Marshalswick North Ward Profile

July 2016 Marshalswick North Ward

Number of residents: 6,542 2014 Estimate (ONS 2015) Number of residential properties: 2,684 March 2011 (CLG) Ward size: 195.24 ha 2012 (SADC) House prices (SADC avg.): £499,209 April 2016 (Land Registry) Electorate: 5.022 5 May 2016 (SADC) Election turn-out: 42% (39% SADC average) 5 May 2016 (SADC)

St Albans 008A 008B St Albans 008C St Albans 008D Deprivation rank (E01023709) (E01023710) (E01023711) (E01023712) (ONS 2015) Income Employment Health and Disability Education Skills and Training Barriers to Housing and Services Crime Living Environment OVERALL

50% Least Deprived 50-25% Most Deprived 25% Most Deprived

© Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100018953 Local Information Schools: Skyswood Primary School, Chandlers Road, AL4 9RS St John Fisher RC Primary School, Hazlemere Road, AL4 9RW July 2016 (26UGGH) Marshalswick North Ward Wheatfields Infant and Nursery School, Downes Road, AL4 9NT Wheatfields JM School, Downes Road, AL4 9NT , The Ridgeway, AL4 9NX Community Buildings: Marshalswick Community Centre, The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9TU St Mary Marshalswick Church Hall, 120 The Redgeway, St Albans, AL4 9PR Marshalswick Library, The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9TU Green Space and Play Areas: Bentsley Spinney

Age Profile

Aged 0-15 Aged 16-24 Aged 25-49 Aged 50-64 Aged 65+ Marshalswick North Ward 20% 10% 31% 20% 18% St Albans City & District 22% 9% 36% 18% 16% 19% 11% 34% 18% 18% Count 1341 660 2047 1317 1177 SOURCE: Mid-Year Population Estimates Explorable Datasets (ONS: June 2015) (NB: Figures are rounded up) Commentary • Broadly in-line with District proportions Gender Profile

July 2016 (26UGGH) Marshalswick North Ward SOURCE: Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates 2010 (some percentage calculations manually derived, caution on margin of error) Commentary • Broadly in-line with the District profile Ethnicity Marshalswick North Ward St Albans District England White British 5,426 83.52% 81.15% 79.75% Irish & Other White 423 6.51% 7.28% 5.66% Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups 167 2.57% 2.78% 2.25% Asian/Asian British 350 5.39% 6.41% 7.97% Black/Black British 110 1.69% 1.7% 3.48% Arab & Other Ethnic Group 21 0.32% 0.7% 1.03% SOURCE: Office for National Statistics, data derived from 2011 Census [Figures are rounded to two decimal places, may not add up to 100] Commentary • High percentage of white British residents in the ward Health Residents who reported Marshalswick St Albans England North Good or very good 85.5% 87% 82.4% 81.4% health SOURCE: Office for National Statistics; NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care (2011) Commentary • Residents reporting good health slightly below levels for the District Education Marshalswick St Albans District England North Ward No Qualifications 13.32% 12.90% 22.46% Level 1 (1+4 O Levels/CSE/GCSE or NVQ 1) 10.61% 10% 13.29% Level 2 (5+ O/GCSE (A-C); 1+ A/AS level; NVQ 2) 15.21% 13.35% 15.22% Apprenticeship 3.83% 2.78% 3.56% Level 3 (2+A levels; 4 AS levels; NVQ 3) 11.90% 10.41% 12.35% Level 4 (BA, MA, PhD, PGCE, NVQ 4-5) 40.67% 46.34% 27.43% Other Qualification / unknown level 4.46% 4.2% 5.73%

18-74 year olds full-time students 7.36% 6.46% 8.15% SOURCE: Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics (2011) Commentary • Slightly lower proportion of residents holding level 4 qualifications when compared against figures for the District

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Employment Profile

Marshalswick Marshalswick North England & Wales North Ward St Albans (Total %) Ward (Total %) (Total %) (Numbers) Economically Active 3,363 82.4 81.3 76.8 In employment 3,218 78.9 77.8 71.0 Employees 2,711 66.5 64.4 60.6 Self-Employed 507 12.4 13.3 10.4 Unemployed 145 4.3 4.3 7.6 SOURCES: NOMIS Labour Market Statistics, ONS (2011) Commentary • High level of employment in the ward

Benefit Data Marshalswick North St Albans District England Ward Job Seekers 70 1.7% 1.8% 3.7% Employment Support Allowance 125 3.0% 3.2% 6.2% and Incapacity Benefits Lone Parents 20 0.5% 0.8% 1.5% Carers 30 0.7% 0.7% 1.2% Other on income related benefits 10 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% Disabled 25 0.6% 0.7% 1.0% Bereaved 10 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% TOTAL CLAIMANTS 290 7.0% 7.5% 14.4% SOURCE: DWP Benefit Claimants August 2011 Commentary • Generally similar to the District’s profile

Crime Data St Albans Central, North & West Percentage Total Crime Type (Total) Anti-Social Behaviour 1334 29.29% Bicycle Theft 113 2.48% Burglary 311 6.83% Criminal Damage & Arson 370 8.12% Drugs 158 3.47% Other Crime 71 1.56% Other Theft 497 10.91% Possession of Weapons 54 1.19% Public Order 195 4.28% Robbery 22 0.48% Shoplifting 286 6.28% Theft from the Person 108 2.37% Vehicle Crime 286 6.28% Violence and Sexual Offences 749 16.45% ALL CRIME 4,554

July 2016 (26UGGH) Marshalswick North Ward SOURCE: Comparison of Crime Types in areas between June 2015 and May 2016 (Police UK) Residents’ Problems Marshalswick St Albans District Comments Percentage residents who feel North Ward Rubbish or litter lying around is a very or 25% 24% fairly big problem People using or dealing drugs is a very or 4% 14% fairly big problem Noisy neighbours or loud parties is a very or 12% 7% Significantly fairly big problem above District Teenagers hanging around the streets is a 37% 16% very or fairly big problem Vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate damage to property or vehicles is a very or 6% 8% fairly big problem People being drunk or rowdy in public 11% 13% places is a very or fairly big problem Abandoned or burnt out cars is a very or 2% 2% fairly big problem SOURCE: Community Survey (2015) Commentary • ‘Teenagers hanging around the streets’ has been highlighted as a significant issue in the ward

Resident Perceptions Marshalswick North Ward St Albans District Percentage of residents 2010 2015 2010 2015 Very or fairly satisfied with their 80% 91% 90% 90% local area as a place to live Feel they strongly or fairly strongly 68% 69% 67% 75% belong to their local area Very or fairly satisfied with the way St 35% 77% 55% 71% Albans Council run things SOURCE: Community Survey (2010 & 2015) Commentary • Significant increase in the level of satisfaction with the local area as a place to live • An increase in satisfaction with the way the council run things

Getting Involved Marshalswick North St Albans District 2010 2015 2010 2015 Percentage of residents that have given unpaid help in the last 12 50% 32% 53% 41% months SOURCE: Community Survey (2010 & 2015) Commentary • Decrease in the number of people volunteering

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