Linacre Ward Profile 2012 Sefton Business Intelligence & Performance Team Linacre 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. Constituency Assets Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Overview Population & In 2010, Linacre’s estimated population was 11,500 this has declined since 2001, at a faster rate than the borough as a whole. There Housing are more females than males. There is a lower proportion of older people here than across the borough, with higher numbers of younger and working age people. Linacre has a high proportion of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) housing (36.9%), along with a higher percentage of vacant properties compared to the borough percentage. Deprivation & Overall deprivation has shown reductions since 2004, Linacre has high levels of deprivation, all of the of Lower Super Output Areas Child Poverty (LSOA’s) are in the most deprived 10% in the country, eight are in the most deprived 5% with three of these being in the top 1%. All Linacre LSOA’s are in the top 10% in the country for deprivation affecting older people with four being in the to 5%, one of which is in the top 1%. Overall deprivation affecting older people has increased since 2004. All Linacre LSOA’s have child poverty rates in excess of 40%, with 51.9% of children living in poverty in the ward. Worklessness & The levels of benefits dependency in the ward are higher than the borough, with one in three working age residents claiming benefits, Benefits this is a rise compared to 2011 (2.8%). Latest available figures (July 2012) show a year on year rise of 2.6% for JSA claimants; however the number of 18-24 year old claimants reduced by 3.6%. Young people make up a quarter of all JSA claimants in Linacre. There are 14 JSA claimants in the ward for every Job Centre Plus vacancy, nearly double the borough rate. In 2001, 45.9% of residents within the Linacre ward were employed, this is significantly lower that the borough rate. Elementary Employment & Income occupations roles are the most common employment types in Linacre making up 17% of all the occupations. The average weekly wage in the Bootle Constituency is 7% lower than the national average and slightly below the Sefton average. On average males in the Bootle Constituency earn 25% more than females. (There is no data available by ward for average weekly wage). Crime / Disorder Overall British Crime Survey (BCS) crimes in Linacre accounted for 9.1% of Sefton’s BCS and showed a reduction compared to & 2010/11. Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) incidents accounted for 8.3% of Sefton’s ASB and also showed a year on year decrease. Four Environmental BCS categories showed increases, with all of the ASB categories reducing. The rates of both BCS and ASB in Linacre are Issues considerably higher than for the borough. Also, the rate per head of population for environmental incidents is considerably higher in Linacre than across Sefton. Criminal damage, rowdy inconsiderate behaviour and fly tipping are the biggest issues in the area. Education Linacre’s average educational attainment has shown overall reductions in the percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in KS2 both English and Maths. With the attainment rates for the Linacre primary schools being lower than the national and Sefton average rates. Average absence rates, together with average persistent absence rates in Linacre are higher than the national and Sefton levels. Linacre has a considerably higher average percent of pupils eligible for free school meals compared to the borough and national. Health & One in five Linacre residents are smokers, with well over half being classed as overweight or obese. However, a far greater proportion Alcohol Misuse of residents state they achieve both the weekly recommended amount of exercise and daily intake of fruit and vegetables than the national average. By year 6 (ages 10 – 11) nearly a quarter of Linacre children are obese; this is higher than the borough and national averages. Although the majority of Linacre residents assess themselves as being in good or fairly good health, life expectancy for people living in the area is significantly lower than the national and Sefton averages. In addition to this Linacre has a higher proportion of residents suffering from long term conditions, along with high rates of child emergency hospital admissions than Sefton. 35.2% of Linacre residents suffer from below average mental wellbeing. In Linacre the proportion of residents that consume above the recommended weekly allowance of alcohol, and the percentage who admit to binge drinking, is lower than the Sefton average. However, levels of alcohol related hospital admissions are all significantly higher than the borough rates. Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Summary Chart Better Than Category Indicator Linacre Sefton Average Sefton Average Population Change in Population 2001-2010 -16.60% -3.60% Average House price (Bootle Constituency figure) £89,253 £128,567 Housing % of Vacant Properties 4.30% 2.80% IMD 2010 - % of LSOA areas in Most Deprived 10% Nationally 100.00% 18.00% Deprivation % of LSOA's in most deprived 10% nationally affecting older people 100.00% 20.00% Child Poverty % of Children Living in Poverty 51.90% 20.17% % of Job Seekers Allowance Claimants 13.80% 5.30% Worklessness & Benefits % of Job Seekers Allowance Claimants aged 18-24 27.00% 30.30% % of Incapacity Benefits Claimants November 2011 20.70% 8.80% Income Average Weekly Wage (Bootle Constituency figure) £464.90 £470.00 BCS Crime per 100 population 2011/12 6.64 3.07 Crime & Disorder Anti Social Behaviour Incidents per 100 population 2011/12 7.30 3.69 Environmental Incidents per 100 population 2011/12 12.16 3.61 Environmental Issues Fly Tipping Calls per 100 population 2011/12 4.48 1.05 % of students achieving Level 4 or above in KS2 English & Maths 2011 63.00% 80.0% Education Overall Absence rates 2011 6.70% 5.10% % of Smokers 21.30% 14.80% Healthy Lifestyles % of Residents Overweight or Obese 61.20% 55.20% % of Residents achieving recommended weekly exercise 67.00% 65.90% Male Life Expectancy 71.3 76.6 Health Female Life Expectancy 75.7 81.4 % of Residents with Below Average Mental Wellbeing 35.20% 29.00% % of Residents With Above Recommended Alcohol Consumption 18.30% 19.90% Alcohol Misuse % of Residents Who Binge Drink 32.90% 33.80% Alcohol Related Hospital Admissions per 100,000 4121.4 2279.6 Better Than Sefton Average Worse than Sefton Average Same as the Sefton Average Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Population • Linacre’s 2010 population is estimated to be 11,500 and makes up 4.2% of the overall borough population. • The population of Linacre has declined by 2,289 or 16.6% since the 2001 census; this is much higher than the percentage reduction for the borough as a whole - 3.6% reduction. • The gender breakdown in the ward shows a similar gender breakdown to the borough, with females making up 52% of Linacre residents. • Linacre has higher proportions of children and working age residents compared to the borough with older people being much lower. Almost two- thirds of Linacre’s population are of working age, while approximately one in five residents are children. • The proportion of older people (65+) that reside in this ward is 13.9%, nearly 7% fewer than the Sefton figure of more than 20%. • As with Sefton as a whole, there are few residents from other backgrounds Category Ford % Sefton % than ‘white persons’, with just 2.0%. Total Population 11,500 272,876 Males 5,525 48.0 130,229 47.7 Females 5,975 52.0 142,647 52.3 Children (0 - 15) 2,280 19.8 47,340 17.3 Working Age (16 - 64) 7,616 66.2 169,184 62.0 Older People (65+) 1,604 13.9 56,352 20.7 Source: All population data sourced from ONS Other Backgrounds (Census 2001) 262 2.0 4,418 1.6 Census 2001 and 2002 - 2010 Mid Year White Persons (Census 2001) 12,939 98.0 278,540 98.4 Population Estimates Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Housing Housing Tenure Tenure Linacre % Sefton % • There are a total of 8,161 residential properties in Linacre, which represents Private 4,213 51.6 111,113 82.0 6% of the borough housing stock. RSL 3,015 36.9 17,488 12.9 HMR 108 1.3 448 0.3 • The proportion of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) properties in Linacre is Unknown 825 10.1 6,489 4.8 nearly three times higher than Sefton as a whole, 36.9% compared to 12.9%. Total Properties 8,161 135,538 However , it is not known what proportions of privately owned properties are NB: There are properties of unknown tenure caused by a 1 year difference between the last rented out to a third party. HMR data return and most recent LLPG Gazetteer Average House Prices (Jan-Mar 12) • One Vision Housing is the largest provider of RSL housing within Linacre, 350,000 providing 38.1% (1,148) of all RSL housing in the area followed by Riverside 317,794 288,706 with 33.5% (1,011) of all RSL housing 300,000 250,000 222,123 199,016 200,000 188,906 157,819 • 152,324 At present there is no property price data available for Linacre.