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Weardale Area Action Partnership Profile 2017 (PDF 2017 Statistical Profile Weardale Area Action Partnership Altogether better Durham Weardale Area Action Partnership Sub-county Statistical Profile Summary Sheets Weardale AAP Contents Page Map 1 Introduction Geography 2 Background 2 Notes 3 Useful Links 4 Updates 4 Deprivation Useful Links 6 Background 6 Domains and Geography 7 Deprivation Geography 7 Main Points 8 Deprivation by Geography: % population living in deprived areas (Index 11 Deprivation Map 14 People and Place Population change (ONS mid-year estimates) 15 Population Structure (ONS mid-year estimates) 16 Dependency ratios (ONS mid-year estimates) 19 Ethnicity (2011 Census) 21 Religion (2011 Census) 22 Occupied households (2011 Census) 23 Wealthier Qualifications (2011 Census) 25 Students in Higher Education Institutions (Higher Education Statistics 27 Agency) Business Enterprises (Uk Business Counts - NOMIS) 27 Retail Unit Occupancy Rates (DCC) 27 Average House Prices (ONS Experimental House Price Index) 28 Fuel Poverty (Department for Energy and Climate Change) 29 Housing Benefit (Department for Works and Pensions) 30 Worklessness (Department for Works and Pensions) 32 Claimant Count - Working Age (ONS/Job Centre Plus) 34 Claimant Count - Young People (ONS/Job Centre Plus) 36 Job Seekers Allowance - Long Term Claimants (ONS/Job Centre Plus) 38 Jobs - BRES 2015 40 Place of Employment (2011 Census) 40 Average Weekly Income and Median House Price (ONS Small area 41 estimates 2011/12) Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats Sub-county Statistical Profile Summary Sheets Weardale AAP Contents Page Children and Young People Key Stage 2 Attainment (Department for Education) 45 Key Stage 4 Attainment (Department for Education) 47 Child Poverty (HM Revenue & Customs) 48 Healthier Limiting Long Term Illness or Disability (2011 Census) 50 General Health (2011 Census) 51 Provision of Unpaid Care (2011 Census) 52 Disability Living Allowance (Department for Works and Pensions 53 Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) (DWP) 55 Premature Mortality (Primary Care Mortality Database) 56 Safer Recorded Crime and Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) Incidents (police.uk 60 website) Road Traffic Accidents (Durham County Council) 63 Greener Average Domestic Energy Consumption (Dept. ECC) 64 Car Ownership (2011 Census) 65 Estimated Annual Vehicle Miles (DfT) 66 Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats Sub-county Statistical Profile Summary Sheets Weardale AAP For a map of the area please refer to the annual profiles on the INA site: http://www.countydurhampartnership.co.uk/article/8469/Profiles Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats 1 of 65 Sub-county Statistical Profile Summary Sheets Area_Action_Partnerships Weardale AAP Geography Area Action Partnerships: Developed following local government re-organisation in 2009 the AAPs have been set up to give people in County Durham a greater choice and voice in local affairs. The partnerships allow people to have a say on services, and give organisations the chance to speak directly with local communities. Figures quoted are derived from the Census Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) geography through a process of aggregation and estimation as LSOA boundaries do not fully match AAP boundaries. Background Situated to the north west of the county, the AAP of Weardale stretches from Witton-le-Wear in the south east to Cornriggs in the north west. The AAP is bordered by Northumberland and Cumbria to the north and west, and by the other AAPs of: • 3 Towns Partnership Mid Durham • Teesdale Weardale is one of the most rural areas within the North of England and has a population of just over 8,300. Covering an area of over 40,200 hectares (155.3 sq. miles), the AAP has a population density of 0.2 (people/hectare), which makes this AAP the least densely populated area in the county (2.3). It was once at the centre of the world's lead mining industry and prior to that was the hunting ground of the Prince Bishops of Durham. The upland scenery of Weardale is quite breathtaking, rising to over 2000 feet with hardy sheep grazing these remote moorlands which are pierced by the headwaters of the River Wear. As the river bisects the Dale, the scenery softens and travels through attractive stone-built hamlets and market towns, offering an excellent touring base. The Dale's principal settlements include St John's Chapel and the small towns of Stanhope and Wolsingham. These latter two appear to have existed as Anglo-Saxon settlements before 1066 and the Norman Conquest. Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats 2 of 65 Sub-county Statistical Profile Summary Sheets Area_Action_Partnerships Weardale AAP Notes This profile summarises key indicators across the 5 Durham County Council corporate themes with an additional introductory section on deprivation and people and place. The indicators are presented for principal geographies used by Durham County Council and its partners for service provision and administration within County Durham. These principal geographies are: Geography Number of Areas Clinical Commissioning Groups 2 Clinical Commissioning Localities 6 Strategic Partnership Areas 5 Major Centres 12 Area Action Partnerships 14 Electoral Divisions 63 Figures for the Partnerships Areas, Clinical Commissioning area and Major Centres are derived from aggregation of the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) Census geography. (In 2001 there were 320 LSOAs rising to 324 LSOAs in 2011). Further details on this geography are available from the Office for National Statistics website, (link given below). Figures for Area Action Partnerships derived from a combination of aggregation and estimation through a best fit process, as they are not completely co-terminus with LSOAs boundaries. Therefore figures for these areas should be considered as estimations only. The indicators are grouped into 5 themes plus an introductory population section and a section on the Index of Deprivation, presented on separate worksheets which can be printed off as hand-outs. Index of Deprivation (9 pages) The 5 People and Place (10 Pages) themes are: Wealthier: Focusing on creating a vibrant economy and putting (20 Pages) regeneration and economic development at the heart of all our plans Children & YP: Enabling children and young people to develop and achieve (5 Pages) their aspirations and to maximise their potential in line with Every Child Matters Healthier: Improving health and wellbeing (10 Pages) Safer: Creating a safer and more cohesive county (3 Pages) Greener: Ensuring an attractive and 'liveable' local environment, and (3 Pages) contributing to tackling global environment challenges Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats 3 of 65 Sub-county Statistical Profile Summary Sheets Area_Action_Partnerships Weardale AAP Useful Links: Durham County Council Statistics: http://www.durham.gov.uk/stats Office for National Statistics: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html Neighbourhood Statistics: http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk NOMISWEB: http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/ Updates Indicator (Source) Latest Data Population change (ONS mid-year estimates) 2015 Population Structure (ONS mid-year estimates) 2015 Dependency ratios (ONS mid-year estimates) 2015 Ethnicity (2011 Census) 2011 Religion (2011 Census) 2011 Occupied households (2011 Census) 2011 Index of Deprivation 2015 Qualifications (2011 Census) 2011 Students in Higher Education Institutions (Higher Education Statistics 2013/14 Agency) Business Enterprises (Uk Business Counts - NOMIS) 2016 Retail Unit Occupancy Rates (DCC) 2013 Average House Prices (ONS Experimental House Price Index) 2014 Fuel Poverty (Department for Energy and Climate Change) 2014 Housing Benefit (Department for Works and Pensions) November 2016 Worklessness (Department for Works and Pensions) August 2016 Claimant Count - Working Age (ONS/Job Centre Plus) March 2017 Claimant Count - Young People (ONS/Job Centre Plus) March 2017 Job Seekers Allowance - Long Term Claimants (ONS/Job Centre Plus) March 2017 Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats 4 of 65 Sub-county Statistical Profile Summary Sheets Area_Action_Partnerships Weardale AAP Updates - continued Indicator (Source) Latest Data Jobs - BRES 2015 Employment (2011 Census) 2011 Average Weekly Income - ONS model-based small area income 2011/12 estimates by MSOA Limiting Long Term Illness or Disability (2011 Census) 2011 General Health (2011 Census) 2011 Provision of Unpaid Care (2011 Census) 2011 Disability Living Allowance (Department for Works and Pensions August 2016 (DWP)) Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) (DWP) January 2017 Premature Mortality (Primary Care Mortality Database) 2013/14 Key Stage 2 Attainment (Department for Education) 2014/15 Key Stage 4 Attainment (Department for Education) 2014/15 Child Poverty (HM Revenue
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