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Reading Jan-18 Katesgrove Berkshire Public Health Shared Team INTRODUCTION CONTENTS This is a profile of Katesgrove Ward. It is intended to accompany the wider Joint Strategic Needs Assessment of Reading. Profiles have been created for each of the Electoral Wards within Reading. 1. SUMMARY……………….………...….…… 2 to 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS…………………........ 4 to 6 The profiles are split into nine topics with these being accompanied by a summary of key findings and supported 3. DEPRIVATION, POVERTY AND by metadata (information about the data used within the profiles). ACCESS TO SERVICES…………….…… 7 4. ECONOMY AND ENTERPRISE……… 8 The profiles are a tool which will be regularly developed with both improved functionality and also new and 5. EDUCATION……………………………….. 9 refreshed indicator data. We welcome your comments and suggestions so that we can ensure future 6. HEALTH……………………………………….10 to 11 developments are relevant and useful to you. 7. HOUSING……………………………………..12 8. COMMUNITY SAFETY………………….. 13 The profiles are in the main based only on data that are collected nationally with a high degree of completeness. This has been supplemented with local data where this has been considered appropriate. 9. ENVIRONMENT…………………………… 14 10. SOURCES OF DATA…………………………………………..……………… 15 Some indicators may give small numbers at Ward level. This should be taken into consideration when interpreting the data. Small changes in counts can lead to wide variance in the rate, and counts can vary significantly from year to year. Any provisional conclusions drawn from the profiles should be compared with other sources of information, both quantitative and qualitative. Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 1 1. SUMMARY • There are 11,142 people living in Katesgrove 17.9% of these are children aged 0 to 15 and 6.1% are older people aged 65 and over. The non-white British population accounts for 44.7% of the total population. 61% of the Katesgrove population were born in the UK. This is fewer than the average of Reading. • Out of the 16 wards in Reading, Katesgrove is the sixth most deprived ward. 23% of children in Katesgrove are at risk of living in poverty, compared with 18.7% across Reading. • In Katesgrove 8.4% of the working age population claim benefits compared with 9.6% in Reading. 66% of the population of Katesgrove who are aged 16 to 74 years are in employment. This is higher than the average in Reading. In Katesgrove, the majority of people in employment (51% of workers) were employed in managerial/professional/technical occupations. 30% of workers were employed in professional occupations. 13% of working age people in Katesgrove have no formal qualifications. • 56.4% of children living in Reading achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 49% of children living in Katesgrove achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 57.4% of children living in Reading achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. 48.7% of children living in Katesgrove achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. • The average life expectancy at birth for males living in Katesgrove is 76.8 years. The average life expectancy at birth for females in Katesgrove is 84.8 years. Death rates from all causes in people aged less than 75 are as expected. Emergency hospital admissions for all causes are lower than expected*. • An estimated 17.6% of adults in Katesgrove are obese. An estimated 27.1% of adults in Katesgrove binge drink. An estimated 31.4% of adults in Katesgrove eat healthily. • There are a total of 4454 dwellings in Katesgrove. The most common housing type in Katesgrove is Terraced. This accounts for 40.39% of all housing. The average household size in Katesgrove is 2.3 people and 8.9% of housing in Katesgrove is classifed as needing one or more bedrooms more than it has in order to be adequately sized for the number of people living there. • There were 573 crimes recorded in Katesgrove during 2013/14. This equates to 54.6 crimes per 1,000 people living in Katesgrove - a rate that is lower than the average across Reading. • In Katesgrove, according to the urban/rural classification from ONS 2012, 100% of the population live in areas classified as urban city and town. * Given the age and gender structure of the population and national death/admission rates Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 2 1. SUMMARY Reading Ward Range Local Authority Average Ward Range Category Indicator Katesgrove Worst Best Average Worst Best Indices of Multiple Deprivation Score - IMD (2015) 23.1 18.5 31.6 3.0 Deprivation & % children in Poverty (2015) 23.0 18.7 31.6 2.3 access Barriers to Housing and Services Score - IMD domain (2015) 23.8 23.4 27.3 17.2 Economy & % Job Seekers Allowance Claimants (September 2017) 1.9 1.5 2.3 0.6 Enterprise Post-16 Qualifications - % Level 3 or higher (2011) 55.2 48.3 28.0 68.6 % key Stage 2 Level 4+ (2012) 81.6 77.2 65.3 94.8 Education % 5+ GCSEs A*-C (inc Maths and English) (2013/14) 47.8 56.1 37.9 86.7 All Cause Mortality Rate <75, DSR per 100,000 (2012-16) 988.5 999.3 1444 617 Life Expectancy - males (2011-15) 76.8 79 74.0 84.7 Health Life Expectancy - females (2011-15) 84.8 83.5 80.1 89.2 Emergency hospital admissions for all causes (SAR) 2011-16 82.3 83.7 105.2 58.1 % low Birthweights <2500g (2011-15) 3.4 2.8 3.9 1.7 % occupancy rating - bedrooms -1 or less (2011) 8.9 5.9 9.6 0.6 Housing % no Central Heating (2011) 5.6 2.9 5.6 0.8 % socially Rented (2011) 14.8 15.5 35.7 0.7 Crime rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 54.6 54.7 257.0 16.6 Anti-social Behaviour rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 20.0 22.1 72.2 3.3 Community Safety Theft and handling stolen goods rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 14.0 22.1 159.7 3.3 Violence With/Without Injury rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 10.2 8.6 31.8 1.0 Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Population Summary 2016 • Katesgrove has a population of 11,142. This figure has increased at a Katesgrove Reading greater rate than it has on average across Reading since 2001. Total Population 11,142 - - • The working age population is relatively large in comparison to Reading. Males 5,881 52.8% 50.5% Females 5,261 47.2% 49.5% • Related to this, the ward has a proportionately smaller young population Children (0-15) 1,992 17.9% 19.5% (18%) and a smaller older population (6%). Working Age (16-64) 8,475 76.1% 67.2% • The 2011 Census indicates that 45% of Katesgrove are BME, which is Older People (65+) 675 6.1% 12.1% higher than the Reading average. • The largest single BME population is the 'White: Other' group. This BME** Population (2011 Census data) 4,984 44.7% 34.7% group represents 24.7% of BME people and 12.5% of the total Population (2001) 8,598 - - population of the ward. Population Change (2001-2016) 2,544 29.6% 12.4% Population structure 2016 LA Total Males Females Religion 2011 85+ Katesgrove Reading 80-84 75-79 70-74 Christian 4,094 41.4% 50% 65-69 Buddhist 322 3.3% 1.2% 60-64 55-59 Hindu 647 6.5% 3.6% 50-54 Jewish 24 0.2% 0.2% 45-49 Muslim 886 9% 7.1% Age Age Band 40-44 35-39 Sikh 68 0.7% 0.6% 30-34 25-29 Any other religion 56 0.6% 0.5% 20-24 No Religion 3,034 30.7% 29.5% 15-19 10-14 Religion not stated 762 7.7% 7.3% 5-9 0-4 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 Percentage by Age Group Source: ONS 2016 ** Black and minority ethnic (used to collectively refer to non 'White: British' ethnicities) Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 4 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Ethnicity Katesgrove Reading Katesgrove Reading Total BME (Non White British) Population 4,984 50.4% 34.7% White Asian or Asian British British 4,909 44.1% 65.3% Indian 825 7.4% 4.2% Irish 167 1.5% 1.5% Pakistani 496 4.5% 4.5% Gypsy or Irish Traveller 1 0.0% 0.1% Bangladeshi 47 0.4% 0.4% Other White (Including White European) 1,233 11.1% 7.9% Chinese 160 1.4% 1.0% Mixed Other Asian 733 6.6% 3.5% White and Black Caribbean 166 1.5% 1.7% Black or Black British White and Black African 59 0.5% 0.5% Black Caribbean 503 4.5% 3.9% White and Asian 91 0.8% 0.9% Black African 175 1.6% 2.1% Other Mixed 103 0.9% 0.8% Other Black 70 0.6% 0.7% Other Ethnic Group Other Ethnic Group 155 1.4% 1.0% Household Composition Katesgrove Reading Katesgrove Reading All Households: 4230 62,869 Lone Parent 362 8.6% 10.8% Dependent children 268 6.3% 7.5% One Person Household: 1502 35.5% 30.6% Non dependent children 94 2.2% 3.3% One Family Household: 1914 45.2% 57.3% Other household types 814 19.2% 12.1% All aged over 65 81 1.9% 5.2% With dependent children 154 3.6% 3.2% Married or same-sex civil partnership couple 918 21.7% 30.6% All full-time students 101 2.4% 1.5% No children 360 8.5% 10.6% All aged 65 and over 5 0.1% 0.2% Dependent children 468 11.1% 15.7% Other 554 21.7% 30.6% Non dependent children 90 2.1% 4.2% Cohabiting couple 553 13.1% 10.7% No children 438 10.4% 6.7% Dependent children 103 2.4% 3.6% Non dependent children 12 0.3% 0.4% Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 5 2.
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