Electoral Division Profile 2017

Christchurch & Electoral Division

Total Population: 9,400 (2015 Mid Year Estimate, DCC) Number of Electors: 7,923 (March 2017, CBC)

 Mudeford & Highcliffe Electoral Division is composed of the following wards: Highcliffe Ward and Mudeford & ward.

 Within the division there are 1 library and 1 school (primary).

Population

Mudeford & Highcliffe 2015 Mid-Year Population Estimates, ONS & DCC Christchurch Electoral (DCC) Division All 9,400 49,100 420,600 % aged 0-15 years 9.7 15.7 16.0 % aged 16-64 years 41.5 52.9 56.1 % aged 65-84 years 38.8 26.2 23.8 % aged 85+ years 10.0 5.3 4.1

 Mudeford & Highcliffe division has a total population of 9,400.  The age profile within the division is much older than the County average. This division has the highest proportion of older people in the County.  Almost half of Mudeford & Highcliffe divisions population are aged 65+ years, significantly higher than the County average of almost 27.9%.

Created by Policy & Research, Chief Executive’s Department Email: [email protected] Mudeford & Highcliffe Electoral Division,

PAGE 1 Ethnicity/Country of Birth / Language spoken

Mudeford & Highcliffe Dorset Census, 2011 Christchurch Electoral (DCC) Division % White British 95.8 95.1 95.5 % Black and minority ethnic groups (BME) 4.2 4.9 4.5 % 90.0 91.2 91.0 % born rest of UK 3.9 3.1 3.4 % Rep of IRE 0.7 0.6 0.4 % EU (member countries in 2001) 1.4 1.1 1.3 % EU (Accession countries April 2001 to March 2011) 0.6 0.6 0.7 % born elsewhere 3.3 3.3 3.1 Main language spoken not English 0.6 0.6 0.7

Households

Mudeford & Highcliffe Dorset Address Base, DCC Christchurch Electoral (DCC) Division Number of residential properties 5,409 24,331 205,315

Health and Care

Mudeford & Christchurch Highcliffe Dorset Census, 2011 Christchurch Electoral (DCC) Division % long term illness / disability 29.6 22.4 20.1 % health very good/ good 72.3 78.2 80.5 % health very bad/ bad 6.9 5.8 5.0 % provides unpaid care 15.0 12.5 11.9 % all usual residents in communal establishments 1.9 1.0 2.3  Overall, the health of those living in Mudeford & Highcliffe division is worse than the County average. 29.6% of the population have a long term illness or disability, compared to 20.1% across Dorset. This is likely to be due to the much older age profile of the division.

 15.0% of people provide unpaid care to a relative or friend, compared with 11.9% across the County as a whole.

Unemployment Source: Claimant Count, Jan 2017, ONS % of claimants long term Area Male rate Female rate Total rate unemployed Mudeford & Highcliffe ED 0.8 0.2 0.5 17.7 DCC Dorset 1.1 0.7 0.9 16.5 Great Britain 2.4 1.4 1.9 30.9 Index of Deprivation 2015, DCLG.

Lower Super Output Area IMD Rank  IMD Stands for the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Chewton 22,299  All Lower Super Output Areas in England are Highcliffe 29,972 ranked from 1 for the most deprived to 32,844 for the least deprived. Friars Cliff 30,611  None of the LSOAs in Mudeford & Highcliffe ED Mudeford Quay 28,120 are within the top 40% most deprived in England. 29,265 Mudeford & Highcliffe Electoral Division,

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