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Administrative Areas

Ward
Wem
Local Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe
Households
126
Population
328
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
76
England❚SY4 5UU❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
17
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
21
C2 Skilled manual workers
17
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
21

Age Groups

Population
328
Under 16
12%
16 - 64
67%
65 or over
22%
Under 4
2%
5 - 15
10%
16 - 29
27%
30 - 44
12%
45 - 59
20%
60 - 74
24%
75 or over
6%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
290
Single
106
Married
124
Separated
11
Divorced
28
Widowed
21

Health

Population
328
Very good
133
Good
127
Fair
48
Bad
20

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
290
England❚SY4 5UU❚
Degree or above
33
2+ A Levels or equivalent
8
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
52
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
42
Apprenticeship
53
Other qualifications
32
No qualifications
70

Ethnicity

Population
328
White British
271
White Irish
2
White Other
14
Mixed Asian
5
Asian Indian
1
Asian Chinese
7
Asian Other
4
Black African
22
Black Caribbean
2

Country of Birth

Population
328
England
271
Scotland
4
Wales
6
Ireland
1
Germany
7
Italy
1
Romania
1
Nigeria
15
South Africa
1
Hong Kong
7
Philippines
4
USA
3
North America - Other
1
Carribean
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
2
Australia
2

Religion

Population
328
Christian
227
Muslim
4
Other
1
No religion
76
Not stated
20

Industry

Population
143
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
7
Mining
1
Manufacturing
11
Water supply and waste management
3
Construction
11
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
24
Transport and storage
5
Accommodation and food
14
Information and communication
2
Financial and insurance
1
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
6
Administrative and support
1
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
12
Education
21
Human health and social work
17

Economic Activity

Population
270
England❚SY4 5UU❚
Full-Time employee
74
Part-Time employee
31
Self employed
25
Unemployed
7
Retired
49
Looking after home/family
6
Long-term sick/disabled
9
Student
64
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
4

Housing Tenure

All categoies
126
Owned outright
56
Owned with mortgage
37
Rented - council
4
Rented - other social
16
Rented - private landlord
7
Rented - other private
4
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
130
Occupied
126
Unoccupied
4
Detached
60
Semi detached
40
Terraced
28
Flat - in commerical building
2

Household Size

All categoies
126
One person
41
Two people
52
Three people
17
Four people
9
Five people
5
Six people
2

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Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019