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LOCALITY INSIGHT an overview of the North East Locality

Strategy & Insight CITY & LOCALITY OVERVIEW City Overview Locality Overview • is an affluent city, but with • Locality level averages mask significant pockets of poverty and low income as variation at lower level geographies severe as any other city in across most measures • City population, and demand for • All services the Council provides are services has grown rapidly in the past needed in every locality decade. • Every locality contains at least one ward • This population and demand growth is or community which is significantly projected to continue throughout the different from the rest of the area next ten to fifteen years, facilitated by • Population growth in the next decade is planned housing developments. likely to be most concentrated towards the north of the city LOCALITIES - POPULATION & GROWTH

North West North East

167,120

159,104

141,723

135,377

127,795

122,954

110,905 94,650

2004 2014 2024 2034 2004 2014 2024 2034

South West South East

132,470

131,770

125,975

120,298

119,292

119,203

114,077 103,127

2004 2014 2024 2034 2004 2014 2024 2034 LOCALITIES – POPULATION STRUCTURE

North West North East

1.20 1.21 1.19 1.22 1.22 1.12 1.12 1.05 0.90 0.88 0.95 0.92 0.83 0.78 0.84 0.66

0-4 5-11 12-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-84 85+ 0-4 5-11 12-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-84 85+

South West South East

1.59

1.06 1.09 1.03 1.07 1.02 0.97 0.98 1.00 0.93 0.81 0.81 0.84 0.85 0.88 0.86

0-4 5-11 12-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-84 85+ 0-4 5-11 12-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-84 85+ POVERTY IN EDINBURGH BY WARD AND LOCALITY, 2013/14 North West North East South East South West

30% 27% 29% 22% 24% 21% 20% 20% 18% 15% 13% 13% 13% 12% 11% 11% 9% 7% 7% 8%

5%

Forth

Leith

Almond

Inverleith

Leith Walk Leith

South East South

North East North

CityCentre

South West

North West North

Murrayfield

Duddingston

Pentland Hills Pentland

% of residents who live in low income householdslowincome in live who % residents of

Craigentinny /

Corstorphine /

Craiglockhart

Sighthill / / Sighthill

Fountainbridge /

Drum Brae / Gyle Brae / Drum

Liberton / Liberton /

Southside / Southside Newington

Portobello / / Portobello

Colinton / / Meadows / Morningside / Meadows Business Intelligence modelled estimates CHILD POVERTY IN EDINBURGH BY WARD AND LOCALITY, 2013/14

North West North East South East South West 35% 30% 27% 27% 25% 25% 26% 26% 22% 19% 20% 17% 18% 17% 15% 13% 14%

11% 11% 11% 12%

Forth

Leith

Almond

Inverleith

Leith Walk Leith

South East South

North East North

CityCentre

South West

North West North

% of children who live in low income householdsincome inlowlive who % childrenof

Murrayfield

Duddingston

Pentland Hills Pentland

Craigentinny / Craigentinny

Corstorphine / Corstorphine

Craiglockhart

Sighthill / Gorgie / Sighthill

Fountainbridge / Fountainbridge

Drum Brae / Gyle Brae / Drum

Liberton / Gilmerton Liberton /

Southside / Southside Newington

Portobello / Craigmillar / Portobello

Colinton / Fairmilehead / Colinton Meadows / Morningside / Meadows Business Intelligence modelled estimates SIMD 50% of datazones in 15% most 8% housing deprived nationally of datazones in 15% most NORTH EAST deprived nationally 16% NORTH WEST of datazones in 15% most deprived nationally 44% NORTH EAST of datazones in 15% most housing deprived nationally 12% SOUTH EAST of datazones in 15% most 5% deprived nationally of datazones in 15% most SOUTH WEST deprived nationally SOUTH EAST INCOME PROFILE - INDEX

North West North East

1.30 1.37 1.38 1.18 1.17 1.07 1.11 1.07 1.10 1.07 0.93 0.99 0.97 0.90 0.82 0.91 0.84 0.69 0.46 0.25 <£15k £15 - £20 - £30 - £40 - £50 - £60 - £70 - £100 - £150k+ <£15k £15 - £20 - £30 - £40 - £50 - £60 - £70 - £100 - £150k+ 19k 29k 39k 49k 59k 69k 99k 149k 19k 29k 39k 49k 59k 69k 99k 149k

South West South East

1.47 1.25 1.10 1.05 1.05 1.01 1.03 1.05 0.93 0.99 0.96 0.92 0.92 0.95 0.94 0.99 0.95 1.00 0.86 0.81

<£15k £15 - £20 - £30 - £40 - £50 - £60 - £70 - £100 - £150k+ <£15k £15 - £20 - £30 - £40 - £50 - £60 - £70 - £100 - £150k+ 19k 29k 39k 49k 59k 69k 99k 149k 19k 29k 39k 49k 59k 69k 99k 149k FINANCIAL STRESS

20% North West North East South East South West 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2%

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Leith

Forth

Almond

Inverleith

Leith Walk Leith

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Pentland Hills Pentland

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% Households who find it ‘very difficult to to difficult ‘very it find who Households %

Sighthill/Gorgie

Drum Brae/Gyle Drum

Liberton/Gilmerton

Southside/Newington Portobello/Craigmillar

Ward Mean Colinton/Fairmilehead

Meadows/Morningside Corstorphine/Murrayfield Max/Min Craigentinny/Duddingston Datazone Fountainbridge/Craiglockhar Experian – Mosaic Scotland EMPLOYMENT

- Unemployment has been falling across all wards, citywide for the last two years - North East locality has the highest rate of unemployment relative to other localities in Edinburgh - It is around 39% higher in this area than the whole of Edinburgh - Around one-sixth (16.9%) of all Edinburgh jobs are based in the North East area, and the top five industries in the North East by employment size are:

• Health • Retail • Business admin • Public Admin • Accommodation & food services HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

% Satisfaction with sports facilities run Key Facts by Edinburgh Leisure • Mortality rates are higher than any other area in Edinburgh and higher than the national average 81% • 6.1% of residents in Portobello/Craigmillar 75% consider their health to be very bad or bad 70% 71% compared with 3.6% of those in Leith Walk • 17.1% of residents reported that their daily activities are limited • In every ward except for Craigentinny/Duddingston, residents exercise less than the city average Leith Leith Walk Craigentinny / Portobello / Duddingston Craigmillar CRIME AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Key Facts % feel safe in their neighbourhood after • Crime appears to vary between the four dark localities • The numbers for Leith and Leith Walk are 91% higher than the Edinburgh Average for 78% 76% violent crime, vandalism and disorder 63% • Crime levels in Craigentinny/Duddingston and Craigmillar/Portobello are generally below the city average • However, Craigmillar/Portobello and Craigentinny/Duddingston have higher Leith Leith Walk Craigentinny / Portobello / levels of fire raising and vandalism Duddingston Craigmillar VIOLENT CRIME

Violent crime in South East % Satisfied with the way in which violent crime is dealt with

1129 76% 937 66% 66% 56% 703 585

Leith Leith Walk Craigentinny / Portobello / Leith Leith Walk Craigentinny / Portobello / Duddingston Craigmillar Duddingston Craigmillar DISORDER

Disorder in South East % Satisfied with way in which ASB is dealt with

2613 2600 69%

55% 1787 54% 52% 1622

Leith Leith Walk Craigentinny / Portobello / Leith Leith Walk Craigentinny / Portobello / Duddingston Craigmillar Duddingston Craigmillar YOUNG PEOPLE

Child Poverty • Child poverty in the North East is the highest out of all four localities with 26% of all children living in low income households • There are 370 ‘looked after children’ in North East, 27% of the total number citywide • The number of children living in foster, residential and kinship care in the North East are all higher than the city average • The number of looked after children living with their parents/guardians is significantly lower, 18.4%, than the city average of 24.1% YOUNG PEOPLE

Education • Portobello/Craigmillar has the highest number of adults with no qualifications at 28% • The cumulative attendance for all 5 Secondary Schools is below the city-wide target (92.8%) and current city-wide sector average (92.37%) and is the lowest of all of the localities • Cumulative attendance for 16 Primary Schools (80%) below target of 95.4% with 12 of these (60%) below current sector average (94.65%) VULNERABLE ADULTS

% Agree Council provides care and Key Facts support for vulnerable people • North East has the highest number (6919) of adults with an open health and 71% social care involvement 67% • Portobello/Craigmillar has the highest 57% 56% number – 1951 (7.4% of ward population) individuals with open health and social care involvement compared with a low of 1549 in Leith Walk

Leith Leith Walk Craigentinny / Portobello / Duddingston Craigmillar OVERVIEW

% Satisfaction with neighbourhood as a place to live Key Facts • Low satisfaction levels can be attributed 90% 93% 92% to high levels of poverty and crime • Health problems are widespread across 76% the locality • High numbers of both vulnerable adults and children

Leith Leith Walk Craigentinny / Portobello / Duddingston Craigmillar Strategy & Insight Jo McStay David F Porteous Strategy & Insight Manager Lead Insight & Engagement Officer [email protected] [email protected] 0131 529 7950 0131 529 7127