Picton Ward Profile
Contents
1. Overview
2. Summary Chart
3. Population
4. Deprivation
5. Household Income
6. Child Poverty
7. Unemployment
8. Housing
9. Crime
10. Health
11. Education
12. Ward Map
Autumn 2011
1. Overview Picton is one of the most deprived wards in the City. The ward has one of the most diverse populations in the city, proving popular to students, BME groups and new communities moving into Liverpool. However, there remain considerable worklessness, health, housing and community safety issues in the ward which will require long‐term solutions.
Population Picton 2009 population was 17,002. The ward’s population has increased by 0.8% (130 residents) since 2002. The ward has one of the most diverse populations in the city with 22.5% of its population from BME groups. The wards’ population is young and transient, with 73.9% of its population of working age compared with 68.8% for Liverpool. The area is home to many new communities in the City and is also popular with students, reflecting the high proportions of private rented accommodation.
Deprivation, Picton shows high levels of overall deprivation with over three quarters (76.4%) of neighbourhoods in the ward falling within the most Income and deprived 5% of neighbourhoods nationally. At £21,315 Picton has the second lowest average household income of all Liverpool ward. Child Poverty Income levels in the ward fell by over 8% between 2009 and 2010. Over half (51.9%) of all children living in Picton ward are classed as living in poverty. This is more than twice the national average. The incidence of child poverty has increased slightly in Picton in recent years.
Unemployment Picton had 2,971 workless residents in February 2011. The worklessness rate (23.2%) is above the Liverpool average (21.8%) and nearly double the national rate of 12.3%. Half of the ward’s workless residents (1,489) are claimants of Incapacity Benefit /Employment Support Allowance. In September 2011, Picton’s JSA claimant rate was 8.5%. This is above the city wide average of 7.0% and more than double the national rate (3.9%). The ward’s unemployment rate has increased significantly over the last year, reflecting the impact of the recession.
Housing Picton ward contains 8,394 residential properties. A third of these (32.5%) are Registered Social rented properties, which is slightly above the city average of 26.8%. The number of long term vacant properties in he ward has fallen significantly, but at 6.9% of all dwellings remains twice the city average of 3.5%. The vast majority of dwellings in the ward (94%) are in Council Tax Band “A”, while house prices in Picton are significantly lower than the City average.
Crime The overall crime rate in Picton (94.2 per 1000 residents) is below the city average (104.5), with vehicle crime particularly low in the ward. Crime rates are improving in the ward. Overall crime fell by 8.4% between 2009 and 2011 – 147 fewer incidents. The number of incidents of anti‐social behaviour fell by 13.8% (140 fewer incidents) over this period.
Health Poor health is a particular issue in Picton, Mortality rates in Picton are the highest in Liverpool and more than double the national average. Poor male health is a particular issue, with high male mortality rates for strokes, coronary heart disease and circulatory diseases. Among females, lung cancer and bronchitis, emphysema and other COPD are particular issues. Life expectancy for Picton residents is nearly 2.5 years below the city average and just under 6 years less than the national average.
Education In 2010, 35% of pupils resident in Picton achieved 5+ A*‐C grades including Maths and English, which is significantly below the Liverpool average (53.0%). Attainment has improved by 10.5 percentage points between 2006 and 2010, which is below the average city improvement (15.7). Three of the five schools where pupils may be attending in the area have attainment levels above the city average.
2. Summary Chart
Liverpool National Range Spine Chart Category Indicator Picton Range To Average Average From (Centreline = Liverpool Average)
Population % Population Change 2002‐2009 0.8% 0.2% 4.1% ‐12.1% z 52.3%
Deprivation IMD 2010 ‐ % of Area in Most Deprived 10% Nationally 79.4% 49.6% ‐ 98.2% z 0.0%
Income Average Household Income 2010 £21,315 £29,285 £35,299 £21,149 z £42,531
Child Poverty % of Children in Poverty 2009 51.9% 34.4% 21.3% 60.2% z 8.0%
Unemployment % (Woking Age) Worklessness Feb 2011 23.2% 21.8% 12.3% 39.1% z 8.7%
% Jobseeker's Allowance Claimants Sep 2011 8.5% 7.0% 3.9% 14.0% z 2.7%
% Incapacity Benefit Claimants Sep 2011 11.6% 11.9% 6.6% 23.2% z 5.0%
Housing 2011 Avg. Property Price ‐ Detached ‐ £268,033 £258,843 £140,595 £424,875
2011 Avg. Property Price ‐ Semi £123,577 £164,796 £155,503 £79,529 z £262,276
2011 Avg. Property Price ‐ Terraced £93,011 £97,478 £125,558 £62,250 z £172,119
2011 Avg. Property Price ‐ Flat £76,525 £114,135 £153,496 £50,361 z £159,823
% Long Term Vacant Dwellings 2011 6.9% 3.5% ‐ 9.2% z 1.0%
Crime All Crime per 1,000 Persons 2010/11 94.2 104.5 75.7 416.1 z 36.9
Domestic Burglary per 1,000 Households 2010/11 17.3 16.5 10.7 30.0 z 8.1
Violent Crime per 1,000 Persons 2010/11 17.4 17.0 15.0 79.1 z 3.6
Anti‐Social Behaviour per 1,000 Persons 2010/11 51.2 55.3 ‐ 108.6 z 17.7
Health All Causes Standard Mortality Rates (< 75s) 2007‐2009 624.4 426.6 287.8 624.4 z 240.6
Male Life Expectancy 2006‐2008 72.0 74.3 77.9 69.5 z 80.4
Female Life Expectancy 2006‐2008 76.2 78.8 82.0 74.6 z 84.1
Education % Students with 5+ GCSEs A*‐C 2010 65.8% 80.1% 75.4% 63.2% z 91.4%
% Students with 5+ GCSEs A*‐C Incl. Maths and Eng. 2010 35.0% 52.3% 53.4% 28.7% z 83.2%
National Average z Ward Performance Worse Than Liverpool Average z Ward Performance Better Than Liverpool Average Liverpool Ward Range
Key Features of the Summary Chart The Summary Chart gives an overview of key indicators and measures ward performance against local and national averages. • The black line ( ) running down the chart represents the Liverpool average. Anything to the left of the spine is worse than the Liverpool average and anything to the right is better. • The grey bar (sssscddd) represents the range of performance by Liverpool’s wards. • The red (z) or green (z) dot indicates the ward performance. Green is better or equal to the Liverpool average and red is worse. • The blue square () marks the national average.
3. Population
• Picton’s 2009 estimated popula tion was 17,002. The ward’s Population Summary 2009 population has increased by 0.8% since 2002 – an additional 130 residents. Picton’s population is estimated to have declined by Picton % Liverpool % 0.7% (125 people) between 2008 and 2009. Total Population 17,002 442,300 • The ward has a substantially higher proportion of working age adults (73.9%).than the city as a whole. Conversely the proportion Males 8,649 50.9 217,400 49.2
of the population aged 65 and over is substantially lower than the Females 8,353 49.1 224,900 50.8 citywide figure. Children (0‐ 15
years) 2,800 16.5 74,900 16.9 • According to the 2001 Census, compared to the city as a whole Working Age (8.2%), Picton has a high BME population (22.5% of the (16 ‐64) 12,558 73.9 304,100 68.8 population). Older People (65+) 1,644 9.7 63,300 14.3 • This increase in Picton’s population and its distinct age BME (Census characteristics reflect the popularity of the ward to overseas 2001) ‐ 22.5 ‐ 8.2 migrants moving into the city. White British (Census 2001) ‐ 77.5 ‐ 91.8 Source:ONS
Population Change 2002 ‐ 2009 (%) Population Age Proportions
1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 9.7% 16.5%
0.6% Children Working Age 0.4% 0.2% Older People 0.2% 73.9%
0.0% Picton Liverpool
Source: ONS Source: ONS
4. Deprivation
• The Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010 (IMD2010) is a measure of Liverpool Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010 deprivation nationally and provides a means of ranking areas relative to each other.
• Picton shows a high level of overall deprivation with four fifths (79.4%) of the ward falling into the most deprived 10% nationally. This is significantly higher than the city‐ wide average (49.6%) and means that some 13,500 Picton residents live in some of the most deprived areas of England.
• Three quarters of the ward (76.4%) is in the most deprived 5% of areas nationally. This is more than double the city ‐wide average.
• 5.7% of the ward falls in the most deprived 1% of neighbourhoods nationally.
• Although deprivation levels remain high, since 2007 Picton ward has seen improvement, with a shift in its neighbourhoods out of the worst 1%, 5% and 10% nationally.
Index of Multiple Deprivation Area
% of Area in % of Area in Most % of Area in Most Deprived Deprived 5% Most Deprived 1% Nationally Nationally 10% Nationally
Picton 5.7% 76.4% 79.4% Liverpool 12.7% 36.5% 49.6% © Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100018351 Source: Department of Communities and Local Government, IMD 2010 Source: Department of Communities and Local Government, IMD 2010
5. Household Income 6. Child Poverty
• Picton has the second lowest level of Household Income in the • Over half (51.9%) of all children living in Picton ward are classed as City at £21,315. Most significantly this has shown a substantial fall living in poverty (some 1,665 childre n). This is the 4th highest rate between 2009 and 2010 of ‐8.3%. of all Liverpool wards. It is significantly higher than the Liverpool average of 34.4% and more than twice the national average (21.3%). • Some of the individual neighborhoods have income levels below • In some neighbourhoods in Picton ward up to four fifths of this as demonstrated on the map below, which closely resembles the pattern of worklessness in the ward. children are classed as living in poverty.
• The proportion of the ward’s children living in poverty has increased slightly since 2006 – rising from 51.0% to 51.9%.
Household Income 2010 Percentage of Children in Poverty 2009
© Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100018351 © Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100018351 Source: CACI Paycheck Source: HMRC
7. Unemployment
• The current workless rate in Picton is 23.2 % (2,971 people) which is slightly higher February 2011 Worklessness than the Liverpool average of 21.8% and nearly twice the national rate of 12.3%. In Picton Liverpool GB some areas in Picton two fifths of all working age adults are workless. Count Rate Count Rate Rate Jobseeker's • There are 1,489 claimants of Employment Support Allowance/Incapacity Benefit 1,016 7.9% 20,350 6.6% 3.7% (ESA/IB) within the ward. The IESA/IB claimant rate is 11.6% in Picton, which is Allowance similar to the Liverpool average of 11.9 % and indicates the need for actions which ESA and IB 1,489 11.6% 36,670 11.9% 6.6% improve health and employability in the ward. Lone Parents 368 2.9% 7,910 2.6% 1.6% Other 99 0.8% 2,150 0.7% 0.5%
Out‐Of‐Work • The area also has a higher proportion of its workless population who are lone 2,971 23.2% 67,080 21.8% 12.3% parents (2.9% of working age people), a significant issue affecting child and family Benefits Sources: NOMIS and DWP poverty levels in the area. Liverpool Workless Rates February 2011 • In September 2011 the JSA claimant rate in Picton was 8.5%. This is above the city wide average of 7.0% and more than double the national rate (3.9%).
• The JSA claimant rate has increased from 7.7% 12 months previously, reflecting the impact of the recession.
Claimant Count September 2011 1,400 Claimant Count Claimant Rate 16 1,200 14
1,000 12 10 800 8 600 6 Claimant Count Claimant 400 4 (%) Rate Claimant 200 2 0 0
Picton Church County Central Anfield Everton Garston Kirkdale Woolton Croxteth ‐ Yew Tree Old Swan Old Childwall Riverside Warbreck
Clubmoor Belle Vale Fazakerley Wavertree Knotty Ash Greenbank West Derby Cressington St Michael's St Princes Park Princes Mossley Hill © Crown copyright and database rights Norris Green
Al'ton/H'Cross Tueb'k/St'croft Speke 2011 Ordnance Survey 100018351 K'gton/Fairfield
Sources: NOMIS and ONS Sources: NOMIS and DWP
8. Housing
• Picton ward contains 8,394 resident ial properties. This is 3.9% of • More than nine out of ten (94.0%) properties in Picton are in the city’s total housing stock. Council Tax Band “A”. This is significantly higher than the Liverpool average (61.0%). By contrast only 27 properties (0.3%) • Two thirds of Picton properties (64.2%) are either owned privately fall into Council Tax Band “C+”. or rented from a private landlord, lower than the City average of 72.5%. • Average house prices are generally much lower in Picton ward than the City average. • The ward contains 2,732 Registered Social rented properties, which is 32.5% of the ward total and above the city average of Long Term Void Properties April 2011 26.8%. Dwelling Count LTV Count LTV Rate Picton 8,394 582 6.9% • At 31st March 2011 582 properties were long term vacant, Liverpool 214,396 7,587 3.5% Source: LAMP, Liverpool City Council accounting for 6.9% of the total stock. This compares with a City ‐ wide rate of 3.5%. Put another way, 7.7% of all long term vacant Housing Tenure April 2011 dwellings in the city were located in Picton. Private % RSL % Unknown %
Picton 5,393 64.2 2,732 32.5 269 3.2 Liverpool 155,482 72.5 57,544 26.8 1,370 0.6 Source: LAMP, Liverpool City Council
Council Tax Bands April 2011 Average House Prices April 2010 to March 2011 100% 94.0% £300k £268,033 90% £250k 80% 70% 61.0% £200k £164,796 60% 50% £150k £114,135 £123,577 £93,011 £97,478 40% £100k £76,525 30% 22.2% 16.9% 20% £50k 5.7% £‐ 10% 0.3% £k 0% Detached Flat S emi Terraced Band A Band B Band C + Picton Liver pool Picton Liverpool Source: Land Registry Source: LAMP, Liverpool City Council £‐: Prices only shown where 5 or more sales have been completed
9. Crime
• At 94.2 crimes per 1,000 population, overall crime levels are lower in Crime Rates April 2010 – March 2011 Picton than the city ‐wide average (104.5 per 1,000 people).
Anti‐Social Behaviour 55.3 • Vehicle crime is low in the ward compared with the rest of Liverpool. 51.2 Picton has the second lowest rate of theft from a vehicle (2.6 per 1,000 Violence 17.0 residents) of all Liverpool wards. It is also 5 best performing wards in the 17.4 city for theft of a vehicle (1.5 per 1,000 residents). 0.5 Business Robbery 0.3 • There were 147 fewer crimes in Picton in 2010/11 than there were in the 1.5 previous year. This is an 8.4% decrease, which is slightly greater than the Personal Robbery 2.0 Liverpool average. 2.5 Theft of a Vehicle Crime 1.5 • While there was a decrease in all categories of crime in the ward 6.7 between 2009 and 2011, the greatest decreases were for theft from a Theft from a Vehicle Crime 2.6 vehicle (down 38.0%) and violence (down 36.1%) 16.5 Domestic Burglary 17.3 • There were 140 fewer incidents of anti‐ social behaviour in Picton ward in 2010/11 than there were in the previous year. This is a 13.8% 104.5 All Crime 94.2 decrease, reflecting the efforts of local initiatives to tackle this issue. 0 2040 60 80 100 120
Picton Liverpool Changes in Crime Between 2009/10 and 2010/11 2009/10 2010/11 % Change Picton Liverpool Picton Liverpool Picton Liverpool
All Crime 1,748 48,697 1,601 46,227 ‐8.4% ‐5.1% Domestic Burglary 170 4,160 149 3,545 ‐12.4% ‐14.8% Theft from a Vehicle Crime 71 3,529 44 2,954 ‐38.0% ‐16.3% Theft of a Vehicle Crime 34 1,230 25 1,085 ‐26.5% ‐11.8% Personal Robbery 37 820 34 682 ‐8.1% ‐16.8% Business Robbery 9 223 5 223 ‐44.4% 0.0% Violence 463 9,893 296 7,524 ‐36.1% ‐23.9% Anti‐Social Behaviour 1,011 29,778 871 24,460 ‐13.8% ‐17.9% Sources: Merseyside Police and Citysafe
10. Health
• Standardised Mortality Ratios for people under 75 provide a measure of Male and Female Life Expectancy 2006‐2008 the extent of early deaths within an area. The England average is 287.8, 85 with a ratio greater than this figure indicating above average numbers of early deaths and a ratio less than 287.8 indicating below average numbers 80 75 of early deaths. Age 70 • At 624.4 Picton’s 2007‐09 Standardised Mortality Ratio is the highest of all 65 Liverpool wards. It is significantly higher than the city‐wide average (426.6) Male Life Expectancy Female Life Expectancy and more than double the national average (287.8). Picton 72 76.2
• Mortality rates in Picton for most main disease types are typically twice Liverpool 74.3 78.8 England 77.9 82.0 the national average. In particular, mortality rates for both Strokes and Bronchitis, Emphysema and other COPD are 3 times the England rate. Source: Liverpool Public Health Intelligence Team
• Male health is particularly poor in the ward. Picton’s rate for male Under 75’s Standard Mortality Ratios 2007 ‐2009 mortalitys from Strokes is 6 times the national average, male Coronary Heart Disease is 3 times the England rate, while male mortality from Circulatory Diseases are 2.5 times the national rate.
• Amongst females mortality rates for Bronchitis, Empysema and other
COPD and Lung Cancer are both particularly high.
• Just under a fifth (19.4%) of Picton residents are obese. While this is significantly higher than the national rate, it is similar to the city‐wide rate.
• On average a male living in Picton ward will live 2.3 years less than the city average and 5.9 years less than the national average.
• Life expectancy for females in Picton is significantly below both the Liverpool and national averages. On average a female living in Picton ward will live 2.6 years less than the city average and just under 6 years less than the national average.
Obesity Rates 2008 Picton SMR = 624.4 Picton Liverpool England Obesity Rate 19.4% 19.1% 16.7% © Crown copyright and database righ ts 2011 Ordnance Survey 100018351 Source: Liverpool Public Health Intelligence Team Source: Liverpool Public Health Intelligence Team
11. Education
• In 2010, 35% of pupils reside nt in Picton achieved 5+ A*‐ C grades including Math’s and English, which is well below the Liverpool • Overall absenteeism of pupils is below the city average in three of average (53.0%). Attainment has improved by 10.5 percentage the local schools. points between 2006 and 2010, which is below the city average (15.7). • Persistent absence rates are above the city average in two of the local schools. • In 2010, 65.8% of pupils resident in Picton achieved 5+ GCSE’s A* ‐ C in all subjects, which is below the Liverpool average (81.8%). Overall & Persistent Absence by School 2010 However, attainment has improved by 25.2 percentage points Overall Absence Persistent Absence between 2006 and 2010, which is above the city average (24.6). Archbishop Blanch 5.10% 2.10%
St Hilda's 7.50% 5.30% • Of the five schools where pupils may be attending in the area three of them have achievement rates above the city average at St Francis of Assisi 10.60% 12.30% 5+ A*‐C grades including Math’s and English. Bellerive FCJ 7.10% 4.30% Childwall 10.90% 13.60% Liverpool Average 7.9% 6.4% Sources: DFES and LCC Education Services 5+ GCSE A*‐C v’s 5+ A* ‐C inc. Math’s & English 2007‐2010 Local Schools 5 A*‐C GCSE Attainment Level 2010
By pupil residency 5+ A*-C 5+ A*-C incl English and maths (City) 5+ A*-C (City) 5+ A*-C incl English and maths 100% 100 89% 91% 90% 87% 90 79% 80% 80 83% 70 67% 70% 72% 60 60% 50 59% 50% 40 47% 40% Attainment Rate 30 20 30% 34% 10 20% 0 10% 2007 2008 2009 2010 0% Picton inc. M & E LIVERPOOL inc. M & E Archbishop Blanch St Hilda's St Francis of Assisi Bellerive FCJ Childwall Picton LIVERPOOL
Sources: DFES and LCC Education Services Sources: DFES and LCC Education Services
12. Picton Ward Map
Sources
Population: Office of National Statistics ward ‐level Mid ‐Year Population Estimates, 2009.
IMD: Department for Communities and Local Government, Indices of Deprivation, 2010. Picton Household Income: CACI paycheck data. Ward Councillors Child Poverty: HM Revenue and Customs, Child Poverty Statistics.
Unemployment: Department for Work and Pensions/ Nomis, Worklessness Data. Labour: Department for Work and Pensions/ Nomis, Job Seekers Allowance Cllr Tim Beaumont Claimant Count. http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=3482
Housing: LCC Housing Strategy Units Lamp Team, Liberal Democrat: HM Land Registry, House Prices Index Cllr Andrew Makinson http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=286 Crime: LCC City‐ Safe Team / Merseyside Police. Labour: Heath: Liverpool Primary Care Tr ust /Office of National Statistics. Cllr Abdul Qadir http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=3893 Education: Department for Education and Skills /LCC Education Services.
District Committee: City and North Footnotes: LSOA: Lower Super Output Area. A geographical unit containing approximately 1,500 people. There are 291 in Liverpool and 32,482 in England.
RSL: Registered Social Landlord. Report Produced by: Chief Executive’s Policy Team, Liverpool City Council Links: Municipal Buildings Liverpool Indices of Multiple Deprivation Report: Dale Street http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/council/key‐statistics‐and‐data/ Liverpool
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