Yarm
Ward Profile
2015
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Purpose of Profile
The purpose of this profile is to provide an understanding of the people, place and key characteristics of this
ward. Information presented is drawn from data, statistics and intelligence, which when added to knowledge
of the area, provides a rich picture of the ward. The profile provides a summary overview and as such does not
contain all data sets. Profiles are intended for use by residents, organisations, elected members and officers of
the Council and will be refreshed annually. A ward profile has been produced for each ward within the borough
of Stockton-on-Tees.
Overview of the Ward
Yarm is located in the Western Locality of Stockton-on-Tees. The ward covers 1,808 hectares/7.0 square miles,
equating to 8.9% of the borough’s area.1 The ward contains residential areas (such as Yarm and Kirklevington)
and farmland. Therefore the ward is less densely populated than the borough as a whole (5.4 people per square
hectare compared with borough average of 9.5).1 - 2 The River Tees forms the north and east boundaries of the
ward. The ward neighbours North Yorkshire, as well as the following wards –Eaglescliffe, Ingleby Barwick East
and Ingleby Barwick West.
Facilities in the ward include:
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Yarm Community Centre •
Yarm Town Council Community Centre
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Challoner House Community Centre •
Conyers Youth and Community Centre
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Layfield Youth Club •
Yarm Police Station
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Yarm Fire Station •
Layfield Childrens Centre
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Yarm Library
Primary Schools:
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Kirklevington Primary School
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Levendale Primary School
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Layfield Primary School
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Yarm Primary School
Secondary Schools:
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Conyers School
Independent Schools
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Yarm School
Not all of the children and young people living in the ward attend the schools located in the ward. The school
admission zones of an additional one primary school and an additional one secondary school cover the ward.
Open space
Large, attractive open spaces at The Meadowings (or Willey Flatts Field) and Leven Park provide areas for
walking and recreation, and both have play areas. There are other, smaller play areas close to Yarm town
centre and in Kirklevington. Areas of natural green space include the Rookery Wood, east of Goosepastures.
Popular footpaths run alongside the River Tees, and to the south of Yarm and around Kirklevington an extensive
network of public rights of way provide access to the wider countryside.
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Demographics and Strong Communities
The ward has an estimated population of 9,840; equating to 5.1% of the borough’s population (mid 2013).2
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There are 1,530 0-15 year olds; equating to 15.5% of the ward population which is lower than in the
borough as a whole (19.4%). There are 6,310 adults aged 16-64; equating to 64.1% of the ward population
which is higher than in the borough (63.8%). There are 2,000 adults aged 65 and over; equating to 20.3% of
the ward population which is higher than the borough average (16.7%).2
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The chart shows the
population broken down
by age group. In this
ward there are less
children and young
people than the borough
average but more older
adults aged 45+.3
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There are 1,062
families with dependent
children in this ward;
this equates to 35.8%
of families, which is
lower than the borough
average of 44.1%.1
Percentage of the population
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Population by age group (ONS mid 2013)
Yarm
Borough
0-3
4-10
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
11-15
16-17
18-24
25-44
45-64
65-84
85+
Age groups
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There are 4,351 dwellings in the ward, with a 4.8% household vacancy rate. This is higher than the borough
average of 3.8%.2
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5% (487) of the population have a black and minority ethnic background (BME) which is slightly lower than
the borough’s average of 5.4%.1
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68.2% of the wards residents are Christians which is equal to the borough average of 68.2%. 3.2%
classified themselves as other religion which is lower than the borough average of 3.3% leaving the
remaining 22.1% with no religion, which lower than the borough average of 22.4%.1
Electoral Registration (2nd March 2015)5
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91% (7,507) of adults are registered to vote, this is lower than the borough average of 92%
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33% (32) of attainers (16 and 17 year olds) are registered to vote, this is higher than the borough average of
27%
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Experian Mosaic Public Sector (EMPS) Profile of the Ward
(EMPS) classifies households across the country into 66 Types which are then aggregated into 15 Groups and
provides a description of each. These descriptors can provide a comprehensive view of residents and to help
develop a ‘picture’ of the people within any geographical area.
Of the 15 EMPS Groups, 15 are present in the ward; showing that there is a mix of residents who will have
different preferences and needs. The most dominant EMPS Groups in the ward are:
Group B (31.3%
of households
These households
are typically
affluent married
couples whose successful careers have afforded
them financial security and a spacious home in a
prestigious and established residential area. While
some are mature empty-nesters or elderly retired
couples, others are still supporting their teenage
or older children. These are expensive detached
properties, frequently with five bedrooms and large
mature gardens in easily commutable locations.
Of those whose children have grown up many are
still offering support, either with a place to live in
the family home, or by supporting them through
university. Almost all own their own home, many
outright and, in addition to sizeable salaries or large
pensions, they have a substantial investment portfolio
making their financial situation very comfortable.
Many make good practical use of the internet without
spending long hours online. In particular they
manage bank accounts online, search for savings
accounts with the best interest rates, and save time
by shopping online. In general, these households
are attracted to premium brands, are able to afford
expensive holidays and are well insured often
including private medical insurance.
Group D (12.6%
of households)
This group consists
of high-earning
families who live
affluent lifestyles in upmarket homes situated in
sought after residential neighbourhoods. Their busy
lives revolve around their children and successful
careers. Families are typically aged in their late 30s
and 40s, many of whom have school age children.
Parents in this group are the most likely to have a
degree and may have delayed having children until
their careers were established. They now live in goodsized three or four bedroom detached properties,
owned with a considerable mortgage outstanding.
Company car ownership is high. This group are
frequent internet users. They love owning the latest
technology and, in addition to smartphones, they
are the most likely group to own tablets. This is a
healthy group and is one of the more active when it
comes to taking part in sport and keeping in shape.
While far fewer than average smoke and more than
average manage to follow healthy eating guidelines,
these households do drink fairly regularly though
rarely every day. The crime rate is below average in
the residential neighbourhoods where they live and
their fear of crime and of being a victim of crime is
correspondingly low.
Think Communication6
It is often useful to identify how communities wish to be communicated with so that information can be more
effectively disseminated to households and people are more receptive to the message. Experian Mosaic
Public Sector information provides a good indication of the most appropriate methods to use when contacting
households within wards.
The majority of households in this ward are likely to prefer to contact organisations via technology based
means of communication which includes by email (29.5%), by phone (20.9%) or online (22.4%). This is similar
to the borough and national averages. When looking at how residents in this ward like to be contacted, email
(59%) is likely to be the most popular form of communication; however 21.9% are likely to prefer not to be
contacted at all.
The vast majority of households in this ward (64.9%) are likely to prefer receiving offers and promotions by
email, with via the post (17.7%) as the second most preferable means of communication. The least preferable
means are likely to be by mobile phone (0.7%), by text message (2.0%) and landline (1.3%). This preference is
mirrored both across the borough and nationally.
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Deprivation (IMD 2010)4
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The ward is the 5th least deprived out of the 26 in
the borough
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There are 76 (5.0% of) children (aged 0-15) living
in income deprived households, this is much
lower than in the borough (21.8%)
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There are 258 (10.3% of) adults aged 60 and over
living in households receiving pension guarantee
credit, this is much lower than in the borough
(20.3%)
Overall deprivation
6,672 84.1%
Income
6,733 84.9%
Employment
5,405 68.1%
IMD domains
The table shows where the ward has been ranked compared to other wards in the country. The wards in
the country are ranked from the most deprived (1) to least deprived (7,934). The rank is also provided as a
proportion of the wards in the country, where 0.01% is the most deprived and 100% is the least.
Health and disability
3,406 42.9%
Education, skills & training
7,083 89.3%
Barriers to housing & services 4,260 53.7%
Crime deprivation
6,693 84.4%
Living environment
7,718 97.3%
Deprivation within ward
IMD is made available for smaller areas than wards to identify pockets of deprivation.
The areas are called Census lower super output areas (LSOAs) and have a population of around 1,500. They do
not fit neatly into the ward boundaries.
The different colours on the map show where the LSOA has been ranked compared with all the other LSOAs in
the country. This is on a scale from red (LSOA is within the 20% most deprived LSOAs in the country) to green
(LSOA is within the 20% least deprived LSOAs in the country). When the colour varies throughout the ward,
this shows that there is variance in the level of deprivation.
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Economic Regeneration and Transport
Economic Activity and
Unemployment2
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74% of working age residents aged 16 to 64
year olds are employed which is higher than the
borough average of 69% (March 2013)
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1.2% of working age residents aged 16 to 64
and 1.7% of 18 to 24 year olds are claiming Job
Seekers Allowance (JSA), both are lower than the
borough averages of 3.5% and 6.5% (Nov 2014)
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0.2% of working age residents aged 16 to 64 year
olds claiming JSA have been unemployed for over
1 year, which is lower than the borough average
of 1.2% (Nov 2014)
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6.2% of working age residents aged 16 to 64 are
receiving key benefits, which is lower than the
borough average of 14.6% (May 2013)
Transport1
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4.9% of residents travel to work by bus or train,
lower than the borough average of 7.1%
8.1% of residents have elementary occupations
and 4.5% are process, plant and machine
operatives, both are lower than the borough
averages of 11.5% and 8.4%. Elementary
occupations consist of mostly routine tasks, often
involving the use of hand-held tools and often
some physical effort. E.g. Cleaners, labourers,
factory worker
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6.8% of residents travel to work on foot, lower
than the borough average of 8.1%
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12.4% of households are likely to have a net
annual household income less than £15,000,
which is lower than the borough average of 23.5%
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14.1% of residents work in retail or wholesale,
which is lower than the borough average of 16.6%
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9% of economically active residents are selfemployed, which is higher than the borough
average of 6%
19.9% of households are likely to be finding it
difficult or very difficult to cope on household
income, which is lower than the borough average
of 29.5%
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4.1% of households are unlikely to hold a current
account, which is lower than the borough average
of 6.8%
Occupation and Industry
1
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Income and Benefits6
Qualifications1
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14.1% of adults have no qualifications, which is
lower than the borough average of 24.8%
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40.1% of 16-74 year olds have a degree, HNC or
professional qualification which is higher than
the borough average of 22.8%
Internet use6
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89.9% of households are likely to surf the internet
every or most days, which is the same as the
borough average of 89.9%
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54.1% of households are likely to use Facebook
and 20.4% are likely to use Twitter every/most
days, both are lower than the borough averages
of 59.2% and 21.5%
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Environment and Housing
Environment
Housing
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13.5% of households are in fuel poverty; this is
lower than the borough average of 16.8% (2011)2
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2.5% (3) of the borough’s (122) fly tipping
incidents took place in this ward (2014/15)5
The average house price for all sold property
types is £218,790; this is higher than the borough
average of £145,820 (2012/13)2
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79% of residents own a house; this is higher than
the borough average of 69%. 7% live in socially
rented accommodation and 13% live in private
rented accommodation, the former lower and the
latter the same as the borough average of 17%
and 13% respectively1
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11% of households live in properties that fall
into Council Tax Band A, this is lower than the
borough average of 42% (Aug 2013)5
Arts, Culture and Leisure
Sport and Leisure6
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13.1% of households are likely to participate
in Sport for up to 2 hours a week and 14.6% of
households are likely to participate in Sport for
over 2+ hours a week. This is higher than the
borough averages of 11.7% and 12.3%
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41.4% of households are not likely to exercise
by jogging, walking or going to the gym. This is
lower than the borough average of 48.2%
Culture6
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67.0% of households are likely to have attended
a performance in a theatre and 43.1% are likely
to have visited an art gallery or exhibition, this is
higher than the borough averages of 56.7% and
35.7%
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Community Safety
Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour7
Fires (2013/14)8
The recorded crimes for 2013/14 were as follows:
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There were a total of 303 crimes reported in
the ward, giving a crime rate of 31 per 1,000
population, which is lower than the rate for the
borough of 57.2
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The domestic violence crime rate was 1.4 per
1,000 population, which is lower than the rate for
the borough of 3.9
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2% (55) of the borough’s (2,220) criminal damage
and arson offences took place in this ward
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0% (0) of the borough’s (398) sexual offences took
place in this ward
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3% (97) of the borough’s (3,773) theft offences
took place in this ward
0 deliberate primary and 1 deliberate secondary
fires took place in this ward. Together these fires
accounted for 0% (1) of all deliberate primary and
secondary fires in the borough (544)
Primary fires include those to buildings, vehicles
or involve casualties, rescues, or are attended by
five or more appliances. Other fires are counted as
secondary fires, such as to grassland, trees and
refuse.
Adult Services
Provide unpaid care1
Older people1
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11.5% (478) of households are occupied by a
person aged 65+ living on their own, this is lower
than the borough average of 11.9%
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10.5% (437) of households are occupied by one
family who are all aged 65+, this is higher than
the borough average of 8.1%
11.5% (1,122) of residents provide unpaid care,
this is higher than the borough average of 10.4%
Adults receiving support through
Social Care (2013/14)5
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3.5% (272) of the clients receiving adult social
care services and support live in the ward and 4.2
(111) of new clients live in the ward. 3.3% of adult
residents are service users which is lower than
the borough average of 5.1%
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3.3% (60) of the clients receiving a home care
service, which has been commissioned by the
Council, live in the ward. 0.7% of adult residents
receive this service which is lower than the
borough average of 1.2%
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Children and Young People
Early Years (Dec 2014)5
Post 16 ( 2013)2
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92.4% of school leavers continued into full time
education, this is higher than for the borough
average of 89.7%.
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0.0% of school leavers engaged in government
supported training schemes, compared to the
borough average of 1.8%.
321 children aged 0-4 years were registered at
children’s centres. Of these, 77% had been seen
in a children’s centre in the last 24 months, this
is lower than for the borough (81%)
School Years5
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5% of pupils (Reception to Year 11) were eligible
for Free School meals. This is lower than the
borough total of 20% (Oct 2014)
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5.4% of school leavers were engaged in full time
employment, higher than the borough average of
4.9%.
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13% of all children and young people (Nursery
age to Year 14) were recorded with a level of or
involvement for Special Education Needs, this is
lower than the borough total of 15% (Oct 2014)
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0.0% of school leavers were not in education,
employment or training (NEET), compared to the
borough average of 2.5%
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0.0% of school leavers were NEET as they are
unavailable to work due to being a carer, a teen
parent or having a long term illness or disability,
compared to the borough average of 1.9% (SBC
Dec 2014)5
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The Schools Performance Tables for the Ward for
2014 show:
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62% of pupils achieved a good level of
development at Early Years foundation stage
(measured at the end of the reception year)
this is higher than the borough outcome of
50%
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88% of pupils achieved level 4+ (the expected
level in the Year 6 SAT’s) in combined
Reading, Writing and Maths at Key Stage 2;
this is higher than the borough outcome of
80%.
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76% of pupils achieved the level 2 threshold
(5 A* to C, GCSE or equivalent)including
English and Maths at Key Stage 4; this is
higher that the borough outcome of 55%
Children’s Services (Nov 2014)5
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1.1% of the children are children in need. This is
lower than the borough average. (2.2%)
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0.1% of the children are subject to a child
protection plan, this is lower than for the borough
(0.6%)
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0.0% of the children are children in care,
compared the borough average. (0.6%)
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Child Poverty (2012)2
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7.4% of children (aged 0-15) are living in
households claiming out of work benefits, this is
much lower than the borough average of 22.7%
Health and Wellbeing
General Health and Life Expectancy
Children and Young People’s Health
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Life expectancy rates are among the highest
across the Borough (2008-12)9
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Life expectancy for males is 82.9 years, higher
than the average for the Borough (77.8 years).
Life expectancy for females is 85.1 years, this
is also higher than the average for the Borough
(81.9 years)
3.6% of births were of low birth weight (less than
2500g), this is lower than the borough average of
7.2% (2010-12)9
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76% of mothers initiated breast feeding, this
is higher than the borough average of 58.2%,
whereas 53.7% of mothers were breastfeeding
at 6-8 weeks, this is higher than the borough
average of 27.2% (2013/14)10
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Tooth decay in children is lower than the borough
average. The mean number of decayed, missing
and filled teeth in 5-year-old children is 0.39,
compared to the borough average of 1.12 teeth
(2011/12)10
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8.1% of measured children in reception year were
obese, this is lower than the borough average of
9.7% (2010/11-2012/13)9
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15.7% of measured children in year 6 were obese,
this is lower than the borough average of 21.1%
(2010/11-2012/13)9
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Under 18 conception rates are estimated to be
lower than the borough average. The under 18
conception rate is 16.2 per 1,000 females aged
15-17, compared to the rate for the borough of
38.1 (2010-12)10
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85.1% of people reported that they are in good or
very good health, this is higher than the borough
average of 79.9%1
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3.5% of people reported that they were in bad or
very bad health, this is lower than the borough
average of 6.3%1
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15% of people have a long-term health problem
or disability. This is lower than the borough
average of 19.0%)1
Adult Health9
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Emergency hospital admissions are lower than
the borough average (Standardised admission
ratio (SAR) of 81.1 compared with 122) (2008/9–
2012/13)
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Alcohol related admissions are lower than the
borough average (SAR of 91.1 compared with
129.2)(2008/9–2012/13)
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Drinking is much more likely to be at daily
harmful or dependant levels rather than a result
of binge drinking. 30.2% of adults binge drink,
this is higher than the borough average of 28.0%
(2006-08)
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28.5% of adults consume five or more portions of
fruit and vegetables per day, this is higher than
the borough average of 21.9% (2006-8)
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22.7% of adults are considered obese (body
mass index (BMI) of 30 or over), this is lower the
borough average of 27.7% (2006-8)
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References
Census 2011
1
Tees Valley Unlimited
2
Office for National Statistics
3
Department of Communities and Local Government. Ward figures were calculated by Tees Valley Unlimited
and figures for supplementary indices sourced from Public Health England.
4
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
5
Experian Mosaic Public Sector 2014 (2010 segmentation most recent available for Culture)
6
Cleveland Police. Ward figures are from their OLAB Database and figures for the borough from their Official
Crime Statistics
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Cleveland Fire Brigade
8
Local Health Profiles 2014, Public Health England
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Tees Valley Public Health Shared Service
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Useful Sources for Further Statistics and Information:
APHO Health Profiles
Catalyst
Department of Education
Health and Social Care Information Centre
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
Local Health Profiles
National Adult Social Care Intelligence Service
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Official Labour Market Statistics (NOMIS)
OFSTED
ONS Neighbourhood statistics
Sport England Research
Tees Public Health
Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU)
For further information, contact [email protected] or 01642 528554
Profile created March 2015 (data collected in December 2014)
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