Frome Town Profile Produced by Somerset Intelligence team at Somerset County Council, August 2016 Note: figures refer to the most appropriate geography for each indicator. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Built-Up Area and the aggregation of the six Frome wards or seventeen Lower Level Super Output Areas, LSOAs) cover almost precisely the same area. Some health indicators are obtained for the East Mendip Commissioning Locality, which incorporates Frome. KEY FACTS With just under 27,000 residents, Frome is the 4th largest town in Somerset but has the highest population density (p.3) Between 2001 and 2011, Frome’s population growth was below national average (p.3) Frome has a younger population than Somerset, with more people aged under 16 than aged 65 or older, but still has an older average population than England (p.3) Only 6.3% of Frome’s population has an ethnicity other than White British, well below the national figure (p.4) Compared with both Somerset and England/Wales, Frome has a slightly higher proportion of families containing dependent children (p.5) 1 1 in 20 Frome residents live in one of the 20% most deprived areas of England, above county average (p.6) Just over 1 in 10 households are officially in fuel poverty (p.7) Compared with Somerset, Frome has a relatively higher proportion of children and people aged 60 or over in income poverty (p.7) The median house price in 2015-16 was £211,000, in line with the county (p.9) In 2014/2015, 56% of students achieved 5+ A*-C GCSEs, in line with national average (p. 10) In 2014/2015, Frome’s Key Stage 2 pupil’s attainment was lower than both Somerset’s and England’s as a whole (p.10) Frome A Level students (or equivalent) are less likely to remain in education and more likely to go into employment or training than their national counterparts (p.11) There are 850 business enterprises in Frome, 72% with fewer than 5 employees (p.12) In 2011, 3,714 more people commuted out of Frome than commuted in to the town to work (p. 15) The proportion of residents claiming benefits is higher in Frome than Somerset as a whole (p.16) There is a high proportion of anti-social behaviour offences within the town (p.18) Males can expect to live until 81, and females until 85, longer than the national average (p.21) 22% of 16+ residents have no qualifications, similar to the national average (p.11) Hospital admissions for self-harm were higher in Frome than Somerset and England (p. 23) Stroke related hospital admissions and deaths are higher than Somerset ad England (p.22) In 2014, the proportions of people receiving adult social care services in Frome was above Somerset’s average (p.24) 2 Frome is ABOVE Somerset Frome is BELOW Somerset average for: average for: Population growth since 2001 % at risk of social isolation Forecast school population growth % at risk of digital exclusion Population density % population aged under 16 % population aged 55 and over % lone-parent families with children % elderly couples % co-habiting couples % married couples Income poverty Fuel poverty Terraced housing and flats Detached houses Gas central heating Oil and Electric heating % claiming benefits Good KS2 and GCSE attainment % receiving adult social care % A level students continuing in education % businesses in retail sector % businesses in agriculture/fishing % employed residents working out of town % working under 2km from home % home workers % offences in anti-social behaviour % offences in violent and sexual category category Female life expectancy at birth Mortality rates and hospital Premature deaths admissions for strokes A&E attendance in under-5s Admissions for injuries in under-5s Self-harm admissions and hospital Emergence admissions for heart stays for self-harm attack and lung diseases Hip fractures and hip replacements Adult obesity Note: ‘above average’ could mean ‘better’ or ‘worse’. No judgement has been made either way. Note: Indicators may vary considerably within Frome. A selection of indicators are included in our District and Ward community profiles currently to be found on Inform Somerset at http://www.informsomerset.org.uk/profiles/profile?profileId=12&geoTypeId= Please note that these profiles will move to a different location after November 2016. To examine 2011 Census data at Ward or Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) level, please go to our summary statistics documents at http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/census- datasets/. For a wide range of data, analysis and information on Somerset and its people, please go to the Somerset Intelligence website at http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/. Specific links are provided in each section of this profile. 3 1. People and place (http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/people-and-neighbourhoods/) Frome Somerset England Population (2011 Census) 26,203 529,972 Population % growth 2001 to 2011 6.9% 6.4% 7.9% Population Estimate 2014 (ONS) 26,942 541,609 Households 2011 (ONS) 11,198 226,989 Area size (hectares) 634 345,055 Population Density (per hectare) 41.3 1.5 4.1 Source: ONS 2011 Census and 2014 Mid-Year Estimates Frome’s population growth between 2001 and 2011 was similar to that of Somerset but below the national average. Frome is the fourth largest town in Somerset Its population density is the highest of any town (defined by the ONS Built-Up Area geography) in Somerset. Frome Keyford had the third highest growth (in numbers) of any Ward in Somerset between 2011 and 2014. Its estimated population increase in the 3-year period was 686 (14%). Age profile Numbers % Frome Somerset Eng/Wales Frome Somerset Eng/Wales Under 16 5,138 94,590 10,579,132 19.6 17.8 18.9 16 to 24 2,805 54,266 6,658,636 10.7 10.2 11.9 25 to 34 3,013 52,090 7,520,524 11.5 9.8 13.4 35 to 44 3,672 67,156 7,831,250 14.0 12.7 14.0 45 to 54 3,778 76,127 7,702,220 14.4 14.4 13.7 55 to 64 3,393 74,083 6,561,077 12.9 14.0 11.7 65 to 74 2,247 57,463 4,852,833 8.6 10.8 8.7 75 to 84 1,478 37,588 3,115,552 5.6 7.1 5.6 85+ 679 16,609 1,254,688 2.6 3.1 2.2 Median 41 44 39 Age Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Frome’s population is younger than that of Somerset’s. However, it has a higher median age than towns such as Bridgwater, Shepton Mallet and Trowbridge. With a lower proportion of its residents in the 25-44 age group, Frome’s population is slightly older than the national average. Gender profile Numbers % Frome Somerset Eng/Wales Frome Somerset Eng/Wales Male 12,739 258,396 27,573,376 48.6 48.8 49.2 Female 13,464 271,576 28,502,536 51.4 51.2 50.8 Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) 4 In terms of male:female ratio, Frome’s population is in line with the county and nation. Ethnicity profile Numbers % Frome Somerset Eng/Wales Frome Somerset Eng/Wales White British 24,557 501,558 45,134,686 93.7 94.6 80.5 White Other 1,068 17697 3,074,709 4.1 3.3 5.5 Mixed 259 4,241 1,224,400 1.0 0.8 2.2 Asian 249 4,873 4,213,531 1.0 0.9 7.5 Black 61 1,013 1,864,890 0.2 0.2 3.3 Other 9 590 563,696 0.0 0.1 1.0 Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) 6.3% of Frome’s population has an ethnicity other than White British, slightly more than in the county generally but well below the national figure. The ‘White Other’ category is the largest non-British ethnic group (see chart below) 10.0 Frome Somerset England & Wales 9.0 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.3 3.3 % population % 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.00.1 0.0 White Other Mixed Asian Black Other Source: ONS 2011 Census Country of birth profile Numbers % Frome Somerset Eng/Wales Frome Somerset Eng/Wales United Kingdom 24,531 498,211 48,570,902 93.6 94.0 86.6 NON-UK TOTAL 1,672 31,761 7,505,010 6.4 6.0 13.4 Pre-2001 EU 444 8,329 1,328,628 countries 1.7 1.6 2.3 Post-2001 EU 470 8,171 1,114,368 countries 1.8 1.5 2.0 Rest of Europe 49 1,303 305,459 0.2 0.2 0.5 Middle East/Asia 280 6,328 2,587,066 1.1 1.2 4.6 Africa 209 3,846 1,312,617 0.8 0.7 2.3 Americas/Caribbean 151 2,544 673,401 0.6 0.5 1.2 Source: ONS 2011 Census Similar to the ethnicity profile, 6.4% of Frome’s population were not born in the UK, in line with the Somerset figure. 5 The table below shows that more of this group were born in Poland than any other individual country. Nationally, the most common country of birth is India. Top five Countries of Birth % population Frome Somerset Eng/Wales Poland 1.4% Poland 1.0% India 1.2% Germany 0.4% Germany 0.5% Poland 1.0% Ireland 0.3% Ireland 0.4% Pakistan 0.9% South Africa 0.3% South Africa 0.3% Ireland 0.7% Philippines 0.3% India 0.3% Germany 0.5% NB: Germany includes families of Armed Forces stationed there.