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Reading Jan-18 Kentwood Berkshire Public Health Shared Team INTRODUCTION CONTENTS This is a profile of Kentwood Ward. It is intended to accompany the wider Joint Strategic Needs Assessment of Reading. Profiles have been created for each of the Electoral Wards within Reading. 1. SUMMARY……………….………...….…… 2 to 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS…………………........ 4 to 6 The profiles are split into nine topics with these being accompanied by a summary of key findings and supported 3. DEPRIVATION, POVERTY AND by metadata (information about the data used within the profiles). ACCESS TO SERVICES…………….…… 7 4. ECONOMY AND ENTERPRISE……… 8 The profiles are a tool which will be regularly developed with both improved functionality and also new and 5. EDUCATION……………………………….. 9 refreshed indicator data. We welcome your comments and suggestions so that we can ensure future 6. HEALTH……………………………………….10 to 11 developments are relevant and useful to you. 7. HOUSING……………………………………..12 8. COMMUNITY SAFETY………………….. 13 The profiles are in the main based only on data that are collected nationally with a high degree of completeness. This has been supplemented with local data where this has been considered appropriate. 9. ENVIRONMENT…………………………… 14 10. SOURCES OF DATA…………………………………………..……………… 15 Some indicators may give small numbers at Ward level. This should be taken into consideration when interpreting the data. Small changes in counts can lead to wide variance in the rate, and counts can vary significantly from year to year. Any provisional conclusions drawn from the profiles should be compared with other sources of information, both quantitative and qualitative. Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 1 1. SUMMARY • There are 9,732 people living in Kentwood 22.6% of these are children aged 0 to 15 and 14.5% are older people aged 65 and over. The non-white British population accounts for 23.3% of the total population. 85% of the Kentwood population were born in the UK. This is more than the average of Reading. • Out of the 16 wards in Reading, Kentwood is the seventh least deprived ward. 20.8% of children in Kentwood are at risk of living in poverty, compared with 18.7% across Reading. • In Kentwood 9.2% of the working age population claim benefits compared with 9.6% in Reading. 70.3% of the population of Kentwood who are aged 16 to 74 years are in employment. This is higher than the average in Reading. In Kentwood, the majority of people in employment (39% of workers) were employed in managerial/professional/technical occupations. 18% of workers were employed in professional occupations. 20.6% of working age people in Kentwood have no formal qualifications. • 56.4% of children living in Reading achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 62.5% of children living in Kentwood achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 57.4% of children living in Reading achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. 56.3% of children living in Kentwood achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. • The average life expectancy at birth for males living in Kentwood is 79.2 years. The average life expectancy at birth for females in Kentwood is 80.9 years. Death rates from all causes in people aged less than 75 are as expected. Emergency hospital admissions for all causes are lower than expected*. • An estimated 27.3% of adults in Kentwood are obese. An estimated 17.9% of adults in Kentwood binge drink. An estimated 24.8% of adults in Kentwood eat healthily. • There are a total of 3842 dwellings in Kentwood. The most common housing type in Kentwood is Semi-detached. This accounts for 37.84% of all housing. The average household size in Kentwood is 2.5 people and 4.2% of housing in Kentwood is classifed as needing one or more bedrooms more than it has in order to be adequately sized for the number of people living there. • There were 343 crimes recorded in Kentwood during 2013/14. This equates to 35.4 crimes per 1,000 people living in Kentwood - a rate that is lower than the average across Reading. • In Kentwood, according to the urban/rural classification from ONS 2012, 100% of the population live in areas classified as urban city and town. * Given the age and gender structure of the population and national death/admission rates Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 2 1. SUMMARY Reading Ward Range Local Authority Average Ward Range Category Indicator Kentwood Worst Best Average Worst Best Indices of Multiple Deprivation Score - IMD (2015) 17.4 18.5 31.6 3.0 Deprivation & % children in Poverty (2015) 20.8 18.7 31.6 2.3 access Barriers to Housing and Services Score - IMD domain (2015) 24.8 23.4 27.3 17.2 Economy & % Job Seekers Allowance Claimants (September 2017) 1.5 1.5 2.3 0.6 Enterprise Post-16 Qualifications - % Level 3 or higher (2011) 37.8 48.3 28.0 68.6 % key Stage 2 Level 4+ (2012) 69.1 77.2 65.3 94.8 Education % 5+ GCSEs A*-C (inc Maths and English) (2013/14) 58.1 56.1 37.9 86.7 All Cause Mortality Rate <75, DSR per 100,000 (2012-16) 1444.4 999.3 1444 617 Life Expectancy - males (2011-15) 79.2 79 74.0 84.7 Health Life Expectancy - females (2011-15) 80.9 83.5 80.1 89.2 Emergency hospital admissions for all causes (SAR) 2011-16 87.5 83.7 105.2 58.1 % low Birthweights <2500g (2011-15) 2.7 2.8 3.9 1.7 % occupancy rating - bedrooms -1 or less (2011) 4.2 5.9 9.6 0.6 Housing % no Central Heating (2011) 2.0 2.9 5.6 0.8 % socially Rented (2011) 11.0 15.5 35.7 0.7 Crime rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 35.4 54.7 257.0 16.6 Anti-social Behaviour rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 14.9 22.1 72.2 3.3 Community Safety Theft and handling stolen goods rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 7.7 22.1 159.7 3.3 Violence With/Without Injury rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 7.8 8.6 31.8 1.0 Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Population Summary 2016 • Kentwood has a population of 9,732. This figure has decreased at a Kentwood Reading slower rate than it has on average across Reading since 2001. Total Population 9,732 - - • The working age population is relatively small in comparison to Males 4,801 49.3% 50.5% Reading. Females 4,931 50.7% 49.5% • Related to this, the ward has a proportionately larger young population Children (0-15) 2,203 22.6% 19.5% (23%) and a larger older population (14%). Working Age (16-64) 6,118 62.9% 67.2% • The 2011 Census indicates that 23% of Kentwood are BME, which is Older People (65+) 1,411 14.5% 12.1% lower than the Reading average. • The largest single BME population is the 'White: Other' group. This BME** Population (2011 Census data) 2,271 23.3% 34.7% group represents 22.3% of BME people and 5.3% of the total population Population (2001) 9,738 - - of the ward. Population Change (2001-2016) -6 -0.1% 12.4% Population structure 2016 LA Total Males Females Religion 2011 85+ Kentwood Reading 80-84 75-79 70-74 Christian 5,409 56.1% 50% 65-69 Buddhist 32 0.3% 1.2% 60-64 55-59 Hindu 190 2% 3.6% 50-54 Jewish 15 0.2% 0.2% 45-49 Muslim 349 3.6% 7.1% Age Age Band 40-44 35-39 Sikh 69 0.7% 0.6% 30-34 25-29 Any other religion 35 0.4% 0.5% 20-24 No Religion 2,864 29.7% 29.5% 15-19 10-14 Religion not stated 671 7% 7.3% 5-9 0-4 10.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 Percentage by Age Group Source: ONS 2016 ** Black and minority ethnic (used to collectively refer to non 'White: British' ethnicities) Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 4 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Ethnicity Kentwood Reading Kentwood Reading Total BME (Non White British) Population 2,271 23.6% 34.7% White Asian or Asian British British 7,363 75.7% 65.3% Indian 225 2.3% 4.2% Irish 143 1.5% 1.5% Pakistani 196 2.0% 4.5% Gypsy or Irish Traveller 2 0.0% 0.1% Bangladeshi 36 0.4% 0.4% Other White (Including White European) 506 5.2% 7.9% Chinese 29 0.3% 1.0% Mixed Other Asian 165 1.7% 3.5% White and Black Caribbean 210 2.2% 1.7% Black or Black British White and Black African 40 0.4% 0.5% Black Caribbean 233 2.4% 3.9% White and Asian 81 0.8% 0.9% Black African 244 2.5% 2.1% Other Mixed 55 0.6% 0.8% Other Black 71 0.7% 0.7% Other Ethnic Group Other Ethnic Group 35 0.4% 1.0% Household Composition Kentwood Reading Kentwood Reading All Households: 3746 62,869 Lone Parent 469 12.5% 10.8% Dependent children 325 8.7% 7.5% One Person Household: 892 23.8% 30.6% Non dependent children 144 3.8% 3.3% One Family Household: 2545 67.9% 57.3% Other household types 309 8.2% 12.1% All aged over 65 217 5.8% 5.2% With dependent children 117 3.1% 3.2% Married or same-sex civil partnership couple 1437 38.4% 30.6% All full-time students 0 0.0% 1.5% No children 520 13.9% 10.6% All aged 65 and over 13 0.3% 0.2% Dependent children 681 18.2% 15.7% Other 179 38.4% 30.6% Non dependent children 236 6.3% 4.2% Cohabiting couple 422 11.3% 10.7% No children 212 5.7% 6.7% Dependent children 182 4.9% 3.6% Non dependent children 28 0.7% 0.4% Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 5 2.