Reading Jan-18 Battle Berkshire Public Health Shared Team INTRODUCTION CONTENTS This is a profile of Battle Ward. It is intended to accompany the wider Joint Strategic Needs Assessment of Reading. Profiles have been created for each of the Electoral Wards within Reading. 1. SUMMARY……………….………...….…… 2 to 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS…………………........ 4 to 6 The profiles are split into nine topics with these being accompanied by a summary of key findings and supported 3. DEPRIVATION, POVERTY AND by metadata (information about the data used within the profiles). ACCESS TO SERVICES…………….…… 7 4. ECONOMY AND ENTERPRISE……… 8 The profiles are a tool which will be regularly developed with both improved functionality and also new and 5. EDUCATION……………………………….. 9 refreshed indicator data. We welcome your comments and suggestions so that we can ensure future 6. HEALTH……………………………………….10 to 11 developments are relevant and useful to you. 7. HOUSING……………………………………..12 8. COMMUNITY SAFETY………………….. 13 The profiles are in the main based only on data that are collected nationally with a high degree of completeness. This has been supplemented with local data where this has been considered appropriate. 9. ENVIRONMENT…………………………… 14 10. SOURCES OF DATA…………………………………………..……………… 15 Some indicators may give small numbers at Ward level. This should be taken into consideration when interpreting the data. Small changes in counts can lead to wide variance in the rate, and counts can vary significantly from year to year. Any provisional conclusions drawn from the profiles should be compared with other sources of information, both quantitative and qualitative. Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 1 1. SUMMARY • There are 11,666 people living in Battle 23.3% of these are children aged 0 to 15 and 5.6% are older people aged 65 and over. The non-white British population accounts for 50% of the total population. 80% of the Battle population were born in the UK. This is more than the average of Reading. • Out of the 16 wards in Reading, Battle is the fourth most deprived ward. 22% of children in Battle are at risk of living in poverty, compared with 18.7% across Reading. • In Battle 8.9% of the working age population claim benefits compared with 9.6% in Reading. 70.8% of the population of Battle who are aged 16 to 74 years are in employment. This is higher than the average in Reading. In Battle, the majority of people in employment (40% of workers) were employed in managerial/professional/technical occupations. 21% of workers were employed in professional occupations. 16.5% of working age people in Battle have no formal qualifications. • 56.4% of children living in Reading achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 49.2% of children living in Battle achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 57.4% of children living in Reading achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. 55.6% of children living in Battle achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. • The average life expectancy at birth for males living in Battle is 78.3 years. The average life expectancy at birth for females in Battle is 82 years. Death rates from all causes in people aged less than 75 are as expected. Emergency hospital admissions for all causes are lower than expected*. • An estimated 21.7% of adults in Battle are obese. An estimated 22% of adults in Battle binge drink. An estimated 28.7% of adults in Battle eat healthily. • There are a total of 4666 dwellings in Battle. The most common housing type in Battle is Terraced. This accounts for 52.19% of all housing. The average household size in Battle is 2.4 people and 9.6% of housing in Battle is classifed as needing one or more bedrooms more than it has in order to be adequately sized for the number of people living there. • There were 612 crimes recorded in Battle during 2013/14. This equates to 54 crimes per 1,000 people living in Battle - a rate that is lower than the average across Reading. • In Battle, according to the urban/rural classification from ONS 2012, 100% of the population live in areas classified as urban city and town. * Given the age and gender structure of the population and national death/admission rates Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 2 1. SUMMARY Reading Ward Range Local Authority Average Ward Range Category Indicator Battle Worst Best Average Worst Best Indices of Multiple Deprivation Score - IMD (2015) 25.1 18.5 31.6 3.0 Deprivation & % children in Poverty (2015) 22.0 18.7 31.6 2.3 access Barriers to Housing and Services Score - IMD domain (2015) 22.4 23.4 27.3 17.2 Economy & % Job Seekers Allowance Claimants (September 2017) 1.9 1.5 2.3 0.6 Enterprise Post-16 Qualifications - % Level 3 or higher (2011) 42.6 48.3 28.0 68.6 % key Stage 2 Level 4+ (2012) 67.0 77.2 65.3 94.8 Education % 5+ GCSEs A*-C (inc Maths and English) (2013/14) 48.8 56.1 37.9 86.7 All Cause Mortality Rate <75, DSR per 100,000 (2012-16) 990.5 999.3 1444 617 Life Expectancy - males (2011-15) 78.3 79 74.0 84.7 Health Life Expectancy - females (2011-15) 82.0 83.5 80.1 89.2 Emergency hospital admissions for all causes (SAR) 2011-16 90.3 83.7 105.2 58.1 % low Birthweights <2500g (2011-15) 3.0 2.8 3.9 1.7 % occupancy rating - bedrooms -1 or less (2011) 9.6 5.9 9.6 0.6 Housing % no Central Heating (2011) 4.6 2.9 5.6 0.8 % socially Rented (2011) 9.2 15.5 35.7 0.7 Crime rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 54.0 54.7 257.0 16.6 Anti-social Behaviour rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 38.8 22.1 72.2 3.3 Community Safety Theft and handling stolen goods rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 18.9 22.1 159.7 3.3 Violence With/Without Injury rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 11.5 8.6 31.8 1.0 Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Population Summary 2016 • Battle has a population of 11,666. This figure has increased at a greater Battle Reading rate than it has on average across Reading since 2001. Total Population 11,666 - - • The working age population is relatively large in comparison to Reading. Males 6,055 51.9% 50.5% Females 5,611 48.1% 49.5% • Related to this, the ward has a proportionately larger young population Children (0-15) 2,718 23.3% 19.5% (23%) and a smaller older population (6%). Working Age (16-64) 8,289 71.1% 67.2% • The 2011 Census indicates that 50% of Battle are BME, which is higher Older People (65+) 659 5.6% 12.1% than the Reading average. • The largest single BME population is the 'White: Other' group. This BME** Population (2011 Census data) 5,831 50.0% 34.7% group represents 28.3% of BME people and 15.2% of the total Population (2001) 9,480 - - population of the ward. Population Change (2001-2016) 2,186 23.1% 12.4% Population structure 2016 LA Total Males Females Religion 2011 85+ Battle Reading 80-84 75-79 70-74 Christian 5,163 47.6% 50% 65-69 Buddhist 249 2.3% 1.2% 60-64 55-59 Hindu 371 3.4% 3.6% 50-54 Jewish 26 0.2% 0.2% 45-49 Muslim 1,309 12.1% 7.1% Age Age Band 40-44 35-39 Sikh 39 0.4% 0.6% 30-34 25-29 Any other religion 49 0.5% 0.5% 20-24 No Religion 2,898 26.7% 29.5% 15-19 10-14 Religion not stated 738 6.8% 7.3% 5-9 0-4 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 Percentage by Age Group Source: ONS 2016 ** Black and minority ethnic (used to collectively refer to non 'White: British' ethnicities) Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 4 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Ethnicity Battle Reading Battle Reading Total BME (Non White British) Population 5,831 53.8% 34.7% White Asian or Asian British British 5,011 43.0% 65.3% Indian 335 2.9% 4.2% Irish 176 1.5% 1.5% Pakistani 928 8.0% 4.5% Gypsy or Irish Traveller 13 0.1% 0.1% Bangladeshi 69 0.6% 0.4% Other White (Including White European) 1,653 14.2% 7.9% Chinese 91 0.8% 1.0% Mixed Other Asian 634 5.4% 3.5% White and Black Caribbean 192 1.6% 1.7% Black or Black British White and Black African 94 0.8% 0.5% Black Caribbean 697 6.0% 3.9% White and Asian 123 1.1% 0.9% Black African 493 4.2% 2.1% Other Mixed 94 0.8% 0.8% Other Black 136 1.2% 0.7% Other Ethnic Group Other Ethnic Group 103 0.9% 1.0% Household Composition Battle Reading Battle Reading All Households: 4480 62,869 Lone Parent 545 12.2% 10.8% Dependent children 429 9.6% 7.5% One Person Household: 1435 32.0% 30.6% Non dependent children 116 2.6% 3.3% One Family Household: 2350 52.5% 57.3% Other household types 695 15.5% 12.1% All aged over 65 84 1.9% 5.2% With dependent children 225 5.0% 3.2% Married or same-sex civil partnership couple 1128 25.2% 30.6% All full-time students 5 0.1% 1.5% No children 357 8.0% 10.6% All aged 65 and over 8 0.2% 0.2% Dependent children 667 14.9% 15.7% Other 457 25.2% 30.6% Non dependent children 104 2.3% 4.2% Cohabiting couple 593 13.2% 10.7% No children 398 8.9% 6.7% Dependent children 187 4.2% 3.6% Non dependent children 8 0.2% 0.4% Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 5 2.