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RESIDENT POPULATION
261,729
2021 SAPF
NUMBER OF DWELLINGS
109,900
VOA 2021
NUMBER OF BUSINESSES
8,785
ONS UK Business 2021
UNEMPLOYMENT
8,500 (6.2%)
ONS APS JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2021
MALE LIFE EXPECTANCY
78.3
ONS 2018-20 (Pooled)
FEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCY
82.5
ONS 2018-20 (Pooled)
LIVE BIRTHS PER YEAR
2,791
ONS 2020
DEATHS PER YEAR
2,011
NHS DIGITAL PCMD 2020
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