MAYFIELD/EASTHOUSES Neighbourhood Profile August 2016 Midlothian Council Midlothian Performance Team Performance Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 1 1.0 Population ............................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Population Spread .................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Population Spread by Age and Sex ........................................................................ 3 1.3 Religious Analysis ................................................................................................... 4 1.4 Language Proficiency ............................................................................................. 5 1.5 Households ............................................................................................................. 6 1.6 Length of Residence in the UK ............................................................................... 6 1.7 Household Deprivation ............................................................................................ 7 1.8 Occupation ............................................................................................................. 7 1.9 Economic Activity in the 16 to 74 Age Range .......................................................... 8 1.10 Economic Inactivity in the 16 to 74 Age Range ....................................................... 9 1.11 Hours Worked ......................................................................................................... 9 1.12 Lone Parent Households....................................................................................... 11 2.0 Neighbourhood and Place .................................................................................. 12 2.1 Residents Rating of the Area ................................................................................ 12 2.2 Community Matters ............................................................................................... 13 2.3 Healthy Eating in Mayfield/Easthouses and Midlothian ......................................... 13 2.4 Internet Access in Mayfield/Easthouses and Midlothian ........................................ 13 2.5 Library Usage in Mayfield/Easthouses and Midlothian .......................................... 14 2.6 Young People’s Attitudes to their Community ....................................................... 14 2.7 Vacancy Rates ...................................................................................................... 14 2.8 People Claiming Job Seekers Allowance .............................................................. 15 3.0 Housing ............................................................................................................... 16 3.1 Accommodation Type ........................................................................................... 16 3.2 Council Tax Bands ................................................................................................ 17 3.3 Household Size by Number of People ................................................................... 17 3.4 Dwellings by Number of Rooms ............................................................................ 17 3.5 Occupancy of Households .................................................................................... 18 3.6 Tenure .................................................................................................................. 18 3.7 Housing Affordability ............................................................................................. 19 3.8 Housing Supply ..................................................................................................... 20 3.9 Residents Housing Concerns ................................................................................ 20 3.10 Midlothian Council Tenants’ Satisfaction ............................................................... 20 3.11 Type of Central Heating Used ............................................................................... 22 3.12 Temporary Accommodation .................................................................................. 22 i 3.13 Homelessness ...................................................................................................... 22 3.14 Percentage of Population Living near a Derelict Site ............................................. 22 4.0 Health and Social Care ....................................................................................... 24 4.1 Life Expectancy..................................................................................................... 24 4.2 Self-Assessment of General Health ...................................................................... 24 4.3 Long Term Health Condition or Disability by Condition.......................................... 24 4.4 Effect of Long Term Health Problems or Disability on Activity ............................... 25 4.5 Hospital Admissions .............................................................................................. 25 4.6 Emergency Hospital Admissions ........................................................................... 26 4.7 Major Causes of Deaths per 10,000 People .......................................................... 26 4.8 Prescription of Mental Health Drugs ...................................................................... 27 4.9 Methadone Use..................................................................................................... 27 4.10 SIMD Health Domain ............................................................................................ 28 4.11 Maternal Smoking Rates ....................................................................................... 29 4.12 Breastfeeding ........................................................................................................ 29 4.13 Teenage Pregnancy .............................................................................................. 29 4.14 Immunisation ........................................................................................................ 30 4.15 Child Dental Health at Primary 1 and Primary 7 .................................................... 30 4.16 Child Obesity in Primary 1 ..................................................................................... 31 4.17 Young People’s Attitudes to Health ....................................................................... 32 4.18 Looked After Children and the Child Protection Register ....................................... 32 4.19 Local Services ...................................................................................................... 33 4.20 Voluntary Hours Provided by Carers ..................................................................... 34 4.21 Homecare Hours ................................................................................................... 34 4.22 Midlothian Elderly Population Projection ............................................................... 35 4.23 Facilities for Elderly Population ............................................................................. 35 5.0 Travel and Transport .......................................................................................... 36 5.1 Borders Railway .................................................................................................... 36 5.2 Lothian Bus Networks ........................................................................................... 36 5.3 Commute to Work ................................................................................................. 36 5.4 Travel to School .................................................................................................... 38 5.5 SIMD Access Deprivation ..................................................................................... 38 5.6 Road Issues .......................................................................................................... 39 5.7 Road Traffic Accidents .......................................................................................... 39 6.0 Education and Training ...................................................................................... 41 6.1 Catchment Areas for Mayfield/Easthouses Primary and Secondary Schools ........ 41 ii 6.2 Highest Level of Educational Achievement ........................................................... 43 6.3 SIMD Rating of Education ..................................................................................... 44 6.4 Early Years Development ..................................................................................... 45 6.5 Secondary School Surveys ................................................................................... 45 6.6 School Leaver Destinations .................................................................................. 46 7.0 Environment ........................................................................................................ 47 7.1 Air Pollution and Quality ........................................................................................ 47 7.2 Water Quality ........................................................................................................ 47 7.3 Flood Risk Areas .................................................................................................