and Ward Factsheet

Lobley Hill and Bensham ward is located in Central . It sits alongside three other wards – Bridges, , and Saltwell.

Coatsworth Road provides neighbourhood shopping facilities, although access to larger retail stores is possible as much of the is also situated within the ward.

Lobley Hill and Bensham has a large and diverse black and minority ethnic population as well as a high concentration of members of the Orthodox Jewish Community.

The ward includes some high-rise blocks of flats, as well as low rise semi-detached and a mixture of flats and terraced housing of the late Victorian/early Edwardian periods.

Neighbourhood Deprivation (Overall IMD 2015): To view an interactive map of IMD 2015 and its domains visit www.gateshead.gov.uk/imd

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2018 Area/Population Population, ONS Mid Year Ward Population Estimates (Current data: 2017) BME Group, ONS Census (Current data: 2011) Area: Population: Males: Females: 3.9km² / 1.5mi² 10171 5084 5087

0-19: 16-64: 65+: BME Group: 2191 (21.5%) (22.1%) 6554 (64.4%) (63.2%) 1838 (18.1%) (19.3%) 645 (6.1%)(3.7%)

Community Safety All Crime, (Current data: Jul-Sep 18) Rate per 1,000 pop

Current data for all wards:

RC&S C&G WS&S W&HS LF DH&WE W&LL C&RG Ch P&H Bl WN&W GH Sa De LH&B Bi D&T La Fe HF WN Br 8 10 13 16 18 18 19 21 22 23 25 25 28 30 33 34 34 35 35 38 40 41 65 60 Trend data for Lobley Hill 40 and Bensham and 20 Gateshead average 0 compared : Jul-Sep 12 Jul-Sep 13 Jul-Sep 14 Jul-Sep 15 Jul-Sep 16 Jul-Sep 17 Jul-Sep 18 Anti-Social Behaviour, Northumbria Police (Current data: Jul-Sep 18) Rate per 1,000 pop

Current data for all wards:

C&G DH&WE RC&S WS&S W&HS W&LL WN LF Bi P&H WN&W C&RG Bl Ch La De GH D&T Fe HF LH&B Sa Br 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 12 13 18 30 Trend data for Lobley Hill 20 and Bensham and 10 Gateshead average 0 compared : Jul-Sep 12 Jul-Sep 13 Jul-Sep 14 Jul-Sep 15 Jul-Sep 16 Jul-Sep 17 Jul-Sep 18

Deprivation Population within 10% Most Deprived Areas in , IMD (Current data: 2015) %

Current data for all wards:

Bi Bl C&G C&RG Ch DH&WE LF P&H RC&S Sa W&HS W&LL WN WN&W WS&S GH La D&T Br LH&B De HF Fe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 20 22 26 29 41 51 64

Population within 20% Most Deprived Areas in England, IMD (Current data: 2015) %

Current data for all wards:

C&G C&RG DH&WE LF P&H RC&S W&LL WN WS&S W&HS Bi La GH Bl Br Ch D&T LH&B Sa WN&W De HF Fe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 19 20 25 26 26 33 37 43 51 54 59 69 83

Children in Poverty, HMRC (Current data: 2015) %

Current data for all wards:

LF WS&S DH&WE C&G RC&S W&HS Br WN W&LL Sa Ch P&H Bl GH La Bi WN&W C&RG D&T LH&B HF De Fe 5 8 10 11 12 13 15 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 22 23 24 24 31 32 40 30 Trend data for Lobley Hill 25 and Bensham and 20 Gateshead average 15 compared : 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Economy and Worklessness

Working Age Population, ONS Mid Year Ward Population Estimates (Current data: 2017) Economically Active, Estimated From ONS Mid Year Ward Population Estimates (Current data: 2017) In Employment, ONS Census (Current data: 2011) Working Age Population (16-64): Economically Active Population (16-64): In Employment (16-64): 6554 5106 (77.9%) (80.8%) 4656 (71%) (69.4%)

Unemployment (JSA + Universal Credit Claimant) Rate, DWP (Current data: Nov 2018) %

Current data for all wards:

LF WS&S C&G DH&WE RC&S P&H W&HS Bi La Bl W&LL WN&W WN Ch GH Br Sa C&RG LH&B HF D&T De Fe 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 10.0 Trend data for Lobley Hill and Bensham and 5.0 Gateshead average 0.0 compared : Jan 14 Jul 14 Jan 15 Jul 15 Jan 16 Jul 16 Jan 17 Jul 17 Jan 18 Jul 18 Youth Unemployment (JSA + Universal Credit Claimant) Rate, DWP (Current data: Nov 2018) %

Current data for all wards:

WS&S C&G Br W&HS Sa LF DH&WE Bi P&H RC&S WN Bl GH La W&LL Ch WN&W C&RG De LH&B D&T Fe HF 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 10 10.0 Trend data for Lobley Hill and Bensham and 5.0 Gateshead average 0.0 compared : Jan 14 Jul 14 Jan 15 Jul 15 Jan 16 Jul 16 Jan 17 Jul 17 Jan 18 Jul 18 Education Attainment of 5+ GCSEs Grades A*-C, Gateshead Council (Current data: 2014/15) % Current data for all wards: (NB Criteria for calculating GCSE

results was revised in 2013/14)

Sa Fe LH&B WN&W De Bl D&T P&H Bi La W&HS HF C&RG GH W&LL WN DH&WE WS&S C&G Br Ch RC&S LF 42 45 52 53 55 55 57 58 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 73 74 74 75 77 78 78 82 95 Trend data for Lobley Hill 80 and Bensham and 65 Gateshead average 50 compared : 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15

Attainment of 5+ GCSEs Grades A*-C incl. English & Maths, Gateshead Council (Current data: 2015/16) %

Current data for all wards:

P&H Sa D&T W&LL HF WN&W Bl Br Fe La Bi C&RG De GH WN LH&B C&G WS&S W&HS DH&WE Ch RC&S LF 38 40 45 47 47 48 48 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 57 58 63 66 68 69 71 72 78 80 Trend data for Lobley Hill 60 and Bensham and 40 Gateshead average 20 compared : 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Pupils with a Special Educational Need, Gateshead Council (Current data: 2018) %

Current data for all wards:

LF WS&S W&HS C&G Bl RC&S WN DH&WE W&LL WN&W Ch GH P&H Bi D&T HF Br La LH&B Sa C&RG De Fe 7 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 20

Trend data for Lobley Hill 19 and Bensham and 17 Gateshead average 15 compared : 2016 2017 2018 Health and Wellbeing Male Life Expectancy, PHE/ONS (Current data: 2011-15) Age Current data for all wards: (NB Earlier data uses 3 year

average. Latest data uses five years)

Br DH&WE La D&T HF LF Ch Bi Bl GH W&LL C&G C&RG LH&B W&HS RC&S WS&S De Fe P&H Sa WN WN&W 73 74 74 75 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 80 80 80 80 82 80 Trend data for Lobley Hill and Bensham and 75 Gateshead average 70 compared : 2006-08 2007-09 2008-12 2010-14 2011-15

Female Life Expectancy, PHE/ONS (Current data: 2011-15) Age Current data for all wards: (NB Earlier data uses 3 year

average. Latest data uses five years)

La HF Br D&T DH&WE W&LL Bi LH&B LF Bl GH C&G WS&S WN C&RG W&HS RC&S De Fe Sa P&H Ch WN&W 78 78 78 79 79 80 80 80 81 81 81 82 82 82 82 82 82 83 83 83 83 84 86 85 Trend data for Lobley Hill 80 and Bensham and 75 Gateshead average 70 compared : 2006-08 2007-09 2008-12 2010-14 2011-15

Lifestyle Behaviours, NHS SOTW Lifestyle Survey (Current data: 2012) Current data: Smoking Adults Binge Drinking Adults (NB Significantly higher/lower than Lobley Hill and Lobley Hill and Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead average shown as H/L) Bensham Bensham 23% 19% 20% 26%

Obese Adults Healthy Eating Adults Lobley Hill and Lobley Hill and Gateshead Gateshead Bensham Bensham 18% 18% 24% 29%

Limiting Long Term Illness, ONS Census (Current data: 2011) Current data: Limiting Long Term Illness Lobley Hill and Gateshead Bensham 23% 22%

Child Obesity - Reception Class, NCMP (Current data: 2013/14 - 2015/16) %

Current data for all wards:

C&G WN WS&S LF C&RG W&HS RC&S Bl DH&WE Br Ch GH De La WN&W D&T Fe LH&B W&LL P&H Bi Sa HF 16 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 28 28 28 L 30 Trend data for Lobley Hill and Bensham and 25 Gateshead average 20 compared : 2010/11 - 2012/13 2011/12 - 2013/14 2012/13 - 2014/15 2013/14 - 2015/16 Child Obesity - Year 6, NCMP (Current data: 2013/14 - 2015/16) %

Current data for all wards:

C&RG Bl W&HS C&G La WS&S DH&WE LF WN HF LH&B Ch Bi GH D&T W&LL RC&S WN&W Sa Br De P&H Fe 30 31 31 32 33 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 36 36 37 38 39 39 39 41 41 42 44 40 H Trend data for Lobley Hill and Bensham and 35 Gateshead average 30 compared : 2010/11 - 2012/13 2011/12 - 2013/14 2012/13 - 2014/15 2013/14 - 2015/16

Housing and Transport Residential Properties, Gateshead Council/TGHC (Current data: Apr 2017) Total Residential Properties: Owner Occupied: Gateshead Housing Company Rented: 4827 2362 (48.9%) (53.7%) 1132 (23.5%) (22.2%) Private Landlord Rented: Registered Social Landlord Rented: 1094 (22.7%) (21.3%) 239 (5%) (2.8%) Car Ownership and Travel to Work, ONS Census (Current data: 2011) Current data: Car Ownership by Household Travel to Work by Public Transport Lobley Hill and Lobley Hill and Gateshead Gateshead Bensham Bensham 56% 63% 23% 21%

Community Cohesion and Engagement % who agree that their local area is a place where people usually get on well together, Gateshead % Council You and Your Local Area Survey (Current data: 2018)

Current data for all wards:

De Fe Bl Sa HF LH&B W&LL GH P&H Br WN&W C&RG Bi RC&S Ch WN C&G La W&HS DH&WE LF D&T WS&S 76 76 77 77 81 87 89 91 91 92 92 94 95 95 96 96 97 97 97 98 98 98 98 L L L L H H H H H H H

% who feel strongly that they belong to their local area, Gateshead Council You and Your Local Area % Survey (Current data: 2018)

Current data for all wards:

De Br HF Fe P&H Sa Bi LH&B WN&W La GH Bl Ch C&G W&LL RC&S D&T W&HS DH&WE WN LF C&RG WS&S 51 52 53 53 56 56 58 59 60 60 65 67 69 71 72 73 73 76 77 77 77 79 88 L L L H H H

% who have given unpaid help at least once per month over the last 12 months (Taking part in or % supporting any group, club or organisation), Gateshead Council You and Your Local Area Survey (Current data: 2018)

Current data for all wards:

WS&S DH&WE De W&LL Ch LH&B LF WN&W D&T W&HS WN La P&H Fe GH HF Br C&RG C&G Bl Bi RC&S Sa 15 16 17 20 22 23 23 23 24 25 26 26 26 27 28 29 33 34 36 36 39 42 46 L L L H H % who have given unpaid help at least once per month over the last 12 months (Helping out % someone who is not a relative), Gateshead Council You and Your Local Area Survey (Current data: 2018)

Current data for all wards:

WN&W De W&LL DH&WE WN WS&S C&G D&T RC&S Ch HF Sa Bl GH LH&B La LF C&RG Br Bi P&H Fe W&HS 24 25 25 28 28 28 29 29 31 31 31 32 34 34 34 36 36 37 40 40 40 51 54 H H

% who have given unpaid help at least once per month over the last 12 months (Helping to improve % your local area but not as part of a group), Gateshead Council You and Your Local Area Survey (Current data: 2018)

Current data for all wards:

Br WN&W Bl WS&S DH&WE WN C&RG W&HS La Ch C&G P&H W&LL LH&B GH RC&S Fe HF LF Bi De D&T Sa 12 12 15 15 17 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 24 26 31 31 32 32 33 34 38 L L L H