WARD PROFILES
Church Langley
Index Key Facts
Population …1 Age Distribution …2 Church Langley is Harlow’s most populated Ethnic composition …5 ward. Nationality …10 The average age of its residents is 34 years, the Languages …14 youngest in Harlow. Religion …16 Household composition …20 The predominant ethnic group is White: British Tenure …22 with 86% of the population. Qualifications …23
Economic Activity …25 Church Langley has the highest proportion of Disability and Health …28 families with dependent children in Harlow.
It has the lowest levels of unemployment whilst its residents are the most qualified overall.
Sources: The Office for National Statistics, http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/, Public Health England http://www.localhealth.org.uk 2001 and 2011 Census Updated March 2019
Population
Church Langley has a population of 8895, making it the most populated ward in Harlow, housing 11% of the Town’s residents. It has a male/female ratio of 49:51, which is in line with the Harlow average.
Ward Population % of total Male/Female ratio
Bush Fair 7723 9.42% 48:52
Church Langley 8895 10.85% 49:51
Great Parndon 6543 7.98% 49:51
Harlow Common 7360 8.98% 48:52
Little Parndon & Hare Street 7957 9.71% 48:52
Mark Hall 7184 8.77% 48:52
Nettleswell 7423 9.06% 49:51
Old Harlow 6968 8.50% 48:52
Staple Tye 7227 8.82% 49:51
Sumners & Kingsmoor 7120 8.69% 50:50
Toddbrook 7544 9.21% 48:52
Harlow 81944 48:52
QS103EW – Age by single year
Trends & Comparisons
In the decade 2001 to 2011, Church Langley’s population increased by over 16%, from 7650 to 8895. This was the second highest rate of growth in Harlow, second only to Old Harlow and well above the town average of 4% growth.
Church Langley was Harlow’s most populated ward in 2001 but only by a small margin. A decade of above average growth, where four out of eleven wards saw declining populations, has firmly established Church Langley as Harlow’s most populated ward.
1 Age Distribution
Church Langley has the youngest overall population in Harlow with an average age of 34 years, this is significantly younger that the Town average of 38 years.
The predominant age bands are 35-39 and 40-44, accounting for more than 20% of the population. The Modal age is 36. There is also a significant infant population with over 9% of the ward being under 5 years old.
Age Range Population %
0-4 837 9.41
5-7 474 5.33
8-9 282 3.17
10-14 596 6.70
15 109 1.23
16-17 205 2.30
18-19 135 1.52
20-24 327 3.68
25-29 602 6.77
30-34 786 8.84
35-39 930 10.46
40-44 932 10.48
45-49 720 8.09
50-54 492 5.53
55-59 384 4.32
60-64 346 3.89
65-69 289 3.25
70-74 186 2.09
75-79 148 1.66
80-84 74 0.83
84+ 41 0.46 QS103EW – Age by single year
Church Langley has the smallest proportion of residents aged 64 and over and a less than average amount of young adults aged 16 to 24. This gives the ward a sharply defined age profile, not seen elsewhere in Harlow, reflecting the preponderance of young families.
2
Age distribution compared to Harlow
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0% 0-4 5-10 11-15 16-18 19-24 25-34 34-49 50-64 64-84 84+
Harlow Church Langley
Trends
Despite having Harlow’s youngest average age, Church Langley has seen its average age rise as fast as any other ward: from 30 in 2001 to 34 in 2011. This is largely a result of the increase in residents over 64. Indeed, the number of residents over 84 years old grew by over 350% during the decade.
Growth by age ranges -100% -50% 0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250% 300% 350% 400%
0-4
5-10
11-15
16-18
19-24
25-34
34-49
50-64
64-84
84+
In addition, the population aged between 19 and 34 fell significantly. Church Langley’s aging population can be seen clearly when comparing the age profile graphs of 2001 and 2011.
3
Age distribution profiles 300 •2001
•2011 250
200
150
100
so
0 IIII 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84
4 Ethnicity
The largest ethnic group in Church Langley is White, comprising of almost 90% of the ward’s population. The predominant subset of this group is White: British, who alone make up 86% of Church Langley’s population. White: Other is another significant subset with over 3% of the total population, making it the second largest subset in the entire ward. The second largest ethnic group is Asian/British Asian, with 415 residents it is almost 5% of the total population and the third largest Asian/British Asian population in Harlow.
Ethnic Group Population All categories: Ethnic group 8,895 100.00%
White: Total 7,975 89.66%
-White: British 7,620 85.67%
-White: Irish 73 0.82%
-White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 1 0.01% -White: Other White 281 3.16% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Total 217 2.44%
-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean 85 0.96%
-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African 9 0.10%
-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian 78 0.88%
-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed 45 0.51%
Asian/Asian British: Total 415 4.67%
-Asian/Asian British: Indian 130 1.46%
-Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 69 0.78%
-Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 18 0.20%
-Asian/Asian British: Chinese 111 1.25%
-Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 87 0.98%
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Total 216 2.43%
-Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 112 1.26%
-Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean 70 0.79%
-Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black 34 0.38%
Other ethnic group: Total 72 0.81%
-Other ethnic group: Arab 42 0.47% -Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 30 0.34%
KS201EW - Ethnic group
5
Black/African/Carib bean/Black British: Ethnic composition Asian/Asian British: Total, 2% Total, 5% Other ethnic group: of Church Langley Total, 1% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Total, 2%
White: Total
Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Total
Asian/Asian British: Total
White: Total, 90% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Total
Other ethnic group: Total
In Comparison to Harlow
Church Langley’s ethnic composition is broadly in line with that of Harlow as a whole. Its proportion of White, Mixed, Asian/Asian British and Other populations are slightly higher than the Town’s, whilst its proportion of Black residents is smaller.
Church Langley's ethnic composition compared to that of Harlow 100% 89.66% 90%
80%
70%
60%
50% 89.08% 40%
30%
20%
10% 2.14% 2.44% 4.56% 4.67% 3.77% 2.43% 0.45% 0.81% 0% White - Total Mixed Ethnicity - Asian/British Asian - Black/Black British - Other - Total Total Total Total
Harlow Church Langley
6 Ethnicity by Age
White is the predominant ethnic group in each age range for Church Langley. However the proportion of each ethnic group varies significantly through the age bands, as seen in the tables and proportional area graph below.
Of the population aged 0 to 4 years of age, the proportion of White residents is 85%, whilst for the population aged 64 and above, the proportion rises to 95%.
For residents under 16 years of age, over 6% are of Mixed ethnicity, yet among residents over 64 years this proportion falls to 0.3%
Ethnic composition at various age ranges
100%
98%
96%
94%
92%
90%
88%
86%
84%
82%
80% 0-4 5-15 16-24 25-39 40-64 64+
White Mixed Asian Black Other
Trends
% of % of population proportional Ethnic group by age 2001 age 2011 age growth growth range range
White – all ages 6,903 90.28% 7,620 85.67% 10.39% -4.62% - 0-4 801 91.33% 676 80.76% -15.61% -10.57% - 5-15 778 89.43% 1,248 85.42% 60.41% -4.00% - 16-24 660 92.05% 591 88.61% -10.45% -3.44% - 25-39 2,891 88.95% 1,921 82.87% -33.55% -6.08% - 40-64 1,473 91.09% 2,505 87.16% 70.06% -3.93% - 64+ 300 95.24% 679 92.01% 126.33% -3.23%
7
% of % of population proportional Ethnic group by age 2001 age 2011 age growth growth range range
White Other – All Ages 281 3.68% 355 3.99% 26.33% 0.32% - 0-4 21 2.39% 35 4.18% 66.67% 1.79%
- 5-15 13 1.49% 25 1.71% 92.31% 0.22% - 16-24 19 2.65% 15 2.25% -21.05% -0.40%
- 25-39 153 4.71% 150 6.47% -1.96% 1.76% - 40-64 69 4.27% 108 3.76% 56.52% -0.51% - 64+ 6 1.90% 22 2.98% 266.67% 1.08% Mixed Ethnicity – all ages 107 1.40% 217 2.44% 102.80% 1.04% - 0-4 29 3.31% 58 6.93% 100.00% 3.62% - 5-15 36 4.14% 88 6.02% 144.44% 1.89% - 16-24 6 0.84% 18 2.70% 200.00% 1.86% - 25-39 27 0.83% 22 0.95% -18.52% 0.12% - 40-64 6 0.37% 29 1.01% 383.33% 0.64% - 64+ 3 0.95% 2 0.27% -33.33% -0.68% Asian/British Asian – all ages 252 3.30% 415 4.67% 64.68% 1.37% - 0-4 20 2.28% 41 4.90% 105.00% 2.62% - 5-15 31 3.56% 52 3.56% 67.74% 0.00% - 16-24 26 3.63% 26 3.90% 0.00% 0.27% - 25-39 112 3.45% 150 6.47% 33.93% 3.02% - 40-64 60 3.71% 121 4.21% 101.67% 0.50% - 64+ 3 0.95% 25 3.39% 733.33% 2.44% Black/Black British – all ages 82 1.07% 216 2.43% 163.41% 1.36% - 0-4 3 0.34% 16 1.91% 433.33% 1.57% - 5-15 12 1.38% 33 2.26% 175.00% 0.88% - 16-24 6 0.84% 15 2.25% 150.00% 1.41% - 25-39 55 1.69% 54 2.33% -1.82% 0.64% - 40-64 6 0.37% 90 3.13% 1400.00% 2.76% - 64+ 0 0.00% 8 1.08% - 1.08% Other – all ages 21 0.27% 72 0.81% 242.86% 0.53% - 0-4 3 0.34% 11 1.31% 266.67% 0.97% - 5-15 0 0.00% 15 1.03% - 1.03% - 16-24 0 0.00% 2 0.30% - 0.30% - 25-39 12 0.37% 21 0.91% 75.00% 0.54% - 40-64 3 0.19% 21 0.73% 600.00% 0.55% - 64+ 3 0.95% 2 0.27% -33.33% -0.68%
DC2101EW - Ethnic group by sex by age 2001 - Table S101 Sex and age by ethnic group
8 Proportional changes from 2001 to 2011
-5.00% -4.00% -3.00% -2.00% -1.00% 0.00% 1.00% 2.00%
-4.62% White - British
White - Other 0.32%
Mixed Ethnicity - Total 1.04%
Asian/British Asian - 1.37% Total
Black/Black British - 1.36% Total
Other - Total 0.53%
9 Nationalities
91.5% of Church Langley’s population were born in the United Kingdom, making it the ward with the second highest proportion of UK nationals and above the Town average of 88%.
Almost 2% of the ward’s population come from countries in Southern Asia, predominantly India and Pakistan. These account for more than 20% of the ward’s non-UK nationals.
Over 35% of Church Langley’s non-UK nationals were born in Europe (including Ireland). The majority of these are from Countries admitted into the EU from 2001 to 2011.
% Country of birth/region of country of birth Population % excluding UK
United Kingdom 8,135 91.46% Ireland 53 0.60% 6.97% EU countries: Member countries in March 2001 67 0.75% 8.82% EU countries: Accession countries April 2001 to March 2011 103 1.16% 13.55% Rest of Europe 46 0.52% 6.05% North Africa 28 0.31% 3.68% Central and Western Africa 37 0.42% 4.87% South and Eastern Africa 112 1.26% 14.74% Africa not otherwise specified 3 0.03% 0.39% Middle East 21 0.24% 2.76% Eastern Asia 50 0.56% 6.58% Southern Asia 156 1.75% 20.53% Central Asia 0 0.00% 0.00% North America and the Caribbean 47 0.53% 6.18% Central and South America 20 0.22% 2.63% Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) 17 0.19% 2.24% Other 0 0.00% 0.00% DC2103EW - Country of birth by sex by age
10 Trends
Church Langley was one of only two wards that saw its population of UK nationals rise from 2001 to 2011.
The decade also saw significant growth in the populations of people from Southern Asia, West and Central Africa, EU accession countries 2001-2011 and the rest of Europe. The number of residents from Countries in the EU prior to 2001 fell by over 9%.
Country of birth/region of country of birth 2001 Growth Proportiona population l growth United Kingdom 7152 13.74% -1.81%
Ireland 45 17.78% 0.01%
EU countries: Member countries in March 2011 74 -9.46% -0.21%
EU countries: Accession countries April 2001 to March 39 164.10% 0.65% 2011 Rest of Europe 12 283.33% 0.36%
North Africa 24 16.67% 0.00%
Central and Western Africa 11 236.36% 0.27%
South and Eastern Africa 72 55.56% 0.32%
Africa not otherwise specified 0 - 0.03%
Middle East 32 -34.38% -0.18%
Eastern Asia 80 -37.50% -0.48%
Southern Asia 62 151.61% 0.95%
Central Asia 0 - 0.00%
North America and the Caribbean 26 80.77% 0.19%
Central and South America 18 11.11% -0.01%
Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) 18 -5.56% -0.04%
Other 3 -100.00% -0.04%
11 Ethnic composition of UK Nationals
Caribbean, 1% Chinese, 1%
White: British, 92% Other, 8%
Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian, White: Other White, 1% 1% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean, 1%
White: British White: Irish White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller White: Other White Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian Other Mixed Asian/Asian British: Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Other Asian African Caribbean Other Black Arab Any other ethnic group
12
Ethnic composition of Church Langley's nationalities (excluding UK)
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
White: British White: Irish White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller White: Other Mixed: White and Black Caribbean Mixed: White and Black African Mixed: White and Asian Mixed: Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese
Other Asian African Caribbean
Other Black Arab Any other ethnic group
13 Languages spoken
Of Church Langley’s population aged 3 years and above, 96% speak English as their main language. This is slightly higher than the Harlow average of 94%. For those aged 3-15 years of age, this proportion rises to 98%, again slightly above average.
Main language spoken Population %
English (English or Welsh if in Wales) 8,073 96.18%
French 12 0.14%
Portuguese 9 0.11%
Spanish 5 0.06%
Other European language (EU): Total 96 1.14%
Other European language (EU): Polish 32 0.38%
Other European language (EU): Any other European language 64 0.76%
Other European language (non EU) 30 0.36%
Arabic 31 0.37%
West/Central Asian language 4 0.05%
South Asian language: Total 68 0.81%
South Asian language: Panjabi 4 0.05%
South Asian language: Urdu 20 0.24%
South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 6 0.07%
South Asian language: Gujarati 6 0.07%
South Asian language: Tamil 2 0.02%
South Asian language: Any other South Asian language 30 0.36%
East Asian language: Total
East Asian language: Chinese
East Asian language: Any other East Asian language
African language
Other language
DC2104EW - Main Language by sex by age
14 Main Languages Spoken French
(excluding English) Portuguese East Asian language: Any other East Asian Spanish South Asian language language: Any 4% Other European language (EU): Polish other South French Asian language African 4% Other European language (EU): Any other European 9% language language 6% Other Other European language (non EU) European Arabic East Asian language (EU): language: West/Central Asian language Chinese Polish 9% 10% South Asian language: Panjabi
South Asian language: Urdu Other European language South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and (EU): Any other European language Chatgaya) South Asian language: Gujarati 20% South Asian language: Tamil
Other South Asian language: Any other South Asian European language language East Asian language: Chinese South Asian (non EU) language: Urdu 9% East Asian language: Any other East Asian language
6% African language Arabic Other language 10%
Proficiency in English
Almost 4% of people over 3 years of age have a main language other than English. Of these 321 residents 85% can speak English either well or very well. 14% cannot speak English well, whilst 4 residents cannot speak English at all.
15 Religion
The predominant religion is Christianity with 56% of residents describing themselves as Christian. 32% describe themselves as having no religion. These proportions are in line with Harlow as a whole.
Religion population % of total Growth since 2001
Christian 5014 56.37% -5.18% Buddhist 21 0.24% 133.33% Hindu 108 1.21% 260.00% Jewish 87 0.98% 58.18% Muslim 216 2.43% 53.19% Sikh 27 0.30% 125.00% Other religion 23 0.26% 27.78% No religion 2,821 31.71% 70.45% Religion not stated 578 6.50% 32.57% KS209EW – Religion 2001 - Table S103 Sex and age by religion
Since 2001 the number of Christians in Church Langley has fallen by over 5%. Yet this is a slower rate of decline than in Harlow overall, which saw the number of Christians decrease by over 14%. At the start of the decade approximately 22% of residents in Church Langley and in Harlow described themselves as having No Religion. By 2011 this proportion had risen to 33%.
16 Religion within Ethnic groups
White Christian Religion not stated, 6% Buddhist
Hindu
Jewish
No religion, 33% Muslim Christian, 59% Sikh
Other religion Other religion
Sikh No religion Muslim Hindu Religion not stated Jewish Buddhist
Mixed Ethnicity Christian
Religion not Buddhist stated 12% Hindu
Christian Jewish 37% Muslim
Sikh No religion 41% Other religion
Muslim No religion 8% Buddhist Hindu Religion not stated
Jewish Other religion Sikh
17
Religion not Asian/Asian British stated 7% Christian
Christian Buddhist Buddhist 13% 4%
Hindu
No religion Jewish 21%
Muslim
Other Hindu Sikh Sikh 25% religion 5% Other religion
No religion Muslim 23% Religion not stated Jewish
Black/ Black British Religion not stated Christian
5% Buddhist
Hindu Other religion No religion 14% Sikh Jewish Muslim Jewish Muslim 4% Hindu Sikh Buddhist Christian
77% Other religion
No religion
Religion not stated
18 Christian Buddhist 4% Other (including Arab) 0% No religion Jewish Christian 1% 6% Religion not Hindu stated Buddhist Other religion 6% 8% Sikh Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
Other religion
No religion Muslim 75% Religion not stated
19 Household Composition
Church Langley has 3513 households, the greatest number of any ward in Harlow. Of these households 73% consist of one family. This proportion is significantly higher than any other ward and above the town average of 63%.
Church Langley also has the highest percentage of households with dependent children, over 42%. Again this is significantly above the town average of 29.5%.
Correspondingly the ward has the lowest number and lowest proportion of single person households in all of Harlow.
Growth Household Composition population % of total since 2001
All categories: Household composition 3,513 100.00% 9.24% One person household: Total 808 23.00% 11.14% - Aged 65 and over 183 5.21% 67.89% - Other 625 17.79% 1.13% One family only: Total 2,562 72.93% 8.88% - All aged 65 and over 170 4.84% 84.78% - Married or same-sex civil partnership 1,515 43.13% 3.41% couple: Total - One family only: Married or same-sex 484 13.78% -18.38% civil partnership couple: No children - One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent 895 25.48% 14.16% children
- One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: All children 136 3.87% 54.55% non-dependent - One family only: Cohabiting couple: 505 14.38% -14.41% Total - One family only: Cohabiting couple: No 247 7.03% -33.24% children - One family only: Cohabiting couple: 243 6.92% 17.96% Dependent children - One family only: Cohabiting couple: All 15 0.43% 7.14% children non-dependent One family only: Lone parent: Total 372 10.59% 80.58%
20
Growth Household Composition population % of total since 2001
- Lone parent: Dependent children 287 8.17% 86.36% - All children non-dependent 85 2.42% 63.46% Other household types: Total 143 4.07% 5.15% Other household types: With dependent 60 1.71% 114.29% children Other household types: All full-time students 2 0.06% -50.00% Other household types: All aged 65 and over 5 0.14% Other household types: Other 76 2.16% -26.92% KS105EW - Household composition 2001 - Table S053 Household composition by tenure and occupancy rating
Living Arrangements
In the decade 2001 to 2011, the number of families without children decreased. This period also saw significant increases in lone parent families and households where all members were over 64 years of age. Of Church Langley’s residents aged 16 and over, 69% are living as a couple; the majority of whom are either married or living in a civil partnership.
Not living in a couple:
Separated (but still Not living in a couple: legally married or still Divorced or formerly Not living in a couple: legally in a same-sex in a same-sex civil Married or in a civil partnership), 159, partnership which is registered same-sex 2% civil partnership, 58, now legally dissolved, 1% 402, 6% Living in Cohab g, 17%
Living in Other, 30% Married or in a registered same-sex civil partnership, 3,460, 53%
Not living in a couple: Not living in a couple: Single (never married Widowed or surviving or never registered a partner from a same- same-sex civil sex civil partnership, partnership), 1,196, 213, 3% 18%
21 Tenure
Of Church Langley’s 3513 households, 83% properties are either owned outright or owned with a mortgage or loan. This is the highest proportion of ownership in any ward in Harlow, and significantly higher than the Town itself, where only 57% of residents own their dwelling.
Church Langley also has the smallest amount of social tenure in Harlow. Notably those renting from the council accounts for less than 1% of all households, whereas across Harlow 27% of all dwellings are rented from the council.
Tenure in Church Langley Private rented: Other private rented or living Private rented: Private rent free, 43, 1% landlord or letting Social rented: Other agency, 410, 12% social rented, 138, 4% Owned outright, 736, 21%
Social rented: Rented from council (Local Authority), 13, 0%
Owned with a mortgage or loan or shared ownership, 2,173, 62%
Tenure across age groups
As expected, ownership varies greatly across the various ages bands. Amongst residents aged 16 to 34 less than 4% own their dwelling outright and only 62% own with a mortgage or through shared ownership. For residents over 64 years of age, over 92% own their dwellings of which 75% own them outright.
Nevertheless, a far greater proportion of 16 to 34 year olds in Church Langley own their dwellings than in the rest of Harlow.
22 Qualifications
Church Langley is Harlow’s most educated ward. 25% of residents over 16 have achieved Level 4 qualifications or above. This is substantially higher than the Town average, where less than 18% of Harlow’s residents have achieved similar qualifications.
The Ward also boasts the lowest proportion of residents with no qualifications in Harlow. Town- wide over 26% of residents over 16 years of age have no qualifications, whilst in Church Langley that percentage falls to 15%.
Qualifications Population %
No qualifications 1,022 15.49%
Highest level of qualification: Level 1 qualifications 1,334 20.22%
Highest level of qualification: Level 2 qualifications 1,107 16.78%
Highest level of qualification: Apprenticeship 236 3.58%
Highest level of qualification: Level 3 qualifications 962 14.58%
Highest level of qualification: Level 4 qualifications and above 1,637 24.81%
Highest level of qualification: Other qualifications 299 4.53%
Schoolchildren and full-time students: Age 16 to 17 186 2.82%
Schoolchildren and full-time students: Age 18 and over 150 2.27%
Full-time students: Age 18 to 74: Economically active: In employment 75 1.14%
Full-time students: Age 18 to 74: Economically active: Unemployed 10 0.15%
Full-time students: Age 18 to 74: Economically inactive 65 0.99% KS501EW - Qualifications and students 2001 - Table S032 Sex and age and level of qualifications by economic activity
23
Trends
During the decade 2001 to 2011 there was a significant decrease in the proportion of Harlow’s population who held no qualifications, with an overage proportional decline of approximately 6%. In Church Langley, however, the proportion of those without qualifications fell by only less 1%.
So whilst Church Langley mirrors Harlow’s trend towards higher levels of qualification, these changes were less marked due to the Ward’s comparatively high levels of education in 2001.
Proportional changes in levels of qualification
[CATEGORY NAME] 3.00%
Level 4 qualifications 3.80% and above
Level 3 qualifications 5.92%
-7.80% Level 2 qualifications
-4.05% Level 1 qualifications
-0.86% No qualifications
-10.00% -8.00% -6.00% -4.00% -2.00% 0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% % change
24 Economic Activity
Of the ward’s 6597 residents over the age of 16, 78% are economically active. 48% of residents over 16 are in full time employment, whilst 15% work part-time. 10% of the ward are self-employed.
Only 3% of residents over 16 are unemployed. The lowest unemployment rate in Harlow. Church Langley also has the lowest proportion of residents who are Long-term sick or disabled or who are economically inactive.
Economic activity Population %
Economically active: Total 5,124 77.67% - In employment: Total 4,906 74.37% - Employee: Total 4,150 62.91% - Employee: Part-time 958 14.52% - Employee: Full-time 3,192 48.39% - Self-employed: Total 646 9.79% - Self-employed: Part-time 179 2.71% - Self-employed: Full-time 467 7.08% Full-time students 110 1.67% Unemployed: Total 218 3.30% - Unemployed (excluding full-time students) 186 2.82% - Unemployed: Full-time students 32 0.49% Economically inactive: Total 1,473 22.33% - Retired 820 12.43% - Student (including full-time students) 200 3.03% - Looking after home or family 275 4.17% - Long-term sick or disabled 92 1.39% - Other 86 1.30% KS601EW to KS603EW - Economic activity by sex
25 Trends
In the decade 2001 to 2011 unemployment in Church Langley, whilst low, almost doubled. The percentage of residents aged 16 and over in employment fell from 80% to 74%. There was a significant increase in those who are economically inactive, predominantly due to the large increase in retirees.
Proportional changes in economic activity
-15.00% -10.00% -5.00% 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00%
In employment: Total
Employee: Part-time
Employee: Full-time
Self-employed: Total
Full-time students
Unemployed: Total
Economically inactive: Total
Retired
Looking after home or family
Long-term sick or disabled
Out of work Benefits Claimant count by sex – not seasonal adjusted (January 2019)
Church Langley Church Langley Harlow (%) Great Britain (%) (Numbers) (%) All People 65 1.1 3.3 2.4 Males 30 1.1 3.6 2.8 Females 35 1.1 3.1 2.0 Source: ONS Claimant count by sex and age Note: The percentage figures show the number of claimants as a proportion of resident population 16-64
26 Professions / NS-SeC
Church Langley has a higher proportion of residents working in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations than anywhere in Harlow; less than 7% are employed in such professions across the town whilst in the ward that proportion is over 12%.
A smaller proportion of residents work in routine or semi-routine roles than across Harlow as a whole.
NS-SeC Category Population %
1. Higher managerial, administrative and professional 823 12.48% occupations 1.1 Large employers and higher managerial and administrative 229 3.47% occupations
1.2 Higher professional occupations 594 9.00%
2. Lower managerial, administrative and professional 1,672 25.34% occupations
3. Intermediate occupations 1,247 18.90%
4. Small employers and own account workers 635 9.63%
5. Lower supervisory and technical occupations 439 6.65%
6. Semi-routine occupations 764 11.58%
7. Routine occupations 511 7.75%
8. Never worked and long-term unemployed 170 2.58%
L14.1 Never worked 87 1.32%
L14.2 Long-term unemployed 83 1.26%
Not classified 336 5.09%
L15 Full-time students 336 5.09%
L17 Not classifiable for other reasons 0 0.00% KS611EW to KS613EW - NS-SeC by sex
27 Disability and Health
Health
Church Langley purports to be the healthiest ward in Harlow. The majority of residents describe themselves as being in very good health, whilst only 2% describe their health as bad or worse.
Since 2001 the proportion of people in bad health or worse has declined slightly, in line with Harlow as a whole.
Health in Church Langley
Bad health, 150, Very bad health, Fair health, 714, 2% 43, 0% 8%
Very good Good health, health, 5,043, 33% 57%
Disability
Church Langley has the lowest levels of disabilities of all wards. Over 91% of residents have no limitations to their day-to-day activities compared to 83% within Harlow as a whole.
For those aged 16-64 Church Langley again has the lowest levels of disability. Over 92% of residents aged 16-64 have no limitations to their day-to-day activities.
Disability Population %
Day-to-day activities limited a lot 292 3.28% Day-to-day activities limited a 482 5.42% little Day-to-day activities not limited 8,121 91.30% KS611EW to KS613EW - NS-SeC by sex
28
Although Church Langley has the lowest proportion of residents whose day-to-day activities are limited a lot, of these a higher proportion are children aged 15 and under than anywhere in Harlow – a result of the ward’s comparatively young population.
Age groups of those whose Day-to-day activities are Limited a lot 0-15 years 7%
16-49 years 64+ years 22% 48%
50-64 years 23%
Provision of unpaid care
Church Langley has the smallest proportion of residents providing unpaid care within Harlow, around 7% of residents provide unpaid care compared to approximately 10% across Harlow.
Care Population % Provides no unpaid care 8,248 92.73% Provides 1 to 19 hours unpaid care a week 474 5.33% Provides 20 to 49 hours unpaid care a week 73 0.82% Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week 100 1.12%
KS301EW - Health and provision of unpaid care
29 Trends
Since 2001 the proportion of people providing unpaid care has increased by approximately 2%
Proportional changes in provision of unpaid care
-2.00% -1.50% -1.00% -0.50% 0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50%
Provides no unpaid care
Provides 1 to 19 hours unpaid care a week
Provides 20 to 49 hours unpaid care a week
Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week
This increase in people providing unpaid care has also seen an increase in the amount of care provided. The proportion of carers providing over 20 hours of unpaid care has grown by over 5% since 2001, a trend seen across Harlow.
30 Public Health England Local Health Profile (Unless specified a lower value is better)
Indicator Church Harlow Essex England Langley Income deprivation English indices of deprivation 2015 (%) 6.0 15.9 12 14.6 Low Birth Weight of term babies (%) 1.4 2.7 2.4 2.8 Child Poverty – English Indices of Deprivation 2015 8.4 22.3 16.8 19.9 Child Development at age 5 (%) (higher value is better) 63.8 59.9 61.6 60.4 GCSE Achievement (5A*-C in Eng & Maths) % (higher value is better) 64.2 59 57.7 56.6 General Health –bad or very bad (%) 2.2 5.4 4.8 5.5 General Health – very bad (%) 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 Limiting long term illness or disability (%) 8.7 17.1 17.1 17.6 Overcrowded households (at least 1 room too few) (%) 4.7 10 5.9 8.7 Provision of 1 hour or more unpaid care per week (%) 7.3 9.8 10.5 10.2 Provision of 50 hours or more unpaid care per week (%) 1.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 Pensioners living alone (%) 24.8 34.8 29.9 31.5 Older people in deprivation-English Indices of Deprivation 2015 (%) 10.4 17.1 13.3 16.2 Emergency admissions in under 5s (Crude rate per 1000) 74.8 77.8 116.6 149.2 A&E attendances in under 5s (Crude rate per 1000) 570.2 721.8 475.2 551.6 Admissions for injuries in under 5s (Crude rate per 10,000) 63.6 95.2 113.2 138.8 Admissions for injuries 0-15 year olds (Crude rate per 10,000) 59.3 85.6 93.6 108.3 Admissions for injuries in 15-24 year olds (Crude rate per 10,000) 78.9 135.1 115.9 133.1 Obese adults (%) * 26.6 24.2 24.1 Binge drinking adults (%) * 19.6 19.4 20 Healthy eating adults (%) 25.0 26.9 29.6 28.7 Obese Children (Reception year) (%) 22.9 9 8.2 9.3 Children with excess weight (Reception Year) (%) 31.4 21.3 20.9 22.2 Obese Children (Year 6) (%) 9.8 20.4 17.1 19.3 Children with excess weight (Year 6) (%) 21.8 35 31.1 33.6 Incidence of all cancer (SIR) 84.2 105.7 97.5 100 Incidence of breast cancer (SIR) 102.2 107 101 100 Incidence of colorectal cancer (SIR) 34.5 103.7 97.6 100 Incidence of lung cancer (SIR) 88.4 120.6 90.4 100 Incidence of prostate cancer (SIR) 96.9 99.5 99.9 100 Hospital stays for self harm (SAR) 38.7 99.4 75.7 100 Hospital stays for alcohol related harm (SAR) 67.3 112 86.5 100 Emergency hospital admissions for hip fracture in 65+ (SAR) 118.1 109.5 107.3 100 Elective hospital admissions for hip replacement (SAR) 96.7 100.9 97.1 100 Elective hospital admissions for knee replacement (SAR) 63.2 113 95.5 100 Life expectancy at birth for males 2011-2015 (years) (higher value is better) 84.0 78.5 80.1 79.4 Life expectancy at birth for females 2011-2015 (years) (higher value is better) 86.4 82.9 83.4 83.1 Deaths from all causes, all ages (SMR) 68.4 101.7 96.7 100 Deaths from all causes, under 65 years (SMR) 70.9 114.7 90.8 100 Deaths from all causes, under 75 years (SMR) 69.2 109 90.8 100 Deaths from all cancer, all ages (SMR) 74.8 100.4 98.9 100 Deaths from all cancer, under 75 years (SMR) 75.6 102.7 97.5 100 Deaths from circulatory disease, all ages (SMR) 80.8 102.9 95.2 100 Deaths from circulatory disease, under 75 years (SMR) 96.5 112.6 85.6 100 Deaths from coronary heart disease, all ages (SMR) 83.9 103.2 93.6 100 Deaths from coronary heart disease, under 75 years (SMR) 98.4 110 80.5 100 Deaths from stroke, all ages (SMR) 37.2 91.7 91.5 100 Deaths from respiratory diseases, all ages (SMR) 53.7 116.3 94.3 100 Glossary
SMR = Standardised Mortality Ratios, SIR = Standardised Incidence Ratios, SAR = Standardised Admission Ratios,
*=Data not currently available
31