Ashton Waterloo Ward Profile 2019

MAP

Population

Wide Age Groups

2017 Population Estimate

increase of 407 since 2013

Male Population Female Population

The population of Ashton Waterloo is just smaller than the Tame-

side average of 11,796 people. 62.3% of this population is between

the ages of 16 and 64 years old, which is just more than the bor-

ough average of 62%.

Since 2013, all three of the wider age bands have increased in size.

The white population of Ashton Waterloo is 85.1%, which is lower

than the Tameside average of 91%; the Indian population, however,

exceeds the average value of 2%.

Pakistani Population

11,608 49.1% 50.9%

White Population

85.1% Indian Population

5.9% 4.1%

Bangladeshi Population

1.5% Other Population

3.4%

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 69.5% in 2017

Those with NVQ level 4+

61.7% 61.0% 18.4%

NVQ Level 1 Holders No Qualifications

19.8% Apprentices

8.5% 20.0%

NVQ Level 4+ Holders NVQ Level 2 Holders

19.8% NVQ Level 3 Holders

13.5% 18.4%

32.7% of GCSE students in Ashton Waterloo achieve grades 5

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

low the Tameside average of 40.8%; Waterloo’s good pass per-

centage is the lowest of the Ashton wards.

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

with Tameside’s average value being 66%.

19.8% of residents have no qualifications, which is slightly above

the Tameside average of 19%.

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

Employment, Income, and Deprivation

Ashton Waterloo is slightly more deprived than the Tameside aver-

age; the IMD deprivation score for Ashton Waterloo is 28.9, which is

slightly higher than the borough’s average score of 28.8.

The proportion of children living in poverty in the ward, 35.0%, is 5.5%

above the Tameside average.

On average, 70% of adults in Tameside are employed, so Ashton Wa-

terloo’s employment rate of 69.9% is just below average for the bor-

ough. The proportion of students in the area is exactly equal to the

average value of 5.1%.

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

35.0% 69.9% 3.2%

Students Employees

61.8% Self-Employed

8.1% 5.1%

Retired

5.3% Out of Work

7.9% Ward Deprivation Score

(IMD 2015)

28.9

Housing

Tenure type pie chart

Fuel Poverty Overcrowding Central Heating Installation

10.1% 5.8% 97.2%

Terraced Houses Detached Houses

11.1% Semi-Detached Houses

44.8% 29.9%

Commercial Property Flats Purpose Built Flats

12.5% Converted Flats

1.0% 0.6%

The majority of properties in Ashton Waterloo are owner occu-

pied, with average market sale prices lower the Tameside av-

erage of £139,412. The percentage of private rented homes in

Ashton Waterloo is lower than the Tameside average of

14.2%.

10.1% of households are in fuel poverty, which is just below

the average of 10.2%, and there are a below average number

of homes without central heating installed; the Tameside aver-

age central heating installation percentage is 97.3%.

44.8% of the residences in Ashton Waterloo are semi-

detached houses or bungalows, this is much more than the

Tameside average value of 37.5%.

Mean House Sale Prices

Tenure Types

Community

Ashton Waterloo has fewer hot food takeaways and licenced prem-

ises per 1000 people than the Tameside average, and has lower

than average travel times to the nearest GP’s surgery both with and

without use of a car.

There is one GP surgery in the ward, which has been not rated ei-

ther good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, which

monitors healthcare practices nationally.

Ashton Waterloo has one pharmacy, which along with those in the

neighbouring wards, mean that the area has sufficient pharmacy ac-

cess just like the rest of Tameside.

Voter Turnout

2016 Local Elections

Travel Time to hospital

Walking or Public Transit

GP’s Surgeries

rated Good or Outstanding

31.5% 26 Mins 0 / 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

Ashton Waterloo has above average hospital admission rates, particularly for

self harm, although admissions for COPD are slightly below average. The

prevalence of childhood obesity in both year six and reception class children is

slightly lower than the Tameside average.

The biggest cause of death in Ashton Waterloo is cancer, which is responsible

for one in three of all deaths in the ward.

The male healthy life expectancy is lower than the Tameside average of 58.1

years, while the female healthy life expectancy is higher than the average val-

ue of 57.6 years old.

Healthy Life Expectancy

Years for Men

Healthy Life Expectancy

Years for Women

Deaths from Cancer

(Biggest Cause of Death)

57.3 59.3 1 in 3

Hospital Admission Rates per 100,000 people

Childhood Obesity Percentages

Under-75 Mortality Rates per 100,000 people

Crime & Safety

The total crime rate in Ashton Waterloo is lower than the Tameside

average of 207.7 offences per 1000 people. Ashton Waterloo has a

lower rate of anti-social behaviour offences than the Tameside aver-

age, and also has a significantly below average rate of theft per 1000

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

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

Ashton Waterloo has a lower-than-average rate of domestic abuse

offences reported to the police compared to Tameside as a whole,

although 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

7.15 2.07 163.0

Rates of Anti-Social Behaviour Offences per 1000 people

Rates of the Most Common Crimes in Ashton Waterloo

Domestic Abuse

Rate per 1000 people

42.4 Violent & Sexual Offences

Rate per 1000 people

34.7 Theft

Rate per 1000 people

26.8

Rates of Offences per 1000 people