PLYMOUTH PLAN North West Area Assessment Draft for consultation - June 2014 The North West Area covers the neighbourhoods of: Ernesettle Honicknowle NORTH WEST Tamerton Foliot NORTH Whitleigh It also covers the WEST democratic wards of: Honicknowle PLYMPTON Budshead SOUTH CENTRAL WEST Southway SOUTH PLYMSTOCK N © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100018633 Reproduced from the Ordnance Surveys digital maps with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. © Crown Copyright. Plymouth City Council Licence No. 100018633. This map extract has been produced for the sole purpose INTRODUCTION This document tells you about the North West Plymouth plan area and covers the Plymouth plan themes which are There will be a variety questions related to a number of themes. An assessment of each question will include a combination of numeric data, text based commentary and some maps. Most of the maps use the same key, which will look like this: To find out more about how this was put together and further description of data used and their explanations, got to www.plymouth.gov.uk/plymouthplan/assessments or by email [email protected] 2 NORTH WEST AREA ASSESSMENT Draft for Consultation AREA SUMMARY Found next to the river Tamar and north of the A38, the North West boasts spectacular views over the river Tamar and towards Dartmoor and the area contains large amounts of green-space which both contribute to the local character of the area and act as a clear boundary to smaller neighbourhoods, particularly around Ernesettle and Whitleigh. The numerous green spaces and the A38 however, does restrict movement to the south, but movement across the area is assisted by Crownhill Road. The area boasts numerous amenities, including a large hypermarket and other local facilities and services with a district shopping centre at Transit Way and local facilities at Honickowle Green and on Crownhill Road. As well as having various amenities, the area covers the majority of Tamerton Foliot neighbourhood which is one of Plymouth’s key historic neighbourhoods where the centre is a designated conservation area with a number of listed buildings and listed monuments. KEY FACT The population of the areas is 23,292 and contains 10,341 households with the population density being relatively low throughout the area with a high reliance on car usage. NORTH WEST AREA ASSESSMENT Draft for Consultation 3 What we found out about your community Plymouth Plan Theme There is a high proportion of young people living in the area The area lacks diversity in its sports facilities There is a high proportion of social rented homes and private ownership in some parts of the North West with low numbers of private rented properties across the locality Housing type is generally mixed between terraced, semi- detached and purpose built flats with a low percentage of detached properties Although options to travel to work in a sustainable way are above average, some communities around Tamerton Foliot and Budshead have lower than average use Residents have good access to local bus services, which serve the main neighbourhood centres A lower percentage of people cycle to work than the English and Plymouth averages Most neighbourhoods have a low density of dwellings and were designed around car travel which is unfriendly to walking and cycling and increases distances to neighbourhood facilities A steep topography reduces the amount of people who are likely to walk to work or to the local centre Due to Ministry of Defence land ownership and large river side employment uses, access to the waterfront is poor The number of people providing unpaid care in the area is high and some areas have significant health issues HEALTH AND WELLBEING Health is poor in some communities around Ernesettle and Whitleigh compared to the rest of the Area and these HEALTH AND areas also have high levels of unpaid care provision WELLBEING Educational attainment is poor with a higher than average number of people with no qualifications and a lower than average number for people who have higher levels of education As the area is predominantly residential, there is a lack of opportunities for local employment ECONOMY 4 NORTH WEST AREA ASSESSMENT Draft for Consultation HEALTH AND ECONOMY WELLBEING Potential objectives for change Plymouth Plan Theme Improve the diversity of sport facilities in the area Provide a mix of housing types in areas where there is an imbalance when opportunities arise, larger, semi-detached in particular Areas which have a higher than average level of socially rented housing may benefit from some rebalancing to introduce more private housing, either rented or in ownership to improve the mixture of tenure. Improve cycle networks in the area to encourage take up of cycling Improve pedestrian access/movement around smaller neighbourhoods which are currently difficult to navigate Improve access to the waterfront Investigate ways to improve health, perhaps through more varied sports facility provision or by investing in new health HEALTH AND facilities which is currently lacking in the area WELLBEING Investigate ways to improve education attainment Consider accommodating more mixed use developments to improve employment provision in the area and providing better links to Derriford and other neighbouring ECONOMY employment areas Retain and improve the areas greenspaces which help contribute to the local character Improve awareness of historic fortifications in the area NORTH WEST AREA ASSESSMENT Draft for Consultation 5 HEALTH AND ECONOMY WELLBEING COMMUNITY WHAT IS THE LOCAL POPULATION LIKE? The local population demographic of the area contains a large proportion of young people compared to other areas in Plymouth, suggesting the area is popular with young families. Gender England % Plymouth % North West % Male 49.2 49.4 48.1 Female 50.8 50.6 51.9 KEY FACT There is a large proportion of young people living in this area Source: Census NORTH WEST AREA ASSESSMENT Draft for Consultation 7 WHERE DO PEOPLE LIVE? The population density in the area is relatively low with most neighbourhoods having a lower than average figure. There are however pockets of communities who live in higher density areas, particularly in parts of Honicknowle and Whitleigh. POPULATION DENSITY © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100018633 N KEY FACT Honicknowle and Whitleigh have a higher population density than the rest of the area Source: Census 8 NORTH WEST AREA ASSESSMENT Draft for Consultation WHAT IS THE CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF THE AREA? The cultural background of the area is predominantly white with low numbers of black and minority ethnic (BME) communities living in the area, neighbourhoods which do have a slightly higher numbers of BME communities than others also have a direct correlation with areas where English is not the main language. In this area, the amount of people who classify themselves as Christian is below both the English and the Plymouth percentage, a higher percentage of people in Plymouth however classify themselves as having no religion. Religion England % Plymouth % North West % No religion 24.7 32.9 35.4 Christian 59.4 58.1 56.6 Buddhist 0.5 0.3 0.2 Hindu 1.5 0.2 0.1 Jewish 0.5 0.1 0.02 Muslim 5.0 0.8 0.3 Sikh 0.8 0.0 0.01 Other religion 0.4 0.5 0.3 Religion not stated 7.2 7.1 7.0 BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC POPULATION © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100018633 N KEY FACT The percentage of people who classify themselves as having no religion is higher than the English and Plymouth figures NORTH WEST AREA ASSESSMENT Draft for Consultation 9 MAIN LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100018633 N WHITE POPULATION © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100018633 N Source: Census 10 NORTH WEST AREA ASSESSMENT Draft for Consultation HOW LIKELY ARE PEOPLE TO ATTEND ARTS EVENTS? The likelihood for attendance at arts events (which includes any performance in a theatre; art gallery or exhibition; pop/rock concert, jazz/classical music event, and contemporary dance event) is very low in this area of Plymouth. This is similar to other northerly areas of Plymouth which suggests that access plays a large part in a person deciding to attend an event or not. ATTENDANCE AT ART EVENTS Area showing high likelihood of attending arts event © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100018633 N KEY FACT It is unlikely that people in this area will attend arts events Contains Ordnance Survey and National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2014 100018633 Source: Experian Mosaic NORTH WEST AREA ASSESSMENT Draft for Consultation 11 HOW DOES THE AREA RANK IN TERMS OF CRIME? KEY FACT 5612Neighbourhood Total crime Neighbourhood Tamerton Foliot is the reported March rank 2013 – April neighbourhood with the least 2014 amount of crime Honicknowle 665 8/39 Whitleigh 512 13/39 Ernesettle 311 22/39 Tamerton Foliot 57 39/39 Source: Plymouth City Council ARE THERE ANY SPORTS OR LEISURE HEALTH AND WELLBEING FACILITIES? The area is relatively well served by the number sports/leisure facilities in terms of numbers but there is a lack of diversity in relation to the type of facilities which are available. Facilities which are available are predominantly grass pitches with very little else on offer. KEY SPORTS FACILITIES © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100018633 Bowling Rinks N Community Gyms Grass Pitches Leisure Facilities Tennis Courts Water Sports Motor Sports KEY FACT There is a lack of choice of sports/leisure facilities in this area Source: Plymouth City Council 12 NORTH WEST AREA ASSESSMENT Draft for Consultation ARE PEOPLE WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK OF LOCAL SHOPS AND SERVICES? The area to the south of the area is well served by local shops and services, particularly in the neighbourhood of Honicknowle where the Honicknowle Green local centre serves the surrounding community and where the West Park local centre, on the busy Crownhill Road, comprises 24 units in parades of shops on either side of the road and includes a nursery and a library.