Northamptonshire Area Profile Population

Northamptonshire Area Profile Northamptonshire is situated to the south of the East Midlands region. With a mixture of urban and rural areas, most of the population is concentrated in a central north to south area which includes some of the largest towns, including Northampton and Kettering. It is part of the Milton Keynes and South Midlands area identified by the Government for future growth. The county encompasses 7 separate districts, each quite different in their make up.Northamptonshire is a relatively wealthy area with low deprivation. Corby is the most deprived of the county's districts, followed by Northampton. The economy is based around the service sector, distribution and finance.

Total Population 20091 694,900 Average Household size 2.45 Total Population 2026 Projection1 877,800 Area 236,397 hectares Total Households2 284,208 Average Population density 2.94 people/hectare

1. Source: Northamptonshire County Council Demographic Model 2006-based Population Forecasts 2. Sources: Census 2001 and Communities and Local Government House building Figures 2001 - 2009 Population Population Age Structure Source: Office of National Statistics (ONS) Mid year estimates 08. Source: Office of National Statistics (ONS) 2001 Census

Age % of age % of age Town and Village, Hamlet & Urban > 10k Group Male group Female group Total Fringe Isolated Dwellings 00 - 04 22,050 50.81% 21,350 49.19% 43,400 6.42% 5.82% 5.31% 05 - 14 42,350 51.15% 40,450 48.85% 82,800 13.79% 13.73% 13.08% 15 - 29 65,900 51.36% 62,400 48.64% 128,300 19.60% 15.63% 13.31% 30 - 44 76,200 50.23% 75,500 49.77% 151,700 23.54% 23.20% 22.95% 45 - 59 67,350 49.67% 68,250 50.33% 135,600 18.48% 22.30% 24.08% 60 - 74 47,150 49.01% 49,050 50.99% 96,200 11.55% 12.42% 14.38% 75+ 18,650 39.77% 28,250 60.23% 46,900 6.61% 6.91% 6.90% Total 339,650 49.59% 345,250 50.41% 684,900 This classification of rural and urban areas is the outcome of a project in 2004, by: Office for National Statistics (ONS); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Countryside Agency, and the National Assembly for Wales. Super Output Areas (SOAs) are classified within this range to enable them to be analysed and this data to be used in the development and monitoring of rural and urban policies.

Age Groups as Percentage of the Population Children & Young People (0 to 19) 25.09% Working Age (20 to 64 men, 59 women) 57.16% Older People (men 65+, women 60+) 17.74%

Northamptonshire County Area Profile Version 2 1 Community Partnerships Ethnicity Chart 1.1.2 shows the split of ethnicity in area. Chart 1.1.3 shows the split of ethnicity by age, showing the difference in ethnicity in the younger generation. Source: Office of National Statistics (ONS) Mid year estimates 08, totals differ from county projections. Chart 1.1.2 Chart 1.1.3

Religion There has been no collection or estimation of religion figures since the 2001 census. In Chart 1.1.4 the breakdown of religions within the district has been estimated using ONS percentages of religion by ethnicity, and the ONS estimated Ethnicity figures, 2008. Chart 1.1.4 Village, Hamlet Town and Urban & Religion fringe ONS 2001 Census isolated dwelling Buddhist 0.28% 0.16% 0.14% Christian 68.73% 76.01% 78.81% Hindu 1.25% 0.24% 0.19% Jewish 0.11% 0.09% 0.13% Muslim 1.27% 0.16% 0.24% Sikh 0.38% 0.12% 0.07% Any other religion 0.29% 0.23% 0.21% No religion 19.49% 15.71% 13.65% Religion not stated 8.20% 7.27% 6.55%

Sexual Orientation Very little data is collected that gives a picture of people’s sexuality in the county. In the 2005, the Government estimated that approximately 6% of the UK population is either gay men, lesbians or bisexuals. This figure would potentially equate to over 32,000 Northamptonshire residents. There is no plan to ask for this data in the 2011 census.

Disability Source: ONS Annual Population survey April 08 – March 09 Both DDA (current disability) DDA disabled (current Work-limiting Total Disabled Percentage of and work-limiting disabled disability) only disabled only figures Population 36,100 14,800 13,400 64,300 9.91 DDA disabled people.1-Disability status is a self-reported measure on the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Respondents are defined as DDA disabled if they reported health problems or disabilities which they expect to last for more than a year and either reported a progressive illness or that their health problems or disabilities substantially limited their ability to carry out normal day to day activities. 1 “DDA Disabled” refers to people likely to be covered by the Discrimination against Disability Act, as actual coverage protection by the DDA is only determined by a court or tribunal.

Northamptonshire County Area Profile Version 2 2 Community Partnerships Indices of Deprivation 2007 – Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Average Score: 16.05 (Range 0.37 to 85.46) Ranking Northamptonshire 111th of 149 Councils in England (1 is most deprived)

Average Rank: 12,663 out of 32,482 Ranking Northamptonshire 112th of 149 Councils in England (1 is most deprived

44 SOAs in area are within the top 20% most deprived in country Where 1 is most deprived

Where UK Rank County Rank Rural / Urban LSOA Local Authority Ward Score falls Out of 32482 Out of407 Classification in UK E01027150 Northampton Castle 60.79 840 1 10% Urban >10K E01026968 Corby Kingswood 59.28 972 2 10% Urban >10K E01027153 Northampton Castle 55.97 1354 3 10% Urban >10K E01027244 Northampton Spencer 52.23 1899 4 10% Urban >10K E01027168 Northampton Eastfield 49.85 2338 5 10% Urban >10K E01027235 Northampton St James 49.35 2434 6 10% Urban >10K E01026960 Corby Hazlewood 48.59 2563 7 10% Urban >10K E01026965 Corby Kingswood 48.12 2653 8 10% Urban >10K E01027140 Northampton Billing 47.67 2747 9 10% Urban >10K E01027334 Wellingborough Hemmingwell 46.78 2922 10 10% Urban >10K E01026950 Corby Central 45.87 3131 11 10% Urban >10K E01027127 Kettering Warkton 45.58 3197 12 10% Urban >10K E01027239 Northampton Spencer 45.13 3311 13 20% Urban >10K E01027242 Northampton Spencer 44.61 3430 14 20% Urban >10K E01027231 Northampton St David 43.54 3710 15 20% Urban >10K E01027310 Wellingborough Brickhill 43.11 3833 16 20% Urban >10K E01027199 Northampton Lumbertubs 42.17 4080 17 20% Urban >10K E01027195 Northampton Lumbertubs 42.16 4085 18 20% Urban >10K E01027156 Northampton Delapre 41.59 4244 19 20% Urban >10K E01027318 Wellingborough Croyland 40.45 4535 20 20% Urban >10K E01027013 Daventry Hill 40.30 4567 21 20% Urban >10K E01026961 Corby Hazlewood 39.65 4765 22 20% Urban >10K E01027110 Kettering St Mary's 39.14 4907 23 20% Urban >10K E01026951 Corby Central 39.05 4939 24 20% Urban >10K E01027083 Kettering Avondale 38.89 4998 25 20% Urban >10K E01027349 Wellingborough Swanspool 38.81 5029 26 20% Urban >10K E01027229 Northampton St David 38.74 5045 27 20% Urban >10K E01027177 Northampton Ecton Brook 38.58 5101 28 20% Urban >10K E01027249 Northampton Thorpelands 38.56 5108 29 20% Urban >10K E01027198 Northampton Lumbertubs 38.54 5111 30 20% Urban >10K E01027161 Northampton Delapre 38.28 5184 31 20% Urban >10K E01026967 Corby Kingswood 37.90 5292 32 20% Urban >10K E01027131 Kettering Wickstead 37.37 5436 33 20% Urban >10K E01027248 Northampton Thorpelands 36.90 5597 34 20% Urban >10K E01026963 Corby Hillside 36.89 5601 35 20% Urban >10K E01027170 Northampton Eastfield 36.66 5693 36 20% Urban >10K E01027331 Wellingborough Hemmingwell 36.54 5737 37 20% Urban >10K E01026966 Corby Kingswood 36.11 5866 38 20% Urban >10K E01027241 Northampton Spencer 35.88 5949 39 20% Urban >10K E01026954 Corby Danesholme 35.63 6056 40 20% Urban >10K E01027243 Northampton Spencer 35.30 6188 41 20% Urban >10K E01027214 Northampton Old Duston 35.00 6292 42 20% Urban >10K E01027226 Northampton St Crispin 34.88 6335 43 20% Urban >10K E01027200 Northampton Lumbertubs 34.73 6400 44 20% Urban >10K

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Place Survey(2008) Participate in regular volunteering 24.82% Think that people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area 51.06% Feel that they belong to their neighbourhood 58.33% Have civil participation in the local area 13.93% People who agree that you can influence decisions affecting your local area? 22.58% People who would like to be more involved in decisions that affect your local area? 81.43% Perceive that people in the area tend to treat one another with respect and consideration 65.63%

Participants in the Place Survey were asked to choose what they thought were the 5 most important things that: 1. Made somewhere a good place to live 2. Most needed improving. Shown are the percentages of respondents who chose these catagories for these questions.

Do public services in your area: Promote the interests of local residents

Act on the concerns of local residents

Treat all types of people fairly

Overall Satisfaction with the area as a place to live

In the local area how much of a problem are: Noisy neighbours or loud parties

Teenagers hanging around the streets

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Hate Crime/Incidents Reporting Source: Compiled by Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council Statistics from Northamptonshire Police, NCC and partners

Hate Crime 2006-2008 Disablist Faith Homophobic Racist Total Per 1000 Population East Northamptonshire 0.29 0.04 0.29 1.29 1.89 Corby 0.18 0.02 0.57 4.69 5.46 Kettering 0.44 0.02 0.23 2.12 2.81 Wellingborough 0.32 0.01 0.49 2.91 3.74 Northampton 0.34 0.03 0.75 5.61 6.74 Daventry .015 0.03 0.32 1.34 1.84 South Northamptonshire 0.03 0.00 0.11 0.6 0.74 Northamptonshire 0.26 0.01 0.44 3.01 3.73

Reported Hate Incidents per 1000 population Verbal Common Criminal Telephone Graffiti / Letters/ Violence Others TOTAL 2009 abuse / Assault damage Calls / Slogan leaflets/ with Threat / arson texts posters injuries Corby 0.70 0.16 0.07 0.05 0.02 0.04 - 0.05 1.09 Daventry 0.80 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.00 - 0.11 1.05 East 0.50 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 - 0.06 0.67 Northamptonshire Kettering 0.64 0.08 0.02 0.03 - 0.04 - 0.05 0.87 Northampton 1.74 0.31 0.17 0.09 0.11 0.02 0.02 0.30 2.77 South 0.44 0.03 0.03 0.03 - 0.03 - 0.06 0.63 Northamptonshire Wellingborough 1.07 0.03 0.07 0.04 0.01 0.03 - 0.25 1.49 Northamptonshire 1.02 0.14 0.08 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.16 1.52

2009 Incidents Motivation 90% Racist 6% Homophobic 1% Religious 3% Disablist

Top 15 Wards in Northamptonshire 2009 Verbal Criminal Telephone Graffiti Letters/ Violence abuse / Common damage Calls / / leaflets/ with Area Ward Threat Assault / arson texts Slogan posters injuries Others TOTAL Corby Central 9.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 - - 1.00 17.00 Northampton Castle 6.36 0.73 0.27 0.09 0.36 - - 1.00 8.82 Northampton St. Crispin 3.10 1.30 0.40 0.40 0.70 0.20 - 0.20 6.30 Northampton Lumbertubs 4.33 0.22 0.11 0.11 - - - 0.44 5.22 Northampton Abington 1.75 1.38 0.38 0.13 - 0.13 0.25 0.63 4.63 Northampton Delapre 3.22 0.33 0.33 - 0.33 - - 0.22 4.44 Northampton Spencer 2.00 0.22 0.89 0.22 0.22 - - 0.89 4.44 Wellingborough Castle 2.17 0.33 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.33 - 0.17 3.50 Daventry Hill 2.83 - - - 0.33 - - 0.17 3.33 Abbey 2.00 - - 0.50 - - - 0.75 3.25 Daventry South Corby Tower Hill 2.33 0.33 0.33 - - - - - 3.00 East Raunds 2.67 0.33 ------3.00 Northamptonshire Saxon Northampton St. David 2.00 0.22 - 0.22 0.33 0.11 - 0.11 3.00 William 1.83 0.33 - 0.17 - 0.33 - 0.17 2.83 Kettering Knibb Abbey 2.33 0.22 0.11 - - - - - 2.67 Daventry North Northamptonshire County Area Profile Version 2 5 Community Partnerships

Housing

Average House Price January to March 2010 Source: Land Registry Average House Price Annual Change Quarterly Change Northamptonshire £172,821 +7.8% -2.9% East Midlands £160,069 +7.2 -1.7%

Village, Hamlet & Town and Household Tenure Northamptonshire Urban Source: ONS 2001 census isolated dwellings fringe Owned 73.69% 71.16% 77.58% 79.22% Owns outright 26.86% 24.53% 35.23% 29.96% Owns with a mortgage or loan 46.28% 46.00% 41.99% 48.87% Shared ownership 0.55% 0.63% 0.36% 0.39% Social rented 17.17% 19.86% 9.98% 12.57% Council (Local Authority) 13.35% 15.83% 7.69% 8.73% Other social rented 3.82% 4.03% 2.30% 3.84% Private rented 6.87% 6.85% 8.97% 6.06% Private landlord or letting agency 6.04% 6.07% 7.75% 5.27% Employer of a household member 0.18% 0.12% 0.47% 0.21% Relative/ friend of a household member 0.51% 0.54% 0.47% 0.44% Private rented: Other 0.14% 0.12% 0.28% 0.14% Living rent free 2.27% 2.13% 3.47% 2.16%

Net additional homes provided (National Indicator 154) March 2009 2,472 March 2010 2,883

Number of affordable homes delivered (gross) (National Indicator 155) March 2009 893

Number of Households living in Temporary Accommodation December 2009 91

Numbers of Households Accepted as being Homeless and in priority need April 08 to March 09 Source: Communities and Local Government Total White Black Asian Other Ethnic Ethnic Origin No per 1,000 Yearly Change Origin Not stated households 826 696 49 15 20 46 2.9 -5.4%

Repossession and Eviction Orders Source: Ministry of Justice Period Mortgages Landlords No. of Change in no. No. of Change in no. January - December, claims (per % that lead orders from claims (per % that lead orders from 2009 1,000 to Orders same period, 1,000 to Orders same period, households previous year households previous year Northamptonshire 5.6 80.70% -35% 4.84 77.29% 7% England 4.05 77.28% -35% 6.03 67.66% -8%

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Count of Gypsy and Traveller Caravans 16th July 2009 Source: Communities and Local Government Authorised sites Unauthorised sites (with planning (without planning permission) permission) No. of Caravans on Sites No. of Caravans on Sites No. of Caravans on land not owned by Total All on Gypsies own land Gypsies Socially "Not "Not Private "Tolerated" "Tolerated" Caravans Rented 2 tolerated" tolerated" Northamptonshire 110 139 19 0 30 2 300 East Midlands 316 691 71 156 104 64 1402 England 6603 7105 1205 987 579 958 17437 2. Previously referred to as local authority sites. Includes sites owned by Registered Social Landlords

Place Survey(2008)

Overall satisfaction with your home as a place to live

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Economic Wellbeing Indices of Deprivation 2007 Income Average Score 0.11 (Scores Range from 0.00 to 0.83) Ranking Northamptonshire 119th of 149 Councils in England (1 is most deprived)

Average Rank 19,773 out of 32,482 Ranking Northamptonshire 122nd of 149 Councils in England (1 is most deprived)

There are 43 Super Output Areas (SOAs) within the top 20% most deprived in country, 13 SOAs within the top 10% most deprived in country.

Employment Average Score 0.08 (Scores Range from 0.00 to 0.65) Ranking Northamptonshire 117th of 149 Councils in England (1 is most deprived)

Average Rank 20,369 out of 32,482 Ranking Northamptonshire 120th of 149 Councils in England

(1 is most deprived)

There are 37 SOAs within the top 20% most deprived in country, 11 SOAs within the top 10% most deprived in country.

Useful link for Economic details: http://www.northamptonshireobservatory.org.uk/publications/document.asp?documentid=1810

Business Units Employment Size Band Survival Of All New Businesses since 2003 2008 0 - 4 5 - 9 10-19 20 + Total 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year Active Enterprises 21495 3140 1425 1365 27425 Survival Survival Survival Survival Survival New Enterprises 2870 145 70 20 3105 95.38% 80.75% 65.66% 55.41% 47.69% Ended Enterprises 2245 180 55 30 2510 Source: ONS, Compiled from VAT registrations and PAYE contributors.

Average Gross Male Female Weekly Earnings Full Time £623.40 £482.60 Part Time £172.70 £182.50 England Full Time £656.20 £507.20

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics. £- indicates not enough data available to calculate an average Source: ONS annual business inquiry employee analysis 2008

Employee jobs by industry All VAT and/or PAYE Based Local Units Source: ONS annual business inquiry employee analysis 2008 Manufacturing 46,600 14.79% Construction 12,900 4.09% Services 253,700 80.51% Distribution, hotels & restaurants 76,000 24.12% Transport & communications 25,700 8.16% Finance, IT, other business activities 67,300 21.36% Public admin, education & health 70,800 22.47% Other services 13,900 4.41% Tourism-related† 21,500 6.82% † - Tourism consists of industries that are also part of the services industry

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Personal Insolvency

29% of the Counties JSA Claimants are under 25

The number of JSA claimants in 2010 decreased 3.6% from the same period in 2008 Of the 17,070 claimants, 2.925 (17%) had been claiming for over a year and 10,795(63%) had been claiming for up to 6 months

Bank Accounts and Savings Source: Financial Inclusion for the East and South Midlands (fichampions.com) It is estimated that 5,684 households in Northamptonshire do not have access to a bank account (Based on an estimated 2% of households in East Midlands region not having access to a bank account)

% of Child Trust Fund accounts Northamptonshire UK opened by parents/guardians 77.8% 74.6%

Households that are Fuel Poor*: Northamptonshire Source: Department of Energy and Climate Change 11.5% *The definition of a fuel poor household is one which needs to spend more than 10% of its income on all fuel use and to heat its home to an adequate standard of warmth. Ward District National Ranking (1-10,000) Affordable Credit Warkton Kettering 244 Source: Experian report for the Financial Inclusion Taskforce, HM Treasury. November 2007 Kingswood Corby 261 Spencer Northampton 273 Hazelwood Corby 312

Lumbertubs Northampton 399 Northamptonshire has 15 wards in the top 10% of Central Corby 465 national ranking of wards that require access to Castle Northampton 485 affordable and resposible credit. East Corby 527 Avondale Kettering 531 Lodge Park Corby 587 Thorplands Northampton 626 Queensway Wellingborough 722 West Corby 842 Shire Lodge Corby 970 St David Northampton 973 Place Survey (2008) Participants in the Place Survey were asked to choose what they thought were the 5 most important things that: 1. Made somewhere a good place to live 2. Most needed improving. Shown are the percentages of respondents who chose these catagories for these questions.

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Learning Indices of Deprivation 2007 Education Average Score 22.53 (Range from 0.03 to 99.55) Ranking Northamptonshire 66th of 149 Councils in England 1 is the most deprived

Average Rank 15,592 out of 32,482 Ranking Northamptonshire 72nd of 149 Councils in England 1 is the most deprived

There are- 88 SOAs within the top 20% most deprived in country, 45 SOAs within the top 10% most deprived in country.

Useful links for Schools and Learning information: NCC Children & Young people research: http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/cyp/cypp/Pages/ResearchandStatistics.aspx

Department for Education Website: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/inyourarea/leas/lea_928.shtml

Data from School Census 2009 Number of Schools Number of Pupils Average Class Size Local Authority Nursery 9 817 Maintained: Primary 264 56,082 26.0 Secondary 38 43,597 20.2 Special 12 1,056 Pupil Referral Unit 3 195 Academy 3 3,453 Independent 23 5,853 Total 352 111,053

Pupils of Ethnic Heritage Source: Schools Census Pupils Eligible for Free School Meals 2009 2008 2007 2006 2009 2008 2007 2006 14.11% 13.32% 12.34% 11.24% 9.25% 7.62% 6.71% 8.46%

7.2% of pupils with 1st Language other than English

% of pupils with Special Educational With Statements Without Statements needs in mainstream schools Primary Secondary Primary Secondary 1997 2009 1997 2009 1997 2009 1997 2009 Northamptonshire 2 2 2 3 21 21 19 20 East Midlands 1 1 2 2 16 18 15 19 England 1 1 2 2 17 18 15 19

70.5% of students achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in English and Maths (2009)

41.45% of students achieving 5+A*-C grades at GCSE and equivalent, including Maths and English (2009)

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% of students achieving 5+A*-C grades at GCSE and equivalent (including Maths and English)

Northamptonshire Students % 5+A*-C inc E&M Ethnicity 2008 2009 2008 2009 White British 7335 6974 46.1 50.3 Irish 18 15 44.44 66.7 Any Other White Background 152 190 29.6 35.3 White And Asian 31 33 54.8 78.8 White And Black African 18 21 55.6 66.7 White And Black Caribbean 101 89 32.7 34.8 Any Other Mixed Backgrnd 67 66 56.7 48.5 Indian 111 103 62.2 84.5 Pakistani 26 25 53.8 44 Bangladeshi 62 72 30.7 38.9 Any Other Asian Background 31 42 54.8 50 Black Caribbean 74 67 32.4 28.4 Other Black African 84 77 44.1 40.3 Somali 18 18 16.7 22.2 Any Other Black Background 39 49 28.2 44.9 Chinese 24 17 50 52.9 Other Ethnic Group 20 28 35.0 28.6 Total 8211 7886 45.6 49.8

16 – 18 NEET Not in Employment, 16 – 18 Not Known Education or Training Dec 07 Dec 08 Oct 09 Nov 09 Dec 09 Dec 07 Dec 08 Oct 09 Nov 09 Dec 09 Northamptonshire 3.1% 2.8% 14.1% 2.4% 2.0% 5.5% 5.3% 8.2% 6.0% 5.5% Target - - 8.5% 4.0% 2.3% - - 7.5% 5.1% 4.8% East Midlands 3.6% 4.1% - - - 5.6% 5.4% - - - England 4.5% 4.6% - - - 6.6% 6.6% - - -

Place Survey(2008)

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Indices of Deprivation 2007 Crime Average Score 0.10 (Range from -3.74 to 3.19) Ranking Northamptonshire 81st of 149 Councils in England 1 is the most deprived

Average Rank 15,515 out of 32,482 Ranking Northamptonshire 85th of 149 Councils in England 1 is the most deprived

There are 135 SOAs within the top 20% most deprived in country. 71 SOAs within the top 10% most deprived in country.

Useful links for information on Crime and Community safety: Northamptonshire Observatory: http://www.northamptonshireobservatory.org.uk/safercommunities/ ComPASS Website: http://www.compassunit.com/publications/archive.asp Police Statistics Crime Mapper: http://maps.police.uk/view/nor

Crime Rates Number of offences % Change from England and Source: The Home Office, per 1,000 of previous period Wales Rate Information from Northamptonshire Police. population Period 2008/2009 Violence against the person offences 13.97 -10.71 16.42 Sexual offences 1.13 8.31 0.94 Robbery offences 1.32 2.51 1.47 Burglary dwelling offences 13.49 5.81 12.23 Theft of a motor vehicle offences 3.29 -5.70 2.72 Theft from a vehicle offences 8.10 -3.36 7.29 Interfering with a motor vehicle offences 1.59 -6.59 0.88 Recorded crime BCS comparator offences 54.50 -5.67 49.52

Place Survey(2008) Participants in the Place Survey were asked to choose what they thought were the 5 most important things that: 1. Made somewhere a good place to live 2. Most needed improving. Shown are the percentages of respondents who chose these catagories for these questions.

Do public services in your area: Work to make the area safe

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Local Fire and rescue services

How safe/unsafe do you feel when outside in your local area after dark?

How safe/unsafe do you feel when outside in your local area during the day?

In the local area how much of a problem are: People using/dealing drugs

People being drunk or rowdy in public

Abandoned or burnt-out cars

Do you agree that the police and other local public services: Seek people's views about anti-social behaviour and crime in your local area?

Are successfully dealing with anti-social behaviour and crime in your local area?

Fire Incidents Source: ONS, information from Northamptonshire Fire Service Total Period 2006 Incidents % England Total incidents 8057 - 632606 Total Fires 2087 25.90% 20.75% Fires; Accidental 917 11.38% 11.35% Fires; Deliberate 1170 14.52% 9.40% Special Services 1683 20.89% 24.18% Good Intent False Alarms 1170 14.52% 14.92% Malicious False Alarms 246 3.05% 3.85% False Alarms Due to Apparatus 2871 35.63% 36.31% Total Casualties 112 1.39% 1.81% Fatal Casualties 3 0.04% 0.06% Non-Fatal Casualties 54 0.67% 1.74%

Northamptonshire County Area Profile Version 2 13 Community Partnerships Transport Northampton has excellent connections to the rest of the country via its road, rail and air networks. Northampton has 3 junctions onto the M1 as well as providing easy motorway links to the M6 and M25. East Northamptonshire and Kettering’s prime location on the A14 makes it within easy reach of the A1, M1 and M6. It is also only 15 minutes from the Eurohub rail and has direct links to east coast ports. A regular main line rail service links Wellingborough to London (St Pancras International station) in just 50 minutes.

Ownership of Cars or Vans by household Source: 2001 Census ONS 4 or more No car 1 car or 2 cars 3 cars or cars or or van van or vans vans vans 20.84% 42.50% 29.19% 5.71% 1.76%

Travel to work Source: ONS Census 2001 Urban Rural Works mainly at or from home 7.39% 11.86% Total number of people killed or Bus, minibus or coach 5.70% 2.16% seriously injured in road traffic 1328 Train 1.16% 1.48% accidents. Taxi or minicab 0.81% 0.17% June 2009 (3 year rolling average) Driving a car or van 61.71% 68.44% Passenger in a car or van 8.50% 6.11%

Motorcycle, scooter or moped 0.76% 0.84% Bicycle 2.69% 1.46% Average miles to work On foot 10.91% 7.01% 14.40 Underground, metro, light rail or tram 0.07% 0.08% Other 0.07% 0.39%

Are you satisfied with? Local transport information

Local Bus Services

Frequency of using Local transport information

Local Bus Services

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Average Score: 17.58 (Range from 0.30 to 72.28) Ranking Northamptonshire 106th of 149 Councils in England 1 is the most deprived

Average Rank 15,592 out of 32,482 Ranking Northamptonshire 107th of 149 Councils in England 1 is the most deprived

There are 42 SOAs within the top 20% most deprived in country. 13 SOAs within the top 10% most deprived in country

2008 Local Authority Core Accessibility Indicators Source: Department of Transport within 20 mins within 40 mins Walk/Public Transport 96.37% 98.19% Employment 16-74 year olds Cycle 96.97% 100.00% Source: Annual ONS Business Enquiry Car 100.00% 100.00% People currently claiming JSA, who are within 40 mins walk/public transport 99.79%

within 15 mins within 30 mins

Walk/Public Transport 97.26% 99.49% Primary School 5-10 year olds Cycle 99.24% 100.00% Source: DCSF Edubase Car 100.00% 100.00% Population, currently entitled to Free School Meals, who are within 30 mins walk/public transport 99.90%

within 20 mins within 40 mins Walk/Public Transport 73.69% 96.93% Secondary School 11-15 year olds Cycle 90.39% 98.70% Source: DCSF Edubase Car 100.00% 100.00% Population, currently entitled to Free School Meals, who are within 40 mins walk/public transport 98.90%

within 30 mins within 60 mins Walk/Public Transport 91.61% 98.78% Further Education 16-19 year olds Cycle 96.37% 100.00% Source: DCSF Edubase Car 100.00% 100.00%

within 30 mins within 60 mins Walk/Public Transport 82.61% 97.94% Hospital All households Cycle 83.82% 99.42% Source: NHS Choices Car 100.00% 100.00% People with no access to a car, who are within 60 mins walk/public transport 99.19% within 15 mins within 30 mins Walk/Public Transport 83.23% 97.60% GP All households Cycle 88.55% 99.23% Source :NHS Connecting for health Car 100.00% 100.00% People with no access to a car, who are within 30 mins walk/public transport 99.01% within 15 mins within 30 mins Walk/Public Transport 92.21% 98.81% Food Store Source: Pitney Bowes MapInfo Retail All households Cycle 92.86% 99.20% locations Car 100.00% 100.00% People with no access to a car, who are within 30 mins walk/public transport 99.59%

Northamptonshire County Area Profile Version 2 15 Community Partnerships Health and Wellbeing Indices of Deprivation 2007 Health Average Score -0.40 (Range from -3.35 to 3.63) Ranking Northamptonshire 114th of 149 Councils in England 1 is the most deprived

Average Rank 20,590 out of 32,482 Ranking Northamptonshire 114th of 149 Councils in England 1 is the most deprived

There are 26 SOAs within the top 20% most deprived in country. 5 SOAs within the top 10% most deprived in country

The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) provides a comprehensive picture of the county’s health. It is available to view on the Northamptonshire Observatory. http://www.northamptonshireobservatory.org.uk/projects/projectdetail.asp?projectid=114

Percentage of Total Population living with Long Term Illness (LTI) 18.35%

% of Ethnic group Older Population estimates 2008 Source: ONS 2001 Census with LTI Source: Projecting Older People Population Information System.(POPPI) White British 18.47% Age Group 65-74 75-84 85+ White Irish 33.15% With a LTI 37.3% 52.7% 55.6% Other White 17.23% Living alone with a LTI 10.0% 23.0% 34.7% Mixed 8.67% Asian 15.25% Projected increase of Black 16.12% Older population with an 22.6%

Other ethnic group 9.52% LTI, by 2015

Life Expectancy 2006-2008 Source: ONS, NHS health stats At Birth At 65 Male Female Male Female 77.97 82.03 17.70 20.23

Rate of Under 18 conceptions per 1000 female population aged 15-17. Sources: Office for National Statistics and Teenage Pregnancy Unit, *06-08 data is provisional 1998-00 2001-03 2004-06 2005-07 2006-08* change in rate Rate 45.6 42.9 41.0 39.5 38.8 98-00 to 06-08 % leading to termination 40.8 42.6 43.2 43.9 44.0 -14.9%

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All service users on careFirst who received a service from us in the 2008-2009 financial year Source: from Northamptonshire County Council Total Clients 17358 Ethnicity Gender Age Primary Classification White British 89.80% Learning Disability 8.80% Male 40.85% 18 – 64 31.73% Black 1.15% Mental Health 20.60% Asian 1.61% Physical Disability 70.03% White Other 3.20% Substance Misuse 0.07% Female 59.15% 65+ 68.27% Mixed 0.63% Other Vulnerable Adults 0.50%

Claimants Figures November 2009 Source: Nomis 1,920 claims for Disability Living Allowance. 61.46% have been claiming for 5 or more years and 5.25% were new claims, from the previous 3 months Of male claimants 18.4% were 0-15 years, 61.1% were 16-64 years and 20.5% were over pensionable age. Of female claimants 8.5% were 0-15 years, 53.5% were 16-59 years and 38.0% were over pensionable age.

7,110 claims for Incapacity Benefit (IB) and Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA) 30.10% have been claiming for 5 or more years and 29.73% were new claims, from the previous 3 months. Male Claimants counted for 56.4% of the total claims, Female claimants were 43.6%

Satisfaction with each aspect of public services in your local area Your GP (local doctor)

Your Local Hospital

Your local Dentist

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Indices of Deprivation Living Environment

Average Score 11.62 (Range from 0.18 to 92.83) Ranking Northamptonshire 129th of 149 Councils in England 1 is the most deprived

Average Rank 22,545 out of 32,482 Ranking Northamptonshire 130th of 149 Councils in England 1 is the most deprived

There are 15 SOAs within the top 20% most deprived in country. 1 SOAs within the top 10% most deprived in country

Useful links for environment information: The Environment Agency website: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ Country Parks website: http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Leisure/countryside/Pages/default.aspx Pocket Parks website: http://www.pocketparks.com/ NCC Waste and recycling: http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/environ/waste/Pages/default.aspx

% of river assessed as good quality 2005 2008 Source: Environment Agency Chemical 56% 76% Biological 69% 63%

Average Annual domestic consumption 2003 2008 Source: ONS/Dept of Energy & Climate Gas 19,401kWh 16,785kWh Electric 5,024kWh 3,841kWh

Estimates of CO2 emissions tonnes CO2 Source: Department of Energy and Climate Change 2005 2006 2007 Total emissions per capita (per 1,000 of population) 9.6 9.5 9.2 Change in Total CO2 emissions Year on Year - -1.0% -3.2%

Domestic emissions per capita 2.4 2.4 2.3 Industry and Commercial emissions per capita 3.4 3.4 3.2 Road Transport emissions per capita 3.7 3.6 3.6

Waste Management Source: Northamptonshire County Council Waste Management Mar 2009 Jun 2009 Sept 2009 Dec 2009 Residual House hold waste per household (KG) 627.13 152.63 305.26 462.22

Mar 2009 Jun 2009 Sept 2009 Dec 2009 Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, 41.97 45.20 44.60 42.23 recycling and composting

Northamptonshire County Area Profile Version 2 18 Community Partnerships Place Survey(2008) Participants in the Place Survey were asked to choose what they thought were the 5 most important things that: 1. Made somewhere a good place to live 2. Most needed improving. Shown are the percentages of respondents who chose these catagories for these questions.

Do public services in your area: Work to make the area cleaner and greener

Are you satisfied with? Keeping public land clear of litter and refuse

Refuse collection

Doorstep recycling

Local tips/Household waste recycling centres

Frequency of using: Local tips/Household waste recycling centres

In the local area how much of a problem are: Rubbish or litter lying around

Vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate damage to property or vehicles

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% of adults participating in sport or active recreation 21.9 % of people engaging with the arts 45.7

Lottery Grants £ per head of population Culture Spend, per head by similar Authorities Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport Lottery Northamptonshire East Funding Since 95 In In Midlands received 2008 2009 2009 Total £150.84 £6.22 £7.64 £16.41 Arts £26.79 £0.84 £2.39 £1.64 Heritage £21.28 £0.68 £0.61 £2.26 Sport £31.31 £0.87 £1.02 £8.69

Are you satisfied with? Sport/leisure facilities

Libraries

Museums/galleries

Theatres/concert halls

Parks and open spaces

Frequency of using: Sport/leisure facilities

Libraries

Museums/galleries

Theatres/concert halls

Parks and open spaces

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