Little Parndon and Hare Street

WARD PROFILES

Index Key Facts

Population …1 Age Distribution …2 Little Parndon and Hare Street is Harlow’s second most populated ward. Ethnic composition …5 Nationality …10 The average age of its residents is 37 years, the Languages …14 fourth youngest average age in Harlow. Religion …16 Household composition …20 The predominant ethnic group is White: British Tenure …22 with 78% of the population. Qualifications …23

Economic Activity …25 Little Parndon and Hare Street has the largest Disability and Health …28 number of people who do not speak English as a main language.

Over 10% of residents Asian/Asian British, the largest such proportion of any ward in Harlow.

Sources: The Office for National Statistics, http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/, Public Health England http://www.localhealth.org.uk 2001 and 2011 Census Updated March 2019

Population

Little Parndon and Hare Street has a population of 7957, making it the second most populated ward in Harlow, housing almost 10% of the Town’s residents. It has a male/female ratio of 48:52, which is in line with the Harlow average.

Ward Population % of total Male/Female ratio

Bush Fair 7723 9.42% 48:52

Church Langley 8895 10.85% 49:51

Great Parndon 6543 7.98% 49:51

Harlow Common 7360 8.98% 48:52

Little Parndon & Hare Street 7957 9.71% 48:52

Mark Hall 7184 8.77% 48:52

Nettleswell 7423 9.06% 49:51

Old Harlow 6968 8.50% 48:52

Staple Tye 7227 8.82% 49:51

Sumners & Kingsmoor 7120 8.69% 50:50

Toddbrook 7544 9.21% 48:52

Harlow 81944 48:52

QS103EW – Age by single year

Trends & Comparisons

In the decade 2001 to 2011, Little Parndon and Hare Street’s population increased by over 2%, from 7485 to 7957. This was the third fastest rate of growth in Harlow though below the 4% growth seen throughout Harlow as a whole.

Despite this lower than average rate of growth, Little Parndon and Hare Street remained Harlow’s second most populated ward.

1 Age Distribution

Little Parndon and Hare Street’s population has an average age of 37 years. The fourth youngest of all wards in Harlow and slightly below the Town average of 38 years.

The predominant age bands are 25-29 and 30-34, which make almost 18% of the ward’s total population. Little Parndon and Hare Street has the third largest proportion of infants of all wards in Harlow, with almost 8% of its population being under 5 years of age, compared to 7% Town wide.

Age Range Population %

0-4 629 7.90% 5-7 267 3.36% 8-9 165 2.07% 10-14 435 5.47% 15 87 1.09% 16-17 182 2.29% 18-19 190 2.39% 20-24 556 6.99% 25-29 777 9.76% 30-34 645 8.11% 35-39 521 6.55% 40-44 561 7.05% 45-49 510 6.41% 50-54 533 6.70% 55-59 415 5.22% 60-64 364 4.57% 65-69 252 3.17% 70-74 209 2.63% 75-79 288 3.62% 80-84 212 2.66% 84+ 159 2.00% QS103EW – Age by single year

Age distribution compared to Harlow

25%

20%

15%

10%

0% 0-4 5-10 11-15 16-18 19-24 25-34 34-49 50-64 64-84 84+

Harlow Little Parndon

Trends

In the decade 2001-2011 the average age of Little Parndon and Hare Street’s residents remained constant at 37 years.

Growth by age ranges -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% 140% 160%

0-4

5-10

11-15

16-18

19-24

25-34

34-49

50-64

64-84

84+

In line with town wide trends, Little Parndon and Hare Street’s population of residents aged over 84 saw the fastest rate of growth.

Age distribution profiles 200 2001 180 2011 160

140

120

100

0 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84

4 Ethnicity

The largest ethnic group in the ward is White: British, comprising of over 78% of the ward’s population. Asian/Asian British is another significant subset, making up over 10% of the Little Parndon and Hare Street population.

Ethnic Group Population %

All categories: Ethnic group 7,957 100.00%

White: British 6,237 78.38%

White Other: Total 374 4.70%

-White: Irish 68 0.85%

-White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 16 0.20%

-White: Other White including Eastern Europe 290 3.64%

Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Total 170 2.14%

-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean 70 0.88%

-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African 20 0.25%

-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian 44 0.55%

-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed 36 0.45%

Asian/Asian British: Total 810 10.18%

-Asian/Asian British: Indian 373 4.69%

-Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 128 1.61%

-Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 40 0.50%

-Asian/Asian British: Chinese 76 0.96%

-Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 193 2.43%

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Total 323 4.06%

-Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 231 2.90%

-Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean 57 0.72%

-Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black 35 0.44%

Other ethnic group: Total 43 0.54%

-Other ethnic group: Arab 26 0.33%

-Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 17 0.21%

KS201EW - Ethnic group

1% Ethnic composition 4% of Little Parndon and Hare Street 10% 2%

5% White - British White - Other

Mixed Ethnicity - Total Asian/British Asian - Total

78%

Black/Black British - Total Other - Total

In Comparison to Harlow

Little Parndon and Hare Street’s proportion of White – British residents is smaller than that of Harlow as a whole, whilst its proportion of Asian/Asian British residents is significantly higher.

Little Parndon and Hare Streets's ethnic composition

compared to that of Harlow 90% 78.38% 80%

70%

60%

50%

40% 83.86%

30%

20% 10.18% 5.23% 10% 4.70% 2.14% 4.56% 3.77% 4.06% 2.14% 0.45% 0.54% 0% White - British White - Other Mixed Ethnicity - Asian/British Black/Black British Other - Total Total Asian - Total - Total

Harlow Little Parndon and Hare Street

6 Ethnicity by Age

White British is the predominant ethnic group in each age range for Little Parndon and Hare Street. However the proportion of each ethnic group varies significantly through the age bands, as seen in the proportional area graph below.

Of the population aged 0 to 4 years of age, the proportion of White British residents is 68%, whilst for the population aged 64 and above, the proportion rises to 94%.

For residents under 5 years of age, almost 19% are Asian/Asian British.

Ethnic composition by age range

100%

95%

90%

85%

80%

75%

70%

65%

60% 0-4 5-15 16-24 25-39 40-64 64+

White - British White - Other Mixed Ethnicity - Total

Asian/British Asian - Total Black/Black British - Total Other - Total

Trends

% of % of population proportional Ethnic group by age 2001 age 2011 age growth growth range range

White British – All Ages 6655 88.69% 6,237 78.38% -6.28% -10.30% - 0-4 429 90.89% 426 67.73% -0.70% -23.16% - 5-15 1031 89.57% 723 75.79% -29.87% -13.79% - 16-24 685 84.46% 745 80.28% 8.76% -4.18% - 25-39 1457 82.64% 1,281 65.93% -12.08% -16.71% - 40-64 1909 91.56% 2,009 84.31% 5.24% -7.25% - 64+ 1144 93.62% 1,053 94.02% -7.95% 0.40%

% of % of population proportional Ethnic group by age 2001 age 2011 age growth growth range range

White Other – All Ages 275 3.66% 374 4.70% 36.00% 1.04% - 0-4 6 1.27% 21 3.34% 250.00% 2.07% - 5-15 17 1.48% 24 2.52% 41.18% 1.04% - 16-24 37 4.56% 35 3.77% -5.41% -0.79% - 25-39 94 5.33% 184 9.47% 95.74% 4.14% - 40-64 64 3.07% 83 3.48% 29.69% 0.41% - 64+ 57 4.66% 27 2.41% -52.63% -2.25% Mixed Ethnicity – all ages 100 1.33% 170 2.14% 70.00% 0.80% - 0-4 8 1.69% 29 4.61% 262.50% 2.92% - 5-15 41 3.56% 45 4.72% 9.76% 1.15% - 16-24 16 1.97% 27 2.91% 68.75% 0.94% - 25-39 23 1.30% 33 1.70% 43.48% 0.39% - 40-64 9 0.43% 30 1.26% 233.33% 0.83% - 64+ 3 0.25% 6 0.54% 100.00% 0.29% Asian/British Asian – all ages 274 3.65% 810 10.18% 195.62% 6.53% - 0-4 16 3.39% 117 18.60% 631.25% 15.21% - 5-15 47 4.08% 94 9.85% 100.00% 5.77% - 16-24 49 6.04% 79 8.51% 61.22% 2.47% - 25-39 87 4.93% 351 18.06% 303.45% 13.13% - 40-64 60 2.88% 142 5.96% 136.67% 3.08% - 64+ 15 1.23% 27 2.41% 80.00% 1.18% Black/Black British – all ages 117 1.56% 323 4.06% 176.07% 2.50% - 0-4 13 2.75% 28 4.45% 115.38% 1.70% - 5-15 15 1.30% 62 6.50% 313.33% 5.20% - 16-24 13 1.60% 41 4.42% 215.38% 2.82% - 25-39 43 2.44% 77 3.96% 79.07% 1.52% - 40-64 30 1.44% 110 4.62% 266.67% 3.18% - 64+ 3 0.25% 5 0.45% 66.67% 0.20% Other – all ages 83 1.11% 43 0.54% -48.19% -0.57% - 0-4 0 0.00% 8 1.27% - 1.27% - 5-15 0 0.00% 6 0.63% - 0.63% - 16-24 11 1.36% 1 0.11% -90.91% -1.25% - 25-39 59 3.35% 17 0.87% -71.19% -2.47% - 40-64 13 0.62% 9 0.38% -30.77% -0.25% - 64+ 0 0.00% 2 0.18% - 0.18%

DC2101EW - Ethnic group by sex by age 2001 - Table S101 Sex and age by ethnic group

8 Proportional changes from 2001 to 2011

-12.00% -10.00% -8.00% -6.00% -4.00% -2.00% 0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00%

-10.30% White - British

White - Other 1.04%

Mixed Ethnicity - Total 0.80%

Asian/British Asian - 6.53% Total

Black/Black British - 2.50% Total

-0.57% Other - Total

9 Nationalities

84% of Little Parndon and Hare Street’s population were born in the United Kingdom, below the Town average of 88%.

Almost 7% of the ward’s population come from countries in Southern Asia, predominantly India and Pakistan. These account for more than 42% of the ward’s non-UK nationals.

The next likeliest area of origin are EU countries admitted since 2001, where more than 2% of the ward originate.

Country of birth/region of country of birth Population % % excluding UK

United Kingdom 6,686 84.03%

Ireland 62 0.78% 4.88%

EU countries: Member countries in March 2001 109 1.37% 8.58%

EU countries: Accession countries April 2001 to March 174 2.19% 13.69% 2011 Rest of Europe 33 0.41% 2.60%

North Africa 14 0.18% 1.10%

Central and Western Africa 108 1.36% 8.50%

South and Eastern Africa 103 1.29% 8.10%

Africa not otherwise specified 2 0.03% 0.16%

Middle East 15 0.19% 1.18%

Eastern Asia 45 0.57% 3.54%

Southern Asia 538 6.76% 42.33%

Central Asia 1 0.01% 0.08%

North America and the Caribbean 41 0.52% 3.23%

Central and South American 9 0.11% 0.71%

Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) 17 0.21% 1.34%

Other 0 0.00% 0.00%

DC2103EW - Country of birth by sex by age

10 Trends

Like all but two wards in Harlow, Little Parndon and Hare Street saw its population of residents born in the United Kingdom fall in real terms and in proportion during the decade 2001-2011.

The decade also saw significant growth in the populations of people from countries recently admitted to the EU and from Southern Asia.

Country of birth/region of country of birth 2001 growth Proportional Population growth

United Kingdom 6853 -2.44% -7.44%

Ireland 74 -16.22% -0.21%

EU countries: Member countries in March 2001 71 53.52% 0.42%

EU countries: Accession countries April 2001 to March 37 370.27% 1.69% 2011 Rest of Europe 3 1000.00% 0.37%

North Africa 12 16.67% 0.02%

Central and Western Africa 18 500.00% 1.12%

South and Eastern Africa 84 22.62% 0.17%

Africa not otherwise specified 0 - 0.03%

Middle East 13 15.38% 0.01%

Eastern Asia 110 -59.09% -0.90%

Southern Asia 126 326.98% 5.08%

Central Asia 0 - 0.01%

North America and the Caribbean 25 64.00% 0.18%

Central and South American 6 50.00% 0.03%

Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) 42 -59.52% -0.35%

Other 18 -100.00% -0.24%

2001 Table S015 Country of birth by sex and age

11 Ethnic composition of UK Nationals

Asian/Asian British: Black/African/Caribbean/ Pakistani, 1% Black British: African, 1%

White: English/Welsh/Scott Asian/Asian British: Other, 8% sh/Northern Indian, 1% Irish/British, 92%

Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British White: Irish Caribbean White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller White: Other White Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed Asian/Asian British: Indian Asian/Asian British: Pakistani Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi Asian/Asian British: Chinese Asian/Asian British: Other Asian Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black Other ethnic group: Arab Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group

12 Ethnic composition of Little Parndon and Hare Street's nationalities (excluding UK)

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350

300

250

200

150

100

•White:British • White:Irish •White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller

•White: Other •Mixed: White and Black Caribbean •Mixed: White and Black African

•Mixed: White and Asian •Mixed: Other Mixed •Indian

•Pakistani •Bangladeshi •Chinese

•Other Asian •African •Caribbean

•Other Black •Any other ethnic group

13 Languages spoken

Of Little Parndon and Hare Street’s population aged 3 years and above, 91% speak English as their main language. This is less than the Harlow average of 94%. For those aged 3-15 years of age, this proportion rises to 93%, again less than average.

Main language spoken Population %

English (English or Welsh if in Wales) 6,862 90.71%

French 9 0.12%

Portuguese 9 0.12%

Spanish 6 0.08%

Other European language (EU): Total 188 2.49%

Other European language (EU): Polish 87 1.15%

Other European language (EU): Any other European language 101 1.34%

Other European language (non EU) 24 0.32%

Arabic 25 0.33%

West/Central Asian language 8 0.11%

South Asian language: Total 239 3.16%

South Asian language: Panjabi 20 0.26%

South Asian language: Urdu 43 0.57%

South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 22 0.29%

South Asian language: Gujarati 3 0.04%

South Asian language: Tamil 23 0.30%

South Asian language: Any other South Asian language 128 1.69%

East Asian language: Total 148 1.96%

East Asian language: Chinese 40 0.53%

East Asian language: Any other East Asian language 108 1.43%

African language 45 0.59%

Other language 2 0.03%

DC2104EW - Main Language by sex by age

Main Languages Spoken (excluding English)

French

Portuguese African language Spanish 6% Other European Other European language (EU): Polish language (EU): East Asian language: Any Polish Other European language (EU): Any other European other East Asian 12% language language Other European language (non EU) 15% Other European language Arabic (EU): Any other European

language West/Central Asian language 14% South Asian language: Panjabi South Asian language: South Asian language: Urdu Any other South Asian

language South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and 18% Chatgaya) East Asian South Asian language: Gujarati Arabic language: 4% South Asian language: Tamil Chinese 6% South Asian language: Any other South Asian language South Asian language: Urdu East Asian language: Chinese 6%

Proficiency in English

Over 9% of people over 3 years of age have a main language other than English. Of these 703 residents 88% can speak English either well or very well. 10% cannot speak English well, whilst 14 residents cannot speak English at all.

15 Religion

The predominant religion is Christianity with 53% of residents describing themselves as Christian. 34% describe themselves as having no religion.

Religion population % of total Growth since 2001

Christian 4,235 53.22% -10.65% Buddhist 44 0.55% 109.52%

Hindu 118 1.48% 202.56%

Jewish 21 0.26% 600.00%

Muslim 256 3.22% 55.15%

Sikh 13 0.16% -13.33%

Other religion 26 0.33% 73.33%

No religion 2,740 34.44% 57.20%

Religion not stated 504 6.33% -31.15% KS209EW – Religion 2001 - Table S103 Sex and age by religion

Since 2001 the number of Christians in Little Parndon and Hare Street has fallen by over 10%. This is a slower rate of decline than in Harlow overall, which saw the number of Christians decrease by over 14%. At the start of the decade approximately 23% of residents in Little Parndon and Hare Street described themselves as having No Religion. By 2011 this proportion had risen to 34%.

16 Religion within Ethnic groups

White Christian

Religion not Buddhist stated, 7% Hindu

Jewish

No religion, 40% Christian, 53% Muslim

Sikh

Other religion

No religion

Muslim Jewish Religion not stated Other religion Hindu Buddhist Sikh

Mixed Ethnicity

Christian Religion not stated Buddhist 6% Hindu

Jewish No religion Christian Muslim 40% 47% Sikh

Other religion

Muslim No religion

5% Religion not stated

Other religion Hindu Sikh Jewish Buddhist

Asian/Asian British Religion not stated

No religion 6% Other Christian religion 5% Buddhist Sikh

2% Hindu

Jewish

Muslim Muslim Christian 22% 48% Sikh

Other religion

No religion

Jewish Hindu Religion not stated 14% Buddhist 3%

Black/ Black British Christian

Religion not stated Buddhist Other religion 5%

Sikh No religion Jewish Hindu 4% Hindu

Buddhist Jewish Muslim 5% Muslim

Sikh

Christian Other religion

86% No religion

Religion not stated

Religion not stated Other (including Arab) Other religion Christian Sikh No religion 7% Buddhist

Christian Hindu 28% Jewish

Muslim Hindu

Muslim Sikh Buddhist 63% Jewish Other religion

No religion

Religion not stated

19 Household Composition

Little Parndon and Hare Street has 3369 households, the second largest number of any ward in Harlow. Of these households 61% consist of one family. This is in line with the town average of 63%.

31% of households are with dependent children, slightly above the town average of 29.5%.

Growth since Household Composition population % of total 2001

All categories: Household composition 3,369 100.00% 7.53%

One person household: Total 1,049 31.14% 3.45%

- Aged 65 and over 357 10.60% -20.67%

- Other 692 20.54% 22.70%

One family only: Total 2,046 60.73% 5.52%

- All aged 65 and over 229 6.80% -28.44%

- Married or same-sex civil partnership 983 29.18% 0.51% couple: Total - One family only: Married or same-sex 324 9.62% 1.89% civil partnership couple: No children - One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent 468 13.89% -5.45% children - One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: All children 191 5.67% 15.76% non-dependent - One family only: Cohabiting couple: 403 11.96% 55.00% Total - One family only: Cohabiting couple: No 188 5.58% 64.91% children - One family only: Cohabiting couple: 198 5.88% 41.43% Dependent children - One family only: Cohabiting couple: All 17 0.50% 183.33% children non-dependent

One family only: Lone parent: Total 431 12.79% 13.12%

Growth since Household Composition population % of total 2001

- Lone parent: Dependent children 299 8.88% 5.65%

- All children non-dependent 132 3.92% 34.69%

Other household types: Total 274 8.13% 52.22%

Other household types: With dependent 84 2.49% 47.37% children

Other household types: All full-time students 1 0.03% -66.67%

Other household types: All aged 65 and over 7 0.21% -46.15%

Other household types: Other 182 5.40% 70.09% KS105EW - Household composition 2001 - Table S053 Household composition by tenure and occupancy rating

In the decade 2001 to 2011, the number of families without children increased as did the number of one person households.

Living Arrangements

Of Little Parndon and Hare Street’s residents aged 16 and over, 65% are living as a couple; the majority of whom are either married or living in a civil partnership.

Not living in a couple: Not living in a couple: Married or in a Separated (but still registered same-sex legally married or still civil partnership, 89, legally in a same-sex 1% civil partnership), 172,

3% Living in a couple: Cohabiting, 14%

Not living in a couple:

Notliving in Divorced or formerly in a couple Not living in a couple: a same-sex civil Married or in a Single (never married partnership which is registered same-sex or never registered a now legally dissolved, civil partnership, same-sex civil 434, 7% 2,560, 41% partnership), 1,754,

28% Not living in a couple: Widowed or surviving partner from a same- sex civil partnership, 376, 6%

21 Tenure

Of Little Parndon and Hare Street’s 3369 households, 59% of properties are either owned outright or owned with a mortgage or loan. This is higher than the Town itself, where only 57% of residents own their dwelling.

Little Parndon and Hare Street also has a slightly higher ratio of social tenure than Harlow as a whole. Notably those renting from the council accounts for 30% of all households, whereas across Harlow 27% of all dwellings are rented from the council.

Tenure in Little Parndon and Hare Street Private rented: Other private rented or living Private rented: Private rent free, 82, 2% landlord or letting

agency, 399, 12% Social rented: Other Owned outright, 607, social rented, 240, 7% 18%

Owned with a mortgage or loan or shared ownership, 1,046, 31%

Social rented: Rented from council (Local Authority), 995, 30%

Tenure across age groups

As expected, ownership varies greatly across the various ages bands. Amongst residents aged 16 to 34 less than 2% own their dwelling outright and only 33% own with a mortgage or through shared ownership. For residents over 64 years of age, 60% own their dwellings of which 52% own them outright.

22 Qualifications

Little Parndon and Hare Streets levels of education are slightly better than those of Harlow overall. 21% of residents over 16 have achieved Level 4 qualifications or above compared to 18% in the Town as a whole.

Likewise, 24% of Little Parndon and Hare Street’s residents have no qualifications compared to 26% across Harlow.

Qualifications Population %

No qualifications 1,549 24.30%

Highest level of qualification: Level 1 qualifications 1,180 18.51%

Highest level of qualification: Level 2 qualifications 1,005 15.77%

Highest level of qualification: Apprenticeship 185 2.90%

Highest level of qualification: Level 3 qualifications 722 11.33%

Highest level of qualification: Level 4 qualifications and above 1,325 20.79%

Highest level of qualification: Other qualifications 408 6.40%

Schoolchildren and full-time students: Age 16 to 17 159 2.49%

Schoolchildren and full-time students: Age 18 and over 199 3.12%

Full-time students: Age 18 to 74: Economically active: In employment 99 1.55%

Full-time students: Age 18 to 74: Economically active: Unemployed 21 0.33%

Full-time students: Age 18 to 74: Economically inactive 78 1.22% KS501EW - Qualifications and students 2001 - Table S032 Sex and age and level of qualifications by economic activity

23 Trends

During the decade 2001 to 2011 there was a significant decrease in the proportion of Harlow’s population who held no qualifications, with an average proportional decline of approximately 6%. This was exceeded in Little Parndon and Hare Street where the proportion of residents without qualifications fell by almost 9%.

So whilst Great Parndon mirrors Harlow’s levels of qualification, its improvements have been less than those experienced by the Town as a whole.

Proproportional changes in levels of qualification

other, 2.57% Highest level of qualification: Level 4 qualifications and above, 6.97% Highest level of qualification: Level 3

qualifications, 5.35% Highest level of qualification: Level 2 qualifications, -2.23%

Highest level of qualification: Level 1 qualifications, -4.07%

No qualifications, - 8.59%

-10.00% -8.00% -6.00% -4.00% -2.00% 0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% % change

24 Economic Activity Of the ward’s 6374 residents over the age of 16, 69% are economically active. 42% of residents over 16 are in full time employment, whilst 14% work part-time. 6% of the ward are self-employed. Only 5% of residents over 16 are unemployed.

Economic activity Population %

Economically active: Total 4,421 69.36%

- In employment: Total 4,082 64.04%

- Employee: Total 3,545 55.62%

- Employee: Part-time 873 13.70%

- Self-employed: Total 404 6.34%

- Self-employed: Part-time 95 1.49%

- Self-employed: Full-time 309 4.85%

Full-time students 133 2.09%

Unemployed: Total 339 5.32%

- Unemployed (excluding full- 300 4.71% time students)

-Unemployed: Full-time 39 0.61% students

Economically inactive: Total 1,953 30.64%

- Retired 1,143 17.93%

- Student (including full-time 193 3.03% students)

- Looking after home or 261 4.09% family

- Long-term sick or disabled 207 3.25%

- Other 149 2.34%

KS601EW to KS603EW - Economic activity by sex

25 Trends

In the decade 2001 to 2011 the proportion of people in employment grew slightly, making Little Parndon and Hare Street the only ward in Harlow not to see employment proportionally contract.

Unemployment grew slightly but with a slower rate than the Town overall.

Proportional changes in economic activity

-15.00% -10.00% -5.00% 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00%

In employment: Total

Employee: Part-time

Employee: Full-time

Self-employed: Total

Full-time students

Unemployed: Total

Economically inactive: Total

Retired

Looking after home or family

Long-term sick or disabled

Out of work Benefits Claimant count by sex – not seasonal adjusted (January 2019)

Little Parndon and Little Parndon and Harlow (%) Great Britain (%) Hare Street Hare Street (%) (Numbers) All People 240 4.1 3.3 2.4 Males 125 4.3 3.6 2.8 Females 115 3.9 3.1 2.0 Source: ONS Claimant count by sex and age Note: The percentage figures show the number of claimants as a proportion of resident population aged 16-64

Professions / NS-SeC

A slightly higher proportion of residents work in managerial, administrative and professional and in routine occupations than in Harlow overall.

NS-SeC Category Population %

1. Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 435 6.82% 1.1 Large employers and higher managerial and administrative 79 1.24% occupations 1.2 Higher professional occupations 356 5.59% 2. Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 1,253 19.66% 3. Intermediate occupations 961 15.08% 4. Small employers and own account workers 424 6.65% 5. Lower supervisory and technical occupations 528 8.28% 6. Semi-routine occupations 1,109 17.40% 7. Routine occupations 920 14.43% 8. Never worked and long-term unemployed 386 6.06% L14.1 Never worked 249 3.91% L14.2 Long-term unemployed 137 2.15% Not classified 358 5.62% L15 Full time students 358 5.62% L17 Not classifiable for other reasons 0 0.00%

KS611EW to KS613EW - NS-SeC by sex

27 Disability and Health

Health

Over 95% of Little Parndon and Hare Street’s residents purport to be in fairly health. Marginally above the Harlow average of just less than 95%.

Since 2001 the proportion of people in bad health or worse has declined slightly, in line with Harlow as a whole.

Health in Little Parndon and Hare Street Very bad health Bad health 1% 4%

Fair health 14%

Very good health 46%

Good health 35%

Disability

Over 84% of Little Parndon and Hare Street’s residents have no limits to their day to day activities, compared to 83% Town-wide.

Disability Population %

Day-to-day activities limited a lot 594 7.47% Day-to-day activities limited a little 672 8.45% Day-to-day activities not limited 6,691 84.09% KS611EW to KS613EW - NS-SeC by sex

28 Age groups of those whose Day-to-day activities are Limited a lot

0-15 years, 2.69%

16-49 years, 23.74%

64+ years, 47.98%

50-64 years, 25.59%

Provision of unpaid care

90% of residents provide no unpaid care. The proportion of people providing 50 hours or more of unpaid care is less than the town average.

Care Population % Provides no unpaid care 7,176 90.18% Provides 1 to 19 hours unpaid care a week 502 6.31% Provides 20 to 49 hours unpaid care a week 108 1.36% Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week 171 2.15%

KS301EW - Health and provision of unpaid care

29 Trends

Since 2001 the proportion of people providing unpaid care has increased by approximately 1%. This increase in people providing unpaid care has also seen an increase in the amount of care provided, a trend seen across Harlow.

Proportional changes in provision of unpaid care

-0.80% -0.60% -0.40% -0.20% 0.00% 0.20% 0.40% 0.60% 0.80%

Provides no unpaid care

Provides 1 to 19 hours unpaid care a week

Provides 20 to 49 hours unpaid care a week

Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week

30 Public Health England Local Health Profile (Unless specified a lower value is better)

Indicator Little Harlow Essex England Parndon and Hare Street Income deprivation English indices of deprivation 2015 (%) 16.2 15.9 12 14.6 Low Birth Weight of term babies (%) 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.8 Child Poverty – English Indices of Deprivation 2015 23.4 22.3 16.8 19.9 Child Development at age 5 (%) (higher value is better) 62.6 59.9 61.6 60.4 GCSE Achievement (5A*-C in Eng & Maths) % (higher value is better) 67.0 59 57.7 56.6 General Health –bad or very bad (%) 4.9 5.4 4.8 5.5 General Health – very bad (%) 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 Limiting long term illness or disability (%) 15.9 17.1 17.1 17.6 Overcrowded households (at least 1 room too few) (%) 14.2 10 5.9 8.7 Provision of 1 hour or more unpaid care per week (%) 9.8 9.8 10.5 10.2 Provision of 50 hours or more unpaid care per week (%) 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 Pensioners living alone (%) 31.9 34.8 29.9 31.5 Older people in deprivation-English Indices of Deprivation 2015 (%) 16.8 17.1 13.3 16.2 Emergency admissions in under 5s (Crude rate per 1000) 78.6 77.8 116.6 149.2 A&E attendances in under 5s (Crude rate per 1000) 795.8 721.8 475.2 551.6 Admissions for injuries in under 5s (Crude rate per 10,000) 109.4 95.2 113.2 138.8 Admissions for injuries 0-15 year olds (Crude rate per 10,000) 101.1 85.6 93.6 108.3 Admissions for injuries in 15-24 year olds (Crude rate per 10,000) 147.6 135.1 115.9 133.1 Obese adults (%) 27.0 26.6 24.2 24.1 Binge drinking adults (%) 20.4 19.6 19.4 20 Healthy eating adults (%) 26.6 26.9 29.6 28.7 Obese Children (Reception year) (%) 10.0 9 8.2 9.3 Children with excess weight (Reception Year) (%) 23.0 21.3 20.9 22.2 Obese Children (Year 6) (%) 24.1 20.4 17.1 19.3 Children with excess weight (Year 6) (%) 43.6 35 31.1 33.6 Incidence of all cancer (SIR) 111.8 105.7 97.5 100 Incidence of breast cancer (SIR) 119.6 107 101 100 Incidence of colorectal cancer (SIR) 94.8 103.7 97.6 100 Incidence of lung cancer (SIR) 135.4 120.6 90.4 100 Incidence of prostate cancer (SIR) 113.9 99.5 99.9 100 Hospital stays for self harm (SAR) 127.8 99.4 75.7 100 Hospital stays for alcohol related harm (SAR) 128.0 112 86.5 100 Emergency hospital admissions for hip fracture in 65+ (SAR) 131.7 109.5 107.3 100 Elective hospital admissions for hip replacement (SAR) 88.5 100.9 97.1 100 Elective hospital admissions for knee replacement (SAR) 98.6 113 95.5 100 Life expectancy at birth for males 2011-2015 (years) (higher value is better) 77.2 78.5 80.1 79.4 Life expectancy at birth for females 2011-2015 (years) (higher value is better) 80.0 82.9 83.4 83.1 Deaths from all causes, all ages (SMR) 143.1 101.7 96.7 100 Deaths from all causes, under 65 years (SMR) 142.8 114.7 90.8 100 Deaths from all causes, under 75 years (SMR) 120.4 109 90.8 100 Deaths from all cancer, all ages (SMR) 101.7 100.4 98.9 100 Deaths from all cancer, under 75 years (SMR) 106.8 102.7 97.5 100 Deaths from circulatory disease, all ages (SMR) 141.2 102.9 95.2 100 Deaths from circulatory disease, under 75 years (SMR) 132.4 112.6 85.6 100 Deaths from coronary heart disease, all ages (SMR) 126.6 103.2 93.6 100 Deaths from coronary heart disease, uder 75 years (SMR) 113.0 110 80.5 100 Deaths from stroke, all ages (SMR) 169.8 91.7 91.5 100 Deaths from respiratory diseases, all ages (SMR) 168.3 116.3 94.3 100

Glossary

SMR = Standardised Mortality Ratios, SIR = Standardised Incidence Ratios, SAR = Standardised Admission Ratios 31