CRE@TE Ipswich Borough Ward Profiling Project Main Report CREATE Research Centre University Campus Suffolk Purpose ...................................................................................................... 3 Presentation of Project Outputs ..................................................................... 4 Approach .................................................................................................... 5 Issues with Data Collection ........................................................................... 6 Anonymity ............................................................................................ 6 Small Numbers ...................................................................................... 6 Interpolation of Survey Data ................................................................... 6 Geographical Areas of Focus .................................................................... 6 Analysis by Theme ....................................................................................... 8 Background and Context ............................................................................ 9 Economy ............................................................................................... 12 Education and Young People .................................................................... 20 Data from CYP ..................................................................................... 24 Crime .................................................................................................... 25 Health and Wellbeing .............................................................................. 28 Housing ................................................................................................. 31 Analysis by Ward Area ............................................................................... 34 Interpreting the Ward Profiles ................................................................ 34 Alexandra .............................................................................................. 36 Bixley .................................................................................................... 44 Bridge ................................................................................................... 51 Castle Hill .............................................................................................. 58 Gainsborough ......................................................................................... 65 Gipping ................................................................................................. 73 Holywells ............................................................................................... 80 Priory Heath ........................................................................................... 87 Rushmere .............................................................................................. 94 Sprites ................................................................................................ 101 St John’s ............................................................................................. 108 St Margaret’s ....................................................................................... 115 Stoke Park ........................................................................................... 122 Westgate ............................................................................................. 129 Whitehouse .......................................................................................... 136 Whitton ............................................................................................... 143 Appendix ................................................................................................ 150 About CREATE ......................................................................................... 151 CREATE Research Centre - 2 - University Campus Suffolk Purpose The purpose of this project is to develop ward-level statistical profiles of the 16 electoral wards in Ipswich Borough. The project has been funded by the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP), ‘One Ipswich’, and the results will be made available to each of the members of this group. Once completed, the report and data will be of use to the LSP and its partners to inform the allocation of resources, in identifying funding sources and in making funding applications. • Collation – the project has collated data from a number of sources, including data which may not have been available in this format before and presents them by ward and by topic. • Analysis – the data has been grouped together according to topic to reflect the interests of the LSP. This report contains a statistical analysis of these areas and an analysis which highlights wards where there are particular challenges in topic areas and topics which present particular challenges in wards. • Identification of gaps – in the process of gathering the data for this project a number of gaps have been identified where it has not been possible to collect data at the ward level. This report helps to raise awareness of these areas and asks the LSP partners to consider whether data collection processes could/should be altered accordingly. • Tracking and evaluation – the data collected in this project will allow LSP partners to track and evaluate the impact of interventions designed to ‘make a difference’ to the lives of Ipswich residents. By comparing time series data it will be possible to monitor changes from which inferences about the impact of particular projects can be made. The outputs of this project include: a main report containing summary statistics and analysis by ward and topic (this document); an annex which sets out the complete dataset by topic; and an annex setting out the methods used to collect and analyse data. The dataset is a valuable resource which needs to be kept up to date and could be extended as the LSP partners see fit. As new data becomes available it ought to be used to amend the data collected so that the central resource contains the most accurate information possible. If changes are made to the way that data is gathered by LSP partners, or at a national level, so that it is possible to record more information at a ward level then the dataset ought to be updated so that it presents the most complete picture possible. CREATE Research Centre - 3 - University Campus Suffolk Presentation of Project Outputs The main report presents summaries of the statistical data and an analysis for each of the thematic areas and for each of the 16 electoral wards. In each case, the analysis will highlight the major challenges faced by each ward. The focus of this report is on creating a clearer picture of the Town which can then be used by LSP partners in making decisions about the allocation of resources and in making strategic plans about future funding. The focus of this report is on the presentation of summary data which gives a picture of each ward in relation to others in the Town. Information from this report should not be used without reference to the dataset and to the methodological annex for further information about the source and date of the data and the way in which it may have been manipulated for use in this project. The data annex to the report will contain the complete dataset, presented by topic area. This will make it easy for those who need access to specific statistics to find them easily and to make comparisons with other wards as necessary. The methodological annex contains information about the data sources used to gather the information presented in this report and details how indicators have been adapted for use here. In some cases, such as where data has been generated by survey, it may be necessary to indicate limitations on the reliability of the data; these are detailed in this section. This section also contains information about why indicators originally chosen for inclusion in this project have not been included in the final report. In some cases this is to preserve anonymity or because the numbers were too small to make them statistically reliable. In others it may be that the data is not available at the ward level. Please see the Issues with Data Collection section for further details about challenges faced in collecting data for this project. CREATE Research Centre - 4 - University Campus Suffolk Approach The notion of constructing statistical pictures of the electoral wards in Ipswich follows on from the borough and district ‘area profiles’ that the Audit Commission compiles. These profiles have been designed to “paint a rich picture of the quality of life and service provision in a local area. An Area Profile helps you to focus on people and place, and identify priorities that cut across service boundaries.” 1 The indicator set for the profiling of the electoral wards in Ipswich is based on that used by the Audit Commission for creating their area profiles. With a very few exceptions, information for each of the level 1 (specific) and level 2 (contextualising) indicators was sought: a dataset with in excess of 225 fields for each ward. Data has come from three main sources: • National statistical resources – where available, data has been obtained from national sources such as the Office for National Statistics, the Neighbourhood Statistics website, the 2001 census and others. • Extrapolation of national data – in some cases, nationally available data has been manipulated or extrapolated to give