WHERE ARE WE 00 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Population osperity

approx 22,000

Stowmarket’s Functional Cluster (FC) +9,000

The Functional Cluster is the defined includes the Parishes of: Stowmarket Combs group of Parishes surrounding Stowmarket Harleston that rely on the town as the provider of Creeting St. Peter day-to-day services, facilities and shops

over Stowmarket’s Sphere of Influence 55,000 includes the Parishes of: Wattisham Otley Claydon Bacton Bildeston Newton 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

160,000 2001 16140,000 2011 2001 14120,000 2011 10120,000

1080,000

Population 8th largest settlement 860,000 in Suffolk Population 640,000

420,000

20,0000 for Pr Delivering a Vision e av e ow 0 Bury e Sudbury Haverhill Kesgr av e 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 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 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. However Mid-Suolk continues to record a lower Mid Suffolk number of oences when 1 compared to Suolk as a whole and the national picture. 0.5 Offences (per ‘000 people) 0 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Year opportunities andprojectstomarkoutthenext chapter inStowmarket’s timeline. Every oneoftheseissupportingandengagingcommunities,workingtowards better services, place to live andwork. and locallevels thathelpto make sure thatGreater Stowmarket isafantastic There isavastnetwork oforganisations, bodiesandgroups atnational,regional STOWMARKET DELIVERY INGREATER initiatives –andmany more besides-we wouldn’t have such awonderful town aswe do! that you tell usyou want. Without thecooperation andcollaboration ofthesebodies and priorities –YOUR PRIORITIES–whichbringstheseorganisations together to deliver thethings relies onanetwork. Delivering aVision for Prosperity isintended to establishcommunity It’s notalltheDistrictCouncil, orthe Town Council: delivery ofservices

Delivering a Vision for Prosperity ensure thatgrowth isproperlyplanned. coordination andjoined-up thinkingto to steer theirown growth sothatthere is up to2050. Thedistrictscanthenusethis development andinfrastructure priorities direction ofeconomicgrowth, housing secure £76m inprivate investment. forecasted tocreate more than2,200jobsand has beenawarded tomore than320businesses, grow andcreate new jobs.£16millioningrants £5,000 and£500,000 tobusinesses that want Business Fundthatawards grants ofbetween The NALEPhascreated aflagshipGrowing investment. generate anadditional£240m publicandprivate new jobs,3,000 new homesandthepotential to region by2021.Itisforecast tocreate upto16,000 with Government is£290mtobeinvested inthe Enterprise Partnership’s (NALEP)totalGrowth Deal Bringing thistothelocallevel, theNew AngliaLocal parishes allneedto playtheirpart. to 250,000 peryear. We mustplayourpartinthisasallotherdistricts,counties,towns and This isasignificantstep upinthenationaldelivery, asitjumpsfrom around 90,000 per year Government announcedatarget ofbuilding1millionnew homesacross theUKby2020. Growth isnotjusthappeninginandaround Stowmarket and Sudbury. In2015,the AND GROWTH AND LOCAL INVESTMENT NATIONAL, REGIONAL REGIONAL for 16to19year oldsrisingtoover Investment intechnical education assist inthedelivery ofthattarget,including: significant financial resources forinfrastructure to The Government’s 2017SpringBudgetincluded NATIONAL £500 MILLION growth across Suffolk. SPIF todeliver successful are aligned withinthis their new Local Plans in Suffolkwillensure that other, all ofthedistricts or conflictwitheach Rather thancompete will setouttheCounty’s Framework (SPIF)that and Infrastructure Strategic Planning level onanew at SuffolkCounty Work isalsounderway to improve congestion £220 MILLION points onnational roads Housing delivery in grants hasbeen Plan whichwillhelptheCounciltoachieve key prioritieson: Delivery ofgrowth willbesupported bythenew JointLocal Council isfunded,whatitdoesandhow itdoesit. the not leastduetothehugechangestakingplaceinterms ofhow the communitiestheyserve, mightsometimeslook unclear– the future, forthebetter. Theprecise future for councils,and to beinvested by £290M £16M awarded 2021 £2BILLION for adultsocialcare over £536 MILLION for new free schools the next three years existing schools communities andbusinesses we serve canshape Joint Strategic Plansetsouthow theCounciland At BaberghandMidSuffolk level, theCouncils’ LOCAL productivity and tomaintain growth and increased Business 16,320 16,000 engagement building and businesses Community new jobs capacity to improve congestiononroads for new localtransport projects, Investment fornew academic £690 MILLION and publictransport research placements £300 MILLION investments Assets and 3,000 2,200 new homes new jobs you andyourfamily. area andhelptomake itreal for strategies thatlookatyourlocal Plans andothersmaller-scale of Parish Plans,Neighbourhood There isalsoagrowing network Strategy ChallengeFund to launchtheIndustrial for localprojectstobuild fast andreliable full-fibre £270 MILLION broadband networks. £200 MILLION public and private public andprivate secured inprivate £240M £76M investment investment

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