TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Systems and structures
Crime and antisocial behaviour
Infrastructure and belonging
High levels of satisfaction with services in the area, specifically for police, fire and rescue and GP services, but to a lesser degree local hospitals. There is good access to services in terms of distance to travel, particularly for employment centres and further education institutions. Child well being index awards this area quite a low score on housing. Crime score for the child wellbeing score is relatively good, compared to Manchester. However, anti-social behaviour, violent crime, burglary and robbery are relatively high. Residents generally feel less safe during the day and at night, than residents that live in Manchester and/or comparator case study site. A high proportion of people provide unpaid help, and there are high levels of participation in health and education service decision making bodies, as well as decision making bodies that have been set up to tackle crime. Slightly poor child wellbeing housing score. Lower than average proportion of people who feel they belong in their neighbourhood and satisfaction in living in their neighbourhood also low.
Assets: High levels of satisfaction of public services and there is close proximity to public services. Vulnerabilities: Condition of housing. Assets: Good child wellbeing crime score. Vulnerabilities: General fear of crime. Actual crime is higher than the comparator ward average. Assets: A high proportion of people provide unpaid help and participate in local decision making process. Vulnerabilities: A low proportion of people feel a sense of belonging to their neighbourhood.
BLACKLEY assets and vulnerabilities Domains
Description
Life satisfaction
Residents in Blackley experience below the Manchester average levels of life satisfaction. Rate of achieving five GCSEs A*–C is slightly lower than Manchester and comparator rate. High proportion of people with no or low levels of qualifications and high proportion of residents do not stay on post 16. Education child wellbeing score is low.
Education
Health
Self
Public services
Appendix 5
Material wellbeing
Supports
Strong and stable families
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Poor health outcomes. Nearly one in two households have one or more people with a limiting long-term illness. Health and disability score is low in contrast to Manchester and comparator area. Proportion of residents that report good health is lower than the Manchester average. Manchester average ratio of ‘Years of potential life lost’. Smaller number of job seekers, compared to Manchester average and comparator aggregate and average. Lower count of incapacity benefit claimants. However, a higher proportion of people claim for more than 12 months. Relatively high proportion of 18 to 24 year old claimants. Income deprivation affecting older people is low. Comparatively high number of people have County Court Judgments (CCJs).
Blackley has above Manchester rate of married couples and slightly lower rate of households with divorced adults. But there is a high proportion of single pensioner household. Larger number of carers and lone parent claimants.
RAG rating
Assets: None. Vulnerabilities: Poor attainment at GCSEs and participation rate post-16 is low. High proportion of people with poor or low qualifications. Assets: Average ratio for potential life years lost. Vulnerabilities: Poor health outcomes.
Assets: Smaller number of claimants. Good income deprivation affecting older people score. Vulnerabilities: Long-term claimants (for 12 months or more). Degree of exposure to credit and CCJs. Youth unemployment. Assets: Comparatively lower divorce rate. Vulnerabilities: High proportion of one person pensioner households.
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