Northamptonshire Hidden Needs Summary

Northamptonshire has areas that are in the top 1 per cent most deprived nationally for education and skills, income and employment, health, crime and housing.

On exploring the adult health and wellbeing in and , issues identified included: Life expectancy for males and females was lower in Corby and Northampton, with reporting also smoking-related alcohol-related self-harm- reporting lower female deaths hospital related hospital admissions admissions life expectancy. Population and Deprivation

Population and Growth The highest proportions of older people are concentrated in Daventry, % , South 4.5 Northamptonshire and . Those aged 65 years and over now account for 17.3% of the national and regional growth trends 65+ 4.5% increase in population, which exceeds population.

The highest proportion of non- Followed by the Black white British communities is the Caribbean community Asian community (3.67%) (estimated at 2.45%) Population and Deprivation

CORBY Deprivation

NORTHAMPTON

WELLINGBOROUGH 2 0.1 % DAVENTRY

EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

20.1% of the population aged 15 The highest proportions of children and young people years and under. are concentrated in Corby, Kettering and Northampton. Population and Deprivation

As a snapshot of a year, Northamptonshire Community Foundation enabled donors to:

4172 14,046 1551 990 Help 4172 people Reduce social 1551 people 990 people started attend regular isolation for 14,046 were supported on the pathway to social activities who people and got to achieve employability were identified as them connected to independent living especially vulnerable community activity and networks Children and Young People

Child poverty The proportion of children and young people under 16 years-old living in Childhood poverty leads to low incomes families was 15 per cent negative health outcomes and 21,730 in Northamptonshire, lower than the premature mortality. national average (20.1 per cent).

The areas with the highest proportion of children living in low income families are:

2700 8400 2900 Corby Northampton Wellingborough (20.1%) (19.1%) (18.9%) Children and Young People

Education 2012-2013 2013-2014

Corby 4.5 6 Education deprivation measures acknowledge Daventry 4.3 4.8 the education, skills and East Northamptonshire 5.8 6.5 training level for children, young people and adults. Kettering 5.2 4.7

Northampton 6.8 7.5

Percentage of young people aged 2.6 2.2 16-24 Not in Education, Employment Wellingborough 6.6 7.2 and Training: Children and Young People

As a snapshot of a year, Northamptonshire Community Foundation enabled donors to:

11,618 21,885 28,944 2074 Help 11,618 Provide 21,885 Enabled 28,944 Provide 2074 people access hours of people to hours of support services community take part in education and activity community training activities Health and Wellbeing

Corby 23.1% Health and social care measures Kettering acknowledge disability, life expectancy, % 19.3 obesity, alcohol-related issues, self-harm, smoking related deaths and suicide. Obesity in

Year 6 children Northampton National Average % 19.1% 19.5 (2014-2015) Under 18s hospitalised for Northampton alcohol related issues Per 100,000 (2012/13-2014/15) South Northants Corby 38.8 36.9 National 56.9 36.6 Health and Wellbeing

Smoking Deaths per 100,000 Adults hospitalised for National Ave: 274 self-harm related injuries Kettering Northampton HIGHER 278 308 than the national average Corby across most of the county 412

Life expectancy in Corby is significantly lower for both men (76.7) and women (79.5), than the national average (79.5 and 83.2, respectively). (2012-2014) Health and Wellbeing

As a snapshot of a year Northamptonshire Community Foundation enabled donors to:

Get 28,708 people taking part in sports, 28,708 leisure and recreational activities

Provide 6015 new hours of sport, exercise 6,015 and leisure activities Enable 11,692 people taking part in 11,692 activities promoting healthy lifestyles Resulted in 4015 people reporting improved 4,015 health (mental, physical and emotional) Housing

The number of homeless people per 1,000 households in Corby (3.07) and Northampton (3.44) were considerably higher than the national average (2.52).

As a snapshot of a year Northamptonshire Community Foundation enabled donors to: 8060 440 Support 8060 people Helped 440 people access using new and improved support services to due to community facilities discrimination or unfair treatment Crime

The highest proportion of crimes and offences were committed in Northampton (39.8 per cent), followed by Kettering (23.5 per cent).

As a snapshot of a year Northamptonshire Community Foundation enabled donors to:

75 806 262 114 new partnerships people diverted from people reporting ex-offenders taking to strengthen safer crime and anti-social feeling safer in their part in projects to divert communities behaviour communities them away from crime Corby

Population: 66,854 (Up 9.1% from 2011)

In top 10% of most deprived areas in the UK for Education, skills and training

2,700 (20.1%) of children In top 20% of most deprived areas in live in low income families the UK for Health and Disability and – 17.6% in out of work Employment households Daventry

Population: 80,014 (Up 2.8% from 2011)

Significantly higher Below national Higher proportion levels of self-harm average life of elderly male and than the national expectancy for female residents average females aged 65-74 than across the country East Northamptonshire

Population: 89,746 (Up 3.4% from 2011)

More children have Special Educational Needs (SEN) than the national average (13.38% compared to 11.6%)

6.5% of those aged 16-24 are not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)

32.4% of adults in the most deprived areas have no qualifications Kettering

Population: 97,650 (Up 4.5% from 2011)

Increased number of High levels of alcohol deaths from smoking and self-harm related (278 per 100,000 of hospitalisation population, compared to 274 nationally)

Higher crime rate than national average (39.9 crimes per 1,000 people), shoplifting nearly three times the national average Northampton

Population: 222,462 (Up 4.9% from 2011)

8,400 (19.1%) of children live in low income families – 15.3% of children live in out of work households

In top 20% of most deprived areas in the UK for education, Ranked in the top 20% in the UK skills and training for barriers to housing South Northamptonshire

Population: 89,116 (Up 4.6% from 2011)

Worse than the Higher than average More under 18s national average elderly population – 28.65% hospitalised for alcohol for Barriers to of males and 29.21% of related issues than the Housing females are aged 65-74 national average Wellingborough

Population: 77,184 (Up 2.4% from 2011)

Second highest rate for NEET young people in the county (7.2%)

2,900 (18.9%) of children live in In top 20% of most deprived areas in low income families – 14.2% of the UK for Health and Disability and 10-15 year-olds live in out-of- Employment work households, higher than the national average www.ncf.uk.com

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