Reading Jan-18 Southcote Berkshire Public Health Shared Team INTRODUCTION CONTENTS This is a profile of Southcote Ward. It is intended to accompany the wider Joint Strategic Needs Assessment of Reading. Profiles have been created for each of the Electoral Wards within Reading. 1. SUMMARY……………….………...….…… 2 to 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS…………………........ 4 to 6 The profiles are split into nine topics with these being accompanied by a summary of key findings and supported 3. DEPRIVATION, POVERTY AND by metadata (information about the data used within the profiles). ACCESS TO SERVICES…………….…… 7 4. ECONOMY AND ENTERPRISE……… 8 The profiles are a tool which will be regularly developed with both improved functionality and also new and 5. EDUCATION……………………………….. 9 refreshed indicator data. We welcome your comments and suggestions so that we can ensure future 6. HEALTH……………………………………….10 to 11 developments are relevant and useful to you. 7. HOUSING……………………………………..12 8. COMMUNITY SAFETY………………….. 13 The profiles are in the main based only on data that are collected nationally with a high degree of completeness. This has been supplemented with local data where this has been considered appropriate. 9. ENVIRONMENT…………………………… 14 10. SOURCES OF DATA…………………………………………..……………… 15 Some indicators may give small numbers at Ward level. This should be taken into consideration when interpreting the data. Small changes in counts can lead to wide variance in the rate, and counts can vary significantly from year to year. Any provisional conclusions drawn from the profiles should be compared with other sources of information, both quantitative and qualitative. Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 1 1. SUMMARY • There are 8,926 people living in Southcote 22.7% of these are children aged 0 to 15 and 17.2% are older people aged 65 and over. The non-white British population accounts for 25.7% of the total population. 83% of the Southcote population were born in the UK. This is more than the average of Reading. • Out of the 16 wards in Reading, Southcote is the seventh most deprived ward. 22.1% of children in Southcote are at risk of living in poverty, compared with 18.7% across Reading. • In Southcote 12.9% of the working age population claim benefits compared with 9.6% in Reading. 63.6% of the population of Southcote who are aged 16 to 74 years are in employment. This is lower than the average in Reading. In Southcote, the majority of people in employment (35% of workers) were employed in managerial/professional/technical occupations. 16% of workers were employed in professional occupations. 26.9% of working age people in Southcote have no formal qualifications. • 56.4% of children living in Reading achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 46.7% of children living in Southcote achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 57.4% of children living in Reading achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. 62.1% of children living in Southcote achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. • The average life expectancy at birth for males living in Southcote is 79.1 years. The average life expectancy at birth for females in Southcote is 85.1 years. Death rates from all causes in people aged less than 75 are as expected. Emergency hospital admissions for all causes are lower than expected*. • An estimated 27.1% of adults in Southcote are obese. An estimated 16.7% of adults in Southcote binge drink. An estimated 24.5% of adults in Southcote eat healthily. • There are a total of 3676 dwellings in Southcote. The most common housing type in Southcote is Semi-detached. This accounts for 37.46% of all housing. The average household size in Southcote is 2.4 people and 5.9% of housing in Southcote is classifed as needing one or more bedrooms more than it has in order to be adequately sized for the number of people living there. • There were 382 crimes recorded in Southcote during 2013/14. This equates to 44 crimes per 1,000 people living in Southcote - a rate that is lower than the average across Reading. • In Southcote, according to the urban/rural classification from ONS 2012, 100% of the population live in areas classified as urban city and town. * Given the age and gender structure of the population and national death/admission rates Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 2 1. SUMMARY Reading Ward Range Local Authority Average Ward Range Category Indicator Southcote Worst Best Average Worst Best Indices of Multiple Deprivation Score - IMD (2015) 21.5 18.5 31.6 3.0 Deprivation & % children in Poverty (2015) 22.1 18.7 31.6 2.3 access Barriers to Housing and Services Score - IMD domain (2015) 25.4 23.4 27.3 17.2 Economy & % Job Seekers Allowance Claimants (September 2017) 1.6 1.5 2.3 0.6 Enterprise Post-16 Qualifications - % Level 3 or higher (2011) 32.7 48.3 28.0 68.6 % key Stage 2 Level 4+ (2012) 73.5 77.2 65.3 94.8 Education % 5+ GCSEs A*-C (inc Maths and English) (2013/14) 50.5 56.1 37.9 86.7 All Cause Mortality Rate <75, DSR per 100,000 (2012-16) 909.8 999.3 1444 617 Life Expectancy - males (2011-15) 79.1 79 74.0 84.7 Health Life Expectancy - females (2011-15) 85.1 83.5 80.1 89.2 Emergency hospital admissions for all causes (SAR) 2011-16 96.6 83.7 105.2 58.1 % low Birthweights <2500g (2011-15) 2.8 2.8 3.9 1.7 % occupancy rating - bedrooms -1 or less (2011) 5.9 5.9 9.6 0.6 Housing % no Central Heating (2011) 2.3 2.9 5.6 0.8 % socially Rented (2011) 29.1 15.5 35.7 0.7 Crime rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 44.0 54.7 257.0 16.6 Anti-social Behaviour rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 19.9 22.1 72.2 3.3 Community Safety Theft and handling stolen goods rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 15.7 22.1 159.7 3.3 Violence With/Without Injury rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 8.4 8.6 31.8 1.0 Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Population Summary 2016 • Southcote has a population of 8,926. This figure has increased at a Southcote Reading slower rate than it has on average across Reading since 2001. Total Population 8,926 - - • The working age population is relatively small in comparison to Males 4,288 48.0% 50.5% Reading. Females 4,638 52.0% 49.5% • Related to this, the ward has a proportionately larger young population Children (0-15) 2,026 22.7% 19.5% (23%) and a larger older population (17%). Working Age (16-64) 5,361 60.1% 67.2% • The 2011 Census indicates that 26% of Southcote are BME, which is Older People (65+) 1,539 17.2% 12.1% lower than the Reading average. • The largest single BME population is the 'White: Other' group. This BME** Population (2011 Census data) 2,292 25.7% 34.7% group represents 18.7% of BME people and 5% of the total population Population (2001) 8,475 - - of the ward. Population Change (2001-2016) 451 5.3% 12.4% Population structure 2016 LA Total Males Females Religion 2011 85+ Southcote Reading 80-84 75-79 70-74 Christian 5,010 58.6% 50% 65-69 Buddhist 55 0.6% 1.2% 60-64 55-59 Hindu 150 1.8% 3.6% 50-54 Jewish 16 0.2% 0.2% 45-49 Muslim 512 6% 7.1% Age Age Band 40-44 35-39 Sikh 32 0.4% 0.6% 30-34 25-29 Any other religion 32 0.4% 0.5% 20-24 No Religion 2,130 24.9% 29.5% 15-19 10-14 Religion not stated 611 7.1% 7.3% 5-9 0-4 10.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 Percentage by Age Group Source: ONS 2016 ** Black and minority ethnic (used to collectively refer to non 'White: British' ethnicities) Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 4 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Ethnicity Southcote Reading Southcote Reading Total BME (Non White British) Population 2,292 26.8% 34.7% White Asian or Asian British British 6,256 70.1% 65.3% Indian 258 2.9% 4.2% Irish 133 1.5% 1.5% Pakistani 258 2.9% 4.5% Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0 0.0% 0.1% Bangladeshi 42 0.5% 0.4% Other White (Including White European) 429 4.8% 7.9% Chinese 20 0.2% 1.0% Mixed Other Asian 149 1.7% 3.5% White and Black Caribbean 153 1.7% 1.7% Black or Black British White and Black African 50 0.6% 0.5% Black Caribbean 352 3.9% 3.9% White and Asian 84 0.9% 0.9% Black African 175 2.0% 2.1% Other Mixed 55 0.6% 0.8% Other Black 88 1.0% 0.7% Other Ethnic Group Other Ethnic Group 46 0.5% 1.0% Household Composition Southcote Reading Southcote Reading All Households: 3582 62,869 Lone Parent 479 13.4% 10.8% Dependent children 314 8.8% 7.5% One Person Household: 1127 31.5% 30.6% Non dependent children 165 4.6% 3.3% One Family Household: 2183 60.9% 57.3% Other household types 272 7.6% 12.1% All aged over 65 307 8.6% 5.2% With dependent children 107 3.0% 3.2% Married or same-sex civil partnership couple 1095 30.6% 30.6% All full-time students 2 0.1% 1.5% No children 345 9.6% 10.6% All aged 65 and over 11 0.3% 0.2% Dependent children 528 14.7% 15.7% Other 152 30.6% 30.6% Non dependent children 222 6.2% 4.2% Cohabiting couple 302 8.4% 10.7% No children 138 3.9% 6.7% Dependent children 143 4.0% 3.6% Non dependent children 21 0.6% 0.4% Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 5 2.