LOCALITY INSIGHT an overview of the South West Locality

Strategy & Insight CITY & LOCALITY OVERVIEW City Overview Locality Overview • is an affluent city, but with • Locality level averages mask significant pockets of poverty and low income as variation at lower level geographies severe as any other city in across most measures • City population, and demand for • All services the Council provides are services has grown rapidly in the past needed in every locality decade. • Every locality contains at least one ward • This population and demand growth is or community which is significantly projected to continue throughout the different from the rest of the area next ten to fifteen years, facilitated by • Population growth in the next decade is planned housing developments. likely to be most concentrated towards the north of the city LOCALITIES - POPULATION & GROWTH

North West North East

167,120

159,104

141,723

135,377

127,795

122,954

110,905 94,650

2004 2014 2024 2034 2004 2014 2024 2034

South West South East

132,470

131,770

125,975

120,298

119,292

119,203

114,077 103,127

2004 2014 2024 2034 2004 2014 2024 2034 LOCALITIES – POPULATION STRUCTURE

North West North East

1.20 1.21 1.19 1.22 1.22 1.12 1.12 1.05 0.90 0.88 0.95 0.92 0.83 0.78 0.84 0.66

0-4 5-11 12-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-84 85+ 0-4 5-11 12-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-84 85+

South West South East

1.59

1.06 1.09 1.03 1.07 1.02 0.97 0.98 1.00 0.93 0.81 0.81 0.84 0.85 0.88 0.86

0-4 5-11 12-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-84 85+ 0-4 5-11 12-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-84 85+ POVERTY IN EDINBURGH BY WARD AND LOCALITY, 2013/14 North West North East South East South West

30% 27% 29% 22% 24% 21% 20% 20% 18% 15% 13% 13% 13% 12% 11% 11% 9% 7% 7% 8%

5%

Forth

Leith

Almond

Inverleith

Leith Walk Leith

South East South

North East North

CityCentre

South West

North West North

Murrayfield

Duddingston

Pentland Hills Pentland

% of residents who live in low income householdslowincome in live who % residents of

Craigentinny /

Corstorphine /

Craiglockhart

Sighthill / / Sighthill

Fountainbridge /

Drum Brae / Gyle Brae / Drum

Liberton / Liberton /

Southside / Southside Newington

Portobello / / Portobello

Colinton / Fairmilehead / Meadows / Morningside / Meadows Business Intelligence modelled estimates CHILD POVERTY IN EDINBURGH BY WARD AND LOCALITY, 2013/14

North West North East South East South West 35% 30% 27% 27% 25% 25% 26% 26% 22% 19% 20% 17% 18% 17% 15% 13% 14%

11% 11% 11% 12%

Forth

Leith

Almond

Inverleith

Leith Walk Leith

South East South

North East North

CityCentre

South West

North West North

% of children who live in low income householdsincome inlowlive who % childrenof

Murrayfield

Duddingston

Pentland Hills Pentland

Craigentinny / Craigentinny

Corstorphine / Corstorphine

Craiglockhart

Sighthill / Gorgie / Sighthill

Fountainbridge / Fountainbridge

Drum Brae / Gyle Brae / Drum

Liberton / Gilmerton Liberton /

Southside / Southside Newington

Portobello / Craigmillar / Portobello

Colinton / Fairmilehead / Colinton Meadows / Morningside / Meadows Business Intelligence modelled estimates SIMD 50% of datazones in 15% most 8% housing deprived nationally of datazones in 15% most NORTH EAST deprived nationally 16% NORTH WEST of datazones in 15% most deprived nationally 44% NORTH EAST of datazones in 15% most housing deprived nationally 12% SOUTH EAST of datazones in 15% most 5% deprived nationally of datazones in 15% most SOUTH WEST deprived nationally SOUTH EAST INCOME PROFILE - INDEX

North West North East

1.30 1.37 1.38 1.18 1.17 1.07 1.11 1.07 1.10 1.07 0.93 0.99 0.97 0.90 0.82 0.91 0.84 0.69 0.46 0.25 <£15k £15 - £20 - £30 - £40 - £50 - £60 - £70 - £100 - £150k+ <£15k £15 - £20 - £30 - £40 - £50 - £60 - £70 - £100 - £150k+ 19k 29k 39k 49k 59k 69k 99k 149k 19k 29k 39k 49k 59k 69k 99k 149k

South West South East

1.47 1.25 1.10 1.05 1.05 1.01 1.03 1.05 0.93 0.99 0.96 0.92 0.92 0.95 0.94 0.99 0.95 1.00 0.86 0.81

<£15k £15 - £20 - £30 - £40 - £50 - £60 - £70 - £100 - £150k+ <£15k £15 - £20 - £30 - £40 - £50 - £60 - £70 - £100 - £150k+ 19k 29k 39k 49k 59k 69k 99k 149k 19k 29k 39k 49k 59k 69k 99k 149k FINANCIAL STRESS

20% North West North East South East South West 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2%

0%

cope’ on current income current on cope’

Leith

Forth

Almond

Inverleith

Leith Walk Leith

City Centre City

Pentland Hills Pentland

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% Households who find it ‘very difficult to to difficult ‘very it find who Households %

Sighthill/Gorgie

Drum Brae/Gyle Drum

Liberton/Gilmerton

Southside/Newington Portobello/Craigmillar

Ward Mean Colinton/Fairmilehead

Meadows/Morningside Corstorphine/Murrayfield Max/Min Craigentinny/Duddingston Datazone Fountainbridge/Craiglockhar Experian – Mosaic Scotland EMPLOYMENT

• Unemployment has been falling across all wards, citywide for the last two years HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

% Satisfaction with sports facilities run Key Facts by Edinburgh Leisure • Sighthill/Gorgie has the highest percentage (5.6%) of those who reported having bad or very bad health 81% • Sighthill/Gorgie has a significantly higher 75% number of individuals (17.7%) who reported 70% 71% that their daily activities are limited • Sighthill/Gorgie has the highest number of individuals who reported that they do no exercise, 45.6% , 6.2% higher than Colinton/Fairmilehead which had the lowest number at 39.4% Leith Leith Walk Craigentinny / Portobello / Duddingston Craigmillar HEALTH

Heavy Smokers - South West Residents who drink alcohol on a daily basis - South West 4.20% 11.40% 11.00% 3.10% 9.70% 7.90%

2.00% 2.10%

Colinton / Fountainpark / Pentland Hills Sighthill / Colinton / Fountainpark / Pentland Hills Sighthill / Fairmilehead Craiglockart Gorgie Fairmilehead Craiglockart Gorgie CRIME AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

% Agree they feel safe after dark in Key Facts their neighbourhood • Huge existing disparities between Sighthill/Gorgie and the rest of the wards which are reflected in satisfaction levels 87% 90% • Fountainbridge/Craiglockart has the second 85% highest number of violent crimes but is still 75% only 31.9% of the number in Sighthill/Gorgie • Fountainbridge/Craiglockart has the second highest number of incidents of disorder but only amounts to a third of the number in Sighthill/Gorgie • Vandalism and incidents of fire raising are significantly higher in Sighthill/Gorgie than the rest of the wards Colinton / Fountainpark / Pentland Hills Sighthill / Fairmilehead Craiglockart Gorgie VIOLENT CRIME

Violent Crime - South West % Satisfied with the way that violent crime is dealt with

1466

83% 79% 76% 63%

467 349 294

Colinton / Fountainpark / Pentland Hills Sighthill / Colinton / Fountainpark / Pentland Hills Sighthill / Gorgie Fairmilehead Craiglockart Gorgie Fairmilehead Craiglockart DISORDER

Disorder - South West % Satisfied with the way in which ASB is dealt with

3704 75% 76% 70%

54%

1178 702 720

Colinton / Fountainpark / Pentland Hills Sighthill / Colinton / Fountainpark / Pentland Hills Sighthill / Fairmilehead Craiglockart Gorgie Fairmilehead Craiglockart Gorgie YOUNG PEOPLE

Child Poverty • Child poverty in the South West is the second highest out of all four localities with 20% of all children living in low income households • Sighthill/Gorgie has highest percentage of child poverty (35%) out of all wards citywide • There are 370 ‘looked after children’ in North East, 27% of the total number citywide • The number of children living in foster, residential and kinship care in the North East are all higher than the city average • The number of looked after children living with their parents/guardians is significantly lower, 18.4%, than the city average of 24.1% YOUNG PEOPLE

Education • Portobello/Craigmillar has the highest number of adults with no qualifications at 28% • 39% of primary schools are below the locality average but average attendance for all Primary schools is higher than city-wide target • The locality accounts for 15% of all primary exclusions city-wide (by time excluded) • Secondary schools in the locality contribute 40% of overall exclusions (by time excluded) VULNERABLE ADULTS

% Agree Council provides care and Key Facts support for vulnerable people • Sighthill/Gorgie has the highest number of individuals, 2651, who have an open health and social care involvement • The ward with the second highest 71% 71% number of individuals with health and 61% 62% social care involvement is Colinton/Fairmilehead which still only has 41.1% (1088) of the number in Sighthill/Gorgie • The ward with the lowest number is Pentland Hills - 915 Colinton / Fountainpark / Pentland Hills Sighthill / Fairmilehead Craiglockart Gorgie OVERVIEW

%Satisfaction with neighbourhood as a Key Facts place to live • Generally affluent area however it holds some of the highest levels of poverty in the city with very apparent income 96% equalities 94% 94% 80% • Inequalities are not only evident in terms of income but on all other outcomes including crime, employment, health and education • Low satisfaction levels in Sighthill/Gorgie can be attributed to high levels of Colinton / Fountainpark / Pentland Hills Sighthill / poverty and crime Fairmilehead Craiglockart Gorgie Strategy & Insight Jo McStay David F Porteous Strategy & Insight Manager Lead Insight & Engagement Officer [email protected] [email protected] 0131 529 7950 0131 529 7127