TRANENT, WALLYFORD & MACMERRY (TWM) WARD PROFILE
November 2017 Contents Introduction and Sources ...... 3 The Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry Ward ...... 4 Population ...... 5 Deprivation in the ward ...... 8 Income and Employment ...... 11 Employment Patterns in the Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry Ward ...... 11 Economic Activity across the Ward ...... 14 How is the ward coping financially? ...... 17 Education and Training ...... 21 Education and Training among adults ...... 21 Education and Training for children and young people ...... 23 School Leavers ...... 27 Health and Social Care ...... 28 Illness, Mortality and Hospital Admissions ...... 29 Maternity and Child Health ...... 31 Young people’s attitudes to health ...... 32 Care and Social Care ...... 33 Neighbourhood and Place ...... 36 Improving the Area ...... 38 Local High Streets ...... 38 Leisure, Learning and Sport ...... 39 Housing ...... 42 Housing Type and Size ...... 43 Housing Tenure ...... 45 Housing Supply ...... 46 Housing Quality ...... 47 Homelessness ...... 49 Crime and Safety ...... 50 Reported crimes in the Ward ...... 51 Fear of Crime ...... 53 Anti‐Social Behaviour ...... 54 Fire incidences across the ward ...... 54 Transport and Travel ...... 56 Access Deprivation ...... 58 Environment ...... 59 Air Quality and Polllution ...... 62 Local Environmental Concerns ...... 63 Young People and the Environment ...... 63 Perceptions of East Lothian Council & Satisfaction with Services ...... 64 Table of Figures ...... 66
2 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Introduction and Sources The profile is one of 6 ward area profiles prepared to support the work of the East Lothian Partnership and compliment the East Lothian Profile. The profile has been compiled in consideration of the East Lothian Single Outcome Agreement and to reflect the priorities identified by the East Lothian Community Planning Partnership. In preparing this profile every attempt has been made to use the most recent information publically available for each theme and therefore the information here has come from a variety of sources including :‐ - National Records of Scotland (NRS) – population estimates and projections http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk - East Lothian Residents Survey 2017 commissioned by East Lothian Council cover a range of issues including quality of life, community cohesion, social attitudes, community safety and satisfaction with services. - Scotland’s Census Results 2011 ‐ www.scrol.gov.uk - Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics – www.sns.gov.uk part of the Scottish Governments on‐going programme to improve the availability, consistency and accessibility of small area statistics in Scotland - Community Health and Well‐being Profiles – produced by the Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) and comprising 61 indicators of health and wider determinants of health www.scotpho.org.uk/profiles - Scottish Schools Online ‐ www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/ - Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) – provides an analysis of the SIMD 2016 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/SIMD - East Lothian Council ‐ Information provided by relevant Departments - CACI Paycheck 2012 ‐ http://www.caci.co.uk/paycheck.aspx. - NOMIS ‐ a service provided by the Office for National Statistics, ONS, to give free access to the most detailed and up‐to‐date UK labour market statistics from official sources www.nomisweb.co.uk - Student Evaluation of Experience Survey – a yearly survey of all P6 and S2 pupils at Local Authority schools, East Lothian Council (combined P6 and S2 results) - Lothian and Borders Police – Measuring our Performance www.lbp.police.uk/freedom‐ of‐information/pl_performance.asp - Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service ‐ Local Fire and Rescue Plan for East Lothian 2016 www.lbfire.org.uk - Local Incomes and Poverty in Scotland – 2013 report from the Income Modeling Project carried out by Heriot Watt University http://www.improvementservice.org.uk/ - Hands‐Up Survey – Sustran’s annual Scotland wide survey of how pupils travel to school
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 3 The Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry (TWM) Ward Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry (TWM) is the East Lothian Council Multi‐member ward situated to the west of East Lothian and centred on Tranent. Figure 1 ‐ Ward Map (Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland)
PLEASE NOTE ‐ Throughout this profile a number of different sources have been used to gather statistical information, which each use different boundaries and area definitions. In this report: Individual towns and villages, Tranent, Ormiston, Macmerry, Elphinstone and Pencaitland, are defined by the data zones boundaries . The Ross High Cluster – refers to all of the above area with the addition of Saltoun and Humbie Intermediate zones are also used to present variations within the ward. In this case the Ormiston Zone includes Ormiston and the surrounding smaller settlements, Tranent North Zone covers Muirpark, Coalgate, Northfield and the area east of the Heugh, and the Tranent South Zone covers Windygoul, Carlaverock, Elphinstone, Caponhall and Bankpark. Macmerry and Pencaitland are not included in these zones. East Lothian Central refers to the combined Fa’side and Preston, Seton Gosford wards, and is sometimes divided to refer to Tranent town and the Fa’side villages Data zones are the smallest geographic areas at which data is collected and analysed. There are 25 in the TWM ward
4 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Population
HEADLINES – Population 20.7% of the population of East Lothian live in the TWM ward Since 2011, the population in this ward has grown at a greater rate than that of East Lothian as a whole 49% of the ward’s population live in the town of Tranent There are less people of pensionable age living in the TWM ward than there are in East Lothian or Scotland The 2016 mid‐year population estimates state that 21,504 people live in the TWM ward, which is 20.7% of the population of East Lothian. The ward is largely comprised of the old Fa’side ward, however Ormiston and Pencaitland have been ceded to Haddington & Lammermuir, whilst data zones have been acquired from the old Musselburgh East ward, including Wallyford. The population of the new ward’s defining data zones in 2011 was 19,713, meaning there has been an estimated overall increase of 1,791 (9.1%) in 2016 (higher than the 4.4% increase for East Lothian as a whole) The population of the old Fa’side ward was 18,428 in 2011, and increased to 19,460 in 2016, an increase of 1,032 (5.6%). 12 data zones in the ward had a 2011 ‐2015 population increase above the East Lothian average of 3.1%. The largest increase in the ward was the Elphinstone Tower data zone , where the population increased by 45.3%, followed by Levenhall / Meadowmill /Blindwells (41.8%) and Macmerry East/Gladstone (37.2%). Population Distribution 10,536 people (49% of the ward population) live in Tranent 2,916 people (13.6% of the ward population) live in Wallyford 1,821 people (8.5% of the ward population) live in Macmerry 431 people (2.2% of the ward population) live in Elphinstone 5,800 people (27% of the ward population) live in rural locations In the TWM ward 52.7% of the population are female and 47.3% are male, compared with 52.1% female and 47.9% male across East Lothian
Error! Reference source not found. shows the proportion on the population in each age category. The 65 and over age group is lower when compared to the East Lothian and national figures. Figure 2‐ Age Distribution (National Records of Scotland, 2016 mid‐year estimates) 2016 Mid Year Population Estimate TWM Ward East Lothian Scotland % of the population that are aged 0‐15 19.8% 18.2% 16.9%
% of the population that are aged 16‐64 65.1% 62.2% 64.6%
% of the population that are 65 or over 15.1% 19.6% 18.5%
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 5 Ethnicity and Diversity The results from the 2011 Census in Scotland show that East Lothian is becoming more ethnically and religiously diverse, with an increasing number of people who live in East Lothian being born outside of the UK. According to the census 2011 figures:‐ In East Lothian 84% of the population were born in Scotland (compared to 83% of residents across the country as a whole). In East Lothian the proportion of the population born outside the UK rose from 3% to 5.3% between 2001 and 2011. Much of this rise can be attributed to new arrivals from the EU accession states including Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Latvia and others. Figure 3 ‐ Length of residence in the UK (Scotland’s Census 2011)
Length of residence in UK Fa’side East Lothian Scotland Born in UK 96.5% 94.7% 93.0% Lived in UK less than 2 years 0.3% 0.9% 1.5% Lived in UK 2‐5 years 0.6% 0.9% 1.5% Lived in UK for 5‐10 years 0.8% 1.0% 1.3% Lived in UK 10 years or more 1.9% 2.5% 2.6% In Fa’side 96.5% of the population were born in Scotland (compared to 83% of residents across the country as a whole) In East Lothian the proportion of the population born outside the UK rose from 3% to 5.3% between 2001 and 2011. Much of this rise can be attributed to new arrivals from the EU accession states including Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Latvia and others
At the time of the 2011 Census 4% of people in Scotland were from minority ethnic groups – double that recorded in the 2001 census 1.7% of the East Lothian population were from Black Minority Ethnic Groups including Asian, African Black Caribbean and Mixed Ethnic backgrounds (compared to 0.7% in 2001) In Fa’side the percentage of the population from minority ethnic groups falls to 1.4% 90.7% of people in the old Fa’side ward identified themselves as White Scottish – significantly above the rate for East Lothian or Scotland as a whole Figure 4 ‐ Ethnic identity (Scotland’s Census 2011) Minority White White Ethnic Ethnic Group Scottish Other Groups Fa’side 90.7% 7.9% 1.4% East Lothian 85.6% 12.7% 1.7% Scotland 84.0% 12.1% 4.0%
90% of all people (aged 3 and over) living in the ward reported that they were very competent in using the English language, however more than 1% reported that they did not speak English well or did not speak English at all.
6 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 589 people in the Fa’side ward (aged 3 years or over) use a language other than English at home. This equates to 3% of the population, the lowest percentage across East Lothian. Of these people: 20% reports using Scots language (above the East Lothian average of 17%) 2% report using Gaelic 15% report using Polish (compared to 17% across East Lothian) 4% report using British Sign Language
Figure 5 ‐ Proficiency in English (Scotland’s Census 2011)
Proficiency In English Language (Fa'side)
1% 0%
9%
Speaks English very well Speaks English well Does not speak english well Does not speak English at all 90%
Household Composition
Figure 6‐ Household Composition (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) Household Composition
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian
29% 22% 19%21% 16% 11% 12%12% 9%10% 9% 10% 8% 4% 4% 5%
Single adult Single adult Two adults Two adults at Three adults One parent Two parent Other under 65 over 65 years both under least one all over 16 family with family with years 65 years aged over 65 years children at children at years least one least one under 16 under 16
This graph shows household composition across the ward is similar to patterns across East Lothian as a whole. 29% of households in the ward consist of Couples with dependent children 4% of households in the ward consist of lone parents with dependent children 20% of households in the ward consist of people of a pensionable age
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 7 Deprivation in the ward
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) The SIMD is a tool used by the Scottish Government to identify concentrations of deprivation across Scotland in a consistent manner. It does this by dividing the country into 6,976 data zones (average 767 people per data zone). These data zones are then ranked against key measures of deprivation – income, education, crime, health, employment, geographic access and housing – as well as by overall deprivation. It is important to note that the SIMD only identifies concentrations of deprivation. Therefore not all people who are deprived live in a data zone highlighted by the SIMD, and not all people living within an identified data zone are deprived.
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)16 is calculated based upon the 2011 data zone boundaries. These data zones are based on the 2011 Census and were introduced in November 2014. 2011 Data Zone boundaries differ from the 2001 Data zones which were used for previous SIMD editions. Therefore, direct comparisons of indicators between 2016 and previous years are not possible. SIMD 12 (the previous SIMD) was based on a total of 6,505 data zones compared to SIMD 16 which is based on 6,976 data zones. SIMD 16 is based on 132 data zones in East Lothian compared to 120 in SIMD 12. SIMD 2016 identifies concentrations of deprivation in East Lothian in the Tranent/Wallyford/Macmerry, Preston Seton Gosford, and Musselburgh wards, and identifies 6 data zones in East Lothian that are ranked within the 20% most deprived in Scotland.
HEADLINES – Deprivation in the ward East Lothian’s most deprived data zone (High street/Northfield, Lindores Drive, Tranent, is in the TWM ward Elphinstone Village is now the 2nd most deprived data zone in East Lothian, the 2012 ranking was 2,577 out of 6,505 data zones. 11 data zones in the ward are within the 20% most deprived in East Lothian, 6 of which are within the 10% most deprived. 3 data zones in the ward are within Scotland’s 20% most deprived 3 data zones in the ward are in the 20% least deprived in East Lothian
The map (Figure 7) shows all of the 26 data zones in the TWM ward and illustrates their ranking out of the 132 data zones in East Lothian. It can be used to identify geographic clusters of relative deprivation in the ward.
8 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Figure 7 –Map of the TWM data zones showing relative levels of deprivation (East Lothian Council 2017)
The table (Figure 8) below, further illustrates this by showing the 2016 deprivation ranking for each data zone: out of the 132 East Lothian data zones (where the lowest number equals the most deprived); out of the 6,976 Scottish data zones; and also each data zone’s comparative ranking across Scotland in 2012. There are clusters of deprivation around Tranent town centre, Wallyford, Elphinstone and Whitecraig South/Smeaton High Street/Northfield Lindores Drive, which is the most deprived data zone in East Lothian 11 data zones in the TWM ward are within the 20% most deprived in East Lothian, 6 of which are in the 10% most deprived 3 data zones in the TWM ward are within the 20% most deprived across Scotland 3 data zones in the TWM ward fall within the 20% least deprived in East Lothian and Scotland In 2012 Elphinstone Village was ranked 2,577 out of 6,505 data zones in Scotland. In 2016 the data zone had fallen to 788 out of 6,976 in the Scottish SIMD ranking, making it the 2nd lowest ranked in East Lothian
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 9 TWM Data zones ‐ ranked by overall deprivation Figure 8‐ SIMD ranking for data zones in the TWM ward (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/) Data zone Overall Overall 2012 East Lothian Name Data zone Name Main Town SIMD16 rank Rank Rank High St / Northfield / S01008221 Lindores Dr Tranent 788 658 1 S01008234 Elphinstone Village Elphinstone 842 2577 2 S01008220 Coalgate Rd / Robertson Dr Tranent 1117 1207 4 S01008167 Wallyford Village Centre Wallyford 1425 1494 7 Loch Rd / Kings Rd / Faside S01008226 Rd Tranent 1473 1405 10 S01008223 Muirpark Tranent 1525 1898 13 Haddington Rd / Muirpark S01008222 Terr Tranent 1579 2202 14 S01008168 Wallyford Station Wallyford 1758 1915 16 S01008227 Elphinstone Rd / New Row Tranent 1817 1786 18 S01008163 Whitecraig South / Smeaton Rural 1906 1701 19 S01008238 Macmerry Village West Macmerry 2275 2980 24 S01008166 Faside Av / Faside Gdns Wallyford 2394 3067 31 Inchview Rd / Wallyford Toll S01008169 / Kenwegar Wallyford 2502 2398 32 S01008219 Church St / Sandersons Wy Tranent 2808 2324 42 S01008229 Caponhall Rd / The Hedge Tranent 3058 4014 45 S01008239 Macmerry East / Gladsmuir Macmerry 3572 3944 54 Levenhall / Meadowmill / S01008218 Blindwells Rural 3765 4365 59 Whitecraig North / S01008164 Oldcraighall / QMU Rural 4287 3781 72 Carlaverock Dr / Balwearie S01008225 Rd Tranent 4350 4658 73 Carlaverock Av / Waterloo S01008224 Rd Tranent 5124 5535 93 S01008228 Polson Park / Bank Park Tranent 5323 4534 99 Elphinstone Tower / S01008233 Research Centre Rural 5476 4014 101 S01008230 Faside Vw / Kemps End Tranent 5488 5431 102 Wallyford Salters Rd / S01008165 Carberry Rural 5622 3067 109 S01008232 Tollhouse / Windygoul East Tranent 5927 4014 112 Moffat Wk / Windygoul S01008231 Centre Tranent 6256 4014 116
10 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Income and Employment Although East Lothian is generally considered to be an area of high employment and general affluence there is considerable variation in economic activity, unemployment and the financial position of households between and within East Lothian’s wards. This section concentrates on income and employment figures across the ward in relation to East Lothian averages as well people’s perceptions of their own financial position.
HEADLINES – Income and Employment 9.7% of the working age population in the TMW ward is considered to be employment deprived , higher than the 8.5% for East Lothian but lower than the Scottish figure of 10.8% 5.3% of the TWM ward claimed Universal Credit in 2016, compared to 4.7% in East Lothian The proportion of the population that is income deprived in the ward is 12.9%, which is higher than the figure for East Lothian as a whole (9.8%) and for Scotland (12.3%) The proportion of the population that are considered to be income deprived varies across data zones – ranging from 2% to 31%. Highlighting inequality within the ward area 3 data zones in the ward are in the 10% most income deprived in Scotland
Employment Patterns in the Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry Ward The 2016 mid‐year population estimates suggest that 65.1% of people in the TWM Ward are aged 16 – 64.
65.1% of the ward (13,99o people) are of working age (62.2% for East Lothian as a whole) 13.7% of the working age population is aged 16‐24 years (compared to 10.3% across East Lothian) 33.5% are aged over 50 years (compared to 41% across East Lothian) (National Records of Scotland, 2016 mid‐year estimates)
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 11 The 2011 census gives an indication of the nature of employment patterns across the country, as shown in Figure 9. In the old Fa’side ward employment patterns across Industry categories are similar to those across East Lothian as a whole In Fa’side however there is a significantly higher proportion of people working in the construction industry than elsewhere across either East Lothian or Scotland Figure 9 ‐ Employment by Industry Category (Scotland’s Census 2011)
Industry of Employment
Scotland East Lothian Fa'side
15% Human Health and social work activities 15% 16% Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor 15% 14% vehicles and motor cycles 15% 8% Construction 8% 11% 5% Financial and insurance activities 7% 8% Public administration and defence, compulsory 7% 7% social security 8% 8% Education 8% 7% 5% Professional, scientific and technical activities 6% 6% 8% Manufacturing 5% 5% 5% Transport and storage 4% 5% 6% Accommodation and food service activities 5% 4% 4% Administrative and support service activities 4% 4% 2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2% 2% 3% Information and communication 2% 2% 1% Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2% 1% Water Supply, sewerage, waste management and 1% 1% remediation activities 1% 1% Real estate activities 1% 1% 1% Mining and quarrying 0% 0%
12 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 There are more significant differences however across employment sectors as shown in Figure 10. While across East Lothian more people are in professional and management positions than across Scotland as a whole this is not the case in Fa’side. In this ward only 21% of the working age population are working in professional or managerial occupations (compared to 26% East Lothian wide) There is variation across the ward however. In Pencaitland 36% of the working age population are working in professional or managerial occupations, compared to Elphinstone 15% In Fa’side Skilled trade occupations are the most common occupational category at 15%– possibly reflecting the higher proportion of people in this area who work within the construction trade. This is particularly evident in Ormiston (19%) and Macmerry (17%) People in this area are also more likely to be working within Caring, Leisure or other Service occupations than across the county as a whole. 18% of the working age population in Elphinstone work in this sector compared to 12% across the ward 17% of the working age population in Fa’side work in elementary, process, plant and machine operative positions. In Macmerry however this rises to 22% and in Pencaitland falls to 11% Figure 10 ‐ Employment across Occupational Groups (Scotland’s Census 2011)
Employment by Occupation Category
Scotland East Lothian Fa'side
11% Administrative and secretarial occupations 12% 14% 13% Skilled trades occupations 13% 14% 17% Professional occupations 16% 13% 13% Associate professional and technical occupations 13% 13% 10% Caring, leisure and other service occupations 11% 11% 12% Elementary Occupations 10% 10% 9% Sales and customer service occupations 9% 9% 8% Managers, directors and senior officials 10% 8% 8% Process, plant and machine operatives 6% 7%
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 13 Economic Activity across the Ward Figure 11 shows that, at the last census, rates of economic activity across East Lothian were higher than across Scotland overall. The percentage of those who were Economically Active who were in employment was also higher. Figure 11 – Rates of Economic Activity (Scotland’s Census 2011)
2011 rates of Economic Activity Faside East Lothian Scotland % of the working age population who were "Economically Active" 74% 71.1% 69.0% % of the working age population who were employed full‐time 43% 39.6% 39.6% % of the working age population who were employed part time 16% 15.0% 13.3% % of the working age population who were unemployed 9% 4.2% 4.8% % of the working age population who were self employed 4% 9.4% 7.5% Of those who were Economically Inactive:‐ % of the working age population who were retired 16% 15.8% 14.9% % of the working age population who were studying 4% 4.2% 5.5% % of the working age population looking after home/family 3% 3.3% 3.6% % of the working age population long term sick/disabled 4% 3.9% 5.1% In Fa’side rates of Economic Activity were higher than across the rest of East Lothian Levels of employment were also notably higher than average Since 2001 there has been a change in the pattern of economic activity across East Lothian – with a decrease in full‐time employment, rising unemployment and fewer working age people choosing to be economically inactive to look after home/family.
Figure 12 ‐ Changing patterns of Economic Activity (Census 2001 and Census 2011)
Change in economic activity 2001 ‐ 2011
Fa'side (2001) Fa'side (2011) East Lothian (2001) East Lothian (2011)
46% 43% 42% 40%
16% 15% 13% 13% 6% 4% 4% 5% 4% 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% 3% 4%
% of the working age % of the working age % of the working age % of the working age % of the working age population who were population who were population who were population who were population looking employed full‐time employed part time unemployed studying after home/family
In Fa’side this pattern is clearly evident – with a 3% drop in full‐time employment and a 3% rise in part‐time employment There has also been an increase in the percentage of those who are economically inactive undertaking study, although not as markedly in this ward as elsewhere in the county
14 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Employment Deprivation The SIMD Employment Domain is based on the following methodology: Unemployment Claimant Count averaged over 12 months Working Age Incapacity Benefit or Employment Support Allowance recipients Working Age Severe Disablement Allowance recipients
Approximately 9.7% of the population of the TWM ward is considered to be employment deprived, compared to East Lothian (8.5%) and Scotland (10.8%) 4 data zones in the TWM ward are in the 20% most employment deprived in Scotland
The proportion of the population considered to be employment deprived in the ward in 2016 ranges from 2% to 21%
Figure 13 – Employment Deprivation (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/) % % Employm’t Employm’t Employm’t Employm’t domain domain Deprived Deprived Data zone Data zone Name Main Town 2016 rank 2012 rank 2016 2012 S01008221 High St / Northfield / Lindores Dr Tranent 833 608 21% 18% S01008234 Elphinstone Village Elphinstone 1106 2750 19% 5% S01008223 Muirpark Tranent 1154 1009 19% 9% S01008222 Haddington Rd / Muirpark Terr Tranent 1358 1896 18% 16% S01008226 Loch Rd / Kings Rd / Faside Rd Tranent 1455 1037 17% 18% S01008220 Coalgate Rd / Robertson Dr Tranent 1718 1929 16% 21% S01008167 Wallyford Village Centre Wallyford 1797 1773 15% 16% S01008238 Macmerry Village West Macmerry 1942 2480 15% 6% S01008227 Elphinstone Rd / New Row Tranent 1961 1610 14% 15% S01008163 Whitecraig South / Smeaton Rural 2014 2256 14% 15% S01008168 Wallyford Station Wallyford 2220 2202 13% 12% Inchview Rd / Wallyford Toll / S01008169 Kenwegar Wallyford 2853 2576 11% 15% S01008219 Church St / Sandersons Wy Tranent 2918 2193 11% 17% S01008229 Caponhall Rd / The Hedge Tranent 3148 4368 10% 6% S01008166 Faside Av / Faside Gdns Wallyford 3614 3799 8% 11% Levenhall / Meadowmill / S01008218 Blindwells Rural 3740 4420 8% 12% S01008239 Macmerry East / Gladsmuir Macmerry 4029 4396 7% 9% S01008225 Carlaverock Dr / Balwearie Rd Tranent 4655 4101 6% 16% S01008228 Polson Park / Bank Park Tranent 4721 3557 6% 7% Whitecraig North / Oldcraighall / S01008164 QMU Rural 4755 4731 5% 14% S01008224 Carlaverock Av / Waterloo Rd Tranent 4958 4944 5% 5% S01008230 Faside Vw / Kemps End Tranent 5481 5356 4% 6% S01008232 Tollhouse / Windygoul East Tranent 6077 4368 3% 6% Elphinstone Tower / Research S01008233 Centre Rural 6172 4368 3% 6% S01008165 Wallyford Salters Rd / Carberry Rural 6204 3799 3% 11% S01008231 Moffat Wk / Windygoul Centre Tranent 6484 4368 2% 6%
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Universal Credit Universal Credit supports people who are on a low income or out of work, its aim is to ensure that people are better off in work than on benefits. Universal Credit gives support to people to prepare for work, move into work, or earn more. It is the recipient’s responsibility to do everything they can to find work or increase their earnings.
Universal Credit replaces:
Income‐based Jobseeker’s Allowance Income‐related Employment and Support Allowance Income Support Working Tax Credit Child Tax Credit Housing Benefit
Figure 14 – Universal Credit (DWP 2016) % of the working age population on Universal Credit (Dec 2016)
7.2%
East Lothian 5.3% average (4.7%) 4.8%
3.2% 3.7%
1.7%
North Berwick Dunbar & East Haddington & Preston Seton Tranent, Musselburgh Coastal Linton Lammermuir Gosford Wallyford & Macmerry
5.3% of the TWM ward claimed universal credit in December 2016 which is higher than the East Lothian average of 4.7%
16 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 How is the ward coping financially? Estimated household income varies across the ward, with a gap of £581.88 per week between the most affluent data zone and the least. 17 of the 26 data zones in the ward have median household incomes below the East Lothian average of £638.85 The median weekly income in 9 data zones exceeds this average Figure 15 ‐ Median Household Income (Statistics.govt.Scot 2017) Median gross household income estimates (2014)
£1,200.00 £1,018.26 £1,000.00 £800.00 £638.85 £600.00 £436.38 £400.00 £589.21 £200.00 £0.00 S01008226 S01008222 S01008223 S01008227 S01008221 S01008163 S01008229 S01008167 S01008169 S01008234 S01008168 S01008238 S01008166 S01008228 S01008225 S01008219 S01008239 S01008224 S01008220 S01008164 S01008232 S01008233 S01008230 S01008165 S01008218 S01008231
Tranent Wallyford & Macmerry datazones median gross income East Lothian datazones median gross income Scotland datazones median gross income
As part of the East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) people across the county were asked ‘How would you say your household is currently managing financially?’ Figure 16 ‐ How households are managing financially (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) How well would you say your household is managing financially?
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian 72% 70%
25% 28% 3% 1% 0%0% 0% 0% by
have quite
know
well Refused alright financial financial
Getting managing well/ Managing
very/ trouble Don't difficulties/ deep Not some very
In the TWM ward 72% of respondents reported that financially they managed quite/very well, similar to the figure for East Lothian as a whole
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 17
Figure 17 – Household Savings (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)
Household Savings
Preston, Seton & Gosford East Lothian 33% 31% 27%
19% 19%
14% 14% 13% 10% 11%
4% 5%
No savings Yes savings Less than £1,000 £1,000 or more Don't Know Refused
Residents were asked if they or their partner had total savings or investments worth £1,000 or more. 10% of respondents said they had no savings, compared to 19% for East Lothian as a whole
Income Deprivation The SIMD Employment Domain is based on the following factors: Income Support and Income‐ based Employment Support Allowance claimants (16‐59); Job Seekers Allowance and Guaranteed Pension Credit Claimants (all ages); Universal Credit claimants with no employment marker; number of children in JSA, IS or ESA households; number of adults and children dependent on adults in receipt of Tax Credits
12.9% of the working age population of in the TWM ward is considered to be income deprived The proportion of the population that is income deprived in the ward is higher than the figure for East Lothian as a whole (9.8%) and for Scotland (12.3%) The proportion of the population considered to be income deprived in the ward ranges from 2% to 31% 7 of the 26 data zones in the ward are in the 10% most income deprived in East Lothian, 3 of which are in the 10 % most income deprived in Scotland 4 data zones are in the 20% least deprived in East Lothian, 3 of which are in the 20% least deprived in Scotland
18 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 TWM data zones: proportion of the population that are Income Deprived Figure 18 ‐ Income deprivation (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/)
% % Income Income Income income domain domain Deprive Deprived EL Income Data zone Location Main Town 2016 rank 2012 rank d 2016 2012 Rank 2016 High St / Northfield / S01008221 Lindores Dr Tranent 403 247 31% 34% 1 Coalgate Rd / Robertson S01008220 Dr Tranent 508 653 29% 28% 2 S01008234 Elphinstone Village Elphinstone 517 2973 29% 13% 3 Loch Rd / Kings Rd / S01008226 Faside Rd Tranent 1018 1514 24% 20% 5 S01008167 Wallyford Village Centre Wallyford 1363 1846 21% 18% 10 S01008168 Wallyford Station Wallyford 1507 1927 20% 18% 11 Haddington Rd / S01008222 Muirpark Terr Tranent 1568 1913 19% 18% 12 S01008223 Muirpark Tranent 1608 1978 19% 18% 15 Elphinstone Rd / New S01008227 Row Tranent 1634 2141 19% 17% 16 Whitecraig South / S01008163 Smeaton Rural 2287 1702 15% 19% 24 Church St / Sandersons S01008219 Wy Tranent 2307 1915 15% 18% 26 S01008166 Faside Av / Faside Gdns Wallyford 2455 3446 14% 11% 31 S01008238 Macmerry Village West Macmerry 2664 3108 13% 12% 36 Levenhall / Meadowmill S01008218 / Blindwells Rural 3058 4135 12% 8% 48 S01008229 Caponhall Rd / The Hedge Tranent 3082 3978 12% 9% 50 Inchview Rd / Wallyford S01008169 Toll / Kenwegar Wallyford 3092 3024 11% 12% 51 Macmerry East / S01008239 Gladsmuir Macmerry 3178 4079 11% 8% 54 Carlaverock Dr / S01008225 Balwearie Rd Tranent 3398 4339 10% 7% 61 Whitecraig North / S01008164 Oldcraighall / QMU Rural 4224 4153 7% 8% 76 Carlaverock Av / S01008224 Waterloo Rd Tranent 5098 5402 5% 4% 95 S01008228 Polson Park / Bank Park Tranent 5106 4191 5% 8% 96 S01008230 Faside Vw / Kemps End Tranent 5351 5487 4% 4% 103 Tollhouse / Windygoul S01008232 East Tranent 5464 3978 4% 9% 107 Wallyford Salters Rd / S01008165 Carberry Rural 5943 3446 3% 11% 114 Elphinstone Tower / S01008233 Research Centre Rural 6015 3978 3% 9% 118 Moffat Wk / Windygoul S01008231 Centre Tranent 6423 3978 2% 9% 124
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 19 Percentage of children in poverty The % of children in poverty relates to the number of children living in families in receipt of Child Tax Credit (CTC) whose reported income is less than 60 per cent of the median UK income or in receipt of Income Support (IS) or (Income‐Based) Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), divided by the total number of children in the area aged under 20 years (determined by Child Benefit data).
There are an estimated 3,953 children and young people living in the Fa’side ward Approximately 16% of children in the Fa’side Ward live in poverty The proportion of children that live in poverty in the Fa’side Ward is higher than the overall proportion for East Lothian (13.7%) although it is lower than Scotland as a whole (18.6%) Figure 19 ‐ Concentrations of Child Poverty Oct to Dec 2015 (www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/poverty‐in‐your‐area‐ 2016/)
Before After The latest child poverty data is Percentage of children in poverty Housing Housing Oct to Dec 2015 (Old Wards) Costs Costs segmented in accordance with Musselburgh East and Carberry 17.7% 28.3% the old wards boundaries. Fa'side 15.8% 25.1% Figure 19 shows that after Preston/Seton/Gosford 12.9% 20.9% housing costs, 25.1% of children Haddington and Lammermuir 11.5% 18.4% in the TWM ward were identified Musselburgh West 9.1% 15.0% as living in poverty, compared Dunbar and East Linton 9.1% 14.8% with 20.3% for East Lothian. North Berwick Coastal 7.5% 12.2% East Lothian 12.6% 20.3%
20 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Education and Training Overall school attainment is good across East Lothian and the working age population are more highly qualified than the Scottish average. There are however issues relating to school leavers attaining and sustaining positive post‐school destinations. A key focus for East Lothian therefore is early intervention, ensuring that all young people enter schooling equipped to learn and receive the support they need to reach their potential.
HEADLINES – Education and Training 27% of adults in the old Fa’side ward have no formal qualifications, which is the same as the Scottish figure, and more than the East Lothian average of 25% 8 data zones in the TWM ward are within the 20% most educationally deprived in Scotland, 3 of which are in the 10% most educationally deprived The Early Development Instrument (EDI) showed that pupils in the Tranent school cluster score lower than the East Lothian average School attendance rates at Secondary are lower than the East Lothian rate Although S4 results for pupils living in the ward are higher than East Lothian averages the S5 results are lower overall 92.4% of school leavers from the TWM ward were initially assessed as having a ‘positive destination’ upon leaving school – compared to 91.9% for East Lothian
Education and Training among adults Figure 20 – Highest level of qualification (2011 census) Highest Qualification Attained (all people aged 16 and over)
27% No formal qualifications 25% 27%
Standard Grade, Intermediate 1, 23% 25% Intermediate 2, SVQ level 1 or 2 equivalent 29%
Higher grade, Advance higher, SVQ level 3 14% Scotland 14% or equivalent 14% East Lothian Fa'side HND,HNC,RSA,Higher Diploma,SVQ level 4, 10% 9% or equivalent 9%
First or Higher degree, SVQ LEVEL 5, 26% 27% Professional qualification 21%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 21
According to the 2011 census:‐
44% of people in Fa’side aged 16 and over are qualified to SVQ Level 3 or higher, compared to 50% across East Lothian 21% of people have SVQ level 5 or higher, compared to 27% for East Lothian and 26% for Scotland 30% have undertaken some form of Higher of Further Education 27% however have no formal qualifications (above the East Lothian average of 25%)
Comparisons with data from the 2001 Census shows that there has been a clear rise in qualifications attained at all levels across the ward– and the percentage of people with no formal qualifications has fallen by 9%.
Education, Skills and Training Domain The SIMD Education Domain includes indicators that measure both outcomes of education deprivation, such as lack of qualifications in children and adults, and causes of education deprivation such as absenteeism and lack of progression to further and higher education. The Education Domain gives an education deprivation rank using the following indicators: School pupil attendance School pupil performance Working age people with no qualifications 17‐21 year olds enrolling into full time higher education School leavers aged 16‐19 not in education, employment or training
8 data zones in the ward are amongst the 20% most deprived in Scotland, 3 of which are amongst the 10% most deprived 12 data zones in the ward are amongst the 20% most deprived data zones in East Lothian, 5 of which are amongst the 10% most deprived No data zones are within the 20% least deprived in East Lothian or Scotland TWM Data zones – ordered by Education, Skills and Training ranking Figure 21 ‐ SIMD Education Skills and Training domain (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/)
Education Education East Lothian domain domain Education Datzone Data zone Name Main Town 2016 rank 2012 rank 2016 Rank S01008167 Wallyford Village Centre Wallyford 460 600 2 S01008234 Elphinstone Village Elphinstone 580 1497 4 S01008222 Haddington Rd / Muirpark Terr Tranent 659 1504 5 S01008220 Coalgate Rd / Robertson Dr Tranent 1053 1278 11 S01008221 High St / Northfield / Lindores Dr Tranent 1168 1666 13 S01008166 Faside Av / Faside Gdns Wallyford 1208 2545 15 S01008169 Inchview Rd / Wallyford Toll / Kenwegar Wallyford 1221 1843 16 S01008223 Muirpark Tranent 1311 2802 17 S01008227 Elphinstone Rd / New Row Tranent 1434 2370 18 S01008229 Caponhall Rd / The Hedge Tranent 1659 3129 22 S01008163 Whitecraig South / Smeaton Rural 1719 1827 23
22 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 S01008168 Wallyford Station Wallyford 1790 1993 26 S01008226 Loch Rd / Kings Rd / Faside Rd Tranent 1979 1894 29 S01008238 Macmerry Village West Macmerry 2030 2565 31 S01008239 Macmerry East / Gladsmuir Macmerry 2439 3960 36 S01008224 Carlaverock Av / Waterloo Rd Tranent 2525 4505 39 S01008164 Whitecraig North / Oldcraighall / QMU Rural 2757 2495 46 S01008219 Church St / Sandersons Wy Tranent 2887 3520 49 S01008225 Carlaverock Dr / Balwearie Rd Tranent 3154 3733 54 S01008233 Elphinstone Tower / Research Centre Rural 3833 3129 66 S01008230 Faside Vw / Kemps End Tranent 3952 4900 70 S01008232 Tollhouse / Windygoul East Tranent 4663 3129 83 S01008218 Levenhall / Meadowmill / Blindwells Rural 4685 4319 84 S01008165 Wallyford Salters Rd / Carberry Rural 4733 2545 85 S01008231 Moffat Wk / Windygoul Centre Tranent 4811 3129 89 S01008228 Polson Park / Bank Park Tranent 4964 5305 93
Education and training for children and young people Early Years East Lothian Council uses the Early Development Instrument (EDI) 1to measure the ‘readiness to learn’ of children entering school across a number of developmental domains. East Lothian 5 yr olds: do relatively well in physical health and well‐being and cognitive/language development domains; score average in social competency; and score less well in emotional maturity, communications and general knowledge domains. All 2016 indicator scores in the Tranent school cluster are lower than the East Lothian average All 2016 indicator scores in the Tranent school cluster decreased when compared to 2012 Figure 22 ‐ Early Development Instrument scores (Offord Centre for ChildStudies McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada/ East Lothian Council 2016)
EDI mean scores for pupils in the Tranent school cluster
2016 East Lothian 2016 Tranent 2012 Tranent
9.1 8.9 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.1 7.8
Physical Health and Social Competence Emotional Maturity Language and Communication and Well Being Cognitive General Knowledge Development
1 The Early Development Instrument (EDI) is an internationally standardised tool developed in Canada. In 2012 East Lothian was the first local authority in Scotland to pilot the tool in partnership with the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 23 In Primary 1 a standard assessment, the PIPS On‐Entry Baseline, is used to measure the abilities of new pupils in reading, writing and arithmetic. This assessment is carried out in the first month that the child is in Primary 1 and scores are standardised on a nationally representative sample to allow comparisons between children and classes and with the national average across Scotland.
The TWM ward overall score has been below the national average of 50 for the last 3 consecutive years
Figure 23 ‐ PIPS P1 baseline assessment (East Lothian Council)
Average Standardised PIPS scores at P1 baseline assessment for pupils living in Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry 52.00
51.00
50.00
49.00 National Average score = 50
48.00
47.00
46.00 2012‐13 2013‐14 2014‐15 2015‐16 2016‐17
Maths Reading Phonics Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry Total East Lothian Total
Primary and Secondary School Pupils There are 7 Local Authority primary schools that fall within the catchment area for Ross High School in Tranent. Data supplied by East Lothian Councils Education Division for pupils living within the ward during the 2015/16 school year shows that: 22.2% of primary school pupils and 29% of secondary school pupils in the Fa’side ward have Additional Support Needs. Compared to 17.6% (primary) and 26.3% (secondary) across East Lothian. 3.6% of primary school aged pupils and 1.1% of secondary pupils in the Fa’side ward are declared or assessed as disabled. Compared to 1.3% (primary) and 1.9% (secondary) across East Lothian. 12.4% of primary school pupils living in the ward are registered for free school meals (East Lothian average of 9.9%), 8.6% of secondary school pupils are registered for free school meals (East Lothian average 8.3%). Primary attendance is similar to the East Lothian average, however secondary attendance for the ward is below the East Lothian rate. The number of pupils per 1,000 excluded across the ward is higher than the East Lothian average.
24 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Figure 24 ‐ Attendance and Exclusion rates (East Lothian Council, Education Dept.) Primary Secondary pupils East pupils East from Lothian from Lothian Attendance School and Fa'side Primary Fa'side Secondary Exclusion Rates 2015‐16 ward Total ward Total School attendance 95.1% 95.5% 90% 91.6% Number of Exclusions 32 109 76 429 Exclusions (Rate per 1,000 pupils) 17.2 13.2 73.4 76.5 Number of Pupils Excluded 21 65 46 216 Pupils Excluded (Rate per 1,000 pupils) 11.3 7.9 44.4 38.5 Number of 1/2 days education lost as a result of exclusion 127 445 370 2031
The Student Evaluation of Experience Survey is conducted each year with all pupils in P6 and S2 across East Lothian. When pupils from schools with the Fa’side area were surveyed in 2015/16:
86.3% of P6 pupils and 71.6% of S2 pupils agreed that they enjoyed being at their school, compared to 88.6% (P6) and 75.7% (S2) across East Lothian 84.8% of P6 pupils and 71.7% of S2 pupils agreed that they were ‘treated fairly’ at their school, compared to 87.5% (p6) and 74.9% (S2) across East Lothian 91.3% of P6 pupils and 93.2% of S2 pupils said they feel ‘safe and secure’ in school, compared to 93.7% (P6) and 92.8% (S2) across East Lothian 90.5% of P6 pupils and 72.2% of S2 pupils agreed that they contributed to how decisions are made in school, compared to 87.6% (P6) and 69.4% (S2) across East Lothian 89.1% of P6 pupils and 74.3% of S2 pupils agreed that the school recognised their achievements in school, compared 88.1% (P6) and 75.1% (S2) across East Lothian 72.3% of P6 pupils and 54.7% of S2 pupils agreed that their school recognised their achievements outside of school, compared to 70.9% (P6) and 43.7% (S2) across East Lothian Attainment Across the old Fa’side ward results for pupils at the end of S4 have been generally higher than both the East Lothian and Scottish average over the past 3 years. In 2011/12: 100% of S4 pupils living in the Fa’side ward were awarded English and Maths at Level 3 (Standard Grade Foundation level or equivalent) or better – compared to 96% across East Lothian 99.5% of S4 pupils living in the Fa’side ward achieved five or more awards at Level 3 (Standard Grade Foundation level or equivalent) or better – compared to 96% across East Lothian 88.5% of S4 pupils living in the Fa’side ward achieved five or more awards at Level 4 (Standard Grade General level or equivalent) or better – compared to 82% across East Lothian
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 25 43.1% of S4 pupils living in the Fa’side ward achieved five or more awards at Level 5 (Standard Grade Credit level or equivalent) or better – compared to 38% across East Lothian (East Lothian Council, Education Div.) Figure 25 below, shows Staying on Rates2 to S5 and S6 at Ross High School. Figure 25 – School Staying on Rates (www.Itscotland.org.uk/scottishschooline)
100% 74% 76% 75% 76% 77% 80% 72% 67% 72% 60% 57% 56% 61% 59% 56% 60% 50% 52% 54% 54% 40% 20% 0% staying on to S5 staying on to S6 staying on to S5 staying on to S6 staying on to S5 staying on to S6 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Ross High School East Lothian Scotland
The proportion of pupils at Ross High staying on to S5 has been consistently rising over the last three years, although it remains below average for East Lothian or Scotland. Although S4 results for pupils living in the ward are higher than East Lothian averages the S5 results are lower overall. The proportion staying on to S6 at Ross High has fallen since 2009/10, although across East Lothian and Scotland as a whole, this rate is rising In 2011/12 attainment levels for S5 pupils living in the old Fa’side ward were below the East Lothian averages. Figure 26 ‐ Attainment at S5 (East Lothian Council, Education Div.) East S5 Results by Ward 2011/12 Fa'side Lothian % of S5 pupils achieving 1 or more award at Level 6 39.6% 48.2% (Higher or equivalent) % of S5 pupils achieving 3 or more award at Level 6 18.9% 28.4% (Higher or equivalent) % of S5 pupils achieving 5 or more award at Level 6 8.0% 13.7% (Higher or equivalent)
2 S5 staying on rates are calculated as the S5 January roll divided by the previous year's S4 September roll and S6 staying on rates from the S4 September roll from two years previously 26 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 School Leavers School Leavers across the county are monitored to record their initial destination upon leaving school, in 2015/16: 94.1% of school leavers from the TWM ward were initially assessed as having a ‘positive destination’ upon leaving school – compared to 93.5% for East Lothian 55.4% of school leavers living in the ward went straight into higher or further education or training upon leaving school (lower than the East Lothian average of 58.8%) 4.9% of the ward went into training, above the East Lothian and national figures 30.9% of pupils from this ward went straight into employment upon leaving school – above the East Lothian and Scottish figures
Figure 27 – Positive Destinations (East Lothian Council, Education Div.)
Positive Higher Further Voluntary Activity Total Positive Destination Training Employment Education Education Work Agreements Destinations 2015/16
TWM 29.9% 25.5% 4.9% 30.9% 1.0% 2% 94.1% East Lothian 39.0% 22.2% 2.5% 28.3% 0.2% 1.4% 93.5% Scotland 38.3% 27.8% 3.8% 21.7% 0.4% 0.9% 92.9%
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 27 Health and Social Care Across East Lothian male and female life expectancies are better than the Scottish average, and have been rising steadily over time, leading to a growing older population in the area. There is however variation in life expectancy of over 12 years between communities across the county for females and over 8 years for males – a clear indicator of the significant health inequalities that persist across East Lothian.
HEADLINES – Health and Social Care 85% of residents in the ward described their own health as ‘good’ or ‘fairly good’ in the 2017 East Lothian Residents Survey, compared to East Lothian (82%) 7 data zones in the ward are ranked within the 10% most deprived in East Lothian in relation to health outcomes Tranent North had the highest teenage pregnancy rate, the highest percentage of women smoking during pregnancy ,the lowest percentage of babies exclusively breastfed, and the lowest percentage of children receiving a clear dental bill of health in the ward There are an estimated 3,208 people aged 65 years and over living in the TWM ward (15.2% of the ward population). This demographic is expected to increase to 4,057 in 2027 (17.7% of the population)
This section focuses on a range of indicators which can be used to measure the health of a community, including illness and early deaths, child and maternal health, access to health services and the supports needed to enable people to maintain independent lives.
Tranent South intermediate zone has the highest life expectancy in the ward for males (79.1), the highest life expectancy for females is 80.9 in Tranent south and Whitecraig The variation in life expectancy across the ward’s intermediate zones is 2.1 years for females and 3.9 years for males,
Figure 28 – Life Expectancy (Scotpho – Community Health & Well‐being Profile 2017)
Life Tranent Tranent East Expectancy Wallyford North Whitecraig South Lothian Scotland Male 75.2 75.2 75.8 79.1 78.2 76.6 Female 78.8 79.1 80.9 80.9 81.5 80.8
28 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Across the TWM ward the majority of people (85%) described their own health as either Very Good or Good, compared with the overall East Lothian average of 82%. Figure 29 ‐ Self‐assessment of Health (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)
How would you currently rate your own health ?
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian 85% 82%
5% 12% 10% 6%
Very Good/Good Fair Very Bad/Bad
14% of respondents in the ward reported that they had a long term mental health, illness problem or physical disability. This was similar to the East Lothian rate of 15% Of those with a long term health problem or disability, the most prevalent condition in the ward was mobility/disability (58%) compared to East Lothian (49%)
Illness, Mortality and Hospital Admissions The 2016 Health and Wellbeing Profile showed that Tranent South had the highest rates in the ward for alcohol related hospital stays and coronary heart disease, both of which were above the East Lothian and Scottish averages Whitercraig had the highest rates for patients hospitalised with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and patients with asthma, both of which were above the East Lothian and Scottish averages All intermediate zones in the ward had lower rates for patients with a psychiatric hospitalisation when compared to East Lothian and Scotland
Figure 30 ‐ Hospital Admissions (ScotPHO‐ Health and Well‐being Profiles 2016) Hospital admissions per 10,000 people (age Tranent Tranent East standardised) Wallyford Whitecraig North South Lothian Scotland
Alcohol related hospital stays 544.9 334.5 281.6 719.1 407.3 664.5
Drug related hospital stays 65.8 98.7 115.6 78.4 107.9 133.6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 138.7 422 279.3 145.7 208.5 241.5 Coronary Heart Disease 372.6 463.2 445 509.2 417.1 403.1
Asthma 84.2 124.7 94.4 102.3 111.8 89.4 Patients with a psychiatric hospitalisation 229.1 273.1 248.3 206.2 285.9 286.2 Patients with emergency 7,689.1 7,326.3 hospitalisations 7197.6 7373.5 0 0 6140.1 7473.4
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 29 SIMD Health Domain The health domain identifies areas with a higher than expected level of ill health or mortality given the age‐sex profile of the population. The Health Domain gives a Health deprivation rank using the following indicators: Standardised Mortality Ratio Hospital Episodes Related to alcohol use Hospital Episodes Related to drug use Comparative Illness Factor Emergency admissions to hospital Proportion of population being prescribed drugs for anxiety, depression or psychosis Proportion of live singleton births of low birth weight
The following table summarises the results of some of these indicators for the data zones in the TWM ward. 9 data zones in the ward are ranked within the 20% most deprived in East Lothian in relation to health outcomes, 7 of which are in the 10% most health deprived No data zones in the ward are within the 20% most deprived in Scotland 3 data zones are within the 10% least deprived in Scotland, 2 of which are within the 10% least deprived in East Lothian TWM Data zones – ordered by Health Domain ranking Figure 31 ‐ SIMD Health Domain (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/)
SIMD SIMD Health Health domain East Lothian domain 2012 Health 2016 Datzone Data zone Name Main Town 2016 rank rank Rank S01008168 Wallyford Station Wallyford 1559 1655 5 S01008226 Loch Rd / Kings Rd / Faside Rd Tranent 1639 1429 7 S01008163 Whitecraig South / Smeaton Rural 1760 1693 8 S01008234 Elphinstone Village Elphinstone 1907 3565 9 S01008220 Coalgate Rd / Robertson Dr Tranent 2037 2292 11 S01008221 High St / Northfield / Lindores Dr Tranent 2038 2123 12 S01008223 Muirpark Tranent 2089 2556 13 S01008238 Macmerry Village West Macmerry 2164 3207 15 S01008219 Church St / Sandersons Wy Tranent 2416 1740 23 S01008167 Wallyford Village Centre Wallyford 2504 1981 27 S01008169 Inchview Rd / Wallyford Toll / Kenwegar Wallyford 2830 2273 37 S01008227 Elphinstone Rd / New Row Tranent 2892 1308 42 S01008166 Faside Av / Faside Gdns Wallyford 2897 3020 43 S01008222 Haddington Rd / Muirpark Terr Tranent 3051 3589 47 S01008229 Caponhall Rd / The Hedge Tranent 3562 3747 53 S01008225 Carlaverock Dr / Balwearie Rd Tranent 4418 4866 70 S01008228 Polson Park / Bank Park Tranent 4431 3936 71 S01008239 Macmerry East / Gladsmuir Macmerry 4712 4525 79 S01008164 Whitecraig North / Oldcraighall / QMU Rural 5118 3841 88 30 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 S01008218 Levenhall / Meadowmill / Blindwells Rural 5407 4064 94 S01008224 Carlaverock Av / Waterloo Rd Tranent 5683 5167 99 S01008165 Wallyford Salters Rd / Carberry Rural 5761 3020 103 S01008230 Faside Vw / Kemps End Tranent 6265 4972 113 S01008231 Moffat Wk / Windygoul Centre Tranent 6349 3747 116 S01008233 Elphinstone Tower / Research Centre Rural 6432 3747 121 S01008232 Tollhouse / Windygoul East Tranent 6451 3747 122
Early deaths3 from Coronary Heart Disease, Cancer, and Cerebrovascular Disease considerably differ across the TWM ward and from both the Scottish and East Lothian averages Tranent North has the highest rate in the ward for early deaths from cancer, the figure is higher than the averages for East Lothian and Scotland Whitecraig has the highest rate in the ward for early deaths from CHD, the figure is higher than the averages for East Lothian and Scotland Figure 32 ‐ Early deaths/100,000(ScotPHO‐Community Health and Well‐being Profile 2016) Early Deaths per 100,000 people
Scotland 54.2 167.1 East Lothian 41.9 143.8 Longniddry & Aberlady 14.1 143.7 Tranent South 52 155.9 Whitecraig 65.7 183.3 Tranent North 39.6 207 Wallyford 44.4 141.9 0 50 100 150 200 250
Early deaths from CHD (<75) Early deaths from cancer (<75)
Maternity and Child Health 2015 population estimates indicate there were 1,407 children aged 0 – 4 years living in the TWM ward, which is 6.6% of the ward’s population, the highest rate in East Lothian (average East Lothian rate 5.7%) Tranent North had the highest teenage pregnancy rate (3 year rolling average rate per 1,000 females aged 15‐19 years)in the ward with a figure of 87, compared to East Lothian 42.5 and Scotland 37.7 Tranent North had the highest percentage for women smoking during pregnancy in the ward, with a figure of 31.3%, compared to East Lothian 17.6% and Scotland 17.3% Wallyford had the highest percentage in the ward for low birth weight babies 2.6% , compared to East Lothian 1.7% and Scotland 1.9%)
3 Early deaths are classified as deaths under the age of 75
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 31 Figure 33 – Breastfeeding rates (ScotPHO‐Community Health and Well‐being Profile 2016) Maternity & child Tranent Tranent East Health % Wallyford North Whitecraig South Lothian Scotland Child dental health in primary 1 77.6 52 58 83.5 84.7 69.9 Child dental health in primary 7 69.8 47.2 50 77.9 78.6 67.9 Immunisation uptake at 24 months ‐ MMR 95.7 96.1 92.1 95.4 94.7 95.3 % of babies exclusively breast fed at 6‐8 weeks 27.9 21.7 28.7 26 30.6 26.8
Tranent North has the lowest percentage of babies exclusively breastfed at 6‐8 weeks, and the lowest percentage of children receiving a clear dental health report in P1 & P7
Young people’s attitudes to health Figure 34 Young People’s attitudes to health (2016 Student Evaluation of Experience Survey)
Tranent East Lothian Ross High Eat Lothian SEE Survey Results (P6) Nov 2015‐16 Cluster (P6) (P6) (S2) (S2)
People at school help me to make healthy choices 85.8% 85.9% 77% 79.2% In school, I can learn about healthy lifestyles 93.1% 94.5% 97.3% 94.2% I am able to get information about my health services in East Lothian 83.3% 88.4% 82.4% 82.7%
I have heard of the "Wellbeing Indicators" 68.6% 64.6% 53.1% 46.6% % of pupils agreeing that they take part in physical activities outside the school day 85.6% 88.9% 75% 75.8%
S2 pupils normally record a lower level of agreement in relation to the survey questions, however 97.3% of Ross high S2 pupils felt that they could learn about lifestyle choices in their school.
32 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Care and Social Care As an indication of the level of voluntary work undertaken, information from the 2011 census for the old Fa’side ward has been shown below
Across Fa’side 1,737 people (or 9.4% of the population) provide unpaid care to a friend or family member Over ¼ of these carers were providing more than 50 hours of care per week
Figure 35 – Voluntary hours of care provided (Scotland’s Census 2011) Number of voluntary hours provided by Carers
Fa'side East Lothian
59% 60%
27% 24% 15% 16%
% of carers who provide 1 to 19 % of carers who provide 20 to % of carers who provide 50 or hours unpaid care a week 49 hours unpaid care a week more hours unpaid care a week
In the 2016 Student’s Evaluation of Experience Survey 43.4% of P6 pupils in the Tranent cluster and 41.9% of S2 Ross High pupils, stated that they “regularly help to take care of someone in their family who is physically or mentally ill or has problems with drugs or alcohol.” compared to 35.4% (P6) and 25.4% (S2) for East Lothian.
East Lothian Council’s Adult Wellbeing service monitors the number of people receiving home care services across the county and the average hours of care provided per week.
In 2016 an average of 22,239 hours of home care was provided each week to support people across East Lothian living in their own homes. 23.6% of these hours, or an average of 5,242 hours per week, was provided to people living in the Fa’side ward. 265 (18.5 %) of these people were living within the Fa’side ward
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 33 Figure 36 ‐ Hours of Home Care by client group (East Lothian Council 2017) % of home care hours provided in the Fa'side ward by client group (2016) 100% 90% 80% 70% 58% 60% 46% 50% 42% Fa'side 40% 31% 30% East Lothian 20% 7% 8% 10% 4% 4% 0% Mental Health Physical Older People Learning Disabilities Disabilities
People with learning disabilities across the area receive 58% of all home care hours provided in the Fa’side ward People with learning disabilities however make up only 22% of those receiving home care, with each person receiving an average of 51.6 hours of support per week Older people by contrast, while only receiving 31% of the care hours, make up almost 2/3 of the number of people benefiting from home care in the area, with each person receiving an average of 9.3 hours assistance per week
Older people Older people make up a growing segment of the population. The 2016 mid‐year population estimates show that there are 3,247 people aged 65 years and over living in the TWM ward, which is 15.1% of the ward population. 1,380 (6.7%) of them are aged 75 or over If the population in this ward grows in the same pattern as growth is projected across East Lothian, then by 2027 there will be an estimated 4,057 people aged 65 and over living in this ward, and 8.8% of them will be aged 75 or over Estimated increase in the Older Population in the Fa’side ward modelled on East Lothian wide projections Figure 37 – Population Projections for Older People (National Records of Scotland) TWM Ward 2016 2017 2022 2027 65 and over 3247 3208 3572 4057 75 and over 1450 1480 1751 2023 65 and over % of ward population 15.1% 15.2% 16.2% 17.7% 75 and over % of ward population 6.7% 7.0% 8.0% 8.8%
34 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Across East Lothian an estimated 7.4% of the population aged 65 and over suffers from dementia. Using these same population projections this means that by 2027 in the TWM ward there will be 300 people aged 65 and over requiring support to cope with dementia. Day Centres and Lunch Clubs are among the services across East Lothian that support older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible by providing respite for families and carers and stimulating activities for individuals designed to help reduce social isolation and improve mental wellbeing. There are two Older People’s Day Centres in the Fa’side Ward: Tranent Day Centre and the Primrose Day Centre in Ormiston. Each centre offers 90 full day places per week for older people, benefitting an average of 65 people per week in each area. There are also two Lunch Clubs running across the area – in Macmerry on a Monday offering 6 places, and in Pencaitland on Wednesdays which, offering longer day activities, can attract up to 45 people each week. (East Lothian Council)
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 35 Neighbourhood and Place The rural nature of much of East Lothian means that the majority of the population live in geographically distinct towns and villages – each with their own strengths and differing needs. While each of the East Lothian wards is geographically clustered around one of six major towns it does mean that people across the county do have different levels of access to local services and facilities. These variations not only impact on local quality of life and the opportunities available to local residents but also on the strength and resilience of local communities, as how people feel about their own neighbourhoods can also influence how much they choose to become involved.
HEADLINES – Neighbourhood and Place The East Lothian Residents Survey 2017 showed that 98% of people in the TWM ward rated their neighbourhood as a ‘fairly good’ or ‘very good’ place to live Affordable decent housing was identified as the most important thing for making somewhere a good place to live by 69% of respondents in the East Lothian Residents Survey 2017 In the TWM ward the area that was considered to be most in need of improvement was Health services Vacancy rates on Tranent High Street are lower than the East Lothian average 48% of residents in the TWM ward felt that they could influence decisions in their area, 17% of residents ithe ward agreed that they would like to be more involved in decision making in their local area.
The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) showed that 99% of respondents in the TWM ward thought that East Lothian was a very/fairly good place to live. The results were similar when people were asked about their own neighbourhoods. 98% of TWM respondents thought that their neighbourhood was a very/fairly good place to live.
Figure 38 ‐ Perception of their neighbourhood (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)
How would you rate your neighbourhood as a place to live
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian 72% 74%
26% 24%
1% 1%0% 1% 0% 0%
Very good Fairly good Fairly poor Very poor No opinion
The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) asked people what the priorities were for making somewhere a good place to live.
36 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Figure 39 below shows the top 10 responses from people in the TWM ward (from a list of 20) Figure 39 ‐ What makes somewhere a good place to live (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) Priorities for making somewhere a good place to live
Access to outdoors, parks and open spaces 17% 11% Sports and leisure facilities 17% 26% Sense of community 26% 29% Shopping facilities 37% 34% Jobs for local people 43% 39% Public transport 41% 40% The level of crime 38% 45% Primary & Secondary Schools 47% 48% Health services 61% 49% Affordable decent housing 47% 69% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
East Lothian Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry
Affordable decent housing was identified as the most important thing by 69% of respondents – this was rated more important in this ward than across East Lothian Health services, Schools and the level of crime also featured highly in the TWM ward
The East Lothian Residents’ Survey (2017) also asked people how they felt their neighbourhood had changed over the last 3 years: Figure 40 ‐ Perceived change in local neighbourhoods (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) How has your neighbourhood changed over the last 3 years
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian
80% 79%
6% 9% 7% 7% 6% 5%
Got a little/much Stayed the same Got a little/much No opinion better worse
6% of residents in the TWM ward reported their neighbourhood had improved over the last 3 years, 80% felt it had stayed the same, although 7% thought it had got worse
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 37 Improving the Area The East Lothian Residents’ Survey (2017) asked ‘what most needs improving’ in your area. The graph below (Figure 41) shows the top 10 categories that people in the TWM ward thought were in need of most improvement in their area, as chosen from a list of 29. Figure 41 ‐ Neighbourhood Improvements (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) Thinking about your neighbourhood, which do you think needs most improving
East Lothian Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry
10% Shopping facilities 2% 3% Sports and leisure facilities 3% 4% Care for older people 3% 5% The level of traffic congestion 3% 2% Parking 5% 8% Activities for teenagers 5% 5% Facilities for young children 8% 6% Clean streets 8% 16% Road and pavement repairs 8% 11% Health services 22%
In the TWM ward the single highest scoring improvement, highlighted by 22% of respondents, was the need for ‘Health services’ Local High Streets Each of East Lothian’s wards is centred around a main town which is expected to provide retail and other key services to the community. Vacancy rates (measured as a percentage of available retail units in the area) are a key indicator of the ‘health’ of local High Streets.
Figure 42 ‐ Town Centre Vacancy Rates (East Lothian Council) Town centre vacancy rates
Tranent East Lothian
7.8% 8.1% 7.0% 7.0% 6.7% 7.4% 6.7% 6.0% 6.5% 5.9% 4.2% 3.3%
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
38 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Vacancy rates have varied in Tranent, from a high of 7.4% to a low of 3.3% The most recent figure shows the TWM vacancy rates to be lower than the East Lothian average
Figure 43 ‐ Town centre footfall (East Lothian Council) Weekly Town Centre Footfall 2015/16 12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000 3110 3140
0 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Dunbar Haddington Musselburgh North Berwick Prestonpans Tranent
Pedestrian counts are undertaken annually in each town centre to establish weekly footfall rates for East Lothian’s High Streets. The observations are November based and are not reflective of seasonal differences. Tranent High Street has remained at a similar level to 21014/15 Weekly footfall rates per head of ward population are 0.15 visits per person, the second lowest in East Lothian. Musselburgh, at 0.41 visits per person was the highest, with an overall East Lothian average of 0.24 visits per person.
Leisure, Learning and Sport There are two East Lothian Council Libraries located across the TWM ward – Tranent Library and Wallyford Library. East Lothian Council’s usage figures show that: Physical vists:‐ There was a total of 90,862 phyical visits to the the above libraries in 2015/16, which was an increase of 2.9% from the previous year Figure 44 ‐ Annual library physical visits (East Lothian Council)
Library Physical Visits
Tranent Wallyford Total 93985 87260 83913 88304 84665 90862
6725 4391 6197
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 39 Wi‐Fi Sessions:‐ There was a total of 3,197 Wi‐Fi sessions at the above libraries in 2015/16, which was an increase of 20% from the previous year. Figure 45 ‐ Annual library Wi‐Fi Sessions (East Lothian Council)
Library Wi‐Fi Sessions
Tranent Wallyford Total
3024 3197 2515 2664 1461 1522 61 149 173
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
PC Sessions:‐ There was a total of 7,179 PC sessions at the above libraries, which was a decrease of 20.5% from the previous year. Wallyford library showed an increase of 43.6% from the previous year. Figure 46 ‐ Annual library PC sessions (East Lothian Council)
Library PC Sessions
Tranent Wallyford Total 9027 8182 8653 8715 6731 7179
471 312 448
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
The Loch Centre in Tranent, run by Enjoy Leisure on behalf of East Lothian Council, provides a range of sports and recreation facilities for the community. In 2015/16 there were 173,080 visits made to the Loch Centre, accounting for 14.3% of all visits to Enjoy Leisure sports centres across East Lothian 4% of all visits to the centre were made by Access to Leisure Card users Of the visits made by Leisure Pass Plus users, 49.1% were made by people with a disability or their children Tranent had the highest number of Access to Leisure Card users in East Lothian for Family/Working Tax Credit and Carers
40 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Figure 47 – Access to Leisure Card Users (East Lothian Council) Loch Centre East Lothian Access to Leisure Card Users Tranent Total Disability 31.8% 36.8% Children/child of disabled 17.3% 19.7% Carer 9.9% 5.3% Family/Working Tax Credit 9.7% 7.9% Single Parent/Single Parent in receipt of child tax credit 8.5% 5.9% Long Term Sick 8.0% 7.3% Student 7.9% 11.2% Total 4.0% 4.5% Senior citizen 3.6% 2.5% Foster Care 2.0% 1.6% East Lothian Council Health Improvement Support Programme 0.7% 0.5% Unemployed 16‐17, 18+, child of unemployed 0.3% 1.3% Children in Care/Kinship Carer 0.3% 0.1% War Pensioner 0.0% 0.0%
Participating in Decisions The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) asked how people felt about their ability to be involved in decisions that affect their local area. Figure 48 ‐ Involvement in Local Decision Making (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) % agreeing with the statements
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian 48% 38% 17% 19%
I can influence decisions affecting my local I would like to be more involved in the area decisions my Council makes that affect my local area
More people in the TWM ward felt they could influence decisions in their local area, and less felt that they would like to be involved in decision making when compared to East Lothian as a whole
In the Student Evaluation of Experience Survey 2015‐16, 81.3% of the ward’s P6 pupils (87.6% East Lothian) and 68.9% of S2 pupils (69.4% East Lothian) felt that they could contribute to decisions made in their school.
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 41 Housing Housing is a basic requirement for all, at the heart of our everyday lives, and housing issues are complex. A lack of affordable housing is a key challenge for East Lothian and meeting the need for affordable housing by maximising opportunities to increase the supply of affordable housing is a priority across the county.
HEADLINES – Housing There are 8,506 dwellings in the TWM ward, 18.4% of the total number of dwellings across East Lothian The percentage of households in the TWM ward that are in the higher council tax brackets is below the East Lothian rate, but slightly above the Scottish average 64% of households in the old Fa’side ward are owner occupied, compared with 67% for East Lothian as a whole 69% of residents in the TWM ward think that the availability of “affordable decent housing” was the most important factor in making somewhere a good place to live, compared to the East Lothian average of 47% In 2012 the median sale price for houses sold in the ward was £19,000 lower than the median East Lothian sale price
The urban rural classification is unavailable for the new TWM ward. However, the old ward of Fa’side ward is the most mixed ward across East Lothian in terms of housing density – containing both the second largest town in the county and more dispersed rural areas. The Scottish Government’s Urban Rural Classification system provides a standard way of defining different urban and rural settings and measuring the percentage of the population living within each. Figure 49 clearly illustrates the nature of the urban/ rural split within the ward and shows that: 63.9% of the population are classed as living in other urban areas – defined as settlements of 10,000 to 125,000 people 35.9% are classed as living in accessible rural areas – defined as areas with a population of less than 3,000 people, and within a 30 minute drive time of a settlement of 10,000 or more Figure 49 ‐ Urban / Rural Classification (National Records of Scotland 2017) % of the population by urban/rural classification (2013/14)
Fa'side Ward East Lothian
63.9%
35.9% 23.4% 24.0% 23.1% 11.7% 15.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 2.8%
Large urban Other urban Accessible Remote Accessible Remote rural small towns small towns rural
42 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Housing Type and Size there were 8,506 dwellings in the TWM ward, equal to 18.4% of the total number of dwellings across East Lothian 1.4% of these (or 116 dwellings) were long term empty 0.1% (or 8 dwellings) were second homes
National Records of Scotland (2015)
Figure 50 ‐ Housing Type ( National Records of Scotland) Type of Housing (2014)
East Lothian Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry
28% Flat 23%
27% Terrace 36%
23% Semidetached 21%
22% Detached 19%
Terraced housing is the most common form of dwelling in the TWM area, notably more common than throughout East Lothian as a whole
Council tax bands are based on the value of the dwelling (from Band A with the lowest value to band H having the highest value). Across East Lothian there are significantly more dwellings in the upper Council tax bands than across Scotland as a whole. In TWM 62.7% of dwellings in the ward area fall into Council Tax bands A‐C, higher than the 54.5% for East Lothian In TWM 13.6% fall into bands F‐H, lower than the 19.8% for East Lothian as a whole The percentage of households in the TWM ward that are in the higher council tax brackets is below the East Lothian rate, but slightly above the Scottish average Figure 51 – Dwellings by Council Tax Band (National Records of Scotland) % of Dwellings by Council Tax Band 2015 Ward Band A‐C Band D‐E Band F‐H TWM 62.7% 23.7% 13.6% East Lothian 54.5% 25.8% 19.8% Scotland 60.7% 26.5% 12.8%
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 43 Figure 52 ‐ Rooms per dwelling (Nation Records of Scotland)
Rooms per Dwelling (2014)
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian
60% 55%
36% 32%
8% 9%
1‐3 Rooms 4‐6 Rooms 7+ rooms
Across this ward average house sizes (Figure 53) are similar to patterns found across East Lothian however There are less 1‐3 room dwellings4 in this ward than elsewhere across the county There are more dwellings with 7 or more rooms than across the county
Figure 53 – Household size (Scotland’s Census 2011) Household Size
Fa'side East Lothian
36% 35% 31% 27%
17% 16% 15% 13%
4% 4% 1% 1%
1 person 2 people 3 people 4 people 5 people 6 people or more
These 2011 figures are generally consistent with reports from the 2001 census which showed that across the area:
4 Number of rooms is defined as the number of habitable rooms (usually bedrooms and living rooms) 44 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 The average number of rooms per dwelling across the ward was 4.7 (just below the East Lothian average of 4.9). There was however variation within the ward as the average number of rooms dropped to 4 in Macmerry and rose to 6 in Pencaitland there was an average of 2.4 people living in each household, very similar to the East Lothian average of 2.3; 10.4% of households in the ward report overcrowding ‐ having too few rooms per resident ‐ compared to 9.4% across East Lothian. Again there was variation within the ward with 13% of households in Macmerry have too few rooms per resident compared to 6% in Pencaitland
Housing Tenure Figure 54 below shows that in the Fa’side ward: 64% of homes are owner occupied, below the East Lothian average and one of the lowest rates across the various East Lothian wards 24% of households are renting from the Council, again the 2nd highest rate across the East Lothian wards (just behind Musselburgh East at 25%) Only 538 households are across the ward are in the private rental sector, 3% below East Lothian averages Figure 54 ‐ Housing Tenure (East Lothian Council 2013)
Housing Tenure
% Owner Occupied 67% 64%
% Housing Association homes 5% 6%
% Private Rental Sector 10% 7%
% Rented from the Council 18% 24%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
East Lothian Fa'side
Council and other Social Housing The Council’s housing stock has declined from a base of 16,000 in the early 1980’s to 8,405 in 2013. At March 2013 East Lothian Council had 1975 council homes in the Fa’side ward, 23% of the total East Lothian Council housing stock at this time:‐ 1,279 in Tranent 83 in Elphinstone
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 45 224 in Macmerry 264 in Ormiston 75 in Pencaitland 50 spread throughout the remaining rural parts of the ward
At March 2013 there were also 2280 Housing Association dwellings across the county. Of these 482 (21%) are in the Fa’side ward:‐ 300 in Tranent 100 in Ormiston 37 in Elphinstone 31 in Pencaitland 14 in Macmerry and Gladsmuir
Housing Supply East Lothian is one of the fastest growing areas in Scotland and its population is projected to grow to over 128,000 in the next 20 years. Along with this increase in population there will clearly be an increased need for housing in the area. The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) showed that 69% of people across the TWM ward think that the availability of ‘affordable, decent housing’ was the most important factor in making somewhere a good place to live, compared to the East Lothian average of 47%. 16% of the population also said that access to affordable housing needs to be improved in their area (compared to 12% across East Lothian as a whole).
House Prices and Affordability Nationally the housing market has been in overall decline since the peak of 2007; however the market in East Lothian would appear to have shown greater recovery with house prices in East Lothian among the most expensive in Scotland. Figure 55 ‐ ESPC House Sales 2012 (East Lothian Council 2013)
5 Lower ESPC data (Figure 55) shows that: 2012 House sales3 Number Median Quartile in the Fa’side ward of sales price Median There were 745 homes price* bought/ sold in East Lothian in 1 Bed properties 4 £84,998 £79,750 2012 2 Bed properties 44 £114,000 £98,750 127 (or 17%) were in the 3 Bed properties 42 £153,750 £133,500 Fa’side ward 4 Bed properties 25 £220,000 £195,000 In 2012 the median sale price 5 Bed+ properties 12 £335,000 £220,000 in the Fa’side ward (ie the * the Lower Quartile Median Price is the price achieved by the price the middle value house middle valued house in the lower half of all sales i.e. the price ¼ of sold across the ward) was the way up the price range
5 It should be noted that ESPC data only includes sales recorded by ESPC solicitors (estimated to be 9 out of 10 solicitors in East Central Scotland). It does not include new build sales.
46 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 £148,000 ‐ £19,000 less than the median East Lothian price of £167,000 One method of calculating how affordable the owner occupied sector is for residents is to measure house prices against income levels. In 2012 the median income across East Lothian was £28,542 and the lower quartile income £14,230 (CACI, 2012). This means that a household with a median income would be required to borrow 4.58 times their salary in order to by a three bedroom median priced property in the Fa’side ward (assuming they had a 15% deposit £23,063) ‐ compared to needing 5.36 times their salary if looking at the median price for 3 bedroom homes across East Lothian as a whole For entry level buyers on a lower quartile income looking to buy a 3 bedroom house at the lower quartile price in the Fa’side ward (assuming they had a 15% deposit) a household would have to borrow 7.97 times their annual salary, compared to 8.87 times for a similar property across East Lothian as a whole These figures indicate that Fa’side is, for buyers with a median income, one of the more affordable areas of East Lothian in which to buy a house. For buyers on low incomes however affordability is still an issue in the ward.
Housing Quality Social Sector Social housing stock across East Lothian is generally considered to be of good quality. By March 2012 62% of Council stock and over 95% of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) homes met the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS). In 2015/16, 92% of East Lothian Council dwellings homes met the SHQS. Private Sector A private sector stock condition survey was carried out in 2010/11 to provide information on the condition of private housing. Overall the private housing stock was found to be generally better than or in line with the Scottish average across all key condition indicators however poor property conditions were found in some areas, particularly within town centres and rural areas. Across East Lothian 54.7% of private sector housing fails the SHQS, with 71.1% of private rental properties failing compared to 52.7% of owner occupied homes. The proportion of properties failing across East Lothian Central (incorporating the Fa’side and Preston Seton Gosford wards) is 51.4%, notably lower than the East Lothian average In Tranent town centre however 63.1% of private housing fails to meet the standard Across East Lothian 9.3% of dwellings were assessed as required extensive repairs and 2.1% of dwellings fell below the tolerable standard.6 Within Tranent town centre 21.4% of properties require extensive repairs and 3.1% fail to meet the tolerable standard Across Central East Lothian (which also covers the rural areas of the ward) 13% of properties require extensive repairs and 1.9% were assessed as below tolerable standard
6 The tolerable standard is the minimum standard for a property to be considered habitable. It applies to all tenures.
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 47 Disrepair was also shown to be more prevalent in the private rented sector ‐ with 17.4% of privately rented properties failed to meet the Repairing Standard.7 21% of private rented properties in Central East Lothian failed to meet this standard, the highest rate among the urban areas of the county. (East Lothian Council 2011)
Fuel Poverty A household is considered to be in fuel poverty if it spends more than 10% of income on household fuel costs. Alongside low incomes a major contributor to levels of fuel poverty is the quality and energy efficiency of the residence. Research commissioned by East Lothian Council in 2010/11 into private sector housing (which accounts for approximately 2/3 of all dwellings in East Lothian) showed that: 11.9% of private households were living in fuel poverty; 1.8% were found to be living in extreme fuel poverty; across East Lothian there are significantly higher levels of fuel poverty evident in the private rental sector, pre‐1919 housing (which tend to be less energy efficient), the rural east of the county and in town centres.
Information for the Fa’side ward confirms these East Lothian wide trends: in Tranent Town Centre 22.4% of private households are assessed as living in fuel poverty and 6.4% as living in extreme fuel poverty – both significantly above East Lothian averages; in East Lothian Central (covering the Fa’side and Preston/Seton/Gosford wards) 8.3% of private households were assessed as living in fuel poverty and 1% as being in extreme fuel poverty – both below average for East Lothian although these wards contain within them town centres with some of the most economically deprived areas in East Lothian. The National Home Energy Rating (NHER)8 for private housing in East Lothian is 7.0, compared to a Scottish average of 6.7. Information about how town centre housing across East Lothian performs in relation to the NHER is shown in Figure 56.
7 The Repairing Standard is a mandatory standard which applies to most private rented housing. Private landlords must ensure the property meets the Repairing Standard at the time of let and throughout the tenancy. 8 NHER is an indicator of energy efficiency based on the total energy costs per square metre of floor area required to achieve a satisfactory heating regime. The NHER of a property is assessed on a scale of 0‐10 with ranges of: poor 0‐2, moderate 3‐6 and good 7‐10
48 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Figure 56 – Private Sector National Home Energy Rating (East Lothian Council 2011) The average rating across Private Sector NHER Rating by Town Centre East Lothian (7) qualifies for 10 a ‘good’ energy efficiency 7.8 rating. 8 7.3 5.8 6.2 6 In Tranent town centre this 6 4.4 falls to 5.8, placing it within 4 the moderate range on the national scale. 2
0 Musselburgh Prestonpans Tranent North Haddington Dunbar Berwick
Homelessness Since 2007 homeless applications in East Lothian have averaged at between 2.6% ‐ 2.9% of all households across the county – tracking approximately 0.3% above the national average. Since 2011/12 homelessness applications in East Lothian have reduced significantly as a result of the introduction of a Housing Options approach however homelessness remains a significant issue, particularly for younger people.
East Lothian Council Homelessness figures show that: In 2011 the homelessness presentation rate from the Fa’side ward area was 16% of the East Lothian Rate. In the Tranent area it is recorded as 24 per 1,000 people, compared to a rate of 23 per 1,000 people across East Lothian. Figure 57 ‐ Geographical Source of Homeless Applications (East Lothian Council 2011) In the Fa’side only 1% of respondents reported in the Geographic Source of Homelessness Applications East Lothian Residents’ 16% Survey (2011) that 26% homelessness was a ‘quite a serious’ problem in their area 4% (compared to 3% across the county). 9% Figure 57 to the right shows the geographic source of homeless applications across East Lothian in 2011. Although the eventual location 11% 18% of applicants upon re‐housing is not tracked these figures do give an indication of demand across the 16% county and it can be assumed that Musselburgh wards Preston Seton Gosford there is a strong correlation between Fa'side Haddington & Lammermuir the applicants’ area of origin and Dunbar and East Linton North Berwick Coastal their re‐housing area of preference. Out of area
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 49 Crime and Safety East Lothian is a relatively safe place to live, with levels of serious crime and disorder that are significantly below the Scottish average. However crime, anti‐social behaviour and the fear of crime can undermine community cohesion and have an impact upon local people’s quality of life. This section therefore focuses not only on official crime statistics but also on how people feel about the safety of their area.
HEADLINES – Crime and Safety Police figures 2011/12 show that the number of reported crimes in the ward dropped by 7% from the previous year. However, the number of sexual crimes showed a steep increase when compared to the previous year 92% of the TWM ward residents did not feel threatened by crime in their neighbourhoods, with 85% reporting that they felt very/fairly safe in their neighbourhoods after dark 73.4% of P6 students, and 84.5% of S2 students felt safe to go out in their neighbourhoods in the evening 4 data zones in the ward are within the 10% most affected by SIMD crime categories in East Lothian, 3 of which are in the 10% most deprived in Scotland in the SIMD crime category
How do people think crime rates have changed? The East Lothian Residents Satisfaction Survey (2017) asked residents how they thought crime rates had changed in their neighbourhood and across East Lothian. Figure 58‐ Perceptions of Crime Rates (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) How much would you say the crime rate in your local area has changed in the last 2 years ?
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian
81% 81%
10% 9% 8% 9% 1% 1%
A little/ a lot more About the same A little/ a lot less Don't know
The results in the TWM ward reflected the view of East Lothian as a whole, with the majority of respondents stating that crime levels in their area had remained about the same
50 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Reported crimes in the Ward Lothian and Borders Police regularly published the number of crimes reported in each area, organised in 5 groups to categorise the crimes. The table below shows the number of crimes:‐ - reported in each area - how many crimes are reported for every 10,000 people living in each area - and whether the number of reported crimes has gone up or down compared to the previous year Figure 59 ‐ Rates of Reported Crime (Lothian and Borders Police Measuring our Performance, March 2012) East Lothian Fa’side Ward 2011 / 2012 2011 / 2012 Number of Crimes / % change Number of Crimes / % change reported 10,000 from reported 10,000 from crimes people 2010/11 crimes people 2010/11 Group 1: 98 10 29% 21 11 20% Crimes of Violence Group 2: 95 10 34% 35 18 338% Sexual Crimes Group 3: Crimes of Theft / 1940 198 4% 345 181 0% Dishonesty Group 4: Vandalism, Fire 1057 108 8% 190 100 22% raising, malicious mischief Group 5: Other Crimes – including Drug 666 68 39% 163 85 6% Related Crimes and offensive weapons TOTAL 3856 393 15% 754 395 7% This Lothian and Borders Police publication shows that crime rates have fallen across the county in the last year, although they have not fallen by the same level in Fa’side. Across the Fa’side ward the number of crimes reported per person is virtually equal to the average rate across the county Crimes of violence and vandalism, fire raising and malicious mischief have shown significant decreases across Fa’side above the county average, however sexual crimes have shown a steep increase.
Crime Domain The SIMD Crime Domain is based on the following factors: Recorded SIMD crime rates for domestic house breaking, drug offences, common assault, crimes of violence, vandalism and sexual offences.
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 51 Across East Lothian there are communities that do experience a higher than average volume of crime and anti‐social behaviour, particularly within more deprived areas and in town centres. 4 data zones in the ward are within the 10% most affected by SIMD crime categories in East Lothian, 3 of which are in the 10% most deprived in Scotland in the SIMD crime category 1 data zone is in the 10% least deprived in East Lothian and Scotland in the SIMD crime category TWM data zones ranked by Crime Domain Figure 60 ‐ SIMD Crime Domain (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/) SIMD SIMD Crime Crime Crime 2016 2012 EL 2016 DZ2011 Data zone Name Main Town rank rank rank S01008221 High St / Northfield / Lindores Dr Tranent 580 419 2 S01008227 Elphinstone Rd / New Row Tranent 933 830 7 S01008226 Loch Rd / Kings Rd / Faside Rd Tranent 1019 589 8 S01008218 Levenhall / Meadowmill / Blindwells Rural 1520 2322 13 S01008219 Church St / Sandersons Wy Tranent 1756 1359 18 S01008222 Haddington Rd / Muirpark Terr Tranent 2092 2230 23 S01008228 Polson Park / Bank Park Tranent 2231 4083 26 S01008167 Wallyford Village Centre Wallyford 2325 1524 28 S01008225 Carlaverock Dr / Balwearie Rd Tranent 2349 2083 29 S01008220 Coalgate Rd / Robertson Dr Tranent 2397 290 30 S01008223 Muirpark Tranent 3115 3767 42 S01008234 Elphinstone Village Elphinstone 3187 5018 44 S01008233 Elphinstone Tower / Research Centre Rural 3547 4546 53 S01008169 Inchview Rd / Wallyford Toll / Kenwegar Wallyford 3722 1830 57 S01008229 Caponhall Rd / The Hedge Tranent 3968 4546 62 S01008164 Whitecraig North / Oldcraighall / QMU Rural 4031 2346 63 S01008224 Carlaverock Av / Waterloo Rd Tranent 4179 5271 64 S01008230 Faside Vw / Kemps End Tranent 4536 5062 71 S01008165 Wallyford Salters Rd / Carberry Rural 4543 3091 72 S01008239 Macmerry East / Gladsmuir Macmerry 4574 4376 73 S01008168 Wallyford Station Wallyford 4588 2930 74 S01008166 Faside Av / Faside Gdns Wallyford 5071 3091 87 S01008238 Macmerry Village West Macmerry 5371 5713 93 S01008163 Whitecraig South / Smeaton Rural 5708 2148 98 S01008232 Tollhouse / Windygoul East Tranent 5940 4546 106 S01008231 Moffat Wk / Windygoul Centre Tranent 6521 4546 120
52 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Fear of Crime People’s fear of crime does not always reflect the actual rate of crime occurring in their local areas. The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) asked residents – ‘To what extent do you feel threatened by crime in your neighbourhood?’ These results show that:‐ Figure 61 ‐ Perceived Threat of Crime in Local neighbourhoods (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) To what extent do you feel threatened by crime in this neighbourhood these days?
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian 92% 94%
8% 6% 0% 1%
A great deal/ a fair amount Not very much/not at all Don't know
92% of adult residents in the ward did not feel threatened by crime in their neighbourhoods The East Lothian Resident Survey (2017) asked residents how safe they felt walking alone at night in their neighbourhood Figure 62 ‐ Perceptions of Safety after dark (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) How safe or unsafe do you feel walking alone outside in your local neighbourhood afterdark ?
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian
85% 85%
8% 7% 6% 8%
Very/fairly safe A bit/very unsafe Don't know
The results for the TWM ward were similar to that of East Lothian as whole, with 85% of residents feeling very/fairly safe
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 53 The Students Evaluation of Experience Survey also included questions about how safe people felt in their local communities. 93.7% of the P6 students, and 98.6% of S2 students agreed that they felt safe in their local area during the day (compared with 95% and 97.3% respectively for East Lothian as a whole) 73.4% of P6 students, and 84.5% of S2 agreed they felt ‘safe to go out in their local neighbourhood during the evening (compared with 75.1% and 83.4% respectively for East Lothian as a whole)
Anti‐Social Behaviour Anti‐social behaviour covers a range of incidents reported to the police and East Lothian Council’s Anti‐Social Behaviour Hotline including noise complaints, street disorder, hate crimes, snowball incidents, neighbour disputes and more.
Figure 63 – ASB Complaints to East Lothian Council (East Lothian Council 2017) ASB Complants to Council by Ward (2015/16) 37.0%
25% 18.8% 17.7% 16.8%17.6% 12.1% 13.1% 13.5% 10.0% 9.4% 8.9%
0.4%
Musselburgh Fa'side Preston Seton Haddington & North Berwick Dunbar & East More than one West & Gosford Lammermuir Coastal Linton ward Musselburgh East and Carbery
ASB Complaints Population of East Lothian
All wards, with the exception f Musselburgh, generated a lower number of ASB complaints when compared to the overall spread of the population Fire incidences across the ward Across East Lothian around 100 uniformed and support staff are employed by the Fire and Rescue Service within 6 community fire stations based at Musselburgh, East Linton, North Berwick, Tranent, Dunbar and Haddington. The number of false alarm calls remains at a high level The number of accidental dwelling fires decreased for the second consecutive year, the figure is the lowest in East Lothian
54 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Figure 64 ‐ Incidences requiring Fire Service attendance (Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service 2016) Number of incidences 2016 incidences as a percentage of East Lothian Fa'side 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 totals Accidental Dwelling Fires 15 15 16 10 9 11% Deliberate Primary Fires 15 10 9 16 12 19% Deliberate Secondary Fires 40 10 34 24 28 20% Non‐fatal Fire Casualties 10 4 2 0 1 14% Fire Fatalities 0 0 0 0 0 0% Road traffic Collisions attended by the Fire Service 9 4 6 12 11 20% False alarms (All) 92 91 100 118 123 18%
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 55 Transport and Travel Access to transport is fundamental to maintaining today’s lifestyles, whether it is for work, education, leisure or to attain the goods and services people rely on in their daily lives. The dispersed, rural nature of many of East Lothian’s settlements also increases the need for travel. While the personal freedoms offered by the car are recognised the downside is traffic congestion and, until alternative technologies become widespread, the problem of exhaust emissions. A key way for East Lothian to reduce its carbon footprint would be to improve connections between communities, encourage the use of more sustainable modes of transport (where practical) including walking, cycling and public transport and investigate ways of reducing the overall need for travel.
HEADLINES – Transport and Travel The East Lothian Residents Survey 2017 showed that in 37% of working households in the ward the chief earner commutes to work outside of East Lothian, the highest in the council area (compared to 30% for East Lothian as a whole) 81% of TWM residents use the car as their main means of travel to work 4 data zones in the TWM ward are in the 20% most access deprived in East Lothian and Scotland 3 data zones are in the 20% least access deprived in Scotland, these data zones are also in the10% least access deprived in East Lothian
The East Lothian Residents Survey 2017 showed that 80% of respondents in the ward had a car/light van in the household. Figure 65 – Do you have a car/light van in household? (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) Do you have a car/light van in household ?
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian
50% 47%
25% 29% 20% 19% 5% 5%
Yes,one Yes, two Yes, three No
The East Lothian Residents Survey 2017 showed that in 37% of working households in the ward the chief earner commutes to work outside of East Lothian, the highest in the council area (compared to 30% for East Lothian as a whole). The same survey also showed that in the TWM ward 81% of working households used the car as their main means of transport for commuting to work (85% for East Lothian as a whole).
56 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Figure 66 ‐ Main Method of Commuting to Work (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) Main method of travel to work
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian
74% 80%
8% 7% 5% 2% 2% 7% 2% 1% 5% 4% 2% 1% 1% 0%
Car as Car as Train Bus Bicycle Walk Other Don't know driver passenger
The national ‘Hands‐Up’ survey records annually how children and young people travel to school. The 2015 results for schools in the Ross High cluster are shown below.
Figure 67 – Mode of Travel to School (Hands‐Up 2015) Mode of Travel to School (2015)
All East Lothian Schools 52.1%
Ross High School 65.7%
Windygoul Primary School 77.6%
Whitecraig Primary School 60.8%
Wallyford Primary School 57.8%
St Martin's Primary School 54.4%
Sanderson's Wynd Primary School 54.8%
Macmerry Primary School 56.6%
Elphinstone Primary School 35.8%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Walk Cycle Scooter/Skate Park & Stride Driven Bus
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 57 Access Deprivation SIMD Geographic Access Domain This domain is intended to capture the issues of financial cost, time and inconvenience of having to travel to access basic services, and is based on travel time to 6 key services It consists of two sub‐domains, one for public transport journeys and one for journeys made by private car. This accounts for the fact that not everyone will have access to a car and therefore may be dependent on public transport.
4 data zones are in the 20% most access deprived in East Lothian and Scotland 3 data zones are in the 20% least access deprived in Scotland, these data zones are also in the 10% least access deprived in East Lothian TWM Data zones – ranked by Geographic Access Domain Figure 68 ‐ Access Deprivation (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/)
SIMD SIMD East Access 2012 Lothian Data zone Data zone Name Main Town 2016_rank rank Rank S01008163 Whitecraig South / Smeaton Rural 1082 949 17 S01008165 Wallyford Salters Rd / Carberry Rural 1137 915 19 S01008166 Faside Av / Faside Gdns Wallyford 1191 915 20 S01008233 Elphinstone Tower / Research Centre Rural 1328 1989 23 S01008231 Moffat Wk / Windygoul Centre Tranent 1632 1989 30 S01008239 Macmerry East / Gladsmuir Macmerry 1808 615 35 S01008234 Elphinstone Village Elphinstone 1821 1044 36 S01008164 Whitecraig North / Oldcraighall / QMU Rural 1841 1634 38 S01008168 Wallyford Station Wallyford 1907 1748 41 S01008218 Levenhall / Meadowmill / Blindwells Rural 2091 2260 45 S01008169 Inchview Rd / Wallyford Toll / Kenwegar Wallyford 2106 2088 46 S01008230 Faside Vw / Kemps End Tranent 2201 1916 50 S01008232 Tollhouse / Windygoul East Tranent 2226 1989 52 S01008238 Macmerry Village West Macmerry 2491 2373 59 S01008220 Coalgate Rd / Robertson Dr Tranent 3119 3248 68 S01008223 Muirpark Tranent 3131 3417 69 S01008167 Wallyford Village Centre Wallyford 3287 2242 71 S01008229 Caponhall Rd / The Hedge Tranent 3949 1989 82 S01008227 Elphinstone Rd / New Row Tranent 3991 3801 84 S01008224 Carlaverock Av / Waterloo Rd Tranent 4591 3630 95 S01008228 Polson Park / Bank Park Tranent 5362 3340 107 S01008225 Carlaverock Dr / Balwearie Rd Tranent 5449 4687 110 S01008221 High St / Northfield / Lindores Dr Tranent 5524 4599 113 S01008226 Loch Rd / Kings Rd / Faside Rd Tranent 6218 5762 121 S01008222 Haddington Rd / Muirpark Terr Tranent 6223 4731 122 S01008219 Church St / Sandersons Wy Tranent 6240 5463 123
58 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Environment The quality of the natural environment is one of East Lothian`s greatest assets. Across the county communities have access to a wide range of public open/green spaces including coastal and countryside sites, woodlands, parks, amenity open spaces, green corridors, village greens, play areas, school grounds and civic spaces which offer positive benefits to the health and well‐being of local communities. Figure 2 ‐ Greenspace Map Tranent (East Lothian Council) and Figure 3 ‐ Greenspace Map Ormiston (East Lothian Council) over the page illustrates the availability of green space in the ward’s main settlements, Tranent and Ormiston. At a neighbourhood level however environmental quality concerns – like dog fouling, litter, traffic congestion, graffiti, abandoned vehicles etc – can affect people’s perceptions of their environment and influence their quality of life.
HEADLINES – Environment The East Lothian Residents’ Survey’ showed that 89% of residents in the TWM ward are satisfied with parks, gardens and open spaces provided in East Lothian There were reports of fly‐tipping in the ward, accounting for % of all incidences in East Lothian 68.6% of P6 students agreed that they had the opportunity to get involved with environmental issues in their neighbourhood
The quality of the local environment The East Lothian Resident Survey (2017) showed that: 89% of respondents in the TWM ward were very satisfied/satisfied with the parks, gardens and open spaces provided in East Lothian (see Figure 69) Elsewhere in the survey 11% of respondents in the TWM ward reported that they considered parks and open spaces to be a priority for making somewhere a good place to live, which was the highest percentage for any ward (East Lothian average 17%) 99% of respondents in the ward felt that high a quality natural environment was a very important/important priority for the East Lothian Partnership, compared to 96% for East Lothian Figure 69 – Satisfaction with parks, gardens and open spaces in East Lothian (East Lothian Survey 2017)
Satisfaction with parks, gardens and open spaces
East Lothian Average
100% 93% 97% 94% 91% 89% 84%
Haddington & Musselburgh Preston, Seton North Berwick Tranent, Dunbar & East Lammermuir & Gosford Coastal Wallyford & Linton Macmerry
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 59 Figure 2 ‐ Greenspace Map Tranent (East Lothian Council)
60 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Figure 3 ‐ Greenspace Map Ormiston (East Lothian Council)
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 61 Air quality and pollution The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) reported that 6% of respondents in the ward felt that traffic congestion was the most important thing in making somewhere a good place to live, compared to 10% across East Lothian. Carbon Emissions:‐ In East Lothian there has been an overall decrease of 27.1% in CO2 emissions between 2005 and 2014. However in 2014, East Lothian had an estimated 11.4 tonnes of CO2 emissions per capita. This was the second highest rate in Scotland out of the 32 local authorities. Figure 72 shows the estimated C02 emissions per capita for East Lothian and Scotland from 2005 to 2014. Industry and commercial accounted for 62.6% of CO2 emissions, followed by Transport (16.7%) and Domestic (16.5%). Figure 72: C02 Emission estimates per capita (tonnes per capita) in East Lothian and Scotland (UK Government 2016)
CO2 emissions estimates 2005‐2014 18.0
16.0 15.6 (t)
14.0 12.0 11.4 10.0 Emissions
East Lothian 8.0 8.4 6.0 Scotland
Capita 5.7
4.0 Per 2.0 0.0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 The air quality assessment work is reviewed and updated annually. The results indicate that the objectives for all pollutants with the exception of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) are being met. An air quality management area was established in Musselburgh in relation to breaches and likely breaches of the NO2 annual mean air quality objective. (www.sns.gov.uk)
62 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Local Environmental Concerns
Litter and Waste Management East Lothian Council monitors all customer contacts, complaints and incident reports on a geographic basis.
Figure 73 – Fly‐tipping by Ward (East Lothian Council 2017) East Lothian Flytipping by Ward (2014‐2016)
East Lothian Flytipping by Ward (2014‐2016) Population of East Lothian 2016 28.0% 21.5% 18.8% 20.7% 20.1% 17.5% 17.3% 16.4% 13.5% 13.2% 8.0% 5.2%
Musselburgh Tranent Preston Seton Haddington & Dunbar & East North Berwick Wallyford & Gosford Lammermuir Linton Coastal Macmerry
62 (21.5%) incidencies of flytipping were reported in the TWM ward. Tranent had the highest number of reports (30), followed by Wallyford (20), there were 6 reports in Macmerry, 3 in Whitecraig, 2 rural and 1 in Elphinstone.
Figure 4 ‐ Reported Dog Fouling Incidences (East Lothian Council 2017) Percentage of Dog Fouling Incidents (Oct 2016 to Feb 2017)
Number of Dog Fouling Incidents Population of East Lothian 2016
20.2% 20.7% 18.3% 17.5% 17.9% 18.8% 17.5% 16.4% 15.5% 13.5% 13.2% 10.7%
Tranent, Preston Seton Musselburgh Haddington & Dunbar & East North Berwick Wallyford & Gosford Lammermuir Linton Coastal Macmerry
51 (20.2%) of the 252 customer contacts regarding dog fouling were in the TWM ward. 27 of these were in Tranent, 9 in Wallyford, 7 in Whitecraig, 7 in Macmerry and 1 in GLadsmuir. The distribution of dog fouling incidents reflected the general spread of the population throughout East Lothian.
Young People and the Environment In the Student Evaluation of Experience Survey 2016, 68.6% of P6 students and 53.8% of S2 students agreed that they had opportunities to get involved with environmental issues in their local neighbourhood, compared with 69.1% (P6) and 54.2% (S2) across East Lothian.
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 63 Perceptions of East Lothian Council & Satisfaction with Services East Lothian Council is the principle service provider within the county – with a responsibility for providing many of the services and facilities residents rely on in their daily lives. This section draws from the 2017 East Lothian Residents Survey to give an indication of how people across the ward felt about the services provided to their community.
HEADLINES – Perceptions of East Lothian Council & Satisfaction with Services The East Lothian Resident Survey showed that 60% of the TWM ward agreed that East Lothian Council provided a high quality service (compared to 72% across the county) 80% of the TWM ward thought the Council does the best it can with the money available (compared to 79% across East Lothian) They survey also asked whether residents agreed with a range of statements about the Council. TWM respondents gave more positive responses in relation to the council letting people know the services it provides and how well it is performing Residents in the TWM ward expressed higher levels of satisfaction when compared to East Lothian for the support of frail/older people in their homes, children’s play parks, roads maintenance and libraries
The East Lothian Residents Survey (2017) showed that 60% of respondents in the TWM ward felt that the council provided a high quality service, compared with the overall East Lothian average of 72%. Figure 75 ‐ % of respondents agreeing that ELC provides a high quality service (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)
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East Lothian Average
80% 75% 74% 74% 68% 72% EL average
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Musselburgh Haddington & North Berwick Preston, Seton & Dunbar & East Tranent, Lammermuir Coastal Gosford Linton Wallyford & Macmerry
They survey also asked whether residents agreed with a range of statements about the Council. TWM respondents gave more positive responses in relation to the council letting people know the services it provides and how well it is performing (see Figure 76).
64 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Figure 76 ‐ Level of Agreement with statements about ELC (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)
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% satisified with council services
Tranent, Wallyford & Macmerry East Lothian
92% Waste & recycling services 89% 89% Parks, gardens and open spaces 93% 85% Street cleaning 86% 85% Swimming pools/sport centres 79% 84% Local schools 76% 83% Libraries 72% 82% Children's play areas 68% 81% Local bus services 77% 79% Roads maintenance 68% 75% Support for frail/older people to allow them to… 58% 18% Council house repair service 18%
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 65 Table of Figures Figure 1 ‐ Ward Map (East Lothian Council) ...... 4 Figure 2 – Age Distribution (National Records of Scotland, 2016 mid‐year estimates) ...... 5 Figure 3 – Length of Residence in the UK (Census 2011) ...... 6 Figure 4 –Ethnic identity (Census 2011) ...... 6 Figure 5 – Proficiency In English (Census 2011) ...... 7 Figure 6 – Household Composition (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 7 Figure 7 – SIMD Deprivation Map (www.nomisweb.co.uk) ...... 9 Figure 8 – SIMD ranking for data zones ...... 10 Figure 9 ‐ Employment by Industry Category (Census 2011) ...... 12 Figure 10 ‐ Employment across Occupational Groups (Census 2011) ...... 13 Figure 11 – Rates of Economic Activity (Census 2011) ...... 14 Figure 12 – Changing Patterns of Economic Activity (Census 2011) ...... 14 Figure 13 ‐ Employment Deprivation (SIMD 2016) ...... 15 Figure 14 – Universal Credit (DWP2016) ...... 16 Figure 15 – Median Household Income (Statistics.gov.uk 2017) ...... 17 Figure 16 – How households are managing financially (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 17 Figure 17 – Household Savings (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 18 Figure 18 – Income Deprivation (www.sns.gov.uk/Simd/) ...... 19 Figure 19 – Concentrations of Child Poverty (www.endchildpoverty.org.uk) ...... 20 Figure 20 – Highest level of qualification (2011 census) ...... 21 Figure 21‐ Education skills and Training domain (SIMD 2016)………………………………………………………………………………………22 Figure 22 – Early Development Instrument scores (Offord Centre for Childstudies McMaster University) ...... 23 Figure 23 – PIPS P1 baseline assessment (East Lothian Council) ...... 24 Figure 24 – Attendance and Exclusion rates (East Lothian Council) ...... 25 Figure 25 – School Staying on Rates (www.Itscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolonline) ...... 26 Figure 26 – Attainment at S5 (East Lothian Council) ...... 26 Figure 27 Positive Destinations (East Lothian Council) ...... 27 Figure 28 – Life Expectancy (ScotPHO‐Community Health & Well‐being Profile 2017) ...... 28 Figure 29 – Self‐assessment of Health (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 29 Figure 30 – Hospital Admissions (ScotPHO‐Health and Well‐being Profiles 2016) ...... 29 Figure 31 – SIMD Health Domain (SIMD 2016) ...... 30 Figure 32 – Early Deaths 100,000 (ScotPHO Health and Well‐being Profiles 2016) ...... 31 Figure 33 – Breastfeeding rates (ScotPHO Health and Well‐being Profiles 2016) ...... 32 Figure 34 – Young People’s attitudes to health (2016 Student Evaluation of Experience Survey) ...... 32 Figure 35 – Voluntary hours of care provided (Census 2011) ...... 33 Figure 36 – Hours of Home Care by client group (East Lothian Council 2017) ...... 34 Figure 37 – Population Projections for Older People (National Records of Scotland)...... 34 Figure 38 – Perception of their neighbourhood (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 36 Figure 39 – What makes somewhere a good place to live (East Lothian Council) ...... 37 Figure 40 – Perceived change in local neighbourhoodsl (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 37 Figure 41 – Neighbourhood Improvements (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 38 Figure 42 – Town Centre Vacancy Rates (East Lothian Council) ...... 38 Figure 43 – Town Centre Footfall (East Lothian Council) ...... 39 Figure 44 – Annual Library physical visits (East Lothian Council) ...... 39 Figure 45 – Annual Library WI‐Fi Sessions (East Lothian Council) ...... 40 Figure 46 – Annual Library PC Sessions (East Lothian Council) ...... 40 Figure 47 – Access to Leisure Card Users (East Lothian Council) ...... 41 Figure 48 – Involvement in Local Decision Making (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 41 Figure 49 – Urban/Rural Classification (National Records of Scotland) ...... 42 Figure 50 – Housing Type (National Records of Scotland) ...... 43 Figure 51 ‐ Dwellings by Council Tax (National Records of Scotland) ...... 43 Figure 52 – Rooms per dwelling (National Records of Scotland) ...... 44 Figure 53 – Household size (Census 2011)...... 44 Figure 54 – Housing Tenure (East Lothian Council) ...... 45 Figure 55 – ESPC House sales (East Lothian Council) ...... 46 Figure 56‐ Private Sector National Home Energy Rating (East Lothian Council) ...... 49 Figure 57 – Geographic Source of Homeless Applications (East Lothian Council) ...... 49
66 TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 Figure 58 – Perceptions of Crime Rates (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017)...... 50 Figure 59 – Rates of Reported Crime (Lothian and Borders Police) ...... 51 Figure 60 – SIMD Crime Domain (SIMD2016) ...... 52 Figure 61 – Perceived Threat of Crime in Local Neighbourhoods (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 53 Figure 62 – Perceptions of Safety after dark (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 53 Figure 63 – ASB Complaints to Council by Ward (East Lothian Council 2017) ...... 54 Figure 64 – Incidences requiring Fire Service attendance (Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service) ...... 55 Figure 65 – Do you have a car/light van in household (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 56 Figure 66 – Main method of Commuting to Work (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 57 Figure 67 – Mode of Travel to School (Hands‐Up 2015) ...... 57 Figure 68 – Access Deprivation (East Lothian Residents Survey 2011) ...... 58 Figure 69 – Satisfaction with parks, gardens and open spaces (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 59 Figure 70 ‐ Greenspace Map Tranent (East Lothian Council) ...... 60 Figure 71 ‐ Greenspace Map Ormiston (East Lothian Council) ...... 61 Figure 72 – CO2 Emission estimates (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 62 Figure 73 – Fly‐Tipping by Ward (East Lothian Council 2017) ...... 63 Figure 74 ‐ Reported Dog Fouling Incidences (East Lothian Council) ...... 63 Figure 75 – % of respondents agreeing tha ELC provides a high quality service (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) .. 64 Figure 76 – Level of Agreement with statements about ELC (East Lothian Residents Survey 2011) ...... 65 Figure 77 – Satisfaction with Council Services (East Lothian Residents Survey 2017) ...... 65
TWM WARD PROFILE – November 2017 67