Asheridge Vale and Lowndes This ward profile aims to provide an overview of information about the Asheridge Vale and Lowndes ward. The majority of this information is at ward level, except for a few statistics which are only available at parish or district level. Quick Statistics (please refer to relevant section for more details): Total population (approx.) 4,967 Economically active 72.4% Area (hectares) 186 Average household size 2.6 Unemployment 4.3% Population density 26.7 Total households 1,919 Disability claimants 2.9% Total dwellings 1,979 1 Population (Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.1.0) Age structure Source: Mid year population estimates 2013 ward & district level In 2013 the population of Asheridge Vale and Lowndes ward was 4,967.The age breakdown of the ward’s population is shown in the table below. Total 0-4 5-14 15-19 20-44 45-64 65+ Asheridge Vale and Lowndes 4,967 347 670 294 1,438 1,348 870 Asheridge Vale and Lowndes (%) 100% 7.0% 13.5% 5.9% 29.0% 27.1% 17.5% Chiltern 93,250 5.80% 13.30% 6.00% 25.30% 28.70% 20.90% England & Wales - 6.30% 11.40% 6.10% 33.50% 25.30% 17.40% Working-age population as a percentage of total population (18 to 65) 64.0% Working-age Population 62.5% Source: Mid year population estimates 2013 ward & district 62.0% level 60.0% 59.2% Working-age refers to all individuals who are aged 58.0% 57.3% between 18 and 65 years old. The working-age population of Asheridge Vale and Lowndes was 56.0% above the district average and 3.3% below the national average. 54.0% Asheridge Vale Chiltern England and and Lowndes Wales Ethnicity Source: 2011 Census - Table KS201EW (Nomis Website) The largest ethnic group for this ward was Asian 1.4% 0.4% with 649 people, of this: Asheridge Vale and Lowndes 523 people were Pakistani 13.4% White 2.7% 55 people were Indian Mixed/multiple ethnic 35 people were Other Asian groups Asian/Asian British 20 people were Bangladeshi 16 people were Chinese Black/African/Caribbean/ Black British 82.1% Other ethnic group South England Religion stated as: Ward Chiltern Religion Source: Table : KS209EW East and Wales Christian 55.6% 63.2% 59.8% 59.3% Based on information from the 2011 Buddhist 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% Census 55.6% of the population of Asheridge Vale and Lowndes stated Hindu 0.7% 1.3% 1.1% 1.5% their religion as Christian. Jewish 0.2% 0.6% 0.2% 0.5% 11.8% stated their religion as Muslim; Muslim 11.8% 2.5% 2.3% 4.8% this was higher than the district and Sikh 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.8% national average. A further 23.9% Other religion 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% stated that they had no religion. No religion 23.9% 23.5% 27.7% 25.1% Religion not stated 6.5% 7.6% 7.4% 7.2% 2 Household Composition Source: Table : KS105EW, 2011 Single non -pensionable households made up 14.4% of the households in Asheridge Vale and Lowndes, 3% higher than the district average. Lone parent households with dependent children accounted for 3.2% of households in the ward. Household Composition Asheridge Vale Asheridge Vale Chiltern Difference and Lowndes and Lowndes District (Number) (%) average (%) Single non-pensionable households 285 14.4% 11.4% 3.00% Single pensioner 262 13.3% 13.5% -0.20% All other pensioner households 219 11.1% 11.9% -0.80% Married couple households: No children 291 14.7% 14.1% 0.60% Married couple households: With children 533 27.0% 29.3% -2.30% Cohabiting couple households: No children 104 5.3% 3.8% 1.50% Cohabiting couple households: With children 61 3.1% 3.6% -0.50% Lone parent households: With dependent children 64 3.2% 4.4% -1.20% Lone parent households: All children 54 2.7% 2.9% -0.20% non-dependent Other households: With dependent children 28 1.4% 1.7% -0.30% Other households: Other 74 3.7% 3.4% 0.30% Acorn Data Source: Acorn Data 2013, produced by CACI. Acorn Data provides useful data about the characteristics of people based on the postcode in which they live. Using data from a range of sources, every postcode is classified into one of five categories. This data provides useful information to start to understand the feelings, behaviours and expectations of each group. N.B All category names are already defined on the database. The graph above shows that 28.5% of households within Asheridge Vale and Lowndes fell within the Financially Stretched or Urban Adversity categories, 16.7% higher than the district average. 37.3% of the households within Asheridge Vale and Lowndes fell within the Affluent Achievers category; 32% lower than the district average. 3 Population Projection Source: 2013-based sub national population projections, Office for National Statistics Population forecasts are only available at district level and take no account of the planning strategies and policies or that Chiltern is 80% Green Belt with the consequent restrictions on dwelling numbers. Overall, the population is forecast to 102000 increase by 9.1% for Chiltern. Around Chiltern Forecast ONS 101000 8% is movement into the area from 2012 to 2037. within the UK, the other 1.1% is 100000 largely due to more births than 99000 deaths. 98000 The largest increase is in the 65+ age 97000 group, forecast to increase by 51.9% 96000 (9,800), against 65% for all of England. 95000 94000 The largest percentage increase by group is the 85+ age group across 93000 Chiltern and England, with the 92000 numbers of over 90 year olds in the 2012 2017 2022 2026 2030 2034 2037 district expected to more than double to 3,300. Age Group 2012 2022 2030 2037 % change 0-19 23,300 24,200 24,400 24,300 4.29% 20-64 50,800 49,100 48,600 48,400 -4.72% 65+ 18,900 22,400 25,900 28,700 51.85% Total Population 93,000 95,900 99,000 101,500 9.14% Community (Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.1.0) Health (Source: 2011 Census) 0.97% 3.32% Asheridge Vale and Lowndes General Health Source: Table: QS302EW Nearly 85% of people within Asheridge Very good health Vale and Lowndes declared 11.07% themselves as having very good or Good health good health; slightly below the district Average of 86.6%. Fair health 4.3% of people in Asheridge Vale and 50.95% Lowndes declared themselves as having bad or very bad health in the 33.69% Bad health ward. This was above the district average of 3.2%. Very bad health Provision of Unpaid Care Source: Table: QS301EW 11% of the population within Asheridge Vale and Lowndes provided some form of unpaid care. This equates to 536 people. The split is as follows: 400 people provided 1-19 hours unpaid care a week 49 people provided 20-49 hours unpaid care a week 87 people provided 50 or more hours unpaid care a week 4 Housing (Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.1.0. ) Housing Tenure Source: Table: KS402EW Household Tenure Asheridge Chiltern England Vale and and Lowndes Wales Owned: Outright or with a mortgage or loan 69.1% 76.9% 63.6% Shared Ownership: Part owned and part rented 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% Social Rented: council/housing association/registered 23.7% 12.4% 17.6% social landlord Private Rented: Private landlord or letting agency 5.7% 9.0% 16.7% Living rent free 0.6% 1.0% 1.4% Asheridge Vale and Lowndes had a high percentage of social rented housing within the ward; 11.3% above the national average. 69.1% of housing within the ward was owned outright or with a mortgage or loan. Accommodation Type Source: Table: KS402EW 0.52% 0.00% Asheridge Vale and Lowndes 1.20% 0.26% Detached house/ bungalow Semi-detached house/ 16.05% bungalow 27.72% Terraced house/ bungalow Flat/ maisonette: Purpose- built block of flats or tenement Flat/ maisonette: Part of a converted or shared house 22.25% Flat/ maisonette: In commercial building Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure 32.00% Shared dwelling 27.7% of accommodation within Asheridge Vale and Lowndes ward were detached houses or bungalows, against 44% for the district and 22.7% nationally. Council Tax Banding Source: Valuation list for the authority on 17 February 2015 Council Tax information can provide an overview of house value within an area, however whilst they provide an overview it should be noted that these bandings were created several years ago. This information is only available at a parish level rather than by ward. The percentage of houses falling in the G - H bands for Chesham parish is 22.2% lower than the district average. Parish Dwelling Count Bands A-C Bands D-F Bands G-H Chesham 9,225 47.1% 47.3% 5.6% Chiltern District 38,898 21.1% 51.0% 27.8% 5 Crime Source: Thames Valley Police Crime Summary for Chiltern District as at 31st March 2011 Information on crime levels is produced at the police neighbourhood level rather than by ward. The information is based on year-to-date crime summaries produced by Thames Valley Police for the district. Number of offences Chesham Chiltern Crime type 2012/13 2013/14 % change 2012/13 2013/14 % change All crime 1,436 1,152 -20% 3,534 3,232 -9% Burglary (dwelling) 116 105 -9% 298 254 -15% Vehicle Crime: theft of/ 150 121 -19% 431 412 -4% from/ interference Violence against a person 253 171 -32% 540 422 -22% Asheridge Vale and Lowndes falls within the Chesham neighbourhood level.