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2 INTRODUCTION The historic County Town of was the Durnovara of the Romans (who founded it in 70AD) and the fictional Casterbridge of Thomas Hardy s novels. The town has a busy shopping centre and flourishing market. It has long been recognised as the administrative centre of the County. There are a variety of Local Authority and commercial estates catering for the light industry and high technology. Plans for the future growth of are closely tied in with the Prince of Wales inspired mixed housing and light industrial development at Poundbury, on the western fringe of the town. lies at the junction of the A35, Coast trunk road, and the A37 to Yeovil and the north. It also has direct rail links to London and Bristol. For the purpose of these Town Profiles, the defined Town Area covers the following wards: East Location Map East Produced by Research & Information, Dorset County Council. Crown Copyright Licence LA PAGE 2

3 KEY STATISTICS DORSET Resident Population 390,979 16,160 males 188,780 7,745 females 202,199 8,415 Age Structure ethnicity: white ethnicity: non-white Household Characteristics Number of All Household Spaces (i.e.including vacant) 178, % 2nd/holiday homes % vacant (no residents) Number of Households (with residents) 167,998 7,092 % of households with no car % of households with 2 or more cars % of households without all basic amenities (bathroom &/or heating) Household Composition: pensioner Household Composition: married couples Household Composition: co-habiting couples Household Composition: lone-parent Household Composition:Other Owner Occupied Renting Publicly Renting Privately (& other) DORSET Economic Activity Economically Active population (16-74 yrs) 178,519 7,680 % employed: part time % employed: full time % self-employed % Unemployed (economically active) % FT student (in employment) Economic Inactivity Economically Inactive Population (16-74 yrs) 96,674 3,570 % retired % student % Looking after family / home % permanently sick / disabled % other Occupational Characteristics Occupation: % high skill Occupation: % intermediate skill Occupation: % low skill Qualifications % with no qualifications % with higher qualifications (level 4+)* Health % with long-term illness/disability health: % good health: % fairly good health: % not good % providing unpaid care % in Communal Establishment * First degree; Higher degree; NVQ levels 4 and 5; HNC; HND; Qualified Teacher Status; Qualified Medical Doctor; Qualified Dentist; Qualified Nurse; Midwife; Health Visitor. Population Age Structure The population of is slightly younger than that of Dorset. Just under 26% of the population are aged over 60 years. Across Dorset over 29% fall into this age band. People aged 18 to 44 in account for 32.4% of the total population. 1.6% of s population are from a non-white ethnic background, slightly higher than the County average. Dorset 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 0-15 years years year s years years 85+ years PAGE 3

4 Households Car / Van Owner shi p- Dor set Car / Van Owner shi p -Dor chester 1% Almost a quarter of households in do not own a car or van, while just over a quarter of households own two or more cars/vans. Dorset as a whole shows a higher level of car ownership (only 17% of households are without a car/van). 29% 6% 2% 17% No car / van One car / van Two car / vans Three car/vans Four + car / vans 22% 3% 25% 7.5% of households are without all basic amenities (central heating and sole use of bath/shower & toilet). 46% Household Composi tion 49% has a higher proportion of both lone parent households and co-habiting couple households than the County average. Dor chester Almost 72% of s households are owner occupied. This is slightly lower than the County average of almost 74%. Over 18% of households are rented publicly compared with 12.1% in Dorset as a whole. Dor set 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% pensi oner s married couples co-habiting couples l one par ent other Employment & Qualifications Over 68% of year olds are economically active. The majority are in full-time employment (58%). Almost 13% of s economically active population are self employed, this is significantly lower than the County average (18%). Dor set Dor chester Peopl e aged year s who ar e Economi cal l y Inacti ve Of the economically inactive population, over 52% are retired in. This is slightly lower than the County average. also has a lower proportion of people looking after the family/home. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Retir ed Student Looking af ter home/ f amily Per manently sick/ disabled Other Qualifications 14.4% of s economically inactive population are permanently sick/disabled; the average across Dorset is lower at 11.4% Dor chester Dor set More people (aged 16 to 74 years) in have higher level qualifications (level 4/5) than the County average. Just over 22% fall into this category, compared with 18.3%. Health & Care Almost 19% of s population has a limiting long-term illness or disability, this is just below the County average (19.1%) despite the fact that has a younger population than average. Over two thirds of the population described their general health as good, again similar to the county average. One in ten people in the town are proving unpaid care, 18% of these people provide 50+ hours of care per week. Almost 2% of s population live in a communal establishment, the majority of these people are within Prison No qualif ications level 1* level 2** level 3*** level 4/ 5# General Health- 8% 23% 69% Good Health Fairly Good Health Not Good Health PAGE 4

5 Age Structure Males Females All All 7,745 8,415 16,160 0 to to to , to to to to , to , to , to , to , to to to to to to to Population Pyramid, 2001 Males Females to to to to to to to to 14 0 to has a total population of over 16,000 and is the largest of Dorset s market towns. The age profile shows a similar pattern to the County average, there are low numbers of people aged years and higher number of people in their 40 s and 50 s. has a lower than average number of older people, 26% are aged 60+ years compared to 29% across Dorset. Births and Deaths LIVE BIRTHS (All Ages) DEATHS (All Ages) All People Males Females All People Males Females East total The latest data available on births and deaths is for During this years there were 165 births in and 207 deaths. The birth rate for this year is 10.2 births per 1000 population, higher than the County average (8.4 per 1000). The death rate is higher at 12.8 per 1000, the same as the County average. Teenage Conceptions The latest ward level information on teenage conceptions is for During this year there were 186 conceptions in the town, 16 were to women under the age of 20. There were no conceptions to women under the age of 18 years. AGE AT CONCEPTION Under 18 Under 20 All Ages East total Dorset DORSET ,986 PAGE 5

6 Natural Change and Migration Net Migrat ion, Dorchest er The data on births and deaths has shown that is typical if elsewhere in the County having a higher death rate than birth Dorchest er rate. The result is a natural decline in the Dorchest er Sout h population. Despite this natural decline s Dorchest er Nort h population has increased by 7.1%, just below Dorchest er East than County average. This is due to net inward migration The 2001 Census asked all resident to state if no. of people they had moved house during the previous year and if so to state their previous address. This information enables us to track peoples movements around the Country. During the year before census around 1580 people moved into the town and 1550 moved out, resulting in a net gain of 30 people. However these were not evenly distributed. In East there was a net gain of over 100 people whilst in there was a net loss of over 70 people. Ethnicity East - total percentage All people 4,426 3,493 4,055 4,196 16,170 White British , Irish Other White Mixed White and Black Caribbean White and Black African White and Asian Other Mixed Asian or Asian British Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other Asian Black or Black British Black Caribbean Black African Other Black Chinese or other ethnic group Chinese Other Ethnic Group % of s population are white British, slightly lower than the County average (96.8%). The variation between the wards in the town is small. East has the smallest black and ethnic minority (BEM) population (2.35%) and has the largest (4%). The most represented of the BEM groups are other white (1.35) and white Irish (0.6%). In total 0.57% are from mixed ethnic groups, 0.43% from Asian or Asian British groups, 0.24 from Black and black British groups and just 0.2% Chinese. PAGE 6

7 Country of Birth East - total percentage All people 4,429 3,490 4,054 4,198 16,171 England , Scotland Wales ern Ireland Republic of Ireland Other EU Countries Elsewhere Almost 92% of s population were born in England. 2.9% were born outside of the EU, while only 1.1% were born in other EU countries (excluding UK & Ireland). This is a similar pattern to Dorset as a whole. Across the town, the most notable differences can be seen in. 3.8% of the population here were born outside of the EU much higher than the town (2.9%) and County average (2.9%). Religion East - total percentage All people 4,427 3,490 4,054 4,198 16,169 Christian , Buddhist Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh Other religions No religion , Religion not stated , The 2001 Census was the first to include a question on religion. This question was the only one that it was not compulsory to answer. Overall the response rate was good around 7% fell into the religion not stated category. In, 76.2% of the population stated their religion as Christian. Across Dorset, 78% fall into this category. Nationally, 72% class themselves as Christian. 15.2% of s population stated that they did not have a religion. Across the County, 13.7% categorised themselves as having no religion. This was highest in where almost 18% consider themselves to have no religion. PAGE 7

8 Household Spaces East - total percentage All household spaces 2,107 1,890 1,692 1,724 7,413 With residents , Vacant Second residence / holiday accommodation Detached , Semi-detached , Terraced (including end terrace) , Flat; maisonette or apartment , Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure has approximately 7,400 dwellings, of which 95.7% have permanent residents. 3.5% of the households are vacant higher than the County average of 2.9%. This average is highest in (almost 98%) and lowest in where just 92.4% of households have residents. has a very low proportion of second homes/holiday homes. Just 0.8% of households fall into this category compared with 2.8% across Dorset. The highest proportion throughout can be seen in, where 1.4% of households are second homes/holiday homes. The majority of s households are terraced properties (33.2%) with the highest proportions in East (36%) and (35.8%). This is a higher proportion than the County average where just 21% are terraced properties. Just 20% of households in are detached, less than half the County average (45%). The figure is lowest in (6.1%) and the highest in (33.7%). Tenure The proportion of households in that are owned outright averages at 34.5%. This is notably lower than the County average where 41% of households are owned outright. has the largest proportion of households that are owned outright almost 46% fall into this category; higher than the town and County averages. Almost 19% of households in are rented, either from the local authority, a housing association or a register social landlord. This is significantly higher than the County average (12%). This figure in highest in north where 24% of households fall into these categories. In the figure is just 3.7%. East - total percentage All households 2,033 1,747 1,654 1,657 7,091 Owns outright , Owns with a mortgage or loan , Shared ownership Rented from: Council (local authority) Rented from: Housing Association/Registered So , Rented from: Private landlord or letting agency Rented from: Other PAGE 8

9 Amenities & Overcrowding East - total percentage All households ,092 Average household size Average number of rooms per household Overcrowded households Households with central heating and sole use of bath/shower and toilet , Households without central heating Households without sole use of bath/shower and toilet * The occupancy rating provides a measure of under-occupancy and overcrowding. For example; a value of -1 implies that there is one room too few and that there is overcrowding in the household. The occupancy rating assumes that every household; including one person households; requires a minimum of two common rooms (excluding bathrooms) The average household size in is similar to that of the County as a whole people per household compared with a County average of 2.26, and a national average of 2.36 people per household. The average number of rooms per household in (5.35) is also lower than the County average (5.58). Both figures are lowest in ward, this could be due to the higher proportion of flats in this area. has a higher proportion of overcrowded households, 5.1%. Across Dorset just under 4% are overcrowded. Nationally, almost 7% of households are classified as overcrowded. The highest level of overcrowding occurs in ward, where 8.5% of households are overcrowded, and the lowest proportion are found in (2.7%). Household Composition East - total percentage All households 2,032 1,748 1,656 1,656 7,092 Pensioners , Married Couples , Co-habiting Couples Lone Parents Other , Household Composition refers to the type of people who live in a house and their relationship to one another. In, the majority of households are composed of married couples. Over 36% of people fall into this category, similar to the County average (37.8%). Throughout the town, this is highest in (46.9%) and lowest in (23.7%). 30.4% of households are composed of pensioner. This is lower than the County average (33.4%). has the highest proportion of households composed of pensioners (35.9%), while has the lowest level at 26.3%. has a slightly higher proportion of households composed of co-habiting couples (7.3%) and lone parents (8%) when compared to County averages (7% and 6.8% respectively). East has the highest proportion of households composed of co-habiting couples (8.7%), while has the highest proportion of households composed of lone parents (10.6%). PAGE 9

10 Car Ownership East - total percentage All households 2,033 1,747 1,656 1,656 7,092 None , One , Two , Three Four or more All cars or vans in the area 2,103 1,478 2,147 1,870 7,598 As a whole, Dorset has a high level of car/van ownership, compared with national levels. Just 17% of Dorset s households are without a car/van compared to 27% across England & Wales. In 24.7% of households do not have a car, higher than the County average but typical of the towns in Dorset. This figure varies dramatically across the town. has the highest level of households without a car/ van (37.4%), while demonstrates the lowest level (13.3%). Distance travelled to work by town of residence, 2001 Census Distance tr avelled to wor k by Town of Residence (Census 2001)- % of all distance tr avelled Dor chester Aver age of all 24 towns <2 km 2km - <5km 5km- <10km 10-<40kms 40+ kms Distance Tr avelled (km) % of people in employment % travelling <2 km 60.9 % travelling 2km - <5km 4.3 % travelling 5km- <10km 4.9 % travelling 10-<40kms 24.8 % travelling 40+ kms 5.2 All Distances (number) 6414 The majority of people who live in travel less than 2km to work. 60.9% fall into this category, compared with 23.1% across Dorset and 20% nationally. Almost a quarter of s population (in employment) travel 10 to 40km to work. This is slightly higher than the County average of 22.5%. Mode of Travel to Work East - total percentage All people aged in employment 2,056 1,535 1,981 1,853 7,425 People who work mainly at or from home Tram, train or bus Motorcycle; Scooter; moped Driving a car or van , Passenger in a car or van Taxi or minicab Bicycle On foot , Other Just over half of those in employment travel to work by car, a further 6% travelling as passengers. This is lower than both the County average (61.2%) and the national average (55.2%). In north just 42.3% drive to work. Across, a quarter of people in employment walk to work. The figure is heist in, this part of the town also has the lowest level of car ownership. PAGE 10

11 Average House Prices Now House Prices based on Sales July-September 2004 Detached Semi-Detached Terraced Flat/Maisonette Overall Area Av Price Sales Av Price Sales Av Price Sales Av Price Sales Av Price Sales DT , , , , , DT , , , , average 321, , , , , Dorset 316,363 1, , , , ,777 2,790 % difference Average House Prices 5 years ago House Prices based on Sales July-September 1999 Detached Semi-Detached Terraced Flat/Maisonette Overall Area Av Price Sales Av Price Sales Av Price Sales Av Price Sales Av Price Sales DT , , , , DT , , , , , average 125, , , , , Dorset 153,448 1,690 91, , , ,686 3,712 % difference The average house price in (based on sales July-Sept 2004) is just under 208,000. This is over 13% lower than the County average of just under 236,000. However, when looking at different property types, the average house price for detached, semi and terraced properties in are higher than for the County as a whole. The most significant difference can be seen between the price of semi-detached properties. The average price in is 233,059; this is 12.5% higher than for the Dorset average. Percentage Increase over 5 years Dorset Detached Semi-Detached Terraced Flat/Maisonette Overall NB. Houseprice figures are based on data derived from Postcode Sectors these do not match the defined Town Areas and in some Towns, there may be some overlap. Over the last five years, the most notable increase in house prices in are for semi-detached properties. The price has risen over 178%. Across Dorset, this increase was 123%. In Dorset over the last five years, the most notable increase in house prices was for terraced properties (126%). Income Gross Household Income refers to all money coming into the household. This includes earnings from employment, pensions, investments and benefits. Overall, average household income is lower in than the County average. For income bands between 0-25,000, has more households within this category than the County average. : percentage of households in income band In 8.8% of households have a gross household income of 50,000+. The average for Dorset is 10.2% of households. 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 0-5k 5-10k 10-15k 15-20k 20-25k 25-30k 30-35k Gross household income s 35-40k 40-45k Dorset CC 45-50k 50k+ PAGE 11

12 Economic Activity 68.3% of people aged years in are Economically Active (the County average is 65%). Of these, the majority are in full-time employment. 58% of s population fall into this category; this is higher than the County average of 55.3%. East and have the highest proportions working in full-time employment, while has the lowest level. 12.6% of s population are self-employed. This figure is highest in where 14.8% of the economically active population are self-employed. However both of these figures are lower than the County average, where over 17% of the economically active population are self-employed. Of the economically inactive population, over half are retired. In, 52.4% fall into this category, compared with 56.1% across Dorset as a whole. has the highest proportion of retired economically inactive people (59.8%) and has the lowest average (46.6%). s economically inactive population has a slightly higher proportion of permanently sick or disabled people, compared with the County average. 14.4% fall into this category in, compared to 11.4% across Dorset. There is variation across the town has the highest proportion (20.7%) and the lowest (9.7%). Unemployment East - total percentage All people aged ,054 2,396 2,928 2,872 11,250 Economically Active population 2,127 1,600 2,028 1,925 7,680 Employees Part-time , Full-time , Self - employed Unemployed Full-time student Economically Inactive population ,570 Retired , Student Looking after home/family Permanently sick/disabled Other Unemployment by length of time unemployed Unemployment by length of time unemployed as a percentage of all unemployment <3mths 3-6 months 6-12 months LTU (> 12 months) All durations & ages Area <3mths 3-6 months 6-12 months LTU (>12 months) All durations & ages 424, , , , ,618 Great Britain 46.6% 21.4% 17.1% 14.8% 100% 26,536 10,376 6,938 5,587 49, % 21.0% 14.0% 11.3% 100% 1, ,441 DCC Dorset 61.0% 22.4% 11.3% 5.3% 100% % 23.9% 9.1% 4.5% 100.0% Source: Office for National Statistics, claimant count data Unemployment by ag e Unemployment by ag e as a percentage of all unemployment yrs y rs y rs 50 yrs or over A ll A rea y rs yrs y rs 50 yrs or over A ll 252, , , , ,618 Great Britain 27.7% 25.6% 29.6% 17.2% 100% 12,841 11,964 14,511 10,121 49, % 24.2% 29.4% 20.5% 100% ,441 DCC Dorset 27.4% 21.1% 28.1% 23.4% 100% % 21.6% 35.2% 14.8% 100.0% Source: Office for National Statistics, claimant count data More detailed and up to date information on unemployment is shown in the above tables. In, unemployment tends to be short-term, when compared with national, regional and county levels. 62.5% of all unemployed people are so for less than 3 months. Just 4.5% are long-term unemployed in notably lower than the (11.3%) and Dorset County (5.3%). In, the majority of unemployed people are within the age categories of 35 to 49 years (35.2%) and years (28.4%). Both of the averages for in these categories are higher than the County, and Great Britain. PAGE 12

13 Occupation East - total percentage All people aged in employment 2,054 1,535 1,981 1,853 7,423 high skill occupations , intermediate skill occupations , low skill occupations , The proportions of people in either high, intermediate or low skill occupations follow a similar pattern to the County as a whole. Approximately 39% of all people in employment are in a high skill occupation, 42% in intermediate skill occupations and almost 19% are in low skill occupations. has the highest proportion of people in employed in a high skill occupation (41.2%). In, just 34.1% of people in employment are in a high skill occupation. Industry East - total percentage All people aged in employment 2,056 1,532 1,982 1,852 7,422 Agriculture; hunting; forestry Fishing Mining & quarrying Manufacturing Electricity; gas and water supply Construction Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles , Hotels and catering Transport storage and communication Financial intermediation Real estate; renting and business activities Public administration and defence Education Health and social work , Other The most significant industries of employment in are wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles (17.8%) and Health & Social Work (17%). These figures are higher than the County average. The most significant difference is between the proportion of people working in Health & Social work, the figure is just 11% across Dorset. Other large employers include public administration & defence (12.6%); real estate, renting & business activities (10.7%); manufacturing (8.3%); construction (7.7%) and education (7.8%). These industries are also some of the largest employers across Dorset as a whole. PAGE 13

14 Socio-Economic Classifications The majority of people (aged years) in fall into the managerial and professional occupations classification. 28.2% of s workforce fall into this category, similar to the County average (26.1%). High proportions are also found in routine and semi-routine occupations (21.7%) and the full-time students and not classified category (23.8%). Least represented are those classified as lower supervisory and technical occupations (6.9%) and never worked & long term unemployed (2.2%) The socio economic classifications show some significant differences between the areas in the town. In 31% are managerial & professional and 18% have routine & semi-routine occupations. In there is approximately 24% in each of these categories. Qualifications East - total percentage All people aged ,054 2,396 2,928 2,872 11,250 Managerial and Professional , Intermediate occupations , Small employers and own account workers Lower supervisory and technical occupations Rountine and Semi-routine occupations , Never worked and long term unemployed Full time students and not classified , East - total percentage All people aged ,054 2,396 2,928 2,872 11,250 No qualifications , Level 1* , Level 2** , Level 3*** Level 4/5# , Other qualifications/level unknown % of people aged years in have no qualifications. This is slightly lower than the County average of 26% and the national average of 29%. has the highest proportion where over 27% have no qualifications, and has the lowest level; just under 20% of year olds have no qualifications. 22.1% of 's year olds have higher level (levels 4/5) qualifications. This is a higher proportion than the County average of 18.3%. has the highest level where 25.3% fall into this category and has the lowest proportion of people (16-74 years) with higher level qualifications (18.9%). PAGE 14

15 Health & Care East - total percentage All people 4,429 3,490 4,054 4,198 16,171 People with limiting long-term illness , People of working age with limiting long-term illness , General health: Good , General health: Fairly good , General health: Not good , In, those who have a limiting long-term illness (LLTI) account for almost 19% of the total population. This is similar to the average across Dorset, where 19.2% have a LLTI. has the largest proportion of people with a LLTI (25.2%), while has the lowest proportion (15.8%). 68.4% of s population consider themselves to be in good health, and just over 8% consider themselves to be in not good health. The general pattern is the same for the County as a whole. However, differences can be seen within the town. People who are resident in East and are in the best health these are also the areas where proportions of people with LLTI are lower. Both wards have over 70% of the population categorised as being in good health. has the lowest proportion of people who consider themselves to be in good health just 62% fall into this category. has the highest proportion of people in not good health 11.6% fall into this category, compared with 8.2% for the whole of and 8.4% for Dorset and 9.2% nationally. Unpaid Care East - total percentage All people 4,429 3,490 4,054 4,198 16,171 All people who provide unpaid care , hours a week , hours a week hours a week Across Dorset, 10.8% of the population provide unpaid care and nationally this figure is 10%. follows this pattern, with 10.4% of the population providing some form of unpaid care. Residents in has the highest proportion of its population providing unpaid care almost 12% fall into this category. The majority of these carers provide care for 1-19 hours per week. 72.3% of s carers fall into this category; this is only slightly higher than the County average of 71.8%, but notably higher than the national average of 68%. Both and have over 75% of carers providing 1-19 hours of care per week. The proportion of carers providing over 50 hours of care per week in averages at 18.3% (the average in Dorset is 18.8%). Both the town and the County have slightly lower proportions than the national average where almost 21% of carers provide over 50 hours of care per week. has the highest level of carers providing 50 or more hours of care. 23.5% fall into this category. Communal Establishments has a total of 363 people who are resident in a communal establishment. Almost 75% of these are resident in medical or care establishments. A further 2500% the towns prison establishment East - total - percentage All people in commual establishments Medical and care establishments Defence establishments (including ships) Prison Service establishments Probation/Bail hostel Education establishments (including Halls of residence) Hotel; Boarding House; Guest House Hostel (including youth hostels; hostels for the homeless and people sleeping rough) Civilian Ship; Boat or Barge Other PAGE 15

16 INDICES OF DEPRIVATION 2004 The following Indices of Deprivation and the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 are measured at Super Output Area (SOA) level. They are a measure of deprivation at small area level. For each Index, the SOA s in England are ranked from 1 (most deprived areas) to 32,482 (least deprived areas). In Dorset there are 247 SOA s in total. Altogether, there are seven Indices of Deprivation, and an overall Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD 2004), which combines each of the seven individual domains. The seven indices/domains are: 1. Income (22.5%) 2. Employment (22.5%) 3. Health Deprivation and Disability (13.5%) 4. Education, Skills and Training (13.5%) 5. Barriers to Housing Services (9.3%) 6. Crime and Disorder (9.3%) 7. Living Environment (9.3%) Each domain is made up of a number of indicators that had to pass a criteria in order to be included. The overall IMD 2004 is made up of a combination of the seven indices/domains listed above. In order to combine the domains into the IMD each domain is assigned to a weight (listed above in brackets). The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD 2004) was created through combining each of the seven domains/indices, using the weightings previously mentioned. It is therefore an overall measure of deprivation. Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2004 Dorset ID 2004 by Rank of IMD (By Super Output Area) 2,200 to 13,100 (23) 13,100 to 18,400 (55) 18,400 to 21,200 (35) 21,200 to 24,300 (49) 24,300 to 28,100 (41) 28,100 to 32,400 (44) (C) Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Dorset County Council, LA PAGE 16

17 Income Income Deprivation- this domain measures the proportion of population experiencing income deprivation in an area. The Income indicators include /are derived from the following data sources: Adults and children in Income Support households (2001) Adults and children in Income Based Job Seekers Allowance households (2001) Adults and children in Working Families Tax Credit households whose equivalised income (excluding housing benefits) is below 60% of median before housing costs (2001) Adults and children in Disabled Person s Tax Credit households whose equivalised income (excluding housing benefits) is below 60% of median before housing costs (2001) National Asylum Support Service supported asylum seekers in England in receipt of subsistence only and accommodation support (2002) In addition, an Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index and an Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index were created. The areas which score less in the Income Domain (meaning a higher level of deprivation) are areas such as Littlemoor, ham, Melcombe Regis and Weymouth East. The SOA s covering Preston demonstrate a higher score, and therefore highlight the area as being less deprived. This could link to factors such as Houseprices, the level of employment deprivation and access to housing. Index of Deprivation Income Deprivation Dorset ID 2004 by Rank of Income (By Super Output Area) 2,700 to 12,300 (33) 12,300 to 17,000 (40) 17,000 to 21,000 (53) 21,000 to 24,100 (36) 24,100 to 27,300 (45) 27,300 to 32,400 (40) (C) Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Dorset County Council, LA PAGE 17

18 Employment The Employment Deprivation domain/index measures employment deprivation, which is summarised as involuntary exclusion of the working age population from work. The Employment indicators include /are derived from the following data sources: Unemployment claimant count (JUVOS) of women aged and men aged averaged over 4 quarters Incapacity Benefit claimants women aged and men aged (2001) Severe Disablement Allowance claimants women aged and men aged (2001) Participants in New Deal for the 18-24s who are not included in the claimant count (2001) Participants in New Deal for 25+ who are not included in the claimant count (2001) Participants in New Deal for Lone Parents aged 18 and over (2001) Index of Deprivation -Employment (Natural Break) Dorset ID 2004 by Rank of Employment Score (By Output Area) 1,400 to 11,700 (18) 11,700 to 17,200 (57) 17,200 to 20,900 (45) 20,900 to 23,900 (47) 23,900 to 26,700 (39) 26,700 to 32,400 (41) (C) Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Dorset County Council, LA PAGE 18

19 Health The Health Deprivation and disability domain/index measures areas with relatively high rates of people who die prematurely or whose quality of life is impaired by poor health or who are disabled. The Health Deprivation and Disability indicators include /are derived from the following data sources: Years of Potential Life Lost ( ) Comparative Illness and Disability Ratio (2001) Measures of emergency admissions to hospital ( ) Adults under 60 suffering from mood or anxiety disorders ( ) Index of Deprivation Health Deprivation (Natural Break) Dorset ID 2004 by Rank of Health Score (By Super Output Area) 2,200 to 11,700 (14) 11,700 to 17,800 (37) 17,800 to 22,000 (54) 22,000 to 25,000 (46) 25,000 to 27,600 (47) 27,600 to 31,600 (49) (C) Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Dorset County Council, LA Education, Skills and Training PAGE 19

20 The Education, Skills and Training domain/index demonstrated the areas of deprivation in terms of education, skills and training. The indicators fall into two sub-domains and the indicators include /are derived from the following data sources: Sub Domain 1. Children/Young People (relates to education deprivation for young people/children) Average points score of children at Key Stage 2 (2002) Average points score of children at Key Stage 3 (2002) Average points score of Children at Key Stage 4 (2002) Proportion of young people not staying on in school or school level education above 16 (2001) Proportion of those aged under 21 not entering Higher Education ( ) Secondary school absence rate ( ) Sub Domain 2. Skills (relates to lack of skills and qualifications among the working age adult population) Proportions of working age adults (aged 25-54) in the area with no or low qualifications (2001) Index of Deprivation Education, Skills and Training (natural Break) Dorset ID 2004 by Rank of Education, Skills and Training (By Super Output Area) 2,800 to 12,000 (34) 12,000 to 18,000 (51) 18,000 to 21,300 (45) 21,300 to 24,000 (46) 24,000 to 26,700 (39) 26,700 to 32,100 (32) (C) Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Dorset County Council, LA Barriers to Housing PAGE 20

21 The Barriers to Housing and Services domain/index measures barriers to housing and key local services. The indicators fall into two sub domains and the indicators include /are derived from the following data sources: Sub Domain 1. Wider Barriers (relates to access to housing, such as affordability) Household Overcrowding (2001) LA level percentage of households for whom a decision on their application for assistance under the homeless provisions of housing legislation has been made, assigned to SOAs (2002) Difficulty of Access to owner-occupation (2002) Sub Domain 2. Geographical Barriers Road distance to GP premises (2003) Road distance to a supermarket or convenience store (2002) Road distance to a primary school ( ) Road distance to a Post Office (2003) Index of Deprivation Barriers to Housing and Services (Natural Break) Dorset ID 2004 by Rank of Barriers to Housing and Services (By Super Output Area) 100 to 4,600 (51) 4,600 to 8,700 (35) 8,700 to 12,800 (35) 12,800 to 18,700 (44) 18,700 to 24,500 (49) 24,500 to 30,900 (33) (C) Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Dorset County Council, LA Crime and Disorder PAGE 21

22 The Crime and Disorder domain/index measures the incidence of recorded crime for four major crime themes, representing the occurrence of personal and material victimisation. The Crime and Disorder indicators include /are derived from the following data sources: Burglary (4 recorded crime offence types, April 2002 March 2003) Theft (5 recorded crime offence types, April 2002 March 2003, constrained to CDRP level) Criminal damage (10 recorded crime offence types, April 2002-March2003) Violence (14 recorded crime offence types, April 2002-March 2003) Index of Deprivation Crime and Disorder (Equal Count) Dorset ID 2004 by National Rank of Crime and Disorder Sc (By Super Output Area) 800 to 20,200 (44) 20,200 to 23,500 (41) 23,500 to 27,000 (35) 27,000 to 29,400 (42) 29,400 to 31,600 (45) 31,600 to 32,500 (40) (C) Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Dorset County Council, LA The Living Environment PAGE 22

23 The Living Environment domain/index focuses on deprivation with respect to the characteristics of the living environment. The indicators fall into two sub domains and the indicators include /are derived from the following data sources: Sub Domain 1.The indoors Living Environment (relates to the quality of housing) Social and private housing in poor condition (2001) Houses without central heating (2001) Sub Domain 2. The outdoors living environment Air quality (2001) Road traffic accidents involving injury to pedestrians and cyclists ( ) Index of Deprivation The Living Environment (natural break) Dorset ID 2004 by Rank of the Living Environment (By Super Output Area) 1,100 to 10,000 (30) 10,000 to 15,300 (47) 15,300 to 20,400 (40) 20,400 to 24,600 (44) 24,600 to 29,300 (34) 29,300 to 32,500 (52) (C) Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Dorset County Council, LA Produced by the Research & Information Group, Dorset County Council, County Hall,, DT1 1XJ Tel PAGE 23

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