Chiltern Councillor Update Economic Profile of Cholesbury, the Lee & Bellingdon Ward
Chiltern Councillor Update Economic Profile of Cholesbury, The Lee & Bellingdon Ward April 2014 Produced by Buckinghamshire Business First’s research department P a g e | 2 1.0 Introduction Cholesbury, The Lee & Bellingdon is home to 2,304 people and provides 500 jobs in 44 businesses. Of these businesses, 16 (36.4 per cent) are Buckinghamshire Business First members. There were 1,655 employed people aged 16-74 living in Cholesbury, The Lee & Bellingdon ward at the 2011 Census, 54 fewer than the 1,709 recorded in 2001. Over that period the working age population fell 117 to 1,362 while the total population rose 18 to 2,304. The number of households rose by 20 (2.3 per cent) to 904. This is a significant percentage increase and places the ward 19th out of all wards in Chiltern. Based on the increase in number of households, the ward ranks 79th out of all wards in Buckinghamshire. The largest companies in Cholesbury, The Lee & Bellingdon include: The Full Moon; Hawridge & Cholesbury C of E School; Lee Common C of E First School; Sportcoach Amersham; Pearson Building; George Browns Implements Ltd; and Evolve Financial Planning. There are 10 Cholesbury, The Lee & Bellingdon, representing 0.7 per cent of working age residents, including five claimants aged 50+ and five who have been claiming for less than six months. Superfast broadband is expected to be available to 15 per cent of premises in the Cholesbury, The Lee & Bellingdon ward by March 2016 with commercial providers responsible for 15 per cent. The Connected Counties project, run by BBF, will deliver no fibre broadband service following complete commercial intervention.
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