Aylesbury Vale Central Locality Profile
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Aylesbury Vale Central Locality Profile Prevention Matters Priorities The Community Links Officer (CLO) has identified a number of key Prevention Matters priorities for the locality that will form the focus of the work over the next few months. These priorities also help to determine the sort of services and projects where Prevention Matters grants can be targeted. The priorities have been identified using the data provided by the Community Practice Workers (CPW) in terms of successful referrals and unmet demand (gaps where there are no appropriate services available), consultation with district council officers, town and parish councils, other statutory and voluntary sector organisations and also through the in depth knowledge of the cohort and the locality that the CLO has gained. The CLO has also worked with the other CLOs across the county to identify some key countywide priorities which affect all localities. Countywide Priorities Befriending Community Transport Aylesbury Vale Central Priorities Lunch Clubs Movers and Shakers Groups Dementia Services Social Activities Activities for Men Gardening and Cleaning Services Carers Support Background data Physical Area The Aylesbury Vale Central Locality covers approximately 47 square miles, and is made up of 16 wards, as below. Aston Clinton (includes Buckland, Weston Turville and Stoke Mandeville Parishes), Central Aylesbury, Bedgrove, Bierton (includes Hulcott Parish), Cheddington (includes Marsworth Parish), Cold Harbour, Edlesborough (includes Ivinghoe Aston and Slapton parishes), Elmhurst and Watermead, Gatehouse, Mandeville and Elm Farm, Oakfield, Pitstone (includes Ivinghoe, Dagnall and Horton Parishes), Quarrendon, Southcourt, Walton Court and Hawkslade, Wendover (includes Wendover Dean and Halton Parishes). The Aylesbury Vale Central Locality includes 3 Local Areas, Greater Aylesbury, Wendover and Great Brickhill, Wing and Ivinghoe, which are made up out of the 17 parishes within its boundary: Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bierton with Broughton, Buckland, Cheddington, Cold Harbour, Edlesborough, Halton, Hulcott, Ivinghoe, Marsworth, Pitstone, Quarrendon, Slapton, Stoke Mandeville, Stoke Mandeville, Watermead, Wendover and Weston Turville. The Aylesbury Vale Central Locality is made up of two quite distinct areas. The first being Aylesbury Town, which over recent years has seen huge expansion and incorporates new estates such as Berryfields and Buckingham Park. The second biggest urban area is that of Wendover, with the rest of the patch being made up of smaller much more rural villages including Aston Clinton, Marsworth, Edlesborough, Cheddington and Ivinghoe. Population, Ethnic Diversity, Deprivation and Health There is a strong multicultural diversity within the more urban areas, with particular reference to Asian/ Asian British populations and also a more recent increase in diversity due to Polish immigration. However the rural communities continue to be in the main White British in nature. Employment relates primarily to service based industry which increases the population in urban areas, and makes employment scarce in rural economies. Overall attainment in the locality is high, and according to the most recent GDP (Gross Domestic Product) statistics, the county as a whole has the highest ratings in the quality and expectancy of life, as well as the best education results in the country. However there are some contrasting pockets of poor educational achievement and higher levels of deprivation within the Central Area. Households with families make up almost half of the population in the locality. However the largest growing area is that of older people, as 1 in 5 properties are now inhabited by someone of pensionable age. While the health of the population is good the main concerns in the patch relate to, in many cases, preventable diseases such as, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Cardio-vascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease are also particular concerns in the Aylesbury Central Patch. A high proportion of unpaid carers are prevalent in the community with 1 in 10 people providing some form of care, to a family member or friend. This is a sharp increase of about 38% in the last ten years, of people providing 10 hours or more of care a week. Chart showing population, age and deprivation in the Aylesbury Vale Central Locality by ward Wards Total Population 60 Population 60 Economic Number of Potential Population and over as a or over as a deprivation - dwellings in areas of high (ONS 2011) figure. (ONS percentage % of each area levels of 2011) (ONS 2011) households (ONS deprivation below 60% of Neighbourhoo based on average d Statistics locality (ONS income after 2011) 2011) housing costs (ONS 2008) Aston Clinton 9,365 2,565 26.60% 10.70% 3,837 Barriers to (includes housing Buckland, services Weston Turville and Stoke Mandeville Parishes) Central 3,854 601 15.60% No figure 1,859 Crime Aylesbury given Bedgrove 8,805 2,467 28% 12% 3,546 None Bierton 1,704 543 31.90% No figure 731 Barriers to (includes given housing Hulcott and services Broughton Parishes) Cheddington 3,028 677 22.40% No figure 1,273 Barriers to (includes given housing Marsworth services Parish) Cold Harbour 9,507 975 10.10% No figure 2,054 Income, (Fairford Leys) given employment and education/skill s/training Edlesborough 2,852 779 27.30% No figure 1,243 Barriers to (Ivinghoe given housing Aston and services Slapton parishes) Elmhurst and 9,229 1,444 15.60% No figure 3,807 Barriers to Watermead given housing services, education/skill s/training and crime Gatehouse 6,219 1,086 17.50% 23.40% 2,523 Health and disability, education/skill s/training and crime Mandeville 8,778 1,527 17.40% 13.80% 3,649 Barriers to and Elm Farm housing services Oakfield 5,910 1,049 17.70% 13.00% 2,253 Education/trai ning/skills and crime Pitstone 3,688 718 19.50% No figure 1,468 Barriers to (includes given housing Ivinghoe, services Dagnall and Horton Parishes) Quarrendon 5,498 757 13.80% 25.50% 2,099 Income, education/skill s/training and crime Southcourt 6,959 1,019 14.60% 30.10% 2,568 Income, employment, education/skill s/training and crime Walton Court 5,907 711 12.20% 19.70% 2,443 Barriers to and housing Hawkslade services, income, education/skill s/training and crime Wendover 8,524 2,108 24.70% 11.60% 3,520 Barriers to (includes housing Wendover services Dean and Halton Parishes) Total 99,827 19,026 Average 38,873 19.7% Wendover Local Area Aston Clinton Aston Clinton is a rural village approximately 4 miles east of Aylesbury. It is situated at the foot of the Chiltern Hills and consequently the topography of this area is that it has a reasonably level landscape which causes fewer issues for those with mobility difficulties. However it is also primarily on one long main street and therefore necessary services can be at some distance for individuals to get to. Aston Clinton has two main bus services which serve its residents. These are the number 61 and the number 500. The number 61 runs every hour Monday to Saturday and allows residents of Aston Clinton to access Aylesbury, Tring and Luton, as well as smaller villages in the central patch including Ivinghoe, Edlesborough, Eaton Bray and Tottenhoe. After 6pm there are three buses that still allow residents of Aston Clinton to access Aylesbury, Tring and Luton but not some of the smaller villages. This service is not available on a Sunday. The 500 and 501(Sundays) bus service that travels through Aston Clinton is a 7 day a week service that enables residents of Aston Clinton to travel to Aylesbury, Tring, Berkhampstead, Hemel Hempstead and Watford. These services run approximately twice an hour but do not run in the evenings. Currently as far as I am aware the ward of Aston Clinton and the parishes this encompasses do not possess a Community Transport scheme but can use the Aylesbury Vale Dial-A-Ride Service for planned journeys. Aston Clinton’s Westongrove Doctors Surgery holds a fairly central location in the village of Aston Clinton but as the village is primarily based round one long main street, this may still be some distance for residents to get to. Aston Clinton has one dental practice near to the village centre and a private dental laboratory. The nearest hospital to Aston Clinton is Stoke Mandeville Hospital situated approximately 5 miles away. To access the hospital for appointments non – driving residents of Aston Clinton would need to catch a bus to Aylesbury town centre and then another bus to the hospital, use Dial-A-Ride or book a private taxi company. There are no optician services in Aston Clinton, the nearest being located in Aylesbury town centre. However there are some private home visiting optician services that may be available for those who are unable to access the nearest opticians based in Aylesbury town. There are no sheltered accommodation services in Aston Clinton and only two care homes, both of which are residential care for those with a Learning Disability. Therefore access to supported housing is limited in the area, for those who wish to stay in the locality. Indeed the rating for potential deprivation in Aston Clinton relates to the difficulty and potential barriers to housing, as a cause of concern. Aston Clinton is served by its own primary school (Twitchell Lane Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire HP22 5JJ ). It has a large park, as well as two churches being St. Michael and All Angels Church, and Aston Clinton Baptist Church. Aston Clinton has one general local store situated near to the park which serves the community with groceries, fruit and vegetables and newspapers. There are five community spaces that can be accessed being: Aston Clinton Guide Hall, Aston Clinton Aston Hall, Aston Park, Aston Clinton Baptist Church, and Aston Clinton Church Lane building. There are no care agencies actually based in Aston Clinton although most of the Aylesbury based care agencies will cover Aston Clinton as part of their remit, including: Carewatch Mid Bucks, Bluebird Care, Phoenix Healthcare, Aylesbury Primecare etc.