Birkdale Ward Profile 2012 Sefton Business Intelligence & Performance Team Birkdale Ward Profile Contents 1. Overview 2. Summary Chart 3. Population 4. Housing 5. Deprivation 6. Deprivation Affecting Older People 7. Child Poverty 8. Worklessness & Benefits 9. Employment & Income 10. Crime & Disorder 11. Environmental Issues 12. Education 13. Healthy Behaviours 14. Health 15. Alcohol Misuse 16. Community Segmentation 17. Ward Assets Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Overview Population & In 2010, Birkdale’s estimated population was 12,125 this has decreased since 2001 by 7.98% (1,052), at a greater rate than the borough as Housing a whole. There are slightly more females than males. There are higher proportions of children and working age people here than across the borough, with a lower proportion of older people. Birkdale has a lower proportion of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) housing (4.5%) as compared with Sefton at 12.9% along with lower percentages of vacant properties (1.6%) compared to the borough percentage (2.8%). Deprivation & Birkdale is made up of eight Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) none of which are within the most deprived 10% or 20% of areas national, Child Poverty in addition relative deprivation level have decreased since 2004. None of the LSOAs are amongst the worst 10% nationally for deprivation affecting older people; although levels have increased when compared to 2004. Child poverty is relatively low in the ward with 10.8% of the child population living in poverty. Worklessness There are 965 claimants within Birkdale and there has been an increase in the rate year on year (2.7%). Latest available figures show a & Benefits year on year rise of 0.3% for JSA claimants; Young people (18 – 24) make up over a quarter all JSA claimants in Birkdale. There are nearly twenty JSA claimants in the ward for every Job Centre Plus vacancy; this is higher than the borough and national rates. Employment In 2001, 73.8% of residents within the Birkdale ward were employed; this is higher than the borough rate. Managers and senior official roles & Income are most common employment type in Birkdale, accounting for 16% of all occupations. The average weekly wage in the Southport Constituency is 11.8% lower than the Bootle average and 22.5% lower than the Sefton Central average. On average males in the Southport Constituency earn 20% more than females. (There is no data available by ward for average weekly wage) Crime / There is a lower crime and disorder count per 100 pop in Birkdale ward than the Sefton rate (4.93 compared to 6.76). Overall British Crime Disorder & Survey (BCS) Crimes increased and Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) incidents decreased. Five of the BCS categories have increased, vehicle Environmental interference showed the biggest increase (150%). Criminal Damage offences are still the biggest concern in the ward. Two of the ASB Issues categories showed an increase, nuisance neighbours and vehicle nuisance – 61 (33%) and 26 (8%). Respectively rowdy / inconsiderate behaviour has become more of an issue in the ward making up 59% of all the ASB calls compared to 57% the previous year. As with BCS and ASB counts, overall environmental issues reduced in Birkdale by 10.5%. Stray and aggressive dogs remains the most prominent environmental issue within Birkdale, and accounts for over a quarter of all Environmental calls for service. Education Christ he King High school’s average educational attainment has shown overall increases in the percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in KS2 both English and maths. In 2011, the attainment rates for the secondary school were just lower than the Sefton but higher than national averages. Average overall absence rates along with average persistent absence rates in Birkdale are higher than the national and Sefton levels. Christ the King has less pupils eligible for free school meals compared to the borough and national figures. Health & Nearly one in five Birkdale ward residents are smokers and nearly half the population are overweight or obese. 63.6% of residents in Alcohol Birkdale are achieving the recommended amount of 30 minute exercise five times a week. This is nearly double the national average and Misuse slightly lower than Sefton as a whole. In addition to this 62.4% of the residents state they consume the recommended five portions of fruit or vegetables a day this is higher than the Sefton and national rates (57.3% and 29%). By year 6 (ages 10 – 11) nearly a fifth of Birkdale children are obese; this is lower than the borough and equal to England. Residents assess themselves as being in good or fairly good health, life expectancy for people living in the area is higher than the borough and national averages. In addition to this, Birkdale has a lower proportion of residents suffering from long term conditions, along with lower levels of child emergency hospital admissions than Sefton as a whole. Over a quarter of Birkdale’s residents suffer from below average mental wellbeing. Birkdale’s proportion of residents that state they consume above the recommended weekly allowance of alcohol, binge drink are higher than the borough rates and levels of alcohol related hospital admissions are lower than the Sefton and national rates. Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Summary Chart Better Than Category Indicator Birkdale Sefton Average Sefton Average Population Change in Population 2001-2010 -7.98% -3.60% n Average House price (Southport Constituency figure) £172,938 £128,567 n Housing % of Vacant Properties 1.60% 2.80% n IMD 2010 - % of LSOA area in Most Deprived 10% Nationally 0.00% 18% n Deprivation % of LSOA's in most deprived 10% nationally affecting older people 0.00% 14% n Child Poverty % of Children in Poverty 10.80% 20.17% n % of Job Seekers Allowance Claimants (July 2012) 3.20% 5.10% n Worklessness & Benefits % of Job Seekers Allowance Claimants aged 18-24 (July 2012) 26.40% 28.12% n % of Incapacity Benefits Claimants November 2011 (February 2012) 5.00% 8.80% n Income Average Weekly Wage (Southport Constituency figure) £409.90 £470 n BCS Crime per 100 population 2011/12 2.34 3.07 n Crime & Disorder Anti Social Behaviour Incidents per 100 population 2011/12 2.57 3.69 n Environmental Incidents per 100 population 2011/12 1.58 3.61 n Environmental Issues Fly Tipping Calls per 100 population 2011/12 0.22 1.05 n % of students achieving A*-C (or equivalent) inc. English & Maths 2011 59.00% 60% n Education Overall Absence rates 2011 7.13% 6.75% n % of Smokers 17.70% 14.80% n Healthy Lifestyles % of Residents Overweight or Obese 46.80% 55.20% n % of Residents achieving recommended weekly exercise 63.60% 65.90% n Male Life Expectancy 77.6 76.6 n Health Female Life Expectancy 83.4 81.4 n % of Residents with Below Average Mental Wellbeing 25.90% 29% n % Of Residents With Above Recommended Alcohol Consumption 27.70% 19.90% n Alcohol Misuse % of Residents Who Binge Drink 35.50% 33.80% n Alcohol Related Hospital Admissions per 100,000 1881.3 2279.6 n n Better Than Sefton Average n Worse than Sefton Average n Same as the Sefton Average Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Population 2,500 2,000 1,090 820 1,500 901 Birkdale’s 2010 population is estimated to be 12,125 and makes up 679 726 603 4.44% of the overall borough population. 1,000 617 903 907 551 810 736 The population within Birkdale has shown a 7.98% (1,052) decrease in 500 640 666 558 338 population since the 2001 census, this is slightly more than the borough 411 169 wide reductions of 3.6%. 0 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80+ Male Female The gender breakdown in the ward is similar to the borough wide breakdown, with females making up 52.2% of residents. 15,000 12,500 63% of Birkdale’s population is of working age (aged 16-64) this is a higher proportion than Sefton, with 62% 10,000 7,500 Birkdale (20.1%) has a higher proportion of children aged 0-15 than Sefton, with (17.3%). 5,000 2,500 Birkdale has a lower proportion of older people (65+) residents than Sefton at 16.9% and 20.7% respectively. 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Male Female Total Category Birkdale % Sefton % Total Population 12,125 4.44% 272,876 Males 5,800 47.8 130,229 47.7 Females 6,325 52.2 142,647 52.3 Children (0 - 15) 2,435 20.1 47,340 17.3 Working Age (16 - 64) 7,637 63.0 169,184 62.0 Older People (65+) 2,053 16.9 56,352 20.7 Source: All population data sourced from ONS Other Backgrounds (Census 2001) 193 1.6 4,418 1.6 Census 2001 and 2002 - 2010 Mid Year White Persons (Census 2001) 12,072 98.4 278,540 98.4 Population Estimates Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Housing Housing Tenure Tenure Birkdale % Sefton % Private 5,492 92.3 111,307 82.1 There are a total of 5,948 residential properties in Birkdale, RSL 268 4.5 17,531 12.9 which represents 4.39% of the borough housing stock. HMR 0 0.0 458 0.3 The proportion of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) properties Unknown 188 3.2 6,489 4.8 in Birkdale is 4.5% which is lower than the Sefton as a whole - Total Properties Total 5,948 135,538 12.9%.