10201
Havant Total	126339

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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