London Colney Ward Profile

July 2016 London Colney Ward

Number of residents: 9,452 June-2010 Estimate (ONS) Number of residential properties: 3,804 March 2008 (CLG) Ward size: 512.97 ha 2012 (SADC) House prices (SADC avg.): £499,209 April 2016 (Land Registry) Electorate: 7,084 5 May 2016 (SADC) Election turn-out: 34% (39% SADC average) 5 May 2016 (SADC) Deprivation rank St Albans St Albans St Albans St Albans St Albans (CLG 2010 & ONS 2015) 018A 018B 018C 018D 018E (E01023704) (E01023705) (E01023706) (E01023707) (E01023708) (ONS 2015) (ONS 2015) (ONS 2015) (CLG 2010) (ONS 2015) Income Employment Health and Disability Education Skills and Training Barriers to Housing and Services Crime Living Environment OVERALL

50% Least Deprived 50-25% Most Deprived 25% Most Deprived

July 2016 (26UGGG) London Colney Ward Local Information Schools: Bowmansgreen Primary School, Telford Road, AL2 1PH London Colney Primary School, Alexander Road, AL2 1JG St Bernadette's RC Primary School, Walsingham Way, AL2 1NL Community Buildings: London Colney Library, Caledon Road, London Colney, AL2 1PU London Colney Mosque, London Colney, AL2 1RP Green Space and Play Areas: Alsop Close Open Space Cotlandswick Leisure Centre, 341 High St., London Colney, AL2 1EB Cotlandswick Playing Field Five Acres Open Space Glebe Allotments Morris Playing Field, Morris Way Napsbury Park Shenley Lane Allotments Willows Farm Village

Age Profile

SOURCE: Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates 2010 (some percentage calculations manually derived, caution on margin of error) Commentary • High proportion of residents aged 25 to 49 • Low proportion of residents aged 50 or over

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Gender Profile

Ethnicity London Colney Ward St Albans District England White British 6,773 71.24% 81.15% 79.75% Irish & Other White 808 8.5% 7.28% 5.66% Mixed 453 4.76% 2.78% 2.25% Asian/British Asian 1096 11.53% 6.41% 7.97% Black British & Other Black 231 2.43% 1.7% 3.48% Arab & Other 146 1.54% 0.7% 1.03% SOURCE: Office for National Statistics, data derived from 2011 Census [Figures are rounded to two decimal places, may not add up to 100] Commentary • Residents of the ward are from a diverse range of ethnicities, large percentage of Asian/ British Asian residents when compared against figures for the District and England

Health Residents who reported Ashley Ward St Albans East of England England Good or very good 84.6% 87% 82.4% 81.4% health SOURCE: Office for National Statistics; NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care (2011) Commentary • Residents reporting good health below levels for the District

July 2016 (26UGGG) London Colney Ward Education London Colney St Albans District England Ward No Qualifications 16.68% 12.90% 22.46% Level 1 (1+4 O Levels/CSE/GCSE or NVQ 1) 14.62% 10% 13.29% Level 2 (5+ O/GCSE (A-C); 1+ A/AS level; NVQ 2) 15.52% 13.35% 15.22% Apprenticeship 3.3% 2.78% 3.56% Level 3 (2+A levels; 4 AS levels; NVQ 3) 12.31% 10.41% 12.35% Level 4 (BA, MA, PhD, PGCE, NVQ 4-5) 31.97% 46.34% 27.43% Other Qualification / unknown level 5.6% 4.2% 5.73%

18-74 year olds full-time students 8.1% 6.46% 8.15% SOURCE: Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics (2011) Commentary • Lower educational attainment when compared against the rest of the District – lower percentage of residents holding level 4 qualifications

Employment Profile

London Colney London Colney England & Wales St Albans (%) Ward (Numbers) Ward (%) (%) Economically Active 5,168 81.4 81.3 76.8 In employment 4,874 76.8 77.8 71.0 Employees 4,154 65.4 64.4 60.6 Self-Employed 720 11.3 13.3 10.4 Unemployed 294 5.7 4.3 7.6 SOURCES: NOMIS Labour Market Statistics, ONS (2011) Commentary • High level of employment in the ward, particularly as employees • Level of unemployment slightly higher than District figures, but below figures for England & Wales

July 2016 (26UGGG) London Colney Ward Benefit Data London Colney Ward St Albans District England Job Seekers 140 2.2% 1.8% 3.7% Employment Support Allowance 260 4.1% 3.2% 6.2% and Incapacity Benefits Lone Parents 95 1.5% 0.8% 1.5% Carers 55 0.9% 0.7% 1.2% Other on income related benefits 20 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% Disabled 55 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% Bereaved 15 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% TOTAL CLAIMANTS 640 10.0% 7.5% 14.4% SOURCE: DWP Benefit Claimants August 2011 Commentary • Relatively high level of claimants across all schemes in the ward, but still below the figures for England

Crime Data London Colney, St Stephen & St Albans East Percentage Total Crime Type (Total) Anti-Social Behaviour 828 28.21% Bicycle Theft 29 0.99% Burglary 208 7.09% Criminal Damage & Arson 264 8.99% Drugs 86 2.93% Other Crime 42 1.43% Other Theft 340 11.58% Possession of Weapons 44 1.50% Public Order 107 3.65% Robbery 13 0.44% Shoplifting 133 4.53% Theft from the Person 9 0.31% Vehicle Crime 270 9.20% Violence and Sexual Offences 562 19.15% ALL CRIME 2935 SOURCE: Comparison of Crime Types in areas between June 2015 and May 2016 (Police UK)

July 2016 (26UGGG) London Colney Ward Residents’ Problems London Colney St Albans District Comments Percentage of residents who feel Ward Rubbish or litter lying around is a very or 25% 24% fairly big problem People using or dealing drugs is a very or 23% 14% Significantly fairly big problem above District Noisy neighbours or loud parties is a very or 12% 7% Significantly fairly big problem above District Teenagers hanging around the streets is a 22% 16% Significantly very or fairly big problem above District Vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate damage to property or vehicles is a very or 12% 8% fairly big problem People being drunk or rowdy in public 16% 13% places is a very or fairly big problem Abandoned or burnt out cars is a very or 3% 2% fairly big problem SOURCE: Community Survey (2015) Commentary • Residents believe there is a big problem with teenagers hanging around streets in the ward • A significant number of respondents reported ‘rubbish or litter lying around’, ‘vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate damage to property or vehicles’ and ‘people using or dealing drugs’ as local problems Resident Perceptions London Colney Ward St Albans District Percentage of residents 2010 2015 2010 2015 Very or fairly satisfied with their 86% 86% 90% 90% local area as a place to live Feel they strongly or fairly strongly 62% 75% 67% 75% belong to their local area Very or fairly satisfied with the way St 44% 57% 55% 71% Albans Council run things SOURCE: Community Survey (2010 & 2015) Commentary • Increasing levels of satisfaction with the way the council run things

Getting Involved London Colney Ward St Albans District 2010 2015 2010 2015 Percentage of residents that have given unpaid help in the last 12 24% 36% 53% 41% months SOURCE: Community Survey (2010 & 2015) Commentary • A low level of volunteering in the ward, but an increase on 2010 levels

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