Droylsden West Ward Profile 2019

MAP

Population

Wide Age Groups

2017 Population Estimate

drop of 167 since 2013

Male Population Female Population

The population of Droylsden West is smaller than the Tameside av-

erage of 11,796 people. 63% of this population is between the ag-

es of 16 and 64 years old, which is just above the borough average

of 62%.

Since 2013, the over 65 age group has grown by almost 100 peo-

ple, while there are 200 fewer working age people.

The white population of Droylsden West is 95.8%, which is greater

than the Tameside average of 91%, and the black population

equals the average value of 1%.

White & Black Caribbean

Population

11,138 48.5% 51.5%

White Population

95.8% Black Population

1.0% 0.9%

Chinese Population

0.6% Other Population

1.7%

Wider Age Band Changes

Education

% grade 5-9 “good pass” in English and Maths GCSE bar graph (each ward w/ TS

average)

GCSE Passes (grades 4+)

English and Maths, 2018

School Readiness

Down from 60.9% in 2017

Those with NVQ level 4+

64.0% 57.1% 14.9%

NVQ Level 1 Holders No Qualifications

20.3% Apprentices

7.8% 20.6%

NVQ Level 4+ Holders NVQ Level 2 Holders

21.3% NVQ Level 3 Holders

15.0% 14.9%

38.4% of GCSE students in Droylsden West achieve grades 5 and

above in their English and Maths qualifications, which is fractional-

ly below the Tameside average of 40.8%.

The ward has a lower-than-average school readiness percentage,

with Tameside’s average value being 66%.

20.3% of residents have no qualifications, which is above the

Tameside average of 19%, and the percentage of people with level

4 qualifications or above is significantly lower than the Tameside

average of 20%.

Percentage of “good passes” (grades 5+) in GCSE English and Maths

Employment, Income, and Deprivation

Droylsden West is less deprived than the Tameside average; the IMD

deprivation score for Droylsden West is 25.2, which is lower than the

borough’s average score of 28.8.

The proportion of children living in poverty in the ward, 27.0%, is 2.5%

below the Tameside average.

On average, 70% of adults in Tameside are employed, so Droylsden

West’s employment rate of 72.8% is above average for the borough,

and the proportion of students is higher than the average value of

4.8%.

This map shows the deprivation rankings of the LSOAs (small areas of

around 1500 people) which make up the ward. Those in decile 1 are within

the top 10% deprived LSOAs in the country.

Deprivation map

Children in Poverty Adults in Employment Out of Work Claimants

27.0% 72.8% 3.0%

Students Employees

65.3% Self-Employed

7.6% 5.0%

Retired

4.6% Out of Work

7.5% Ward Deprivation Score

(IMD 2015)

25.2

Housing

Tenure type pie chart

Fuel Poverty Overcrowding Central Heating Installation

9.9% 5.9% 97.1%

Terraced Houses Detached Houses

5.5% Semi-Detached Houses

62.7% 23.4%

Commercial Property Flats Purpose Built Flats

7.1% Converted Flats

0.6% 0.7%

The vast majority of properties in Droylsden West are owner

occupied, with average market sale prices falling below the

Tameside average of £139,412. The percentage of private

rented homes in Droylsden West is greater than the Tameside

average of 14.2%.

9.9% of households are in fuel poverty, which is just below the

average of 10.2%, however there are an above average num-

ber of homes without central heating installed; the Tameside

average central heating installation percentage is 97.3%.

62.7% of the residences in Droylsden West are semi-

detached houses or bungalows, which is much more than the

Tameside average value of 37.5%.

Mean House Sale Prices

Tenure Types

Community

Public transit travel time to

GP

Droylsden West has more hot food takeaways per 1000 people than

the Tameside average, but has fewer licenced premises per 1000

people than average. The area has slightly higher than average trav-

el times to the nearest GP’s surgery without the use of a car.

There is one GP’s surgery in the ward, which has been rated as

good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, which moni-

tors healthcare practices nationally.

Droylsden West contains one pharmacy. The area, like all of Tame-

side, has sufficient pharmacy access.

Voter Turnout

2016 Local Elections

Travel Time to hospital

Walking or Public Transit

GP’s Surgeries

rated Good or Outstanding

33.4% 39 Mins 1 / 1

Travel Time to the Nearest GP’s Surgery in minutes Number of Hot Food Takeaways and Licenced Premises

Number of Pharmacies located in the ward

Hot Food Takeaways and Licenced Premises per 1000 People

Health & Wellbeing

Droylsden West has an above average hospital admission rate for children

under five years old. The prevalence of childhood obesity in reception class

children is slightly higher than the Tameside average, and significantly more

year six students are obese than the Tameside average percentage.

The biggest cause of death in Droylsden West is cancer, which is responsible

for one in three of all deaths in the ward.

The male and female healthy life expectancies are higher than the borough

averages of 58.1 years old and 57.6 years old respectively.

Healthy Life Expectancy

Years for Men

Healthy Life Expectancy

Years for Women

Deaths from Cancer

(Biggest Cause of Death)

59.9 59.8 1 in 3

Hospital Admission Rates per 100,000 people

Childhood Obesity Percentages

Under-75 Mortality Rates per 100,000 people

Crime & Safety

Public transit travel time to

GP

The total crime rate in Droylsden West is below the Tameside aver-

age of 207.7 offences per 1000 people. Droylsden West has a sub-

stantially lower rate of anti-social behaviour offences than the Tame-

side average, and also has a significantly smaller rate of theft per

1000 people. Although the rate of theft offences is much lower than

average, it remains the third most committed crime in the ward.

Droylsden West has a significantly lower-than-average rate of domes-

tic abuse offences reported to the police compared to Tameside as a

whole, however domestic abuse remains the most committed crime in

the area.

Crimes under influence of

alcohol/drugs

Rate per 1000 people

A&E Visits for Assault

Rate per 1000 people

Total Crimes Committed

Rate per 1000 people

9.34 2.15 133.6

Rates of Anti-Social Behaviour Offences per 1000 people

Rates of the Most Common Crimes in Droylsden West

Domestic Abuse

Rate per 1000 people

30.2 Violent & Sexual Offences

Rate per 1000 people

26.1 Theft

Rate per 1000 people

23.8

Rates of Offences per 1000 people