Corporate Core M14047 Social Atlas 2013 www.mkiobservatory.org.uk CONTENTS Foreword 2 Hodge Lea 84 Executive Summary 3-4 Kents Hill 85 Introduction 5 Kingsmead 86 Local Authority Level Data 6 Lathbury 87 Milton Keynes Summary of Trends 7 Lavendon 88 Data at Borough and Ward Level 8-20 Leadenhall 89 Estates & Settlements Map 21 Little Brickhill 90 Data Definitions and Methods 22-24 Loughton 91 Estate Level Indicators 25 Loughton Lodge 92 Summary of Indicators for Estates 26-28 Medbourne 93 Estate Summary of Trends 29-31 Middleton/Milton Keynes Village 94 Ashland 32 Monkston 95 Astwood 33 Monkston Park 96 Bancroft 34 Moulsoe 97 Bancroft Park 35 Neath Hill 98 Beanhill 36 Netherfield 99 Blakelands 37 New Bradwell 100 Blue Bridge 38 Newport Pagnell 101 Bolbeck Park 39 Newton Blossomville 102 Bow Brickhill 40 Newton Leys 103 Bradville 41 North Crawley 104 Bradwell 42 Oakhill 105 Bradwell Common 43 Oakridge Park 106 Brickfields 44 Old Farm Park 107 Brooklands 45 Old Wolverton 108 Broughton & Atterbury 46 Oldbrook 109 Broughton Gate EEA 47 Olney 110 Browns Wood 48 Oxley Park 111 Caldecotte 49 Peartree Bridge 112 Calverton 50 Pennyland 113 Campbell Park 51 Ravenstone 114 Castlethorpe 52 Redhouse Park 115 Central Bletchley 53 Shenley Brook End 116 Central Milton Keynes 54 Shenley Church End 117 Chicheley 55 Shenley Lodge 118 Clifton Reynes 56 Sherington 119 Coffee Hall 57 Simpson 120 Cold Brayfield 58 Springfield 121 Conniburrow 59 Stacey Bushes 122 Crownhill 60 Stantonbury 123 Denbigh East 61 Stoke Goldington 124 Downhead Park 62 Stony Stratford 125 Downs Barn 63 Tattenhoe 126 Eaglestone 64 Tinkers Bridge 127 Emberton 65 Two Mile Ash 128 Emerson Valley 66 Tyringham & Filgrave 129 Far Bletchley 67 Walnut Tree 130 Fenny Stratford 68 Walton Park 131 Fishermead 69 Warrington 132 Fullers Slade 70 Water Eaton 133 Furzton 71 Wavendon 134 Galley Hill 72 Wavendon Gate 135 Gayhurst 73 West Bletchley 136 Giffard Park 74 Westcroft 137 Granby 75 Weston Underwood 138 Grange Farm 76 Willen 139 Great Holm 77 Willen Park 140 Great Linford 78 Woburn Sands 141 Greenleys 79 Wolverton 142 Hanslope 80 Wolverton Mill 143 Hardmead 81 Woolstone 144 Haversham/Little Linford 82 Woughton Park 145 Heelands 83 Woughton-on-the-Green 146 Social Atlas for Milton Keynes 2012/13 1 FOREWORD: GEOFF SNELSON, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY Welcome to the 2013 edition of the Social Atlas A recent analysis by the Centre for Cities shows that Milton Keynes continues to be one of the strongest performing urban economies in the UK. This success is due in part to a dynamism and ability to manage change that enable us to respond to the needs of investors and changing economic and social circumstances faster than older, more established cities. This agility provides Milton Keynes with a competitive advantage but requires high quality and timely information to help all concerned understand the changing nature of our communities. This is especially true for those providing services to the public who need to assess the impacts of policies and make decisions about where to focus spending. The Council believes that all those living in Milton Keynes should enjoy happy and fulfilled lives, and be safe from harm and neglect and achieve their full potential. The Social Atlas is a vital tool for all those working toward this aspiration as we seek to understand both opportunity and vulnerability and where we can most effectively act. In case of queries about the data, contact: Paul Edwards Milton Keynes Intelligence Milton Keynes Council Civic Offices Milton Keynes MK9 3HQ 01908 254257 [email protected] An electronic copy of this publication can be found on the MKi Observatory web site, where datasets can also be downloaded: www.mkiobservatory.org.uk 2 Social Atlas for Milton Keynes 2012/13 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Milton Keynes as a whole is relatively affluent and most people enjoy a good quality of life but significant numbers of residents experience disadvantage in one or more categories. Income • The rate of housing or council tax claimants grew to a high of 237.3 per 1,000 dwellings in 2010. Over the last three years the rate has decreased to 226.4 per 1,000. However this is still slightly higher than the 2009 rate of 222.4. • The rate of housing or council tax claimants varies considerably within Milton Keynes. Beanhill has the highest rate with 617.6 per 1,000 dwellings. Education • The rate of children claiming free schools meals increased from 116.1 per 1,000 pupils in 2009 to 145.1 in 2012. However in 2013 the rate fell to 135.5. Beanhill had the highest rate of free school meals in Milton Keynes with a rate of 385.5. • Educational attainment has increased both at Key Stage 2 and GCSE level over the last 5 years. The rate of pupils not attaining level 4 in key stage 2 English has reduced from 201.5 per 1,000 pupils in 2008 to 129.2 in 2012. There has been a large decrease in those not obtaining 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C including English and Maths. It has decreased from 578.9 per 1,000 pupils in 2008 to 414.8 in 2012. • Educational attainment also varies within Milton Keynes with the lowest attainment seen in Beanhill and Eaglestone. Community Factors • Levels of Criminal Damage and Violent Crime have decreased considerably over the last year. Criminal damage experienced the largest decrease; it fell from 13.1 crimes per 1,000 population to 10.1. • The highest rates for both violent crime and criminal damage occurred in Central Milton Keynes because of the high visitor numbers. • Granby had the highest rate of neighbour complaints to environmental services with 171.1 complaints per 1,000 dwellings. The Milton Keynes average was 30.5. • The rate of dwelling fires in Milton Keynes has been steadily declining. In 2002/8 there were 9.1 fires per 1,000 dwellings by 2007/12 this had declined to 7.5. Health and Disability • Disabled concessionary fares and clients of disabled services are included as a pointer towards areas where the population have greater need of support. Estates which have high levels in these indicators include Beanhill, Coffee Hall, Pennyland and Willen Park. Social Atlas for Milton Keynes 2012/13 3 • The average life expectancy in Milton Keynes for 2007-2011 was 80.2 years, slightly higher than the previous year although this may be due to statistical fluctuations. The range between wards was almost 11 years. The ward with the highest life expectancy in this period is Middleton with a life expectancy at birth of 86.3 years. Woughton has the lowest life expectancy of 75.4 years, but this has risen since the previous calculations. 4 Social Atlas for Milton Keynes 2012/13 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this series of documents is to enable people working towards social inclusion to identify: • The most significant social inclusion issues • Geographic concentrations of need • The relative severity of social exclusion compared with other areas and the national picture • A snapshot position • Geographic areas and issues where development of services and initiatives might be focused • To measure change It also serves to prompt discussion on possible causes of inequality and suggestions for actions to achieve improvement. The data used are primarily locally collected, intended to highlight areas with a high need for public services. The indicators included this year are directly comparable with previous years. Due to issues of data quality and availability this year data on adult continuing education users and student awards have been removed. The ideals restricting choices for indicators are that: • They should be capable of being collected at ward and/or below ward level • They should be commonly available across all local authorities • They should ideally allow for national comparisons • They should have an acknowledged relationship with disadvantage. Some data in the estate profile relates to small numbers, especially in the smaller estates, caution should therefore be applied when interpreting the profiles. Useful developments since the first document have been: 1. The setting up of the Office for National Statistics website for the Neighbourhood Statistics Service. Extensive amounts of data, from the 2001 census and other administrative data sources, are available at local level at no cost. The site can be found at www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk 2. The development and updating of the Index of Multiple Deprivation, a multi- dimensional indicator available to lower-super output area level, published in 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2010. 3. The development of the MKi Observatory, a web-based data resource to share, map and visualise data. The web site can be found at: www.mkiobservatory.org.uk Social Atlas for Milton Keynes 2012/13 5 LOCAL AUTHORITY LEVEL DATA The table below outlines how Milton Keynes compares to the national and regional average on a range of indicators. Table 1: Summary Indicators, Milton Keynes, South East and England Milton Indicator Keynes England South East Income % of working age population in employment 2012/13 74.1 71.1 74.4 % of working age population claiming out-of-work benefits 2013 9.7 10.9 7.8 Children and Education % of Children in 'Poverty' 2011 19.6 20.1 14.6 % of 16-18 year olds who are Not in Employment, Education and Training 2012 5.1 5.7 5.4 % of 16 yr olds achieving 5+ GCSEs grades A*-C inc English & Maths 2012/13 61.3 59.2 62.4 % of working age with no qualifications 2012 7.1 9.5 6.9 Older People % of state pensioners claiming pension credit 2012 20.9 21.3 15.8 Community Factors Burglary: offences per 1,000 households 2012/13 7.3