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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Population – 86,120 (mid-2006 Average age – East Trend based Census collected ONS (2001 Census) Population population estimates) 42.9. 39.1 predictions every 10 years, other And population Growth 41,649 male South East & 38.7 reveal a rise in figures rely on forecasts, ESCC http:// 44,471 women & Wales population to estimates. neighbourhood.statistic 97,700 by 2029 s.gov.uk/dissemination/ Policy Based AreaProfile2.do?tab=2 Projections – 84,541 in 2026 + www.eastsussex. Trend Based gov.uk/community/facts Projections - 97,700 andfigures/keydata/key in 2029 datapopulation/keypop ulationdataproj.htm

Hastings – Almost 25% of Borough Policy Based www.eastsussex. Population population is 19 or under. Projections – gov.uk/community/facts Characteris­ Population under 19, andfigures/keydata/key tics Over 17% of the Borough 20.4% in 2026, datapopulation/keypop Population is over 65 years population over 65, ulationdataproj.htm old 26.1% in 2026. Trend Based Projections – Population under 19 21.3% in 2029, population over 65 24.1% in 2029 Economically 2006 Survey – 80.8% 37,700 (75.7% http:// active working All people- 39,000 – 77.9% 82.0% South east of the working neighbourhood.statistics age population of the working population 78.6% England age population .gov.uk/dissemination/ Male working age – 20,600 in 2005, in 1999 AreaProfile2.do?tab=2

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data (80.3%) 77% or Females – working age employment rate http://www.nomisweb.c 18,500 (75.7%) o.uk/reports/lmp/la/203 8431762/report.aspx Residents % of residents who are Increase in C S target 2 http:// satisfaction satisfied with their local satisfaction Increase the % www.hastings.gov.uk/ area as a place to live between 2001 % of local people consultation/ Citizen panel 2001 – 70.3% 2005 – better satisfied with citizenspanel_consultati Citizen panel 2003 – 75.2% then the cs their on.asp Citizen panel 2005/06 – target of 73% neighbourhood 76.0% as a place to Citizen panel 2006/07 – live to 85%by 76.0% 2013 73%- 2005 78% 2008 85% 2013 Young people March 2006/07 Dec 05 54.9% There was a C S target 4 Dependant on youth Young people Survey 54.7% of young people 6.1% increase in Increase the citizens panels survey http:// surveyed considered satisfaction – proportion of www.hastings.gov.uk/ Hastings a ‘good place’ to Hastings is a young people consultation/ live in ‘good place’ to who think the past_consultation.aspx live Improved town is a good satisfaction place for them to live in

58% - 2008 73% 2013 Housing Housing In 2001 South east Hastings has ONS (2001 Census) Tenure Owner occupier 64% Owner occupier very high http:// Housing Assoc/Social 73.2% proportion of neighbourhood.statistic landlord 15% Housing Assoc/Social privately rented s.gov.uk/dissemination/ Private landlord/letting landlord 6.61%% properties AreaProfile2.do?tab=2 agency 21% Shared ownership

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data 0.8% Private landlord/letting agency 8.8%% Other 3.31% Property Average House Price - East Sussex - Between 1998 Average HM Land registry values £155,646 between April – £229,685 and 2003 £155,224 June 2007 South east – average between April- http://www.landregistry. £256,149 between property price June 2006 gov.uk April – June 2007 has more than doubled (an increase of 121%) Property Average property cost the Average house prices Property Overall affordability – Nomis, HM Land affordability – equivalent of 7.3 times Rother £202,939 – process in average local registry ratio of salaries in 2006 8.1 times salaries in Hastings have property price divided http://www.nomisweb.c average house Average house price 2005 risen by 94% by average local o.uk/ prices to Hastings £158,127 East Sussex since 2000 earnings + average local between Oct – Dec 2006 £200,870 – 7.5 times Annual information http://www.landregistry. earnings salaries in 2005 gov.uk South East 215,128 East Sussex in figures UK £175,396 http://www.eastsussexi (Jan – march 2005) nfigures.org.uk/webvie 6.7 times salaries in w/ 2005 Housing stock 40,897 households in 8% of stock in the There were Dwelling Stock by Hastings in 2005, of which South East is owned 38,034 Tenure and Condition 5,266 (12.9%) owned by by RSLs, and 8.2% in dwellings in data provided by the Registered Social England overall. 2001 – a 7% ODPM from ONS Landlords (RSLs) rise in stock. website http:// 15.7% was neighbourhood.statistics. RSL stock gov.uk/dissemination/ Number of AreaProfile2.do?tab=2 households has

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data risen in recent ab=7 years and is likely to do so in the future Household 2.19 persons per South East = 2.38 Housing Market size household persons per Assessment 2006 household Condition of 4,229 (10.3%) of dwellings 3.5% of dwellings in 13.9% of stock Dwelling Stock by Tenure housing stock are unfit in 2005 the South East were was unfit in and Condition data unfit, 4.8% were unfit 2001, provided by the ODPM overall for England, The number if from ONS website 2004 unfit dwellings http:// is in decline neighbourhood.statistics. gov.uk/dissemination/ AreaProfile2.do?tab=2

Homeless- 2006/07 Hastings experiences 2005/06 – 273 CS target 18a Housing Team – ness Hastings 241 households highest levels of households Achieve a 50% Hastings Borough accepted as homeless households accepted accepted as reduction in Council as homeless in the homeless numbers county accepted as In 2005 10.43% of 2004/05 – 378 homeless per households were households 1000 housed in Bed & accepted as households by Breakfast homeless 2010 accomodation as an 28% per 1000 - emergency measure 2003/04 – 439 2005 – meeting the 2005 households 6.92% per CS target accepted as 1000 - 2008 homeless 3.12% per 11000 - 2013 Number of 2006/2007 – 203 net new Southeast 28,000 2005/06 338 C S target 16a housing homes built new homes in net new homes CS target 16 www.hastings.gov.uk completions 2004/05 completed Build 3300 new

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data 2004/05 210 homes net new homes 600 new completed homes by 2005 1600 new homes 2008 3300 new homes 2013 Structure plan target - 3,300 homes to 2011 - South east plan target 4200 dwellings by 2026 Affordable 2006/07 - 72 2005/06 – 52 75 units a year Annual Monitoring housing 2004/05 - 27 Report – Forward completions Planning completed through the planning process. Housing 2006/07 – 2005/06 – Annual Monitoring density Percentage of new homes Percentage of Report – Forward completed at less than 30 new homes Planning. dwellings per hectare – completed at 5.7% less than 30 30-50 dwellings per hectare dwellings per – 38.0% hectare – 6.4% above 50 dwellings per 30-50 dwellings hectare 56.3% per hectare – 41.3% above 50 dwellings per hectare –

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data 52.3% 2004/05 – less than 30 dwellings per hectare - 4.2%, 30-50 dwellings per hectare – 32.1%, above 50 dwellings per hectare – 63.8% Percentage of 2006/07 – 2005/2006 – Annual Monitoring new GP = 100% Report – Forward residential GP = 100% Hospital = 81% Planning development Hospital = 100% Schools = within 30 Schools = 100% 100% minutes public Employment = 100% Employment = transport time Major Retail Centre = 100% 100% of a GP, Major Retail hospital, Centre = 78% primary and 2004/05 – no secondary comparable school, data for this employment period and a major health centre. Number of 2006/07 – 78 Properties 2005/2006 – 82 Empty Homes officer – empty homes brought back into use. Properties Hastings Borough brought back brought back Council. into use – into use. BVPI 64 Social Inclusiveness

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Child Poverty 8 Super Output Areas 29% of children CS Target 3 IMD 2007 – income (SOAs) are in the worst under 16 years in Narrow the gap deprivation affecting 10% of the country for Child Hastings are living in between child children index Poverty (with 3 being in the income deprived poverty rates worst 5%) – Index of households for Hastings http://www.hastings.gov Multiple Deprivation 2007 Target to reduce the and East .uk/economic_intelligen gap by 6% was Sussex as a ce/economic_inclusion narrowly missed in whole. 041124.pdf 2005 – actual 6.12% (Measured as - target 6% the proportion of children aged under 16 living in households in receipt of Income Support) 2005: 44 (6% gap) 2008: 42% (5.5% gap) 2013: 37% (4.5% gap)

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data % of Defined as households who Wealden 17%, Likely to Not sure if the report Housing Condition households in have to spend 10% or more Rother 22%, Lewes increase if fuel by CSE will be Survey (1996) Centre fuel poverty of their income to heat their 20%, prices continue repeated. Based on For Sustainable energy homes 25% to rise 1991 census data & report – A Profile of 6.59% of households are UK estimates 1996 House Fuel Poverty in the living in fuel poverty (2486 2004- approx 2 Condition Survey South East households million Review underway to https://www.cse.org.uk/ NB data based on 1991 households in link 1991 data to downloads/reports-and- Census and 1996 Housing fuel poverty in 2003 boundary publications/fuel-poverty/ Condition Survey the UK. reviews integrating-welfare-rights- fuel-poverty-services.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/ government/collections/ fuel-poverty-statistics

Community In 2006/07, 52% felt people In 2005 – C S target 10 Citizen Panel & C cohesion from different backgrounds 51.1% Increase the Strategy target live harmoniously in the number http://www.hastings.gov town residents who .uk/consultation/citizens feel people panel_consultation.asp from different x backgrounds https:// live www.hastings.gov.uk/ harmoniously in my-council/policies- the town strategies/ 51% - 2008 community2009/ 59% - 2013

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Indices of The Index of Multiple Hastings is in the top C S target 1 IMD 2007 multiple Deprivation provides an 10% of most deprived Halve the deprivation insight into the social Local Authority areas number of http://www.communities characteristics of the in England- and neighbourhood .gov.uk/communities/ne Borough. It provides an ranks 29 on the s in the 10% ighbourhoodrenewal/de overall measure of how average ward scores, most deprived privation/deprivation07/ deprived a community is by where 1=most nationally scoring a wide range of deprived and 354 = 12 – 2005 issues, including least deprived district 10 – 2008 employment, income, in England. 6 - 2013 health, education, housing Comparative data and crime. These 6 areas Eastbourne ranked have 32 separate 88 indicators, which together Rother 163 make up the overall indices of deprivation. Location of The Index also measures 37.7% of SOAs in CS target 1 ONS (Census 2001) most deprived deprivation for small areas Hastings fall within Narrow the gap Super Output with a population of about the most deprived – halve the http://www.neighbourho Areas 1500 people – these are 20% of SOAs in number of od.statistics.gov.uk/diss known as Super Output England – this is the neighbourhood emination/ Areas (SOA) and there are highest proportion of s in the 10% 53 such areas in Hastings any Local Authority in most deprived and St Leonards, and the South East. nationally. (A 32,482 nationally. Approximately 22% neighbourhood of the town’s is defined as a population live in an Super Output SOA, which are in the Area.) top 10% most Baseline: 2004 deprived nationally. 12 in the worst 10% Community Safety

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Number of There were 14.6 domestic Hastings was in the There were C S target 5 burglaries per burglaries / 1,000 top 25% of councils 23.6 domestic Halve the gap http://www.eastsussexi 1000 population in Hastings in in England and burglaries / between overall nfigures.org.uk/webvie households 2006/07 Wales for levels of 1,000 crime rates per w/ domestic burglary population in 1000 for (i.e. the quartile with Hastings in Hastings & St the greatest numbers 2003-04, Leonards & the of burglaries). The 17.43/1,000 in average for 25% cut-off was 13.6. 2005/06 England & Proportion of Wales burglary’s is declining Number of There were 36.9 / 1,000 Hastings was in the There were Violent population in Hastings in top 25% of councils 34.8 violent http://www.eastsussexi offences per 2006/07 in England and crimes / 1,000 nfigures.org.uk/webvie 1000 Wales for levels of population in w/ population violent crime (i.e. the Hastings in quartile with the 2006/07, 34.2 / greatest numbers of 1000 in crimes). The 25% 2004/05 cut-off was 6.3. Fear of crime Fear of crime has reduced Fear of crime is since 2001 – annual survey reducing 2001 http://www.saferhasting 2006 93% 84% s.co.uk/ (feel safe where you live 2004 89% during the day) 2005 91% Human Health

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Life Average life expectancy in South East – Average life Community http://www.nchod.nhs.u expectancy Hastings 78.5 years males expectancy in strategy target k/ 75.7 years males 82.4 years females Hastings 13 Reduce 80.1 years females 75.7 years death rates 2003-2005 Averages 2004-2006 Averages males from circulatory www.neighbourhood.st 2004-2006 Averages 79.9 years disease atistic s.gov.uk/ females East (coronary heart dissemination/ Sussex disease and LeadDatasetList.do? 79.9 years stroke) and a=3&b=276951&c=hast males cancer in ings&d=13&g=441599 82 years people under &i=1x3&m=0&enc=1&d females 75, by at least omainId=6 40% and 20% 2003-2005 respectively by Averages 2013 Reduce death 88.1/100,000 (2003-2005 147/100,000 (1996 Down by 30% CS target 13a https:// rates from average) Baseline) in 2008/2009 Reduce death www.hastings.gov.uk/ circulatory rates from my-council/policies- disease 103/100,000 (2002­ Down by 40% circulatory strategies/ (coronary 2004 average) 2013/2014 disease community2009/ heart disease (coronary heart and stroke) in Target for 2005/2006 disease and people under down by 25%, 30% stroke) in 75 reduction achieved people under 75

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Reduce death 119.65/100,000 (2003-2005 157/100,000 (1996 C S Target 13b https:// rates from average) Baseline) Reduce the www.hastings.gov.uk/ cancer in death rates my-council/policies- people under 120/100,000 (2002­ form cancer in strategies/ 75 2004 average) people under community2009/ 75, Down by 24% reduction 15% in achieved, Target for 2008/2009 2005/2006 down by 15% Down by 20% in 2013/2014

General Level In 2001 Census - 11.2% of 7.12% South East http://www.statistics.go of health population described their 9.22% England & v.uk/census2001/profile health as ‘not good’ Wales s/21ud.asp % of Hastings 36.7% or 18,419 – Rother 34% http://www.neighbourho Households 2001 Eastbourne 35% od.statistics.gov.uk/diss with one or Southeast 29% emination/LeadTableVi more persons England 33% ew.do?a=3&b=276951 with a limiting &c=hastings&d=13&e= long term 6&g=441599&i=1x3x4& illness m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyI d=57

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Road traffic In 2006, 1 fatal crash, 33 Rother 324 crashes In 2004 – 2 UK govt by www.eastsussex. accidents serious, 201 slight – total of Eastbourne 297 fatal crashes 2010 to reduce gov.uk/roadsandtransp 235 crashes on Hastings Lewes 309 38 serious and the numbers of ort/roads/roadsafety/ro roads. Wealden 501 212 slight – people killed or adcasualties/default.ht In 2006, 1766 people were total of 322 seriously m injured in 1666 crashes on In 2005, 2342 people crashes on injured by 40% the roads in East Sussex were injured in 1703 Hastings roads, crashes on the roads In 2005, 6 fatal in East Sussex crashes, 49 serious, 222 slight – total of 277 crashes on Hastings roads. Number of 2006- 22 causalities Eastbourne 32 2005 – 18, www.eastsussex. cyclist road involving pedal cyclists in Rother 7 2004 -19 gov.uk/roadsandtransp accident Hastings Lewes 18 causalities ort/roads/roadsafety/ro casualties Wealden 23 involving pedal adcasualties/default.ht East Sussex 102 cyclists in m Hastings Education GCSE 43.48% achieved in 42.1% achieved in GCSE pass CS target 9a Community Strategy qualifications – 2006/07 2005/06 rates in Increase the % Target 9a 15 year old 42% baseline (Sep Hastings are of 15 year olds young people 03 –Aug 04) lower then achieving 5 or (A*-C) 41% 02-03 other LA’s in more GCSE’s 43% 01-02 east Sussex A*-C grades or equivalent South east 55% 46% by 2008 51% by 2013 % of working Hastings – 42.2% - Jan- England – 44% Hastings – Sample Survey – www.nomisweb.co.uk - age population Dec 2006 APS South East – 49.4% 42.2% - Jan- some issues with Annual Population with NVQ level East Sussex –47.4% Dec 2005 APS data accuracy Survey 3 or above

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data % school For Hastings 14% of 16-74 For East Sussex 18% C S target 9 http://www.neighbourho leavers year olds classed classed themselves Increase the % od.statistics.gov.uk/diss pursuing themselves as level 4/5 at level 4/5, 8% at of 15 year-olds emination/LeadAreaSe further educational attainment in level 3, 21% at level achieving 5 or arch.do?a=3&c=&d=14 education the 2001 census (1st or 2, 18% at level 1, and more GCSE’s 1&i=1&m=0&enc=1&ar higher degree, NVQ 4/5, or 27% without at grades A* - eaSearchText=hastings equivalent health qualifications. For C or equivalent &areaSearchType=13& qualification). 7% classed England and Wales to 55% in 2013 extendedList=false&se themselves as level 3 (2+ 18% level 4/5, 8% 46% - 2008 archAreas=Search A-levels, NVQ 3). 20% as level 3, 19% level 2, 51% - 2013 level 2 (5+ GCSE’s at A-C, 17% level 1 and 29% NVQ 2). 19% as level 1 with no qualifications. (1+ GCSE, any grade, NVQ 1). 32% with no formal qualifications. Working age Hastings – 19.9% - Jan- England – 27.1% Hastings – Sample Survey – www.nomisweb.co.uk - population Dec 2006 APS South East – 30.5% 16.8% - Jan- some issues with Annual Population with NVQ4 or East Sussex –26.1% Dec 2005 APS data accuracy Survey above

% of adults 25% of Adults had poor 24% of adults in East Survey will be http://www.literacytrust. with poor literacy skills in a 1996/7 Sussex and 24% in updated shortly but org.uk/database/stats/a literacy survey England and Wales no confirmed date dult.html 10% adults had literacy had poor literacy skills below entry level 3 in skills in 2003 2003 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ readwriteplus_skillsforlif esurvey/

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data % of adults 25% of adults had poor 22% of adults in East Survey will be Dept Education & Skills with poor basic numeracy skills in a Sussex and 24% in updated shortly but basic 1996/7 survey England and Wales no confirmed date http://www.literacytrust. numeracy 61% of adults had basic had poor basic org.uk/database/stats/a skills skills below entry level 3 in numeracy skills in dult.html 2003 2003 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ readwriteplus_skillsforlif esurvey/ Transport % car There were 37,433 private Households without a A 14% rise http://www.eastsussexi ownership licensed vehicles in car in East Sussex in from 2001- nfigures.org.uk/webvie Hastings in 2004 (0.44 / 2001: 2004. There w/ person) Eastbourne 31% were 32,962 Lewes 21% private licensed In 2001 34% of households Rother 21% vehicles in had no car (of these 43% Wealden 14% Hastings in were pensioners, 12% lone East Sussex 23% 2001. The parents and 7% were There were South East households with dependant 4,237,176 private showed an 8% children) vehicles licensed in rise, and 9% for the South East (0.52 / England and person) and Wales. 24,270,519 in England and Wales (0.46 / person).

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Road traffic Road traffic growth for Road traffic growth in For England The number of http://www.eastsussexi growth – traffic period 1998 onwards – Hastings is more than there has been vehicle km nfigures.org.uk/webvie flow Hastings & Bexhill 12% in other area in East a 21.1% travelled has w/ (05/06) Sussex, from 1998 increase in continued to onwards growth traffic since increase In http://www.dft.gov.uk/st equals: 1993. East Sussex ellent/groups/dft_contro Eastbourne 3.6% 2000 4029 l/documents/contentser Lewes 0.6% million km vertemplate/dft_index.h South Coastal towns 2004 4367 cst?n=9751&l=4 3.4% million km travelled Rail Links Hastings is linked by rail to Rail links to London http://www.nationalrail.c London to the North are considered poor o.uk/tocs_maps/maps/n (Connex services), Brighton with 1 ½ hour journey etwork_rail_maps.htm to the West (South Central) times compared with and via Ashford to the 1 hour from Brighton. Eurostar. Average 13.33km in 2001 15.98km for East http://neighbourhood.st distance Sussex, 13.39km for atistics.gov.uk/dissemin travelled to England and Wales ation/LeadDatasetList.d work (km) o?a=3&b=276951&c=h astings&d=13&g=4415 99&i=1x3&m=0&enc=1 &domainId=16 % People 16­ In 2001 Census: 58.3% driving and http:// 74 who travel 6.14% as passengers neighbourhood.statistics. to work by 54% driving and 8.34% as in East Sussex, gov.uk/dissemination/ private motor passengers 55.23% driving and LeadDatasetList.do? vehicle 6.25% as passengers a=3&b=276951&c=hasti 3075 people worked mainly for England and ngs&d=13&g=441599&i= from home Wales 1x3&m=0&enc=1&domai nId=16t

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data % People In 2001 Census: 12.60% in East http:// aged 16-74 Sussex, 12.82% for neighbourhood.statistics who travel to 5,640 people or 15.89% for England .gov.uk/dissemination/ work on foot or Hastings LeadAreaSearch.do? cycle a=3&i=1&m=0&enc=1& areaSearchText=hasting s +&areaSearchType=13 &extendedList=false&se archAreas=Search Bus 18% 2003 baseline – C S target http://www.hastings.gov Passenger (There has also been a 3.5 million increase the .uk/community_strategy journeys 68% increase in the 6.75% increase total no of bus /progress2005_2006.as number of concessionary in bus passenger px fare journeys made since passenger journeys 2005/6 due to the journeys 2005 4% introduction of free travel 2005/06 2008 9% for residents who are 2013 15% disabled or over 60) Cultural Listed As at January 2008: Over 600 https:// Buildings 916 Grade II archaeological sites www.hastings.gov.uk/ And scheduled 38 Grade II* in the county conservation/building- monuments 1 Grade I conservation/ 8 scheduled ancient Rother DC 2114 conservation-areas/ monuments. listed buildings and conservation areas including villages and urban areas

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Buildings at There are 3 buildings at risk Hastings Castle www.english­ risk in January 2008, 1 is a has fallen out of heritage.org.uk/bar Grade II*, 1 is Scheduled this category Ancient Monument and and it no longer 1 is II and Scheduled a building at Ancient Monument risk. Conservation There are 17 conservation https:// areas areas in the town – There is www.hastings.gov.uk/ approximately 10% of conservation/building- housing stock within a conservation/ conservation area. conservation-areas/ Access to 2006/07 66% of 2005/06 60% of CS target 20 https:// open space households were within households Increase % of www.hastings.gov.uk/ 300m of an accessible were within households my-council/policies- open space 300m of an within 300m of strategies/parks/ accessible an accessible open space open space that meets the Council’s quality standard 72% - 2008 90% - 2013 Percentage of 38.4% eligible open spaces 37.97% eligible Hastings Local eligible open managed to Green Flag open spaces Development spaces to Award Standard in 2006/07 managed to Framework – Annual Green Flag Green Flag Monitoring Report Award Award Standard Standard in 2005/06

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Change in No Change in 2006/07 Baseline 05/06 Hastings Local areas - 1178.71 Development designated for 1178.71 Hectares Hectares Framework – Annual their intrinsic Monitoring Report environmental value including sites of international, national, regional, sub­ regional or local significance Biodiversity, Flora & Fauna Total number As at July 2007, http://www.wildhastings of nature Hastings Cliffs Special Area .org.uk/home/default.as conservation of Conservation (SAC) – px designations 182.74ha and extent of 3 Special Sites of Scientific coverage Interest SSSI @ Combe haven (56.14ha), Marline Valley Woods (54.48ha) and Hastings Cliff to Pett beach (190.54). There are 7 local nature reserves (492.67) and 32 Sites of Nature Conservation interest (192.8ha).

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Condition of The 3 SSSI are in In East Sussex 37% The 3 SSSI are To maintain the English nature SSSI’s favourable condition as at of SSSI are in in favourable SSSI in http://www.english­ Dec 2007 favourable condition condition as at favourable nature.org.uk/special/ss and 38% are in July 2006 condition si/reportIndex.cfm unfavourable condition recovering Change in No Change in 2006/07 In 2005/2006 http://www.hastings.gov areas and Priority Habitats .uk/ldf/amr.pdf populations of 729.29 Hectares and 20 cover 727.29 biodiversity different types of priority hectares within importance species the Borough. Habitats in Hastings has a wealth of Wild Hastings Hastings habitats: http://www.wildhastings Coastal .org.uk/home/default.as Grassland & heath px Marine Wetlands Woodlands 729.29 ha of Priority Habitats.

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Wild bird In 2004 for the first time in Woodland bird http://www.defra.gov.uk populations 10 years – barn owls bred populations in the /environment/statistics/ at Fairlight place farm south east fell by wildlife/research/rwbi.ht 15% between 1994 & m 1997 and in 2003 were 10% below 1994 levels http://www.wildhastings The region's farmland .org.uk/wildlife/birds/def bird populations ault.aspx decreased to 17 per cent below 1994 levels by 1999, and in 2003 were 12 per cent below 1994 levels. Soil & Land % of homes In 2006/07 86% of new 04/05 - 91% CS target 13b HBC – BVPI 106 built on dwellings were built on build on PDL Ensure 60% of previously previously developed land Rother - 90% new homes are http://www.hastings.gov developed in the borough Eastbourne- 100% 05/06 – 67% built on .uk/community_strategy land (PDL) Lewes – 94% build on PDL previously /progress2005_2006.as Wealden – 87% developed land px Brighton – 100%

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Area under Countryside stewardship Draft target in http://www.defra.gov.uk agri­ schemes operating at biodiversity /erdp/schemes/default. environmental Hastings Countryside Park strategy: htm schemes Local Nature reserve Ensure all And Wilting applicable public land is brought under the most beneficial environmental agreement by 2010

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Housing In 2006/07 In 2004/2005 1994 to 2004 50-60 dws/ha http://www.hastings.gov density dwelling density in urban areas .uk/ldf/amr.pdf Percentage of Less than 30 dwellings per Less than 30 in the South new dwellings hectare – 5.7% dwellings per hectare East increased completed – 4.2% from 22 to 44 http:// Between 30-50 dwellings dwellings. www.sustainabledevel per hectare – 38.0% Between 30-50 Average opment.gov.uk/re dwellings per hectare density is now gional/se/26.htm­ Above 50 dwellings per – 32.1% above the hectare – 56.3% average for Above 50 dwellings England of 39 per hectare – 63.8% dwellings per hectare. In 2005/2006

Less than 30 dwellings per hectare – 6.4%

Between 30-50 dwellings per hectare – 41.3%

Above 50 dwellings per hectare – 52.3%

Amount of 2006/07 2005/06 Hastings Local floorspace B1a – 6,806.8m² B1a – 0m² Development developed for B1b - 148m² B1b - 0m² Framework – Annual employment B1c - up to 4,497m² B1c - 199m² Monitoring Report by type B2 – 11,093m² B2 – 0m² B8 – up to 2,211m² B8 – up to 1812m² Waste

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Increase the 18% (forecast only – Rother 14.1% In 2004/05 CS target 21 http://www.hastings.gov amount of figures currently being 2004/05 10.92% of Increase the .uk/community_strategy household audited) Eastbourne 16.43% household amount of /progress2005_2006.as waste recycled waste was waste recycled px and Across East Sussex recycled and composted composted to 14% of waste was 2001/02 9.7% to 22% by 2008 30% by 2013. recycled 2002/03 10.8% and 30% by South east average 2003/04 11.0% 2013 19% Tonnage (KG) In 2005/06 383 kg of Rother 407kg Waste from CS target 21 of waste household waste was 2005/06 households Increase the collected per collected per household. Eastbourne 375kg continues to amount of http://www.hastings.gov household 2005/06 379kg 2004/05 rise annually by waste recycled .uk/performance_plan/d 2003/04 375kg In East Sussex 2% and composted efault.aspx 2002/03 372 kg during 2005/06 520kg to 22% by 2008 2001/02 370 kg of waste per person and 30% by http://www.areaprofiles. was collected 2013 audit- commission.gov.uk/(wq zntt3yqdqb3xmvfg4bhu HBC 45)/DataProfile.aspx?e ntity=0 % of 2005/06 93% Eastbourne 2004/05 98.5% HBC targets http://www.bvpi.gov.uk/ population 90.0% 2004/05 2003/04 62% 96% 2006/07 pages/keyfacts_step1.a served by 87.7% 2003/04 98% 2007/08 sp kerbside Rother 99% 2008/09 collection or 65% 2004/05 within 1km of 65% 2004/05 recycling centre (%)

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data % of the total 2005/06 0% Eastbourne – 3.30% 2004/05 0% http://www.areaprofiles. tonnage of Rother – 0% 2003/04 0% audit- household Lewes – 0% commission.gov.uk/(wq waste arisings Wealden – 16.34% zntt3yqdqb3xmvfg4bhu that have been 45)/DataProfile.aspx?e composted ntity=0 New homes No data available as yet, provided with waiting for advice from recycling/wast Environment Agency e prevention facilities (EA) Fly tipping No data available as yet, (EA) waiting for advice from Environment Agency Water Average 2004/05 Water consumption in Household per domestic the southeast 150­ capita www.environment water Metered household 156 170 litres per person consumption agency.gov.uk/regions/ consumption litres per day per day has grown by southern/1168940/1169 (litres per day 7-10% in the 042/1169063/1188265/ per capita) non-metered household last 10 years ?version=1&lang=_e 168 litres per day South east has the highest consumption figures in the UK

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data % of river 2004 100% For 2002-2004, River water http://www.areaprofiles. length 2003 100% approximately 94 quality audit- assessed as percent of assessed information is commission.gov.uk/(wq good river length in the used to zntt3yqdqb3xmvfg4bhu biological South East was of prioritise areas 45)/DataProfile.aspx?e quality for good quality (includes requiring ntity=0 Hastings very good, good, and improvement fairly good and to assess http://www.environment categories), 5 per the - cent was classified as performance of agency.gov.uk/regions/ fair, and only 1 per water quality southern/1168940/1169 cent as poor or bad. management 042/1174732/1213411/ strategies ?version=1&lang=_e

% of river 2004 0% For 2002-2004, River water http://www.environment length approximately 81 per quality - assessed as cent of assessed information is agency.gov.uk/regions/ good chemical river length in the used to southern/1168940/1169 quality South East was of prioritise areas 042/?lang=_e good quality (includes requiring very good, good, and improvement fairly good and to assess categories), 12 per the cent was classified as performance of fair, and 7 per cent as water quality poor or bad; management strategies

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Bathing water Bathing water quality is The South East has https:// quality monitored on Hastings 80 designated www.hastings.gov.uk/ beach and St Leonards bathing waters. The coastlinebeaches/sea- beach between May and EC Bathing Water water-quality-info/ September Directive sets water Since 2003 – all samples quality standards to have been either good or protect the health of excellent quality bathers and to maintain and improve overall water quality No. of In 2006/07: In 2004/05 and This is the first http://www.environment Planning 2005/06: year that this - Permissions 0 Relating to Flood statistic has agency.gov.uk/regions/ granted Protection 0 Relating to Flood been collected southern/1168940/1169 contrary to Protection and Water and therefore 042/1174782/1213694/ Environment 0 Relating to Water Quality Quality there is not ?version=1&lang=_e# Agency advice trend at on Flood South east present. Protection & More than 235000 Water Quality properties in the Grounds south east have been identified as being at risk of flooding Flood risk areas make up 11% of land in the south east

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Number of 2006/07 – 2005/06 – 0 planning Hastings Local planning permission Development permissions 0 relating to Flood defence 0 relating to granted Framework – Annual granted grounds Flood defence contrary to Monitoring Report contrary to grounds and Environment Environment 0 relating to water quality water quality Agency advice Agency advice grounds grounds on flood defence and 2004/05 – water quality grounds 0 relating to Flood defence grounds and water quality grounds Number of New indicator – no data *Data derived from qualifying* available. This will be major planning developments monitored over the next applications (housing installing year applications which SUDs contain 10 or more dwellings or are over 1ha, other applications over 1,000m²) Air & Climatic Factors

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Number of Air Hastings Council has Other AQMA have This is new Particles (PM10) http://www.hastings.gov Quality declared one Air Quality been declared in data and 50 μ g/m3 not .uk/airquality/airquality Management Management Area along a B+H, Lewes and therefore there to be exceeded management.aspx Zones section of Bexhill Road for councils is no trend to more than 7 exceeding PM10 – all of the have been compare, (10) times a http://www.sussex­ (particulate matter) national declared for year (24 hour air.net/local_areas.html levels exceeding NO2 mean) by (nitrogen dioxide December levels) 2010and 20 (23) μ g/m3 Annual mean by 2010 Number of No local data The number of days http://www.environment days when air in which pollution is - pollution is moderate or higher is agency.gov.uk/regions/ moderate or measured for five southern/1168940/1169 higher pollutants: ozone, 042/1170049/?version= particulate matter, 1&lang=_e carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide.

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Carbon CO2 emissions kt (CO2) In the south east CO2 emissions Reduce CO2 Experimental dioxide 2005 region 44% of Co2 kt (CO2) 2003 emissions by statistics under Netcen & DEFRA emissions Industrial & commercial 149 emissions are from Industrial & 20% below development. https:// Domestic 162 industrial & commercial 171 1990 levels by Estimates for 2003 – webarchive.nationalarc Road transport 70 commercial sources, Domestic 210 2010 and by providing nationally hives.gov.uk/20110405 Land use change -1 29% domestic sector Road transport 60% by 2050 consistent Co2 213231/http:// Total 381 kt (CO2) & 23% transport 57 emission estimates at www.decc.gov.uk/ Rother CO2 Land use a local authority and assets/decc/statistics/ emissions kt (CO2) change 1 regional level. regional/high_level/ Industrial & Total 439 kt file27541.pdf commercial 209 (CO2) Domestic 242 Transport 228 Land use change -24 Total 655 Total kt CO2 Eastbourne total 576 Lewes total 655 Wealden 1052 Brighton & hove 1348 Local In 2005 Total emissions per Rother 7.8 https:// estimates of capita in Hastings 4.9 kt Eastbourne 5.5 webarchive.nationalarchiv CO2 CO2 (tonnes of carbon Lewes 6.6 es.gov.uk/2011040521323 emissions dioxide per resident) Wealden 7.1 1/http://www.decc.gov.uk/ (ktCO2) - Total assets/decc/statistics/ emissions per regional/high_level/ capita file27541.pdf

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Local In 2005 Domestic Rother 2.8 Domestic https:// estimates of emissions per capita 2.3kt Eastbourne 2.3 emissions per webarchive.nationalarchiv CO2 CO2 (tonnes of carbon Lewes 2.5 capita 2.5kt es.gov.uk/201104052132 emissions (kt dioxide per resident) - 2004 Wealden 2.7 CO2 (tonnes of 31/http:// CO2) - carbon dioxide www.decc.gov.uk/assets/ Domestic per resident - decc/statistics/regional/ emissions per 2003 high_level/file27541.pdf capita Number and 288,500KwH/400.69KwH/2 Sub regional Data through Renewable 88.54 Megawatts through 1 for Sussex Seestats cannot draw http://www.see- stats.org/ energy permission – The Bridge Install down to the local capacity Centre, Ore in 2005/06 Renewable level and therefore schemes technology we can only monitor installed in the (land based those applications Borough only) that come through the To deliver planning process. 57MW 2010 68MW 2016 Average 2006 - kWh 2005 4,251 annual 2006 4,197 kWh Rother, 4978 kWh Statistics http://www.dti.gov.uk/e domestic Eastbourne 3,970 2004 4331 kWh nergy/statistics/regional consumption Wealden 5,428 /index.html of electricity in Lewes 4,767 KWH for Hastings Experimental Average 2006 15,939 kWh 2006 kWh 2004 18870 annual Rother 18,863 kWh Statistics domestic Eastbourne 15,577 2003 18328 http://www.dti.gov.uk/e consumption Wealden 19,206 kWh nergy/statistics/regional of gas in KWh Lewes 17,508 2002 18270 /index.html for Hastings kWh 2001 18231 kWh Experimental

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Average 2006 42,281 kWh 2005 kWh 2004 34,500 http://www.dti.gov.uk/e industrial & Rother 36,555 kWh nergy/statistics/regional commercial Eastbourne 45,709 2005 38,707 /index.html consumption Wealden 31,951 kWh of electricity Lewes 46,333 kWh Average 2006 284,043 kWh 2006 kWh 2004 377,963 http://www.dti.gov.uk/e industrial & Rother 818,374 KWh nergy/statistics/regional commercial Eastbourne 331,566 2005 299,399 /index.html consumption Wealden 197,100 Kwh of gas in kWh Lewes 322,379

Employment Unemploymen 4.8% of the economically 4.5% for the South 5.9% of the CS target 7 Data quality issues Annual Population t rate active population East, 5.5% for the economically Reduce for Hastings due to Survey unemployed (Apr06 – Mar whole country active average sample size http://www.nomisweb.c 07), population unemployment o.uk/default.asp unemployed in the town to (mar04 – Feb the East 05), 1.9% Sussex level by mar03 – Feb 04 2013 Job Seekers 3.3% of the residence 1.3% of the working 4.8% for JSA claimant count Allowance based working age age population for the Hastings in July published on Nomis (JSA) population of Hastings South East, and 2.1% 1999, 3.5% in website Claimants claimed JSA in Dec 2007 for the whole country July 2002, http://www.nomisweb.c 3.0% in July o.uk/default.asp 2005, 3.7% in April 2006

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data Average Average median weekly Average weekly Average C S target 8 Results from 2006 New Earnings Survey earnings income for full time income for South median weekly Increase incorporate a small (2006) published on employees - £393.3 / week East £480.7, for income for full median weekly number of Nomis website (by workplace) whole country £462.0 time employees earnings to methodological - £371.6 / week national levels changes that were http://www.nomisweb.c (by workplace) by 2013 made in 2007. The o.uk/default.asp 2008 East changes introduce a Sussex small discontinuity average with results from 2013 UK previous years. average Vacant 14,563m² vacant floorspace 11,491m² Industrial and commercial – 5.04% - Feb 2007 vacant Employment Survey – floor space floorspace (5% Planning Policy of stock) – Nov Hastings Borough 2005 Council No of VAT March 2007 – 1665 VAT 263,125 in south east March 2005 http:// Registered registered businesses. 1695 VAT neighbourhood.statistic Businesses registered s.gov.uk/dissemination/ business LeadDatasetList.do? a=3&b=276951&c=hast ings&d=13&g=441599& i=1x3&m=0&enc=1&do mainId=9 Number of 190 in 2006 Rother - 250 185 - 2005 registered Wealden - 570 175- 2004 http://stats.berr.gov.uk/ VAT Eastbourne - 240 ed/vat/ registrations Lewes - 255 Number of 135 in 2006 Rother – 240 170 - 2005 http://stats.berr.gov.uk/ deregistered Wealden - 465 175- 2004 ed/vat/ VAT Eastbourne - 205 businesses Lewes - 210

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data % Employed 11.6% in 2006 8.8% in the South 11.0% of total Annual business inquiry in manufactu­ East, and 10.9% for employee jobs employee analysis ring the whole country are in http://www.nomisweb.c manufacturing o.uk/default.asp in Hastings - 2005

% Employed 3.2% in 2006 4.5% in the South 2.7% of total Annual business inquiry in construction East, and 4.6% for employee jobs employee analysis the whole country are in http://www.nomisweb.c construction in o.uk/default.asp Hastings – in 2005

% Employed 5.5% in 2006 6.6% in the South Annual business inquiry in hotels and East, and 6.7% for employee analysis restaurants the whole country http://www.nomisweb.c o.uk/default.asp % Employed 3.3% in 2005 6.0% in the South 2.7% of total Annual business inquiry in transport , East, and 6.1% for employee jobs employee analysis storage and the whole country are in transport http://www.nomisweb.c communica­ and o.uk/default.asp tion communication in Hastings

% Employed 2.4% in 2006 3.5% in the South Annual business inquiry in Financial East, and 4.0% for employee analysis intermediation the whole country http://www.nomisweb.c o.uk/default.asp

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Indicator Current year/quantified Comparators Trends Targets Data problems Data source data % Employed 43.6% in 2006 25.4% in the South 42.9% of total Annual business inquiry in public East, and 26.3% for employee jobs employee analysis administration the whole country are in public http://www.nomisweb.c education and administration, o.uk/default.asp health education & health in Hastings 43.5% in 2003

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