NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD PROFILE
November 2017
Contents Introduction and Sources ...... 3 The North Berwick Coastal Ward ...... 4 Population...... 5 Deprivation in the Ward ...... 8 Income and Employment ...... 11 Employment Patterns in the North Berwick Coastal Ward ...... 11 Economic Activity in the North Berwick Coastal Ward ...... 14 How is the ward coping financially? ...... 16 Education and Training ...... 20 Education and Training among adults ...... 20 Education and training for children and young people ...... 22 School Leavers ...... 26 Health and Social Care ...... 27 Illness, Mortality and Hospital Admissions ...... 28 Maternity and Child Health ...... 30 Young People’s Attitudes to Health ...... 31 Care and Social Care ...... 32 Neighbourhood and Place ...... 34 Improving the Area ...... 36 Local High Streets ...... 36 Leisure Learning and Sport ...... 38 Housing ...... 41 Housing Type and Size ...... 42 Housing Tenure ...... 44 Housing Supply ...... 45 Housing Quality ...... 46 Homelessness ...... 48 Crime and Safety ...... 49 Reported Crimes in the Ward ...... 50 Fear of Crime ...... 52 Anti‐Social Behaviour ...... 53 Fire incidences across the ward ...... 54 Transport and Travel ...... 55 Access Deprivation ...... 57 Environment ...... 58 The quality of the local environment ...... 58 Local Environmental Concerns ...... 62 Young People and the Environment ...... 62 Perceptions of East Lothian Council & satisfaction with services ...... 63 Table of Figures ...... 65
2 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Introduction and Sources The profile is one of six ward area profiles prepared to support the work of the East Lothian Partnership and compliment the East Lothian Profile. It has been compiled in consideration of the priorities identified in the East Lothian Single Outcome Agreement to assist local partnerships and service providers to better understand the needs of their local areas. In preparing this profile every attempt has been made to use the most recent information publically available for each theme and therefore the information here has come from a variety of sources including :‐ - National Records of Scotland (NRS) – population estimates and projections http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk - East Lothian Residents Survey 2017 - Scotland’s Census Results 2011 ‐ www.scrol.gov.uk - Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics – www.sns.gov.uk part of the Scottish Governments on‐going programme to improve the availability, consistency and accessibility of small area statistics in Scotland - Community Health and Well‐being Profiles – produced by the Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) and comprising 61 indicators of health and wider determinants of health www.scotpho.org.uk/profiles - Scottish Schools Online ‐ www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/ - Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) – provides an analysis of the SIMD 2016 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/SIMD - East Lothian Council ‐ Information provided by relevant Departments - CACI Paycheck 2012 ‐ http://www.caci.co.uk/paycheck.aspx. - NOMIS ‐ a service provided by the Office for National Statistics, ONS, to give free access to the most detailed and up‐to‐date UK labour market statistics from official sources www.nomisweb.co.uk - Student Evaluation of Experience Survey 2016 – a yearly survey of all P6 and S2 pupils at Local Authority schools, East Lothian Council (combined P6 and S2 results) - Lothian and Borders Police – Measuring our Performance www.lbp.police.uk/freedom‐ of‐information/pl_performance.asp - Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service ‐ Local Fire and Rescue Plan for East Lothian 2016 - Local Incomes and Poverty in Scotland – 2013 report from the Income Modeling Project carried out by Heriot Watt University http://www.improvementservice.org.uk/ - Hands‐Up Survey – Sustran’s annual Scotland wide survey of how pupils travel to school
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 3 The North Berwick Coastal Ward The North Berwick Coastal Ward – Ward 5 within the East Lothian Council multi‐member ward system – is situated to the north east of East Lothian. It is one of the least populated wards in the county and includes the main settlements of: North Berwick Gullane Aberlady Dirleton
Figure 1 ‐ Ward Map (Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland)
PLEASE NOTE ‐ Throughout this profile a number of different sources have been used to gather statistical information, which each use different boundaries and area definitions. In this report: North Berwick Coastal refers to the East Lothian Local Authority ward area (as in the map above) Individual towns and villages, North Berwick, Gullane, Aberlady, are defined by the census settlement boundaries Intermediate zones (sometimes referred to as Intermediate Geographies) are also used to present variations within the ward. In this case the North Berwick North zone covers the majority of the town of North Berwick, North Berwick South zone covers the remainder of the town and south to East Fortune, and the Gullane and Drem zone covers Gullane, Dirleton, Fenton Barns and Drem. Aberlady (and anywhere west of Gullane) are not included in these zones. East Lothian East refers to the combined Dunbar and East Linton, North Berwick Coastal and Haddington Lammermuir wards, and is divided into East and Rural East Data zones are the smallest geographic areas at which data is collected and analysed. There are 16 data zones in the North Berwick Coastal ward
4 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Population The latest available population estimates state that 13,719 people live in the North Berwick Coastal (NBC) ward, 13.2% of the population of East Lothian as a whole.
HEADLINES – Population 42.9% of the population of the ward live in the town of North Berwick There is a higher proportion of people of pensionable age living in this ward than average across East Lothian or Scotland 77.3% of people in the North Berwick coastal ward identified themselves as White Scottish, below the rate for East Lothian or Scotland as a whole 24% of households in the NBC ward consist of 3 adults, compared to 12% for East Lothian
Across the ward approximately: 42.9% of the population live in the town of North Berwick 17.5% of the population live in Gullane 11.3% in Aberlady 28.3% reside in smaller rural settlements (National Records of Scotland, 2016 mid‐year estimates)
Figure 2 ‐ Age Distribution (National Records of Scotland, 2016 mid‐year estimates)
North Berwick Coastal Ward East Lothian Scotland % of the population (0‐15) 17.4% 18.2% 16.9%
% of the population that are 56.1% 62.2% 64.6% (16‐64) % of the population that are 26.5% 19.6% 18.5% 65 or over
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 5 Ethnicity and Diversity The results from the 2011 Census in Scotland show that East Lothian is becoming more ethnically and religiously diverse, with an increasing number of people who live in East Lothian being born outside of the UK. According to the 2011 census figures:‐ In East Lothian 84% of the population were born in Scotland (compared to 83% of residents across the country as a whole). In East Lothian the proportion of the population born outside the UK rose from 3% to 5.3% between 2001 and 2011. Much of this rise can be attributed to new arrivals from the EU accession states including Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Latvia and others. Figure 3 – Length of residence in the UK (Census 2011)
North Berwick Length of residence in UK Coastal East Lothian Scotland Born in UK 93.9% 94.7% 93.0% Lived in UK less than 2 years 0.8% 0.9% 1.5% Lived in UK 2‐5 years 0.9% 0.9% 1.5% Lived in UK for 5‐10 years 1.0% 1.0% 1.3% Lived in UK 10 years or more 3.5% 2.5% 2.6%
In the North Berwick coastal ward 73.8% of the population were born in Scotland, and 20% were born elsewhere in the UK, almost double the rate across East Lothian 6% of the population in this ward were born outside the UK. Of these people just under half were born in other EU countries In the North Berwick Coastal ward the majority of those born outside the UK had however lived in the UK for 10 years or more, and only 0.8% had lived in the UK for less than 2 years At the time of the 2011 Census 4% of people in Scotland were from minority ethnic groups – double that recorded in the 2001 Census.
1.7% of the East Lothian population were from Black Minority Ethnic Groups including Asian, African Black Caribbean and Mixed Ethnic backgrounds (compared to 0.7% in 2001) In the North Berwick Costal ward 1.6% of the population identify themselves as being from ethnic groups 77.3% of people in the North Berwick coastal ward identified themselves as White Scottish – significantly below the rate for East Lothian or Scotland as a whole
Figure 4 – Ethnic identity (Census 2011) Minority White White Ethnic Ethnic Group Scottish Other Groups North Berwick Coastal 77.3% 21.1% 1.6% East Lothian 85.6% 12.7% 1.7% Scotland 84.0% 12.1% 4.0%
6 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 99% of all people (aged 3 and over) living in the ward reported that they were very competent in using the English language, however 101 people reported that they did not speak English well or did not speak English at all. 456 people in the North Berwick Coastal ward (aged 3 years or over) use a language other than English at home. This equates to 4% of the population. Of these people: 14% report using Scots language (compared to 17% across East Lothian) 2% report using Gaelic 14% report using Polish (compared to 17% across East Lothian) 3% report using British Sign Language
Figure 5 – Proficiency in English (Census 2011) Proficiency in English Language ‐ North Berwick Coastal ward 1% 0%
7% Speaks English very well Speaks English well Does not speak English well Does not speak English at all 92%
Household Composition Figure 6 ‐ Household composition (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) Household Composition
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
24% 22% 21% 22% 16% 16% 17% 12% 12% 10% 10% 5% 5% 3% 4% 1%
Single adult Single adult Two adults Two adults at Three adults One parent Two parent Other under 65 over 65 years both under least one all over 16 family with family with years 65 years aged over 65 years children at children at years least one least one under 16 under 16
Figure 6 shows that:‐ 24% of households in the ward consist of 3 adults (over the age of 16) compared to 12% for East Lothian 10% of households in the ward consist of a single person under 65 years, compared to 5% for East Lothian
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 7 Deprivation in the Ward
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) The SIMD is a tool used by the Scottish Government to identify concentrations of deprivation across Scotland in a consistent manner. It does this by dividing the country into 6,976 data zones (average 767 people per data zone). These data zones are then ranked against key measures of deprivation – income, education, crime, health, employment, geographic access and housing – as well as by overall deprivation. It is important to note that the SIMD only identifies concentrations of deprivation. Therefore not all people who are deprived live in a data zone highlighted by the SIMD, and not all people living within an identified data zone are deprived.
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)16 is calculated based upon the 2011 data zone boundaries. These data zones are based on the 2011 Census and were introduced in November 2014. 2011 Data Zone boundaries differ from the 2001 Data Zones which were used for previous SIMD editions. Therefore, direct comparisons of indicators between 2016 and previous years are not possible. SIMD 12 (the previous SIMD) was based on a total of 6,505 data zones compared to SIMD 16 which is based on 6,976 data zones. SIMD 16 is based on 132 data zones in East Lothian compared to 120 in SIMD 12. SIMD 2016 identifies 6 data zones in East Lothian that are ranked within the 20% most deprived in Scotland.
HEADLINES – Deprivation in the ward None of the data zones fall within the 20% most deprived in East Lothian or Scotland 8 data zones in the NBC ward are in the 20% least deprived in East Lothian and Scotland, 6 of which are in the 10% least deprived in East Lothian and Scotland Harbour/High St/West Winds North Berwick is the most deprived data zone in the North Berwick ward Westgate/Station Rd/Glenochry Rd North Berwick is the least deprived in the East Lothian
The map below (Figure 7) shows all of the data zones in the North Berwick Coastal ward and illustrates their ranking in relation to the other 132 data zones in East Lothian. It can be used to identify geographic clusters of relative deprivation in the ward. The map highlights that:
8 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Figure 7 – Map of North Berwick Coastal Data zones
The table (Figure 8) below further illustrates the relative spread of deprivation, by showing the 2012 Scottish rank (out of 6,505 data zones), the Scottish rank out of 6,976 data zones and the East Lothian rank out of 132 data zones.
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 9 Data zones in the North Berwick Coastal Ward – ranked by overall deprivation Figure 8 ‐ SIMD ranking for data zones in North Berwick Coastal (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/)
SIMD SIMD 2016 2012 East Lothian Rank Data zone Data zone Name Location Rank Rank 2016 Harbour / High St / North S01008271 West Sands Berwick 3839 3506 60 Brodie Av / Craigleith North S01008274 Av Berwick 3972 3811 63 S01008262 Dirleton / Fenton Barns Rural 3973 4402 64 Athelstaneford / East S01008263 Fortune Rural 4460 4539 79 Tantallon / Whitekirk / S01008277 Belhaven Bay Rural 4653 4572 85 S01008267 Gullane Village West Gullane 4882 4406 88 Marine Parade / Recreation Pk / Glen North S01008275 Golf Course Berwick 5061 4830 91 North Berwick Law / S01008272 Kingston Rural 5172 4278 94 Aberlady South / S01008243 Gosford / Luffness Aberlady 5194 5204 95 Aberlady North / S01008244 Kilspindie / Craigielaw Aberlady 5318 4925 98 Gullane East Links / S01008264 Drem Rural 5601 4539 107 Williamstone Ct / May North S01008269 Terr Berwick 6183 5620 114 North S01008276 Tantallon Rd / Lime Gr Berwick 6446 6172 120 North S01008268 West Links / Dirleton Av Berwick 6710 5909 127 S01008265 Gullane Village South Gullane 6828 6396 129 S01008266 Gullane Village East Gullane 6840 6390 130 Lodge Park / Law Rd / North S01008273 Clifford Rd Berwick 6903 6447 131 Westgate / Station Rd / North S01008270 Glenochry Rd Berwick 6917 6189 132
None of the data zones in the NBC ward are within the 20% most deprived in East Lothian and Scotland 8 data zones fall within the 20% least deprived in East Lothian and Scotland, 6 of which are within the 10% least deprived in East Lothian and Scotland Harbour/High St/West Winds North Berwick is the most deprived data zone in the North Berwick ward Westgate /Station Rd/ Glenorchy Rd is the least deprived data zone in East Lothian
10 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Income and Employment
Although East Lothian is generally considered to be an area of high employment and general affluence there is considerable variation in economic activity, unemployment and the financial position of households between and within East Lothian’s wards. This section concentrates on income and employment figures across the ward in relation to East Lothian averages as well people’s perceptions of their own financial position.
HEADLINES – Income and Employment The working age population across the North Berwick ward is, on average, older than across East Lothian as a whole. 6% of the population of the North Berwick Coastal ward are classed as income deprived – significantly lower than for East Lothian (11%) or Scotland (13%). 63% of the data zones in the ward have median household incomes above the East Lothian average. The percentage of children living in poverty in this ward ranges from 1.5% to 18.8% (compared to the East Lothian average of 13.7%). 6.2% of the working age population in the North Berwick Coastal ward is considered to be employment deprived –lower than the 10% for East Lothian or 13% across Scotland. At the end of Q4 2012 (Nov.2012) 1% of the working age population across the ward were claiming Income Support (compared to 2.5% across East Lothian).
Employment Patterns in the North Berwick Coastal Ward 56.1% of the North Berwick coastal ward’s population is aged between 16‐64 (compared to 62.2% across East Lothian) 8.2% of the North Berwick Coastal ward’s population is aged between 16‐24 (compared with 10.3% across East Lothian) 49.4% of the North Berwick Coastal ward’s population is aged 50 years and over (compared to 41% across East Lothian) (National Records of Scotland, 2016 mid‐year estimates) The 2011 Census gives an indication of the nature of employment patterns across the country. As is the case across East Lothian as a whole the most common industry of employment in the North Berwick Coastal ward is Human Health and Social Work (15%) In other categories employment patterns in the ward differ notably from that across East Lothian as a whole – with more people employed in Professional, Scientific and Technical activities, Education, Accommodation and Food Services In this ward a lower percentage of working age people are employed in Construction, Wholesale and Retail Trade and the Repair of Vehicles than average across the county
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 11 Figure 9 Employment by Industry Category (Census 2011) Industry of Employment
Scotland East Lothian North Berwick Coastal
15% Human Health and social work activities 15% 15% 15% Wholesale and retail trade, repair of… 14% 10% 5% Professional, scientific and technical… 6% 10% 8% Education 8% 10% 5% Financial and insurance activities 7% 8% 6% Accommodation and food service… 5% 7% 8% Construction 8% 6% 7% Public administration and defence,… 7% 6% 8% Manufacturing 5% 4% 2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2% 3% 5% Transport and storage 4% 3% 3% Information and communication 2% 3% 4% Administrative and support service… 4% 3% 1% Real estate activities 1% 2% 1% Electricity, gas, steam and air… 2% 1% 1% Mining and quarrying 0% 0% 1% Water Supply, sewerage, waste… 1% 0%
There are more significant differences however across employment sectors as shown in Figure 10. In this ward 39% of the working age population are employed in professional or managerial occupations (compared to 26% across East Lothian) Correspondingly there are less people working in process, plant and machine operative positions, sales and customer services, caring leisure and other service occupations, skilled trades or administrative and secretarial posts There are no significant differences in industry of employment or occupational category between the different settlements within the ward
12 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Figure 10 ‐ Employment across Occupation Groups (www.scrol.gov.uk)
Employment by Occupation Category
Scotland East Lothian North Berwick Coastal
17% Professional occupations 16% 24%
8% Managers, directors and senior officials 10% 15%
13% Associate professional and technical 13% occupations 14%
11% Administrative and secretarial occupations 12% 10%
13% Skilled trades occupations 13% 10%
12% Elementary Occupations 10% 9%
10% Caring, leisure and other service 11% occupations 8%
9% Sales and customer service occupations 9% 5%
8% Process, plant and machine operatives 6% 4%
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 13 Economic Activity in the North Berwick Coastal Ward Figure 11 shows that in the 2011 Census, rates of economic activity across East Lothian were higher than across Scotland overall. The percentage of those who were Economically Active who were in employment was also higher. Figure 11 – Rates of Economic Activity (Census 2011)
East 2011 rates of Economic Activity NBC Lothian Scotland % of the working age population who were "Economically Active" 67% 71.1% 69.0% % of the working age population who were employed full‐time 34% 39.6% 39.6% % of the working age population who were employed part time 14% 15.0% 13.3% % of the working age population who were unemployed 14% 4.2% 4.8% % of the working age population who were self employed 3% 9.4% 7.5% Of those who were Economically Inactive:‐ East 2011 rates of Economic Activity NBC Lothian Scotland % of the working age population who were retired 21% 15.8% 14.9% % of the working age population who were studying 4% 4.2% 5.5% % of the working age population looking after home/family 4% 3.3% 3.6% % of the working age population long term sick/disabled 2% 3.9% 5.1%
In the North Berwick coastal ward overall rates of Economic Activity were lower than across East Lothian as a whole Levels of full time employment were also notably lower than average however there were significantly more people self‐employed across the ward Since 2001 there has been a change in the pattern of economic activity across East Lothian – with a decrease in full time employment, rising unemployment and fewer working age people choosing to be economically inactive to look after home/family. Figure 12 –Changing patterns of Economic Activity (Census 2001 and 2011)
Change in economic activity 2001 ‐ 2011
North Berwick Coastal (2001) North Berwick Coastal (2011) East Lothian (2001) East Lothian (2011) 42% 40% 35% 34%
13% 14% 13% 15% 7% 2% 3% 3% 4% 5% 4%2% 3% 4% 6% 4%
% of the working age % of the working age % of the working age % of the working age % of the working age population who were population who were population who were population who were population looking employed full‐time employed part time unemployed studying after home/family
In the North Berwick coastal ward this pattern is also evident, although the drop in full time employment and rise in part time employment is not as large as it is elsewhere in the county There has also been 3% decrease in the percentage of those who are economically inactive and looking after home/family in the ward
14 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Employment Deprivation The SIMD Employment Domain is based on the following methodology: Unemployment Claimant Count averaged over 12 months Working Age Incapacity Benefit or Employment Support Allowance recipients Working Age Severe Disablement Allowance recipients
4.8% of the population of the working age population in the NBC ward are considered to be employment deprived, compared to East Lothian (8.5%) and Scotland (10.8%) The proportion of the population considered to be employment deprived in the ward does however range for 1% to 11%
Figure 13 ‐ Employment Deprivation (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/)
Emplo Employ Employ Employ yment ment ment ment Data zone Area domain domai Deprived 2012 Deprived n 2016 2016 rank 2012 rank S01008271 Harbour / High St / West Sands/North Berwick 2810 11% 2506 14% S01008274 Brodie Av / Craigleith Av/North Berwick 3190 10% 3221 11% S01008263 Athelstaneford / East Fortune/Rural 3219 10% 4658 7% Marine Parade / Recreation Pk / Glen Golf S01008275 3573 8% 4416 7% Course/North Berwick S01008262 Dirleton / Fenton Barns/Rural 4810 5% 4809 6% S01008244 Aberlady North / Kilspindie / Craigielaw/Aberlady 4895 5% 3890 9% S01008277 Tantallon / Whitekirk / Belhaven Bay/Rural 4927 5% 5359 5% S01008267 Gullane Village West/Gullane 5180 5% 4764 6% S01008264 Gullane East Links / Drem/Rural 5186 5% 4658 7% S01008272 North Berwick Law / Kingston/Rural 5254 4% 4174 8% S01008243 Aberlady South / Gosford / Luffness/Aberlady 5576 4% 5454 5% S01008276 Tantallon Rd / Lime Gr/North Berwick 5860 3% 5787 4% S01008265 Gullane Village South/Gullane 6153 3% 5430 5% S01008273 Lodge Park / Law Rd / Clifford Rd/North Berwick 6405 2% 6050 3% S01008269 Williamstone Ct / May Terr/North Berwick 6426 2% 6131 3% S01008266 Gullane Village East /Gullane 6542 2% 6163 3% Westgate / Station Rd / Glenochry Rd/North S01008270 6704 2% 5657 4% Berwick S01008268 West Links / Dirleton Av/North Berwick 6823 1% 6291 3%
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 15 Universal Credit Universal Credit supports people who are on a low income or out of work. Its aim is to ensure that people are better off in work than on benefits. Universal Credit gives support to people to prepare for work, move into work, or earn more. It is the recipient’s responsibility to do everything they can to find work or increase their earnings.
Universal Credit replaces:
Income‐based Jobseeker’s Allowance Income‐related Employment and Support Allowance Income Support Working Tax Credit Child Tax Credit Housing Benefit
1.7% of the NBC ward population claimed universal credit in December 2016, which is below the East Lothian average of 4.7% Figure 14 ‐ % of the working age population on Universal Credit (Statistics.govt.Scot 2017) % of the working age population on Universal Credit (2016)
8.0% 7.2% 7.0% 6.0% 5.3% East Lothian average 4.8% (4.7%) 5.0% 3.7% 4.0% 3.2% 3.0% 1.7% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% Dunbar & East Haddington & Musselburgh North Berwick Preston Seton Tranent, Linton Lammermuir Coastal Gosford Wallyford & Macmerry
How is the ward coping financially? Estimated household income varies across the ward, with a gap of £467.52 per week between the most affluent data zone and the least Figure 15 ‐ Median Household Income (Statistics.govt.Scot 2017) Median gross household income estimates (2014) 1000 £919.7 800 £452.18 £638.85 600 £589.21 400 200 0
NBC data zones median gross income Scotland East Lothian data zones median gross income
16 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 East Lothian Residents (2017) asked: “How would you say your household is currently managing financially?”
Figure 16 – How households are managing financially (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) How well would you say your household is managing financially?
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian 72% 70%
27% 28%
0%1% 0% 0%1% 0% by
have very/
know
well
Refused alright financial financial
Getting managing well/
trouble Don't quite difficulties/ deep Not some very Managing
A similar percentage of residents in the NBC ward considered themselves to be “managing quite well” or “managing very well” when compared to East Lothian as a whole
Figure 17 – Household Savings (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)
Household Savings North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
40%
33% 31% 27% 24% 19% 13%
4% 5% 2% 2% 1%
No savings Yes savings Less than £1,000 £1,000 or more Don't Know Refused
Residents were asked if they or their partner had total savings or investments worth £1,000 or more 31% of NBC respondents said they had savings but did not specify the amount, 2% said they £1,000 or more
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 17
Income deprivation The SIMD income domain identifies areas where there are concentrations of individuals and families living on low incomes. This is done by looking at the numbers of people, who are receiving, or are dependent on, benefits related to income or tax credits. It is not possible to look at actual income as this data is not available at data zone level, so the indicators used in this domain are known as proxy indicators. The income domain includes four indicators of income deprivation: adults and children in income support households adults in Guarantee Pension Credit Households adults and children in Job Seekers Allowance households adults and children in Tax Credit families
5.1% of the population of the working age population of the NBC ward is considered to be income deprived
The proportion of the population that is income deprived in the ward is the lowest in East Lothian as a whole (9.8%) and lower than the figure for Scotland (12.3%)
The proportion of the population considered to be income deprived in the ward ranges from 1% to 10%
Figure 18 – Income deprivation (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/) Incom Income %Incom e % domai domain e n Income 2016 Deprive 2012 Deprive DZ2011 Data zone rank d 2016 rank d 2012 S01008274 Brodie Av / Craigleith Av/North Berwick 3351 10% 3688 10 S01008271 Harbour / High St / West Sands/North Berwick 3545 10% 2955 12 S01008263 Athelstaneford / East Fortune/Rural 3834 9% 3652 4 Marine Parade / Recreation Pk / Glen Golf S01008275 Course/North Berwick 4220 7% 3410 9 S01008262 Dirleton / Fenton Barns/Rural 4310 7% 5587 8 S01008272 North Berwick Law / Kingston/Rural 4778 6% 4047 9 S01008244 Aberlady North / Kilspindie / Craigielaw/Aberlady 4808 6% 4859 6 S01008277 Tantallon / Whitekirk / Belhaven Bay / Rural 4970 5% 5031 7 S01008267 Gullane Village West/ Gullane 4991 5% 4651 6 S01008243 Aberlady South / Gosford / Luffness /Aberlady 5063 5% 5000 3 S01008269 Williamstone Ct / May Terr / North Berwick 5209 5% 4967 5 S01008264 Gullane East Links / Drem / Rural 5504 4% 3652 4 S01008276 Tantallon Rd / Lime Gr / North Berwick 5869 3% 5659 3 S01008268 West Links / Dirleton Av / North Berwick 5967 3% 5824 12 S01008273 Lodge Park / Law Rd / Clifford Rd / North Berwick 6100 3% 6078 11 S01008270 Westgate / Station Rd / Glenochry Rd /North Berwick 6248 3% 5655 11 S01008265 Gullane Village South / Gullane 6638 2% 6134 2 S01008266 Gullane Village East / Gullane 6728 1% 6054 9
18 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Percentage of children in poverty The percentage of children in poverty relates to the number of children living in families in receipt of Child Tax Credit (CTC) whose reported income is less than 60 per cent of the median UK income or in receipt of Income Support (IS) or (Income‐Based) Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), divided by the total number of children in the area aged under 20 years (determined by Child Benefit data).
Figure 19 – Concentrations of Child Poverty Oct to Dec 2015 (www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/poverty‐in‐your‐area‐ 2016/)
Percentage of children in Before After poverty Oct to Dec 2015 (Old Housing Housing Wards) Costs Costs Musselburgh East and Carberry 17.7% 28.3% Fa'side 15.8% 25.1% Preston/Seton/Gosford 12.9% 20.9% Haddington & Lammermuir 11.5% 18.4% Musselburgh West 9.1% 15.0% Dunbar and East Linton 9.1% 14.8% North Berwick Coastal 7.5% 12.2% East Lothian 12.6% 20.3%
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 19 Education and Training Overall school attainment is good across East Lothian and the working age population are more highly qualified than the Scottish average. There are however issues relating to school leavers attaining and sustaining positive post‐school destinations. A key focus for East Lothian therefore is early intervention, ensuring that all young people enter schooling equipped to learn and receive the support they need to reach their potential.
HEADLINES – Education and Training 43% have undertaken some form of degree qualification, compared to 27% for East Lothian 14 data zones in the NBC ward are in the 20% least deprived in Scotland, 10 of which are in the 10% least deprived in Scotland PIPS scores across East Lothian are, for the most part, consistently higher over time than the national average of 50 Exclusion rates for primary and secondary school pupils in the ward is lower than the average rate across East Lothian Across the ward exam results for pupils at the end of S4, S5 and S6 are generally higher than both the East Lothian and Scottish average 97.1% of school leavers from the ward were initially assessed as having a ‘positive destination’ upon leaving school – compared to 91.9% across East Lothian
Education and Training among adults Figure 20 ‐ Qualifications among adults (www.scrol.gov.uk) Highest Qualification Attained (all people aged 16 and over)
27% No formal qualifications 25% 18% Standard Grade, Intermediate 1, 23% 25% Intermediate 2, SVQ level 1 or… 18% Higher grade, Advance higher, 14% Scotland 14% SVQ level 3 or equivalent 14% East Lothian HND,HNC,RSA,Higher 10% North Berwick Coastal 9% Diploma,SVQ level 4, or… 8% First or Higher degree, SVQ 26% 27% LEVEL 5, Professional… 43%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
According to the 2011 census:‐ 65% of people in the North Berwick Coastal ward aged 16 and over are qualified to SVQ Level 3 or higher (compared to 50% across East Lothian) 43% have undertaken some form of degree qualification, compared to 27% for East Lothian 18% however have no formal qualifications (below the East Lothian average of 25%)
20 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Comparison with the data from the 2001 Census shows that there has been a clear rise in qualifications attained at all levels across the ward‐ and the percentage of people with no formal qualifications has fallen by 4%.
Education, Skills and Training Domain The SIMD Education Domain includes indicators that measure both outcomes of education deprivation, such as lack of qualifications in children and adults, and causes of education deprivation such as absenteeism and lack of progression to further and higher education. The Education Domain gives an education deprivation rank using the following indicators: School pupil attendance School pupil performance Working age people with no qualifications 17‐21 year olds enrolling into full time higher education School leavers aged 16‐19 not in education, employment or training
None of the data zones fall within the 20% most deprived in East Lothian or Scotland 14 data zones in the NBC ward are in the 20% least deprived in Scotland, 10 of which are in the 10% least deprived in Scotland 12 data zones in the NBC ward are in the 20% least deprived in East Lothian, 8 of which are in the 10% least deprived in East Lothian Harbour/High St/West Winds North Berwick is the most deprived data zone in the NBC ward Figure 21 ‐ SIMD Education, Skills and Training domain (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/) East
Education Lothian Data zone Data zone Name Location Education 2012 rank Rank 2016 rank 2016 S01008271 Harbour / High St / West Sands North Berwick 4409 5367 81 S01008274 Brodie Av / Craigleith Av North Berwick 3370 2928 56 S01008262 Dirleton / Fenton Barns Rural 4484 4799 82 S01008263 Athelstaneford / East Fortune Rural 6602 3975 122 S01008277 Tantallon / Whitekirk / Belhaven Bay Rural 5656 5291 103 S01008267 Gullane Village West Gullane 6172 4426 107 S01008275 Marine Parade / Recreation Pk / Glen Golf Course North Berwick 6598 6142 121 S01008272 North Berwick Law / Kingston Rural 5706 4973 104 S01008243 Aberlady South / Gosford / Luffness Aberlady 6276 5437 110 S01008244 Aberlady North / Kilspindie / Craigielaw Aberlady 6464 5880 117 S01008264 Gullane East Links / Drem Rural 5452 3975 99 S01008269 Williamstone Ct / May Terr North Berwick 6649 6316 123 S01008276 Tantallon Rd / Lime Gr North Berwick 6813 6212 130 S01008268 West Links / Dirleton Av North Berwick 6750 6373 127 S01008265 Gullane Village South Gullane 6470 6203 118 S01008266 Gullane Village East Gullane 6786 6452 129 S01008273 Lodge Park / Law Rd / Clifford Rd North Berwick 6740 6183 126 S01008270 Westgate / Station Rd / Glenochry Rd North Berwick 6844 6393 131
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Education and training for children and young people
Early Years East Lothian Council uses the Early Development Instrument (EDI) 1to measure the ‘readiness to learn’ of children entering school across a number of developmental domains. The EDI results are outlined in Figure 22 and show that: East Lothian 5 year olds do relatively well in physical health and well‐being and cognitive/language development domains; score average in social competency; and score less well in emotional maturity, communications and general knowledge domains. In 2016 North Berwick school cluster scored higher in all disciplines when compared to East Lothian as a whole All 2016 indicator scores in the North Berwick school cluster decreased when compared to 2012
Figure 22 ‐ Early Development Instrument Scores (Offord Centre for ChildStudies McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada/East Lothian Council 2016) EDI mean scores for pupils in the North Berwick school cluster
2016 East Lothian 2016 North Berwick 2012 North Berwick
9.6 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.2 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.1
Physical Health and Social Competence Emotional Maturity Language and Communication and Well Being Cognitive General Knowledge Development
In Primary 1 a standard assessment, the Performance in Primary School (PIPS) On‐Entry Baseline, is used to measure the abilities of new pupils in reading, writing and arithmetic. This assessment is carried out in the first month that the child is in Primary 1 and scores are standardised on a nationally representative sample to allow comparisons between children and classes and with the national average across Scotland. The PIPS scores for the ward are illustrated in Figure Error! Reference source not found..
1 The Early Development Instrument (EDI) is an internationally standardised tool developed in Canada. In 2012 East Lothian was the first local authority in Scotland to pilot the tool in partnership with the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy
22 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 The North Berwick Coastal ward has scored consistently above the East Lothian average since 2012/13, and is above the national average of 50 Figure 23 ‐ PIPS P1 baseline assessment (East Lothian Council) Average Standardised PIPS scores at P1 baseline assessment for pupils living in North Berwick Coastal 60.00
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Maths Reading Phonics North Berwick Coastal Total East Lothian Total
Primary and Secondary School Pupils There are 4 Local Authority Primary schools within the ward boundaries and 1 Secondary School. In the 2015/16 there were 997 primary school pupils and 792 secondary school pupils 12.7% of primary school pupils and 22.6% of secondary school pupils have Additional Support Needs – compared to 17.6% (primary) and 26.3% (secondary) across East Lothian 0.4% of primary school aged pupils in the ward are declared or assessed as disabled, rising to 1.4% of Secondary school age pupils. Compared to 1.9% (primary) and 0.8% (secondary) across East Lothian 4.2% of primary school pupils living in the ward are registered for free school meals (East Lothian average of 9.9%), 4.2% of secondary school pupils are registered for free school meals (East Lothian average 8.3%) Exclusion rates for primary and secondary school pupils in the ward is lower than the average rate across East Lothian
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 23 Figure 24 ‐ Attendance and Exclusion rates (East Lothian Council Education Department, 2016) Attendance School and Exclusion Rates Primary pupils East Lothian Secondary pupils East Lothian 2015‐16 from NBC ward Primary Total from NBC ward Secondary Total School attendance 96.2 95.5 93.4 91.6
Number of Exclusions 2 10.9 13 429
Exclusions (Rate per 1,000 pupils) 1.9 13.2 15.8 76.5 Number of Pupils Excluded 2 65 9 216
Pupils Excluded (Rate per 1,000 pupils) 1.9 7.9 10.9 38.5
Number of 1/2 days education lost as a result of exclusion 11.0 370 43 2031
The Student Evaluation of Experience Survey is conducted each year with all pupils in P6 and S2 across East Lothian. When pupils from schools within the PSG ward were surveyed in 2015/16: 85.9% of P6 pupils and 78.9% of S2 pupils agreed that they enjoyed being at their school, compared to 88.6% (P6) and 75.7% (S2) across East Lothian 87.7% of P6 pupils and 75.5% of S2 pupils agreed that they were “treated fairly” at their school, compared to 87.9% (P6) and 74.9% (S2) across East Lothian 95% of P6 pupils and 91.4% of S2 pupils said they feel “safe and secure” in school, compared to 92.8% (P6) across East Lothian 84% of P6 pupils and 58.5% of S2 pupils agreed that they contributed to how decisions are made in school, compared to 87.6% (P6) and 69.4% (S2) across East Lothian 75.8% of P6 pupils and 72.6% of S2 pupils agreed that the school recognised their achievements in school, compared to 88.1% (P6) and 75.1% (S2) across East Lothian 64% of P6 pupils and 36.8% of S2 pupils agreed that their school recognised their achievements outside of school, compared to 70.9% (P6) and 43.7% (S2) across East Lothian East Lothian Council’s Community Learning and Development Services record that 114,754 Youth Work opportunities were taken up across East Lothian in 2012 8573 (or 7%) were provided across East Lothian in 2012
24 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Attainment Across the North Berwick Coastal ward results for pupils at the end of S4, S5 and S6 have been generally higher than both the East Lothian and Scottish average over the past 3 years. Figures from East Lothian Council Education Division show that in 2011/12: 98% of S4 pupils living in the ward were awarded English and Maths at Level 3 (Standard Grade Foundation level or equivalent) or better – compared to 96% across East Lothian 97% of S4 pupils living in the ward achieved five or more awards at Level 3 (Standard Grade Foundation level or equivalent) or better – compared to 96% across East Lothian 90% of S4 pupils living in ward achieved five or more awards at Level 4 (Standard Grade General level or equivalent) or better – compared to 82% across East Lothian 60% of S4 pupils living in the ward achieved five or more awards at Level 5 (Standard Grade Credit level or equivalent) or better – compared to 38% across East Lothian
The proportion of pupils at North Berwick High School staying on to S52 has been consistently higher over the last 3 years than average for East Lothian or Scotland. although the proportion of pupil staying on to S5 has dropped over the past three years, it remains well about the East Lothian and Scottish average the proportion of pupils staying on to S6 increased by 9% over the same period
Figure 25 – School Staying on Rates (www.Itscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolonline)
School Staying on rates to S5 and S6 100% 91% 93% 87% 90% 80% 83% 76% 76%77% 80% 74%72% 74% 75% 70% 61% 59% 60% 56% 54% 56% 50% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Staying on to S5 Staying on to S6 Staying on to S5 Staying on to S6 Staying on to S5 Staying on to S6 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
North Berwick High School East Lothian Scotland
2 S5 staying on rates are calculated as the S5 January roll divided by the previous year's S4 September roll and S6 staying on rates from the S4 September roll from two years previously
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 25 In 2011/12 attainment levels for S5 pupils living in the North Berwick Coastal ward exceeded East Lothian averages.
Figure 26 ‐ Attainment at S5 (East Lothian Council, Education Div.) North Berwick S5 Attainment Levels 2011/12 by ward of residence Coastal Ward East Lothian % of S5 pupils achieving 1 or more award at Level 6 (Higher or equivalent) 68.50% 48.20% % of S5 pupils achieving 3 or more awards at Level 6 (Higher or equivalent) 51.00% 28.40% % of S5 pupils achieving 5 or more awards at Level 6 (Higher or equivalent) 28.70% 13.70%
School Leavers School Leavers across the county are monitored to record their initial destination upon leaving school, in 2015/16: 95.7% of school leavers from the ward were initially assessed as having a ‘positive destination’ upon leaving school – compared to 93.5% across East Lothian 60% of school leavers living in the ward went straight into higher education, the highest figure in East Lothian (East Lothian average of 39%) 0.7% of the ward went into training, compared with 2.5% across East Lothian
Figure 27 – Positive Destinations (East Lothian Council, Education Div.)
Total Positive Destination Higher Further Voluntary Activity Training Employment Positive 2015/16 Education Education Work Agreements Destinations North Berwick Coastal 60.0% 12.9% 0.7% 22.1% 0.0% 0.0% 95.7% East Lothian 39.0% 22.2% 2.5% 28.3% 0.2% 1.4% 93.5% Scotland 38.3% 27.8% 3.8% 21.7% 0.4% 0.9% 92.9%
26 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Health and Social Care Across East Lothian male and female life expectancies are better than the Scottish average, and have been rising steadily over time, leading to a growing older population in the area. There is however variation in life expectancy of over 12 years between communities across the county for females and over 8 years for males – a clear indicator of the significant health inequalities that persist across East Lothian. This section focuses on a range of indicators, which can be used to measure the health of a community, including illness and early deaths, child and maternal health, access to health services and the supports needed to enable people to maintain independent lives.
HEADLINES – Health and Social Care 85% of residents in the ward described their own health as very good or good in the 2017 East Lothian Residents Survey, compared to the East Lothian figure of 82% No data zones in the ward are within the 20% most deprived for the Health domain in East Lothian or Scotland. 10 data zones are within the 20% least health deprived in Scotland, 8 of which are within thin the 20% least health deprived in East Lothian Smoking during pregnancy in all 3 NBC intermediate zones was below the East Lothian and Scottish rates In 2015 there were 3,548 people aged 65 years and over living in the NBC ward (26.3% of the ward population). This demographic is expected to increase to 4,667 in 2027 (31.1% of the population)
Figure 28 – Life Expectancy (Scotpho‐Community Health & Well Being Profile 2017)
NBC North North intermediate Berwick Berwick Gullane zone East Life Expectancy North South & Drem average Lothian Scotland Female 80.7 85.6 78.2 81.5 81.5 80.8 Male 78.2 77.2 83 79.5 78.2 76.6
The North Berwick South intermediate zone has the highest life expectancy (85.6 yrs) in the ward for females The Gullane & Drem intermediate zone has the highest life expectancy (83 yrs) in the ward for males The variation in life expectancy across the ward’s intermediate zones is 7.4 years for females and 5.8 years for males Across the ward as a whole females can expect to live 2 years longer than males
Across the NBC ward the majority of people (85%) described their own health as either Very Good or Good, compared with the overall East Lothian average of 82%
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 27 Figure 29 – Self‐assessment of Health (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) How would you currently rate your own health ?
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
85% 82%
13% 12% 2% 6%
Very Good/Good Fair Very Bad/Bad
14% of respondents in the ward reported that they had a long term mental health, illness problem or physical disability. This was higher than the rate reported across East Lothian (15%) Of those with a long term health problem or disability , the most prevalent condition in the ward were mobility/disabilty (39%), this was however the lowest figure for all wards in East Lothian, (East Lothian average 49%) Heart disease was the next most prevalent condition (31%), compared to an East Lothian average of 18%, followed by high blood pressure (24%) compared to East Lothian (15%)
Illness, Mortality and Hospital Admissions North Berwick North and North Berwick South have the lowest rates for Alcohol related hospital stays in East Lothian, Gullane & Drem has a significantly higher rate when compared to these two intermediate zones North Berwick North had the highest rate in the ward for coronary heart disease, however this intermediate had the lowest rates in the ward for the other categories
Figure 30 ‐ Hospital Admissions (ScotPHO – Community Health and Well‐being Profile 2016) North North Hospital admissions per 100,000 Gullane East Berwick Berwick people (age standardised) & Drem Lothian North South Alcohol‐related hospital stays 168.3 181.70 596.3 407.3 Drug‐related hospital stays 18.4 35.1 73.9 107.9
Patients hospitalised with chronic 43.1 152.2 134.6 208.5 obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Patients hospitalised with coronary 285.1 224.5 253.2 417.1 heart disease Patients hospitalised with asthma 24.2 34.9 31.2 111.8
28 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 SIMD Health Domain The health domain identifies areas with a higher than expected level of ill health or mortality given the age‐sex profile of the population. The Health Domain gives a Health deprivation rank using the following indicators: Standardised Mortality Ratio Hospital Episodes Related to alcohol use Hospital Episodes Related to drug use Comparative Illness Factor Emergency admissions to hospital Proportion of population being prescribed drugs for anxiety, depression or psychosis Proportion of live single births of low birth weight
No data zones in the ward are within the 20% most deprived for the Health domain in East Lothian in East Lothian or Scotland 8 data zones in the ward are within the 20% least deprived for the Health domain in East Lothian, 3 of which are within the 10% least deprived 10 data zones are within the 20% least deprived for the health domain in Scotland, 6 of which are within the 10% least deprived in Scotland North Berwick Coastal Data zones – ordered by Health Domain ranking Figure 31 ‐ SIMD Health Domain (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/) Health Health East domain domain Lothian Data zone Data zone name Location 2016_rank 2012 rank Rank S01008271 Harbour / High St / West Sands North Berwick 3655 3097 56 S01008274 Brodie Av / Craigleith Av North Berwick 3966 3281 64 S01008263 Athelstaneford / East Fortune Rural 4513 4591 72 S01008264 Gullane East Links / Drem Rural 4634 4591 76 S01008262 Dirleton / Fenton Barns Rural 4774 4051 80 S01008267 Gullane Village West Gullane 4798 3685 82 S01008269 Williamstone Ct / May Terr North Berwick 4860 4929 83 Marine Parade / Recreation Pk / Glen Golf S01008275 Course North Berwick 5235 5095 92 S01008272 North Berwick Law / Kingston Rural 5637 4775 97 S01008270 Westgate / Station Rd / Glenochry Rd North Berwick 5743 5518 101 S01008243 Aberlady South / Gosford / Luffness Aberlady 5871 6340 107 S01008244 Aberlady North / Kilspindie / Craigielaw Aberlady 6096 5729 111 S01008277 Tantallon / Whitekirk / Belhaven Bay Rural 6331 6295 114 S01008276 Tantallon Rd / Lime Gr North Berwick 6337 6468 115 S01008273 Lodge Park / Law Rd / Clifford Rd North Berwick 6360 5811 118 S01008268 West Links / Dirleton Av North Berwick 6405 6066 119 S01008265 Gullane Village South Gullane 6430 5595 120 S01008266 Gullane Village East Gullane 6702 6072 128
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 29 Early deaths3 across the ward are illustrated below in Figure 32. The Gullane and Drem intermediate zone has the lowest incidences of coronary heart disease and early deaths from cancer in East Lothian North Berwick North intermediate zone has the highest incidence of early deaths from cancer in the ward and is above the East Lothian average Figure 32 ‐ Early deaths / 10,000 (ScotPHO – Community Health and Well‐being Profile 2016) Early deaths per 100,000 people
180 163.1 167.1 160 143.7 143.8 140 125.1 120 100 80 54.2 60 43.3 41.9 40 20 9.5 2.7 0 North Berwick North North Berwick South Gullane & Drem East Lothian Scotland
Early Deaths from cancer (<75) Early Deaths from CHD (<75)
Maternity and Child Health The 2016 mid‐year population estimates indicate that there were 566 children aged 0‐4 years living in the NBC ward. Maternal and child health data in East Lothian is consistently better than the Scottish average and is, in the main, very positive across the NBC ward.
Teenage pregnancy rates (defined as births to mothers under 18 as a percentage of women 15‐17 in the area) were below the East Lothian and Scottish rates Smoking during pregnancy in all 3 NBC intermediate zones was below the East Lothian and Scottish rates The percentage of low birth weight babies in Gullane (2.9%) was above the East Lothian (1.7%) and Scottish (1.9%) averages
3 Early deaths are classified as deaths under the age of 75
30 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Figure 33 – Child dental health/Immunisation uptake/Breastfeeding rates (ScotPHO – Community Health and Well‐ being Profile 2016) North North Berwick Berwick East North South Gullane Lothian Scotland Child dental health in primary 1 85.7% 73% 86.7% 74% 69.9% Child dental health in primary 7 95.7% 92.9% 86.5% 76.6% 67.9% Immunisation uptake at 24 months ‐ MMR 92.5% 93.3% 96.2% 94.2% 95.3% Babies exclusively breastfed at 6‐8 weeks 65.1% 45.8% 54.1% 32.9% 27.5%
As shown in Figure 33, Child dental health for Primary 1 in the intermediate zones of North Berwick North and North Berwick South is higher than the rate for East Lothian and Scotland Child dental health for Primary 7 is higher in all NBC intermediate zones than the percentage for East Lothian and Scotland North Berwick North and North Berwick South intermediate zones had lower rates than East Lothian and Scotland for immunisation uptake at 24 months (including MMR) All intermediate zones in the NBC ward are above the East Lothian and Scotland rates for babies exclusively breastfed at 6‐8 weeks
Young People’s Attitudes to Health Figure 34 – Young People’s Attitudes to Health (SEE Survey Results 2015‐16) SEE Survey Results North East Year Dunbar Prestonpans (Nov 2015‐ Haddington Musselburgh Berwick Tranent Lothian 16) People at S2 94.80% 79.60% 73.20% 75.80% 73.20% 77.00% 79.20% school help me to make healthy P6 81.30% 84.40% 90.20% 88.30% 84.60% 85.80% 85.90% choices In school, I S2 94.80% 98.10% 89.80% 90.50% 94.80% 97.30% 94.20% can learn about healthy P6 98.50% 90.90% 96.30% 95.50% 91.10% 93.10% 94.50% lifestyles I am able to get S2 82.50% 84.50% 84.10% 81.10% 81.70% 82.40% 82.70% information about my health in East P6 92.60% 92.90% 88.40% 89.40% 84.60% 83.30% 88.40% Lothian I have S2 47.90% 27.20% 54.40% 40.40% 48.60% 53.10% 46.60% heard of the "Wellbeing P6 55.40% 55.20% 68.30% 71.60% 67.70% 68.60% 64.60% Indicators"
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 31 In the 2015/16 Students Evaluation of Experience Survey: NBC schools had the highest score for “I have heard of the Wellbeing Indicators”
Care and Social Care According to the 2011 census: Across the NBC ward 1,201 people (or 9.6% of the population) provide unpaid care to a friend or family member, similar to the recorded rate East Lothian as a whole 19% of theses carers provide more than 50 hours of care per week Figure 35 – Hours of voluntary care provided (Census 2011) Number of voluntary hours provided by Carers
80% 71% 70% 60% 60% 50% 40% 30% 24% 19% 20% 16% 10% 10% 0% % of carer who provides 1 to % of carer who provides 20 % of carer who provides 50 19 hours unpaid care a week to 49 hours unpaid care a or more hours unpaid care a week week
East Lothian NBC
In the 2016 Students Evaluation of Experience Survey 11.6% of P6 pupils and 20.3% of S2 pupils surveyed in the NBC ward stated that they ‘regularly help to take care of someone in their family who is physically or mentally ill or has problems with drugs or alcohol’, compared to 35.4% (P6) and 25.4% (S2) for East Lothian. East Lothian Council’s Adult Wellbeing service monitors the number of people receiving home care. In 2016 an average of 22,239 hours of home care was provided each week to support people across East Lothian living in their own homes. 9.7% (2,162 hours) were within the NBC ward.
Figure 36 – Hours of Home Care by client group (East Lothian Council 2017) % of home care hours provided in the North Berwick Coastal ward by client group 100% 80% 60% 52% 46% 42% 37% 40% North Berwick Coastal 20% 2% 4% 8% 8% East Lothian 0% Mental Health Physical Older People Learning Disabilities Disabilities
32 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Older people receive 52% of the care hours, but make up 83% of the number of people benefiting from home care in the area, with each person receiving an average of 8.1 hours of assistance per week People with learning disabilities across the area receive 37% of all home care hours provided in the NBC ward People with learning disabilities however make up only 8.3% of those receiving home care, with each person receiving an average of 57.3 hours of support per week
Older people Older people make up a growing segment of the population. The 2016 mid year population estimate shows that there are 3,632 people aged 65 years and over living in the NBC ward, which is 26.5% of the total population of the ward population. 1,764 of them, or 12.9% of the total population of the ward, are over 75 years of age If the population in this ward grows in the same pattern as growth is projected across East Lothian, then by 2027 there will be an estimated 4,667 people aged 65 and over living in this ward (31.1% of the ward population). 2,506 (16.7% of the ward population) will be over 75
Estimated increase in the Older Population in the North Berwick Coastal Ward modelled on East Lothian wide projections Figure 37 – Population Projections for Older People (http://gro‐scotland.gov.uk/) North Berwick Coastal 2016 2017 2022 2027 65 and over 3,632 3,691 4,109 4,667 75 and over 1,764 1,833 2,169 2,506 65 and over % of ward population 26.5% 26.8% 28.6% 31.1% 75 and over % of ward population 12.9% 13.3.% 15.1% 16.7%
Across East Lothian an estimated 7.4% of the population aged 65 and over suffers from dementia. Using these same population projections this means that by 2031 in the North Berwick Coastal ward there will be 370 people aged 65 and over requiring support to cope with dementia. Day Centres are among the services across East Lothian that support older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible by providing respite for families and carers and stimulating activities for individuals designed to help reduce social isolation and improve mental wellbeing. There are two Older People’s Day Centres in the North Berwick Coastal ward:‐ North Berwick Day Centre and Gullane Day Centre. Each centre offers 90 full day places per week for older people, benefitting an average of 65 people per week in each area. There are also a range of other preventative services offered across the community including Sporting Memories groups, activities in sheltered housing complexes, seated exercise classes and Zumba gold programmes which provide informal support and social opportunities for older people. (East Lothian Council)
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 33 Neighbourhood and Place The rural nature of much of East Lothian means that the majority of the population live in geographically distinct towns and villages – each with their own strengths and differing needs. While each of the East Lothian wards is geographically clustered around one of six major towns it does mean that people across the county do have different levels of access to local services and facilities. These variations not only impact on local quality of life and the opportunities available to local residents but also on the strength and resilience of local communities, as how people feel about their own neighbourhoods can also influence how much they choose to become involved.
HEADLINES – Neighbourhood and Place The East Lothian Residents Survey 2017 shows that 99% of people in the North Berwick Coastal ward agreed that East Lothian is a good place to live 10% of residents in the NBC ward reported their neighbourhood had improved over the last 3 years, 84% felt it had stayed the same, although 4% thought it had got worse Weekly footfall on North Berwick High St decreased by 7.4% in 2015/16 There were 81,126 visits to the NBC library in 2015/16, 3.2% fewer than the previous year. Wi‐Fi sessions increased by 41.7% to 3,168 at North Berwick Library in 2015/16, however Gullane Libray showed a decrease of 15.8% to 604 More people in the NBC ward felt that they could influence decisions in their local area, and more felt that they would like to be involved in decision making when compared to East Lothian as a whole
The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) showed that 99% of people surveyed thought that East Lothian was a good place to live. The results were generally similar when people were asked about their own neighbourhoods. Figure 38 ‐ Perception of their neighbourhood (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) How would you rate your neighbourhood as a place to live
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
83% 74%
24% 16% 1% 1%0% 1% 0% 0%
Very good Fairly good Fairly poor Very poor No opinion
34 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) asked people what the priorities were for making somewhere a good place to live. Figure 39 below shows the top 10 responses from people in the NBC ward (from a list of 20)
Figure 39 ‐What makes somewhere a good place to live (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) Priorities for making somewhere a good place to live
Health services 61% 47% 69% Primary & Secondary Schools 43% 61% Jobs for local people 49% Affordable decent housing 47% 41% 26% Sense of community 32% The level of crime 38% 30% Public transport 41% 25% Wage levels and local cost of living 12% 25% 17% Access to outdoors, parks and open spaces 24% Shopping facilities 37% 22% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
East Lothian North Berwick Coastal
In the NBC ward Health services was identified as the most important category by 69% of respondents – this was rated more important in this ward than across East Lothian Primary & Secondary schools, Jobs for local people and Affordable decent housing also featured highly in the NBC ward The East Lothian Residents’ Survey (2017) also asked people how they felt their neighbourhood had changed over the last 3 years: Figure 40 –Perceived change in local neighbourhoods (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)
How has your neighbourhood changed over the last 3 years
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
84% 79%
10% 9% 4% 7% 2% 5%
Got a little/much Stayed the same Got a little/much No opinion better worse
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 35 10% of residents in the NBC ward reported that their neighbourhood had improved over the last 3 years, 84% felt it has stayed the same and 4% thought that it had become worse Improving the Area The East Lothian Residents’ Survey (2017) asked ‘what most needs improving’ in your area. The graph below (Figure 41) shows the top 10 categories that people in the NBC ward thought were in need of most improvement in their area, as chosen from a list of 29. Figure 41‐ Neighbourhood Improvements (East Lothian residents Survey 2017) Thinking about your neighbourhood, which do you think needs most improving
Activities for teenagers 8% 11% 8% Affordable decent housing 7% Road and pavement repairs 16% 7% Health services 6% 11% Wage levels and local cost of living 4% 5% Jobs for local people 5% 7% 4% Care for older people 3% Shopping facilities 10% 3% 5% Facilities for young children 2% 5% The level of traffic congestion 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%
East Lothian 2017 North Berwick Coastal
Activities for teenagers in the NBC ward was the category considered to be most in need of improving, followed by Affordable decent housing and Road & pavement repairs
Local High Streets Each of East Lothian’s wards is centred around a main town which is expected to provide retail and other key services to the community. Vacancy rates (measured as a percentage of available retail units in the area) are a key indicator of the “health” of local high streets.
36 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Figure 42‐ Town centre vacancy rates (East Lothian Council) Town centre vacancy rates
North Berwick East Lothian
7.8% 8.1% 7.0% 6.7% 6.5% 5.9% 5.3%
3.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7%
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Vacancy rates have varied in NBC ward showed a decline between 2008/09 and 2012/13, however the 2015/16 figure increased to an 8 year high
Figure 43‐ Town centre footfall (East Lothian Council 2017) Weekly Town Centre Footfall 2015/16 12000
10000
8000
6000 4290 4070 4000 3770 3840 2000 3580
0 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Dunbar Haddington Musselburgh North Berwick Prestonpans Tranent
Pedestrian counts are undertaken annually in each town centre to establish weekly footfall rates for East Lothian’s High Streets. The observations are November based and are not reflective of seasonal differences. Weekly footfall on North Berwick High St decreased by 7.4% in 2015/16 Weekly footfall rates per head of ward population are 0.20 visits per person, behind Musselburgh (at 0.41 visits per person), Dunbar (at 0.29 visits per person) and North Berwick (at 0.28 visits per person) Weekly footfall rates per head of ward population are 0.28 visits per person, behind Musselburgh (at 0.41 visits per person) and Dunbar (at 0.29 visits per person)
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 37
Leisure, Learning and Sport There are two East Lothian Council Libraries located in the North Berwick Coastal Ward – North Berwick Library and Gullane Library. Figure 44‐ Annual library visits (East Lothian Council 2017)
Annual Physical Library Visits
(North Berwick) (Gullane) Total
83793 81126 74521
64366 62276 54050
20471 19427 18850
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Physical vists:‐ There was a total of 81,126 phyical visits to the the above libraries in 2015/16, which was an decrease of 3.2% from the previous year
Figure 45‐ Annual Wi‐Fi Sessions (East Lothian Council 2017)
Library Wi‐Fi Sessions
(North Berwick) (Gullane) Total 3772 3168 2952
2235 1907 1310
597 717 604
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Wi‐Fi Sessions:‐ There was a large increase in WI‐Fi sesssions at North Berwick library (41.7%) whern compared to the previous year. However Gullane library saw a decrease of 15.8%, resulting in a combined overall increase of 27.8%.
38 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Figure 46‐ Annual PC Sessions (East Lothian Council 2017)
Library PC Sessions
(North Berwick) (Gullane) Total 7137 5838 5848 6178 5250 4592
1246 1289 928
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
PC Sessions:‐ There was a large decrease in PC sesssions at Gullane library (28%) when compared to the previous year. North Berwick library saw a decrease of 10.2%, resulting in a combined overall decrease of 13.4%.
Figure 47‐ Access to Leisure Card Users (East Lothian Council 2017) North Berwick Sports East Category Centre Lothian Disability 30.3% 36.8% Student 28.4% 11.2% Children/child of disabled 16.7% 19.7% Long Term Sick 9.2% 7.3% Family/Working Tax Credit 7.0% 7.9% Carer 3.5% 5.3% Single Parent/Single Parent in receipt of child tax credit 3.4% 5.9% Senior citizen 1.1% 2.5% Foster Care 0.1% 1.6% East Lothian Council Health Improvement Support Programme 0.1% 0.5% Unemployed 16‐17, 18+, child of unemployed 0.1% 1.3% Children in Care/Kinship Carer 0.0% 0.1% War Pensioner 0.0% 0.0% Total 4.5% 4.5%
In 2015/16 there were 170,797 visits made to the NBC sports centre. Accounting for 14.1% of all visits to Enjoy Leisure sports centres across East Lothian 4.5% of all visits to the North Berwick Sports Centre were made by Access to Leisure Card users Disable people and children of disabled accounted for 47% of all access to leisure card users at the North Berwick Sports Centre, compared to 56.4% for East Lothian as whole There are 20 Sports Pitches located across the NBC ward, covering five different sports. These account for 11% of all sports pitches across the county.
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 39 Figure 48‐ Distribution of Sports Pitches (East Lothian Council)
North as a % of Berwick East Sports Pitches Coastal Lothian ward pitches
Tennis 9 31% Rugby 6 25% Athletics Track 0 0% Shinty 0 0%
Hockey 1 14%
Football 3 4% Cricket 1 14% Bowls/ Bowling 0 0% Total Pitches 20 11%
Participating in Decisions The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) asked how people felt about their ability to be involved in decisions that affect their local area. Figure 49 ‐ Involvement in Local Decision Making (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) % agreeing with the statements
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
45% 38%
25% 19%
I can influence decisions affecting my local area I would like to be more involved in the decisions my Council makes that affect my local area
More people in the NBC ward felt that they could influence decisions in their local area, and more felt that they would like to be involved in decision making when compared to East Lothian as a whole In the Student Evaluation of Experience Survey 2016‐16, 84% of the ward’s P6 pupils (87.6% East Lothian) and 58.5% of S2 pupils (69.4% East Lothian) felt that they could contribute to decisions made in their school.
40 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Housing Housing is a basic requirement for all, at the heart of our everyday lives, and housing issues are complex. A lack of affordable housing is a key challenge for East Lothian and meeting the need for affordable housing by maximising opportunities to increase the supply of affordable housing is a priority across the county. HEADLINES – Housing There are 6,462 dwellings in the NBC ward, equal to 14% of the total number of dwellings across East Lothian The NBC ward has an average data zone dwelling density of 8.3 per hectare compared to 16.2 across Ease Lothian as a whole In 2013 6.5% of East Lothian Council’s housing stock was in the NBC ward In 2012 the median sale price for houses sold in the ward was £270,000, 60% higher than the median East Lothian price of £167,000 In North Berwick town centre 11.3% of private households are assessed as living in fuel poverty and none as living in extreme fuel poverty
The NBC ward has an average datazone dwelling density of 8.3 per hectare compared to 16.2 across East Lothian as a whole, making it the least densely populated ward in East Lothian in terms of dwellings. The Scottish Government’s Urban Rural Classification system provides a standard way of defining different urban and rural settings and measuring the percentage of the population living within each. Figure 50 ‐ Urban / Rural Classification (National Records of Scotland)shows that in the North Berwick Coastal ward is considerably more rural than East Lothian as a whole. 52.4% of the population are classed as living in remote small towns – defined as settlements of between 3,000 and 10,000 people and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more; Figure 50 ‐ Urban / Rural Classification (National Records of Scotland) % of the population by urban/rural classification (2013/14)
North Berwick Coastal Ward East Lothian
52.4% 44.0%
23.4% 24.0% 23.1% 15.0% 11.7% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.8%
Large urban Other urban Accessible Remote small Accessible Remote rural small towns towns rural
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 41 44% are classed as living in accessible rural areas – defined as areas with a population of less than 3,000 people, and within a 30 minute drive time of a settlement of 10,000 or more; 3.6% are classed as living in remote rural areas – defined as areas with a population of less than 3,000 people, and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more.
Housing Type and Size There were 6,462 dwellings in the NBC ward, equal to 14% of the total number of dwellings across East Lothian 2.3% of these (or 146 dwellings) were long term empty, higher than across East Lothian where 0.7% of dwellings were long term empty 5.8% (or 372 dwellings) were second or holiday homes Figure 51 ‐ Types of Housing (National Records of Scotland) Type of Housing (2014)
East Lothian North Berwick Coastal
28% Flat 28%
27% Terrace 18%
23% Semidetached 20%
22% Detached 34%
Detached housing is the most common form of housing across the ward There are fewer terraced houses in the NBC ward when compare to East Lothian as a whole
Figure 52 – Dwellings by Council Tax Band (National Records of Scotland) % of Dwellings by Council Tax Band 2015 Ward Band A‐C Band D‐E Band F‐H North Berwick Coastal 28.1% 28.8% 43.2% East Lothian 54.5% 25.8% 19.8% Scotland 60.7% 26.5% 12.8%
42 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Council tax bands are based on the value of the dwelling (from band A with the lowest value to band H having the highest value). Across East Lothian there are significantly more dwellings in the upper Council Tax bands than across Scotland as a whole. In the North Berwick Coastal ward this trend continues: Only 28% of dwellings in the ward are within bands A‐C, compared to the East Lothian figure of 54.5% 43.2% of dwellings are in bands F‐H, compared to 19.8% across East Lothian as a whole
Figure 53 – Number of Rooms per Residence (National Records of Scotland) Rooms per Dwelling (2014)
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
53% 55%
36% 29% 19% 9%
1‐3 rooms 4‐6 rooms 7+ rooms
In the NBC ward there are less houses with 1‐3 rooms, and more with 7+ rooms when compared to East Lothian as a whole
The 2011 census showed that there is an average of 2.3 people per household in East Lothian and 2.2 people per household in Scotland. In both cases this has fallen by 0.1% since the 2001 census, reflecting the overall growth in single person households across the country. Across the NBC ward there is an average of 2.2 people living in each household, lower than the average household size across East Lothian (2.3). Figure 54– Number of People per Household (Census 2011) Number of People per Household
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian 36%35% 32%31%
16% 13% 13%13% 4% 4% 1% 1%
1 Person 2 people 3 people 4 people 5 people 6 or more people
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 43 Housing Tenure Figure 55 below shows that in the North Berwick Coastal ward: 76% of homes are owner occupied, this is the highest rate of owner occupation of all the wards and is 9% higher than the East Lothian average Across the North Berwick Coastal ward 88% of housing stock is in private ownership 12% of households live in the private rented sector, slightly above East Lothian averages a significantly lower proportion of households live in the social rented sector – both Council and Housing Association housing Figure 55 ‐ Housing Tenure (East Lothian Council 2013)
Housing Tenure
% Owner Occupied 67% 76%
% Housing Association homes 5% 3%
% Private Rental Sector 10% 12%
% Rented from the Council 18% 9%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% East Lothian North Berwick Coastal
Council and other Social Housing The Council’s housing stock has declined from a base of 16,000 in the early 1980’s to 8,405 in 2013. At March 2013 East Lothian Council had 550 council homes in the North Berwick Coastal Ward, 6.5% of the total East Lothian Council housing stock at this time:‐ 279 in North Berwick Town 96 in Aberlady 56 in Dirleton 110 in Gullane 3 in Drem 1 in Kingston 5 in East Fortune
At March 2013 there were also 2280 Housing Association dwellings across the county. Of these 197 (9%) are in the North Berwick Coastal ward:‐ 106 in North Berwick Town 5 in Aberlady 12 in Dirleton 74 in Gullane
44 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Housing Supply East Lothian is one of the fastest growing areas in Scotland and its population is projected to grow to over 128,000 in the next 20 years. Along with this increase in population there will clearly also be an increased need for housing in the area. The East Lothian Residents’ Survey (2011) showed that 9% of people in the North Berwick Coastal ward think that access to ‘affordable, decent housing’ needs to be improved in their area (compared to 12% across East Lothian as a whole).
House Prices and Affordability Nationally the housing market has been in overall decline since the peak of 2007; however the market in East Lothian would appear to have shown greater recovery with house prices in East Lothian among the most expensive across Scotland. ESPC4 data shows that: Figure 56 ‐ ESPC House Sales 2012 (East Lothian Council 2013)
There were 745 homes Lower 2012 House sales6 in bought/sold in East Lothian in Number Median Quartile the North Berwick 2012. 174 of these (or 23%) of sales price Median Coastal ward were in the North Berwick price* Coastal ward; 1 Bed properties 10 £125,500 £96,816 In 2012 the median sale price 2 Bed properties 55 £150,000 £125,000 in the North Berwick Coastal ward (ie the price the middle 3 Bed properties 53 £280,000 £224,500 value house sold for across 4 Bed properties 40 £392,500 £310,750 the ward) was £270,000 – this is 60% higher than the 5 Bed+ properties 16 £652,500 £603,750 median East Lothian price of * the Lower Quartile Median Price is the price achieved by the middle £167,000. valued house in the lower half of all sales i.e. the price ¼ of the way up the price range
One method of calculating how affordable the owner occupied sector is for residents is to measure house prices against income levels. In 2012 the median income across East Lothian was £28,542 and the lower quartile income £14,230 (CACI Paycheck 2012). This means that a household with a median income would be required to borrow 8.34 times their salary in order to by a three bedroom median priced property in the North Berwick Coastal ward (assuming they had a 15% deposit of £42,000) ‐ compared to needing 5.36 times their salary if looking at the median price for 3 bedroom homes across East Lothian as a whole. For entry level buyers on a lower quartile income the difference was more substantial. To buy a 3 bedroom house at the lower quartile price in the North Berwick Coastal ward, assuming they had a 15% deposit) a household would have to borrow 13.41 times their annual salary, compared to 8.87 times for a similar property across East Lothian as a whole.
4 It should be noted that ESPC data only includes sales recorded by ESPC solicitors (estimated to be 9 out of 10 solicitors in East Central Scotland). It does not include new build sales.
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 45 For both median and entry level buyers these amount they would need to borrow to buy in this area is higher than anywhere else in East Lothian meaning that local households may face more significant affordability pressures than in other parts of East Lothian.
Housing Quality Social Sector Social housing stock across East Lothian is generally considered to be of good quality. By March 2012 62% of Council stock and over 95% of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) homes met the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS). In 2015/16, 92% of East Lothian Council dwellings met the SHQS.
Private Sector A private sector stock condition survey was carried out in 2010/11 to provide information on the condition of private housing. Overall the private housing stock was found to be generally better than or in line with the Scottish average across all key condition indicators, however poor property conditions were found in some areas, particularly within town centres and rural areas. Across East Lothian 54.7% of private sector housing fails the SHQS, with 71.1% of private rental properties failing compared to 52.7% of owner occupied homes. The proportion of properties failing in North Berwick Town Centre is considerably below this average at 10% however in the rural parts of East Lothian East (including a number of villages across the North Berwick Coastal ward) 62.3% of private sector housing fails the SHQS Across East Lothian 9.3% of dwellings required extensive repairs and 2.1% of dwellings fell below the tolerable standard.5 Within North Berwick town centre although only 1.8% of properties require extensive repairs 5.3% failed to meet the tolerable standard Across rural areas of East Lothian East 19.7% of properties require extensive repair and 8.2% fail the tolerable standard Disrepair was shown to be more prevalent in the private rented sector across the county, with 17.4% of private rented properties failing the Repairing Standard.6 Private rented properties in the rural east of the county were shown to be most likely to fail the Repairing Standard as, despite only 20% of the private rented stock being in this area, 44% of the properties failing to meet the standard were in the rural east (East Lothian Council 2011)
Fuel Poverty A household is considered to be in fuel poverty if it spends more than 10% of income on household fuel costs. Alongside low income levels, a major contributor to levels of fuel poverty is
5 The tolerable standard is the minimum standard for a property to be considered habitable. It applies to all tenures. 6 The Repairing Standard is a mandatory standard which applies to most private rented housing. Private landlords must ensure the property meets the Repairing Standard at the time of let and throughout the tenancy
46 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 the quality and energy efficiency of the residence. Research commissioned by East Lothian Council in 2010/11 into private sector housing (which accounts for approximately two thirds of all dwellings in East Lothian) showed that: 11.9% of private households were living in fuel poverty 1.8% were found to be living in extreme fuel poverty Across East Lothian there are significantly higher levels of fuel poverty evident in the private rental sector, pre‐1919 housing (which tend to be less energy efficient), the rural east of the county and in town centres
Information for the North Berwick Coastal ward from East Lothian Council’s Private Sector Stock Condition Survey however, in part at least, seems to contradict these East Lothian wide trends as: In North Berwick Town Centre 11.3% of private households are assessed as living in fuel poverty and none as living in extreme fuel poverty. These figures represent the lowest rates of fuel poverty across all six town centres In the rural areas in the east of the county (including the rural sections of the North Berwick Coastal, Dunbar and East Linton and Haddington and Lammermuir wards) 23.8% of private households were assessed as living in fuel poverty and 4.7% as being in extreme fuel poverty Figure 57 ‐ Private Sector National Home Energy Rating (East Lothian Council 2011)
The National Home Energy Rating Private Sector NHER Rating (NHER)7 for private housing in East 9 7.8 by Town Centre Lothian is 7.0, compared to a Scottish 8 7.3 6.2 average of 6.7. In North Berwick town 7 5.8 6 centre this falls to 4.4, (placing it 6 5 4.4 within the moderate range of the 4 national scale) 3 2 Taken together these figures seem to indicate 1 that it is higher than average income levels in 0 North Berwick Town Centre that are keeping households out of fuel poverty rather than the energy efficiency of the housing stock. Residents may therefore be vulnerable to future energy price rises and changes in income levels pushing them into fuel poverty.
7 The National Home Energy Rating (NHER) is an indicator of energy efficiency based on the total energy costs per square metre of floor area required to achieve a satisfactory heating regime. The NHER of a property is assessed on a scale of 0‐10 with ranges of: poor 0‐2, moderate 3‐6 and good 7‐10.
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 47 Homelessness Since 2007 homeless applications in East Lothian have averaged at between 2.6% ‐ 2.9% of all households across the county – tracking approximately 0.3% above the national average. In 2011 the homelessness presentation rate from the North Berwick ward was 9 per 1,000 people, compared to a rate of 23 per 1,000 people across East Lothian. In the North Berwick Coastal ward 3% of respondents reported in the East Lothian Residents’ Survey (2011) that homelessness was a ‘serious’ or ‘very serious’ problem in their area, in line with the East Lothian average (East Lothian Council) Figure 58 ‐ Geographic Source of Homeless Applications (East Lothian Council 2011)
Geographic Source of Homeless Applications The graph below shows the geographic 16% 26% source of homeless applications across East Lothian in 2011. Although the eventual 4% location of applicants upon re‐housing is not tracked these figures do give an 9% indication of demand across the county and it can be assumed that there is a 11% 18% strong correlation between the applicants area of origin and their re‐housing area of 16% preference. Musselburgh wards Preston Seton Gosford Fa'side Haddington & Lammermuir Dunbar and East Linton North Berwick Coastal Out of area
48 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Crime and Safety East Lothian is a relatively safe place to live, with levels of serious crime and disorder that are significantly below the Scottish average. However crime, anti‐social behaviour and the fear of crime can undermine community cohesion and have an impact upon local people’s quality of life. This section therefore focuses not only on official crime statistics but also how people feel about the safety of their area.
HEADLINES – Crime and Safety In the East Lothian Residents Survey 2017, 87% of respondents in the NBC ward felt that the crime rate had stayed about the same during the las t 2 years Police figures from 2011/12 show that the rate of reported crime per person in the NBC ward is 37% lower than the rate East Lothian rate No data zones in the NBC ward are within the 20% most deprived in East Lothian or Scotland After dark 90% of those in the ward reported that they felt very/fairly safe walking alone in their neighbourhood (compared to 85% in East Lothian as a whole)
How do people think crime rates have changed? The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) asked residents how they thought crime rates had changed in their neighbourhood and across East Lothian. Figure 59 ‐ Perceptions of Crime Rates (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) How much would you say the crime rate in your local area has changed in the last 2 years ?
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
87% 81%
6% 9% 6% 9% 2% 1%
A little/ a lot more About the same A little/ a lot less Don't know
In the NBC ward 87% of people thought that the crime rate in their local area had remained about the same In the NBC ward 6% believed that crime had gone up in their local area
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 49 Reported Crimes in the Ward Lothian and Borders Police regularly published the number of crimes reported in each ward, organised in five crime groups. Figure 60 shows the number of crimes: - reported in each area - how many crimes are reported for every 10,000 people living in the area; and - whether the number of reported crimes has gone up or down compared to the previous year These Lothian and Borders Police statistics show that for most categories of crime the rate of reported incidences is dropping across East Lothian. Despite a 2% rise in the number of reported crimes across the North Berwick Coastal ward the number of reported crimes per person still remains well below the East Lothian average Although there were notable increases in Group 3 and Group 5 crimes in the area in each case the rate per person living in the ward still remains well below the rate across East Lothian as a whole There was also a substantial reduction seen on the number of crimes of violence recorded across the ward Figure 60 ‐ Rates of Reported Crime (Lothian and Borders Police 2012) East Lothian North Berwick Coastal Ward 2011/ 2012 2011/ 2012 Number Crimes / % change Number Crimes / % change of 10,000 from of 10,000 from reported people 2010/11 reported people 2010/11 crimes crimes Group 1: Crimes of Violence 98 10 29% 2 2 67%
Group 2: Sexual Crimes 95 10 34% 6 5 20%
Group 3: Crimes of Theft / Dishonesty 1940 198 4% 191 153 3% Group 4: Vandalism, Fire raising, 1057 108 15% 83 67 0% malicious mischief Group 5: Other Crimes – including Drug Related Crimes and 666 68 39% 28 22 12% offensive weapons TOTAL 3856 393 15% 310 249 2%
50 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Crime Domain The SIMD Crime Domain is a sum of the recorded crimes/offences in each of the categories below, based on the area where the crime/offence took place and not the area of residence of the perpetrator. Recorded Crimes of Violence Recorded Crimes of Dishonesty ‐ Domestic housebreaking Recorded Vandalism Recorded Drugs Offences Recorded Minor Assault The least deprived areas for this domain are those where there is a lack of the recorded crimes/ offences listed above.
No data zones are within 20% most deprived in East Lothian or Scotland 9 data zones are within the 20% least deprived in East Lothian, 5 of which are in the 10% least deprived 11 data zones are within the 20% least deprived in Scotland, 6 of which are in the 10% least deprived
North Berwick Coastal data zones ranked by Crime Domain Figure 61 ‐ SIMD Crime Domain (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/) East Lothian Crime Crime Crime Rank domain 2016 domain Data zone Data zone name Location 2016 rank 2012 rank S01008271 Harbour / High St / West Sands North B’k 54 3563 3322 S01008244 Aberlady North/ Kilspindie / Craigielaw Aberlady 76 4700 5328 S01008262 Dirleton / Fenton Barns Rural 82 4920 4313 S01008277 Tantallon / Whitekirk / Belhaven Bay Rural 85 4993 5105 S01008266 Gullane Village East Gullane 91 5271 4240 S01008243 Aberlady South / Gosford / Luffness Aberlady 94 5389 6172 S01008273 Lodge Park / Law Rd / Clifford Rd North B’k 95 5418 3999 Marine Parade / Recreation Pk / Glen S01008275 Golf Course North B’k 101 5767 4561 S01008272 North Berwick Law / Kingston Rural 104 5788 4712 S01008265 Gullane Village South Gullane 105 5878 6487 S01008268 West Links / Dirleton Av North B’k 108 5971 2802 S01008274 Brodie Av / Craigleith Av North B’k 111 6127 4439 S01008267 Gullane Village West Gullane 118 6377 5125 S01008276 Tantallon Rd / Lime Gr North B’k 121 6547 6402 S01008263 Athelstaneford / East Fortune Rural 123 6582 4515 S01008264 Gullane East Links / Drem Rural 126 6668 4515 S01008270 Westgate / Station Rd / Glenochry Rd North B’k 127 6701 5260 S01008269 Williamstone Ct / May Terr North B’k 129 6869 5626
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 51 Fear of Crime People’s fear of crime does not always reflect the actual rate of crime occurring in their local areas. The East Lothian Resident Survey (2017) asked ‘To what extent do you feel threatened by crime in your neighbourhood?’ The results are shown in Figure 62.
Figure 62 – Perceived Threat of Crime in Local Neighbourhoods (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)
To what extent do you feel threatened by crime in this neighbourhood these days?
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
96% 94%
3% 6% 1% 1%
A great deal/ a fair amount Not very much/not at all Don't know
96% of adult residents in the ward did not feel significantly threatened by crime in their neighbourhoods
The East Lothian Resident Survey (2017) asked residents how safe they felt walking alone at night in their neighbourhood. Figure 63 – Perceptions of Safety after dark (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) How safe or unsafe do you feel walking alone outside in your local neighbourhood afterdark ?
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
90% 85%
7% 9% 8% 1%
Very/fairly safe A bit/very unsafe Don't know
52 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 After dark 90% of those in the ward reported that they felt very/fairly safe walking alone in their neighbourhood (compared to 85% in East Lothian as a whole) 10% of those in the ward reported feeling ‘A bit/very unsafe’ (compared to 7% in East Lothian)
The Students Evaluation of Experience Survey 2016 also included questions about how safe people felt in their local communities. 98.3% of the P6 students, and 96.9% of S2 students agreed that they felt safe in their local area during the day (compared with 95% and 97.3% respectively for East Lothian as a whole) 82.1% of P6 students, and 87.6% of S2 agreed they felt ‘safe to go out in their local neighbourhood during the evening (compared with 75.1% and 83.4% respectively for East Lothian as a whole)
Anti‐Social Behaviour Anti‐social behaviour covers a range of incidents reported to the police and East Lothian Council’s Anti‐Social Behaviour Hotline including noise complaints, street disorder, hate crimes, snowball incidents, fly‐tipping and more. Figure 64 ‐ Anti‐Social behaviour by ward (East Lothian Council)
ASB Complaints to Council by Ward (2015/16) 37.0%
25% 17.7% 18.8% 16.8% 17.6% 12.1% 13.1% 13.5% 10.0% 9.4% 8.9% 0.4%
Musselburgh Fa'side Preston Seton Haddington & North Berwick Dunbar & East More than one West & Gosford Lammermuir Coastal Linton ward Musselburgh East and Carbery
ASB Complaints Population of East Lothian
East Lothian Council received 1,444 anti social behaviour complaints during 2015/16. NBC ward which houses 13.1% of East Lothian’s population, generated 9.4% of East Lothian’s ASB complaints
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 53 Fire incidences across the ward Across East Lothian around 100 uniformed and support staff are employed by the Fire and Rescue Service within 6 community fire stations based at Musselburgh, East Linton, North Berwick, Tranent, Dunbar and Haddington. Figure 65 ‐ Incidences requiring Fire Service attendance (Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service 2016) Number of incidences 2016 incidences as a percentage of East North Berwick Coastal ward 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Lothian totals Accidental Dwelling Fires 9 12 8 10 13 16% Deliberate Primary Fires 1 2 2 0 2 3% Deliberate Secondary Fires 7 4 0 3 5 4% Non‐fatal Fire Casualties 0 0 0 2 1 14% Fire Fatalities 0 0 0 0 0 0% Road traffic Collisions attended by the Fire Service 6 3 9 1 4 7% False alarms (All) 108 127 120 99 143 21%
The number of false alarm calls remains at a high level Deliberate primary and secondary fires in the NBC ward were the lowest in East Lothian
54 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Transport and Travel Access to transport is fundamental to maintaining today’s lifestyles, whether it is for work, education, leisure or to attain the goods and services people rely on in their daily lives. The dispersed, rural nature of many of East Lothian’s settlements also increases the need for travel. While the personal freedoms offered by the car are recognised, the downside is traffic congestion and, until alternative technologies become widespread, the problem of exhaust emissions. A key way for East Lothian to reduce its carbon footprint would be to improve connections between communities, encourage the use of more sustainable modes of transport (where practical) including walking, cycling and public transport and investigate ways of reducing the overall need for travel.
HEADLINES – Transport and Travel In 21% of working households in the NBC ward the main earner commutes to work outside of East Lothian 93% of the ward’s working households used the car as their main means of transport for comuting to work (85% for East Lothian as whole) 6 data zones in the NBC ward are within the 20% most access deprived in East Lothian, 5 of which are within the 20% most access deprived in Scotland The Dirleton/Fenton Barns data zone is the most access deprived in the NBC ward
The East Lothian Residents Survey 2017 showed that 85% of respondents in the ward had a car/light van in the household. Figure 66 – Do you have a car/light van in the household (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) Do you have a car/light van in household ?
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian 47% 44% 36% 29% 19% 11% 5% 5%
Yes,one Yes, two Yes, three No
The graph below (Figure 67) shows how people across the ward reported that they ‘usually travel’ to a range of common locations in the 2011 East Lothian Residents Survey. The East Lothian Residents Survey 2017 showed that in 21% of working households in the ward the chief earner comutes to work outside of East Lothian (compared to 30% for East lothian as a whole). Figure 67 shows that 93% of the ward’s working households used the car as their main means of transport for comuting to work (85% for East Lothian as whole).
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 55 Figure 67 – Main method of commuting to work (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)
Main method of travel to work
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The national ‘Hands‐Up’ survey records annually how many children and young people travel to school. The 2015 results for schools in the NBC ward are shown in Figure 68.
Figure 68 – Mode of Travel to School (Hands‐Up 2015)
Mode of Travel to School (2015)
North Berwick High School 49.6%
Law Primary School 61.7%
Gullane Primary School 53.3%
Dirleton Primary School 35.9%
Aberlady Primary School 50.8%
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56 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Access Deprivation SIMD Geographic Access Domain This domain is intended to capture the issues of financial cost, time and inconvenience of having to travel to access basic services, and is based on travel time to 6 key services. It consists of two sub‐domains, one for public transport journeys and one for journeys made by private car. This accounts for the fact that not everyone will have access to a car and therefore may be dependent on public transport. 6 data zones in the NBC ward are within the 20% most access deprived in East Lothian, 5 of which are within the 20% most access deprived in Scotland 4 data zones in the NBC ward are within the 10% most access deprived in East Lothian and Scotland 2 data zones in the NBC ward are within the 20% least access deprived in East Lothian, both of which are within the 10% least access deprived in East Lothian 2 data zones in the NBC ward are within the 20% least access deprived in Scotland, I of which is with the 10% lease aces deprived in Scotland North Berwick Coastal Data zones Figure 69 ‐ Access Deprivation (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/) East Access Access Lothian domain domain Data zone Area Access 2016 2012 rank rank rank S01008262 Dirleton / Fenton Barns/Rural 4 325 423 S01008277 Tantallon / Whitekirk / Belhaven Bay / Rural 7 387 186 S01008267 Gullane Village West/ Gullane 9 609 1024 S01008243 Aberlady South / Gosford / Luffness /Aberlady 11 671 790 S01008272 North Berwick Law / Kingston/Rural 18 1095 990 S01008244 Aberlady North / Kilspindie / Craigielaw/Aberlady 26 1471 1464 S01008264 Gullane East Links / Drem / Rural 56 2465 2880 S01008263 Athelstaneford / East Fortune/Rural 57 2477 2880 S01008276 Tantallon Rd / Lime Gr / North B’k 60 2529 2220 S01008268 West Links / Dirleton Av / North B’k 61 2662 1571 S01008269 Williamstone Ct / May Terr / North B’k 63 2715 1487 S01008266 Gullane Village East / Gullane 66 2926 3524 S01008265 Gullane Village South / Gullane 81 3864 4865 S01008275 Marine Parade / Recreation Pk / Glen Golf Course/North 86 4077 2943 B’k S01008270 Westgate / Station Rd / Glenochry Rd /North B’k 101 5047 3452 S01008274 Brodie Av / Craigleith Av/North B’k 104 5257 4248 S01008273 Lodge Park / Law Rd / Clifford Rd / North B’k 119 6010 5433 S01008271 Harbour / High St / West Sands/North B’k 131 6656 6381
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 57 Environment The quality of the natural environment is one of East Lothian`s greatest assets. Across the county communities have access to a wide range of public open/green spaces including coastal and countryside sites, woodlands, parks, amenity open spaces, green corridors, village greens, play areas, school grounds and civic spaces which offer positive benefits to the health and well‐being of local communities. At a neighbourhood level however environmental quality concerns – like dog fouling, litter, traffic congestion, graffiti, abandoned vehicles etc – can affect people’s perceptions of their environment and influence their quality of life.
HEADLINES – Environment The East Lothian Residents’ survey showed that 91% of respondents in the NBC ward were very satisfied/satisfied with the parks, gardens and open spaces in East Lothian There 15 reports of fly‐tipping in the in the NBC ward, accounting for 5.2% of all incidents in East Lothian 70.3% of P6 students felt that they had the opportunity to get involved with environmental issues in their neighbourhood
The quality of the local environment The East Lothian Resident Survey (2017) showed that: 24% of respondents in the NBC ward reported that they considered parks and openspaces to be a priority for making somewhere a good place to live 91% of respondents in the NBC ward were very satisfied/satisfied with the parks, gardens and open spaces provided in East Lothian 98% of respondents in the ward felt that a high quality natural environment was a very important/important priority for the East Lothian Partnership, compared to 96% for East Lothian Figure 70 ‐ Community Satisfaction with Parks and Open Spaces (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) Satisfaction with parks, gardens and open spaces
East Lothian Average
100% 97% 94% 91% 89% 93% 84%
Haddington Musselburgh Preston, North Tranent, Dunbar & & Seton & Berwick Wallyford & East Linton Lammermuir Gosford Coastal Macmerry
58 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Figure 71‐ Greenspace Map North Berwick (East Lothian Council)
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 59 Figure 72 ‐ Greenspace Map Gullane (East Lothian Council)
60 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Air quality and pollution The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) reported that 8% of respondents in the ward felt that traffic congestion was the most important thing in making somewhere a good place to live, compared to 10% across East Lothian. Carbon Emissions:‐ In East Lothian there has been an overall decrease of 27.1% in CO2 emissions between 2005 and 2014. However in 2014 East Lothian had an estimated 11.4 tonnes of CO2 emissions per capita. This was the second highest rate in Scotland out of the 32 local authorities. Figure 73 shows the estimated C02 emissions per capita for East Lothian and Scotland from 2005 to 2014. Industry and commercial accounted for 62.6% of CO2emissions, followed by Transport (16.7%) and Domestic (16.5%). Figure 73 – CO2 emission estimates per capita (tonnes per capita) in East Lothian and Scotland (UK Government 2016)
CO2 emissions estimates 2005‐2014 18.0
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 The air quality assessment work is reviewed and updated annually. The results indicate that the objectives for all pollutants with the exception of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) are being met. An air quality management area was established in Musselburgh in relation to breaches and likely breaches of the NO2 annual mean air quality objective. (www.sns.gov.uk)
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 61 Local Environmental Concerns
Litter and Waste Management East Lothian Council monitors all customer contacts, complaints and incident reports on a geographic basis. Figure 74 – Fly‐tipping by ward (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) East Lothian Flytipping by Ward (2014‐2016)
East Lothian Flytipping by Ward (2014‐2016) Population of East Lothian 2016 28.0% 21.5% 18.8% 20.7% 20.1% 17.5% 17.3% 16.4% 13.5% 13.2% 8.0% 5.2%
Musselburgh Tranent Preston Seton Haddington & Dunbar & East North Berwick Wallyford & Gosford Lammermuir Linton Coastal Macmerry
15 (5.2%) of fly‐tipping occurred in the NBC ward. The majority of these were in North Berwick (9). There were 5 reports in Gullane and 1 report in Dirleton. The percentage of fly‐tipping in the NBC ward was lower than what would be expected from its share of the East Lothian population.
Figure 75 – Reported Dog Fouling Incidents (East Lothian Council 2017)
Percentage of Dog Fouling Incidents (Oct 2016 to Feb 2017)
Number of Dog Fouling Incidents 2016 Population
20.2% 20.7% 18.3% 17.5% 17.9% 18.8% 17.5% 16.4% 15.5% 13.5% 13.2% 10.7%
Tranent, Preston Seton Musselburgh Haddington & Dunbar & East North Berwick Wallyford & Gosford Lammermuir Linton Coastal Macmerry
The distribution of dog fouling incidents reflected the general spread of the population throughout East Lothian 27 (10.7%) of the 252 customer contacts regarding dog fouling were in the NBC ward. The majority of these were in North Berwick (12) and Gullane (9)
Young People and the Environment In the Student Evaluation of Experience Survey 2016, 70.3% of P6 students and 62.1% of S2 students agreed that they had opportunities to get involved with environmental issues in their local neighbourhood, compared with 69.1% (P6) and 54.2% (S2) across East Lothian.
62 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Perceptions of East Lothian Council & satisfaction with services East Lothian Council is the principle service provider within the county – with a responsibility for providing many of the services and facilities residents rely on in their daily lives. This section draws from the 2011 East Lothian Residents Survey to give an indication of how people across the ward felt about the services provided to their community.
HEADLINES – Perceptions of East Lothian Council & Satisfaction with Services 68% across the North Berwick Coastal ward were ‘very satisfied’ with the way East Lothian Council was running the area (compare to 57% across the county) 79% thought that the Council designs its services around the needs of local people (compared to 73% across East Lothian)
Over 90% of people reported satisfaction with Libraries, swimming(East Lothian pools, Residents sports Survey 2011)centres, arts/cultural events, museum/heritage events and parks, gardens and open spaces. The three services people in the ward thought were most important for the council to provide were Primary and Secondary schools, support for elderly people to remain at home and parks, gardens and open spaces.
The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) showed that 74% of respondents in the NBC ward felt that the council provided a high quality service, compared with the overall East Lothian average of 72%.
Figure 76 ‐ Overall satisfaction with ELC’s Performance (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) My local Council provides high quality services
East Lothian Average
80% 75% 74% 74% 72% EL average 68%
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Musselburgh Haddington & North Berwick Preston, Seton Dunbar & East Tranent, Lammermuir Coastal & Gosford Linton Wallyford & Macmerry
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 63 Respondents were also asked whether they agreed with a range of statements about the Council. NBC ward respondents gave more positive responses in all categories (as shown in Figure 77) Figure 77 ‐ Level of Agreement with statements about ELC (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)
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North Berwick Coastal East Lothian
91% Street cleaning 86% 91% Parks, gardens and open spaces 93% 87% Local schools 76% 85% Waste & recycling services 89% 84% Local bus services 77% 78% Swimming pools/sport centres 79% 75% Roads maintenance 68% 66% Children's play areas 68% 63% Libraries 72% 56% Support for frail/older people to allow them to remain… 58% 21% Council house repair service 18%
Residents in the NBC ward expressed higher levels of satisfaction when compared to East Lothian for Local schools, Local bus services, Roads maintenance, Street cleaning and the Council house repair service.
64 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017 Table of Figures Figure 1 ‐ Ward Map (East Lothian Council) ...... 4 Figure 2 – Age Distribution (National Records of Scotland, 2016 mid‐year estimates) ...... 5 Figure 3 – Length of residence in the UK (Census 2011) ...... 6 Figure 4 – Ethnic Identity ...... 6 Figure 5 – Proficiency in English Language (Census 2011) ...... 7 Figure 6 – Household Composition (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)...... 7 Figure 7 – Map of North Berwick Coastal Data zones (www.nomisweb.co.uk) ...... 9 Figure 8 ‐ SIMD overall deprivation(SIMD 2016) ...... 10 Figure 9 ‐ Employment by Industry Category (Census 2011) ...... 12 Figure 10 –Employment across Occupation Groups (www.scrol.gov.uk)...... 13 Figure 11 –Rates of Economic Activity (Census 2011) ...... 14 Figure 12 – Changing Patterns of Economic Activity (Census 2001 and 2011) ...... 14 Figure 13 ‐ Employment Deprivation (SIMD 2016) ...... 15 Figure 14 – % of the working age population on Universal Credit (Statistics.govt.Scot 2017) ...... 16 Figure 15 – Median Household Income (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/) ...... 17 Figure 16 – How households are managing financially (East lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 17 Figure 17 – Household Savings (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 19 Figure 18 – Income Deprivation (SIMD 2016) ...... 18 Figure 19 – Concentrations of Child Poverty (www.endchildpoverty) ...... 19 Figure 20 – Qualifications among adults (www.scrol.gov.uk) ...... 20 Figure 21 – SIMD Education (SIMD2016) ...... 21 Figure 22 – Early Development Instrument Scores (Offord Centre for Child Studies) ...... 22 Figure 23 – PIPS P1 baseline assessment (East Lothian Council) ...... 23 Figure 24 – Attendance and Exclusion rates (East Lothian Council) ...... 24 Figure 25 – School Staying on Rates (www.Itscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolonline) ...... 25 Figure 26 – Attainment at S5 (East Lothian Council) ...... 26 Figure 27 – Positive Destinations (East Lothian Council) ...... 26 Figure 28 – Life Expectancy (ScotPHO – Community Health and Well‐being Profile 2016) ...... 27 Figure 29 – Self Assessment of Health (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 28 Figure 30 – Hospital Admissions (ScotPHO – Community Health and Well‐being Profile 2016) ...... 28 Figure 31 – SIMD Health Domain (SIMD 2016) ...... 29 Figure 32 – Early Deaths/10,000 (ScotPHO –Community Health and Well‐being Profile 2016) ...... 30 Figure 33 –Child dental health/Immunisation/Breastfeeding rates (ScotPHO Health and Well‐being Profile 2016) ...... 31 Figure 34 – Young Peoples Attitudes to Health (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 31 Figure 35 – Hours of voluntary care provided (Census 2011) ...... 32 Figure 36 – Hours of Homecare by client group (East Lothian Council 2017) ...... 32 Figure 37 – Population projections for Older People (East Lothian Customer Survey 2009) ...... 33 Figure 38 – Perception of their neighbourhood (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 34 Figure 39 – What makes somewhere a good place to live (East Lothian Residents survey 2017) ...... 35 Figure 40 – Perceived change in local neighbourhoods (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 35 Figure 41 – Neighbourhood Improvements (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 36 Figure 42 – Town centre vacancy rates (East Lothian Council) ...... 37 Figure 43 – Town Centre Footfall (East Lothian Council) ...... 37 Figure 44 – Annual Library Visits (East Lothian Council) ...... 38 Figure 45 – Annual Wi‐Fi Sessions (East Lothian Council) ...... 38 Figure 46 – Annual PC Sessions (East Lothian Council) ...... 39 Figure 47 – Access to Leisure Card Users (East Lothian Council) ...... 39 Figure 48 – Distribution of Sports Pitches (East Lothian Council) ...... 40 Figure 49 – Involvement in Local Decision Making (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 40 Figure 50 – Urban /Rural Classification (National Records of Scotland) ...... 41 Figure 51 – Types of Housing (Natioanl Records of Scotland) ...... 42 Figure 52 – Dwellings by Council Tax Band (National Records of Scotland) ...... 42 Figure 53 – Number of Rooms per Residence (National Records of Scotland) ...... 43 Figure 54 – Number of People per Household (Census 2011) ...... 43 Figure 55 – Housing Tenure (East Lothian Council) ...... 44 Figure 56 – ESPC House Sales (East Lothian Council) ...... 45 Figure 57 – Private Sector National home Energy Rating (East Lothian Council) ...... 47
NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD- November 2017 65 Figure 58 – Geographic Source of Homeless Applications (East Lothian Council) ...... 48 Figure 59 – Perceptions of Crime Rates(East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 49 Figure 60 – Rates of Reported Crime (Lothian and Borders Police 2012) ...... 50 Figure 61 – SIMD Crime Domain (SIMD2016) ...... 51 Figure 62 – Perceived Threat of Crime in Local Neighbourhoods (Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service 2012) .... 52 Figure 63 – Perceptions of Safety after dark (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 52 Figure 64 – Anti‐social behaviour by ward (East Lothian Council) ...... 53 Figure 65 – Incidences requiring Fire Service attendance (Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service 2016) ...... 54 Figure 66 – Do you have a car/light van in the household? (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 55 Figure 67 – Main method of commuting to work (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 56 Figure 68 – Mode of Travel to School (Hands Up 2015) ...... 56 Figure 69 – Access Deprivation (SIMD 2016) ...... 57 Figure 70 – Community Satisfactionwith Parks and Open Spaces (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 58 Figure 71 – Greenspace Map North Berwick (East Lothian Council) ...... 59 Figure 72 – Greenspace Map Gullane (East Lothian Council) ...... 60 Figure 73 – CO2 emission estimates per capita in East Lothian and Scotland (UK Gov’t 2016) ...... 61 Figure 74 – Fly‐tipping by ward (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 62 Figure 75 – Reported Dog Fouling Incidents (East Lothian Council) ...... 62 Figure 76 – Overall satisfaction with ELC’s Performance (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 63 Figure 77 – Level of Agreement with statements about ELC (East Lothian Residents Survey 2011) ...... 64 Figure 78 – Satisfaction with Council Services (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 64
66 NORTH BERWICK COASTAL WARD November 2017