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Fast Facts 2017 June 2017 Fast Facts 2017 The data produced is from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy of any information. No liability can be accepted by the Council arising out of its use. If you find any errors, please report them to the Communications team. June 2017 Rickmansworth Urban District Council (UDC) (which included Croxley Green), Chorleywood UDC, and Watford Rural UDC (which included Abbotts Langley, Sarratt, South Oxhey and Carpenders Park) did not want to go together, but had no choice. No area wanted to have the name of another part of the new district so a public competition was held and Three Rivers District Council (TRDC) was born. The Grand Union Canal passes to the south of Rickmansworth. Here it merges with the Rivers Chess, Colne and Gade. After Rickmansworth, the canal follows the valley of the River Gade, a tributary of the River Colne, passing the site of Croxley paper mill. Most of TRDC residents are high-earning families, affluent married couples whose successful careers have afforded them financial security and a spacious home in a prestigious and established residential area. While some are mature empty-nesters or elderly retired couples, others are still supporting their teenage or older children. TRDC is an area which has one of the lowest rates of hate crime, robberies, domestic abuse and violence against another person. It also has low criminal damage, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. It has a mixture of business and industry. The main employment areas are at Croxley Business Park, Tolpits Lane, Kings Langley, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth and Leavesden. The finance, business and IT sectors are the largest employment areas and it is also a major centre for the film industry. The economy is important in generating jobs. Currently local employers generate 37,000 jobs and 1,400 businesses are based here such as Warner Bros, Camelot, VocaLink, Imagination Technologies, Skanska and RES. Youth Connexions Hertfordshire provides youth work projects and programmes, information, advice, guidance, work related learning, outdoor education and support for young people aged 13-19 (to 24 for young people with learning disabilities). For young people leaving care, support is provided to the age of 21. TRDC offers Playschemes that are Ofsted registered and the playworkers have undertaken play training, First Aid and Safeguarding courses before they work. It is always coming up with new and exciting play opportunities for children. Satisfaction with the way TRDC runs things is 9% higher than for Hertfordshire residents overall (64%), and higher than all other individual districts/boroughs within Hertfordshire, when considering their local Council. The data produced is from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy of any information. No liability can be accepted by the Council arising out of its use. If you find any errors, please report them to the Communications team. June 2017 General Over 240 hectares of UK Woodland Assurance Scheme registered woods. 37,556 residential properties 871 tree preservation orders. 557 homes have installed solar PV. Of 400 food premises, over 320 are rated at 4 (good) or 5 (very good) for hygiene. 353 buildings in the District are Listed: Three grade 1, 14 grade 2 *, 336 grade 2. 243 new homes were built in 2015/16. 215 (net) new homes were built between 2015/16. 100% of new residential developments were within 30 minutes of public transport time, a GP surgery and major retail centres, whilst 99% were within 30 minutes public transport time of a primary school exceeding the Core Strategy target of 90%. 92.1% of new homes were built on previously developed land. 85 new affordable homes were completed between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016. 80 plus sports clubs in the District. 79% of new residential developments were within 30 minutes public transport time of secondary schools and 6% were within 30 minutes public transport time of a hospital. 76% of the district is in the Green Belt. 40 plus play areas in the District. 38 schools in TRDC. 27 coaching bursaries awarded in the last 18 months to support volunteers at sports clubs. 22 conservation areas. 19 sites of known archaeological interest. 17 different areas in the district are allocated as public open space. Domestic CO2 emissions rate is 2.4 tonnes per person. Three scheduled monuments. The data produced is from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy of any information. No liability can be accepted by the Council arising out of its use. If you find any errors, please report them to the Communications team. June 2017 5,251sqm of additional employment floor space was created in 2015/16. Seven local nature reserves. Seven sports pavilions. Six purpose built outdoor gyms. Five Children’s Centres Five skate parks. Three of our parks have Green Flag status. Three bowling greens. Two purpose built parkour areas. Two parkruns: Rickmansworth Aquadrome and South Oxhey. People Population of 91,700. 94% feel well informed about how and where to register to vote. 81% feel that their local area is a place where people from different ethnic backgrounds get on well together. 75% are employed, 3.3% are unemployed and the rest are self-employed 71.6% of adults are active for 150+ minutes. 71% residents are satisfied with the service provided by Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in their local area. 61% of residents agreed that public services are working to improve children and young people’s well-being. 60% of residents agree that people in the local area pull together to improve the local area. 60% of residents would like to be more involved in the decisions that affect their local area. 1,299 runners have taken part in the Rickmansworth parkrun. Nearly 1,200 runners (and walkers) completed the South Oxhey parkrun. The data produced is from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy of any information. No liability can be accepted by the Council arising out of its use. If you find any errors, please report them to the Communications team. June 2017 Approx. 500 volunteers have given up their time to support South Oxhey parkrun in 2016. Over £5,500 was raised at the 2016 Sport Relief event in Rickmansworth Aquadrome. Over 23,500km have been covered by South Oxhey parkrunners - that’s the equivalent of a return flight to Hawaii! Health 95% of participants surveyed said they would continue with their session (on Get Active programmes). 86% of participants felt they were fitter on post session evaluation (on Get Active programmes). 76% residents claim to do at least 1 hour or more of moderate-intensity physical activity in a typical week, with half (50%) saying that they do two and a half hours or more. 73% rate their health as ‘good’ with 28% rating it as very good. 55% have never smoked cigarettes, while a further 29% used to smoke cigarettes but don’t at all now. 15.9% of adults in Three Rivers are classed as inactive, i.e. they do less than 30 minutes exercise per week. Over 15 different sports delivered in 2016 as part of the Get Active programme. Approx. 2,000 residents attended the last six months on Get Active programmes. Hertfordshire Health Walks is a countywide initiative of free, led walks and is coordinated by Countryside Management Service (CMS). It aims to help promote walking and encourage more people (all ages, backgrounds and abilities) to get outdoors, get more active and reap the benefits. Safety 78% said that local public services are working to make the area safer. 71% are satisfied with the service provided by Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in their local area. The data produced is from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy of any information. No liability can be accepted by the Council arising out of its use. If you find any errors, please report them to the Communications team. June 2017 Services 89% who have used parks and open spaces are satisfied with them. 86% who used sports and leisure facilities are satisfied with them. 81% reported that local public services treat all types of people fairly. 76% are satisfied with the way TRDC runs things. Refuse and recycling 83% are satisfied with doorstep recycling. 81% are satisfied with refuse collection. 79% are satisfied with the way public land is kept clear of litter and refuse. 71% put out their food pod waste for collection weekly, with a further 11% putting their food waste out fortnightly. 59.4% refuse is recycled. There are two Household Waste Recycling Centres in the district. The data produced is from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy of any information. No liability can be accepted by the Council arising out of its use. If you find any errors, please report them to the Communications team. June 2017 Places Abbots Langley Is an old settlement and is mentioned (under the name of Langelai) in the Domesday Book. Its village has its very own ghost in the shape of Mary Ann Treble. The lady was a maidservant at the vicarage and died of double pneumonia in 1914. Her spirit is said to haunt the village and be particularly active on All Saints' Day. Nicholas Breakspeare was born here in approximately 1100 AD. He later became Pope Adrian IV and is the only English person ever to become Pope in history. In front of the village library, the Parish Council has mounted a large piece of Hertfordshire 'Pudding Stone' on a special brick-built plinth.
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