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1. Population...... 3 1.1. 2011 actuals...... 3 1.2. Marital Status ...... 3 1.3. Ethnicity ...... 4 1.4. Social Grade ...... 4 2. Labour Market ...... 5 2.1. Economic Activity...... 5 2.2. Economic Inactivity ...... 5 2.3. Employment Occupations ...... 6 2.4. Key Out-of-Work Benefits ...... 6 3. Health ...... 8 3.1. Limiting Long-Term Illness...... 8 3.2. Disability Living Allowance Claimants (August 2012) ...... 8 3.3. Incapacity Benefit / Severe Disablement Allowance...... 8 4. Crime ...... 9 5. Housing ...... 10 5.1. Household Types ...... 10 5.2. Tenure...... 10 5.3. People per Household ...... 11 5.4. Number of Rooms per Household ...... 11 5.5. Persons per Room ...... 11 5.6. Housing Stock...... 12 6. Education...... 13 6.1. Key Stage 2 Results ...... 13 6.2. Adult Qualifications ...... 13

1. Population

1.1. 2011 actuals

Blacko Pendle England Total % % % All All 1800 0-15 261 14.6% 20.5% 18.9% 16-24 125 6.9% 11.2% 11.9% 25-44 411 22.9% 26.5% 27.5% 45-64 580 32.2% 25.7% 25.4% 65 and over 423 23.5% 16.1% 16.4%

Males All 879 0-14 121 13.8% 19.9% 18.4% 15-24 73 8.3% 12.6% 13.5% 25-49 279 31.7% 33.7% 35.2% 50-64 220 25.0% 19.2% 18.1% 65 and over 186 21.1% 14.6% 14.7%

Females All 921 0-14 128 13.9% 18.5% 17.0% 15-24 64 6.9% 12.5% 12.7% 25-49 272 29.5% 32.8% 34.5% 50-64 220 23.9% 18.8% 18.0% 65 and over 237 25.7% 17.5% 17.9% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- Blacko & Higherford has 23.5% of its residents aged 65 or over. This is over 7% higher compared to the Pendle and national averages.

1.2. Marital Status

Blacko & Higherford Pendle England Single (never married) 20.9% 31.2% 34.6% Married 60.8% 48.1% 46.6% In a registered same sex civil partnership 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Separated 1.8% 2.9% 2.7% Divorced 8.3% 10.2% 9.0% Widowed 8.0% 7.5% 6.9% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- Over 60% of the Blacko and Higherford ward are married which is 12% higher than the Pendle average and over 14% higher than the national average. - In line with this statistic, the proportion of single and divorced residents in the ward is lower than for both Pendle and England.

1.3. Ethnicity

Blacko Pendle England White 97.1% 79.9% 85.4% Mixed/multiple ethnic groups 0.7% 1.1% 2.3% Asian/Asian British 1.9% 18.8% 7.8% Black/African/Black/Caribbean/Black 0.1% 0.1% 3.5% Other ethnic group 0.2% 0.2% 1.0% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- The proportion of Blacko & Higherford residents who are of White ethnicity is greater than the Pendle and national averages. - Aside from White residents, 1.9% of the ward population are of Asian ethnicity but this is lower than the Pendle and England averages.

1.4. Social Grade

Blacko Pendle England Large employers / higher managerial 16.20% 7.02% 10.41% Lower managerial and professional 31.12% 17.19% 20.92% Intermediate 13.11% 10.85% 12.79% Small employers and account workers 14.32% 10.01% 9.42% Lower supervisory and technical 5.20% 7.83% 6.88% Semi-routine 8.21% 16.81% 13.97% Routine 5.88% 15.19% 11.00% Never worked and long term unemployed 1.81% 8.33% 5.61% Not classified 4.14% 6.76% 9.01% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- Over a quarter of the ward population are in lower managerial and professional occupations, which is over 13% higher than the Pendle average. - Conversely, less than 15% of Blacko and Higherford residents are in either semi-routine or routine occupations. This is over 16% lower than the Pendle average and 10% lower than nationally.

4 2. Labour Market

2.1. Economic Activity

Blacko Blacko Pendle England All People Economically Active 946 52.6% 47.8% 51.3% In Employment 875 48.6% 42.4% 45.5% ~ PT employees 155 8.6% 10.1% 10.1% ~ FT employees 530 29.4% 25.9% 28.3% ~ Self employed 190 10.6% 6.4% 7.2% Unemployed 35 1.9% 3.4% 3.2% Student 36 2.0% 2.0% 2.5% Males Economically Active 509 57.9% 53.5% 55.6% In Employment 469 53.4% 47.5% 49.3% ~ PT employees 27 3.1% 5.6% 4.5% ~ FT employees 311 35.4% 32.0% 34.6% ~ Self employed 131 14.9% 9.8% 10.2% Unemployed 26 3.0% 4.1% 3.9% Student 14 1.6% 1.9% 2.4% Females Economically Active 437 47.4% 42.4% 47.1% In Employment 406 44.1% 37.6% 41.9% ~ PT employees 128 13.9% 14.4% 15.4% ~ FT employees 219 23.8% 20.1% 22.3% ~ Self employed 59 6.4% 3.1% 4.2% Unemployed 9 1.0% 2.6% 2.6% Student 22 2.4% 2.1% 2.7% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- The proportion of residents economically active in Blacko and Higherford is over 4% higher than the Pendle average and 1% higher than nationally.

2.2. Economic Inactivity

Blacko Blacko Pendle England All People Economically Inactive 381 21.2% 24.2% 22.1% ~ Retired 290 16.1% 10.9% 10.0% ~ Student 19 1.1% 3.0% 4.3% ~ Looking after home 34 1.9% 4.1% 3.2% ~ LT sick/ disabled 26 1.4% 4.4% 3.0% ~ Other 12 0.7% 1.8% 1.6% Males Economically Inactive 156 17.7% 19.3% 18.4% ~ Retired 120 13.7% 9.5% 8.7% ~ Student 9 1.0% 2.8% 4.4% ~ Looking after home 3 0.3% 0.9% 0.6% ~ LT sick/ disabled 15 1.7% 4.6% 3.2%

5 ~ Other 9 1.0% 1.5% 1.5% Females Economically Inactive 225 24.4% 29.0% 25.7% ~ Retired 170 18.5% 12.2% 11.3% ~ Student 10 1.1% 3.1% 4.1% ~ Looking after home 31 3.7% 7.3% 5.7% ~ LT sick/ disabled 11 1.2% 4.1% 2.8% ~ Other 3 0.3% 2.2% 1.7% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- Over 16% of residents in Blacko and Higherford are retired. This is 5% above the Pendle average and 6% above the national average.

2.3. Employment Occupations

Blacko Blacko Pendle England Managers and senior officials 182 20.1% 10% 11% Professional 222 24.5% 13% 18% Associate professional & technical 86 9.5% 10% 13% Administrative & secretarial 110 12.2% 10% 12% Skilled trades 101 11.2% 14% 11% Personal services 69 7.6% 11% 9% Sales and customer services 51 5.6% 9% 8% Process plant and machine operatives 33 3.6% 12% 7% Elementary occupations 51 5.6% 11% 11% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- Of the Blacko and Higherford residents in employment, almost 25% are Professional. This is over 10% higher than the Pendle average. - Just 5.7% are in elementary occupations, which is around half the proportion for Pendle and England as a whole.

2.4. Key Out-of-Work Benefits

2.4.1. Total JSA Claimants January 2013

Blacko Blacko Pendle England All People 6 0.3 2.2% 2.4% Males 5 0.6 1.5% 1.6% Females 1 0.1 0.7% 0.8% (Source: Nomis web, claimant count)

Main Points:

- JSA claimants in the ward is low with the proportion half that of the Pendle and Great Britain averages.

2.4.2. JSA Claimants by Age and Duration January 2013

Blacko Blacko Pendle England By Age of Claimant (years) 6 18 to 24 0 0% 31% 27% 25 to 49 0 67% 55% 57% 50+ 0 33% 15% 17% By Duration of Claim (months) 0 to 6 0 50% 57% 57% 6 to 12 0 17% 16% 16% 12+ 0 33% 27% 28% (Source: Nomis web, claimant count)

Main Points:

- There are no claimants aged 18 to 24 in Blacko and Higherford. - 33% of claims last longer than 12 months which is more than the Pendle average and the national average.

2.4.3. Benefit Claimants 2012

Blacko Blacko Pendle England Job Seekers 10 0.6% 2.3% 2.4% ESA and Incapacity Benefits 35 1.9% 5.5% 3.9% Lone Parents 0 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% Other Income Benefits 0 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% Total Out-of-Work Benefits 45 2.5% 9.1% 7.5% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions)

Main Points:

- 2.5% of the ward population claim key out-of-work benefits. Of that 2.5%, ESA and incapacity benefits account for 1.9%.

2.4.4. Income Support (May 2012)

Ward No's Ward Pendle GB Total Claimants 0 2305 1,199,244 ~ Aged 16-24 0 0% 17.1% 16.6% ~ Aged 25-49 0 0% 56.2% 60.3% ~ Aged 50-59 0 0% 23.6% 20.7% ~ Aged 60 and over 0 0% 3% 2.4% ~ Male 0 0% 32.8% 31.0% ~ Female 0 0% 67.2% 69% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions)

Main Points:

- There are no claimants in Blacko and Higherford. -

7 3. Health

3.1. Limiting Long-Term Illness

Blacko Pendle England Count Proportion Population 1800 Daily activities limited a lot 141 8% 10% 8% Daily activities limited a little 197 11% 11% 9% Daily activities not limited 1462 81% 79% 82% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- The data for Blacko and Higherford shows that the proportion of the population who have their daily activities limited a lot is lower than the Pendle average and equal than the national average.

3.2. Disability Living Allowance Claimants (August 2012)

Blacko Count Proportion Pendle England Total 45 5,505 2,685,870 Aged Under 16 5 11.1% 10.5% 11.1% Aged 16-24 0 0.0% 5.5% 6.8% Aged 25-49 10 22.2% 23.6% 25.5% Aged 50-59 15 33.3% 19.7% 18.2% Aged 60-69 5 11.1% 24.5% 22.9% Aged 70 and Over 10 22.2% 16.0% 15.6% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- A third of the claimants are aged 50-59.

3.3. Incapacity Benefit / Severe Disablement Allowance

Blacko Count Proportion Pendle England Total: 15 2,650 1,162,510 ~ Incapacity Benefit 15 100% 89.4% 84.9% ~ Severe Disablement Allowance 0 0% 10.6% 15.2% Aged 16-24 0 0% 1.5% 2.4% Aged 25-49 0 0% 41.5% 43.9% Aged 50-59 5 33.3% 36.2% 35.0% Aged 60 and Over 10 67.7% 20.8% 18.7% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions)

Main Points:

- All claimants are aged 50 or over.

4. Crime

Total calls made Blacko Blacko % Pendle Lancs 2011 2012 Change Average Average Calls to... Police 46 45 -2.2% 279 329 Ambulance Services 7 3 -57.1% 51 59 Fire & Rescue Services 103 122 18.4% 527 653

Police: All Violent Crime 10 8 -20.0% 61 78 Police: Violence Against The Person 10 8 -20.0% 55 71 Police: All Sexual Offences 0 0 - 4 5 Police: All Robbery 0 0 - 1 2 Police: All Vehicle Crime 9 9 0.0% 27 25 Police: All Criminal Damage (incl 7 5 -28.6% 50 63 Arson) Police: All Drugs Offences 1 0 -100.0% 15 16 Police: All Racially Aggravated Crime 2 0 -100.0% 2 2

Fire: Accidental Dwelling Fires 1 1 0.0% 4 4 Fire: All Deliberate Fires 1 0 -100.0% 15 14 Fire: Deliberate Secondary Fires 1 0 -100.0% 13 11

Ambulance: Stabbing or Gun Wound 0 0 0.0% 1 1 Ambulance: Psych or Suicide 0 1 - 10 14 Total calls to Police, Ambulance 156 170 9.0% 858 1041 Services & Fire and Rescue services (Source: Lancashire MADE)

Main Points:

- The crime rate in Blacko and Higherford is lower than the Pendle and Lancashire averages.

5. Housing

5.1. Household Types

Blacko Pendle England % of All % of All % of All Total Households Total Households Total Households All Households 784 37,348 22,063,368 House or Bungalow 767 98% 34,439 92% 17,235,610 78% ~Detached 319 41% 5,046 14% 4,949,216 22% ~Semi-detached 253 32% 8,792 24% 6,889,935 31% ~Terraced 195 25% 20,601 55% 5,396,459 24% Flat, Apartment etc 17 1% 2,842 8% 4,668,839 21% ~Purpose-built 7 1% 2,228 6% 3,624,359 16% ~Converted 3 0% 312 1% 834,083 4% ~Commercial 7 1% 302 1% 210,397 1% Caravan or other 0 0% 67 0% 158,919 1% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- 41% of all households in Blacko and Higherford are detached, which is almost 3 times the Pendle average. - Only 1% of households in the ward are flats or apartments. This is much lower than the Pendle and national averages.

5.2. Tenure

Blacko Pendle England % of All % of All % of All Total Households Total Households Total Households All Households 784 37,348 22,063,368 Owned 686 87.5% 25,580 68.5% 13,975,024 63.3% ~Outright 393 50.1% 13,435 36.0% 6,745,584 30.6% ~Mortgage 293 37.4% 12,145 32.5% 7,229,440 32.8% ~Shared 2 0.3% 73 0.2% 173,760 0.8% Social Rented 7 0.9% 4,333 11.6% 3,903,550 17.7% ~Council 0 0% 2,104 5.6% 2,079,778 9.4% ~Other 7 0.9% 2,229 6.0% 1,823,772 8.3% Private Rented 69 8.8% 6,760 18.1% 3,715,924 16.8% Living Rent Free 20 2.6% 602 1.6% 295,110 1.3% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- Over half of Blacko and Higherford households are owned outright. This is 14% greater than the Pendle average and around 20% above the national average.

5.3. People per Household

Blacko Pendle England % of All % of All % of All Total Households Total Households Total Households All Households 784 37,348 22,063,368 1 Person Living 192 24.49% 12,088 32.37% 6,666,493 30.22% 2 People Living 360 45.92% 12,382 33.15% 7,544,404 34.19% 3 People Living 102 13.01% 5,399 14.46% 3,437,917 15.58% 4 People Living 99 12.63% 4,184 11.20% 2,866,800 12.99% 5 People Living 21 2.68% 1,775 4.75% 1,028,477 4.66% 6 People Living 9 1.15% 981 2.63% 369,186 1.67% 7 People Living 0 0% 282 0.76% 88,823 0.40% 8+ People Living 1 0.13% 257 0.69% 61,268 0.28% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- Over 45% of all households have exactly 2 people living in them, which is higher than both the Pendle and national averages.

5.4. Number of Rooms per Household

Blacko Pendle England % of All % of All % of All Total Households Total Households Total Households All Households 784 37,348 22,063,368 1 Room 2 0.26% 65 0.17% 172,008 0.78% 2 Rooms 6 0.77% 620 1.16% 641,307 2.91% 3 Rooms 26 3.32% 2,882 7.72% 2,264,602 10.26% 4 Rooms 103 13.14% 8,114 21.73% 4,227,236 19.16% 5 Rooms 174 22.19% 10,132 27.13% 5,446,830 24.69% 6 Rooms 147 18.75% 8,499 22.76% 4,275,834 19.38% 7 Rooms 112 14.29% 3,416 9.15% 2,223,733 10.08% 8 Rooms 89 11.35% 1,892 5.07% 1,400,789 6.35% 9 or more rooms 125 15.94% 1,7284.63 1,411,029 5.40% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- Over 22% of all households in the ward have 5 rooms. This is the most common sized house in Blacko and Higherford, but the proportion is still lower than the Pendle and national averages. - 15.9% of the households in the ward have 9 or more rooms, which is around 3 times the Pendle average and national averages.

5.5. Persons per Room

Blacko Pendle England

11 % of All % of All % of All Total Households Total Households Total Households All Households 784 37,348 22,063,368 Up to 0.5 persons per room 667 85.08% 27,250 72.96% 15,695,637 71.14% Over 0.5 and up to 1.0 114 14.54% 9,284 24.86% 5,904,342 26.76% persons per room Over 1.0 and up to 1.5 2 0.26% 699 1.87% 343,583 1.56% persons per room Over 1.5 persons per room 1 0.13% 115 0.31% 119,806 0.54% (Source: 2011 Census) Main Points:

- 85.1% of all households in the ward have up to 0.5 persons per room which is higher than the Pendle and national averages. - There are only 3 households with over 1 person per room.

5.6. Housing Stock

Blacko Pendle England % of All % of All % of All Total Households Total Households Total Households All Household Spaces 808 39,387 23,044,097 Spaces with at least one 784 97% 37,348 95% 22,063,368 96% usual resident Spaces with no usual 24 3% 2,039 5% 980,729 4% residents (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- 3% of households are vacant spaces which is just under the average for Pendle and England.

12 6. Education

6.1. Key Stage 2 Results

The data tables below show the percentage of 11 year old primary school children in Blacko and Higherford achieving Level 4 or above in English and Mathematics.

6.1.1. English

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Blacko & Higherford 92% 75% 92% 100% 100% 91% 100% Pendle 76% 76% 75% 78% 74% x 76% Lancashire 81% 81% 81% 82% 81% 82% 82% North West 80% 80% 81% 82% 81% 82% 83% England 79% 79% 80% 81% 80% 80% 82% (Source: Department for Education) x – data suppressed due to boycott

Main Points:

- In 2011, 100% of pupils in Blacko and Higherford have achieved level 4 or more in Key Stage 2 English, compared to the Pendle average of 76% and 82% nationally.

6.1.2. Mathematics

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Blacko & Higherford 92% 92% 100% 92% 100% 91% 94% Pendle 73% 72% 72% 74% 74% x 72% Lancashire 77% 78% 79% 80% 81% 82% 82% North West 77% 78% 79% 80% 81% 83% 82% England 75% 76% 77% 79% 79% 79% 80% (Source: Department for Education) x – data suppressed due to boycott

Main Points:

- In 2011, 94% of pupils in Blacko and Higherford achieved level 4 or more in Key Stage 2 Mathematics, a 3% increase from 2010.

6.2. Adult Qualifications

Blacko Blacko Pendle England All People No qualifications 254 17% 28% 23% Level 1 qualification 151 10% 13% 13% Level 2 qualification 232 15% 15% 15% Apprenticeship 77 5% 5% 4% Level 3 qualification 172 11% 13% 12% Level 4 qualification and above 599 39% 20% 27% Other qualification 54 4% 6% 6% (Source: 2011 Census)

Main Points:

- 39% of the Blacko and Higherford population have a level 4 or above qualification, almost double the Pendle average and 12% higher than the national average. 13