This Profile Pulls Together a Range of Indicators to Provide a Profile of the Chester-Le-Street & District Area Action Partnership and of the People Who Live There

2011 Statistical Profile

Chester-le-Street & District Area Action Partnership

Altogether better Durham Chester-le-Street & District Area Action Partnership Map 1: Chester-le-Street & District AAP and sub-communities

Research and Consultation, Assistant Chief Executive’s Office. 1 Contents

1. Foreword 3

2. Data Construction Method 3

3. Altogether Better Durham – Priority Themes 3

4. Background 4

5. People and Place a. Population 5 b. Urban/Rural Classification 7 c. Ethnicity 7 d. Family Size 8 e. Life Cycle 9 f. Public Perception 10

6. Index of Deprivation 2010 11

7. Altogether Healthier a. Disease Prevalence 12 b. Child Obesity 12 c. Incapacity/Severe Disablement Benefits – Reasons for Claiming 13 d. Access to Hospitals 14 e. Adult Referrals - Fair Access to Care Services 16

8. Altogether Wealthier a. Business and Industry i. Businesses and Employees 17 ii. Income 18 iii. Job Centre Vacancies 18 b. Unemployment i. Rates 19 ii. Age and Duration 20 c. Key Benefits 21 d. Worklessness 22 e. Council Tax Bands 23

9. Altogether Better for Children and Young People a. Secondary Schools 24 b. Primary Schools 25 c. Further Education 26 d. Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) 27 e. Truancy 27 f. Child Poverty 28

10. Altogether Safer a. Crime Rates (per 1000 population) 29 b. Anti-Social Behaviour rates (per 1000 population) 30

11. Altogether Greener a. Domestic Energy Use 31 b. Household Energy Efficiency 32

Research and Consultation, Assistant Chief Executive’s Office. 2 Foreword This profile pulls together a range of indicators to provide a profile of the Chester-le-Street & District Area Action Partnership and of the people who live there. The Chester-le-Street & District AAP was formed to tackle the various issues affecting the people living in the AAP and to work to improve their quality of life. Now in its third year the AAP has set the following priorities for 2011/12: 1. Improving the local environment. 2. Town and village vitality. 3. Opportunities for young people. 4. Supporting community groups and community buildings. Connecting Themes: 5. Health and well-being. 6. Crime and community safety. The information within this profile is intended to provide the background against which these priorities are set and can be used to inform the process for setting the priorities for 2012/13.

Data Construction Method

The figures quoted in this profile for the AAP and communities have been constructed from lower geographical areas through a process of aggregation. In the case of the community data, lower super output areas (LSOAs) were used whereas the Chester-le-Street AAP was constructed using census wards for greater accuracy (unless otherwise stated). In some cases LSOA figures are rounded to the nearest 5. Therefore the sum of the community data will not necessarily match the AAP figures. The various indicators have then been grouped into the councils’ 5 ‘Altogether’ priority themes.

Other variances in totals are due to rounding errors and differences in aggregations of sub categories within the dataset, for example age groups. Differences in household/dwelling counts are due to using different databases both locally and nationally.

Altogether Better Durham – Priority Themes

The council has developed a new vision to reflect the views and aspirations of the community and opportunities for improvement. This is focused around an Altogether Better Durham. This vision is comprised of two components, being to have an Altogether Better Place which is Altogether Better for People.

This vision helps to provide a framework which guides all of our detailed plans and programmes which will turn our vision into a reality. This is achieved through organising our improvement actions into a structure comprised of five priority themes:

Altogether Wealthier: Focusing on creating a vibrant economy and putting regeneration and economic development at the heart of all our plans. Altogether Healthier: Improving health and wellbeing. Altogether Safer: Creating a safer and more cohesive county. Altogether Better for Children & Young People: Enabling children and young people to develop and achieve their aspirations and to maximise their potential in line with Every Child Matters. Altogether Greener: Ensuring an attractive and 'liveable' local environment, and contributing to tackling global environment challenges.

Research and Consultation, Assistant Chief Executive’s Office. 3 Background

Situated to the North of the County, the Chester-le-Street & District AAP covers the entire area of the former Chester-le-Street district from Sacriston in the South to Ouston in the North. The AAP is bordered by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council to the North, City of Sunderland to the East, and by the other AAPs of:

• Durham. • Mid Durham. • Stanley.

The AAP is predominately ‘urban’ in nature with a population of over 53,0001. Covering an area of over 6,700 hectares (26 sq. miles), the AAP has a population density of 7.9 (people/hectare), which is over three times that of the County (2.3).

The area has good connections with the A1M motorway and East Coast Main Line railway which allow for commuting to the larger employment centres.

Over 24,000 residents live within the major centre of Chester-le-Street itself, whilst Sacriston has a population of 5,000+, Great Lumley 3,500+ and the Peltons 5,500+. A number of key attractions encourage people to visit the area. These include Beamish Museum, the Riverside Park, Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground and Lumley Castle.

1 Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid 2009 Estimates

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Population: • There has been no change in the AAPs overall population between 2005 and 2009. • The proportion of people aged 40 to 79 in the AAP is larger than in England & Wales. Table 1: Population change: 2005 to 2009 % Change 2005 to 2009 Age Groups Working All Area/Community 0-4 5-15 Retired2 85+ Age1 People Chester East -5.7% -4.8% 7.7% - -2.3% Chester North 0.3% -2.0% 12.5% - 2.0% Chester West -4.5% -0.9% 3.0% - -0.8% Grange Villa and Peltons 1.4% 0.6% 6.0% - 1.8% Great Lumley 3.3% -5.7% 13.9% - -0.1% Ouston and Urpeth -7.2% -3.9% 14.7% - -1.6% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 0.6% -0.2% 7.1% - 1.3% Waldridge -12.7% -2.7% 17.8% - -1.3% Chester-le-Street & District 9.7% -7.5% -1.3% 7.9% 17.7% 0.0% County Durham 10.0% -7.0% 2.7% 4.8% 16.1% 2.2% North East 8.8% -8.0% 2.5% 2.6% 17.8% 1.4% England & Wales 10.3% -4.6% 2.9% 4.8% 16.9% 2.6%

Source: ONS 2005/2009 experimental population estimates. Breakdowns for 0-4, 5-15 and 85+ are not available at the community level. 1. Working age is defined as male/female 16/64, except for communities which is males 16/64 and females 16/59. 2. Retired is defined as male/female 65+, except for communities which is males 65+ and females 60+.

Figure 1: Age Pyramid – 5 year age groups, ONS Mid 2009 Population Estimates

85+ Female: Chester-le-Street & District

80-84 Male: Chester-le-Street & District

75-79 Female: England&Wales

70-74 Male: England&Wales

65-69

60-64

55-59

50-54

45-49

40-44

Age Groups 35-39

30-34

25-29

20-24

15-19

10-14

5-9

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Population:

Table 1b: 2009 population age groups

2009 - Age Groups Working Area/Community 0-4 5-15 Retired2 85+ All People Age1 Chester East 676 2,702 1,018 - 4,396 Chester North 1,036 3,571 1,713 - 6,320 Chester West 1,268 3,766 1,527 - 6,561 Grange Villa and Peltons 1,482 4,976 1,682 - 8,140 Great Lumley 1,567 5,133 2,052 - 8,752 Ouston and Urpeth 1,059 3,808 1,099 - 5,966 Sacriston/Nettlesworth 1,227 4,034 1,253 - 6,514 Waldridge 1,132 4,095 1,282 - 6,509 Chester-le-Street & 2,925 6,522 34,030 9,681 992 53,158 Distirct County Durham 27,726 60,603 329,035 89,080 10,372 506,444 North East 146,200 312,300 1,684,300 441,400 54,300 2,584,300 England & Wales 3,367,100 6,887,500 35,571,700 8,982,800 1,237,100 54,809,100

Source: ONS 2009 Experimental population estimates. Breakdowns for 0-4, 5-15 and 85+ are not available at the community level. 1. Working age is defined as male/female 16/64, except for communities which is males 16/64 and females 16/59. 2. Retired is defined as male/female 65+, except for communities which is males 65+ and females 60+.

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Urban/Rural Classification:

• Nearly three quarters of the AAP’s population live in urban areas.

Table 2: Percentage of the AAP’s population living in urban and rural areas

Percentage of Population living in:

1 Village Area/Community Town Hamlet & Urban and Isolated Fringe Dwellings Chester East 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% Chester North 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% Chester West 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% Grange Villa and Peltons 64.4% 35.6% 0.0% Great Lumley 46.5% 53.5% 0.0% Ouston and Urpeth 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% Waldridge 78.4% 0.0% 21.6% Chester-le-Street & District 70.8% 26.5% 2.6% County Durham 56.5% 34.0% 9.5% England & Wales 80.2% 10.0% 9.8%

Source: NOMIS - ONS 2009 Mid Year Population Estimates, ONS Rural/Urban Classification. 1. AAPs constructed using census wards; Communities constructed using LSOAs. Therefore sum of the communities will not add up to the AAP due to rounding.

Ethnicity:

• In 2001 the AAP had a very low percentage of the population from black and minority ethnic groups.

Table 3: Percentage of the population by ethnic group

Black & Minority Chinese/ Area White Mixed Asian Black Ethnic Other Total Chester-le-Street & District 99.03% 0.97% 0.29% 0.24% 0.04% 0.40% County Total 98.98% 1.02% 0.32% 0.33% 0.08% 0.29% North East 97.61% 2.39% 0.49% 1.34% 0.16% 0.41% England 90.92% 9.08% 1.31% 4.58% 2.30% 0.89%

Source: Office for National Statistics - 2001 Census.

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Family Size:

• A higher proportion of families in the AAP have two children when compared to the county, region or England & Wales.

Table 4: Family Size August 2010 (based on child benefit claimants) % of families receiving Child Benefit: By size of family All Area/Community Three or families Two One child more (numbers) children children Chester East 53.3% 36.2% 8.6% 525 Chester North 49.3% 39.3% 10.7% 750 Chester West 50.3% 37.9% 11.9% 885 Grange Villa and Peltons 55.9% 33.6% 10.5% 1,145 Great Lumley 48.5% 41.0% 10.6% 1,135 Ouston and Urpeth 51.6% 39.0% 9.4% 795 Sacriston/Nettlesworth 52.8% 34.7% 12.5% 880 Waldridge 47.6% 42.9% 8.8% 850 Chester-le-Street & District 51.2% 38.0% 10.5% 6,965 County Durham 51.4% 35.9% 12.7% 63,680 North East 50.2% 36.2% 13.5% 324,265 England & Wales 46.6% 37.7% 15.8% 6,935,695 Sources: Department of Works and Pensions Child Benefit 'Snapshot' Data August 2010. Data collected by LSOA and figures rounded to the nearest 5.

Child Benefit is a universal benefit claimed by 98% of all families nationally therefore is a good estimate of the number and size of families locally.

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Life Cycle:

• The AAP has a lower female life expectancy rate than the county or England & Wales. • The mortality rate in the AAP is 11.5% higher than the England & Wales rate. • The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) indicates a slowly growing population in the 2005-2007 time period in the AAP.

Table 5: Three year average (2005-2007) life cycle statistics

Average Life Expectancy Standard Total Mortality Fertility Area Male Female Rate1 Rate2 Chester-le-Street & District 77.0 78.6 111.5 2.16 County Durham 76.3 80.2 113.7 - England & Wales 77.5 81.7 100.0 - Source: DCC Estimates from the ONS Vital Statistics, three year average 2005 - 2007. 1. The Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR), expressed as a percentage, is the number of actual deaths compared to those expected, had national age/gender specific death rates been applied to the local population. When actual deaths equal the number of expected deaths, the SMR is equal to 100, the national average.

2. The TFR is basically the number of children a woman entering her fertility cycle can expect to bear if current age specific rates remain unchanged throughout her fertile life. A TFR of approximately 2.07 implies that there are enough births in the area to maintain the population of the area.

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Public Perception: 2010 Residents’ Survey:

• More than four out of five Chester-le-Street & District residents were satisfied with their local area as a place to live (88%). This is about the same as the rest of County Durham (88%). • Two out of five of Chester-le-Street & District residents were satisfied with the state of the roads and pavements in their local area. This is lower than the county as a whole (47%). • Four out of five Chester-le-Street & District residents were satisfied with the standard of street cleaning in their area. This is about the same as the rest of County Durham (77%). • One in five Chester-le-Street & District residents were aware of their local AAP. This is about the same as the County overall 24%). • However, just over 2 in five of respondents (41%) from Chester-le-Street & District felt they could not influence local decision making in their local area. This is slightly lower than the rest of the county (45%). • Nearly four out of five (79%) of the Chester-le-Street & District population regarded their health as either good or very good. This is higher than the rest of County Durham (74%). • 11% of Chester-le-Street & District residents felt either very or fairly unsafe in their local neighbourhood at night. This is about the same as the rest of the county (10%) but lower than the national level.

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Deprivation: • There is a lower percentage of the population in the AAP living in the top 10% and top 30% most deprived areas nationally, when compared with the county. • A higher percentage of the population in the AAP live in the top 10% and top 30% most deprived areas in the Crime domain (see table 6 below), when compared with the whole of the county and nationally.

Map 2: Index of Deprivation 2010

Crown Copyright – Durham County Council LA 100049055 2011

Table 6: Percentage of the population living in deprived areas, by domain

Chester-le-Street County Durham Top Top Top Top ID2010 Domain 10% 30% 10% 30% Overall 2.9% 35.9% 11.4% 45.4% Income 2.9% 32.8% 9.0% 42.3% Employment 15.7% 49.4% 30.8% 64.7% Health 9.6% 53.6% 27.5% 70.7% Education 2.9% 33.7% 15.3% 46.7% Housing 0.0% 13.3% 1.8% 8.2% Crime 5.1% 30.2% 4.1% 21.6% Environment 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% Child Index 2.9% 15.3% 4.8% 34.6% Older Person Index 2.9% 30.5% 5.5% 39.9% Source: Communities and Local Government Index of Deprivation 2010, ONS 2008 Population estimates.

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Disease Prevalence:

• The AAP has higher rates for all disease categories when compared with England.

• There are higher rates of Hypertension and Asthma in the AAP than in the county.

Table 7: Disease prevalence

Chester-le- County Disease Street & England Durham District Coronary heart disease 5.0% 5.3% 3.5% Stroke and transient ischaemic attack 2.2% 2.2% 1.6% Hypertension 15.2% 14.9% 12.8% Diabetes 4.0% 4.1% 3.9% Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2.3% 2.4% 1.5% Asthma 6.5% 6.3% 5.7% Obesity 8.1% 9.8% 7.6% Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework data, 2007-08.

Child Obesity:

• Children start school with lower rates of overweight/obesity. By year 6 however, the percentage of children either overweight or obese is higher than in the county or England.

Table 8: Child obesity

Chester-le-Street & County School year England District Durham Reception Year (aged 4 to 5) % overweight or obese 21.1% 23.4% 23.0% % obese 8.4% 9.5% 10.0% Year 6 (aged 10 to 11) % overweight or obese 36.3% 35.0% 33.0% % obese 20.5% 20.9% 18.0% Source: National Child Measurement Programme 2007/08.

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Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance (IB/SDA): Reasons for claiming

• A lower proportion of the working age population in the AAP are claiming IB/SDA than in the county or region.

• Higher claimant rates for all reasons, except Nervous System disorders, than England & Wales.

• The AAP has a higher proportion of claimants claiming for respiratory/circulatory and nervous system reasons than the county, region and England and Wales.

Table 9: Reasons for claiming Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance

% of working age population1 % of all claimants Reason for Claiming England England County North County North IB/SDA AAP and AAP and Durham East Durham East Wales Wales Mental 2.6% 2.9% 2.7% 2.2% 41.0% 37.3% 39.8% 43.5% Nervous system 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 7.1% 6.2% 6.5% 7.0% Respiratory or circulatory 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 7.3% 2.0% 2.1% 2.0% Musculoskeletal 1.2% 1.7% 1.4% 0.9% 20.0% 22.0% 20.6% 17.1% Injury, poisoning 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 5.4% 5.9% 5.0% 4.7% Other 2.1% 2.1% 1.8% 1.3% 19.1% 26.6% 25.9% 25.9% All claimants 6.2% 7.7% 6.8% 5.1% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Source: Nomis, June 2011, November 2010 data, ONS Mid 2009 population estimates. 1. WAP is now defined as all people aged between 16 and 64 (previously 16/64 males and 16/59 females).

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Access to Hospitals: All Households

• There is very good access to hospitals within the Chester-le-Street & District AAP for all households within both 30 and 60 minutes.

Table 10: Percentage of all households with access to hospital services within 30 and 60 minutes

Target Population - All Households1

Access within 30 minutes - % All Access within 60 minutes - % All

Households Households All Households Walking/ Walking/ Area/Community Public Cycling Car Public Cycling Car Transport Transport Chester East 2,105 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Chester North 2,733 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Chester West 3,006 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Grange Villa and 3,646 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Peltons Great Lumley 3,628 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Ouston and Urpeth 2,489 84.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 2,739 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Waldridge 2,677 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Chester-le-Street & 23,023 98.3% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% District County Durham 219,012 79.3% 74.0% 100.0% 99.3% 98.5% 100.0% Source: NHS Choices 2009. 1. All Households. Target population source: Census and updated by Communities and Local Government mid year household estimates.

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Access to Hospitals: Households without access to a car

• There is very good access to hospitals within the Chester-le-Street & District AAP for households without access to a car within both 30 and 60 minutes.

Table 11: Percentage of ‘At Risk’ households with access to hospital services within 30 and 60 minutes

Target Population - At Risk Households1 Access within 30 Access within 60 At Risk Households minutes - % At Risk minutes - % At Risk Households Households Walking/ Walking/ % of All Area/Community Count Public Cycling Public Cycling Households Transport Transport Chester East 624 29.6% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Chester North 650 23.8% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Chester West 1,326 44.1% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Grange Villa and Peltons 1,240 34.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Great Lumley 743 20.5% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Ouston and Urpeth 311 12.5% 93.2% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 874 31.9% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Waldridge 320 12.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Chester-le-Street & 6,088 26.4% 99.7% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% District County Durham 68,742 31.4% 79.6% 75.6% 99.8% 99.1% Source: NHS Choices 2009. 1. At Risk population is defined as all households without access to a car. Target population source: Census with updates from Communities and Local Government mid year household estimates.

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Adult Referrals:

• A lower proportion of people in the AAP are accessing social care support overall and for substantial cases than that of the county as a whole.

• Rates for critical cases are higher than the county, for those aged 75 and over.

Table 12a: Fair Access to Care Services (FACS2) cases (Total)

Total FACS as a % of the population age group Area 18 - 64 65 - 74 75 - 84 85+ Total (18+) Chester-le-Street & District 0.7% 2.8% 12.1% 39.9% 2.7% County Durham 0.9% 4.1% 14.5% 45.8% 3.4% Source: DCC Adults, Wellbeing and Health 201/11, ONS 2009 population estimates. The county figure includes unallocated records.

Table 12b: Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) cases (Critical)

Critical FACS as a % of the population age group Area 18 - 64 65 - 74 75 - 84 85+ Total (18+) Chester-le-Street & District 0.4% 1.7% 7.9% 29.3% 1.7% County Durham 0.4% 1.7% 7.2% 26.6% 1.7% Source: DCC Adults, Wellbeing and Health 2010/11, ONS 2009 population estimates. The county figure includes unallocated records.

Table 12c: Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) cases (Substantial)

Substantial FACS as a % of the population age group Area 18 - 64 65 - 74 75 - 84 85+ Total (18+) Chester-le-Street & District 0.3% 1.0% 4.1% 10.6% 0.9% County Durham 0.5% 2.3% 7.3% 19.2% 1.7% Source: DCC Adults, Wellbeing and Health 201/110, ONS 2009 population estimates. The county figure includes unallocated records.

The 'Substantial' category includes the 'Low' and 'Moderate' cases due to low numbers.

2 FACS cases are determined using a central government developed set of criteria against which assessments are made. The aim is to ensure that everyone over 18 years of age, asking for social care support, have their needs dealt with fairly across the country.

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Business and Industry: Businesses and Employees

• The majority of businesses in the Chester-le-Street & District AAP are classed as small with 10 or less employees. • The AAP has seen a rise of 4% in the number of businesses in the area between 2005/07 and 2006/08. • The number of people employed by businesses in the AAP rose by 4.2% between 2005/2007 and 2006/2008.

Table 13: Percentage of businesses

Business Units % 2005 to 2007 2006 to 2008 Change % Of % Of % Of % Of % of Total % of Total Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Total Area County County with ≤10 with 11+ with ≤10 with 11+ Businesses Businesses Businesses Employees Employees Employees Employees Chester-le- Street & 9.5% 81.5% 18.5% 9.5% 81.7% 18.3% 4.0% District County 100.0% 80.3% 19.7% 100.0% 81.0% 19.0% 3.5% Durham England & - 84.4% 15.6% - 84.9% 15.1% 2.3% Wales Source: Annual Business Inquiry 2005/07 and 2006/08.

Table 14: Percentage of employees in businesses

Employees in Businesses % 2005 to 2007 2006 to 2008 Change

% of 200 % of 200 50- 50- Area Total 1-10 11-49 or Total 1-10 11-49 or Total 199 199 County more County more

Chester-le- Street & 6.9% 26.6% 36.8% 25.5% 11.1% 7.2% 26.3% 36.1% 24.8% 12.8% 4.2% District County 100.0% 20.7% 27.6% 23.9% 27.7% 100.0% 21.3% 27.6% 23.4% 27.7% 0.3% Durham England & - 20.9% 24.5% 23.6% 30.9% - 21.2% 24.1% 23.5% 31.2% 0.2% Wales Source: Annual Business Inquiry 2005/07 and 2006/08.

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Business and Industry: Income

• The average household income in the AAP is higher than the county.

Table 15: Average Household Income

Average Lower Upper Area Household Median quartile quartile Income Chester-le-Street & District £34,391 £15,158 £27,207 £45,489 County Durham £30,614 £13,664 £24,155 £40,197 UK £36,005 £16,359 £28,996 £48,000 Source: CACI 2011; DCC.

Business and Industry: Vacancies:

Table 16: Job Centre Plus ‘Notified’ vacancies by occupational group - April 2011

Chester-le- County England & Occupational Group\Area1 North East Street & District Durham Wales

1 : Managers and Senior Officials 0 89 476 13,029 2 : Professional Occupations 3 158 687 11,849 3 : Associate Professional and Technical Occupations 13 337 1,840 47,062 4 : Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 0 96 840 16,362 5 : Skilled Trades Occupations 6 453 1,984 40,002 6 : Personal Service Occupations 21 399 1,695 37,944 7 : Sales and Customer Service Occupations 9 263 3,702 49,556 8 : Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 61 498 2,770 51,973 9 : Elementary Occupations 23 667 3,333 76,070 Total Notified Vacancies 203 2,960 17,327 343,847

Source: NOMIS - April 2011 data; Job Centre Plus 'Notified' vacancy returns.

1. Due to low numbers in some occupational groups at the ward level, some values have been restricted and set to '0', except for the ‘Total Notified’ figures group which contains all occupation values. Therefore the sum of the groups will not match the Total Notified figure.

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Unemployment: Rate

• The AAP has experienced a lower unemployment rate over the last three years than the county or region. • The AAP has seen a lower fall in its unemployment rate than that of the county over the same period, but greater than the region and nationally.

Table 17: Three year unemployment rate Job Seekers Allowance Rate3 Working 3 Year % 1 April April April Area/Community Age Average Change 2 2009 2010 2011 Population Chester East 2,702 4.0% 4.3% 3.8% 4.0% -5.5% Chester North 3,571 3.6% 2.8% 2.8% 3.1% -23.3% Chester West 3,766 4.8% 5.4% 5.7% 5.3% 20.0% Grange Villa and Peltons 4,976 5.5% 5.1% 5.3% 5.3% -3.3% Great Lumley 5,133 3.6% 2.9% 2.9% 3.1% -19.0% Ouston and Urpeth 3,808 3.2% 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% -11.4% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 4,034 5.9% 5.8% 5.2% 5.6% -12.6% Waldridge 4,095 2.5% 2.2% 2.0% 2.2% -20.6% Chester-le-Street & District 34,030 3.9% 3.7% 3.6% 3.8% -8.1% County Durham 329,035 4.6% 4.6% 4.0% 4.4% -13.7% North East 1,684,300 5.1% 5.1% 5.0% 5.1% -1.0% England & Wales 35,571,700 3.9% 3.9% 3.7% 3.8% -4.7% Source: NOMIS - ONS JSA Claimant Count, June 2011; ONS mid 2009 population estimates. 1. AAPs constructed using census wards; Communities constructed using LSOAs. Therefore sum of the communities will not add up to the AAP due to rounding. 2. The working age group (WAG) is defined as those aged 16 to 64, except for the communities which is male 16/64, female 16/59. 3. Expressed as a percentage of the resident working age population.

Figure 2: Change in the unemployment rate between April 2009 and April 2011

6.0%

5.0% Chester-le-Street & District 4.0% County Durham P 3.0% North East % WA 2.0% England & Wales 1.0%

0.0% July 2009 July 2010 April 2009 April 2010 April 2011 January 2010 January 2011 October 2009 October 2010

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Unemployment: Age and Duration • The AAP has experienced a higher medium term (26-52 weeks) claimant rate for Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) than that of the county, region or England & Wales. • A higher proportion of JSA claimants are in the 25 to 49 age group than in the county. Table 18: Percentage of JSA claimants by duration of claim

Less than 26 weeks 26 to 52 weeks More than 52 weeks % of % of % of Area/Community Claimant Count1 Claimant Count1 Claimant Count1 Count Count Count Chester East 66.7% 165 23.8% 25 9.5% 10 Chester North 55.0% 90 15.0% 15 10.0% 10 Chester West 65.9% 75 18.2% 40 9.1% 20 Grange Villa and Peltons 62.3% 150 26.4% 70 11.3% 30 Great Lumley 62.1% 35 20.7% 30 3.4% 5 Ouston and Urpeth 75.0% 55 20.0% 20 10.0% 10 Sacriston/Nettlesworth 73.2% 70 29.3% 60 2.4% 5 Waldridge 43.8% 110 12.5% 10 6.3% 5 Chester-le-Street & District 67.5% 830 21.1% 260 8.5% 105 County Durham 71.7% 9,410 20.8% 2,730 7.1% 925 North East 67.8% 57,385 20.6% 17,415 11.0% 9,290 England & Wales 67.5% 890,605 18.3% 242,060 13.9% 183,100 Source: NOMIS - April 2011. 1. Figures rounded to the nearest 5. Therefore the sum of the communities will not match the AAP and the overall claimant counts. Some areas/groups have 0% figures but still may have a small number of claimants in that area/group.

Table 19: Percentage of JSA claimants by age group

Aged under 25 Aged 25 to 49 Aged over 50 % of % of % of Area/Community Claimant Count1 Claimant Count1 Claimant Count1 Count Count Count Chester East 23.8% 85 52.4% 55 14.3% 15 Chester North 30.0% 55 40.0% 40 10.0% 10 Chester West 29.5% 20 45.5% 100 15.9% 35 Grange Villa and Peltons 32.1% 65 56.6% 150 11.3% 30 Great Lumley 37.9% 30 48.3% 70 10.3% 15 Ouston and Urpeth 20.0% 30 65.0% 65 5.0% 5 Sacriston/Nettlesworth 31.7% 25 63.4% 130 9.8% 20 Waldridge 37.5% 40 50.0% 40 0.0% 0 Chester-le-Street & District 32.1% 395 53.3% 655 13.0% 160 County Durham 35.2% 4,620 51.1% 6,705 13.2% 1,735 North East 31.7% 26,835 53.4% 45,210 14.2% 12,045 England & Wales 28.4% 375,250 56.1% 739,640 15.2% 200,870

Source: NOMIS - April 2011 Figures. 1. Figures rounded to the nearest 5. Therefore the sum of the communities will not match the AAP and the overall claimant counts. Some areas/groups have 0% figures but still may have a small number of claimants in that area/group.

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Key Benefits: • There are lower rates of benefit claimants in the AAP across all key benefits than in the county or region. Table 20: Key benefits claimed November 2010

Benefit Disability Employment Area/Community Incapacity Income Pension Living Support Benefit/SDA1 Support2 Credit4 Allowance3 Allowance1 Chester East 5.6% 2.7% 5.6% 21.6% 2.0% Chester North 5.5% 2.1% 5.2% 17.2% 1.3% Chester West 10.2% 5.8% 9.3% 43.9% 2.9% Grange Villa and Peltons 8.4% 5.3% 8.2% 38.3% 2.3% Great Lumley 6.0% 2.6% 5.3% 20.7% 1.7% Ouston and Urpeth 3.9% 1.4% 4.4% 17.3% 1.3% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 8.7% 4.4% 7.9% 31.5% 2.5% Waldridge 3.9% 1.2% 4.5% 12.9% 0.9% Chester-le-Street & District 6.2% 3.2% 6.4% 31.1% 1.8% County Durham 7.7% 4.2% 7.9% 35.1% 2.1% North East 6.8% 4.4% 6.9% 35.4% 1.9% England & Wales 5.1% 3.6% 5.2% 27.2% 1.5% Sources: NOMIS – Department of Work and Pensions Benefit Data November 2010, ONS JSA Claimant Count April 2011, ONS Mid 2009 Estimates. 1 - Expressed as a percentage of the working age population, aged 16 to 65 males and females, (16/64 Males, 16/59 females for communities). 2 - Expressed as a percentage of the 16+ population. 3 - Expressed as a percentage of the total population. 4 - Expressed as a percentage of the retired population (65+ males/females).

Table 21: Three year comparison of key benefits, 2008 to 2010

Chester-le- County North England Benefit Year Street & Durham East & Wales District Incapacity Benefit / 2008 8.5% 10.3% 9.1% 6.4% Severe Disablement 2009 7.1% 8.7% 7.6% 5.6% 1 Allowance 2010 6.2% 7.7% 6.8% 5.1% 2008 3.8% 4.8% 5.3% 4.2% Income Support2 2009 3.6% 4.4% 4.7% 3.9% 2010 3.2% 4.2% 4.4% 3.6% 2008 6.1% 7.7% 6.7% 4.9% Disability Living 3 6.3% 7.8% 6.8% 5.1% Allowance 2009 2010 6.4% 7.9% 6.9% 5.2% 2008 31.5% 35.1% 35.6% 27.3% Pension Credit4 2009 31.6% 35.4% 35.7% 27.4% 2010 31.1% 35.1% 35.4% 27.2% 2008 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Employment Support Allowance1 2009 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.1% 2010 1.8% 2.1% 1.9% 1.5% Notes: See Table 19 above.

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Key Benefits:

• Lower claimant rates across all key benefits than in the county or region.

Figure 3: Comparison of key benefit claimant rates 6.0%

Chester-le-Street & 5.0% District County Durham 4.0% P North East 3.0%

% WA England & Wales 2.0%

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October 2009 October 2010 January 2010 October 2011 January

Worklessness:

• The AAP has seen a rise in the proportion of people claiming out of work benefits (3.3%) of over three times that of the county (1%) over the last three years. However it is still below both the county and regional rates.

Table 22: Three year comparison of ‘Worklessness’ rates

Worklessness1 3 year % Nov Nov Nov Area/Community average change 2008 2009 2010 Chester East 10.8% 11.7% 11.2% 11.2% 3.8% Chester North 9.5% 10.2% 9.4% 9.7% -0.3% Chester West 17.0% 19.0% 17.8% 17.9% 4.2% Grange Villa and Peltons 15.3% 16.7% 16.1% 16.0% 5.2% Great Lumley 10.6% 11.8% 10.7% 11.0% 0.9% Ouston and Urpeth 7.9% 8.1% 7.9% 8.0% 0.7% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 15.8% 18.1% 15.9% 16.6% 0.6% Waldridge 7.0% 8.0% 7.0% 7.3% -0.3% Chester-le-Street & District 11.7% 12.8% 12.1% 12.2% 3.3% County Durham 13.6% 14.6% 13.8% 14.0% 1.0% North East 12.9% 14.1% 13.7% 13.6% 6.2% England & Wales 9.2% 10.5% 10.3% 10.0% 11.7% Source: NOMIS, November 2010 claimant data. ONS mid 2009 population estimates. 1 - Expressed as a percentage of the working age population, aged 16 to 65 males and females, (16/64 Males, 16/59 females for communities). JSA, IB/SDA and ESA claimants.

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Council Tax Bands:

• Just over half of the dwellings in the AAP area are in Band A, a smaller proportion than the county or region.

Table 23: Percentage of dwellings in each council tax band

Dwelling Stock by Council Tax Band: Total Band Band Band Band Band Area/Community Dwelling A B C D E to I Stock Chester East 2,327 55.5% 17.1% 10.5% 9.1% 7.8% Chester North 2,946 38.4% 9.9% 31.9% 10.0% 9.8% Chester West 3,168 83.4% 5.3% 3.9% 4.0% 3.4% Grange Villa and Peltons 3,922 73.9% 14.0% 8.4% 2.6% 1.1% Great Lumley 3,862 42.7% 7.7% 25.8% 10.8% 13.0% Ouston and Urpeth 2,597 35.3% 21.3% 31.4% 8.7% 3.4% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 3,046 72.3% 12.9% 7.9% 4.9% 2.1% Waldridge 2,794 24.1% 10.2% 28.8% 21.7% 15.2% Chester-le-Street & District 24,662 54.3% 11.9% 18.2% 8.6% 6.9% County Durham 232,205 61.5% 12.1% 11.9% 8.0% 6.4% North East 1,171,918 56.2% 14.7% 14.5% 7.9% 6.8% England & Wales 24,052,206 24.4% 19.6% 21.7% 15.3% 18.9% Source: ONS; 2009 data.

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Educational Attainment: Secondary Schools • A higher percentage of pupils attending schools in the AAP achieved 5 or more A*-C grades than the county and nationally. • There is a higher rate of attainment for 5 or more A*-C grades including English & Maths and for 5 A*-C grades when looking at the pupils living in the AAP area.

N.B. Not all pupils within the AAP attend schools in the AAP. Conversely, some pupils may travel from other areas to schools in the AAP.

Table 24: Educational attainment in secondary schools

Level 2 Number (5+ A*-C) Total of pupils (or Level Total OFSTED Overall Pupils at the equivalent) 2 School/Area Pupils Inspection OFSTED with a end of including (5+ Enrolled 1 Dates Score SEN Key English & A*-C) Stage 4 Maths GCSEs Fyndoune Community 346 54 70 64% 97% Feb-09 3 College Park View Community 1,449 119 233 64% 90% Apr-08 2 School Roseberry Sports and 585 130 111 41% 80% Oct-08 3 Community College The Hermitage School 992 68 159 53% 95% May-11 2 Chester-le-Street & 3,372 371 573 55.5% 90.5% - - District County Durham 30,479 3,774 5,350 56.4% 86.8% - - England - - - 55.2% 76.2% - - Source: Department for Education 2010 Results, OFSTED. County and AAP figures do not include independent schools. OFSTED Score of 1 = Outstanding, 2 = Good, 3 = Satisfactory, 4 = Inadequate. 1. SEN - Statement of Special Educational Needs.

Table 25: Secondary school educational attainment in communities (by pupil residence)

Pupils with 5 or Pupil more A*-C Inc Pupils with 5 Number % % English & or more A*-C Area/Community at KS4 Maths Chester East 46 27 58.7% 44 95.7% Chester North 68 45 66.2% 62 91.2% Chester West 72 41 56.9% 69 95.8% Grange Villa and Peltons 92 33 35.9% 78 84.8% Great Lumley 87 56 64.4% 76 87.4% Ouston and Urpeth 73 54 74.0% 66 90.4% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 73 39 53.4% 61 83.6% Waldridge 81 52 64.2% 76 93.8% Chester-le-Street & District 592 347 58.6% 532 89.9% Source: Department for Education 2010 Results, OFSTED. Figures will differ from the school results as some pupils will attend other schools in the region.

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Educational Attainment: Primary Schools

• A higher percentage of pupils attending schools in the AAP achieved Key Stage 2 Level 4 English & Maths and Level 4/5 English/Maths than the county and England.

N.B. Not all pupils within the AAP attend schools in the AAP. Conversely, some pupils may travel from other areas to schools in the AAP. Also the results by school are missing a number of figures from ‘boycott’ schools and schools with suppressed results, which will affect the overall figures by school for the AAP.

Table 26: Educational attainment in primary schools

English OFSTED Overall & English Maths School/Area Inspection OFSTED Maths Date Score L4+ L4+ L5 L4+ L5 Bournmoor Primary School ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dec-06 2 Bullion Lane Primary School 79% 86% 31% 86% 38% Apr-08 2 Cestria Primary School 89% 90% 40% 94% 40% Sep-06 1 Chester-le-Street CofE (Controlled) 74% 83% 31% 81% 41% Jun-08 1 Junior School Edmondsley Primary School 94% 94% 61% 94% 61% Feb-09 1 Lumley Junior School 66% 71% 22% 73% 29% Jan-11 4 Nettlesworth Primary School ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Feb-10 2 Newker Primary School 92% 93% 52% 95% 43% Feb-07 2 Ouston Junior School 90% 95% 39% 90% 37% Jun-10 2 Pelton Community Primary School 64% 74% 34% 68% 21% Feb-09 2 Red Rose Primary School 94% 97% 53% 94% 56% Jun-08 1 Roseberry Primary and Nursery 71% 71% 29% 89% 14% Jun-10 2 School Sacriston Junior School - Durham 71% 79% 25% 79% 21% Jan-09 2 St Bede's Roman Catholic Voluntary 77% 92% 62% 77% 62% Dec-09 2 Aided Primary School St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary 92% 96% 68% 92% 52% Feb-07 2 Aided Primary School St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic 91% 100% 48% 91% 58% Jun-08 2 Voluntary Aided Primary School West Pelton Primary School < < < < < Apr-09 2 Woodlea Primary School 93% 100% 62% 93% 41% Apr-09 1 Chester-le-Street & District1 82% 87% 41% 86% 39% - - County Durham 76% 81% 31% 80% 32% - - England 73% 83% 35% 79% 34% - -

Source: Department for Education 2010 Results, OFSTED. 1. AAP rate is based only on available data and doesn’t include results from all schools. < The school had 10 or fewer pupils eligible for KS2 assessment at the time of the 2010 tests. The results have not therefore been shown to avoid the risk of individual pupil results being identified. ~ Boycott school therefore there nil returns.

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Educational attainment: Primary Schools by Pupil place of residence

• There are slightly lower rates of attainment when looking at the pupils living in the AAP area but they are still above the county and national averages.

N.B. Not all pupils within the AAP area attend schools in the AAP area. Conversely, some pupils may travel from other areas to schools in the AAP area.

Table 27: Primary school educational attainment in communities (by pupil residence)

Pupils Pupils Pupils achieving L4 Pupil achieving achieving or above in Number % L4 or above % L4 or above % Area/Community English & in English in Maths Maths Chester East 45 41 91.1% 42 93.3% 42 93.3% Chester North 70 55 78.6% 58 82.9% 60 85.7% Chester West 73 62 84.9% 65 89.0% 66 90.4% Grange Villa and Peltons 84 58 69.0% 66 78.6% 64 76.2% Great Lumley 83 66 79.5% 71 85.5% 70 84.3% Ouston and Urpeth 64 56 87.5% 59 92.2% 56 87.5% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 61 44 72.1% 50 82.0% 48 78.7% Waldridge 81 73 90.1% 75 92.6% 76 93.8% Chester-le-Street & 561 455 81.1% 486 86.6% 482 85.9% District Source: Department for Education 2010 Results, OFSTED. Figures will differ from the school results as some pupils will attend other schools in the region.

Educational attainment: Key Stage 5 A/AS Level

• Two out of three schools/colleges achieved higher average scores than the county and England.

Table 28: Key Stage 5 scores by school 2009/10

General and Applied A/AS or Equivalent OFSTED Achievement Number at Average Average Number end of point point score School/Area of OFSTED A/AS or score per Overall students Inspection equivalent per examination Score aged 16- Dates study in student entry for 18 2009/10 for 2010 2010 The Hermitage School 175 68 890.4 217.3 May-11 1 Park View Community School 277 109 816.7 215.1 Apr-08 2 Roseberry Sports and 95 33 476.5 188.5 Oct-08 3 Community College County Durham 10,089 2,853 662.3 210.6 - - England Average (all schools - - 744.9 214.4 - - and FE colleges) England Average (excluding - - 726.6 211.1 - - independent schools) Source: Department for Education 2010 Results, OFSTED.

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Not in Education, Employment or Training - NEETs3 :

• There was a decrease in the AAP’s NEETs rate of 20.8% between 2008 and 2010.

Table 29: NEETs in the 16-18 age group

2008 2009 2010 % % 16- % 16- % 16- 3 Year Change 3 Adjusted Adjusted 18 Adjusted 18 2011 Area 18 Age Average 2008 to NEETs 2 NEETs Age NEETs Age Group 2010 Group Group Chester-le- 139 9.6% 117 8.4% 110 8.5% 8.9% -20.8% 89 Street & District County 1,437 10.4% 1,388 10.4% 1,223 9.7% 10.2% -7.6% 982 Durham1 Source: Connexions June 2011. 1. County total contains unallocated records. 2. Calculated using the NI117 formula except for 2011. 3. From 2011 the Department for Education changed the way NEETs are recorded; therefore the 2011 figure cannot be directly compared to previous years.

Truancy:

• There has been a 4.8% fall in the AAP’s truancy rate since 2007.

Table 30: Unauthorised absence rates – three year average

Truancy Rates1 All All All % Change 3 Year Area/Community Percentage Percentage Percentage Over 3 Average 07-08 08-09 09-10 Years Chester East 5.3% 5.2% 5.6% 5.4% 5.1% Chester North 5.8% 5.6% 5.4% 5.6% -6.7% Chester West 6.3% 5.9% 5.6% 6.0% -10.8% Grange Villa and Peltons 6.9% 6.4% 6.3% 6.6% -8.8% Great Lumley 5.3% 5.1% 5.1% 5.2% -2.9% Ouston and Urpeth 4.8% 4.6% 5.0% 4.8% 3.3% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 7.1% 6.5% 6.2% 6.6% -11.6% Waldridge 3.8% 3.9% 4.1% 4.0% 8.9% Chester-le-Street & District 5.7% 5.4% 5.5% 5.5% -4.8% County Durham 6.3% 6.3% 5.9% 6.2% -5.5% North East 6.3% 6.4% 6.2% 6.3% -1.5% Source: Department for Education 2010. 1. Rates calculated using the total number of possible pupil sessions during the academic year.

3 The percentage of NEETs is calculated using a variation of the formula used to calculate the figures submitted for National Indicator NI117. Instead of averaging the figures over three consecutive months, three consecutives years have been used. This calculation includes a correction to the overall figure to include those NEETs and those in Education, Employment or Training (EETs) whose records have lapsed. The 2011 figures are counts only as DfE have changed the way NEETs are recorded and so direct comparisons with previous years are no longer possible.

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Child Poverty4:

• There are lower rates of Child Poverty in the AAP than across the county, region or England.

Table 31: Child Poverty 2006 to 2008

% Children in families in receipt of CTC (<60% median % change 2006 to income) or IS/JSA 2008 Area/Community 2006 2007 2008 All All All Under 16 Under 16 Under 16 Under 16 All Children Children Children Children Chester East 13.0% 13.3% 14.6% 14.5% 13.8% 13.9% 5.6% 4.8% Chester North 11.1% 11.5% 12.7% 11.7% 12.9% 12.4% 15.7% 8.2% Chester West 28.4% 27.0% 28.2% 27.3% 29.1% 27.6% 2.5% 2.1% Grange Villa and Peltons 23.6% 22.5% 25.3% 25.0% 23.8% 23.0% 1.0% 2.2% Great Lumley 11.2% 10.9% 13.2% 12.7% 13.9% 13.6% 24.0% 24.7% Ouston and Urpeth 6.4% 6.6% 6.4% 6.2% 7.2% 6.7% 13.3% 1.2% Sacriston/Nettlesworth 20.9% 20.1% 20.9% 20.4% 20.0% 19.9% -4.2% -1.4% Waldridge 3.9% 4.4% 5.8% 5.2% 6.0% 5.3% 53.3% 21.1% Chester-le-Street & District 15.4% 15.0% 16.4% 15.8% 16.5% 15.8% 6.9% 5.7% County Durham 22.2% 21.0% 22.8% 21.9% 22.7% 21.8% 2.2% 3.6% North East 24.7% 23.4% 25.3% 24.3% 25.0% 24.0% 0.9% 2.6% England 21.8% 20.8% 22.4% 21.6% 21.6% 20.9% -1.3% 0.6%

Source: HM Revenue & Customs.

4 Definition: Former National Indicator 116: The proportion of children in poverty. The proportion of children living in families in receipt of out of work benefits or in receipt of Child Tax Credit (CTC) where their reported income is less than 60 per cent of median income, (as a proportion of children receiving Child Benefit).

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Crime

• The AAP had lower rates of crime overall than the county, region and England & Wales.

• There were lower rates of crime in the AAP for all categories compared to the county and region, except for Criminal Damage and Arson.

Table 32: Crime Rates per 1000 population April 2010 to March 2011

Violence Criminal Non- Against 1 All Sexual Damage Victim AAP/Area the Theft Crime2 Offences and Based Person Arson Crime3 (VAP) Chester-le-Street & District 49.7 6.1 0.4 24.1 14.0 4.4 County Durham 55.3 8.3 0.7 25.6 14.0 5.9 North East 65.7 10.2 0.9 31.1 14.3 8.0 England & Wales4 67.6 10.9 0.9 33.5 12.7 7.4

Source: AAP and county data - Durham Constabulary; North East and England & Wales - Home Office. AAP rates use ONS mid-2009 population estimates. 1. AAP data includes mapped5 crimes only; the county, region and England & Wales rates include all recorded crimes. 2. The 'All Crimes' category does not include Fraud and Forgery crimes. 3. Non-victim based crimes include public disorder, drug, Police preventative and other state based crimes. 4. England & Wales data does not include the City of London data.

A full description of the crime types within each crime category is available in Appendix 2 of the User Guide to Home office Statistics on the Home Office website.

5 Most recorded incidents contain information that allows them to be mapped using a British National Grid reference, however in a small percentage of incidents this data is not available.

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Anti-Social Behaviour

• ASB rates in the AAP are slightly lower than the county (as a sum of all AAPs), and they have shown a general decline since April 2010, inline with the county.

Figure 4: ASB rates per 1000 population by quarter from April 2010

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Domestic Energy Consumption:

• Average domestic energy consumption in the AAP is higher than in the county, region or England & Wales.

Table 33: Average domestic energy use by council tax dwelling

Average Average Average Consumption of Consumption Total Consumption of Domestic of Domestic Area/Community Dwelling Domestic Gas Electricity and Electricity per Stock1 per annum per Gas per annum annum per Dwelling2 per Dwelling2 Dwelling2

Chester East 2,327 20.4 2.9 17.5 Chester North 2,946 21.6 3.3 18.3 Chester West 3,168 17.4 2.8 14.5 Grange Villa and Peltons 3,922 18.3 3.0 15.3 Great Lumley 3,862 21.3 3.4 17.9 Ouston and Urpeth 2,597 20.5 3.5 17.0 Sacriston/Nettlesworth 3,046 19.8 3.0 16.7 Waldridge 2,794 22.1 3.7 18.4 Chester-le Street & 24,662 20.1 3.2 16.9 District County Durham 232,205 19.4 3.2 16.2 North East 1,171,918 19.0 3.2 15.9 England & Wales 24,052,206 17.3 3.0 14.3

Source: Department of Energy and Climate Change 2008/Communities and Local Government Neighbourhood Statistics 2009. 1. Council Tax Dwellings. Sum of the communities may not add up to the AAP figure due to rounding error. Economy 7 data not included due to low numbers. 2. Megawatt hours per annum per council tax dwelling. 1 megawatt = 1000 kilowatts. Example: Using a 60 watt bulb for 1000 hours uses 0.06 megawatt hours of electricity.

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Household Energy Efficiency: • The number of households with a low energy efficiency rating in the AAP is lower than the county. • There is a higher number of households with a high rating in the AAP than in the county as a whole.

Table 34: Household energy efficiency ratings

% of % of assessed assessed with a Number % with a Area/Community Households low assessed Assessed high rating rating (65 (between of over) 1 and 35)

Chester East 2479 1064 42.9% 1.2% 42.0% Chester North 3043 382 12.6% 3.9% 27.7% Chester West 3133 1954 62.4% 0.7% 46.8% Grange Villa and Peltons 4175 1972 47.2% 1.0% 44.4% Great Lumley 3911 1414 36.2% 2.4% 33.1% Ouston and Urpeth 2615 1013 38.7% 1.2% 39.1% Sacriston_Nettlesworth 3287 966 29.4% 2.3% 35.3% Waldridge 2801 1167 41.7% 1.8% 35.2% Chester le Street & District 25475 9932 39.0% 1.5% 39.9% County Durham 239318 118308 49.4% 4.9% 33.9% Source: Durham County Council December 2010.

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