Looking to the Future: Your County Your Way Monmouthshire Public Service Board Well-being Assessment Version Control Title Well-being Assessment Purpose To provide evidence base for Well-being Assessment Owner Matthew Gatehouse Approved by Approved Date April 2017 Version Number 3.0 Status Approved Review Frequency Annual Next review date May 2018 Consultation Public Consultation from17 January to 28 February 2017 A summary of this full Well-being Assessment is also available in English and Welsh. To see view the summary document, see www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/our-monmouthshire The document has been subject to consultation which closed on Monday 27th February 2017. However we still remain very interested in your thoughts and views on the content. You can also share your thoughts on Monmouthshire Made Open or e-mailed to [email protected] Alternatively, written comments can be sent to: Policy and Performance Team, Monmouthshire County Council, County Hall, The Rhadyr, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1GA 2 Contents Version Control ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Contents ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Context .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 The Well-Being of Future Generations Act ......................................................................................................... 7 The Public Service Board ........................................................................................................................................ 7 The Well-being Assessment: Our Approach ........................................................................................................ 8 The Communities of Monmouthshire ................................................................................................................. 10 Monmouthshire Profile ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Overview of the county ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Economy ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Jobs and Employment ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Worklessness and Inequality ................................................................................................................................. 16 Education and Skills ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Integration ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Society .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Health and Well-being ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Transport and Access to Services ......................................................................................................................... 24 Isolation .................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Housing .................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Community Safety and Crime ............................................................................................................................... 31 Child Development ................................................................................................................................................ 34 Mental Health and Well-being .............................................................................................................................. 38 Ageing Well .............................................................................................................................................................. 40 Population Needs Assessment .............................................................................................................................. 42 Integration ................................................................................................................................................................ 43 Environment ............................................................................................................................................................... 46 Landscape and countryside ................................................................................................................................... 46 Air and Water Quality ............................................................................................................................................ 52 Climate Change ....................................................................................................................................................... 53 Waste and Recycling ............................................................................................................................................... 58 Integration ................................................................................................................................................................ 59 Culture ......................................................................................................................................................................... 61 3 Language ................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Faith and Religion ................................................................................................................................................... 62 Landscape and Heritage ......................................................................................................................................... 63 Community and Social Action .............................................................................................................................. 65 Cultural Attractions ................................................................................................................................................ 66 Sport and Leisure .................................................................................................................................................... 68 Integration ................................................................................................................................................................ 71 Abergavenny and Surrounding Communities ....................................................................................................... 73 Environment ............................................................................................................................................................ 73 Culture ...................................................................................................................................................................... 76 Economy .................................................................................................................................................................. 77 Social ......................................................................................................................................................................... 78 Monmouth and Surrounding Communities .......................................................................................................... 80 Environment ............................................................................................................................................................ 80 Culture ...................................................................................................................................................................... 83 Economy .................................................................................................................................................................. 84 Social ......................................................................................................................................................................... 85 The Heart of Monmouthshire ................................................................................................................................