District Profile
This profile has been produced by the Strategic Needs Analysis Team. It contains key statistics and information about the district with comparisons to the county average.
For further information please contact Neil Dixon (Strategic Needs Analysis Manager) Neil.Dixon@gloucestershire.gov.uk or the Strategic Needs Analysis Team [email protected]
Figure 1: Stroud District
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Page 2 Geography and Selected Facilities
Stroud is one of six districts that make up the county of Gloucestershire. These districts can be divided into smaller geographies including electoral divisions; district council wards; and par- ishes.
There are 10 electoral divisions in Stroud district. These are Bisley and Painswick; Cam Valley; Dursley; Hardwicke and Severn; Minchinhampton; Nailsworth; Rodborough; Stonehouse; Stroud Central; Wotton-under-Edge. To find out more about these divisions please visit: www.maiden.gov.uk/shareddocs/ElectoralDivisions/index.asp
The county is split into 142 district council wards. Stroud is made up of 30 wards, these are Am- berley and Woodchester; Berkeley; Bisley; Cainscross; Cam East; Cam West; Central; Chalford; Coaley and Uley; Dursley; Eastington and Standish; Farmhill and Paganhill; Hardwicke; Kings- wood; Minchinhampton; Nailsworth; Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe; Painswick; Rodbor- ough; Severn; Slade; Stonehouse; The Stanleys; Thrupp; Trinity; Uplands; Upton St Leonards; Vale; Valley; and Wotton-under-Edge. Further information on these wards can be found on www.maiden.gov.uk/display.asp?AreaType=Ward&Display=Free
The county is also referred to in terms of parishes and non-parish areas which are areas not cov- ered by civil parishes. Stroud is covered by 52 parishes (a full list can be found in Appendix 1)
There are a number of websites that can you help find out about the facilities located within an area, they include:
• Where I Live - a facility that allows you to find out about schools within an area www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/whereilive • Libraries - a list containing all of the main, local and community libraries in Gloucestershire www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries • Children’s Centre - details of all the Children’s centres in the county www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/article/110061/Childrens-Centres • NHS choices - a tool that allows you to search for a GP surgery www.nhs.uk/service-search
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Page 3 Summary
This summary gives an overview of key indicators for the district.
The rate compares what is happening in the district to the Gloucestershire 'norm' - a rate of 1 shows that the district is the same as the wider norm; a rate of 2 would show that it has double the norm; a rate of 0.5 would show that it has half of the wider norm.
Colour coding helps you identify possible issues affecting the district by making comparisons to other districts.
In most cases :
Red/Hot - indicates that the district is in the top 10% of districts in Gloucestershire
Amber/Warm - indicates that the district is in the next 25% of districts in Gloucestershire
Green/Cool - indicates that the district is in the remaining 65% of districts in Gloucestershire
Due to the nature of data some issues are most likely to occur when numbers are low. This type of indicator is written in italics and in these cases the colour coding refers to:
Red/Hot - indicates that the diistrict in the bottom 10% of districts in Gloucestershire
Amber/Warm - indicates that the district is in the next 25% of districts in Gloucestershire
Green/Cool - indicates that the district is in the remaining 65% of districts in Gloucestershire
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Rate Rate against against Hot or Population Number Healthy Living Number County norm County Warm? norm
Population (2011) 112,779 People who Aged 0 to 17 describe their 23,583 1.02 (2011) health as good/ 93,490 1.00 Warm very good Aged 18 to 64 (2011) 67,219 0.98 (2011) People with a Aged 65+ (2011) 21,977 1.04 long-term limiting illness 18,852 1.01 Warm or disability Rate (2011) Children and Proportio against Hot or Young People n of total County Warm? norm Rate against Hot or Economy Number Pupils County Warm? achieving norm Level 4+ 86.0 1.04 Cool Employment English & 55,589 1.03 Cool (2011) mathematics Unemployment (2012) 2,306 0.85 Cool (2011) Pupils achieving 5+ Rate A*-C passes 66.4 1.07 Cool Community against Hot or Number inc. GCSE Eng. Safety County Warm? & maths (2012) norm All Crimes Rate 4,588 0.80 Warm Older People (2012/2013) against Hot or and Provision Number Anti Social County Warm? of Care Behaviour norm 4,332 0.93 Warm Incidents Aged 65+ (2012/2013) Living Alone 6,488 1.03 Cool (2011) People who provide unpaid 12,847 1.10 Warm care (2011) For a list of sources see pages 10 and 11.
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Page 5 Population
• In 2011 Stroud had a population of Figure 2: Age Structure of Stroud 112,779. Female Male • The district’s population has in- 90 and over creased by 4,881 people, or 4.5% 85 to 89 since 2001. This increase was lower 80 to 84 75 to 79 than the Gloucestershire average of 70 to 74 65 to 69 5.7%. 60 to 64 • The proportion of people aged under 55 to 59 50 to 54 18 and 65 and over was higher in 45 to 49 40 to 44 Stroud than the county as a whole. 35 to 39 30 to 34 • The district has an under- 25 to 29 representation of working age resi- 20 to 24 15 to 19 dents compared to the county aver- 10 to 14 5 to 9 age. 0 to 4 • 2.1% of residents in Stroud were 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 from Black and Minority Ethnic Number of people Groups (BME). This represented 2,353 people. The proportion of BME residents was lower than the countywide average of 4.6%. • There were 47,794 households in Stroud in 2011. • The number of households has increased by 7.1% since 2001, representing an additional 3,177 households. This increase was the same as the Gloucestershire average of 7.1%. • In Stroud households occupied by married couples with dependent children were the most common household type, representing 16.8% of total households.
Deprivation
• The Indices of Deprivation are a national measure of deprivation and provide a means of comparing areas relative to one another. • They are based on Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) geography. There are 69 LSOAs in Stroud . • According to the overall Index of Multiple Deprivation, 24 of Stroud's LSOAs are amongst the least deprived 20% in England, none are in the most deprived 20% in England. • The Indices of Deprivation also provide a measure of deprivation for various themes includ- ing Income Deprivation Affecting Children and Income Deprivation Affecting Older People. • 24 of Stroud's LSOAs are amongst the least deprived 20% in England in terms of Income Deprivation Affecting Children, none are in the most deprived 20% in England. • 19 of Stroud's LSOAs are amongst the least deprived 20% in England in terms of Income Deprivation Affecting Older People, none are in the most deprived 20% in England.
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Page 6 Who Lives Here?
• Acorn classifications use a range of data to give an indica- Figure 3: Acorn Classification of Stroud tion of the most probable socio- economic conditions of resi- Stroud County dents. 100 • In Stroud the largest proportion 90 of residents are classified as 80 Affluent Achievers. 70 • This means they are some of 60 population
the most financially successful of 50
people in the UK living in high 40 status rural, semi-rural and 30 suburban areas. "Baby boom- 20 ers" predominate. They are Percentage 10 generally very well educated 0 and are established at the top Affluent Rising Comfortable Financially Urban Not Private of the social tree in managerial Achievers Prosperity Communities Stretched Adversity Households or professional occupations. • For further information and definitions of other categories please visit http://acorn.caci.co.uk/downloads/Acorn-User-guide.pdf
Children and Young People
• According to the 2011 census there were 23,583 people in Stroud that were aged 0 to 17. • In 2012, 86% of pupils achieved Level 4 Key Stage 2 English and Maths. This was higher than the county average of 82.9% of pupils. • The proportion of pupils achieving level 4+ in English and Maths has increased by 4 per- centage points over the last 5 years. • In the same year 66.4% of pupils achieved 5 GCSEs A*C grades including English and Maths. This was higher than the county average of 62.3% of pupils. • The proportion of pupils achieving 5 GCSEs A*C grades including English and Maths has increased by 8.7 percentage points over the past 5 years. • In April 2013 there were 89 16-18 year olds that were Not in Employment Education and Training (NEET) in Stroud.
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Older People and Provision of Care
• In 2011 there were 21,977 people in Stroud aged 65 and over. • There were 6,488 households occupied by a person aged 65+ living alone, which accounts for 13.6% of total households. This was slightly higher than the county average of 13.2%. • There were 12,847 people in Stroud that provided unpaid care, this equates to 11.4% of the total population. This was higher than the county average of 10.4%.
Healthy Living
• In 2011 there were 93,490 people in Stroud who described their general health as good or very good, this equates to 82.9% of the total population. This was similar to the county aver- age of 82.7% of the total population. • There were 18,852 people in Stroud with a long term health problem or disability that limited their day to day activities, this equates to 16.8% of the total population. This was similar to the county average of 16.7%. • The number of residents with a long term limiting illness or disability has increased by 10.3% since 2001.
Community Safety
• There were 4,588 crimes in Stroud in 2012/2013, this equates to a rate of 40.6 crimes per 1,000 people. This was lower than the county average of 50.6 crimes per 1,000 people. • The number of crimes has decreased by 6.6% since the previous year. • In 2012/2013 there were 4,332 police recorded incidents of anti-social behaviour, this equates to a rate of 38.3 incidents per 1,000 people. This was lower than the county aver- age of 41.4 incidents per 1,000 people. • The number of anti-social behaviour incidents has decreased by 3.9% since the previous year.
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Economy
• In 2011, 55,589 people or 67.8% Figure 4: Economic Activity in Stroud of people aged 16-74 were in em- ployment (full or part time em- Stroud County ployees and self employed). This 60
was higher than the county aver- 50 olds
age of 66.1%. 40 • The number of people in employ- year
74 ment has increased by 9.3% ‐ 16
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since 2001. of
• In the same period there were 20 2,306 unemployed people, this equates to 2.8 % of people aged Percentage 10 16-74. This was slightly lower 0 than the county average of 3.3%. Employed: Employed: Self Employed Unemployed Full‐time Economically • The number of unemployed peo- Full‐time Part‐time student inactive * ple has increased by 25.1% since *includes people who are unable to or are not looking for work (e.g. retired, looking after a home/family, long term sick/disabled) 2001. • The most common industry of employment in Stroud was the wholesale and retail trade which employed 14.1% of people in employment. The wholesale and retail trade also accounted for the largest proportion of employment at county level, employing 15.4% of the total.
Housing Figure 5: Housing Tenure in Stroud Stroud County • In 2011 Stroud contained 49,935 100 residential dwellings. This repre- 90
sented 18.6% of the county’s to- 80 tal residential dwellings. 70 • The number of dwellings has in- 60 households creased by 8.7% since 2001.
of 50
• In Stroud 73.3% of properties 40 were owner occupied, which was 30 higher than the county average of 20 69.4% of properties. Percentage 10
0 Owner Occupied Shared Socially Rented Privately Rented Living rent free Ownership
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Flooding
• Estimates suggest 11% of land in Stroud has a 1 in 100 (or greater) risk of flooding each year. • There are approximately 1,798 addresses within this area, that would have a 1 in 100 (or greater) risk of flooding each year. Figure 6: Areas at risk of flood
Environment Agency (2012) Flood Map, Flood Zone 3.
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Page 10 Links
Deprivation • www.maiden.gov.uk/InstantAtlas/ED/Deprivation/atlas.html
Flooding • www.maiden.gov.uk/InstantAtlas/ED/DistrictFlooding/atlas.html
Reference List
The information contained in this report is taken from/ provided by:
Population and Households • Office for National Statistics (2011) Census of Population. • Office for National Statistics (2001) Census of Population.
Deprivation • Department for Communities and Local Government (2010) Indices of Deprivation.
Socio Economic Classification • Strategic Needs Analysis Team from CACI GB ACORN Directory (2013) .
Children and Young People • Department for Education (DfE) (2008) Statistical First Release. • Department for Education (DfE) (2012) Statistical First Release. • Prospects (2013).
Older People and Provision of Care • Office for National Statistics (2011) Census of Population.
Healthy Living • Office for National Statistics (2011) Census of Population. • Office for National Statistics (2001) Census of Population.
Community Safety • MAIDeN (2013)
Economy • Office for National Statistics (2011) Census of Population. • Office for National Statistics (2001) Census of Population.
Housing • Office for National Statistics (2011) Census of Population.
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• Office for National Statistics (2001) Census of Population.
Flooding • Environment Agency (2012) Flood Map, Flood Zone 3. • Strategic Needs Analysis Team, Gloucestershire County Council (2013).
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Page 12 Appendix 1
There are 52 parishes in Stroud, these are:
• North Nibley • Cranham • Hillesley and Tresham • Chalford • Standish • Minchinhampton • Berkeley • Rodborough • Alkington • Cainscross • Stinchcombe • Randwick • Coaley • Nailsworth • Nympsfield • Painswick • Dursley • Miserden • Wotton-under-Edge • Horsley • Hamfallow • Bisley-with-Lypiatt • Cam • Whiteshill and Ruscombe • Owlpen • Pitchcombe • Stonehouse • • Kingswood • Frocester • Leonard Stanley • Stroud • Slimbridge • Uley • King's Stanley • Eastington • Haresfield • Alderley • Ham and Stone • Woodchester • Hinton • Arlingham • Fretherne with Saul • Frampton on Severn • Upton St. Leonards • Moreton Valence • Elmore • Whitminster • Longney and Epney • Brookthorpe-with- Whaddon • Brimscombe and Thrupp • Harescombe • Hardwicke
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