BLACKBOURN ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILE 2021 This Division comprises Bardwell, Barningham, Ixworth and Stanton Wards www.suffolkobservatory.info © Crown copyright and database rights 2021 Ordnance Survey 100023395 CONTENTS ▪ Demographic Profile: Age & Ethnicity ▪ Economy and Labour Market ▪ Schools & NEET ▪ Index of Multiple Deprivation ▪ Health ▪ Crime & Community Safety ▪ Additional Information ▪ Data Sources 3 ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILES: AN INTRODUCTION These profiles have been produced to support elected members, constituents and other interested parties in understanding the demographic, economic, social and educational profile of their neighbourhoods. We have used the latest data available at the time of publication. Much more data is available from national and local sources than is captured here, but it is hoped that the profile will be a useful starting point for discussion, where local knowledge and experience can be used to flesh out and illuminate the information presented here. The profile can be used to help look at some fundamental questions e.g. • Does the age profile of the population match or differ from the national profile? • Is there evidence of the ageing profile of the county in all the wards in the Division or just some? • How diverse is the community in terms of ethnicity? • What is the impact of deprivation on families and residents? • Does there seem to be a link between deprivation and school performance? • What is the breakdown of employment sectors in the area? • Is it a relatively healthy area compared to the rest of the district or county? • What sort of crime is prevalent in the community? 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Technical Notes: 1. Where electoral divisions do not exactly match the boundaries at which the data is available (e.g. ward, Output Area or Lower Super Output Area), we have adopted a “best-fit” approach to produce a dataset. 2. District, county and national level data is provided where possible to provide a context for comparisons. Where possible we have used the most recent district boundaries for comparison purposes, but in some cases it has been necessary to use the pre-2019 districts. 4 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - AGE In mid 2019, the population of Blackbourn stood at 10,399, an increase of 2.9% since the 2011 Census. The age structure of the component wards and the division as a whole is set out below. Blackbourn Stanton Bardwell Barningham Ixworth Division All Ages 10,399 2,830 2,676 2,637 2,256 0-4 505 176 114 115 100 5-9 606 154 176 124 152 10-14 556 144 157 126 129 15-19 534 105 153 143 133 20-24 387 129 96 81 81 25-29 425 138 103 81 103 30-34 517 173 120 96 128 35-39 517 148 122 115 132 40-44 470 119 131 106 114 45-49 659 171 181 175 132 50-54 857 180 254 232 191 55-59 819 195 242 236 146 60-64 678 159 183 207 129 65-69 752 205 182 239 126 70-74 792 225 194 224 149 75-79 554 174 122 135 123 80-84 423 131 94 118 80 85-89 213 59 34 57 63 90+ 135 45 18 27 45 90+ 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% England - females England - males Blackbourn - females Blackbourn - males ▪ The age pyramid for Blackbourn shows a relatively elderly population with a higher-than- average proportion of people in each age band over 50. 5 ▪ The most common age group in Blackbourn is 50–54-year-olds, followed by 55–59-year- olds. ▪ There is a much lower than average proportion of younger adults, particularly 20–44-year- olds. ETHNICITY 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Blackbourn West Suffolk Suffolk England ▪ According to the latest data (2011 Census), 98.5% (9,959) of the population of Blackbourn are white, above the rate for Suffolk as a whole. ▪ 1.5% of the population are of minority ethnic origin in the division, much lower than the West Suffolk average. ▪ Blackbourn’s diversity profile suggests that there are lower proportions of minority ethnic groups living in the division than in West Suffolk and the county overall. Total Asian and Black and Other All minority White White British Mixed Asian Black Ethnic people ethnic British British Group population Count Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Blackbourn 10,107 9,959 98.5 9,721 96.2 80 0.8 37 0.4 16 0.2 15 0.1 148 1.5 West Suffolk 170,756 161,522 94.6 147,381 86.3 3,148 1.8 3,087 1.8 2,198 1.3 801 0.5 9,234 5.4 Suffolk 728,163 693,195 95.2 661,458 90.8 12,472 1.7 13,131 1.8 6,854 0.9 2,511 0.3 34,968 4.8 England 85.4 79.8 2.3 7.8 3.5 1.0 14.6 6 ECONOMY There are 2,500 people employed in Blackbourn. 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Blackbourn West Suffolk Suffolk England ▪ The key employment sectors in Blackbourn are manufacturing, transport and storage, wholesale, retail and motor trades and business administration and support services. ▪ These four sectors account for 3 in every 5 jobs in the division according to these data, with manufacturing alone providing 20% of the jobs in Blackbourn. ▪ Transport and storage and manufacturing are particular specialisms in the division, as the proportion of these sectors in Blackbourn is much higher than the national average. ▪ There is also significant employment in the division in construction, education and health. 7 LABOUR MARKET OUT-OF-WORK BENEFIT CLAIMANT RATE 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% Jul-18 Jul-19 Jul-20 Apr-18 Oct-18 Apr-19 Oct-19 Apr-20 Oct-20 Jan-18 Jun-18 Jan-19 Jun-19 Jan-20 Jun-20 Jan-21 Mar-18 Mar-19 Mar-20 Feb-18 Feb-19 Feb-20 Nov-18 Dec-18 Nov-19 Dec-19 Nov-20 Dec-20 Aug-18 Sep-18 Aug-19 Sep-19 Aug-20 Sep-20 May-18 May-19 May-20 Blackbourn West Suffolk Suffolk England ▪ Blackbourn saw a sharp increase in claimants of out-of-work benefits in the first half of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, much like the rest of the county and England as a whole. ▪ Claimant unemployment levels in the division are consistently below those of the district, county and England as a whole. ▪ In percentage terms, approximately 3.5% of the working age population of Blackbourn are claiming out-of-work benefits in January 2021. 8 SCHOOLS SCHOOL INFORMATION Schools in the Division Average cohort size at: Latest Latest Ofsted Ofsted Status Date Academy Foundation KS2 (ageKS2 11) (ageKS4 16) (ageKS5 18) Name Phase (ageStage 5) Bardwell CofE Primary Requires Primary AC 10 8 0 0 04/10/2018 School improvement Barnham CEVCP School Primary LA 19 25 0 0 Good 11/07/2013 Barningham CEVCP Primary LA 12 14 0 0 Good 04/06/2019 School Honington CEVCP School Primary LA 29 19 0 0 Good 27/05/2011 Hopton CEVCP School Primary LA 13 13 0 0 Good 19/12/2018 Ixworth CofE Primary Primary AS 24 23 0 0 Inadequate* 10/02/2017 School Stanton Community Primary LA 27 24 0 0 Good 06/03/2019 Primary School Ixworth Free School Secondary F 0 0 37 0 Good 17/09/2019 Schools with catchments that overlap with the Division Average cohort size at: Latest Latest Ofsted Ofsted Status Date Academy Foundation KS2 (ageKS2 11) (ageKS4 16) (ageKS5 18) Name Phase (ageStage 5) Thurston Community College Secondary LA 0 0 296 135 Good 23/03/2018 Academy Status key: AS = Academy Sponsored, AC = Academy Converter, LA = LA Maintained, F = Free *The latest full inspection judgement does not relate to the current school 9 SCHOOL ATTAINMENT Foundation Stage Profile (reception) % pupils achieving Good Level of Development (GLD) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2017 2018 2019 Bardwell CofE Primary School Barnham CEVCP School Barningham CEVCP School Honington CEVCP School Hopton CEVCP School Ixworth CofE Primary School Stanton Community Primary School Suffolk National ▪ In general, Foundation Stage attainment at schools in Blackbourn has been high over the last three years of available data. ▪ Pupil attainment at Barnham CEVCP, Barningham CEVCP and Stanton Community Primary schools has been consistently above the county and national average during this period.