This chart shows the Socio-Economic Class (based on occupation) of people living in your selected area compared with the typical Profile of the UK as a whole. It is easy gauge the type of people living an area: are they predominantly Higher Managerial & Professional types or are they at the other end of the spectrum and long term unemployed & never worked?

Based on Census of Population Data. Crown Copyright.

Our pie charts compare the approximate social grade of residents in your selected area with the UK as a whole. The grading is based on the following categorisation of adults.

AB (higher and intermediate managerial/administrative/professional)

C1 (supervisory, clerical, junior managerial/administrative/professional)

C2 (skilled manual workers)

D (semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers)

E (on state benefits, unemployed, lowest grade workers)

Based on Census of Population Data Crown Copyright

The term 'no qualifications' describes people without any academic, vocational or professional qualifications.

The term 'lower level' qualifications is used to describe qualifications equivalent to levels 1 to 3 of the National Key Learning Targets (i.e. GSCE's O levels, A levels, NVQ levels 1-3).

The term 'Higher level' refers to qualifications of levels 4 and above (i.e. first degrees, higher degrees, NVQ levels 4 and 5, HND, HNC and certain professional qualifications).

Based on Census of Population Data Crown Copyright

The Ethnicity & Religion pie charts gives you an idea of the cultural diversity of the area.

A religion question was included in the 2001 Census for the first time. It was the only question where a response was not compulsory and included all the major religions in the UK. It also offered people a free space to write in 'any other religion' and astonishingly more than 400,000 claimed to be 'Jedi'! Other popular choices included Pagan and T.O.G.G. - Terry's (Wogan) Old Geezers & Gals.

Based on Census of Population Data Crown Copyright