Places in Harborough September 2007 Produced by the Policy, Research and Information Group, Chief Executive’s Department, Leicestershire County Council Contact Details Nicole Rickard Donna Mackay Policy Team Leader Senior Policy Officer Policy Research & Information Group Policy Research & Information Group Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council County Hall County Hall Glenfield Glenfield LE3 8RA LE3 8RA T 0116 305 6977 T 0116 305 8137 E [email protected] E [email protected] Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data contained in this report, the County Council can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. 2 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Contents 5. Rural East Community Forum 22 Introduction 5 5.1 Key Rural Centres 22 Map 1 - Harborough District 6 5.1.2 Billesdon 22 Map 2 - Community Forums 7 5.2 Rural Areas 22 Map 7 - Rural East Community Forum 23 1. Market Harborough Community Forum 10 1.1 Main Towns 10 Appendix 26 1.1.1 Market Harborough 10 List of Community Forum Areas and LSOAs 26 1.2 Priority Neighbourhoods 10 Map 8 - Output Area Classification 27 1.2.1 Central Market Harborough 10 Further Information 28 Map 3 - Market Harborough Community Forum 11 2. Lutterworth Community Forum 12 2.1 Main Towns 12 2.1.1 Lutterworth 12 Map 4 - Lutterworth Community Forum 13 2.2 Rural Areas 14 3. Rural West Community Forum 15 3.1 Main Towns 15 3.1.1 Broughton Astley 15 Map 5 - Rural West Community Forum 16 3.2 Key Rural Centres 17 3.2.1 Husbands Bosworth 17 3.3 Rural Areas 17 4. Mid Rural Community Forum 19 4.1 Key Rural Centres 19 4.1.1 Great Glen 19 4.1.2 Kibworth 19 4.1.3 Fleckney 19 Map 6 - Mid Rural Community Forum 20 4.2 Rural Areas 21 3 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 The page left blank for double-sided printing 4 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Places in Leicestershire - Harborough Rural/Service Centres – these are smaller service centres, identified through the Leicestershire Rural Partnership, that provide a range of fa- The map on page 6 shows Harborough District, including the main cilities for the surrounding rural villages and hamlets. They vary in size, towns and the key rural service centres. but they are all a focal point for a cluster of smaller settlements Introduction Rural Areas – this section of each chapter covers the rural parts of each Forum area and identifies the priorities, based on aspects of depri- The purpose of this “Places in Leicestershire” report is to highlight the vation identified through the Indices of Deprivation, poor access to ser- priorities for individual places in Leicestershire. This will enable us to vices (Access to Services report) or specific needs identified through a identify place based priority outcomes for inclusion in the Leicestershire Parish Plan (see below). Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement. A list of each type of settlement in Harborough is shown below: The seven reports covering Leicestershire are divided into chapters structured around the key places in each District, arranged by the 27 Main Towns Community Forums currently being established around the County. • Market Harborough • Lutterworth The map on page 7 shows the location of the 27 Community Forums in • Broughton Astley Leicestershire. There are 5 Community Forums in Harborough District. Priority Neighbourhoods Types of Places • Central Market Harborough The key places are divided into: Rural Centres • Billesdon Main Towns – these 17 settlements are identified in the Local Area • Fleckney Agreement as key large service centres which provide health services, • Great Glen employment, education, leisure and shopping facilities for the surround- • Husbands Bosworth ing population • Kibworth Priority Neighbourhoods – identified in the Local Area Agreement Rural Communities completing Parish Plans 2006-09, these 19 neighbourhoods are small areas of the county with • Claybrooke Magna and Parva bigger than average problems, usually in relation to a number of aspects • Cotesbach of deprivation (see Indices of Deprivation below) • Frolesworth • Hallaton (continued on page 8) 5 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Map 1 - Harborough District 6 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Map 2 - Leicestershire Community Forums and Harborough District (highlighted) 7 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 • Husbands Bosworth Ten most deprived LSOAs in Leicestershire: • Kibworth Index of Multiple Deprivation • Medbourne LSOA IMD National • Stoughton Ward District • Thurnby and Bushby Code Score Rank • Swinford E01025699 Loughborough Hastings Charnwood 44.78 3,344 E01025934 Greenhill NW Leicestershire 43.69 3,594 Information Sources E01025932 Greenhill NW Leicestershire 41.96 4,037 A range of information sources have been used to develop these sec- E01025725 Loughborough Storer Charnwood 38.51 5,056 tions, a short description of each is below: E01025717 Loughborough Shelthorpe Charnwood 37.99 5,232 E01025700 Loughborough Hastings Charnwood 31.81 7,402 Indices of Deprivation 2004 - The Indices are produced by the Office E01025949 Measham NW Leicestershire 30.32 8,011 of the Deputy Prime Minister with the aim of measuring deprivation in a E01025844 Earl Shilton Hinckley & Bosworth 29.75 8,230 consistent way across England. The indices include measures relating to Income Deprivation, Employment Deprivation, Health Deprivation and E01025718 Loughborough Southfields Charnwood 28.83 8,657 Disability, Education, Skills and Training Deprivation, Barriers to Housing E01025930 Coalville NW Leicestershire 28.76 8,683 and Services, Living Environment Deprivation and Crime. Leicestershire is ranked 135 out of the 149 county/unitary authorities in England (Rank: 1=most deprived in England, 32,482=least deprived in England) (where 149 = least deprived). Super Output Areas Find Out More: http://website/index/your_council/about_leicestershire/statistics/indices_ Super Output Area (SOA) lower level is a new national geography cre- of_deprivation_2004.htm ated by the Office for National Statistics. These areas are created by combining a number of Output Areas (created for the 2001 Census). LSOAs are areas of broadly consistent population size across the coun- try - approximately 1,500 people. They are often referred to in the text as LSOAs. If a LSOA is described as experiencing moderate levels of deprivation, this means that it is in the bottom 20% of LSOAs in Leicestershire. Where a LSOA is described as experiencing significant deprivation, it is in the bottom 10% in Leicestershire. 8 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Town and Village Centres Survey - This work was carried out by Social Capital Survey – The Social Capital Survey (2006) targeted 20 BMG Research on behalf of Leicestershire County Council and Leicester Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) across the County. These were Shire Economic Partnership in 2006. The research was based upon a cus- identified by the District Local Strategic Partnerships and covered tomer satisfaction survey of visitors and users in the 17 Main Towns “deprived”, “average” and “rural” communities. The survey work was identified above. A main report is accompanied by a shorter report for conducted mainly by volunteers who surveyed 10% of the adult popula- each individual town or village centre. tion in each area. Find out more: Find Out More: http://www.lsint.info/downloads/Leicestershire%20Town%20and%20Villa http://www.ccp.org.uk/thesocialcapitalsurvey.html ge%20Survey%20Final%20Report.pdf Parish Plans – a parish plan is led by a cross-section of local people and focussed around the outcomes of a questionnaire survey, which are ana- lysed and used to produce a summary report and action plan. More than 25% of parishes in Leicestershire have conducted a Parish Plan - this re- port focuses on Parish Plans completed over the last 3 years. Find Out More: http://www.ruralcc.org.uk/parishplans.html Access to Services report – this research by the Leicestershire Rural Partnership identifies the number of service outlets and the diversity of the service types within each Leicestershire parish under 5,000 popula- tion. Five groups of parishes have been identified, based on a similarity in their service coverage and diversity. Group 1: No services or skeletal service provision Group 2: Minimal service provision Group 3: Medium service provision Group 4: Good service provision Group 5: Very good service provision This report highlights parishes with no, skeletal or minimal service provi- sion. 9 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 1. Market Harborough Community Forum Area sions can be drawn from the study; The map overleaf (Map 3) shows the Market Harborough Community Overall the town has a high satisfaction rating amongst those surveyed in Forum with LSOAs and Neighbourhood Priority Area. the study. The town appears to perform well compared to other similar towns The Forum consists of the town of Market Harborough and, within the town, a priority neighbourhood. Market Harborough On Street Survey 1.1 Main Towns The survey was conducted in June 2006. A number of key issues arise from the survey 1.1.1 Market Harborough Overall visitors are satisfied with most aspects of the town Indices of multiple deprivation There is significant dissatisfaction with the public toilet and baby changing facilities and some dissatisfaction with the street furniture The Indices of Multiple Deprivation data will be provided within the The key improvement desired was the improvement of leisure facilities Neighbourhood Profile. particularly for young people. Leicestershire Town and Village Centre Survey 2006 1.2 Priority Neighbourhoods Overall, respondents were positive about the environment and facilities 1.2.1 Central Market Harborough in and around the centre of Market Harborough. Neighbourhood Profile Having a greater range of shops, more specialist shops and more leisure facilitates were seen as the areas that needed the most improvement. The Market Harborough Neighbourhood Profile will be published in Au- tumn/ Winter 2007. Groups of people hanging around on the streets, dirty pavements and chewing gum, rubbish and litter lying around were seen as the most sig- nificant problems in Market Harborough.