Places in Hinckley & Bosworth September 2007 Produced by the Policy, Research and Information Group, Chief Executive’s Department, Leicestershire County Council Contact Details Nicole Rickard Donna Mackay Policy Team Leader Senior Policy Officer Policy Research & Information Group Policy Research & Information Group Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council County Hall County Hall Glenfield Glenfield LE3 8RA LE3 8RA T 0116 305 6977 T 0116 305 8137 E [email protected] E [email protected] Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data contained in this report, the County Council can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. 2 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Contents Appendix 24 List of Community Forum Areas and LSOAs 24 Introduction 5 Map 6 - Output Area Classification 25 Map 1 - Hinckley & Bosworth Borough 6 Further Information 26 Map 2 - Community Forums 7 1. Hinckley Community Forum 10 1.1 Main Towns 10 1.1.1 Hinckley 10 1.1.2 Earl Shilton 10 Map 3 - Hinckley Community Forum 11 1.2 Priority Neighbourhoods 12 1.2.1 Hinckley (Westfield and Trinity) 12 1.2.2 Earl Shilton 12 1.2.3 Barwell 14 1.2.4 Burbage North 15 1.3 Rural Area 15 2. Markfield, Groby and Ratby Community Forum 16 2.1 Priority Neighbourhoods 16 2.2.1 Bagworth and Thornton 16 2.2 Key Rural Centres 16 2.2.1 Bagworth 16 2.2.2 Desford 16 2.2.3 Markfield 16 Map 4 - Markfield, Groby & Ratby Community Forum 17 2.3 Rural Areas 18 3. Bosworth Community Forum 20 3.1 Key Rural Centres 20 3.1.1 Market Bosworth 20 3.2 Rural Areas 20 Map 5 - Bosworth 21 3 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 The page left blank for double-sided printing 4 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Places in Leicestershire - Hinckley & Bosworth Rural/Service Centres – these are smaller service centres, identified through the Leicestershire Rural Partnership, that provide a range of fa- The map on page 6 shows Hinckley & Bosworth Borough, including the cilities for the surrounding rural villages and hamlets. They vary in size, main towns and the key rural service centres. but they are all a focal point for a cluster of smaller settlements Introduction Rural Areas – this section of each chapter covers the rural parts of each Forum area and identifies the priorities, based on aspects of depri- The purpose of this “Places in Leicestershire” report is to highlight the vation identified through the Indices of Deprivation, poor access to ser- priorities for individual places in Leicestershire. This will enable us to vices (Access to Services report) or specific needs identified through a identify place based priority outcomes for inclusion in the Leicestershire Parish Plan (see below). Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement. A list of each type of settlement in Hinckley & Bosworth is shown below: The seven reports covering Leicestershire are divided into chapters structured around the key places in each District, arranged by the 27 Main Towns Community Forums currently being established around the County. • Hinckley • Earl Shilton The map on page 7 shows the location of the 27 Community Forums in Leicestershire. There are 3 Community Forums in Hinckley & Bosworth Priority Neighbourhoods Borough. • Hinckley and Burbage • Earl Shilton and Barwell Types of Places • Bagworth and Thornton The key places are divided into: Rural Centres • Bagworth Main Towns – these 17 settlements are identified in the Local Area • Desford Agreement as key large service centres which provide health services, • Markfield employment, education, leisure and shopping facilities for the surround- • Market Bosworth ing population Rural Communities completing Parish Plans Priority Neighbourhoods – identified in the Local Area Agreement • Groby and Field Head 2006-09, these 19 neighbourhoods are small areas of the county with • Ratby bigger than average problems, usually in relation to a number of aspects • Sheepy of deprivation (see Indices of Deprivation below) • Twycross 5 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Map 1 - Hinckley & Bosworth Borough 6 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Map 2 - Leicestershire Community Forums and Hinckley & Bosworth Borough (highlighted) 7 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Information Sources Ten most deprived LSOAs in Leicestershire: Index of Multiple Deprivation A range of information sources have been used to develop these sec- LSOA IMD National tions, a short description of each is below: Ward District Code Score Rank Indices of Deprivation 2004 - The Indices are produced by the Office E01025699 Loughborough Hastings Charnwood 44.78 3,344 of the Deputy Prime Minister with the aim of measuring deprivation in a E01025934 Greenhill NW Leicestershire 43.69 3,594 consistent way across England. The indices include measures relating to E01025932 Greenhill NW Leicestershire 41.96 4,037 Income Deprivation, Employment Deprivation, Health Deprivation and E01025725 Loughborough Storer Charnwood 38.51 5,056 Disability, Education, Skills and Training Deprivation, Barriers to Housing E01025717 Loughborough Shelthorpe Charnwood 37.99 5,232 and Services, Living Environment Deprivation and Crime. Leicestershire is ranked 135 out of the 149 county/unitary authorities in England E01025700 Loughborough Hastings Charnwood 31.81 7,402 (where 149 = least deprived). E01025949 Measham NW Leicestershire 30.32 8,011 E01025844 Earl Shilton Hinckley & Bosworth 29.75 8,230 Find Out More: E01025718 Loughborough Southfields Charnwood 28.83 8,657 http://website/index/your_council/about_leicestershire/statistics/indices_ of_deprivation_2004.htm E01025930 Coalville NW Leicestershire 28.76 8,683 (Rank: 1=most deprived in England, 32,482=least deprived in England) Super Output Areas Super Output Area (SOA) lower level is a new national geography cre- ated by the Office for National Statistics. These areas are created by combining a number of Output Areas (created for the 2001 Census). LSOAs are areas of broadly consistent population size across the coun- try - approximately 1,500 people. They are often referred to in the text as LSOAs. If a LSOA is described as experiencing moderate levels of deprivation, this means that it is in the bottom 20% of LSOAs in Leicestershire. Where a LSOA is described as experiencing significant deprivation, it is in the bottom 10% in Leicestershire. 8 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Town and Village Centres Survey - This work was carried out by Social Capital Survey – The Social Capital Survey (2006) targeted 20 BMG Research on behalf of Leicestershire County Council and Leicester Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) across the County. These were Shire Economic Partnership in 2006. The research was based upon a cus- identified by the District Local Strategic Partnerships and covered tomer satisfaction survey of visitors and users in the 17 Main Towns “deprived”, “average” and “rural” communities. The survey work was identified above. A main report is accompanied by a shorter report for conducted mainly by volunteers who surveyed 10% of the adult popula- each individual town or village centre. tion in each area. Find out more: Find Out More: http://www.lsint.info/downloads/Leicestershire%20Town%20and%20Villa http://www.ccp.org.uk/thesocialcapitalsurvey.html ge%20Survey%20Final%20Report.pdf Parish Plans – a parish plan is led by a cross-section of local people and focussed around the outcomes of a questionnaire survey, which are ana- lysed and used to produce a summary report and action plan. More than 25% of parishes in Leicestershire have conducted a Parish Plan - this re- port focuses on Parish Plans completed over the last 3 years. Find Out More: http://www.ruralcc.org.uk/parishplans.html Access to Services Report – this research by the Leicestershire Rural Partnership identifies the number of service outlets and the diversity of the service types within each Leicestershire parish under 5,000 popula- tion. Five groups of parishes have been identified, based on a similarity in their service coverage and diversity. Group 1: No services or skeletal service provision Group 2: Minimal service provision Group 3: Medium service provision Group 4: Good service provision Group 5: Very good service provision This report highlights parishes with no, skeletal or minimal service provi- sion. 9 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 1. Hinckley Area Community Forum hanging around the street, rubbish and litter lying around and people be- ing drunk and rowdy in public spaces. The map overleaf (Map 3) shows the Hinckley Area Community Forum with LSOAs and Neighbourhood Priority Area. Just over three-fifths of respondents said policing in Hinckley was insuffi- cient and should be increased, whereas a third said it was about right. The Hinckley Forum includes the main towns of Hinckley and Earl Shil- ton and 4 Priority Neighbourhoods covering parts of Hinckley, Earl Shil- Hinckley Town Centre Master Plan ton, Burbage North and Barwell and a small Rural Area. A Master Plan was approved in May 2006. The Master Plan document I 'Hinckley, Earl Shilton and Barwell' have been identified as a growth loca- have does not include a baseline survey which the strategy is designed to tion in the Draft East Midlands Regional Plan. The Regional Plan pro- address. poses Sustainable Urban Extensions totalling 4875 dwellings (in one or more SUEs). Revised advice from the County Council has adjusted this The strategic aims in the plan are to; figure to 4375 dwellings plus a strategic employment site of 25 hectares. • Increase the