SPORT AND LEISURE FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT: BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL REPORT: AUGUST 2018 Quality, Integrity, Professionalism 1-2 Frecheville Court off Knowsley Street Bury BL9 0UF T 0161 764 7040 F 0161 764 7490 E [email protected] www.kkp.co.uk BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONTENTS PAGE SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................1 1.1: Introduction .............................................................................................................1 1.2: Background ............................................................................................................1 1.3: Scope of the project ................................................................................................2 SECTION 2: BACKGROUND ...........................................................................................4 2.1: National context ......................................................................................................4 2.2: Local context ..........................................................................................................7 SECTION 3: INDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES ASSESSMENT APPROACH................... 21 3.1: Methodology .........................................................................................................21 3.2: Site visits ..............................................................................................................22 3.3: Facilities planning model overview........................................................................24 SECTION 4: SPORTS HALLS .......................................................................................25 4.1: Supply ..................................................................................................................25 4.2: Facilities planning model (FPM) ............................................................................32 4.3 Demand .................................................................................................................36 4.4: Supply and demand analysis ................................................................................41 4.5: Sport England’s Facilities Calculator (SFC) ..........................................................41 4.6: Summary of key facts and issues .........................................................................42 SECTION 5: SWIMMING POOLS ...................................................................................44 5.1: Supply ..................................................................................................................44 5.2: Sport England Facilities Planning Model (FPM) .................................................... 44 5.3: Supply and demand analysis ................................................................................57 5.4 Swimming lessons analysis ...................................................................................57 5.5: Sport England’s facilities calculator (SFC) ............................................................59 5.6: Summary of key facts and issues .........................................................................60 SECTION 6: HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITES ..............................................................61 6.1: Supply ..................................................................................................................61 6.2: Demand ................................................................................................................72 6.3: Dance studios .......................................................................................................73 6.4: Supply and demand analysis ................................................................................76 6.5: Summary of key facts and issues .........................................................................76 SECTION 7: GYMNASTICS ...........................................................................................77 7.1 Supply ...................................................................................................................77 7.2 Demand .................................................................................................................78 7.3 Summary ...............................................................................................................80 SECTION 8: INDOOR TENNIS .......................................................................................81 BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT 8.1: Supply ..................................................................................................................81 8.2: Demand ................................................................................................................82 8.3 Summary of key facts and issues ..........................................................................83 SECTION 9: OTHER SPORTS .......................................................................................84 9.1: Squash .................................................................................................................84 9.2: Boxing ..................................................................................................................86 9.3: Table tennis ..........................................................................................................87 9.6 Summary of key issues and facts ..........................................................................87 SECTION 10: VILLAGE HALLS/COMMUNITY CENTRES ............................................ 89 10.1 Supply .................................................................................................................89 10.2 Demand ...............................................................................................................91 10.3 Summary of village halls and community centres key facts and issues ................ 91 SECTION 11: SWOT ANALYSIS ...................................................................................92 11.1 Strengths .............................................................................................................92 11.2: Weaknesses .......................................................................................................92 11.3 Opportunities .......................................................................................................94 11.4: Threats ...............................................................................................................94 11.5: Summary and strategic recommendations .......................................................... 95 Appendix 1: Economic impact of sport in Basildon ................................................... 96 Appendix 2: Mosaic segmentation- .............................................................................97 Appendix 3: Basildon Consultation List .................................................................... 100 Appendix 4: Sport England Market Segmentation Segments .................................. 102 APPENDIX 5: Swimming Lesson Accessibility Analysis ......................................... 108 BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1: Introduction Knight, Kavanagh & Page Ltd (KKP) was commissioned by the South Essex authorities of Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford and Southend, together with Essex County Council and Sport England, to assess formal indoor sports facility needs in the four local authorities of: Southend-on-Sea Basildon Rochford Castle Point. The output is the provision of four separate needs assessments, four strategies across the aforementioned authorities plus one additional overarching strategy which also encompasses provision in Thurrock and will look to incorporate Brentwood in order to assist strategic planning in South Essex. This report provides a detailed assessment of current provision of indoor and built sports facilities for Basildon Borough Council (BBC), identifying needs and gaps in provision. 1.2: Background The following is an overview of Basildon. Data is taken from nationally recognised sources such as the Office for National Statistics, NOMIS, Sport England and Experian. It reflects the most up to date information presently available although it should be noted that new data is published regularly, often at different intervals. Figure 1.1: Map of Basildon including main settlements, roads and rail lines August 2018 03-058-1617 Report: Knight Kavanagh & Page 1 BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT BBC is located within the County of Essex and comprises three main towns; Basildon in the south, Billericay in the North West and Wickford in the north east. These are flanked by a number of villages including Bowers Gifford, Crays Hill, Dunton, Great Burstead, Little Burstead, Nevendon, North Benfleet, Ramsden Bellhouse, Shotgate and Great Berry. Eight local (town, parish and village) councils provide a level of administrative cover for one quarter of the Borough; the main one of these being Billericay Town Council. The Authority area is dissected by a number of major roads including the A127 and A13. The A127 is an east-west link connecting Basildon town centre to the M25 (to the west) and Southend-on-Sea (to the east). The A13 connects the