Farley Big Local Moving Forward Community Profile 2 1 This is a live document and is subject to change. The information is up to date as of 14 February 2014 Small Red Numbers Relate to Footnotes Contents Page Summary of findings Summary of Desktop Research Summary of findings from questionnaires & consultations Section 1 What is in this profile. What is in this profile................. What Big Local is About................. What Big Local Is not About How the Funding can be spent Big Local Pathway Section 2 History Of Farley History Of Farley............................ Section 3 Farley Today Farley Today.................................... Farley Ward............................................... People................................ Ethnicity all residents Age all residents Section 4 Local Economy Business Income deprivation affecting children Socio-economic classification of residents Economically inactive and unemployed Tenure Households with out a car or van Section 5 Educational Attainment Qualifications highest level all residents aged 16+ Development Attainment of 5’s and Under Section 6 OFSTED School Performance OFSTED School Performance Section 7 Health Morbidity Cancer Cardio Vascular Disease Life expectancy Mental Health. Other High Ranked Diseases 18+ binge drinking and youth drinking Teenage conception Section 8 ASB & Crime ASB & Crime Section 9 Environment Environment Green Infrastructure and Landscaping Section 10 Community Venues and Services Community Venues and Services Section 11 What are the issues What are the issues If you could change one thing now what would it be ? What would you like to change in Farley in 10 years’? Section 12 What happens next? What happens next? Local Partnership In more detail the next stages are Big Local Plan Summary of Desktop Research Income Deprivation The majority of Farley Hill’s households income is less than 60% of the national media Income Deprivation Affecting Children In 2012 national statistical data for child poverty was released and the findings reveal that 34% of Farley Hill’s children live in poverty as opposed to the local Luton average of 27%. Equally the % of children in receipt Free School Meals (FSM), in Farley Hill, stands at 31.1% and is hugely disproportionate not only to the local average of 16.2% but the national average of 19.2%. Socio-economic classification of residents (related to highest level of qualifications) Farley Hill has 5.1% more of its residents employed in Routine Occupations than the national average. Equally Farley Hill has 4.1% and 6.6% fewer residents employed in Higher Professional and Lower Managerial & Professional Occupations, respectively, than the national average. Economically inactive and Unemployed (related to income deprivation affecting children) Whilst the number of economically inactive residents, in Farley Hill, has decreased from 30.8% to 29.4%, the real implication is that only 37 people out of 2,636 have became economically active in a 10 year period. Likewise, Farley Hill has more than the national average of residents that have never worked and that are short & long term unemployed by 0.4%, 1.8% and 1%, respectively. Moreover the 2011 census suggests the figures for the those that have never worked and the short & long term unemployed, in Farley Hill, are set to increase by 114%, 50.7% and 100.9%, respectively. Qualifications aged 16+ (related to socio-economic classification of residents) Farley Hill has 2,566 or 27.6% residents with no qualifications and is higher than the local and national average by by 4% and 5.0%, respectively. The the national average for people with a Level 2 is 15.3% and Level 3 is 12.3% and equates to 1% and 2.2%, repectively, fewer residents of Farley Hill attaining these levels. Equally, the resident community of Farley Ward with Level 4+ is 2.5% lower than the local average and 7.4% lower than the national average. Development Attainment of 5’s and Under Nationally 80% of 5’s and under are meeting all the relevant development stages in communication & language but ABC’s report highlights that the % of attainment drops to 65% for Farley and 74% for Luton. ABC’s report also reveals that nationally 87% of 5’s and under are meeting all the relevant development stages in physical development but draws attention to the % of attainment dropping to 79% for Farley and 85% for Luton. A further concern that the report draws on is the overall development of 5 and under’s PSED, currently it stands at 72% in the Farley Ward but the Luton and National average stand at 81% and 84% respectively. OFSTED School Performance Farley Hill has 8 schools and 3 out of the 4 schools cited all need to improve in their quality of teaching and pupil achievement. Mental Health Farley has a predicted 20% more mental illness than England as a whole Teenage conception rate Farley ward still has rates in the top 40% within Luton ASB and Crime The Community Safety (2009) survey reported a significant 43% of respondents felt unsafe in the Farley Hill Area and 27% in the Lewsey area after dark due high levels of ASB and gangs 18+ binge drinking and youth drinking The Farley needs assessment identified binge drinking and youth drinking in Farley as a local issue and the main MSOA in Farley ward is in the top 50% in Luton. Summary of findings from questionnaires & consultations The following are the main issues, which the community have identified to date and would like to change Immediately. These findings are taken from data gathered through consultation and research questionnaires undertaken from December 2013 to April 2014. 688 Respondents submitted answers but 34 or 4.94% respondents could not provide an answer, so the numbers and % for the following table equate to the 654 responses given a fuller version of the results can be found further down this document and in Appendix E. What People would Change Right Now % No People Activities 57.03 % 373 New facilities 29.81% 195 Events 22.93% 150 New equipment/Improve All the Parks in Farley Hill 19.87% 130 Indoor/Outdoor Gym 19.57% 128 Estate Infrastructure 17.58% 115 Educational Centre 17.00% 110 Children's Centre 16.51% 108 The following are the main issues, which the community have identified to date and would like to change over the next 10 years. These findings are taken from data gathered through consultation and research questionnaires undertaken from December 2013 to April 2014. 688 Respondents submitted answers but 114 or 16.56% respondents could not provide an answer, so the numbers and % for the following table equates to the 544 responses given a fuller version of the results can be found further down this document and in Appendix F What People would Change Over the Next 10 Years % No People Activities 47.05% 256 Amenities Indoor 32.16% 175 Adult/Youth Training Centre 29.04% 158 Gym/Sports Facilities 20.95% 114 Amenities Outdoor 19.85% 108 Parks 16.72% 91 What is in this profile Farley Big Local Community Profile and A Day in the Life of Farley Hill are important steps linked to the ‘Big Local Pathway’. A Day in the Life of Farley, a short film featuring the views of local people, in addition to this profile attempts to describe what is good about Farley Hill, what issues exist and the visions residents have for the future. It draws on statistics, research questionnaires and the views of local people, which have been collated through consultations, events and other visioning activities during 2013 & 2014. What Big Local is About In December 2012 Farley Ward in Luton Bedfordshire was awarded £1 Million funding from the Big Local to enable residents to improve the area by planning and developing solutions to address local needs over the next decade. Local residents will drive and take ownership of the Farley Big Local through the Big Local programme. The Big Local programme will provide training, funding and support; which will enable residents to attain the skills needed to identify and act on local needs ensuring Farley Hill is a better place to live now and in the future. What Big Local Is not About Government or big organisations telling us what to do Little local groups pursuing their pet issues without talking to a wide range of different people who live and work in our neighbourhood Short-term thinking and ‘quick fixes’ – we have got 10 years or more to plan and deliver the things that will make a lasting difference for our neighbourhood How the Funding can be spent The funds can be used to provide new facilities, funding, grants, social investments, loans, and microfinance ensuring some of the distributed money comes back to Big Local. Whilst it is acknowledged that Big Local funds cannot be used to undertake work, which is the responsibility of a statutory/government agency, it is appropriate for funds to be used to develop the skills of residents to better influence the provision of such services. Big Local Pathway: Farley Big Local will follow a pathway with a number of stages to deliver the Big Local plan. At this point the focus for Farley Big Local is the first three areas of the Big Local pathway. It is vital to ensure that the programme is community led and that through a process of consultations, workshops and wider community engagement a local partnership is formed to take the programme forward. Stage 2 Exploring visions the community have for the future for the area: This stage is about thinking how we could change Farley Hill for the better now and in the future. At this stage, not everyone’s vision will be the same but the idea is not to arrive at a shared community vision just yet.