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Affluence in LA2 8AQ

How LA2 8AQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Ingleton & High Bentham
Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,442 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off LA2 8AQ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LA2 8AQ area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services1.0
  • Living environment1.0
  • Children in low-income families8.0
  • Income9.0
  • Employment9.0
  • Education and skills9.0
  • Health and disability9.0
  • Older people in low-income households9.0
  • Crime10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£45,430
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
28%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

52% of adults in the LA2 8AQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 35.2% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.

LA2 8AQEngland
Employee, full-time21.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.8%11.9%
Self-employed19.9%9.5%
Unemployed0.8%2.9%
Full-time student4.3%7.9%
Retired35.2%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.7%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2%4.1%
Other1.9%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

41.5% of adults in the LA2 8AQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

LA2 8AQEngland
Higher managerial & professional17.4%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional24.1%19.9%
Intermediate8.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed24.6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical3.9%5.3%
Semi-routine7.5%11.3%
Routine6.2%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4%8.5%
Full-time students3.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

46.8% of adults in the LA2 8AQ area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 11.6% have no qualifications.

LA2 8AQEngland
Degree level or above46.8%33.9%
A level or equivalent13.7%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.2%5.3%
Other qualifications2.2%2.8%
No qualifications11.6%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA2 8AQ (Ingleton & High Bentham) (about 1,442 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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