Ward Profile

July 2016 Sandridge Ward

Number of residents: 4,835 2014 Estimate (ONS 2015) Number of residential properties: 2,141 March 2011 (CLG) Ward size: 1,323.52 ha 2012 (SADC) House prices (SADC avg.): £499,209 April 2016 (Land Registry) Electorate: 3,792 22 May 2014 (SADC) Election turn-out: 44% (43% SADC average) 22 May 2014 (SADC)

St Albans 007B 007C St Albans 007D Deprivation rank (E01023734) (E01023735) (E01023736) (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

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July 2016 (26UGGP) Sandridge Ward

Local Information Schools: Sandridge School, Woodcock Hill, AL4 9EB Community Buildings: Sandridge Village Hall, High Street, Sandridge, AL4 9DD Green Space and Play Areas: Open Space John Bunyans Chimney Nomansland Common Sandringham Crescent

Age Profile

Aged 0-15 Aged 16-24 Aged 25-49 Aged 50-64 Aged 65+ Sandridge Ward 18% 9% 34% 21% 18% St Albans City & District 22% 9% 36% 18% 16%

England 19% 11% 34% 18% 18% Count 860 441 1631 1024 879 SOURCE: Mid-Year Population Estimates Explorable Datasets (ONS: June 2015) (NB: Figures are rounded up)

Commentary • Broadly in-line with the District's profile • Lower proportion of children

July 2016 (26UGGP) Sandridge Ward Gender Profile

SOURCE: Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates 2010 (some percentage calculations manually derived, caution on margin of error) Commentary • Similar to the District profile, although a slightly lower proportion of children compared against the District figures

Ethnicity Sandridge Ward St Albans District White British 4,403 88.88% 81.15% 79.75% Irish & Other White 268 5.41% 7.28% 5.66% Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups 91 1.84% 2.78% 2.25% Asian/Asian British 133 2.68% 6.41% 7.97% Black/Black British 46 0.93% 1.7% 3.48% Arab & Other Ethnic Group 13 0.26% 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 • Large percentage of the ward are white British

Health Residents who reported Sandridge Ward St Albans England Good or very good 86.4% 87% 82.4% 81.4% health SOURCE: Office for National Statistics (2013) Commentary • Residents reporting good health slightly below levels for the District

July 2016 (26UGGP) Sandridge Ward Education Sandridge Ward St Albans District England No Qualifications 12.98% 12.90% 22.46% Level 1 (1+4 O Levels/CSE/GCSE or NVQ 1) 11.57% 10% 13.29% Level 2 (5+ O/GCSE (A-C); 1+ A/AS level; NVQ 2) 15.48% 13.35% 15.22% Apprenticeship 3.93% 2.78% 3.56% Level 3 (2+A levels; 4 AS levels; NVQ 3) 10.88% 10.41% 12.35% Level 4 (BA, MA, PhD, PGCE, NVQ 4-5) 41.73% 46.34% 27.43% Other Qualification / unknown level 3.44% 4.2% 5.73%

18-74 year olds full-time students 5.76% 6.46% 8.15% SOURCE: Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics (2011) Commentary • Broadly in line with District figures, but with the proportion of residents holding Level 4 qualifiactions a few percentage points below District figures

Employment Profile

Sandridge Ward Sandridge Ward England & Wales St Albans (Total %) (Numbers) (Total %) (Total %) Economically Active 2,754 84.5 81.3 76.8 In employment 2,659 81.6 77.8 71.0 Employees 2,236 68.6 64.4 60.6 Self-Employed 423 13.0 13.3 10.4 Unemployed 95 3.4 4.3 7.6 SOURCES: NOMIS Labour Market Statistics, ONS (2011) Commentary • High proportion of residents in employment

Benefit Data Sandridge Ward St Albans District England Job Seekers 50 1.5% 1.8% 3.7% Employment Support Allowance 80 2.5% 3.2% 6.2% and Incapacity Benefits Lone Parents 20 0.6% 0.8% 1.5% Carers 20 0.6% 0.7% 1.2% Other on income related benefits 10 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% Disabled 20 0.6% 0.7% 1.0% Bereaved 10 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% TOTAL CLAIMANTS 210 6.4% 7.5% 14.4% SOURCE: DWP Benefit Claimants August 2011 Commentary • Low level of claimants in the ward

July 2016 (26UGGP) Sandridge Ward

Crime Data & Rural Percentage Total Crime Type (Total) Anti-Social Behaviour 735 28.82% Bicycle Theft 35 1.37% Burglary 202 7.92% Criminal Damage & Arson 239 9.37% Drugs 81 3.18% Other Crime 53 2.08% Other Theft 285 11.18% Possession of Weapons 35 1.37% Public Order 89 3.49% Robbery 4 0.16% Shoplifting 129 5.06% Theft from the Person 35 1.37% Vehicle Crime 244 9.57% Violence and Sexual Offences 384 15.06% ALL CRIME 2550 SOURCE: Comparison of Crime Types in areas between June 2015 and May 2016 (Police UK)

July 2016 (26UGGP) Sandridge Ward Residents’ Problems Sandridge St Albans District Comments Percentage of residents who feel Ward Rubbish or litter lying around is a very or 24% 24% fairly big problem People using or dealing drugs is a very or 18% 14% fairly big problem Noisy neighbours or loud parties is a very or 1% 7% fairly big problem Teenagers hanging around the streets is a 18% 16% very or fairly big problem Vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate damage to property or vehicles is a very or 0% 8% fairly big problem People being drunk or rowdy in public 5% 13% places is a very or fairly big problem Abandoned or burnt out cars is a very or 1% 2% fairly big problem SOURCE: Community Survey (2015) Commentary • Problems with 'people using or dealing drugs' and 'teenagers hanging around the streets' slightly above comparable figures for the District

Resident Perceptions Sandridge Ward St Albans District Percentage of residents that are/who 2010 2015 2010 2015 Very or fairly satisfied with their 95% 96% 90% 90% local area as a place to live Feel they strongly or fairly strongly 62% 71% 67% 75% belong to their local area Very or fairly satisfied with the way St 59% 64% 55% 71% Albans Council run things SOURCE: Community Survey (2010 & 2015) Commentary • Broadly in-line with the District figures • An increase in resident satisfaction with the way the Council run things

Getting Involved Sandridge Ward St Albans District 2010 2015 2010 2015 Percentage of residents that have given unpaid help in the last 12 55% 44% 53% 41% months SOURCE: Community Survey (2010 & 2015) Commentary • Broadly in line with District figures

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