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WHERE ARE WE 00 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Population osperity approx Stowmarket 22,000 Stowmarket’s Functional Cluster (FC) +9,000 The Functional Cluster is the defined includes the Parishes of: Stowmarket Combs Gipping Little Finborough group of Parishes surrounding Stowmarket Haughley Onehouse Harleston Great Finborough that rely on the town as the provider of Stowupland Badley Shelland Creeting St. Peter day-to-day services, facilities and shops Old Newton Buxhall Rattlesden Earl Stonham over Stowmarket’s Sphere of Influence 55,000 includes the Parishes of: Needham Market Wattisham Otley Debenham Bramford Claydon Bacton Bildeston Newton Elmswell Mendlesham Woolpit Thurston and more… POPULATION AGE AND GENDER 4500 Female 4000 Male 3500 2139 3000 1860 2054 2500 1596 2000 1640 for Pr Delivering a Vision 1500 Number of people 2116 1000 1913 1951 1638 500 1200 0 0-15 16-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Age WHERE ARE WE 00 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Population osperity TOTAL POPULATION AGAINST WORKING AGE POPULATION Stowmarket working age population, aged 16-64 Stowmarket total population 24,000 Stowmarket working age population, aged 16-64 Stowmarket total population 22,000 24,000 20,000 22,000 18,000 20,000 16,000 18,000 14,000 16,000 12,000 14,000 Population Population 10,000 12,000 8,000 Population Population 10,000 6,000 8,000 4,000 6,000 2,000 4,0000 2,000 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 0 Year 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 Year POPULATION ACROSS SUFFOLK 160,000 2001 16140,000 2011 2001 14120,000 2011 12100,000 1080,000 Population 8th largest settlement 860,000 in Suffolk Population 640,000 420,000 20,0000 for Pr Delivering a Vision e e av ow 0 Bury e e Beccles Ipswich Sudbury Haverhill Kesgr av Lowesto ow Felixst Bury Newmarket St Edmunds Stowmarket Beccles Ipswich Sudbury Haverhill Kesgr Lowesto Felixst Newmarket St Edmunds Stowmarket is the Stowmarket Comparable in size to Dorchester in Dorset, Leek in 537th 537 Staffordshire,Harwich in Essex largest settlement in the country WHERE ARE WE 00 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Town Centre osperity Ranked 145 616th 26,868m2 retail centre shop units of shop space in the UK in the town centre (about 280,000sqft) OPEN 24 Vacancy rates Stowmarket has just 25% fewer Just 1 in 12 think just 5.5%: 24 out of 118 leisure uses than the Stowmarket is an National average of the major “High Street average town centre attractive place is 11.5% vacancy retailer brands” x2.5% 1 in 3 people “don’t know” or The number of charity shops is 2.5 times like nothing/very little higher than the UK average about Stowmarket (6.2% compared to 2.6% of units) Business and Employment TYPES OF BUSINESS 10% of the Top 100 companies as Stowmarket Babergh and Mid Suffolk recorded by Suffolk Ltd 2016 are in Greater Stowmarket Delivering a Vision for Pr Delivering a Vision Retail ansport Tr Education and Health Agriculture Information Professional Construction Arts and other Manufacturing Accomodation and Real Estate WHERE ARE WE 00 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Business and Employment osperity REGISTERED BUSINESSES BY SIZE AND NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Number of employees 0-4 (78.47%) 5-9 (11.70%) 10-19 (5.22%) 20-49 (3.03%) 50-99 (0.94%) 100-249 (0.31%) 250+ (0.31%) GVA PER CAPITA EMPLOYMENT Mid Suffolk Mid Suffolk 20 50 18 45 18 s) 45 s) s) s) 16 40 14 35 12 30 10 25 8 20 A per head (£000’ A per head (£000’ 6 15 GV GV 4 employment (000’ Total 10 4 employment (000’ Total 10 2 5 0 0 2001 2003 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2016 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2001 2003 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2016 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2001 2003 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2016 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2001 2003 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2016 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 Year Year GDP (Gross Domestic Product) analysis looks at the total value of all products and services created in a place and uses this as an indicator of economic strength. GVA (Gross Value Added) is similar but more sophisticated version that looks at what extra is being added after costs such as labour and raw materials used in making products and providing services is taken off. The “left over” is a better indicator of economic performance than just the total price as it shows how much our work adds. The Council asked local businesses what they thought in a 2016 survey. This is what they said about Stowmarket: Delivering a Vision for Pr Delivering a Vision The town centre is weak, not meeting its potential or expectations for quality or choice. Quality issues with existing ageing premises points to the need for comprehensive regeneration. [Industrial] premises needed at all scales, with smaller business parks for start-ups and move-on space all around the area. WHERE ARE WE 00 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Housing osperity AVERAGE HOUSE PRICES £ £ £ Greater Stowmarket Stowmarket National Overall £216,374 £227,154 £218,225 Detached £284,684 £302,001 £356,726 AFFORDABILITY - HOUSE PRICES AGAINST INCOME Mid Suffolk Sufolk East of England England 10 9 atio 8 7 6 5 (lower quartiles) (lower 4 3 2 House prices to income r 1 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Year Transport Over for Pr Delivering a Vision 25 16 1MILLION 8 60% weekday trains weekday train railway passengers per bus services of journeys to Ipswich and services to year use the station serving the are made London Cambridge town and its by private car neighbouring settlements WHERE ARE WE 00 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Population Nationality English (92.3%) osperity ETHNICITY IN STOWMARKET Scottish (1.3%) (20113500 CENSUS) Welsh (0.6%) (0.4%) 3000 Irish Stowmarket central Northern Irish (0.4%) 2500 Reduction in ASB since 2011. Mid Suffolk Stowmarket Central in American (0.3%) 2000 comparison with Mid-Suolk. 51% decrease in Stowmarket, Indian (0.2%) 63% Mid-Suolk District. In ASBs 1500 2016 Stowmarket Central Hong Konger (0.2%) account for 19% of ASB in 1000 Mid-Suolk. South American (0.2%) Nigerian (0.1%) 500 Crime Other (4.0%) 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Year BURGLARIES PER 1000 PEOPLE 10- 9 England Mid-Suffolk has lower recorded 8 Mid-Suolk has lower recorded Mid Suffolk numbersnumbers of burglaries of burglaries compared to national 35007 comparedaverages, to national however rural areas can be challenging Elmsett and Norton averages, however rural areas 6 can beand challenging have notand have always reduced proportionately as 3000 5 Woolpit not alwayscan reducedbe seen from the two selected. Stowmarket central proportinately as can be seen 4 from the two selected. 2500 Reduction in ASB since 2011. Mid Suffolk 3 Stowmarket Central in 2000 comparison with Mid-Suolk. 2 51% decrease in Stowmarket, Burglaries (per ‘000 people) Burglaries 63% Mid-Suolk District. In ASBs 1 1500 2016 Stowmarket Central 0 account for 19% of ASB in 1000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Mid-Suolk. Year 500 2.5 0 3500 2 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 England Violent & Sexual Oences have ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR increased over the last 3 years Year 3000 1.5 Suffolk nationally. However Mid-Suolk continues to record a lower Stowmarket central number of oences when Mid Suffolk2500 Reduction in ASB since 2011. 1 compared to Suolk as a whole Mid Suffolk Stowmarket Central in 10- and the national picture. Reduction in ASB since 2011. Stowmarket 2000 comparison with Mid-Suolk. 9 0.5 England 51% decrease in Stowmarket, Central in comparison with Mid-Suffolk. 63% Mid-Suolk District. In 8 ASBs Mid-Suolk has lower recorded Offences (per ‘000 people) 51% decrease in Stowmarket, 63% Mid-Suffolk 1500 2016 Stowmarket Central 0 Mid Suffolk numbers of burglaries District.7 In 2016 Stowmarket Central account compared to national account for 19% of ASB in Elmsett1000 and Norton averages, however rural areas Mid-Suolk. Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 for6 19% ofJan 14 ASB in Mid-Suffolk.Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 can be challenging and have not always reduced 5 Woolpit500 Year proportinately as can be seen 4 from the two selected. 0 3 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Year Burglaries (per ‘000 people) Burglaries 1 0 VIOLENT2011 & SEXUAL 2012 2013 OFFENCES 2014 2015 PER 2016 1000 PEOPLE10- 9 Year England for Pr Delivering a Vision Mid-Suolk has lower recorded 2.5 8 Mid Suffolk numbers of burglaries 7 Violent & Sexual Offences have increased over compared to national 2 Elmsett and Norton averages, however rural areas England6 Violent & Sexual Oences have increasedthe lastover 3the years last 3 years nationally. However Mid-Suffolk can be challenging and have Woolpit not always reduced 1.5 Suffolk 5 nationallycontinues. However M toid-Suolk record a lower number of continues to record a lower proportinately as can be seen offenceswhen compared to Suffolk as a from the two selected. Mid Suffolk4 number of oences when 1 compared to Suolk as a whole 3 whole and the national picture. and the national picture. 0.5 2 Burglaries (per ‘000 people) Burglaries 1 Offences (per ‘000 people) 0 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 14 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Year Year 2.5 2 England Violent & Sexual Oences have increased over the last 3 years 1.5 Suffolk nationally.
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