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Rural deprivation in Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyScilly:Scilly ::: Profile report for Padstow Final report October 2009 created by Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for Padstow BackgrounBackgroundddd Acknowledgements Acknowledgements For their valuable help with the project, we would like to thank Stephen Wright at the South West ACRE Network, Paul Dunn and Brenda Weston at Equality South West, and Sue Rees and Rose Bird at Government Office South-West. SWAN – the South West ACRE Network – wishes to acknowledge the financial support of DEFRA, The Big Lottery and the South West Community Foundations in making this report a possibility, and the South West Region Rural Affairs Forum and Government Office for their support. Oxford ConsultantConsultantssss forforfor Social Inclusion (OCSI) 15-17 Middle St, Brighton, BN1 1AL Tel: +44 1273 201 345 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ocsi.co.uk Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for Padstow Background Introduction • Why have we produced this settlement profile for Padstow? Health in Padstow • Access to services in Padstow Increasingly, we need good data to target programmes to the right areas, • Housing in Padstow support funding applications, and help local communities with the evidence- • Indicator definitions (Appendix A) base to support the development of community and parish plans. • Settlements in the South West region (Appendix B) However, although there is a great deal of data available for the smaller The South West Rural Deprivation study settlements (villages, hamlets, smaller towns and so on) across the South These profiles have been developed under the South West Rural Deprivation West, this information is rarely brought together in a single document for each study, which has strengthened the evidence-base to support rural work across of the settlements. Profiles of areas tend to be produced for Local Authorities the region. Outputs from the full study include: or larger urban areas. • Where are the most deprived rural areas? • The South West ACRE Network (SWAN) of rural community councils What is the rural share of deprivation? • commissioned Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) to develop a set Profiles of the smaller settlements across the South West • of profile reports for each of the smaller rural settlements across the South Access to services in the South West West. • Who’s there? Daytime populations in rural areas What does this report contain? What indicators have we used? This profile report provides detailed datasets developed and collected by OCSI See Appendix A for definitions of the indicators used in this report. for Padstow, which lies in North Cornwall district, and has a population of What is a “settlement”? 2363. We have used the Office for National Statistics Output Area definitions of Alongside data on Padstow, we also provide data for the County and Region. settlements to develop these profiles. Our data for Padstow is based on these The sections in this report cover: Output Area level definitions, so may include very small areas that lie outside • Key indicators in Padstow the ‘real’ settlement boundary. • Population Who lives in Padstow? • Economy and employment Who is working in Padstow? What are skill See Appendix B for more detail, including the list of settlements for which we levels like? have developed profiles. • Economy and employment What jobs are people doing? • Deprivation and low income Social exclusion in Padstow 3 Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for Padstow Key indicators in Padstow Population • Children and older people are typically more vulnerable to low income. Across Padstow, 20.8% of all children live in income deprived • Padstow lies in North Cornwall district (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly), and households (78 children). 18.7% of older people in rural areas receive has a population of 2,363 the Pension Credit Guarantee Element (corresponding to 129 older • Of the total population, 378 (16.0%) are children, making up a smaller people) proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (17.3%). 678 (28.7%) are people of pensionable age, making up a larger Health proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly • 265 people in Padstow report themselves as having a limiting long-term (24.3%) illness, 14.5% of the population (compared with 13.5% of people across • Groups particularly vulnerable to exclusion include the 46 lone parent Cornwall and Isles of Scilly) households, and 249 pensioners living alone. • DWP health benefit data shows that 83 older people in Padstow receive Economy and employment Attendance Allowance (12.2% of all older people) • Across Padstow, 118 people receive Disability Living Allowance (5.0% • Of those people of working-age in Padstow, 1,105 are economically of all people) active • The number of people receiving 'out-of-work' benefits (JSA and IB) in Access to services Padstow is 86 (6.6% of all working-age people) • 293 households have no car or van, 26.0% of all households in Padstow • In addition, 66 children are living in households where no members of • Access to education, training and employment: 245 households are the household are in work (17.1% of all children in Padstow) more than 8km from job centres, 1,025 are more than 8km from Deprivation and low income secondary schools. • Access to healthcare: No households are more than 8km from a • 142 people in Padstow are receiving some form of DWP benefit, 10.9% principal GP site of the working age population • Based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, 348 people across Padstow are income deprived (14.5% of all people) 4 Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for Padstow Population WWWhoWhohoho lives ininin PadstowPadstow???? The tables below show the total population with numbers of men and women and key age groups, the ethnic profile of the area, and household type: Ethnic profile of Padstow • Padstow lies in North Cornwall district (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly), and Padstow Cornwall and South West has a population of 2,363 Isles of Scilly • Of the total population, 378 (16.0%) are children, making up a smaller N % N % N % proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly All people 2,435 - 501,187 - 4,928,294 - (17.3%). 678 (28.7%) are people of pensionable age, making up a larger White British 2,380 97.7 486,635 97.1 4,701,602 95.4 proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Other white 37 1.5 9,706 1.9 113,619 2.3 (24.3%) Non-white 18 0.7 4,846 1.0 113,073 2.3 • The ethnic profile shows that, in Padstow, the large majority is White Source: OCSI (2009), from Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) British (97.7%) • Groups particularly vulnerable to exclusion include the 46 lone parent Households in Padstow households, and 249 pensioners living alone. Padstow Cornwall and South West Who lives in Padstow? Isles of Scilly Padstow Cornwall and South West N % N % N % Isles of Scilly All households 1,136 - 215,695 - 2,085,984 - N % N % N % Lone parent 46 18.9 11,726 20.2 113,037 19.9 All People 2,363 - 531,650 - 5,177,957 - households with Males 1,109 46.9 258,587 48.6 2,536,152 49.0 dependent children Females 1,254 53.1 273,063 51.4 2,641,805 51.0 Pensioner households 393 34.6 61,402 28.5 564,461 27.1 Aged 0-15 378 16.0 91,791 17.3 921,446 17.8 Lone pensioner 249 63.4 35,345 57.6 322,418 57.1 Working age 1,308 55.4 310,725 58.4 3,111,578 60.1 households Pensionable age 678 28.7 129,134 24.3 1,144,933 22.1 Student households 0 0.0 290 0.1 8,112 0.4 Source: OCSI (2009), from ONS 2007, Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions One person 170 15.0 29,424 13.6 295,392 14.2 (2005) households Married households 365 32.1 79,388 36.8 775,454 37.2 Cohabiting households 68 6.0 17,085 7.9 171,262 8.2 Other households 94 8.3 16,500 7.7 158,204 7.6 Source: OCSI (2009), from Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) 5 Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for Padstow Economy and employment Who isisis working ininin PadstowPadstow???? What areareare skill levels like? Padstow Cornwall and South West Economic Status Isles of Scilly • Of those people of working-age in Padstow, 1,105 are economically N % N % N % active ID 2007 Employment 98 7.5 30,410 10.4 246,156 8.4 • There are 662 economically inactive people in Padstow domain score Padstow Cornwall and South West Jobseekers Allowance 3 0.2 4,595 1.5 46,395 1.5 Isles of Scilly (JSA) claimants N % N % N % Incapacity Benefit/Severe 83 6.4 23,760 7.7 194,950 6.3 All People aged 16-74 1,732 - 359,707 - 3,534,458 - Disablement Allowance Economically Active 1,105 63.8 226,949 63.1 2,386,140 67.5 (IBSDA) claimants Economically Inactive 662 38.2 132,704 36.9 1,148,278 32.5 Receiving workless benefits 86 6.6 28,355 9.1 241,345 7.8 Working more than 49 219 20.8 37,749 17.6 378,910 16.6 Children in 'out of work' 66 17.1 17,125 16.6 159,715 15.3 hours per week households Source: OCSI (2009), from Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) Source: OCSI (2009), from DWP 2008, CLG 2007, HMRC 2005, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) Worklessness Being out of work can have a severe impact on an individual’s quality of life – both in terms of the economic implications and in terms of the wider social exclusion implications.