NORTH AREA COUNCILPriorities and Data Profile

Liz PittResearch and Business Intelligence Manager

Research&BusinessIntelligenceTeam@Barnsley.gov.uk01226 773189

PRIORITIES

Data CautionPlease ensure that the data is used with caution as the informationprovided will be of limited use when identifying priorities withoutconsidering further time periods.

In addition, the health information at ward level is subject toconsiderable variation due to the small numbers it is calculated from.

The given information provides only an overview; other data sourcesmay exist including data from locally commissioned or other Councilservices.

DATA CAUTION

• Barnsley population = 237,843 • North Area Council population = 43,066 (2014 Mid-year

population estimates) • Age breakdown: Under 16s 7,974 (18.5%), Working Age 27,084

(62.9%) and Over 65s 8,008 (18.6%).• Ethnic Minority: 97.6% of people living in Barnsley are White.

North Area is similar at 97.3% but there are some differences at ward level – Old Town is 95.7% and Darton West is 98.4%

• Deprivation: 21.8% of areas in Barnsley are amongst the 10% most deprived in England. · Within the North area Council in IMD 2015, there were 16% of areas amongst the 10% most deprived in England.

Demographics

• Children aged 0-4 are the most likely to be living in households claiming out-of-work benefits.

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Old Town St Helens

Percentage of Children living in Out-of-work Benefit Claimant Households by

Age(DWP, May 2014)

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Percentage Point Change in the Percentage of Children living in Out-of-work Benefit Claimant Households by

Age(DWP, May 2013 - May 2014)

0-4 5-10 11-15 16-18

Anti PovertyChild Poverty for children aged under 16: In 2013 21% of North Area Council children aged under 16 live in low income families. This is lower than the Barnsley rate.Barnsley rate 24% North Area 21% Darton East 13% Darton West 13% Old Town 16% St Helens 37%

Child Poverty for all children:

20% of all North Area Council children live in low income families. This is lower than the Barnsley rate.

Barnsley 23% North Area 20% Darton East 13% Darton West 12% Old Town 15% St Helens 36%

• Fuel Poverty (2013): 9.2% of households in Barnsley are estimated to be in Fuel Poverty this is lower than the regional (10.6%) and England average (10.4%). • The percentage of households in fuel poverty across the borough has decreased from 10.9, in 2011 to 9.2% in 2013, a decrease has also been seen in the North Area from 10.0% in 2011 to 8.6% in 2013. • In 2013 St Helens and Old Town had the greatest level of fuel poverty at 10.4% and 10.2% in the North Area, and Darton East had the lowest at 6.8%.

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Dog Fouling Incidents(Neighbourhood Services)

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Litter Incidents(Neighbourhood Services)

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Fly Tipping Incidents(Neighbourhood Services)

13/14 14/15 15/16

Fly Tipping has increased in Barnsley by over 40% since 2013/14 and has emerged as a key priority for environmental enforcement.

Causes of death 2009-2013

Risk Factors 2009-2013

• Smoking• In March 2015 smoking prevalence for over 18s was slightly lower in the North area (22.7%) than the Barnsley average (23.9%). • In 2014/15 smoking in pregnancy in the North area was better than the Barnsley average (16.9% and 20.4% respectively).• At ward level, St Helens has double the rate of smoking in pregnancy (30.9%) than the other wards in the North area (DE 15.3%, DW 15.6%, OT 16.3% - 3 year averages between 2012/13 to 2014/15)

Health & WellbeingExcess weight in 4-5 year olds: There is a general upwards trend in the rate over the past few years. Barnsley 22.2% ( 2.3%)North 23.6% ( 2.3%)St Helens 28.6% ( 6.9%)Old Town 20.7% (=)Darton E 23.8% ( 3.4%)Darton W 16.5% ( 2.8%)

Excess weight in 10-11 year olds: There is no consistent trend in the rate over the past few years. Barnsley 33.6% ( 0.8%)North 32.3% ( 2.2%)Old Town 37.3% ( 6.6%)St Helens 36.7% ( 2.2%)Darton E 34.4% ( 4.1%)Darton W 27.4% ( 1.7%)

Economic Regeneration

Economic Regeneration• New business start ups: In 2015 there were 991 new business start ups across the borough, 187 of which were in North Area or 19%. • The number of new start ups has been declining year on year in the North Area and across Barnsley since a peak in 2010 (246 and 1302 respectively).• During this period the number of new start ups (as a percentage of all start ups) in the North Area and its wards has remained constant at between 18% and 19% for the North Area, 3% for St Helens and 5% for the other wards.

Young PeopleSchools Pupils2014 v 2015

2014 v 2015

Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils Nationally in Barnsley Nationally in Barnsley

Early Years - % achieving a Good Level of Development -3.2 0.3 -4.6 -1.1KS2 - % of pupils achieving L4+ in Reading, Writing and Maths 3.2 4.4 1.6 2.8KS2 - % making expected progress in Reading 0.4 -0.3 0.0 -0.7KS2 - % making expected progress in Writing 2.4 0.9 2.2 0.7KS2 - % making expected progress in Maths 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.4KS4 - % achieving 5A*CEM -13.1 -8.9 -1.0 3.2KS4 - % making expected progress in English -14.7 -8.9 -2.8 3.0KS4 - % making expected progress in Maths -23.3 -9.1 -15.8 -1.6

How did schools and pupils in North Barnsley Area perform in 2015 in comparison to National and BarnsleySchools in the Area (this may include pupils from outside North Barnsley

Pupils in the Area (this may include pupils who attend schools outside

Between April 2015 and April 2016 the Percentage of NEETs has decreased in England, Barnsley and North Area Council.The decrease for North area council has been greater than that for England but the decrease has been greatest for Barnsley as whole. All of the Wards in the North Area Council have seen a decrease in the percentage of NEETs.