Linacre Ward Profile 2012
Sefton Business Intelligence & Performance Team
Linacre Ward Profile
Contents
1. Overview
2. Summary Chart
3. Population
4. Housing
5. Deprivation
6. Deprivation Affecting Older People
7. Child Poverty
8. Worklessness & Benefits
9. Employment & Income
10. Crime & Disorder
11. Environmental Issues
12. Education
13. Healthy Behaviours
14. Health
15. Alcohol Misuse
16. Community Segmentation
17. Constituency Assets
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE
Overview
Population & In 2010, Linacre’s estimated population was 11,500 this has declined since 2001, at a faster rate than the borough as a whole. There Housing are more females than males. There is a lower proportion of older people here than across the borough, with higher numbers of younger and working age people. Linacre has a high proportion of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) housing (36.9%), along with a
higher percentage of vacant properties compared to the borough percentage.
Deprivation & Overall deprivation has shown reductions since 2004, Linacre has high levels of deprivation, all of the of Lower Super Output Areas Child Poverty (LSOA’s) are in the most deprived 10% in the country, eight are in the most deprived 5% with three of these being in the top 1%. All Linacre LSOA’s are in the top 10% in the country for deprivation affecting older people with four being in the to 5%, one of which is in the top 1%. Overall deprivation affecting older people has increased since 2004. All Linacre LSOA’s have child poverty rates in
excess of 40%, with 51.9% of children living in poverty in the ward.
Worklessness & The levels of benefits dependency in the ward are higher than the borough, with one in three working age residents claiming benefits, Benefits this is a rise compared to 2011 (2.8%). Latest available figures (July 2012) show a year on year rise of 2.6% for JSA claimants; however the number of 18-24 year old claimants reduced by 3.6%. Young people make up a quarter of all JSA claimants in Linacre. There are 14 JSA claimants in the ward for every Job Centre Plus vacancy, nearly double the borough rate.
In 2001, 45.9% of residents within the Linacre ward were employed, this is significantly lower that the borough rate. Elementary Employment & Income occupations roles are the most common employment types in Linacre making up 17% of all the occupations. The average weekly wage in the Bootle Constituency is 7% lower than the national average and slightly below the Sefton average. On average males in the Bootle Constituency earn 25% more than females. (There is no data available by ward for average weekly wage). Crime / Disorder Overall British Crime Survey (BCS) crimes in Linacre accounted for 9.1% of Sefton’s BCS and showed a reduction compared to
& 2010/11. Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) incidents accounted for 8.3% of Sefton’s ASB and also showed a year on year decrease. Four Environmental BCS categories showed increases, with all of the ASB categories reducing. The rates of both BCS and ASB in Linacre are
Issues considerably higher than for the borough. Also, the rate per head of population for environmental incidents is considerably higher in Linacre than across Sefton. Criminal damage, rowdy inconsiderate behaviour and fly tipping are the biggest issues in the area.
Education Linacre’s average educational attainment has shown overall reductions in the percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in KS2 both English and Maths. With the attainment rates for the Linacre primary schools being lower than the national and Sefton average rates. Average absence rates, together with average persistent absence rates in Linacre are higher than the national and Sefton levels. Linacre has a considerably higher average percent of pupils eligible for free school meals compared to the borough and national.
Health & One in five Linacre residents are smokers, with well over half being classed as overweight or obese. However, a far greater proportion Alcohol Misuse of residents state they achieve both the weekly recommended amount of exercise and daily intake of fruit and vegetables than the national average. By year 6 (ages 10 – 11) nearly a quarter of Linacre children are obese; this is higher than the borough and national averages. Although the majority of Linacre residents assess themselves as being in good or fairly good health, life expectancy for people living in the area is significantly lower than the national and Sefton averages. In addition to this Linacre has a higher proportion of residents suffering from long term conditions, along with high rates of child emergency hospital admissions than Sefton. 35.2% of Linacre residents suffer from below average mental wellbeing. In Linacre the proportion of residents that consume above the recommended weekly allowance of alcohol, and the percentage who admit to binge drinking, is lower than the Sefton average. However, levels of alcohol related hospital admissions are all significantly higher than the borough rates.
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Summary Chart
Better Than Category Indicator Linacre Sefton Average Sefton Average
Population Change in Population 2001-2010 -16.60% -3.60% Average House price (Bootle Constituency figure) £89,253 £128,567 Housing % of Vacant Properties 4.30% 2.80% IMD 2010 - % of LSOA areas in Most Deprived 10% Nationally 100.00% 18.00% Deprivation % of LSOA's in most deprived 10% nationally affecting older people 100.00% 20.00%
Child Poverty % of Children Living in Poverty 51.90% 20.17% % of Job Seekers Allowance Claimants 13.80% 5.30% Worklessness & Benefits % of Job Seekers Allowance Claimants aged 18-24 27.00% 30.30%
% of Incapacity Benefits Claimants November 2011 20.70% 8.80% Income Average Weekly Wage (Bootle Constituency figure) £464.90 £470.00 BCS Crime per 100 population 2011/12 6.64 3.07 Crime & Disorder Anti Social Behaviour Incidents per 100 population 2011/12 7.30 3.69
Environmental Incidents per 100 population 2011/12 12.16 3.61 Environmental Issues Fly Tipping Calls per 100 population 2011/12 4.48 1.05
% of students achieving Level 4 or above in KS2 English & Maths 2011 63.00% 80.0% Education Overall Absence rates 2011 6.70% 5.10% % of Smokers 21.30% 14.80%
Healthy Lifestyles % of Residents Overweight or Obese 61.20% 55.20% % of Residents achieving recommended weekly exercise 67.00% 65.90% Male Life Expectancy 71.3 76.6 Health Female Life Expectancy 75.7 81.4 % of Residents with Below Average Mental Wellbeing 35.20% 29.00% % of Residents With Above Recommended Alcohol Consumption 18.30% 19.90% Alcohol Misuse % of Residents Who Binge Drink 32.90% 33.80% Alcohol Related Hospital Admissions per 100,000 4121.4 2279.6
Better Than Sefton Average Worse than Sefton Average Same as the Sefton Average Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Population
• Linacre’s 2010 population is estimated to be 11,500 and makes up 4.2% of the overall borough population.
• The population of Linacre has declined by 2,289 or 16.6% since the 2001 census; this is much higher than the percentage reduction for the borough as a whole - 3.6% reduction.
• The gender breakdown in the ward shows a similar gender breakdown to the borough, with females making up 52% of Linacre residents.
• Linacre has higher proportions of children and working age residents compared to the borough with older people being much lower. Almost two- thirds of Linacre’s population are of working age, while approximately one in
five residents are children.
• The proportion of older people (65+) that reside in this ward is 13.9%, nearly 7% fewer than the Sefton figure of more than 20%.
• As with Sefton as a whole, there are few residents from other backgrounds Category Ford % Sefton % than ‘white persons’, with just 2.0%. Total Population 11,500 272,876 Males 5,525 48.0 130,229 47.7 Females 5,975 52.0 142,647 52.3 Children (0 - 15) 2,280 19.8 47,340 17.3 Working Age (16 - 64) 7,616 66.2 169,184 62.0 Older People (65+) 1,604 13.9 56,352 20.7 Source: All population data sourced from ONS Other Backgrounds (Census 2001) 262 2.0 4,418 1.6 Census 2001 and 2002 - 2010 Mid Year White Persons (Census 2001) 12,939 98.0 278,540 98.4 Population Estimates
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Housing
Housing Tenure Tenure Linacre % Sefton % • There are a total of 8,161 residential properties in Linacre, which represents Private 4,213 51.6 111,113 82.0 6% of the borough housing stock. RSL 3,015 36.9 17,488 12.9
HMR 108 1.3 448 0.3 • The proportion of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) properties in Linacre is Unknown 825 10.1 6,489 4.8 nearly three times higher than Sefton as a whole, 36.9% compared to 12.9%. Total Properties 8,161 135,538 However , it is not known what proportions of privately owned properties are NB: There are properties of unknown tenure caused by a 1 year difference between the last rented out to a third party. HMR data return and most recent LLPG Gazetteer
Average House Prices (Jan-Mar 12) • One Vision Housing is the largest provider of RSL housing within Linacre, 350,000 providing 38.1% (1,148) of all RSL housing in the area followed by Riverside 317,794 288,706 with 33.5% (1,011) of all RSL housing 300,000 250,000 222,123
199,016 200,000 188,906 157,819 • 152,324 At present there is no property price data available for Linacre. Linacre falls 150,000 110,016 109,569 within the Bootle Constituency. Overall the average property price in Bootle 106,892 100,000 71,390 Constituency is £89,253, 43.7% lower than the average Sefton house price 69,414 and 60.7% lower than the average U.K. house price 50,000 - Detached Semi Terraced Flat / Apartment • In addition, while house prices for the quarter (Jan-Mar 12) across the Uk Average Sefton Bootle borough are slightly higher than 12 months ago (up 0.2%), nationally they have fallen by 3.2%; and average house prices within the Bootle Constituency NB: At present there is no average house price data available by ward so the have fallen by 4.7%. information for Bootle Constituency (which Linacre ward falls into) has been provided
Vacant & Long Term Void Properties Duration Linacre %* Sefton %* • As of May 2012 there are 348 empty properties in Linacre, this relates to Less than 6 Months 131 1.6 1,570 1.2 4.3% of the overall housing stock in the ward, a higher proportion of properties than across the whole borough (2.8%) 6 - 24 Months 118 1.4 1,116 0.9 More than 24 Months 99 1.2 896 0.7 Total Empty Properties 348 4.3 3,582 2.8 * % Of total properties within the ward / borough Source s: Land Registry House Price Index, Sefton Revenue & Benefits Council Tax Data, LLPG Gazetteer, HMR RSL Data capture 2011 Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE
Deprivation
• The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) measures levels of deprivation, across seven domains, nationally at Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) level. This provides a mean score and ranking allowing areas to be compared relatively to other areas
• The map shows the overall IMD scores LSOA’s within Sefton.
• Linacre, is made up of nine LSOA’s, eight of which are within the top 10% of deprived areas within Sefton (22 LSOA’s in total). With all of them being in the top 20% (47 LSOA’s). Linacre has the three most deprived LSOA throughout Sefton; cumulatively this makes it the most deprived ward in the borough.
• There are 35 LSOA’s across Sefton that fall into the most deprived 10% of areas nationally; this includes all of the LSOA’s within Linacre.
• There are eight LSOA’s within Linacre that fall within the worst 5% nationally;
three of these are in the worst 1%.
• This means that all Linacre residents live in areas in the most deprived 10% nationally. With 87.7% (10,086) residents living in areas in the most deprived 5% nationally and 32.9% (3,778) in the most deprived 1% nationally.
• The 2010 results show that five of the LSOA’s that make up Linacre ward have a lower deprivation score than they did in 2004, indicating that the relative levels of deprivation in these area has reduced. However, when compared to reductions across most other wards the Linacre reduction in deprivation is relatively low.
Source: Department of Communities & Local Government, Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2010
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Income Deprivation Affecting Older People
• As with the overall IMD, Linacre ward and surrounding areas contain some of the most affected areas for Deprivation Affecting Older People
• Six of the worst affected 19 LSOA areas across the borough, fall within Linacre ward
• 19.5% (37) of Sefton's LSOA’s fall within the worst affected 10% of areas nationally; this includes all of the Linacre LSOA’s. Four of these LSOA’s are amongst the worst affected 5% areas nationally (there is one LSOA within Sefton that is within the top 1% nationally).
• This means that all of Linacre residents aged 65 and above live in areas in the most deprived 10% nationally. With 49.6% (795) residents aged 65 and above living in areas in the most deprived 5% nationally and 10.9% (175) in the most deprived 1% nationally.
• The 2010 results show that eight of the nine of the LSOA’s that make up Linacre ward have a higher income deprivation affecting older people score than they did in 2004, indicating that the relative levels of deprivation in the area has increased, when compared to most other wards the Linacre increase in deprivation is relatively high.
Source: Department of Communities & Local Government, Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2010
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Child Poverty
• Child Poverty is defined as: Children living in families in receipt of either out of work, or tax credits whose reported income is less than 60 per cent of the median income or in receipt of IS or (Income- Based) JSA, divided by the total number of children in the area (determined by Child Benefit data)
• As with other forms of deprivation, the worst affected areas for child poverty are concentrated around Linacre ward and surrounding areas.
• All of the LSOA’s within Linacre ward are within the worst affected 20 LSOA areas across the borough.
• All of the LSOA’s in Linacre have 46% or more of children are living in poverty. Five of the LSOA’s have over 50% of children living in poverty.
• It is estimated that 1,184 (51.9%) children aged between 0 – 15 live in child poverty within the ward. 685 (57.9%) of these live in the five LSOA’s with more than 50% of children living in poverty.
• The most affected LSOA within Linacre has 61.6% of the children living in poverty.
Source: Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Worklessness & Benefits Claimants
• The number of working age people in Linacre ward claiming benefits is 3,420, which equates to approximately one in three Linacre residents, this is higher than the Sefton rate of one in five residents . At 44.9% the number of claimants in Linacre ward is considerably higher than the regional rate of 18.2% and national rate of 15%.
• Figures for February 2012 show the total number of claimants in Linacre has risen by 2.8% (210) since February 2011, an increase that is nearly double that of the borough increase as a whole.
• Six of the highest claiming 30 LSOA areas across the borough, are within Linacre ward.
• Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Incapacity Benefit, makes up 46.1% of all working age claimants, the latest available figures (February 2012) show the number of claimants of these benefits has risen by 3.3% (50) since the same period in the previous year, this is higher than the reduction of 0.7% seen across the borough.
• Figures released for July 2012 show there are currently 1,000 Job Seekers Allowance claimants
(aged 18 to 64) in Linacre, a rise of 2.6% (25) on July 2011. The number of 18-24 year old claimants has shown a slight reduction of 3.6% from 280 to 270 during the same period and
makes up over a quarter of all JSA benefits claimants in the ward.
• Within Linacre there are currently 14 JSA claimants for every Job Centre Plus vacancy, nearly double that of Sefton (7 per vacancy) and over three times the national rate (4 per vacancy).
February 2012 Change in Claimant counts from February 11 to February 12 Linacre Linacre % Sefton % North West % GB % Total Claimants 3,420 44.9 19.4 18.2 15 By statistical group Job Seekers Allowance 1050 13.8 5.3 4.6 4.1 ESA & incapacity benefits 1575 20.7 8.8 8.5 6.5 Lone Parents 325 4.3 1.6 1.7 1.5 Carers 230 3 1.6 1.5 1.2 Other income related benefits 95 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 Disabled 135 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.1 Bereaved 10 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 Key out-of-work benefits* 3,045 40 16.2 15.3 12.5 Source: DWP benefit claimats - working age client group * Key out-of-work benefits includes the groups: job seekers, EAS and incapacity benefits, lone parents and others on income related benefits Note: % is proportin of resident population of are aged 16 - 64
Source: NOMIS Official Labour Market Statistics Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Employment Income
Bootle • The most recent ward data available for employment is from Constituency Sefton North West Census 2001. Male full-time workers £499.20 £525.20 £498.40
• 45.9% (3,710) Linacre residents of working age people (16 to 64) Female full-time workers £398.30 £409.40 £415.60
were employed; this is much lower than the borough with 66.4% NB: At present there is no average weekly earnings data available by ward so the residents being employed. information for Bootle Constituency (which Ford ward fall into) has been provided
• Elementary occupations are most common in Linacre, accounting • The average weekly wage in Bootle Constituency is £464.90 per for 17% of all occupations; this is higher than the borough and week, when compared to the other constituencies that make up national rates – 10.3% and 11.9% respectively. Sefton this is 12.1% lower than Sefton Central, but 13.4% higher than Southport
• On average males working full time in Bootle Constituency earn 25% more than females
Source: NOMIS Official Labour Market CorporateStatistics / ONSCommissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE
Crime and Disorder
• In 20 11/12 there were nearly 14 crime and disorder incidents per 100 Linacre ward residents compared to fewer than seven per 100 population across Sefton.
• Linacre accounted for 9.1% (764 of 8,372) of Sefton’s British Crime Survey (BCS) crimes, equalling 6.64 crimes per 100 ward residents. During the same period Linacre made up 8.3% (839 of 10,068) of the borough’s Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) incidents, 7.3 incidents per 100 ward residents. Both rates are nearly twice as high as the overall borough averages - 3.07 (BCS) and 3.69 (ASB) per 100 population.
• In Linacre four of the BCS categories increased when comparing 2011/12 with the same period last year. Personal robbery showed the biggest increase - 71%. Criminal damage is still Linacre’s biggest BCS issue making 40.8% of the crimes. Overall ASB and all of the categories showed reductions. Vehicle nuisance showed the greatest reductions - 67%. Rowdy inconsiderate • Both overall rates of BCS and ASB have decreased year on behaviour is still the biggest ASB issue making up 61.4% of all Linacre’s year, by 1.5%, 21% respectively. The BCS reduction is in incidents. line with the borough which showed reductions of 1.3%, with the ASB seeing a significantly higher reduction year on • The overall counts per 100 population for both BCS and ASB, along with all year compared the borough reduction (14.8%). but one of the categories are higher than those across Sefton. Criminal damage and rowdy inconsiderate behaviour show the greatest difference. Linacre Crime and Disorder Hotspots 2011/12
Linacre Ward Sefton Change in BCS Crime Crimes per 100 Crimes per 100 Crimes per 100 Crimes per 100 Direction of Direction of & ASB 2010/11 and Population Population Population Population Travel Travel 2011/12 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 2011/12 All BCS 6.74 6.64 3.11 3.07 Common Assault 0.47 0.47 0.19 0.19 Criminal Damage 2.94 2.71 1.27 1.14 Domestic Burglary 0.99 1.11 0.48 0.53 Personal Robbery 0.06 0.10 0.04 0.04 Theft from Vehicle 0.54 0.43 0.36 0.39 Theft from Person 0.20 0.27 0.07 0.07 Theft of Vehicle 0.28 0.28 0.13 0.13 Theft of Pedal Cycle 0.27 0.25 0.16 0.19 Vehicle Interference 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.03 Wounding 0.95 1.00 0.37 0.35 All ASB 9.23 7.30 4.33 3.69 Rowdy Inconsiderate Behaviour 4.81 4.48 2.28 2.14 Nuisance Neighbours 1.25 1.02 0.63 0.60 Vehicle Nuisance 1.28 0.42 0.43 0.36 Other ASB 1.90 1.38 0.98 0.59 All Crime and Disorder 15.97 13.94 7.44 6.76
Source: Merseyside Police Data Warehouse Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Environmental Issues
• In 2011/12, Linacre accounted for 14.2% (1,398 of 9,847) of Sefton’s reported environmental incidents, equating to 12.16 environmental incidents per 100 residents in the ward, this is nearly four times higher than the borough rate (3.61).
• Linacre showed an increase in incidents of 14.4%, this is significantly higher than the borough which seen a reduction of 7.9%.
• Five of the prevalent incident types have shown increases in counts when comparing 2011/12 to the same period the previous year. Graffiti showed the greatest increase (80%) which is much higher than the Sefton reduction of 26.5%. Fly tipping continues to be the most prevalent environmental issue within the ward and accounts for 36.8% of all environmental issues in Linacre. Dog fouling has seen the biggest Linacre Environmental Hotspots 2011/12 reduction – 60%.
• The overall counts per 100 population for environmental issues, along with all of the categories are higher than those across Sefton. Fly Tipping shows the greatest difference.
Linacre Ward Sefton Change in Crimes per 100 Crimes per 100 Crimes per 100 Crimes per 100 Direction of Direction of Environmental Incidents Population Population Population Population Travel Travel 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 2011/12 All Environmental Incidents 10.63 12.16 3.92 3.61 Fly Tipping 3.02 4.48 1.03 1.05 Dog Fouling 0.48 0.19 0.19 0.15 Stray / Aggressive Dogs 0.45 0.41 0.37 0.31 Rats 2.50 2.32 0.85 0.76 Street Sweeping / Cleansing 0.83 1.05 0.55 0.47 Accumulation of refuse 0.48 0.74 0.21 0.21 Graffiti 0.09 0.16 0.06 0.05 Other Environmental Incidents 2.77 2.81 0.67 0.61
Source: Sefton Councils Environmental Protection
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Education
• The average educational attainment in the three primary schools within Linacre has shown overall reductions in the percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in KS2 both English and Maths; from 69% in 2008 to 63% in 2011. (It should be noted that the schools within Linacre did not partake in the exams in 2010).
• The attainment rates for the three Linacre primary schools are lower than the national and Sefton averages (where comparison figures are available).
• Overall average absence rates, together with the average persistent absence rates, in Linacre are higher than the national and Sefton levels.
• The average percentage of students in the Linacre primary schools that do not have English as their first language is the same as the borough rate, yet lower than the national rates.
• In Linacre, an average of 51.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, this is nearly three times higher than the both the borough and national rates. Pupils with Pupils eligible Unauthorised Persistent Persistent Overall absence English not as a for free school absence absence: 15% + absence: 20% + first language meals
Thomas Gray Primary School 5.4% 1.1% 4.5% 2.6% 2.6% 50.5% All Saints Catholic Primary 6.4% 1.97% 9.8% 4.0% 2.3% 53.9%
Our Lady of the Sea Catholic Primary 8.2% 2.6% 14.0% 5.3% Suppressed 50.0% Linacre Average 6.7% 1.9% 9.4% 4.0% 2.5% 51.5% Sefton Average 5.1% 0.4% 5.3% 1.8% 2.5% 18.3% England (state funded schools only) 5.1% 0.7% 5.2% 1.9% 16.8% 19.2%
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Source: Department of Education Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Healthy Behaviours
• The percentage of Linacre ward residents who state they are smokers is 21.3%; this is slightly higher than the English average, and significantly higher than the Sefton average of 14.8%.
• Similarly the smoking mortality rate of 428.8 per 100,000 resident in Linacre is far higher than both the Sefton rate of 227.2 (per 100,000) and English rate of 216 (per 100,000).
• Healthy weight data shows that the percentage of resident in Linacre that are overweight or obese is 61.2%, this is slightly higher than national average 61%, but much higher than the Sefton rate (55.2%).
• In addition, obesity rate amongst children in reception year (age 4-5) in Linacre (15%) is higher the Sefton (10.5%) and national rates (9.4%). Within Linacre the percentage increases when looking at children by year 6 (age 10-11) is 24.1% - this is higher than both the borough and national trends.
• Over two-thirds of residents in Linacre state they are achieving the recommended amount of 30 minute exercise five times a week. This is nearly double the national average and is slightly higher than Sefton as a whole. In addition to this, 44% of residents state they consume the recommended five portions of fruit or vegetables a day; this is higher than the national rate; but is lower than the Sefton rate.
• The percentage of Linacre residents that admit to regularly indulging in multiple unhealthy behaviours (smoking, drinking, being overweight) is 76.6% higher than the borough and national rates (67.3% and 71.0% respectively).
Source: Sefton NHS - Public Health Intelligence - Ward Profiles 2012 Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Health
• According to the Census 2001, general health within Linacre is lower General Health than the rest of the borough, with 81% of residents describing their general health as either good or fairly good, with a further higher percentage of residents describing their health as not good, 16% in Linacre compared to 11% for the borough as a whole.
• According to the Sefton Lifestyle Survey 2010 the percentage of people residing within Linacre ward who ‘Self-Declared Health – Good or very good ’ was 66.2%, this is slightly higher than the Sefton percentage of 64.4%.
• However, Life Expectancy in Linacre for both males and females is significantly below both the borough and national averages. Both males and females in Linacre have a more than five year lower life expectancy than across the borough and six years lower than nationally average.
• The percentage of Linacre residents that suffer from long term illnesses is 46.6%; this is higher than the Sefton average of 33%.
• Similarly the rate of child emergency hospital admission in Linacre is well above the borough average at 157.3 per 100,000 residents, compared to 112.8 for Sefton.
• Levels of below average mental wellbeing are also higher in the Linacre ward than in Sefton overall with more than a third (35.2%) of residents affected compared to 29% across the Borough. 50.2% of all incapacity claimants within the ward are due to mental health issues, this is higher than the borough and national rate (44.7% and 43.8% respectively).
• Rates of teenage conceptions within the Linacre ward (64.7 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 - 17) is significantly higher than those of nationally (40.3) and borough wide (32.8).
Source: Sefton NHS - Public Health Intelligence - Ward Profiles 2012 / ONS
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Alcohol Misuse
Percentage Resident Population Standardised Hospital Rates Binge Drinking (consumption of at Higher consumption of alcohol then least twice the daily recommended Alcohol related hospital admissions the weekly allowance amount of alcohol in a single drinking session) Linacre 18.3 32.9 4121.4 Sefton 19.9 33.8 2279.6 England 23.1 N/A 1898.4
• The Linacre proportion of residents that consume above the recommended weekly allowance is lower than the borough and national rate. With the percentage of residents who state they binge drink also being lower than the borough counts.
• Linacre’s levels of alcohol related hospital admission are significantly higher than the Sefton and national rates.
Source: Sefton NHS - Public Health Intelligence - Ward Profiles 2012
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Community Segmentation
• The community segmentation classifications have been developed by Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service and are broken down to Output Area (OA) level, within Linacre there are 49 OA’s
• The most prominent classification in Linacre is “Younger, Urban Population Living in High Levels of Deprivation” this category accounts for 83.7% (41 of 49) OA’s. Residents living in these areas are described as: larger 16 - 49 population, with the 0 – 15 population being similar to average. The over 65 population is below average; with the most significant group is 65 - 74. Properties tend to be terraced or flats rented from private landlords. There are high levels of fuel poverty and typically poor quality homes and living environment. Life expectancy is lower than average, with higher birth rates and a very transient population. There are high levels of poor health with high rates of emergency hospital admissions and health inequalities. There is a prevalence of mental health problems. Rates of obesity in children and adults are high. The area has a need for child related benefits and high levels of child poverty, along with a high need for income related benefits, especially employment and support allowance, along with disability benefits. There is a need for adult social care services. There is a very high rate of crimes in the area, with a high number of accidental dwelling fires; which have high fatality rates. Residents are likely to participate in sport, but 55% would like to participate in more yet face many barriers including opening hours and admission fees. Activities such as dance, rugby and football appeal. (Note the characteristics are general and not all of them will be found in the area)
• A further 16.8% (7) OA’s fall into the classification “Residents Living in Social Housing with High Need for Benefits”. This category shares many of the traits of the above classification, but includes a higher 0 – 15 population, low levels of fuel poverty and has typically decent quality housing and living environments, with residents living in terraces rented from social land lord. Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Ward Assets
Health Assets Community Assets for Young People
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Ward Assets
Other Community Assets
Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE