St Stephen Ward Profile

July 2016 St Stephen Ward

Number of residents: 6,465 2014 Estimate (ONS 2015) Number of residential properties: 2,728 March 2011 (CLG) Ward size: 1,138.01 Ha 2012 (SADC) House prices (SADC avg.): £499,209 April 2016 (Land Registry) Electorate: 5,294 5 May 2016 (SADC) Election turn-out: 38% (39% SADC average) 5 May 2016 (SADC)

St Albans 020B 020C St Albans 020D St Albans 020E Deprivation rank (E01023730) (E01023731) (E01023732) (E01023733) (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

July 2016 (26UGGN) St Stephen Ward © Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100018953

Local Information Schools: Killigrew Primary & Nursery School, West Avenue, AL2 3HD Park Street Church of VA Primary School and Nursery, Branch Road, AL2 2LX Community Buildings: United Reform Church, 373 Road, Chiswell Green, St Albans, AL2 3DD Greenwood Park Community Centre Marlborough Road Methodist Church, 43 Stanley Avenue, Chiswell Green, AL2 3AA St Stephens Church, 95 Watford Road, St Albans, AL2 3JY Green Space and Play Areas: Blackgreen Wood Common Greenwood Park, Tippendell Ln., AL2 3HW St Julians Wood

Age Profile

Aged 0-15 Aged 16-24 Aged 25-49 Aged 50-64 Aged 65+ St Stephen Ward 17% 9% 27% 21% 25% St Albans City & District 22% 9% 36% 18% 16% England 19% 11% 34% 18% 18% Count 1124 592 1728 1386 1635 SOURCE: Mid-Year Population Estimates Explorable Datasets (ONS: June 2015) (NB: Figures are rounded up) Commentary • A lower proportion of 25-49 year olds in the ward • Higher proportion of older residents within the ward

July 2016 (26UGGN) St Stephen Ward Gender Profile

SOURCE: Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates 2010 (some percentage calculations manually derived, caution on margin of error) Commentary • A high proportion of older males and females living in the ward. Higher than comparable figures for the District and England

Ethnicity St Stephen Ward St Albans District England White British 5,570 85.65% 81.15% 79.75% Irish & Other White 340 5.23% 7.28% 5.66% Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups 129 1.98% 2.78% 2.25% Asian/Asian British 358 5.51% 6.41% 7.97% Black/Black British 76 1.17% 1.7% 3.48% Arab & Other Ethnic Group 30 0.46% 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 proportion of white British living in the ward • Low proportions of other ethnicities

Health Residents who reported St Stephen Ward St Albans England Good or very good 84.1% 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

July 2016 (26UGGN) St Stephen Ward Education St Stephen St Albans District England Ward No Qualifications 16.78% 12.90% 22.46% Level 1 (1+4 O Levels/CSE/GCSE or NVQ 1) 11.89% 10% 13.29% Level 2 (5+ O/GCSE (A-C); 1+ A/AS level; NVQ 2) 16.31% 13.35% 15.22% Apprenticeship 4.57% 2.78% 3.56% Level 3 (2+A levels; 4 AS levels; NVQ 3) 11.52% 10.41% 12.35% Level 4 (BA, MA, PhD, PGCE, NVQ 4-5) 34.93% 46.34% 27.43% Other Qualification / unknown level 4% 4.2% 5.73%

18-74 year olds full-time students 6.03% 6.46% 8.15% SOURCE: Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics (2011) Commentary • Relatively high number of individuals without any qualifications. Proportion of residents holding Level 2 qualifications or carrying out apprenticeships higher than District figures

Employment Profile

St Stephen Ward St Stephen Ward England & Wales St Albans (Total %) (Numbers) (Total %) (Total %) Economically Active 3,111 80.8 81.3 76.8 In employment 2,972 77.2 77.8 71.0 Employees 2,383 61.9 64.4 60.6 Self-Employed 589 15.3 13.3 10.4 Unemployed 139 4.5 4.3 7.6 SOURCES: NOMIS Labour Market Statistics, ONS (2011) Commentary • Slightly higher proportion of self-employed people when compared against District figures

July 2016 (26UGGN) St Stephen Ward Benefit Data St Stephen Ward St Albans District England Job Seekers 50 1.2% 1.8% 3.7% Employment Support Allowance 125 3.1% 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 5 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% Disabled 45 1.1% 0.7% 1.0% Bereaved 10 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% TOTAL CLAIMANTS 285 7.0% 7.5% 14.4% SOURCE: DWP Benefit Claimants August 2011 Commentary • Broadly similar to the District’s profile, with a low rate of Job Seeker claimants

Crime Data London Colney, St Stephen & St Albans East Percentage Total Crime Type (Total) Anti-Social Behaviour 828 28.21% Bicycle Theft 29 0.99% Burglary 208 7.09% Criminal Damage & Arson 264 8.99% Drugs 86 2.93% Other Crime 42 1.43% Other Theft 340 11.58% Possession of Weapons 44 1.50% Public Order 107 3.65% Robbery 13 0.44% Shoplifting 133 4.53% Theft from the Person 9 0.31% Vehicle Crime 270 9.20% Violence and Sexual Offences 562 19.15% ALL CRIME 2935 SOURCE: Comparison of Crime Types in areas between June 2015 and May 2016 (Police UK)

July 2016 (26UGGN) St Stephen Ward Residents’ Problems St Stephen St Albans District Comments Percentage of residents who feel Ward Rubbish or litter lying around is a very or 28% 24% fairly big problem People using or dealing drugs is a very or 2% 14% fairly big problem Noisy neighbours or loud parties is a very or 4% 7% fairly big problem Teenagers hanging around the streets is a 5% 16% very or fairly big problem Vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate damage to property or vehicles is a very or 7% 8% fairly big problem People being drunk or rowdy in public 3% 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 • 'Rubbish and litter lying around' was identified as a problem for the ward, above District figures

Resident Perceptions St Stephen Ward St Albans District Percentage of residents that are/who 2010 2015 2010 2015 Very or fairly satisfied with their 94% 82% 90% 90% local area as a place to live Feel they strongly or fairly strongly 79% 81% 67% 75% belong to their local area Very or fairly satisfied with the way St 52% 70% 55% 71% Albans Council run things SOURCE: Community Survey (2010 & 2015) Commentary • A high proportion of residents are satisfied with their local area as a place to live and with high levels of belonging • There has been an increase in the level of satisfaction with the way the council run things

Getting Involved St Stephen Ward St Albans District 2010 2015 2010 2015 Percentage of residents that have given unpaid help in the last 12 59% 48% 53% 41% months SOURCE: Community Survey (2010 & 2015) Commentary • A decrease in the level of volunteering since 2010; rate is higher than figures for the District

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