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Parish Audit May 2016 Parish Audit Data on the Parishes of Taplow and Dropmore July, 2016 Page 1 of 13 Parishes of Dropmore and Taplow Rev 2 Parish Audit May 2016 Dropmore Taplow Parish Audit Parishes of Dropmore and Taplow Rev Date By Issued for 2 May 2016 Chris & Sarah Bradley Issued for Use Page 2 of 13 Parishes of Dropmore and Taplow Rev 2 Parish Audit May 2016 Table of Contents 1.0 Summary .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.0 Key Focus Areas ............................................................................................................. 4 3.0 Census Data .................................................................................................................... 4 3.1 Key population statistics ................................................................................................ 4 3.2 Education and property ownership ................................................................................ 5 3.3 Health ............................................................................................................................ 5 3.4 Overview ....................................................................................................................... 5 4.0 Review of local resources .............................................................................................. 6 4.1 Dropmore ...................................................................................................................... 6 4.1.1 Dropmore infant school .............................................................................................. 6 4.1.2 Burnham Montessori School ...................................................................................... 6 4.1.3 Odds Farm Park ........................................................................................................ 6 4.1.4 Dorneywood House and Garden ............................................................................... 6 4.1.5 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) ................................................................. 6 4.1.6 Local pubs/hospitality businesses .............................................................................. 7 4.2 Taplow........................................................................................................................... 8 4.2.1 Resources from history .............................................................................................. 8 4.2.2 Friends of the church ................................................................................................. 8 4.2.3 Regular users of the church building .......................................................................... 8 4.2.4 Taplow Village Centre ................................................................................................ 8 4.2.5 National Trust - Cliveden ........................................................................................... 8 4.2.6 Conservation / Village Societies ................................................................................ 9 4.2.7 St Nicolas School ...................................................................................................... 9 4.2.8 Pre-school ................................................................................................................. 9 4.2.9 Children’s groups ..................................................................................................... 10 4.2.10 Sports ...................................................................................................................... 10 4.2.11 Other Christian groups / other faiths ........................................................................ 10 4.2.12 Car boot................................................................................................................... 11 4.2.13 Transport links ......................................................................................................... 11 4.2.14 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) ............................................................... 11 4.2.15 Local pubs/hospitality businesses ............................................................................ 11 5.0 Local development Plan ............................................................................................... 11 6.0 Primary needs of the Local Community ...................................................................... 12 7.0 References ..................................................................................................................... 12 8.0 Groups or organisations not included ......................................................................... 13 Page 3 of 13 Parishes of Dropmore and Taplow Rev 2 Parish Audit May 2016 1.0 Summary The Parishes of Dropmore and Taplow are presently without an incumbent priest, a status commonly termed ‘interregnum’. As part of the process of actively seeking a new priest, the two congregations have agreed an outline Mission Action Plan (MAP) and prepared a Parish Profile. This document represents a Parish Audit which should be read in conjunction with the Parish Profile which also includes the outline MAP. 2.0 Key Focus Areas The Parish audit focuses on the following key areas i. Census data with analysis ii. A review of local resources (schools, community buildings and organisations). iii. Local development plan e.g. to see how much future housing may be expected. iv. Primary needs of the local community (based on census data) As such it does not consider groups within the church or which contribute directly to it, such as Choir or Flower Arrangers. Generally groups and businesses are mentioned where they are physically located in the parish or have a clear bond with the church or parish community. 3.0 Census Data The Church of England has made available on the internet a database of information from the 2011 Census that has been worked into a Parish-by-Parish listing rather than the original Government breakdown by postcode. This contains considerable information not only on the number of people in each Parish, but also on the proportion of those people across age categories, as well as the educational level of adults, rates of property ownership and so forth. This data has been analysed to highlight key statistics and to compare Taplow and Dropmore to other parishes in the UK to give some insights into their character and life. 3.1 Key population statistics Parish Population Age Under 10-19 20-29 30-44 45-64 65 and 10 over Dropmore 310 6% 7% 7% 17% 34% 29% Taplow 1260 9% 7% 9% 21% 30% 23% All England [Note 1] 4178 10% 12% 10% 18% 30% 19% Note 1: Averages calculated based on 2011 census information from over 12600 English Parishes. Note 2: Where percentages do not add to 100% on the table this is due to rounding. Looked at together, the parishes of Dropmore and Taplow have generally lower rate of birth and/or young children moving into area compared to the rest of the UK. This effect is most pronounced in Dropmore (6% vs 9% under 10s compared to Taplow). A more detailed breakdown of the age categories suggests that the number of children at each age has been relatively constant across a long period. This supports the proposition that the demographics and populations of Taplow and Dropmore have not changed significantly in recent years. Page 4 of 13 Parishes of Dropmore and Taplow Rev 2 Parish Audit May 2016 3.2 Education and Property ownership Statistic % Educated to NVQ level 4 (degree-equivalent) or higher - combined statistics for 45% Parishes of Dropmore and Taplow Educated to NVQ level 4 (degree-equivalent) or higher - National (England ) 31% Property ownership (with or without mortgage) - combined statistics for Parishes of 77% Dropmore and Taplow Property ownership (with or without mortgage) - National (England ) 32% Looked at together, the parishes of Dropmore and Taplow have a relatively high proportion of well- educated/qualified people compared to the national average (individual statistics are Dropmore 38%, Taplow 46%). Property ownership rates in the parishes (with or without outstanding mortgage) are very high compared to the deanery, and more than double the national average (England). Individual statistics are Dropmore 77%, Taplow 76%. 3.3 Health Health statistics in the Census data are subjective (self-assessed) not objective. People are asked whether they consider that they are in good health. Statistic % Bad & very bad health - combined statistics for Parishes of Dropmore and Taplow 2.7% Bad & very bad health - National (England ) 4.8% Looked at together, the parishes of Dropmore and Taplow have fewer people who consider themselves to have bad or very bad health compared to the national average. Individual statistics are Dropmore 5.6%, Taplow 2%. 3.4 Overview Even when taken together, Dropmore and Taplow represent a population that when compared to an ‘average’ English Parish is Smaller (1570 vs an average parish size of 4178) Older (24% over 65s vs 19% all UK, though Dropmore alone is 29% over 65s) Producing fewer children than elsewhere in the UK, though the local birth rate is not in decline. More educated (45% NVQ level 4+ (degree-equivalent) vs 31% for all UK) More healthy (2.7% consider themselves in bad or very bad health compared to 4.8% for all UK, although Dropmore when viewed separately has 5.6% in bad or very bad health) Page 5 of 13 Parishes of Dropmore and Taplow Rev
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