Places in Oadby & Wigston September 2007 Produced by the Policy, Research and Information Group, Chief Executive’s Department, Leicestershire County Council Contact Details Nicole Rickard Donna Mackay Policy Team Leader Senior Policy Officer Policy Research & Information Group Policy Research & Information Group Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council County Hall County Hall Glenfield Glenfield LE3 8RA LE3 8RA T 0116 305 6977 T 0116 305 8137 E [email protected] E [email protected] Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data contained in this report, the County Council can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. 2 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Contents Introduction 5 Map 1 - Oadby & Wigston Borough 6 Map 2 - Community Forums 7 1. Wigston Community Forum 10 1.1 Main Towns 10 1.1.1 Wigston 10 1.2 Priority Neighbourhoods 10 1.2.1 Wigston 10 Map 3 - Wigston Community Forum 11 2. Oadby Community Forum 13 2.1 Main Towns 13 2.1.1 Oadby 13 Map 4 - Oadby Community Forum 14 3. South Wigston Community Forum 16 3.1 Main Towns 16 3.1.1 South Wigston 16 3.2 Priority Neighbourhoods 16 3.2.1 South Wigston 16 Map 5 - South Wigston Community Forum 17 Appendix 18 List of Community Forum Areas and LSOAs 18 Map 6 - Output Area Classification 19 Further Information 20 3 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 The page left blank for double-sided printing 4 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Places in Leicestershire - Oadby & Wigston Rural/Service Centres – these are smaller service centres, identified through the Leicestershire Rural Partnership, that provide a range of fa- The map on page 6 shows Oadby & Wigston Borough, including the cilities for the surrounding rural villages and hamlets. They vary in size, main towns and the key rural service centres. but they are all a focal point for a cluster of smaller settlements Introduction Rural Areas – this section of each chapter covers the rural parts of each Forum area and identifies the priorities, based on aspects of depri- The purpose of this “Places in Leicestershire” report is to highlight the vation identified through the Indices of Deprivation, poor access to ser- priorities for individual places in Leicestershire. This will enable us to vices (Access to Services report) or specific needs identified through a identify place based priority outcomes for inclusion in the Leicestershire Parish Plan (see below). Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement. A list of each type of settlement in Oadby & Wigston is shown below: The seven reports covering Leicestershire are divided into chapters structured around the key places in each District, arranged by the 27 Main Towns Community Forums currently being established around the County. • Wigston • Oadby The map on page 7 shows the location of the 27 Community Forums in • South Wigston Leicestershire. There are 3 Community Forums in Oadby & Wigston Borough. Priority Neighbourhoods • Wigston Types of Places • South Wigston The key places are divided into: Main Towns – these 17 settlements are identified in the Local Area Agreement as key large service centres which provide health services, employment, education, leisure and shopping facilities for the surround- ing population Priority Neighbourhoods – identified in the Local Area Agreement 2006-09, these 19 neighbourhoods are small areas of the county with bigger than average problems, usually in relation to a number of aspects of deprivation (see Indices of Deprivation below) 5 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Map 1 - Oadby & Wigston Borough 6 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Map 2 - Leicestershire Community Forums and Oadby & Wigston Borough (highlighted) 7 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Information Sources Ten most deprived LSOAs in Leicestershire: Index of Multiple Deprivation A range of information sources have been used to develop these sec- tions, a short description of each is below: LSOA IMD National Ward District Code Score Rank Indices of Deprivation 2004 - The Indices are produced by the Office E01025699 Loughborough Hastings Charnwood 44.78 3,344 of the Deputy Prime Minister with the aim of measuring deprivation in a E01025934 Greenhill NW Leicestershire 43.69 3,594 consistent way across England. The indices include measures relating to Income Deprivation, Employment Deprivation, Health Deprivation and E01025932 Greenhill NW Leicestershire 41.96 4,037 Disability, Education, Skills and Training Deprivation, Barriers to Housing E01025725 Loughborough Storer Charnwood 38.51 5,056 and Services, Living Environment Deprivation and Crime. Leicestershire E01025717 Loughborough Shelthorpe Charnwood 37.99 5,232 is ranked 135 out of the 149 county/unitary authorities in England E01025700 Loughborough Hastings Charnwood 31.81 7,402 (where 149 = least deprived). E01025949 Measham NW Leicestershire 30.32 8,011 Find Out More: E01025844 Earl Shilton Hinckley & Bosworth 29.75 8,230 http://website/index/your_council/about_leicestershire/statistics/indices_ E01025718 Loughborough Southfields Charnwood 28.83 8,657 of_deprivation_2004.htm E01025930 Coalville NW Leicestershire 28.76 8,683 (Rank: 1=most deprived in England, 32,482=least deprived in England) Super Output Areas Super Output Area (SOA) lower level is a new national geography cre- ated by the Office for National Statistics. These areas are created by combining a number of Output Areas (created for the 2001 Census). LSOAs are areas of broadly consistent population size across the coun- try - approximately 1,500 people. They are often referred to in the text as LSOAs. If a LSOA is described as experiencing moderate levels of deprivation, this means that it is in the bottom 20% of LSOAs in Leicestershire. Where a LSOA is described as experiencing significant deprivation, it is in the bottom 10% in Leicestershire. 8 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Town and Village Centres Survey - This work was carried out by Social Capital Survey – The Social Capital Survey (2006) targeted 20 BMG Research on behalf of Leicestershire County Council and Leicester Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) across the County. These were Shire Economic Partnership in 2006. The research was based upon a cus- identified by the District Local Strategic Partnerships and covered tomer satisfaction survey of visitors and users in the 17 Main Towns “deprived”, “average” and “rural” communities. The survey work was identified above. A main report is accompanied by a shorter report for conducted mainly by volunteers who surveyed 10% of the adult popula- each individual town or village centre. tion in each area. Find out more: Find Out More: http://www.lsint.info/downloads/Leicestershire%20Town%20and%20Villa http://www.ccp.org.uk/thesocialcapitalsurvey.html ge%20Survey%20Final%20Report.pdf Parish Plans – a parish plan is led by a cross-section of local people and focussed around the outcomes of a questionnaire survey, which are ana- lysed and used to produce a summary report and action plan. More than 25% of parishes in Leicestershire have conducted a Parish Plan - this re- port focuses on Parish Plans completed over the last 3 years. Find Out More: http://www.ruralcc.org.uk/parishplans.html Access to Services report – this research by the Leicestershire Rural Partnership identifies the number of service outlets and the diversity of the service types within each Leicestershire parish under 5,000 popula- tion. Five groups of parishes have been identified, based on a similarity in their service coverage and diversity. Group 1: No services or skeletal service provision Group 2: Minimal service provision Group 3: Medium service provision Group 4: Good service provision Group 5: Very good service provision This report highlights parishes with no, skeletal or minimal service provi- sion. 9 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 1. Wigston Community Forum Wigston Town Centre Area Action Plan (Issues and Options Report) The map overleaf (Map 3) shows the Wigston Community Forum with The report was completed in June 2007. A number of key findings in- LSOAs and Neighbourhood Priority Area. clude: The Forum consists of the main town of Wigston, including a priority • The town has very little office accommodation neighbourhood, • The public realm is poor in terms of; quality, performance, func- tionality and the appearance is generally poor 1.1 Main Towns • There are pockets of poor quality housing in the area covered by the study 1.1.1 Wigston • Public transport infrastructure is in poor condition • The town suffers from congestion partly because of distribution of Indices of multiple deprivation car parking space • The pedestrian environment is poor as are cycling facilities This will be completed once the Neighbourhood Profile is available. 1.2 Priority Neighbourhoods Leicestershire Town and Village Centre Survey 1.2.1 Wigston Overall, respondents had mixed views about the environment and facili- ties in and around the centre. Neighbourhood Profile Having a greater range of shops, personal safety and the cleanliness and The Wigston Neighbourhood Profile will be published in Autumn/ Win- tidiness of the centre were seen as the areas that needed the most at- ter 2007. tention. Social Capital Survey People not treating each other with respect and consideration, groups of people hanging around the street and people dealing drugs were seen as The Social Capital Survey was undertaken in Guthlaxton College and the most significant problems in Wigston. Wigston Police Station LSOA (E01025992) Nearly three-fifths of respondents said policing in Wigston was insuffi- Compared to the average for all areas surveyed, Wigston was not as cient and should be increased strong in terms of perceptions of neighbourliness. Fewer people thought Wigston was a good, friendly place to live and fewer thought that it was an area where people from different backgrounds got on well together. 10 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Map 3 - Wigston Community Forum and Neighbourhood Priority Areas Above: Oadby & Wigston Priority Area 11 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 The networks - who people like to mix with and socialise with were gen- erally comparable with the average for all areas surveyed.