Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn Ward Profile CONTENTS 1 POPULATION, AGE AND ETHNICITY 4 2 DEPRIVATION 7 3 MOSAIC DATA 8 4 EDUCATION 10 5 EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT 12 6 HEALTH 13 7 HOUSING AND TENURE 14 8 CRIME 15 9 AREA MAP 17 10 KEY RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 17 Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn Population: 1,325 Households: 536 LSOA’s: E01025320 1 Ward Profile – Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn BACKGROUND This ward profile is part of series providing key statistical data for each of the 24 wards which make up the district of Ribble Valley. The aim of this profile is to describe the key characteristics of each ward – demography, housing and employment in the context of the rest of Ribble Valley, regionally and nationally. This ward profile supplements the larger Ribble Valley profile, which provides a more comprehensive picture of the district. The ward includes the following in the areas: Bolton-by-Bowland, Slaidburn, Newton, Holden, and Cow Ark. Points of Interest The ward includes large parts of the Forest of Bowland. Farming is still a major employer in the area, but the area also attracts tourists; for walking in particular. The Roman road known as Watling Street, that runs from Manchester, via Ribchester, to Carlisle, passes by Newton and Slaidburn. Bolton-by-Bowland - Before 1974, the village was part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire. In medieval times, it was known as Bolton-in- Bowland, reflecting the shifting boundaries of the ancient Forest of Bowland. The village has a car park, toilet facilities and a tourist information centre and is the starting point for many of the area's walks. The village also has two pubs, the first, the Coach and Horses is situated in the middle of the village and is the centre of village life. The second, The Copy Nook, is a bar and restaurant and is situated a short distance from the centre of the village. Newton - recorded in Domesday as Neutone and is part of the ancient parish of Slaidburn since Saxon times. The village pub in Newton, The Parkers Arms, takes its name from the neighbouring Parker family of Browsholme Hall. Slaidburn - lies near the head of the River Hodder and Stocks Reservoir, both within the Forest of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish church of St Andrew has a superb Jacobean screen and a fine Georgian pulpit. The brass band composer William Rimmer (1862–1936) composed the now-popular march, named Slaidburn after the village, for the Slaidburn Silver Band. A new village hall has opened to much fanfare and is being well used. There is a local pub, the Hark to Bounty, which upstairs houses the ancient halmote or courthouse of the Manor of Slaidburn. The ward has one borough Conservative councillor - Cllr Rosemary Joan Elms. Cllr Rosemary Elms 01200 446318 [email protected] 2 OVERVIEW •Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn's ward •Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn has the •The ward is mainly a mix of the following main •Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn has two population in 2011 stood at 1,325. Barriers to Housing and Services and Living socio-economic groups: schools within the ward. •The ward is far more sparsely populated (0.1 Environment domains in the bottom 10%. •Residents of isolated rural communities •Just over 19.5% of residents have no people per hectare) than the average for the •Residents of small and mid-sized towns with qualifications; this is lower than the Ribble borough (1 person per hecatare). strong local roots Valley figure of 18% and much lower than the •The ward has a lower percentage of residents •Wealthy people living in the most sought- national figure of 27%. aged 0 to 9 and aged 20 to 44 and a higher after neighbourhoods •33.8% of the residents of the ward have a level percentage of residents aged 45 to 64 4 educational qualification compared to nearly compared to the national, Lancashire and 34% in Ribble Valley and only 25% in district averages. Lancashire. •97.89% of residents in the ward are White. Population Deprivation Mosaic Education •73.47% of working age people (16-74) in the •84.6% of respondents in the ward indicated •Recorded crime in Bowland, Newton and •The ward consists of 536 households, an ward are classed as economically active. their day to day activities are not limited due Slaidburn is 34.0 per 1,000 population increase of 50 between the 2001 and 2011 to health or disability, this is a slightly higher compared to 31.5 as the Ribble Valley district Census. rate than the average for the borough with average and 63.5 as the Lancashire County •61.2% of households are owner occupiers. 83.29%. 5.58% indicated they were limited a average (March 2014 – February 2015). The rented sector consists of 35.7% of lot. •There were 214.3 calls to the Police, 83 calls to households, with the majority being private •A high percentage of respondents (86.11%) in Ambulance services and 10.6 calls to Fire and rented. the ward rate their general health as good or Rescue services per 1,000 population in the •Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn has a high very good. ward. percentage (53.36%) of detached properties. •In the same period there were 12.8 calls per 1,000 population made to the Police regarding anti-social behaviour. Employment Health Crime Housing 3 1 POPULATION, AGE AND ETHNICITY POPULATION The population of Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn according to the 2011 Census is 1,325 Ribble Valley Population by Ward (made up of 661 males and 664 females). Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn is smaller than the average ward size in terms of population. Whalley 3895 Wiswell and Pendleton 1316 When looking at density of population (number of persons per hectare) the ward is far more sparsely populated (0.1 people per hectare) than the average for the borough (1 person per Wilpshire 2582 hectare). The England average is 4.1 people per hectare. Waddington and West Bradford 2933 St Mary's 2846 Salthill 3135 Sabden 1422 Ribchester 1598 Read and Simonstone 2573 Primrose 3075 Mellor 2672 Littlemoor 2936 Langho 2261 Gisburn, Rimington 1405 Edisford and Low Moor 2773 Dilworth 2551 Derby and Thornley 2995 Clayton-le-Dale with Ramsgreave 2633 Chipping 1356 Chatburn 1316 Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn 1325 Billington and Old Langho 3154 Alston and Hothersall 2643 Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley 1737 0 2000 4000 6000 Source: ONS, Census 2011 Source: ONS, Census 2011 4 AGE STRUCTURE The ward has a lower percentage of residents aged 0 to 9 and aged 20 to 44 and a higher percentage of residents aged 45 to 64 compared to the national, Lancashire and district average. A high percentage of Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn residents are aged 45 to 64. All Ages 0-9 10-19 20-44 45-64 65+ Bowland, Newton 1,325 127 167 307 461 263 and Slaidburn 9.58% 12.60% 23.17% 34.79% 19.85% Source: ONS, Census 2011 Source: ONS, Census 2011 Projected growth in Ribble Valley population by age ONS projected population growth for the borough is 64,800 by 2035. Source: ONS, 2010 – based Sub-National Population Projections (2012) 5 Ethnicity Profile 97.89% of residents in Bolton, Newton and Slaidburn are White. This is higher than the Ribble Valley average and higher than the England average. % Bolton, Newton Ribble Valley England and Slaidburn White 97.89 96.59 81.41 Mixed 0.53 0.53 1.86 Asian 0.30 0.93 5.57 Chinese/Other Asian 0.00 0.25 1.86 Black or Black British 0.53 0.21 3.24 Other Ethnic Group 0.75 1.54 7.04 Source: ONS, 2011 Census Source: ONS, 2011 Census 6 2 DEPRIVATION The Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015 (IMD) measures deprivation down to Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) level – areas containing around 1,500 people. 32,482 LSOAs (nationally) make up the IMD with each area being scored across 8 domains (see below) then ranked from most to least deprived, with the 326 English districts also being ranked. Ribble Valley is made up of 40 LSOAs. Index of Health Education, Barriers to Living Multiple Income Employment Deprivation Skills and Housing and Crime Decile Environment Deprivation Decile Decile and Disability Training Services Decile Decile (IMD) Decile Decile Decile LSOA Ward Bowland, Newton and E01025320 Slaidburn 5 10 8 8 8 8 1 1 (where 1st decile is most deprived, 10th decile is least deprived) The table above shows the eight IMD domains split by LSOA and ranks all LSOAs nation-wide. Those areas most deprived are ranked in the top 10% - the 1st decile (red) and the least deprived are the higher numbers (green). As can be seen Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn has the Barriers to Housing and Services and Living Environment domains in the bottom 10%. What do the Ranks mean? Education Skills and Training - measures the extent of deprivation in terms of education, skills and training in an area. The indicators are structured into two sub-domains: one relating to children and young people and one relating to adult skills. Crime - measures the rate of recorded crime in an area for four major crime types representing the risk of personal and material victimisation at a small area level. Employment - measures employment deprivation in an area conceptualised as involuntary exclusion of the working age population from the labour market. Barriers to Housing and Other Services - measures the physical and financial accessibility of housing and key local services.