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Berwickshire Extract KnowBorders: Scottish Borders Community Planning Partnership 2016 Strategic Assessment: Berwickshire Extract Version Control No. Action Start Date Complete Date Result 1 Berwickshire SA based on full 01/07/2016 18/08/2016 SA2016- SA2016 Berwickshire – V1 Contact details for Strategic Assessment 2016: Strategic Policy Unit Scottish Borders Council Email: [email protected] Tel: 01835 824000 SB-SA2016 - Berwickshire - V1 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction and Summary of Key Findings – Berwickshire Extract ................................................................. 4 Strategic Assessment 2016 Development ......................................................................................................... 6 Berwickshire: Area Profile ................................................................................................................................. 7 Summary of Population Trends ..................................................................................................................... 7 Population ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Life Expectancy ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Migration, Ethnicity and National Identity .................................................................................................. 22 Household Profile ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Scottish Borders and the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) ................................................... 31 Economy and Income ...................................................................................................................................... 37 Town Centre Retail Activity ......................................................................................................................... 37 Economic Inequalities .................................................................................................................................. 43 Education and Learning ................................................................................................................................... 50 School Leavers ............................................................................................................................................. 50 Life Stages / Health and Wellbeing.............................................................................................................. 52 Maternity / Early Years ................................................................................................................................ 52 Children ....................................................................................................................................................... 55 Adults ........................................................................................................................................................... 57 Older People ................................................................................................................................................ 62 Substance Use ............................................................................................................................................. 63 Mental Health .............................................................................................................................................. 65 Physical Activity ........................................................................................................................................... 68 Reducing Risk ............................................................................................................................................... 69 Community and Environment ......................................................................................................................... 71 Community Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 71 Built and Physical Environment ................................................................................................................... 76 Environmental Impact ................................................................................................................................. 78 Community Support and Community Resilience ........................................................................................ 81 Cultural Activity ........................................................................................................................................... 84 Physical and Digital Access .......................................................................................................................... 85 Public Services ................................................................................................................................................. 87 Public Priorities ............................................................................................................................................ 87 Satisfaction with Public Services ................................................................................................................. 88 Influence / involvement in public sector ..................................................................................................... 89 SB-SA2016 - Berwickshire - V1 3 Introduction and Summary of Key Findings – Berwickshire Extract This document is an extract from “Know Borders: Strategic Assessment 2016” for the Berwickshire locality1. It highlights information related to the Berwickshire locality along the themes used in the overall strategic assessment: demographic profile, economy and income, education and learning, life stages / health and wellbeing, community and environment and public services. Note that locality extracts only contain information available at locality level; as a result, information related to the whole of the Scottish Borders is in the full strategic assessment. Below is a summary of the key findings related to the Berwickshire locality. Demographic Profile Berwickshire has the most isolated populations of the five localities, with the highest proportions of children and working-age people living outside settlements of over 500 people. The population of Berwickshire has been slowly increasing, but unevenly. The number of children in Berwickshire has been decreasing and the number of pensioners has increased at the second-highest rate out of the 5 localities. Economy and Income Between 2012 and 2015, the town centre footfall has remained stable for both Duns and Eyemouth. In summer 2015, Eyemouth had the lowest retail vacancy rate of the Berwickshire towns at 7%. The Berwickshire area has a lower claimant count rate2 compared to the Scottish Borders. More people in Berwickshire would like to have more ‘Assistance with starting up your own business’ compared to the Scottish Borders. In Berwickshire, 10.4% of the population is classified as income deprived higher that the Scottish Borders (10.1%) and Scotland (13.2%). In Berwickshire, 11.4% of children live in poverty, slightly above the Scottish Borders (10.9%) but lower compared to Scotland (15.3%). Education and Learning Within Berwickshire, the proportion of school leavers at a positive destination at 6 months ranges from 82.1% in Eyemouth to 100.0% for Berwickshire Central. Life Stages / Health and Wellbeing More mothers smoke during pregnancy in the Berwickshire locality compared to Scotland. In Berwickshire, 30.5% of babies were exclusively breastfed at 6-8 weeks, below the Scottish Borders (32.5%) but slightly above Scotland (26.5%). In Berwickshire, 57.5% of P1 pupils have “no obvious dental decay”, above the Scottish Borders (51.6%) and Scotland (47.7%). In Berwickshire, 13.2% of P1 pupils were obese, above the Scottish Borders (9.1%) and Scotland (10.0%). Berwickshire has the highest rate of new cancer diagnosis compared the other Scottish Borders localities but the lowest rate of early deaths from cancer compared the other Scottish Borders localities and Scotland. The Berwickshire locality had the lowest levels of suicide within the Scottish Borders. 30% of adults in Berwickshire exercise daily similar to the Scottish Borders. 1 https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/file/2246/strategic_assessment_2016 2 Claimant count = Job Seekers Allowance and unemployment related Universal Credit. SB-SA2016 - Berwickshire - V1 4 Community and Environment “Rubbish and litter lying around” was a more common neighbourhood problem for people of the Berwickshire area compared to the Scottish Borders. Berwickshire had the lowest proportion of people who felt unsafe in their local area, 8.1% compared to 12.5% for the Scottish Borders. Berwickshire had the lowest proportion of people who witnessed or experienced anti-social behaviour, 13.7% compared to 20.8% for the Scottish Borders. Compared to the Scottish Borders, Berwickshire had higher rates of Rape, Housebreaking (Dwelling), Fire-raising, and Theft of Motor Vehicle.
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