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Administrative Areas

Ward
Bishop's Castle
Local Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Ludlow
Region
West Midlands
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting
Households
154
Population
322
Males
51%
Females
49%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
83
England❚SY9 5AN❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
15
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
21
C2 Skilled manual workers
22
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
25

Age Groups

Population
322
Under 16
14%
16 - 64
55%
65 or over
31%
Under 4
3%
5 - 15
11%
16 - 29
12%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
20%
60 - 74
23%
75 or over
15%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
278
Single
85
Married
136
Civil partnership
2
Separated
3
Divorced
18
Widowed
34

Health

Population
322
Very good
117
Good
130
Fair
53
Bad
17
Very bad
18

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
278
England❚SY9 5AN❚
Degree or above
29
2+ A Levels or equivalent
7
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
37
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
51
Apprenticeship
72
Other qualifications
17
No qualifications
65

Ethnicity

Population
322
White British
309
White Other
10
Mixed Other
1
Black Other
1
Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
322
England
290
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
1
Wales
18
Germany
1
Poland
5
USA
1
South America
2
Antarctica and Oceanea
1
Australia
1

Religion

Population
322
Christian
203
Buddhist
2
Jewish
2
Other
1
No religion
90
Not stated
24

Industry

Population
151
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
11
Manufacturing
12
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
17
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
37
Transport and storage
9
Accommodation and food
7
Information and communication
3
Financial and insurance
3
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
2
Administrative and support
6
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
7
Education
17
Human health and social work
15

Economic Activity

Population
229
England❚SY9 5AN❚
Full-Time employee
64
Part-Time employee
41
Self employed
43
Unemployed
3
Retired
50
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
9
Student
11
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
154
Owned outright
82
Owned with mortgage
30
Shared ownership
1
Rented - other social
20
Rented - private landlord
15
Rented - other private
4
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
159
Occupied
154
Unoccupied
5
Detached
83
Semi detached
53
Terraced
9
Flat - purpose built
11
Flat - converted
2
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
154
One person
53
Two people
67
Three people
12
Four people
13
Five people
9

Nearby postcodes

SY9 5DN SY9 5AB SY9 5HN SY9 5BD SY9 5EW SY9 5AW SY9 5AF SY9 5FD SY9 5AS SY9 5AR SY9 5BB SY9 5AU SY9 5AP

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