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Upton Bishop Neighbourhood Development Plan Parish profile DJN Planning Limited November 2020 For Upton Bishop Parish Council CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 Social and community 2 Communications 2 Settlement pattern 2 Residents 3 Age structure 4 Households 5 Tenure 6 Dwelling types 7 3 Environment 8 Heritage assets 8 Landscape 10 Biodiversity and geodiversity 12 4 Economy 15 Economic activity 15 Occupation 16 Industry 17 Travel to work 18 Availability of cars or vans 19 Appendix: Evidence base listing 20 Table A: National level evidence 21 Table B: County level evidence 25 Table C: Parish and local level evidence 29 1. Introduction 1.1 This report has been commissioned by Upton Bishop Parish Council as part of work on the Upton Bishop Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP). 1.2 Upton Bishop is a civil parish of some 1,574 hectares in south-east Herefordshire. It lies to the north-east of the market town of Ross-on-Wye and extends eastwards to abut the County border with Gloucestershire (Plan 1). It is in the Old Gore ward and the Hereford and South Herefordshire parliamentary constituency. The parish was designated as a Neighbourhood Area in March 2013. The Parish Council is the ‘Qualifying Body’ for the purposes of neighbourhood planning. 1.3 The parish profile describes the Neighbourhood Area in terms of the social, environmental and economic features which contribute to the overall sense of place and local distinctiveness. It draws on a wealth of existing information, including Census 2011 data at the parish level together with a wide range of other sources. These are referred to throughout the profile as appropriate and listed in the appendix; collectively they form the evidence base for the NDP. © Crown copyright and database rights (2019) Ordnance Survey (0100060075). Not to scale. Plan 1: Upton Bishop Parish and Neighbourhood Area Upton Bishop NDP · Parish profile · November 2020 1 2. Social and community 2.1 This section of the profile describes the settlement pattern of the Neighbourhood Area, including road links and local facilities, and presents Census information on the population of the parish, including age and household structure and the type and tenure of dwellings. Communications 2.2 The Neighbourhood Area is crossed by two ‘B’ roads: • the B4224, running from Mitcheldean, Lea and the A40 in the south to Hereford in the north, and • the B4221, running from Ross-on-Wye and the roundabout junction of the A449/M50 (Travellers Rest) in the west to Newent and thence Gloucester in the east. 2.3 Part of the western boundary of the Neighbourhood Area is marked by the A449 which connects Ross-on-Wye and Ledbury; this route then runs through the north of the parish, intersecting the B4224 at the Old Gore crossroads, a known road traffic accident blackspot. Minor roads and rural lanes provide local access and connections to neighbouring settlements outside the Neighbourhood Area. The M50 runs to the south, with nearby junctions at the Travellers Rest roundabout (J4) or at Gorsley (J3), both served by the B4221. 2.4 The main public transport provision is provided by bus service 32 along the B4221 to Ross-on- Wye, Newent and Gloucester. This operates seven days a week. Bus service 457 is Wednesdays-only between Hereford and Newent along the B4224/B4221. The nearest railway stations are at Hereford and Gloucester. The Neighbourhood Area is crossed by numerous public rights of way (footpaths and bridleways) giving access for local use and tourists and which include the long-distance Herefordshire Trail (see Plan 2). Settlement pattern 2.5 The settlement of Crow Hill has grown up around the crossroad junction of the B4224 and the B4221. Pomona Grove is a development of ten affordable houses on the western edge of the village, completed in 2016. Crow Hill has a public house, The Moody Cow, and the Millennium Hall, opened in 2000, lies to the east. 2.6 The smaller settlement of Upton Crews is grouped around a minor crossroads further to the east, with the Church of St. John the Baptist in a rural setting to the north-east. 2.7 Herefordshire Council’s Core Strategy identifies Crow Hill as one of 31 rural settlements which are to be the “main focus” of proportionate housing development in the rural area around Ross-on-Wye. Upton Crews is identified as one of 24 “other settlements where proportionate housing is appropriate” in the same rural area. Upton Bishop NDP · Parish profile · November 2020 2 2.8 The wider countryside of the Neighbourhood Area includes Phocle Green, a group of dwellings to the west of Crow Hill along the B4221. Throughout the Area there are wayside dwellings, farm development, historic farmsteads and other country properties such as Tedgewood and Upton Court, all set amongst pasture, arable farmland, orchards and woodland. Millennium Hall Residents 2.9 Upton Bishop parish was home to 602 residents at the time of the 2011 Census. This equates to a population density of 0.4 persons per hectare – notably less than in the Herefordshire as a whole (0.8), and much less than for England (4.1). There were slightly more males than females – a reversal of the County position. No residents were recorded as living in a communal establishment. 2.10 The parish population increased by 6.7% in the decade from 2001, when there were 564 residents. However, since 2011 there has been no forecast change - the latest available mid- year estimate, for 2017, is 602 residents. Upton Bishop Herefordshire Variable No. % No. % All usual residents 602 100.0 183,477 100.0 Males 304 50.5 90,302 49.2 Females 298 49.5 93,175 50.8 Lives in a household 602 100.0 180,595 98.4 Source: ONS - 2011 Census (KS101EW) Table 1: Usual residents in 2011 Upton Bishop NDP · Parish profile · November 2020 3 Age structure 2.11 Table 2 shows the age structure for the parish, Herefordshire and England in 2011. Upton Bishop parish had a generally lower proportion of younger adult residents than the County or England; those aged 30-44 for instance represented 15% of parish residents compared to 21% for England as a whole. Conversely, older age groups between 45 and 74 were over- represented locally, those aged 65-74 for example accounting for 15% of the parish population compared to 9% at the national level. Upton Bishop Herefordshire England Age No. % % % 0 to 4 21 3.5 5.2 6.3 5-14 77 12.8 10.7 11.4 15-19 39 6.4 5.8 6.3 20 to 24 18 3.0 5.1 6.8 25 to 29 13 2.2 5.3 6.9 30 to 44 92 15.3 17.9 20.6 45 to 59 148 24.6 21.2 19.4 60 to 64 55 9.1 7.4 6 65 to 74 88 14.6 11.2 8.6 75 to 84 40 6.6 7.2 5.5 85 + 11 1.8 2.9 2.3 Source: ONS - 2011 Census (KS102EW) Table 2: Age structure in 2011 30 25 20 % 15 10 5 0 0-4 5-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-44 45-59 60-64 65-74 75-84 85+ Upton Bishop Herefordshire England Upton Bishop NDP · Parish profile · November 2020 4 Households 2.12 There were 246 households in Upton Bishop parish in 2011, an average household size of 2.4 persons per household. Compared to Herefordshire and England, there was a higher proportion of: • One family households • Families where all members were aged 65 and over (twice as many than at national level). 2.13 Conversely, Upton Bishop had a lower proportion of • One-person households • Lone pensioner households • Cohabitating couples • Lone parent households. Upton Bishop Herefordshire England Household composition No. % % % All households 246 One-person household 53 21.5 28.8 30.2 Aged 65 and over 26 10.6 14.3 12.4 Other 27 11.0 14.5 17.9 One family household 183 74.4 65.0 61.8 All aged 65 and over 41 16.7 11.3 8.1 Married or same-sex civil 107 43.5 35.7 33.2 partnership couple Cohabiting couple 22 8.9 9.5 9.8 Lone parent 13 5.3 8.6 10.6 With dependent children 63 25.6 24.4 26.4 Other household types 10 4.1 6.2 8.0 With dependent children 4 1.6 2.1 2.6 Source: ONS - 2011 Census (KS105EW) Table 3: Household composition in 2011 Upton Bishop NDP · Parish profile · November 2020 5 Tenure 2.14 In 2011 just over three-quarters of homes in Upton Bishop parish were owner-occupied, either outright or with a mortgage or loan, more than for the County as a whole or nationally. Half of all homes were owned outright, notably more than at County level or nationally (England 31%). There were lower proportions of social or private rented homes compared to Herefordshire and England. Upton Bishop Herefordshire England Tenure No. % % % All households 246 Owned 188 76.4 67.7 63.3 Owned outright 123 50 39.4 30.6 Owned with a mortgage or 65 26.4 28.3 32.8 loan Shared ownership (part owned and 0 0 1 0.8 part rented) Social rented 20 8.1 13.9 17.7 Rented from council (Local 4 1.6 3.4 9.4 Authority) Other 16 6.5 10.5 8.3 Private rented 28 11.4 15.5 16.8 Private landlord or letting 23 9.3 13.6 15.4 agency Other 5 2 1.9 1.4 Living rent free 10 4.1 1.9 1.3 Source: ONS - 2011 Census (KS402EW) Table 4: Tenure in 2011 90 80 70 60 50 % 40 30 20 10 0 Owned Owned outright Mortgage/loan Social rented Private rented Living rent free Upton Bishop Herefordshire England Upton Bishop NDP · Parish profile · November 2020 6 Dwelling types 2.15 There were 257 ‘household spaces’ at the time of the Census, meaning 11 were vacant – similar to the County and national rates.