If you are thinking of moving to New Bolsover or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare New Bolsover to figures for Derbyshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if New Bolsover is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for New Bolsover. The percentage of residents in New Bolsover rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in New Bolsover rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of New Bolsover is generally worse than in the average person in England.
These figures on the claiming of benefits in New Bolsover come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in New Bolsover than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of New Bolsover are from the UK Census of 2011. Since New Bolsover has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of New Bolsover and are from the UK Census of 2011. New Bolsover has a high level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average.
Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. New Bolsover has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
New Bolsover has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that New Bolsover is a relatively affluent area.
The population of New Bolsover as a whole, is older than the national average. However, the population of New Bolsover is younger than the Derbyshire average.
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