Marshalswick South Ward Profile

July 2016 Marshalswick South Ward

Number of residents: 7,073 June-2010 Estimate (ONS) Number of residential properties: 2,732 March 2011 (CLG) Ward size: 276.29 ha House prices (SADC avg.): £499,209 April 2016 (Land Registry) Electorate: 5,275 5 May 2016 (SADC) Election turn-out: 42% (39% SADC average) 5 May 2016 (SADC)

Sub Area 1 Sub Area 2 Sub Area 3 Sub Area 4 Sub Area 5 Deprivation rank (E01023664) (E01023665) (E01023666) (E01023667) (E01023668) (CLG 2010) Income Employment Health and Disability Education Skills and Training Barriers to Housing and Services Crime Living Environment OVERALL

50% Least Deprived 50-25% Most Deprived 25% Most Deprived

July 2016 (26UGGJ) Marshalswick South Ward © Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100018953

Local Information Schools: Bernards Heath Infant School, Road, AL1 4AP Bernards Heath Junior School, Watson Avenue, AL3 5HP Girl's School, Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB Community Buildings: Homewood Road United Reform Church, Homewood Road, St Albans, AL1 4BH Salvation Army Hall, 82 Beech Road, St Albans, AL3 5AT St Albans Girls School, Sandridgebury Lane, St Albans, AL3 6BD St Albans Judo Club, Heathlands Drive, Bernards Heath, St Albans, AL3 5AY St Saviour's Church Hall, 25 Sandpit Lane, St Albans, AL1 4DF Green Space and Play Areas: Beech Bottom Woodland Bernards Heath Community Woodland Bernards Heath Open Space Ellis Fields Open Space Marshals Avenue Open Space Sandridge Road Allotments The Wick Local Nature Reserve Valley Road Open Space

Age Profile

SOURCE: Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates 2010 (some percentage calculations manually derived, caution on margin of error) Commentary • High proportions residents aged 0-15 • Low proportions of residents aged 65+ (males) and 60+ (female)

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Gender Profile

SOURCE: Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates 2010 (some percentage calculations manually derived, caution on margin of error) Commentary • High proportion of working age females in the ward • Low proportion of older males and females when compared against District and figures

Ethnicity Marshalswick South Ward St Albans District England White British 5,971 81.37% 81.15% 79.75% Irish & Other White 578 7.88% 7.28% 5.66% Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group 202 2.75% 2.78% 2.25% Asian/Asian British 454 6.19% 6.41% 7.97% Black/Black British 107 1.46% 1.7% 3.48% Arab & Other Ethnic Group 26 0.35% 0.7% 1.03% SOURCE: Office for National Statistics, data derived from 2011 Census [Figures are rounded to two decimal places, may not add up to 100] Commentary • Broadly in line with District figures

Health Residents who reported Marshalswick St Albans England South Good or very good 89.6% 87% 82.4% 81.4% health SOURCE: Office for National Statistics; NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care (2011) Commentary • Residents reporting good health above levels for the District, region and England

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Education Marshalswick St Albans District England South Ward No Qualifications 8.93% 12.90% 22.46% Level 1 (1+4 O Levels/CSE/GCSE or NVQ 1) 7.88% 10% 13.29% Level 2 (5+ O/GCSE (A-C); 1+ A/AS level; NVQ 2) 12.21% 13.35% 15.22% Apprenticeship 1.75% 2.78% 3.56% Level 3 (2+A levels; 4 AS levels; NVQ 3) 10.03% 10.41% 12.35% Level 4 (BA, MA, PhD, PGCE, NVQ 4-5) 56.34% 46.34% 27.43% Other Qualification / unknown level 3.05% 4.2% 5.73%

18-74 year olds full-time students 6.82% 6.46% 8.15% SOURCE: Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics (2011) Commentary • Low level of residents with no qualifications, high percentage of residents holding level 4 qualifications

Employment Profile

Marshalswick Marshalswick South England & Wales South Ward St Albans (Total %) Ward (Total %) (Total %) (Numbers) Economically Active 3,709 81.5 81.3 76.8 In employment 3,583 78.7 77.8 71.0 Employees 2,947 64.8 64.4 60.6 Self-Employed 636 14.0 13.3 10.4 Unemployed 126 4.3 4.3 7.6 SOURCES: NOMIS Labour Market Statistics, ONS (2011) Commentary • Broadly in line with District figures

July 2016 (26UGGJ) Marshalswick South Ward Benefit Data Marshalswick South St Albans District England Ward Job Seekers 65 1.5% 1.8% 3.7% Employment Support Allowance 95 2.2% 3.2% 6.2% and Incapacity Benefits Lone Parents 20 0.5% 0.8% 1.5% Carers 25 0.6% 0.7% 1.2% Other on income related benefits 5 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% Disabled 20 0.5% 0.7% 1.0% Bereaved 5 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% TOTAL CLAIMANTS 235 5.3% 7.5% 14.4% SOURCE: DWP Benefit Claimants August 2011 Commentary • Low level of benefits claimants in the ward

Crime Data St Albans Central, North & West Percentage Total Crime Type (Total) Anti-Social Behaviour 1334 29.29% Bicycle Theft 113 2.48% Burglary 311 6.83% Criminal Damage & Arson 370 8.12% Drugs 158 3.47% Other Crime 71 1.56% Other Theft 497 10.91% Possession of Weapons 54 1.19% Public Order 195 4.28% Robbery 22 0.48% Shoplifting 286 6.28% Theft from the Person 108 2.37% Vehicle Crime 286 6.28% Violence and Sexual Offences 749 16.45% ALL CRIME 4,554 SOURCE: Comparison of Crime Types in areas between June 2015 and May 2016 (Police UK)

July 2016 (26UGGJ) Marshalswick South Ward Residents’ Problems Marshalswick St Albans District Comments Percentage of residents who feel South Ward Rubbish or litter lying around is a very or 15% 24% fairly big problem People using or dealing drugs is a very or 6% 14% fairly big problem Noisy neighbours or loud parties is a very or 3% 7% fairly big problem Teenagers hanging around the streets is a 13% 16% very or fairly big problem Vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate damage to property or vehicles is a very or 7% 8% fairly big problem People being drunk or rowdy in public 10% 13% places is a very or fairly big problem Abandoned or burnt out cars is a very or 1% 2% fairly big problem SOURCE: Community Survey (2015) Commentary • Below District figures in all areas

Resident Perceptions Marshalswick South Ward St Albans District Percentage of residents that are/who 2010 2015 2010 2015 Very or fairly satisfied with their 90% 96% 90% 90% local area as a place to live Feel they strongly or fairly strongly 72% 87% 67% 75% belong to their local area Very or fairly satisfied with the way St 43% 75% 55% 71% Albans Council run things SOURCE: Community Survey (2010 & 2015) Commentary • Residents have a strong feeling of belonging to their local neighbourhood • Higher level of satisfaction with the way the council runs things than that for the District

Getting Involved Marshalswick South Ward St Albans District 2010 2015 2010 2015 Percentage of residents that have given unpaid help in the last 12 45% 52% 53% 41% months SOURCE: Community Survey (2010 & 2015) Commentary • The level of volunteering in the ward has increased since 2010. Ward volunteering above 2015 levels for the District but slightly below figures for 2010

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