Area Profile: Crich

Key Characteristics  Number Of Households: 1062  Population: 2401  Approximate Area: 1188 Hectares  Population Density: 2.0

Source: Census 2011

Spatial Outline

Crich covers approximately 1188 hectares and is surrounded by the wards of South Wingfield and Alport. It is located in the north of the Borough. The area adjoins the Peak District National Park and is approximately 10 miles north of Derby and 14 miles northwest of Nottingham. Access to Crich is predominantly along the A6 and the B5035, the Derwent Valley Railway line and River Derwent running through its western boundaries. Crich has a fairly rural setting and is not within the Green Belt; 415 hectares are allocated as Special Landscapes Areas. Crich is a former industrial town and is noted for its cultural heritage to lead and lime mining as well as framework knitting. It currently has a thriving local tourist economy and is home to the National Tramway Museum, other Cultural assets and attractive leisure spaces.

1 Improving Places and Meeting Community Needs

Land Area: Crich covers 1188 hectares of land to the north of the Borough which comprises 4.5% of the Borough’s land area.

Population Density: The population density of the area is 2.0 people / hectare, lower than the Borough average of 4.6 people / hectare. Most of Crich’s population is concentrated in the village of Crich.

Age: As can be seen from the table below there are more people aged 60+ in Crich (32%) than in the Borough as a whole (26%).

Figure 1: Age Groups

Crich Amber Valley Age 0 – 17 years 423 18% 24630 20.1% 18 – 29 years 213 9% 15340 12.6 % 30 – 59 years 990 41% 50381 41.2 % 60 – 74 years 566 24% 21675 17.7% 75 + years 209 8% 10283 8.4% Source: 2011 Census

Country of Birth: 98% of the population of Crich was born in the UK. Of these the majority were born within England (95%), followed by Scotland (1.1%), Wales (0.7%) and Northern Ireland (0.2%). 1% of the population was born in other EU countries and the remaining1% in non-EU countries. (Census 2011)

Ethnicity: 98% of people living in Crich are White. (Census 2011)

Religion: The people living in Crich are predominately of Christian belief (65.5%), followed by those with no religion (25.5%). (Census 2011)

Household Composition: The largest household type is Married with Dependent Children and makes up 15.3% of all households which is on a par with the Borough overall. However, single person households make up 28% of all households, which again is on a par with the Borough. There is a higher percentage of households comprising people who are 65+ in Crich than in the Borough overall.

2 Figure 2: Household Type Amber Household Type (Percentage) Crich Valley Household (total) 1,062 52,596 1 person age 65+ 14.3 12.8 1 person under 65 13.7 15.1 Family, all 65+ 10.9 9.6 Family, married/civil no children 20 15.4 Family, married/civil dependent children 15.3 15.4 Family, married/civil all children non-dep. 6.5 6.3 Family, co-habiting no children 5.8 6.4 Family, co-habiting dependent children 2.9 4.7 Family, co-habiting all children non-dep. 0.4 0.6 Family, lone parent dependent children 2.5 5.8 Family, lone parent all children non-dep. 2.7 3.4 Other households with dep. children 1.6 1.7 Other - all students 0 0 Other - all age 65+ 0.7 0.3 Other 2.6 2.8 Source: 2011 Census

Service Provision

Shopping Services: There are no district centres located within Crich; however the ward does contain a neighbourhood centre in the form of a market place. There is moderate/low retail provision and a moderate number of local shops for convenience and comparison-shopping. The closest food store is Cost Cutter with larger food stores Morrison’s and Tesco located in Belper and Alfreton.

Post Office: 1

Market Place, Crich

Pharmacy: 1

Lloyds Pharmacy, Market Place, Crich

Dentists: 0

GP Surgeries: 1 Crich Medical Practice, Bulling Lane Crich Matlock Derbyshire DE45DX

Opticians: The Glebe Field Centre, Glebfield Close, Crich.

Community Clinics: 0

Hospital: 0

Nearest Hospital Ripley Hospital Sandham Lane Ripley

3 A&E Hospital: Minor A& E department at Whitworth Hospital, 330 Bakewell Road, and Matlock

University: Derby University, Kedleston Road (out of ward)

Adult Education: 1

Glebe Centre Crich

Infant School: 1

Crich C of E Controlled Infant School

Junior School: 1

Crich Junior School

Primary School: 1

Crich CARR CE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Secondary School:0

The nearest secondary school is Alfreton Grange Arts College

Places of Worship: 2

St Marys Church, Vicarage, Coasthill, Crich; Crich Baptist Church, Market Place, Crich.

Hotels: 0

Leisure Centres: 0

Child Care: 0

The nearest childcare is approximately 2 miles away.

Sure Start: 1

Crich Childrens Centre

Job Centre: 0

Nearest Alfreton

4 Safer Communities

Crime Rates: The incidence of crime in Crich is quite low as with most rural settlements in Amber Valley. The level of crime in Crich is well below average for all crimes and it is ranked the second lowest crime area in the Borough.

Figure 3: Anti-Social Behaviour and Crime Rates

(Rate / 1000 people) Crich Amber Valley Rank (1=worst)

Anti-Social Behaviour 18.8 41.3 20th

Criminal damage / arson 3.3 8.3 20th

Theft / burglary 12.9 24.1 19th

Violence with injury 0 3.8 =23rd

Violence without injury 1.2 2.9 19th

Public disorder 0 0.6 =23rd

Drug offences 0.4 2.5 20th

Shoplifting 0 4.2 =23rd

Source: Safer Derbyshire Research & Information Team, Derbyshire County Council Jan – Dec 2013

Housing

House Prices and Affordability: The average house price in Crich is 37.8% higher than the Borough average, whereas the average household income is only 3.7% higher. Consequently affordability in Crich is worse than in the Borough overall.

Figure 4: Housing Affordability

Borrowing ratio 95% house price to average income Crich 6.5 Amber Valley 4.2 Source: CACI Paycheck 2013 and Zoopla 2014

Figure 5: Average House Prices

Semi- Flat / Area Detached Detached Terraced Maisonette Average

Crich £303,784 £172,860 £164,660 £248,315 £242,974 Amber Valley £223,995 £124,930 £96,841 £122,389 £151,011 Source: Amber Valley figures – http://news.bbc.co.uk/ based on April-June 2013 sales Source: for Wards http://www.zoopla.co.uk based on Feb 2014 current values

Affordable Housing Rates: There have been no affordable houses built within Crich in the last five years.

5 Homelessness: In the financial year 2011/12 there were no priority need applicants from the Crich area. Two applicants approached the service for advice.

Housing Stock Condition: Amber Valley Stock Condition survey (2010) outlines the physical state of dwellings in Crich. 29% of homes were lacking thermal comfort and 9.4% of dwellings were in disrepair.

Figure 6: Amber Valley Housing Stock Condition Survey 2010 Results

Ward % Of % Of % Of % Of households % Of Non- households households vulnerable total decent lacking lacking households in dwellings homes modern thermal non-decent in facilities comfort homes disrepair Crich 42 1.2 23 6 14 Amber 37 1 15 12 15 Valley

Type: 48% of dwellings are detached followed by semi-detached (33.8%), terraced (16.2%) and flats (1.7%). (Census 2011)

Tenure: The majority of people living in Crich own their own property (74.8%), although this has fallen from 76.7% in 2001. The proportion of those who socially rent (6.5%) is lower than that for the Borough overall (12.3%)

Figure 7: Tenure

Type of Tenure Crich Amber Valley All 100% 100% Owned (outright) 45% 38.2% Owned (mortgage/loan) 29.8% 35.9% Shared ownership 0.1% 0.4% Social rented (LA) 4.3% 5.1% Social rented (other) 7.2% 7.2% Private rent 12.1% 11.8% Living rent free 1.5% 1.4% Source: 2011 Census

Communal Establishments: There are currently 2 Communal Establishments in Crich which provide accommodation for 11 residents in total.

Ward Building Rates: A total of 5 dwellings have been built between 2008 and 2011 which is 0.4% of the total number of dwellings built within the Borough.

6 Figure 8: Ward Building Rates FIVE YEAR HOUSING LAND SUPPLY WARD BUILDING RATES 2008 – 2009 – 2010 - 2011 – 2012 – Area 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 TOTAL Crich 2 1 -1 1 2 5 Amber Valley 334 214 256 206 219 1229 Source: Amber Valley Borough Council house building records

Vacant Properties: At October 2013 there were 30 private sector vacant properties.

Local Plan Part 1 – The Core Strategy:

No dwellings are proposed for allocation in the Crich area in Local Plan Part 1 – The Core Strategy. Four potential sites have been identified in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) for Amber Valley.

Health:

General Health: At the 2011 Census 80% of people stated they were in very good or good health which is on a par with the Borough average. 5.3% of people stated that they were in bad or very bad health compared to 6.1% for the Borough. 8.9% of people stated that their everyday activities are limited a lot by a health condition or disability.

Figure 9: General Health

Percentages Crich Amber Valley East Midlands England All People 100% 100% 100% 100% Very Good Health 45.6 44.0 45.3 47.2 Good Health 34.3 35.0 35.1 34.2 Fair Health 14.8 15.0 14.0 13.1 Bad Health 4.3 4.8 4.3 4.2 Very Bad Health 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2

Source: 2011 Census

Multiple Deprivation: The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) published by the Government in 2010 indicates that Crich is ranked in the 40% least deprived Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in the Borough. The Index of Health and Disability ranks Crich within the least 50% deprived LSOAs in the country.

Life Expectancy: Local men and women in the Crich area have a higher life expectancy than the in the Borough and regionally.

Figure 10: Life Expectancy Life Expectancy at Birth: Males Females 2005-09

Crich 81 83.7 Amber Valley 78.8 82.8 East Midlands 80.2 81.8

Source: Public Health England (www.empho.org.uk)

7 Figure 11: Physical Activity and Obesity

25% of adults and 18% of Year 6 schoolchildren are obese in Amber Valley and only 57% of adults undertake 150 minutes of physical activity per week. These figures reflect the national average.

% Amber England England England Valley Average Worst Best Physically 57.4 56 43.8 68.5 Active Adults1 Obese 25.1 24.2 30.7 13.9 Adults2 Obese 17.5 19.2 28.5 10.3 3 Children Source: Public Health England – Health Profile 2013 Amber Valley

Children and Young People

School Capacity and Educational Provision

Figure 12: School Admissions Figures

Admissions numbers for 2013/14 Crich Carr Primary 8 Crich Infants 20 Crich Junior 23 Afreton Grange 186 (source: Derbyshire County Council admissions book 2013/14)

Educational Attainment:

Figure 13: Literacy and Numeracy Skills - Key Stage 2 Achieving Level 4 Or Above in English and Maths

2012 2013 Crich Carr Primary N/A 86% Crich Junior 94% 100% LA (Derbyshire) 83% 78% England 79% 75% Source: Department for Education 2014

A higher proportion of students attending primary schools in Crich attain Level 4 or above in Maths and English at KS2 than in both the Local Authority and England.

1 % adults achieving at least 150 mins physical activity per week, 2012 2 % adults, modelled estimate using Health Survey for England 2006-2008 3 % school children in Year 6 (age 10-11), 2011/12

8 Figure 14: GCSE Attainment Figures

As can be seen from the table below, 51% of students at Alfreton Grange Arts College achieved 5+ GCSE A*-C including Maths and English. This is lower than the Local Authority (Derbyshire) and National averages.

Alfreton LA GCSE Attainment 2013 England Grange (Derbyshire) Pupils Achieving 5+ GCSE (or equivalent) A*-C including Maths 51% 59% 59.2% & English

Pupils Achieving GCSE 5+ A*-G 98% 96.4% 94.3% grades

Source: Department for Education 2014

Economy Prosperity

Household Income:

Figure 15: Average Household Income

2013 MEAN MODE £35,322 10-15K Source: Paycheck CACI 2013

2013 0-5k 5-10k 10-15k 15-20k 20-25k 25-30k 30-35K 2.3% 10% 12.8% 11.3% 9.1% 8.1% 7.3% Sourced from Paycheck CACI 2013

2008 MEAN MODE £35,180 20-25K Source: Paycheck CACI 2008

2008 0-5k 5-10k 10-15k 15-20k 20-25k 25-30K 30-35K 2% 5.3% 9% 11.1% 11.4% 10.8% 9.5% Source: Paycheck CACI 2008

There are two calculations above identifying the average annual income for the residents of Crich.

Mean Income- The mean is the most common measure of average.

Mode- The mode is the number, which occurs most often in a set of data. There can be more than one mode.

9 Household incomes in Crich are on average 3.7% higher than those for the Borough overall. The average household income rose marginally between 2008 and 2013. However, the modal income fell which means that more people are earning less. Economic Activity: The 2011 census shows that economic activity in the area was 65.8%, lower than the Borough average of 69.9% and regional average of 69.4%. Figure 16: Economic Activity

Amber East Economic Activity Crich England Valley Midlands

Economically Active (including 65.8% 69.9 69.4 69.9 unemployed and full-time students) Economically Inactive (including 34.2% 30.2 30.8 30.1 retired, Long term sick/disabled)

Long Term Unemployed 1% 1.6 1.6 1.7 Source: 2011 Census

Occupation: Crich records higher levels of Managers, Directors & Senior officials and Professionals than the Borough. Conversely the proportion of people employed in Elementary Occupations and Sales or Customer Services, and those who are Operatives is proportionally lower than in the Borough.

Figure 17: Occupation (Percentages) Crich Amber Valley England

1 Managers, Directors, 15.8 10.8 10.9 Senior officials 2 Professional 20 14.8 17.5 3 Associate professional & 11 11.0 12.8 technical 4 Administrative & 9.5 10.7 11.5 secretarial 5 Skilled trades 13.5 13.8 11.4

6 Personal services 8.5 9.0 9.3 7 Sales and customer 5.2 7.4 8.4 services 8 Process plant and 7.2 11.0 7.2 machine operatives 9 Elementary occupations 9.4 11.6 11.1 Source: 2011 Census

Unemployment: In December 2013, the rate of unemployment in Crich was 1.2% which was lower than the rate for Amber Valley of 1.8%. (Source: Derbyshire County Council 2014).

Benefits: The percentage of people receiving benefits (9.6%) is lower than both the Borough average (12.1%) and national average (13.6%). Around half of those claiming benefits receive ESA and incapacity benefits.

10 Figure 18: Benefit Claimants

Crich Amber Valley Great Britain (Percentages) Total claimants 9.6 12.1 13.6 Job seekers 1.1 2.1 3.2 ESA and incapacity benefits 4.6 5.7 6.1 Lone parents 0.7 1.1 1.3 Carers 1.4 1.5 1.3 Others on income related benefits 0.4 0.4 0.4 Disabled 0.1 1.3 1.2 Bereaved 0.4 0.2 0.2 Source – Nomis August 2013

Qualifications: The proportion of residents in Crich who hold Level 4 & above Qualifications (33.9%) is significantly higher than that for the Borough (23.2%). In addition the proportion who hold no qualifications is lower than that for the Borough overall.

Figure 19: Qualifications

Crich Amber Valley England (Percentages) Usual Residents Aged 16 and over (Persons) 2,020 100,841 42,989,620 No Qualifications 22.9 27.0 22.5 Level 1 Qualifications 10.1 13.9 13.3 Level 2 Qualifications 13.9 15.5 15.2 Apprenticeships 4.4 4.6 3.6 Level 3 Qualifications 10.9 12.0 12.4 Level 4 & above Qualifications 33.9 23.2 27.4 Other Qualification 4 3.9 5.7

Source: 2011 Census

Employment Sites: There are no designated or proposed employment areas in Crich.

Local Industries: The manufacturing industry is the largest employer in this area, accounting for 14% of persons employed. The retail industry is the second most important employer accounting for 12.2% of persons employed. 11.5% and 11.3% of people are employed in Education and Human Health & Social Work respectively.

Transport

Transport Infrastructure: The only major A class road serving the Crich area is the A6 to the far west of the area which provides useful links to the M1 and subsequent connections to other parts of the region and the country. Other important roads in its network include B5053 to other locations in the Borough and several other minor roads.

11 Cycle Routes: The infrastructure to support sustainable modes of transport such as cycling, walking and other non-motorised transport has not been extensively developed in Crich. There are however proposed multi-user routes through Crich, Crich Carr and running north to south along the Derwent Valley. These will introduce such infrastructure and help improve connections with other places in the Borough.

Car Availability: Car/Van ownership in the area is high (86.8% of households own one car or more); this could be attributed to the fact that Crich is a fairly rural area.

Method Of Travel to Work: The majority of people (73.9%) use a car or van to travel to work; this is probably due to the lack of public transport within Crich.

Figure 20: Method of Travel to Work

Crich Amber Valley England (Percentages) Usual Residents Aged 16 – 74 in employment (Persons) 1,142 59,381 25,162,721 Work mainly at home 9.3 5.1 5.4 Underground, metro, tram 0.1 0.1 4.1 Train 1.9 1.2 5.3 Bus, minibus, coach 1.7 4.1 7.5 Taxi 0.4 0.3 0.5 Motorcycle, scooter, moped 0.6 1.0 0.8 Driving car/van 73.9 71.0 57.0 Passenger in car/van 5.2 5.6 5.0 Bicycle 1 1.4 3.0 On foot 5.5 9.7 10.7 Other method 0.4 0.4 0.6 Source: 2011 Census

Distance Travelled to Work: According to the 2001 census, only 13.1% of people that work in Crich travel more than 10km to and within the area to work.

Crich Distance Travelled To Work Census 2001

Works mainly at or from home

Less than 2km

2km to less than 5km

37 5km to less than 10km 28 10

50 10km to less than 20km 157

115 94 20km to less than 30km 72 252 30km to less than 40km

329 40km to less than 60km

60km and over

No fixed place of work

12 Public Transport: Public transport services within the Crich area are poor. The area also has a railway station at Whatstandwell serving the Derby to Matlock line hourly.

Figure 14: Bus Routes Crich

Service Route Frequency

140 Matlock, Crich, Alfreton Once Hourly 141 Matlock, Crich, Ripley Once Hourly. No Sunday service. 142 Nether Heage, Belper ,Crich ,Alfreton Every two hours. No Sunday service. 144 Ripley, Ambergate, Crich Every two hours. No Sunday service. 212 Bonsall ,Crich ,Derby Alternate Thursday

Source: Derbyshire County Council 2014.

Community Transport:

Crich is a Primary Service Area for community transport. Amber Valley Community Transport is now working with Chesterfield Community Transport under the name CT4TC, Community Transport for Town and County. They provide essential transport for people with disabilities, elderly people and community groups. There are 18 buses plus a single wheelchair vehicle. A Community Car Scheme is also operated where volunteers use their own cars to provide transport. A mileage charge is applicable on all journeys to cover running costs.

Derbyshire County Council’s Dial a Bus service can be pre-booked and charges fares in line with public transport service. (Derbyshire County Council 2014)

Location of Work: Ambergate Works is located in close proximity to Crich

Accessibility: A collection of six essential service destination types have been identified to reflect those discussed in the Social Exclusion Unit Report (2003) - Making the Connections. The DfT Accessibility Indicators Report (2007) sets out the core indicators thresholds for each destination type.

Identified in the table below are the journey times to key services.

13 Figure 16: DfT Accessibility Indicators (2007) Journey Time Thresholds Key Destination (mins)* Lower Upper GP Surgery 15 30 Pharmacy 15 30 Post Office 15 30 Primary School 15 30 Secondary School 20 40 Supermarket/ Convenience Store 15 30

*DfT Accessibility Indicators Report 2007- Core Indicator Threshold

Figure 17: Crich Travel Times to Core Services Doctors Post Primary Secondary Surgery Pharmacy Office School School Supermarket Travel Time Access by Cycle mins (16kph) 3 2.6 2.3 2 19.3 3.3 Travel Time by Foot mins (4.8kph) 10 9.3 8.6 6.6 91.3 2.6 Travel Time Access by Public Transport mins (weekday 0700-0900) 8.3 4.7 7.7 4.6 26 2.4 Average travel times Crich (Measurement of Existing Accessibility – Amber Valley SHLAA Sites) August 2009

The residents of Crich have relatively good access to services however access to the nearest secondary school falls into the upper thresholds.

Environment

Conservation Areas: There is a Conservation Area covering part of the settlement of Crich.

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Landscape Character Areas: The Crich area falls within the Derbyshire Peak Fringe and Lower Derwent Landscape Character area. The area consists of a number of character types mainly Wooded Slopes & Valleys and Enclosed Moors & Heaths, with some Wooded Farmlands and Riverside Meadows.

Green Belt / Designated Sites: None of the area lies in the Green Belt and there are no SSSI’s, but there are several biodiversity assets including 415 hectares of land in the designated Special Landscape Area and 13 wildlife sites all of which are of significant local importance.

Water and Flood Risk: The major river flowing from north to the south of Crich is the River Derwent. According to the Amber Valley Level 1 SFRA, the majority of the Crich area is within Flood Zone 1 (low risk). However the land immediately adjacent to the River Derwent and River Amber is in Flood Risk zones 2 and 3a.

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Culture Arts and Tourism

There are several places and spaces in the Crich area that are of cultural significance. This includes the National Tramway Museum inside the Crich Tramway village. There is also the Crich Stand, a war memorial set 1000 feet above sea level. The stand has 52 steps to the top, from which eight counties can be seen, including landmarks such as the Humber Bridge and Lincoln Cathedral. Crich has many old gritstone cottages and other buildings, the most important being St Marys Church that dates from 1135; A Wesleyan chapel built in 1765 and is believed to be the oldest still in use in the country. One of the local public houses, the Jovial Dutchman, commemorates the Dutch navvies who helped to dig the Cromford Canal in the late 18th century. These and many other places of culture in Crich makes it one of the tourist hubs of Amber Valley.

Leisure and Recreation

Leisure Centres:0

Libraries: 1 Mobile Library There are no local libraries in the Crich area but the area is served by 1 mobile library visit. Places for leisure and recreation include, natural and semi natural green spaces, parks, garden and green corridors etc.

Green Flag Awards: 0

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Figure 18: Recreation Sites in Crich Natural Amenity Children/ Cemeteries, Parks & green Green Green Young closed Civic Gardens spaces Corridors space People churchyards spaces 2 1 2 0 1 1 0

Museum: 1

Crich Tramway Museum.

Recycling Facilities: 1

Sandy Lane, Crich.

Community Centres: 0

In Summary

 Housing: Average house prices are 38% higher than the rest of the Borough. 48% of houses within the Borough are detached.  Retail: There is no district centre within the ward; however there are convenience and moderate shopping facilities.  Facilities: There is no library however there is one mobile library; there are a good range of recreation facilities.  Education: According to the Census there is a higher percentage of children achieving Level 4 or above in Maths and English at KS2 than the rest of the Borough.  Health: Crich falls within the least 40% deprived wards within the Borough and 80% of people consider their health to be very good or good. Life expectancy in Crich is higher than the Borough and regional averages.  School Capacity: School admissions for 2013/14 in Crich Schools is 51 (Infant, Junior and Primary).  Transport: There are poor public transport links to Crich with two hourly bus services and an hourly train service from Whitstandwell.  Population: 41% of the population is aged between 30-59. There are currently 1062 households, 28% of which are single person households.  Deprivation: Crich is one of the least deprived areas within the Borough.  Employment: There are currently no employment sites allocated within Crich.

 Built Environment: There is a Conservation Area in Crich.

 Crime: Crich has the second lowest crime rate within the Borough.

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