Reading Ward Profiles Feb 2018X
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Reading Jan-18 Norcot Berkshire Public Health Shared Team INTRODUCTION CONTENTS This is a profile of Norcot 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 10,760 people living in Norcot 24% of these are children aged 0 to 15 and 13.3% are older people aged 65 and over. The non-white British population accounts for 30.8% of the total population. 79% of the Norcot population were born in the UK. This is more than the average of Reading. • Out of the 16 wards in Reading, Norcot is the third most deprived ward. 27.6% of children in Norcot are at risk of living in poverty, compared with 18.7% across Reading. • In Norcot 12% of the working age population claim benefits compared with 9.6% in Reading. 67% of the population of Norcot who are aged 16 to 74 years are in employment. This is higher than the average in Reading. In Norcot, the majority of people in employment (38% of workers) were employed in managerial/professional/technical occupations. 19% of workers were employed in professional occupations. 24.5% of working age people in Norcot have no formal qualifications. • 56.4% of children living in Reading achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 47.4% of children living in Norcot 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. 63% of children living in Norcot achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. • The average life expectancy at birth for males living in Norcot is 77.9 years. The average life expectancy at birth for females in Norcot is 82.4 years. Death rates from all causes in people aged less than 75 are higher than expected. Emergency hospital admissions for all causes are lower than expected*. • An estimated 25% of adults in Norcot are obese. An estimated 19.2% of adults in Norcot binge drink. An estimated 25.8% of adults in Norcot eat healthily. • There are a total of 4462 dwellings in Norcot. The most common housing type in Norcot is Terraced. This accounts for 33.75% of all housing. The average household size in Norcot is 2.3 people and 6% of housing in Norcot 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 418 crimes recorded in Norcot during 2013/14. This equates to 40.7 crimes per 1,000 people living in Norcot - a rate that is lower than the average across Reading. • In Norcot, 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 Norcot Worst Best Average Worst Best Indices of Multiple Deprivation Score - IMD (2015) 25.9 18.5 31.6 3.0 Deprivation & % children in Poverty (2015) 27.6 18.7 31.6 2.3 access Barriers to Housing and Services Score - IMD domain (2015) 27.2 23.4 27.3 17.2 Economy & % Job Seekers Allowance Claimants (September 2017) 2.1 1.5 2.3 0.6 Enterprise Post-16 Qualifications - % Level 3 or higher (2011) 35.8 48.3 28.0 68.6 % key Stage 2 Level 4+ (2012) 74.6 77.2 65.3 94.8 Education % 5+ GCSEs A*-C (inc Maths and English) (2013/14) 56.5 56.1 37.9 86.7 All Cause Mortality Rate <75, DSR per 100,000 (2012-16) 1050.0 999.3 1444 617 Life Expectancy - males (2011-15) 77.9 79 74.0 84.7 Health Life Expectancy - females (2011-15) 82.4 83.5 80.1 89.2 Emergency hospital admissions for all causes (SAR) 2011-16 95.7 83.7 105.2 58.1 % low Birthweights <2500g (2011-15) 2.3 2.8 3.9 1.7 % occupancy rating - bedrooms -1 or less (2011) 6.0 5.9 9.6 0.6 Housing % no Central Heating (2011) 2.8 2.9 5.6 0.8 % socially Rented (2011) 25.2 15.5 35.7 0.7 Crime rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 40.7 54.7 257.0 16.6 Anti-social Behaviour rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 16.0 22.1 72.2 3.3 Community Safety Theft and handling stolen goods rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 8.9 22.1 159.7 3.3 Violence With/Without Injury rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 10.1 8.6 31.8 1.0 Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Population Summary 2016 • Norcot has a population of 10,760. This figure has increased at a slower Norcot Reading rate than it has on average across Reading since 2001. Total Population 10,760 - - • The working age population is relatively small in comparison to Males 5,379 50.0% 50.5% Reading. Females 5,381 50.0% 49.5% • Related to this, the ward has a proportionately larger young population Children (0-15) 2,582 24.0% 19.5% (24%) and a larger older population (13%). Working Age (16-64) 6,750 62.7% 67.2% • The 2011 Census indicates that 31% of Norcot are BME, which is lower Older People (65+) 1,428 13.3% 12.1% than the Reading average. • The largest single BME population is the 'White: Other' group. This BME** Population (2011 Census data) 3,318 30.8% 34.7% group represents 24.1% of BME people and 8% of the total population Population (2001) 10,044 - - of the ward. Population Change (2001-2016) 716 7.1% 12.4% Population structure 2016 LA Total Males Females Religion 2011 85+ Norcot Reading 80-84 75-79 70-74 Christian 5,497 54.9% 50% 65-69 Buddhist 56 0.6% 1.2% 60-64 55-59 Hindu 133 1.3% 3.6% 50-54 Jewish 7 0.1% 0.2% 45-49 Muslim 656 6.6% 7.1% Age Age Band 40-44 35-39 Sikh 38 0.4% 0.6% 30-34 25-29 Any other religion 62 0.6% 0.5% 20-24 No Religion 2,851 28.5% 29.5% 15-19 10-14 Religion not stated 706 7.1% 7.3% 5-9 0-4 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 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 Norcot Reading Norcot Reading Total BME (Non White British) Population 3,318 33.2% 34.7% White Asian or Asian British British 6,688 62.2% 65.3% Indian 170 1.6% 4.2% Irish 225 2.1% 1.5% Pakistani 375 3.5% 4.5% Gypsy or Irish Traveller 4 0.0% 0.1% Bangladeshi 54 0.5% 0.4% Other White (Including White European) 799 7.4% 7.9% Chinese 42 0.4% 1.0% Mixed Other Asian 214 2.0% 3.5% White and Black Caribbean 276 2.6% 1.7% Black or Black British White and Black African 57 0.5% 0.5% Black Caribbean 446 4.1% 3.9% White and Asian 78 0.7% 0.9% Black African 355 3.3% 2.1% Other Mixed 73 0.7% 0.8% Other Black 96 0.9% 0.7% Other Ethnic Group Other Ethnic Group 54 0.5% 1.0% Household Composition Norcot Reading Norcot Reading All Households: 4260 62,869 Lone Parent 646 15.2% 10.8% Dependent children 465 10.9% 7.5% One Person Household: 1374 32.3% 30.6% Non dependent children 181 4.2% 3.3% One Family Household: 2486 58.4% 57.3% Other household types 400 9.4% 12.1% All aged over 65 242 5.7% 5.2% With dependent children 129 3.0% 3.2% Married or same-sex civil partnership couple 1190 27.9% 30.6% All full-time students 5 0.1% 1.5% No children 405 9.5% 10.6% All aged 65 and over 9 0.2% 0.2% Dependent children 582 13.7% 15.7% Other 257 27.9% 30.6% Non dependent children 203 4.8% 4.2% Cohabiting couple 408 9.6% 10.7% No children 211 5.0% 6.7% Dependent children 179 4.2% 3.6% Non dependent children 18 0.4% 0.4% Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 5 2.