STOWMARKET NORTH & STOWUPLAND ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILE 2021 This Division comprises Stow Thorney Ward in its entirety plus part of Chilton, Haughley, Stowupland and Wetherden, St Peter’s and Needham Market Wards

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CONTENTS

▪ Demographic Profile: Age & Ethnicity ▪ Economy and Labour Market ▪ Schools & NEET ▪ Index of Multiple Deprivation ▪ Health ▪ Crime & Community Safety ▪ Data Sources

3 ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILES: AN INTRODUCTION

These profiles have been produced to support elected members, constituents and other interested parties in understanding the demographic, economic, social and educational profile of their neighbourhoods. We have used the latest data available at the time of publication.

Much more data is available from national and local sources than is captured here, but it is hoped that the profile will be a useful starting point for discussion, where local knowledge and experience can be used to flesh out and illuminate the information presented here.

The profile can be used to help look at some fundamental questions e.g. • Does the age profile of the population match or differ from the national profile? • Is there evidence of the ageing profile of the county in all the wards in the Division or just some? • How diverse is the community in terms of ethnicity? • What is the impact of deprivation on families and residents? • Does there seem to be a link between deprivation and school performance? • What is the breakdown of employment sectors in the area? • Is it a relatively healthy area compared to the rest of the district or county? • What sort of crime is prevalent in the community?

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Technical Notes: 1. Where electoral divisions do not exactly match the boundaries at which the data is available (e.g. ward, Output Area or Lower Super Output Area), we have adopted a “best-fit” approach to produce a dataset. 2. District, county and national level data is provided where possible to provide a context for comparisons. Where possible we have used the most recent district boundaries for comparison purposes, but in some cases it has been necessary to use the pre-2019 districts.

4 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE – AGE In mid 2019, the population of Stowmarket North and Stowupland stood at 14,347, an increase of 19.8% since the 2011 Census. The age structure of the component wards and the division as a whole is set out below.

Stowmarket Haughley, North and Stow Stowupland Needham Chilton St Peter's Stowupland Thorney & Market Division Wetherden All Ages 14,347 6,704 3,897 2,103 1,379 264 0-4 960 500 275 106 68 11 5-9 1,014 561 262 103 77 11 10-14 972 547 242 104 65 14 15-19 745 370 226 70 62 17 20-24 695 320 201 92 70 12 25-29 1,084 567 285 103 122 7 30-34 1,186 618 331 117 106 14 35-39 1,110 665 250 101 85 9 40-44 951 492 224 125 96 14 45-49 1,052 566 272 111 81 22 50-54 1,010 427 282 167 102 32 55-59 853 318 255 166 83 31 60-64 638 225 178 131 77 27 65-69 570 142 210 144 68 6 70-74 570 165 193 136 64 12 75-79 375 74 99 144 47 11 80-84 280 62 70 89 48 11 85-89 175 55 27 59 <35 <5 90+ 110 30 15 35 <30 <5

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▪ The age pyramid for Stowmarket North and Stowupland shows a lower proportion of older people over the age of 55. ▪ A larger-than-average proportion of the population of Stowmarket and Stowupland are in the younger working age groups, particularly in the 25-49 age bands. ▪ The proportion of children aged 0-14 is higher than the national average, suggesting there are a high proportion of young families in the area.

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▪ According to the latest data (2011 Census), 97.3% (11,659) of the population of Stowmarket North and Stowupland are white, similar to the Mid Suffolk district and slightly higher than for Suffolk. ▪ There are 321 (2.7%) people of minority ethnic origin in the division. ▪ Stowmarket North and Stowupland has a similar diverse profile to Mid Suffolk, with generally lower proportions of minority ethnic groups than Suffolk as a whole.

Total Asian and Black and Other All minority White White British Mixed Asian Black Ethnic people ethnic British British Group population

Count Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Stowmarket North 11,980 11,659 97.3 11,370 94.9 139 1.2 138 1.2 33 0.3 11 0.1 321 2.7 and Stowupland Mid Suffolk 96,731 94,667 97.9 92,747 95.9 953 1.0 647 0.7 371 0.4 93 0.1 2,064 2.1 Suffolk 728,163 693,195 95.2 661,458 90.8 12,472 1.7 13,131 1.8 6,854 0.9 2,511 0.3 34,968 4.8 England 86.0 80.5 2.2 6.7 2.8 0.4 12.1 & Wales

6 ECONOMY

There are 3,900 people employed in Stowmarket North and Stowupland.

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▪ The key employment sectors in Stowmarket North and Stowupland are wholesale, retail and motor trades, health, and manufacturing. ▪ These three sectors account for half of jobs in the division. ▪ One in five employees in Stowmarket North and Stowupland is involved in the health sector.

7 LABOUR MARKET

OUT-OF-WORK BENEFIT CLAIMANT RATE

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▪ Stowmarket North and Stowupland saw a sharp increase in claimants of out-of-work benefits in the first half of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, much like the rest of the county and England as a whole. ▪ Claimant unemployment levels in the division are generally similar to the Mid Suffolk average and below the county and England level. ▪ In percentage terms, approximately 3.7% of the working age population of Stowmarket North and Stowupland are claiming out-of-work benefits in January 2021.

8 SCHOOLS

SCHOOL INFORMATION

Schools in the Division

Average cohort size at:

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KS2 (age KS2 11) (age KS4 16) (age KS5 18) Name Phase (age Stage 5) Cedars Park Community Requires Primary AC 54 63 0 0 26/06/2019 Primary School improvement* Freeman Community Requires Primary AC 29 32 0 0 19/11/2019 Primary School improvement* Wood Ley Community Primary LA 44 38 0 0 Good 16/03/2011 Primary School Requires Stowupland High School Secondary AC 0 0 166 61 13/03/2019 improvement*

Schools with catchments that overlap with the Division

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KS2 (age KS2 11) (age KS4 16) (age KS5 18) Name Phase (age Stage 5) Abbot's Hall Community Primary AC 55 51 0 0 Good* 01/02/2018 Primary School Chilton Community Primary AC 19 27 0 0 Good* 13/12/2017 Primary School Requires Stowmarket High School Secondary AS 0 0 145 69 05/07/2018 improvement*

Academy Status key: AS = Academy Sponsored, AC = Academy Converter, LA = LA Maintained, F = Free *The latest full inspection judgement does not relate to the current school

9 SCHOOL ATTAINMENT

Foundation Stage Profile (reception) % pupils achieving Good Level of Development

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Cedars Park Community Primary School Freeman Community Primary School Wood Ley Community Primary School Suffolk National

▪ Foundation Stage attainment at schools in Stowmarket North and Stowupland has been consistently good from 2017 to 2019. ▪ Pupil attainment at Cedars Park Community Primary and Freeman Community Primary Schools has been consistently above the county and national average during this time. ▪ Attainment at Wood Ley Community Primary School has also been generally high and only dipped very slightly below average in 2018.

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Cedars Park Community Primary School Freeman Community Primary School Wood Ley Community Primary School Suffolk National

▪ Key Stage 2 attainment at schools in Stowmarket North and Stowupland has been quite variable. Attainment was highest in the most recent year of available data. ▪ Pupil attainment at Cedars Park Community Primary School has improved year on year, and exceeded the county and national average in 2019. ▪ Freeman and Wood Ley Community Primary Schools have seen fluctuating results over these three years. Freeman Community Primary is the only school in the division not to have seen attainment levels above the national average during this period.

11 Key Stage 4 (GCSE) (age 16) % pupils achieving level 4-9 in English and Mathematics

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Stowupland High School Suffolk National

▪ GCSE attainment at Stowupland High School was above average in 2017 but below average in the two subsequent years.

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Stowupland High School Suffolk National

▪ A level attainment at Stowupland High School has remained below the county and national benchmarks in the last three years. ▪ The gap to the county average narrowed considerably in 2019.

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▪ In January 2021, 4.2% of 16–18-year-olds were classified as NEET in Stowmarket North and Stowupland. ▪ The rate of 16-18-year-olds who are NEET in the division has fluctuated over recent years between being above the district average and below it. ▪ Generally NEET levels in the division are above the Mid Suffolk average and closer to the Suffolk level.

13 INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION (IMD) 2019 (SEE MAP OVERLEAF)

The IMD combines a number of indicators, chosen to cover a range of economic, social and housing issues, into a single deprivation score for each small area in England. This allows each area to be ranked relative to one another according to their level of deprivation. Small areas (Lower Super Output Areas, average population 1,700) are most commonly described as being in 1 of 5 quintile bands. The bottom quintile represents the 20% of areas that are the most deprived in England; these are shaded pale yellow on the map. The top quintile represents the least deprived areas in England and is shaded dark blue. The Index is widely used to analyse patterns of deprivation, identify areas that would benefit from special initiatives or programmes and as a tool to determine eligibility for specific funding streams.

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▪ The IMD 2019 shows that relative deprivation levels in Stowmarket North and Stowupland are generally quite low, with the majority of the division classified in the least deprived 20% and the mid-20% of areas in England. ▪ Of the seven Lower Super Output Areas in the division, three are in the least deprived quintile in England (with almost 50% of the population of the division living in these areas as shown in the chart above) three in the mid quintile and one in the next most deprived quintile.

14 15 HEALTH

The local data used here is based on relatively small numbers. The confidence limits provide an indication of the reliability of the data. The 95% confidence intervals utilised on the chart provide a range within which there is 95% chance of the true result lying.

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH 88 86 84 82 80 78 76 74 Stowmarket North & Mid Suffolk Suffolk England Stowupland

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▪ Estimated life expectancy at birth for females in Stowmarket North and Stowupland is 81.6, lower than the district (85), county (84.3) and national average (83.4), though it should be noted that the confidence intervals around these data are very wide. ▪ The estimated life expectancy figure for males in the division is between the district and county levels at 81.2 years.

DEATHS, UNDER 75 YEARS, STANDARDISED MORTALITY RATIO 160

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▪ Early deaths from all causes in those under 75 in the division are slightly higher than the district level and similar to the Suffolk figure, but lower than the national average. ▪ The standardised mortality ratio data shown here means that for every 100 early deaths from all causes across England as a whole, there are an estimated 86 comparable deaths in Stowmarket North and Stowupland. ▪ It should be noted that the confidence intervals around these data are very wide due to the small number of deaths at the local level. 16 CRIME & COMMUNITY SAFETY

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▪ The crime rate in Stowmarket and Stowupland is higher than they are for Mid Suffolk district as a whole, but lower than the county rate. ▪ In the year to the end of January 2021, there were around 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Stowmarket North and Stowupland, compared to 42 in Mid Suffolk and 66 countywide. ▪ By far the most common type of crime in the division is violence and sexual offences, which accounted for half of recorded crime during this period; similar to elsewhere in the county.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Parishes in Division Creeting St. Peter or West Creeting Haughley (a tiny corner) Stowmarket (part) Stowupland

17 DATA SOURCES

Category Indicator Source

ONS 2019 mid-year population Quinary population table 2019 estimates

Demographic ONS 2019 mid-year population Population pyramid 2019 Profile estimates

Ethnicity 2011 ONS 2011 Census

ONS Business Register and Economy Employment by broad industrial sector 2019 Employment Survey via NOMIS Claimant count: The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance plus those who claim Labour market DWP via NOMIS Universal Credit who are out of work (% 16-64 population) January 2018- February 2021 School information and attainment 2017-2019 Suffolk County Council Education % 16-18-year-olds NEET (Not in Employment, Suffolk County Council via the Education or Training) 2017-2021 Suffolk Observatory Ministry for Housing, Deprivation Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019 Communities and Local Government Health Life expectancy at birth 2013-2017 Public Health England Standardised mortality ratio for deaths from all causes, cancer and circulatory disease, (aged under 75), and death from causes considered Health preventable (all ages), 2013-2017. The Public Health England standardised mortality ratio is the ratio of observed deaths in the study group to expected deaths in the general population. Community Recorded crime rate per 1,000 resident Data.police.uk via the Suffolk Safety population February 2020 to January 2021 Observatory

For more data and information about Stowmarket North and Stowupland Electoral Division, see the Suffolk Observatory www.suffolkobservatory.info

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