Rural deprivation in Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyScilly:Scilly ::: Profile report for Mylor Bridge Final report October 2009 created by Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for Mylor Bridge BackgrounBackgroundddd Acknowledgements Acknowledgements For their valuable help with the project, we would like to thank Stephen Wright at the South West ACRE Network, Paul Dunn and Brenda Weston at Equality South West, and Sue Rees and Rose Bird at Government Office South-West. SWAN – the South West ACRE Network – wishes to acknowledge the financial support of DEFRA, The Big Lottery and the South West Community Foundations in making this report a possibility, and the South West Region Rural Affairs Forum and Government Office for their support. Oxford ConsuConsultantsltants forforfor Social Inclusion (OCSI) 15-17 Middle St, Brighton, BN1 1AL Tel: +44 1273 201 345 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ocsi.co.uk Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for Mylor Bridge Background Introduction • Why have we produced this settlement profile for Mylor Bridge? Health in Mylor Bridge • Access to services in Mylor Bridge Increasingly, we need good data to target programmes to the right areas, • Housing in Mylor Bridge support funding applications, and help local communities with the evidence- • Indicator definitions (Appendix A) base to support the development of community and parish plans. • Settlements in the South West region (Appendix B) However, although there is a great deal of data available for the smaller The South West Rural Deprivation study settlements (villages, hamlets, smaller towns and so on) across the South These profiles have been developed under the South West Rural Deprivation West, this information is rarely brought together in a single document for each study, which has strengthened the evidence-base to support rural work across of the settlements. Profiles of areas tend to be produced for Local Authorities the region. Outputs from the full study include: or larger urban areas. • Where are the most deprived rural areas? • The South West ACRE Network (SWAN) of rural community councils What is the rural share of deprivation? • commissioned Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) to develop a set Profiles of the smaller settlements across the South West • of profile reports for each of the smaller rural settlements across the South Access to services in the South West West. • Who’s there? Daytime populations in rural areas What does this report contain? What indicators have we used? This profile report provides detailed datasets developed and collected by OCSI See Appendix A for definitions of the indicators used in this report. for Mylor Bridge, which lies in Carrick district, and has a population of 1516. What is a “settlement”? Alongside data on Mylor Bridge, we also provide data for the County and We have used the Office for National Statistics Output Area definitions of Region. The sections in this report cover: settlements to develop these profiles. Our data for Mylor Bridge is based on • Key indicators in Mylor Bridge these Output Area level definitions, so may include very small areas that lie • Population Who lives in Mylor Bridge? outside the ‘real’ settlement boundary. • Economy and employment Who is working in Mylor Bridge? What are skill levels like? See Appendix B for more detail, including the list of settlements for which we have developed profiles. • Economy and employment What jobs are people doing? • Deprivation and low income Social exclusion in Mylor Bridge 3 Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for Mylor Bridge Key indicators in Mylor Bridge Population • Children and older people are typically more vulnerable to low income. Across Mylor Bridge, 17.0% of all children live in income deprived • Mylor Bridge lies in Carrick district (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly), and has households (38 children). 10.8% of older people in rural areas receive a population of 1,516 the Pension Credit Guarantee Element (corresponding to 58 older • Of the total population, 217 (14.3%) are children, making up a smaller people) proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (17.3%). 526 (34.7%) are people of pensionable age, making up a larger Health proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly • 125 people in Mylor Bridge report themselves as having a limiting long- (24.3%) term illness, 11.6% of the population (compared with 13.5% of people • Groups particularly vulnerable to exclusion include the 18 lone parent across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly) households, and 164 pensioners living alone. • DWP health benefit data shows that 48 older people in Mylor Bridge Economy and employment receive Attendance Allowance (9.1% of all older people) • Across Mylor Bridge, 47 people receive Disability Living Allowance • Of those people of working-age in Mylor Bridge, 592 are economically (3.1% of all people) active • The number of people receiving 'out-of-work' benefits (JSA and IB) in Access to services Mylor Bridge is 46 (5.9% of all working-age people) • 123 households have no car or van, 17.2% of all households in Mylor • In addition, 30 children are living in households where no members of Bridge the household are in work (12.0% of all children in Mylor Bridge) • Access to education, training and employment: No households are more Deprivation and low income than 8km from job centres, no households are more than 8km from secondary schools. • 63 people in Mylor Bridge are receiving some form of DWP benefit, • Access to healthcare: No households are more than 8km from a 8.1% of the working age population principal GP site • Based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, 157 people across Mylor Bridge are income deprived (10.5% of all people) 4 Rural deprivation in the South West. 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The tables below show the total population with numbers of men and women and key age groups, the ethnic profile of the area, and household type: Ethnic profile of Mylor Bridge • Mylor Bridge lies in Carrick district (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly), and has Mylor Bridge Cornwall and South West a population of 1,516 Isles of Scilly • Of the total population, 217 (14.3%) are children, making up a smaller N % N % N % proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly All people 1,495 - 501,187 - 4,928,294 - (17.3%). 526 (34.7%) are people of pensionable age, making up a larger White British 1,459 98.4 486,635 97.1 4,701,602 95.4 proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Other white 27 1.8 9,706 1.9 113,619 2.3 (24.3%) Non-white 9 0.6 4,846 1.0 113,073 2.3 • The ethnic profile shows that, in Mylor Bridge, the large majority is White Source: OCSI (2009), from Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) British (98.4%) • Groups particularly vulnerable to exclusion include the 18 lone parent Households in Mylor Bridge households, and 164 pensioners living alone. Mylor Bridge Cornwall and South West Who lives in Mylor Bridge? Isles of Scilly Mylor Bridge Cornwall and South West N % N % N % Isles of Scilly All households 712 - 215,695 - 2,085,984 - N % N % N % Lone parent 18 12.6 11,726 20.2 113,037 19.9 All People 1,516 - 531,650 - 5,177,957 - households with Males 720 47.5 258,587 48.6 2,536,152 49.0 dependent children Females 797 52.6 273,063 51.4 2,641,805 51.0 Pensioner households 264 37.1 61,402 28.5 564,461 27.1 Aged 0-15 217 14.3 91,791 17.3 921,446 17.8 Lone pensioner 164 62.1 35,345 57.6 322,418 57.1 Working age 774 51.1 310,725 58.4 3,111,578 60.1 households Pensionable age 526 34.7 129,134 24.3 1,144,933 22.1 Student households 0 0.0 290 0.1 8,112 0.4 Source: OCSI (2009), from ONS 2007, Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions One person 80 11.2 29,424 13.6 295,392 14.2 (2005) households Married households 250 35.1 79,388 36.8 775,454 37.2 Cohabiting households 44 6.2 17,085 7.9 171,262 8.2 Other households 39 5.5 16,500 7.7 158,204 7.6 Source: OCSI (2009), from Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) 5 Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for Mylor Bridge Economy and employment Who isisis working ininin Mylor BridgeBridge???? What areareare skill levels like? Mylor Bridge Cornwall and South West Economic Status Isles of Scilly • Of those people of working-age in Mylor Bridge, 592 are economically N % N % N % active ID 2007 Employment 53 7.3 30,410 10.4 246,156 8.4 • There are 463 economically inactive people in Mylor Bridge domain score Mylor Bridge Cornwall and South West Jobseekers Allowance 8 1.0 4,595 1.5 46,395 1.5 Isles of Scilly (JSA) claimants N % N % N % Incapacity Benefit/Severe 38 4.9 23,760 7.7 194,950 6.3 All People aged 16-74 1,025 - 359,707 - 3,534,458 - Disablement Allowance Economically Active 592 57.8 226,949 63.1 2,386,140 67.5 (IBSDA) claimants Economically Inactive 463 45.2 132,704 36.9 1,148,278 32.5 Receiving workless benefits 46 5.9 28,355 9.1 241,345 7.8 Working more than 49 115 20.7 37,749 17.6 378,910 16.6 Children in 'out of work' 30 12.0 17,125 16.6 159,715 15.3 hours per week households Source: OCSI (2009), from Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) Source: OCSI (2009), from DWP 2008, CLG 2007, HMRC 2005, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) Worklessness Being out of work can have a severe impact on an individual’s quality of life – both in terms of the economic implications and in terms of the wider social exclusion implications.