2017 Statistical Profile County Durham Altogether better Durham Statistical Profile Summary Sheets for: County Durham Contents Page Map 1 Introduction Background 2 Notes 2 Useful Links 2 Updates 3 Deprivation Background 5 Domains and Geography 6 Deprivation Geography 6 Main Points 7 Deprivation by Geography: % population living in deprived areas (Index 11 Deprivation Map 13 People and Place Population change (ONS mid-year estimates) 14 Population Structure (ONS mid-year estimates) 15 Dependency ratios (ONS mid-year estimates) 18 Ethnicity (2011 Census) 20 Religion (2011 Census) 21 Occupied households (2011 Census) 22 Wealthier Qualifications (2011 Census) 24 Students in Higher Education Institutions (Higher Education Statistics 26 Agency) Business Enterprises (Uk Business Counts - NOMIS) 26 Retail Unit Occupancy Rates (DCC) 26 Average House Prices (ONS Experimental House Price Index) 27 Fuel Poverty (Department for Energy and Climate Change) 28 Housing Benefit (Department for Works and Pensions) 29 Worklessness (Department for Works and Pensions) 31 Claimant Count - Working Age (ONS/Job Centre Plus) 33 Claimant Count - Young People (ONS/Job Centre Plus) 35 Job Seekers Allowance - Long Term Claimants (ONS/Job Centre Plus) 37 Annual Population Survey - Unemployment 39 Annual Population Survey - Worklessness (Estimated) 40 Annual Population Survey - Employment 42 Jobs - BRES 2015 43 Place of Employment (2011 Census) 43 Average Weekly Income and Median House Price (ONS Small area 44 estimates 2011/12) Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats Statistical Profile Summary Sheets for: County Durham Contents Page Children and Young People Key Stage 2 Attainment (Department for Education) 46 Key Stage 4 Attainment (Department for Education) 48 Child Poverty (HM Revenue & Customs) 49 Healthier Limiting Long Term Illness or Disability (2011 Census) 51 General Health (2011 Census) 52 Provision of Unpaid Care (2011 Census) 53 Disability Living Allowance (Department for Works and Pensions 54 Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) (DWP) 56 Premature Mortality (Primary Care Mortality Database) 57 Safer Recorded Crime and Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) Incidents (police.uk 59 website) Road Traffic Accidents (Durham County Council) 61 Greener Average Domestic Energy Consumption (Dept. ECC) 62 Car Ownership (2011 Census) 63 Estimated Annual Vehicle Miles (DfT) 64 Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats Statistical Profile Summary Sheets for: County Durham For a map of the area please refer to the annual profiles on the INA site: http://www.countydurhampartnership.co.uk/article/8469/Profiles Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats 1 of 64 Statistical Profile Summary Sheets for: County Durham Background Situated in the north east of the country, County Durham stretches from Peterlee and Seaham in the east, to Harwood and Killhope in the west and Burnopfield in the north to Barningham in the south. The county is bordered by Sunderland, Gateshead, Northumberland, Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Darlington, Stockton-on- Tees and Hartlepool. Throughout history, County Durham has been strategically important to settlers ranging from the Romans to the Angles, Saxons and Normans. Northumbria became the leading centre of the Christian church in Britain with the foundation of Durham Cathedral in 1093 acting as a lasting reminder of the County’s legacy to Christian worship in Britain. Following the Norman Conquests, William the Conqueror invested the Bishops of Durham with combined secular and spiritual powers to control the modern counties of Cleveland, Durham and Tyne and Wear. The Prince Bishops levied taxes, raised armies, minted money, controlled the courts and were effectively ‘kings’ of North East England until their powers were dramatically diminished by Henry VIII in 1536. In the 18th and 19th centuries, County Durham became a world leader in the Industrial Revolution, with the county’s development based upon coal and iron production. The area’s influence on the world was demonstrated by the development of the world’s first passenger steam railway at Stockton and Darlington in 1825. Notes The indicators are grouped into 5 themes plus an introductory population section and a section on the Index of Deprivation, presented on separate worksheets which can be printed off as hand-outs. Index of Deprivation (9 pages) The 5 People and Place (10 Pages) themes are: Wealthier: Focusing on creating a vibrant economy and putting (22 Pages) regeneration and economic development at the heart of all our plans Children & YP: Enabling children and young people to develop and achieve (5 Pages) their aspirations and to maximise their potential in line with Every Child Matters Healthier: Improving health and wellbeing (8 Pages) Safer: Creating a safer and more cohesive county (3 Pages) Greener: Ensuring an attractive and 'liveable' local environment, and (3 Pages) contributing to tackling global environment challenges Useful Links: http://www.countydurhampartnership.co.uk Durham County Council: Integrated Needs Assessment /article/8461/Integrated-Needs- Assessment Office for National Statistics: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html NeighbourhoodResearch and Consultation Statistics: Team http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk NOMISWEB:Assistant Chief Executives Office http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/ Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats 2 of 64 Statistical Profile Summary Sheets for: County Durham Updates Indicator (Source) Latest Data Population change (ONS mid-year estimates) 2015 Population Structure (ONS mid-year estimates) 2015 Dependency ratios (ONS mid-year estimates) 2015 Ethnicity (2011 Census) 2011 Religion (2011 Census) 2011 Occupied households (2011 Census) 2011 Index of Deprivation 2015 Qualifications (2011 Census) 2011 Students in Higher Education Institutions (Higher Education Statistics 2013/14 Agency) Business Enterprises (Uk Business Counts - NOMIS) 2016 Retail Unit Occupancy Rates (DCC) 2013 Average House Prices (ONS Experimental House Price Index) 2014 Fuel Poverty (Department for Energy and Climate Change) 2014 Housing Benefit (Department for Works and Pensions) November 2016 Worklessness (Department for Works and Pensions) August 2016 Claimant Count - Working Age (ONS/Job Centre Plus) March 2017 Claimant Count - Young People (ONS/Job Centre Plus) March 2017 Job Seekers Allowance - Long Term Claimants (ONS/Job Centre Plus) March 2017 Annual Population Survey - Unemployment Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 Annual Population Survey - Worklessness (Estimated) Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 Annual Population Survey - Employment Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 Jobs - Business Register and Employment Ssurvey (BRES) 2015 Employment (2011 Census) 2011 Average Weekly Income - ONS model-based small area income 2011/12 estimates by MSOA Limiting Long Term Illness or Disability (2011 Census) 2011 General Health (2011 Census) 2011 Provision of Unpaid Care (2011 Census) 2011 Disability Living Allowance (Department for Works and Pensions August 2016 (DWP)) Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) (DWP) January 2017 Premature Mortality (Primary Care Mortality Database) 2013/14 Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats 3 of 64 Statistical Profile Summary Sheets for: County Durham Updates - continued Indicator (Source) Latest Data Key Stage 2 Attainment (Department for Education) 2014/15 Key Stage 4 Attainment (Department for Education) 2014/15 Child Poverty (HM Revenue & Customs) 2014 Average Domestic Energy Consumption (Dept. ECC) 2015 Car Ownership (2011 Census) 2011 Estimated Annual Vehicle Miles (DfT) 2013/14 Recorded Crime and ASB Incidents (police.uk website) 2015/2016 Road Traffic Accidents (Durham County Council) 2013 Research and Consultation Team Assistant Chief Executives Office Durham County Council Tel. 03000 268032 Email: [email protected] Web: www.durham.gov.uk/stats 4 of 64 Statistical Profile Summary Sheets for: County Durham Deprivation Contents Page Background 5 Domains and Geography 6 Deprivation Geography 6 Main Points 7 Deprivation in County Durham: % population living in deprived 10 areas (Index of Deprivation 2015) Map 13 Useful Links https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/e ID2015 national release: nglish-indices-of-deprivation-2015 http://www.countydurhampartnership.co.uk ID2015 County Durham report: /article/8468/Population-Poverty-and- Deprivation Background Since the 1970s the Department of Communities and Local Government and its predecessors have calculated various local measures of deprivation in England. The increasing availability of administrative data at local levels has driven developments in the definition and measurement of deprivation. This release contains the latest version of these statistics, mainly from the period 2012/13 and form the English Indices of Deprivation 2015. It is important to note that these statistics are a measure of relative deprivation, not affluence, and to recognise that not every person in a highly deprived area will