Neighbourhood Profile Whitefield
Neighbourhood Profile Whitefield
Welcome to Whitefield’s Neighbourhood Profile
This profile provides an insight into the neighbourhood of Whitefield. It is one of the five neighbourhoods within Bury, and it comprises of
three wards: Unsworth, Besses and Pilkington Park.
There are around 30,000 people living in Whitefield, which constitutes 16% of the total population in Bury. 9.5% of residents in Whitefield are from a Black and Minority Ethnic background, which is lower than the proportion in Bury and England.
Within Whitefield life expectancy is slightly mixed, as Besses ward has the highest level of life expectancy for females yet has the lowest life expectancy for males. The highest proportion of the adult population who smoke live in Besses. Additionally, 8% of Whitefield
secondary age children reported using nicotine products at least once a week. • The highest cause of mortality and premature mortality in Whitefield is cancer;
• The highest long term condition recorded prevalence level is for hypertension; • Coronary Heart Disease is the highest cause of emergency hospital admissions for long term conditions, followed by Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The highest levels of deprivation, poverty and Job Seeker Allowance claimants in Whitefield are found around both the centre of Whitefield
including the Besses o’ th’ Barn area, and pockets of Unsworth. In contrast, household income levels are highest in Pilkington Park ward.
Whitefield has had 191 families eligible for help under the Troubled Families programme to date; 135 families have been worked with and 65 (48%) have been successfully turned around as a result of the programme. Besses ward within Whitefield successfully turned around the highest proportion of families (62%). As a whole, children living in Whitefield are achieving a higher standard at Key Stage 1 (5-7
years) and Key Stage 2 (7-11 years) in comparison to Bury and England. Within Whitefield, young people living in Pilkington Park ward achieved the highest rates of A Level attainment in 2018/19.
Adult social care service users within Whitefield have a higher satisfaction with care and support services when compared to Bury and England, with carers having a lower satisfaction rate than Bury and England. Learning Disability is the main primary support reason for
those aged 18-64 in Whitefield, whereas for those aged 65+, it is support with physical mobility issues followed by support with memory and cognition.
There are around 12,900 households within Whitefield. Only 11% of properties are rented privately; 73% are owned or under shared
ownership. There are more married/civil partnership couples and all aged 65 and over households in Whitefield when compared to Bury and England.
The highest cause of domestic noise complaints in Whitefield is dogs, followed by amplified music. The centre of Whitefield which includes the Besses o’ th’ Barn area has the highest levels of reported anti-social behaviour and reported crime.
Please note: In the absence of raw data, some percentages have been aggregated in order to provide a neighbourhood level figure.
For further details or if any further information is required please contact: [email protected]
Originally published November 2019 Date updated Data updated Comment
Version 1 November 2019 Latest data for each area First publication
Version 2 January 2020 Remaining sections included
Version History
This table will be updated once data within the Neighbourhood Profile is refreshed
1. Population and Demographics
1.1. Population Pyramid
1.2. Ethnicity & Language
1.3. Index of Multiple Deprivation
2. Population Health & Wellbeing
2.1. Life Expectancy
2.2. Mortality
2.3. Long Term Conditions
2.4. Smoking
2.5. Alcohol
2.6. Physical Inactivity 2.7. Obesity
3. Education and Skills
3.1. Schools and Colleges
3.2. Early Years
3.3. Education Attainment
4. Health and Social Care Activity
4.1. Early Help
4.2. Adult Social Care
4.3. Primary Care
4.4. Secondary Care
5. Employment and Income
5.1. Median Income
5.2. Disability Living Allowance/ Personal Independence Payment
5.3. Benefits
5.4. Poverty and Fuel Poverty
5.5. Key Businesses
5.6. Community & Voluntary
6. Housing
6.1. Tenure
6.2. Social and Private Rented Housing
7. Environment
7.1. Noise Complaints (Domestic & Commercial)
7.2. Accumulations and Hoarding
7.3. Fly Tipping
7.4. Transport
8. Crime & Safety
8.1. Crime
8.2. Fire Safety
Contents
Click a header to go to the data
1. Population and Demographics
Population Pyramid
The Population pyramid compares the percentage of the population in five year age bands for Whitefield (which is in a bar formation) to the percentage of the equivalent Bury population (which is the line at the edge of the bars). The colours of the bars are as follows:
Pale blue – there is a higher percentage of people in this age band within Whitefield compared to Bury.
Teal – there is a lower percentage of people in this age band within Whitefield compared to Bury.
From the above pyramid Whitefield has a higher percentage of males and females aged 45 and over than the total percentage overall in
Bury, with the exception of 65-69 year old females.
Figure 1: Percentage of Male and Female Population in Whitefield compared against the percentage of Male and Female Bury Population [MYE 2018]
The table on the right is the estimated population within Whitefield for Males, Females and All Persons Source: ONS Mid-Year Estimates (MYE) [2018]
Sources: ONS Census 2011; Mid-Year Estimates 2018 Whitefield Bury
Total Population (Mid-Year Estimates 2018) 30,045 190,108
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) population (Census 2011) 2,852 20,028
Population whose ethnicity is not 'White UK' (Census 2011) 4,235 27,163
Population who cannot speak English well or at all (Census 2011)
225 2,144
1. Population and Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation Ethnicity and Language
The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2019 provide a set of relative measures of deprivation for small areas across England, based on seven domains of deprivation. The domains are:
Income, Employment, Education, Skills and Training, Health and Disability, Crime, Barriers to Housing and Services, and Living
Environment.
Within Whitefield, the highest area of deprivation is within Besses
ward.
Taken from the last Census, this is the most recent data available about ethnicity and language within Whitefield.
Whitefield has a lower BME population and number of residents
whose ethnicity is not White UK than both the Bury average and
the England average.
Figure 2: Percentage of Ethnicity and Language [Census 2011]
Source: MHCLG [2019]
2. Population Health & Wellbeing
Healthy Life Expectancy Life Expectancy
Healthy Life Expectancy is calculated at middle super output area for
females and males and is based on mid-year estimates of the population, Mortality data and Annual Population Survey data.
Whitefield has high levels of healthy life expectancy in all wards. Males in Whitefield have a higher proportion in the first quintile.
Life expectancy is calculated at electoral ward level for females and males.
Females within Whitefield are expected to live longer than males within the same neighbourhood. Besses has the lowest level of life
expectancy for males but the highest for females in Whitefield.
Source: Primary Care Mortality & MYE [2013-2017] Source: Census [2011] and Primary Care Mortality, Annual Population Survey & MYE [2013-2017]
Source: Public Health England Whitefield Bury
All Causes of Premature Mortality - under 75 (2013-2017)
470 3,104
All Cancer - under 75 213 1,174
All Circulatory Disease - under 75 100 700
Source: Public Health England Whitefield Bury
All Causes of Mortality (2013-2017) 1,496 9,091
All Cancer 458 2,440
All Circulatory Disease 378 2,300
Coronary Heart Disease 183 1,179
Stroke 89 551
Respiratory Diseases 183 1,270
Causes considered preventable 311 1,918
Cancer is the highest cause of premature mortality in Whitefield, and is significantly higher than Bury and England.
To compare Whitefield with the rest of Bury and England, the data has been standardised into a ratio (where England is treated
as 100).
Whitefield is significantly better than the Bury average but worse than England average for all causes of premature mortality.
Cancer is the highest cause of mortality for people in Whitefield followed by circulatory disease. This is consistent with the highest
causes of mortality in Bury.
To compare Whitefield with the rest of Bury and England, the data has been standardised into a ratio (where England is treated as 100). This shows that per population, Whitefield is better than the Bury
average for all causes of mortality apart from cancer. The highest standardised rate for mortality within Whitefield is cancer, and the
lowest is respiratory disease.
Figure 4: Causes of Mortality (all ages) - Standardised Mortality Ratios
[2013-2017]
Figure 3: Causes of Mortality - Standardised Mortality Ratios [2013-2017]
2. Population Health & Wellbeing
Premature Mortality Mortality
Source: GP Registers, June 2019
Whitefield
Expected Prevalence
Recorded Prevalence
Percentage of the GP registered population
Atrial Fibrillation 2.69% 2.21%
Coronary Heart Disease 5.31% 3.69%
COPD* 4.14% 2.27%
Hypertension 25.91% 16.82%
Chronic Kidney Disease 6.07% 4.29%
Type 2 Diabetes 8.85% 7.60%
*COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Expected prevalence figures are based on the latest available prevalence
models applied to current practice populations. The recorded prevalence is as a percentage of the registered population for the given criteria; for example, for Hypertension this is the full registered population, whereas
the Type 2 diabetes measure is based on those aged 16+.
Hypertension has historically had a significant gap between expected
and recorded prevalence.
Census information shows the number of individuals with a limiting illness or disability. The question in the Census asks if
they have a long-term health problem or disability that limits their day-to-day activities, and has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months.
Whitefield has areas where they are over 400 residents living with limiting illness or disability. Pilkington Park generally has
low numbers of residents living with illness or disability.
Source: Census [2011] (ONS)
Figure 5: Prevalence of Long Term Conditions in Bury (Expected vs. Recorded)
Long Term Condition Prevalence
Limiting Illness or Disability
2. Population Health & Wellbeing
Smoking prevalence within Whitefield varies across the wards, with around 300 more people smoking in Besses than Unsworth. There is a 3.1% difference between Pilkington Park and Besses.
In regards to the Bury Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey, it is important to note that only 55% of secondary pupils
who took part returned a valid postcode that could be matched to a neighbourhood. Figure 7 shows that 8% of respondents of the survey living in Whitefield use nicotine products at least once a week.
Source: Ash Ready Reckoner Tool [2019] Number of smokers 18+
Whitefield 4,250
Besses 1,587
Pilkington Park 1,375
Unsworth 1,288
Figure 6: Estimated Cost to Society of Smoking Source: Ash Ready Reckoner Tool [2019]
Ward Level Smoking Prevalence
2. Population Health & Wellbeing - Smoking
Source: Ash Ready Reckoner Tool [2019]
Figure 7: Percentage of children who report any experience with
nicotine products (tobacco, vapour, shisha) Source: Bury Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey [2018-19]
Source: Local Health Profile (narrow definition) Whitefield Bury
Admissions from harm and injury - as a result of alcohol
814 5,317
2. Population Health & Wellbeing - Alcohol
Alcohol misuse
Data has been obtained from the Licensing Office to show how many places in Whitefield have a license to sell alcohol.
Within Whitefield, there are 58 premises licensed to sell alcohol, which accounts for less than 15% of the 450 alcohol
licenses across Bury.
Figure 8 shows admissions to hospital where the primary diagnosis is an alcohol-related condition, or a secondary diagnosis is an alcohol-related
external cause. Whitefield has a significantly lower standardised admission rate for alcohol related harm than both Bury overall and the England rate.
Figure 9 shows that less than half of children in Whitefield responded they
have never drunk alcohol. It is important to note that only 55% of secondary pupils who took part in the Bury Children and Young People Health and
Wellbeing Survey returned a valid postcode that could be matched to a neighbourhood.
Figure 8: Hospital stays for alcohol related harm; Standardised Admission
Rates [2013/14 to 2017/18]
Licensed Premises
Figure 9: Percentage of children in Whitefield who report drinking habits Source: Bury Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey [2018-19]
Source: Bury Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey [2018-19] Whitefield Bury
Physical Activity in Children
Did not do hard exercise that lasted more than an hour in the previous week
13.9% 11%
Did 7 days hard exercise that lasted more than an hour in the previous week
1.6% 0.9%
Level of Physical Inactivity
The heat map shows the levels of physical inactivity by middle super output areas within Whitefield.
Physical inactivity levels across Whitefield are high compared to Bury in general.
Source: Census 2011 (ONS); Active Lifestyles (Sport England 2017)
2. Population Health & Wellbeing - Physical Activity
There are over 19 takeaway outlets within Whitefield. This map only includes those outlets that are primarily recorded as “Takeaway - Hot Food”, and “Takeaway - Cold Food”. The majority are within the
east of the neighbourhood along Bury Old Road.
Takeaway Food Outlets
Source: DCRS [2019] BEATS Participants
Whitefield 167
Besses 63
Pilkington Park 59
Unsworth 45
2. Population Health & Wellbeing - Physical Activity
Sports Facilities
There are at least 25 sports facilities available in Whitefield.
Sports facilities include gyms, fitness centres, tennis courts,
running tracks, football pitches etc.
Bury Exercise and Therapy Service (BEATS) Activity data
The BEATS programme provides two services: Exercise and Therapy, and Strength and Balance.
Between January and October 2019 there have been approximately 1,200 participants across Bury. Around 14% of these have been
residents within the Whitefield neighbourhood.
Source: Active Places Power [2018]
Figure 10: Activity data from BEATS participants who live in Whitefield; split
by gender Source: DCRS [2019]
The National Childhood Measurement Programme (NCMP) measures the height and weight of children aged 4-5 and 10-11 years in
primary schools, in order to determine their BMI category. The heat maps display Whitefield wards by each BMI weight category. The darker colour represents more children in that area who fall into that category. The data across Bury equals 100%.
The data shown covers 3 academic years, in order to provide a large enough data set for analysis.
2. Population Health & Wellbeing - Overweight & Obesity
Whitefield has seen a healthy weight maintained in both reception and Year 6. Numbers of very overweight children in reception and
those underweight in Year 6 has seen a slight decrease.
Source: Locally collected NCMP data [14/15-16/17 and 15/16-17/18]
Reception (4-5 Year Olds) 2014/15 - 2016/17 Year 6 (10-11 Year Olds)
Reception (4-5 Year Olds) 2015/16 - 2017/18 Year 6 (10-11 Year Olds)
Source: School Census [2017/18] Whitefield Bury
Total Population 4,522 29,818
Nursery 139 1,369
Primary School 2,536 16,745
Secondary School 1,628 11,193
Specialists & Pupil Referral Units 219 511
3. Education and Skills – Schools and Colleges
School Population Schools and Colleges
The school population information refers to state schools only, and does not include any private or independent schools.
Out of all five neighbourhoods, Whitefield most closely reflects the school breakdown of Bury overall. Over half of the schools in
Whitefield are primary schools.
The above map displays schools and colleges located within Whitefield. Other education establishments include specialist
schools and Pupil Referral Units (PRU), and may also include private
or independent schools.
Source: School Census 2017 (DfE)
Figure 11: School Breakdown - Whitefield vs. Bury
Whitefield Bury
Source: School Census 2017 (DfE)
Source: Children’s Services [2017/18] Whitefield Bury
Overall (students) 356 2,362
Boys 194 1,217
Girls 162 1,145
The data above shows the percentage of children (not including specialist schools) in Key Stage 1 (5-7 years) and Key Stage 2 (7-11 years) who met or exceeded the expected standard in
reading, writing and maths at the 11 primary schools within Whitefield.
Whitefield is performing at a higher standard than both Bury as a whole and England at KS1 and KS2 levels.
3. Education and Skills – Early Years
Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2 - Reading, Writing & Maths Good Level of Development
In order to be judged as attaining a Good Level of Development, a child must be achieving or exceeding the expected standard in all prime areas, literacy and mathematics. Should the child fail to meet
one of these areas, then they will not be awarded a Good Level of Development.
The data is based on the location of the school, not where the child lives. In the UK, the Good Level of Development is widely used as a measure of school readiness for entry to Year 1 in KS1.
Figure 12: Percentage of pupils with a Good Level of Development at
age 5
Figure 13: Percentage of children at KS1 and KS2 who met or exceeded the expected level of reading, writing and maths
Source: Children’s Social Care, 2018/19 (NCER)
3. Education and Skills – Education Attainment
A Level Attainment 8
This data refers to all A Levels taken in 2017/18 where a pupil achieved an A Level result of E or above. This is for pupils in state
sixth form colleges and further education colleges, but not from integrated sixth form schools.
Only results from pupils who were aged 16-18 on the 31st August of that academic year with a registered address within Bury are included.
Figure 15: A Level Achievement rates
Source: Individual Learner Record [ILR, 2017/18] (GMCA)
A new secondary school accountability system was introduced in 2016, known as Attainment 8. This measures pupils’ attainment
across 8 qualifications including:
- Maths (double weighted) and English (double weighted, if
both English language and English literature are sat);
- 3 qualifications that count in the English Baccalaureate
(EBacc) measures;
- 3 further qualifications that can be GCSE qualifications
(including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from the DfE
approved list.
The high school in Pilkington Park ward (Philips High School) is performing at a lower level than Bury and England for Attainment
8. Although the high school in Unsworth (Unsworth Academy) is performing at the same level as Bury overall, it is lower than the
England average. Please note there are no high schools in Besses ward, hence its omission from the graph.
Figure 14: Attainment 8 Achievement Rates
Source: Troubled Families 2 Master List Whitefield Bury
Number of eligible families 191 1,257
Number of families worked with 135 910
Number of successful families 65 415
4. Health and Social Care Activity – Children’s Social Care
Troubled Families Team Oasis (Early Help)
This data is taken from the second phase of the Troubled Families programme master list, which contains all families that have been
either identified or worked with since September 2014. Out of all five neighbourhoods in Bury, Whitefield accounts for around only 15% of
all eligible families, but has one of the highest turnaround rates (48%).
In order for a family to be considered as successful as a result of the
programme, each of the criteria that the family has hit must no longer be an issue or be showing significant and sustained improvement in
the right direction.
Figure 16: Families in Whitefield who have successfully been turned
around as a result of the Troubled Families programme by ward
In order to qualify for the Troubled Families programme, a family must have a minimum of one dependent child and hit two of the six
headline criteria listed below: Crime Involvement with Childrens services Education Health needs
Worklessness Domestic Abuse
Team Oasis (Bury’s Children and Young Person’s early help) was established in October 2013 as part of the early help offer in Bury.
The main principle of Team Oasis is to prevent children, young people and their families from needing more specialist intervention and to support and empower families in accessing
universal provision.
Families are supported by Team Oasis through a “Team around
the Family” plan. The map contains the percentage of early help cases by ward as a total of all the Oasis cases in Bury. Within Whitefield, Besses had the highest percentage of cases.
Source: Social Care Record (N.B. numbers less than 5 are not shown for confidentiality)
Rapid Response
Choices for Living Well
Whitefield
Eligible Referrals 73 83
Outcome - home without support 5 13
Outcome - home with support 6 16
Outcome - hospital 11 38
Source: Social Care Record Whitefield Bury
Contacts 1,957 13,371
Resolved by Contact Team 768 5,648
Assessment by Integrated Neighbourhood Team 1,124 7,159
Safeguarding or Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 65 564
Assessments resulting in eligible support needs 169 1,139
Formal Carers Assessments carried out 20 194
4. Health and Social Care Activity – Adult Social Care
Short Term Services Requests for Support
Carers & Users Satisfaction ratings
All residents are entitled to request an assessment under the Care
Act 2014. If they are eligible they may receive a package of support,
either through a direct payment or commissioned services.
Figure 18 (above): ASCOF 2D - Proportion of new clients who received short-
term services, where no further request was made for ongoing support or
support of a lower level Source: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework [2018/19]
Figure 17: Overall Satisfaction with Care and Support Services: "I am
extremely satisfied" or "I am very satisfied".
There are several short term services within Bury that help people return home after a stay in hospital; these services can help people
to continue living as independently as they can.
Rapid response services aim to prevent hospital admissions by providing and arranging equipment, support at home or by placing
a person in emergency respite in order to prevent a carer breakdown.
Source: Adult Social Care Users Survey; Survey of Adult Carers in England [2018/19]
Source: Social Care Record [2018/19]
Whitefield Bury
Number of service users (†numbers less than 5 are not shown for confidentiality)
18-64
Community* 68 478
Direct Payment 70 464
Permanent Nursing 0 8
Permanent Residential † 65
65+
Community* 168 983
Direct Payment 19 205
Permanent Nursing 15 174
Permanent Residential 72 662
*Community includes both Domiciliary Care and Supported Living
4. Health and Social Care Activity – Adult Social Care
Long Term Services
Residents with assessed eligible needs under the Care Act will have a support plan, which describes the level of help required, who is
providing it, and when. Figure 19 shows that the majority of residents in Whitefield aged 65 and over are receiving support in the community.
However, for 18-64 year olds in Whitefield the most common form of support is through a direct payment.
Figure 20 shows that the main primary support reason for 18-64 year olds in Whitefield is Learning Disability. These service users are often
supported within the community. The 65+ population are receiving support for predominantly physical mobility issues, followed by support
with memory & cognition.
Figure 19: Percentage of adult social care support provided in Whitefield of
all support provided in Bury Source: Social Care Record [2018/19]
Figure 20: Age and Support Reason Source: Social Care Record [2018/19]
(N.B. numbers less than 5 are not shown for confidentiality)
Source: Social Care Record [2018/19]
Whitefield Bury
Adult Safeguardings
Concerns 288 2,774
Enquiries 52 514
Conversion Rate 18% 19%
Safeguarding Adults
4. Health and Social Care Activity – Adult Social Care
Residential and Nursing Homes
All safeguardings are classed as a concern; however, a proportion
will proceed to a safeguarding enquiry if the appropriate criteria
are met. After further exploration, some will then progress to a
safeguarding investigation.
Prevention of abuse and neglect is one element of a person’s
wellbeing, which is at the heart of the Care Act (2014). Adult
safeguarding duties apply regardless of where a person lives,
whether they are receiving care, or if they pay for this care
privately.
Figure 21: Proportion of people who use services who feel safe: “I feel as
safe as I want” Source: Adult Social Care Users Survey [2018/19]
There are 6 residential and nursing homes in Whitefield, all bar 1
are rated as “Good”. Some homes may not be visible as others are
located in the same place on the map.
Bury’s care homes have consistently outperformed many of its
neighbouring boroughs.
Source: CQC website [October 2019]
Source: GP Registers, July 2019 Whitefield
GP Resident Population Total 19,619
Blackford House Medical Centre 4,404
The Elms Medical Centre 3,064
The Uplands Medical Practice 3,627
Unsworth Medical Centre 3,318
Registered elsewhere in Bury 5,157
Registered outside of Bury 49
4. Health and Social Care Activity – Primary Care
Population by GP Practice GP and Health Services Map
Around three quarters of residents in Whitefield are registered at
a GP surgery within their neighbourhood. Some GPs may not be visible as others are located in the same place on the map.
Source: NHS Choices [2018]
Figure 22: Percentage split of resident population by registered
neighbourhood
Source: SUS 2018/19 Whitefield Bury
Total A&E Attendances 7,739 52,658
Total Emergency Admissions 3,316 21,983
Total First Attendances 8,661 53,355
Total Elective Admissions 5,553 33,148
Source: Public Health England, NHS Digital Whitefield Bury
Emergency hospital admissions - All Causes [2013/14-2017/18]
16,385 100,726
Emergency hospital admissions - CHD* 473 2,659
Emergency hospital admissions - stroke 274 1,476
Emergency hospital admissions - MI* 242 1,285
Emergency hospital admissions - COPD* 313 1,995
*CHD: Coronary Heart Disease; MI: Myocardial Infarction; COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
4. Health and Social Care Activity – Secondary Care
Whitefield has an above average number of:
- A&E Attendances for Ophthalmological and Cardiac
Conditions;
- Emergency admissions for Thoracic Procedures and Cardiac
Disorders;
- Outpatient activity for many specialties including Trauma &
Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Gynaecology, Cardiology;
- Elective admissions for Digestive System Procedures and
Disorders;
- Elective admissions for Haematological Procedures and
Disorders;
- Elective admissions for Orthopaedic Non-Trauma
Disorders;
- Elective admissions for Eyes and Periorbita Procedures and
Disorders.
Outpatient attendances are from any referral source, not purely GP-driven demand.
Admissions are broken down by HRG sub-chapter* to give a more detailed overview than speciality, although many areas fall under General Medicine.
*HRG subchapters are used to categorise activity within NHS
Figure 23: Emergency Hospital Admissions - Standardised Admission
Ratios [2013/14-2017/18] (Estimated from MSOA data)
Emergency Hospital Admissions - Long Term Conditions Hospital Activity
7. Employment and Income
Disability Living Allowance/ Personal Independence Payments
There is some variation in Whitefield between the percentages of
people claiming DLA and PIP. There are pockets in Besses and Unsworth wards that have the highest percentage of claimants for both DLA and PIP.
Median Income
This layer shows the median household income across Greater Manchester by LSOA taken from CACI Paycheck 2018 data via
Mapping GM, people and communities map.
Source: CACI Paycheck [2018]
5. Employment and Income – Median Income and DLA/PIP
Personal Independence
Payments by LSOA as % of Bury total as at May 2018
Disability Living Allowance
Payments by LSOA as % of Bury
total as at May 2018
Source: DWP Stat Explore May 2018
Source: NOMIS [2017/18] Whitefield Bury
Employment Benefit Claimants
Unemployment rate (measured by JSA claimants) 2.2% 2.5%
Long term unemployment (JSA) [calculated by unemployment rate/1000]
2.6% 3.3%
Claiming job seekers allowances* 403 2,893
Claiming job seekers allowances > 1 year 47 380
*monthly averages
This map displays Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) within Whitefield and is heat mapped to show the percentage of households claiming both universal credit and housing benefit.
There are pockets of the highest areas of those claiming universal credit and housing benefit within each of Whitefield’s three wards,
namely around the centre of Whitefield, which includes Besses o’ th’ Barn, and around the Rufford Drive area of Unsworth.
This table illustrates the proportion of residents claiming Job
Seekers Allowance (JSA), which was the benefit available prior to Universal Credit. The unemployment rate in Whitefield is similar
to the Bury average. However, long term unemployment is significantly lower in Whitefield when compared to the whole of Bury.
Source: DWP Stat Explore Oct 2018
Figure 24: Universal Credit & Housing Benefit Claims
Benefits (JSA, Universal Credit and Housing Benefit) & Employment
5. Employment and Income - Benefits
Source: Census 2011; Dept of Energy & Climate change 2016 Whitefield Bury
Households and their living environment
Fuel Poverty 1,487 9,354
Pensioners living alone, 2011 1,846 9,658
5. Employment and Income – Poverty and Fuel Poverty
Fuel Poverty
Whitefield is similar to the Bury and England averages for both fuel poverty and pensioners living alone.
Whitefield has the lowest level of fuel poverty out of all five neighbourhoods within Bury.
Poverty
Whitefield is heat mapped at the Middle Super Output Area level
(MSOA) to show the percentage of households in poverty, using model-based households in poverty estimates. These estimates are the percentage of households below 60% of the median income,
before housing costs.
The highest areas of poverty displayed are around the centre of
Whitefield which includes the Besses o’ th’ Barn and Oak Bank areas,
and also around the Hollins and Pilsworth areas of Unsworth.
Source: ONS [2014]
Figure 25: Percentage of housing & living environment indicators
[2011]
Community and Voluntary Sector Key Businesses
Each service within the community and voluntary sector has been
placed into the categories listed in the key to the map. Note that:
Care services includes cleaning/shopping/care homes/care at home companies;
Housing includes supported living as well as support services;
SEND services includes schools and businesses that have SEND
provision.
The map highlights by postcode where businesses are located
within Whitefield, including small to medium enterprises. The
categories note the type of company.
Source: The Bury Directory
Community Interest Company Industrial and Provident Society Limited Liability Partnership PRI/LBG/NSC1 PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC2 Private Limited Company Private Unlimited Public Limited Company 1 (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of ‘Limited’ exemption) 2 (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Source: Companies House; Economic Development & European Policy
5. Employment and Income – Key Businesses and Community and Voluntary Sector
Source: Census [2011] Whitefield
One person household: Aged 65 and over 1,846
One person household: Other 2,118
One family only: All aged 65 and over 1,197
One family only: Married couple 4,409
One family only: Cohabiting couple 1,122
One family only: Lone Parent 1,488
Other household types: With dependent children 258
Other household types: All full-time students 1
Other household types: All aged 65 and over 41
Other household types: Other 361
Source: Census [2011] Whitefield
Household spaces with at least one usual resident 12,841
Household spaces with no usual residents 605
Whole house or bungalow: Detached 2,802
Whole house or bungalow: Semi-detached 5,496
Whole house or bungalow: Terraced (including end terrace) 3,223
Flat, maisonette or apartment: Purpose build flats 1,744
Flat, maisonette or apartment: Part of a converted/shared house 78
Flat, maisonette or apartment: In a commercial building 101
Caravan or other mobile/temporary structure 2
6. Housing - Tenure
Living Arrangements
A household space listed with no usual residents may still be used by short-term residents, visitors who were present on census night, or a combination of short-term residents and visitors.
Vacant household spaces and household spaces that are used as second addresses, are also classified in census results as
'household spaces with no usual residents'.
Whitefield is similar to Bury and England, however there is a higher percentage of semi-detached houses than both Bury and
England, and a higher percentage of detached houses than Bury overall.
Household Composition
In Whitefield, there are more married/civil partnership couples and
all aged 65 and over households than the Bury and England
percentages.
Figure 26: Percentage of Household
composition for Whitefield,
compared to Bury and England
Figure 27: Percentage breakdown of housing
Source: Census [2011] Whitefield Bury
All Tenure types 12,841 78,113
Owned 9,303 54,395
Shared ownership (part owned and part rented) 29 247
Social rented 1,917 11,703
Private rented 1,439 10,774
Living rent free 153 994
6. Housing – Social and Private Rented Housing
Private Rented Homes
There are nearly 13,000 households within Whitefield, with 73%
of these being either Owned or Shared Ownership.
Only 11% of tenures within the area are rented privately. Figure
28 shows how this 11% is made up, the majority of which is privately arranged.
Social Housing
This information only covers properties owned and managed by Six Town Housing and not any other Housing Associations within
the borough.
Approximately 11% of all Six Town Housing properties in Bury are located in Whitefield.
Source: Six Town Housing [2019]
Figure 28: Private Rented breakdown in Whitefield
7. Environment - Environmental Health
Commercial Noise Complaints Domestic Noise Complaints
In Whitefield, there were 76 domestic noise complaints for 2018/19, which accounts for 16% of the total across Bury. The highest reason
for the complaints in Whitefield was dogs, followed by amplified music.
There were only 9 commercial noise complaints in Whitefield for
2018/19, which accounts for just 12% of all complaints across Bury. More than half (5) of the complaints in Whitefield were regarding Machinery/Processes.
Source: Environmental Health [2018/19]
Hoarding Accumulations
There were 8 instances of hoarding recorded by Environmental
Health in 2018/19. This accounts for just 9% of all reports across Bury.
Within Whitefield, there were 79 reported accumulations during 2018/19, accounting for 13% of all those reported in Bury.
Accumulations often occur on private property and are a general accumulation of household waste and rubbish.
7. Environment - Environmental Health
Source: Environmental Health [2018/19]
7. Environment - Environmental Health
Fly-Tipping
There were 39 instances of fly tipping reported in Whitefield throughout 2018/19. This accounts for 15% of all reports within
Bury.
Greenspace Sites
The above map displays all types of greenspace sites within
Whitefield. This is inclusive of parks and other community land for both sports and recreation.
Source: Ordinance Survey [2018]
Source: Environmental Health [2018/19]
Source: Bury Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey [2018-19]
Whitefield Bury
All Respondents 199 1,180
Car 71 416
School Bus 1 43
Bus 3 55
Taxi 2 17
Train 2 16
Bicycle 5 20
Walk 109 585
Other 6 28
7. Environment
Transport Links
The map displays the public transport links within Whitefield. The
dark green lines denote bus routes, with the light green and red lines being cycle routes. The Metrolink is displayed in yellow.
Source: TfGM [2019]
Active Travel - School and College
Whitefield had the second largest number of respondents of the survey with 199 children filling it in. This accounts for approximately 17% of
the total respondents. 90% of children in Whitefield travel to school either by walking or by car.
It is important to note that only 55% of secondary pupils who took part in the Bury Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey returned a valid postcode that could be matched to a neighbourhood.
8. Crime & Safety – Crime
Reported Crime
The above map displays Middle Super Output Areas (MSOA) within Whitefield and is heat mapped to show the percentage of reported
crime.
The highest areas displayed are around the centre of Whitefield,
around the Besses o’ th’ Barn area.
Anti-Social Behaviour
Source: Home Office [2017]
The highest areas in regards to reported Anti-Social Behaviour during 2017 displayed are around the centre of Whitefield which includes the Besses o’ th’ Barn and Lily Hill areas.
Source: Home Office [2017]
8. Crime & Safety – Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS)
Base Risk Model
Taken from the GMFRS annual report the highlighted areas identify pockets of ‘at risk’ communities, and are subsequently
used to target resources.
Furthermore, as this is available at Lower Super Output Area, this
level of geography is also compatible with IMD. The risk modelling assesses the frequency of incidents and their magnitude in terms of the number of resulting casualties. The risk model is updated
on a yearly basis, with the most recent published in 2016/17.
Public and Commercial Buildings
The map illustrates the number of commercial building fires which have occurred in Whitefield between 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2015.
In general, public and commercial buildings are the places where large numbers of people are at risk. However, the rates of fires,
injuries and fatalities is relatively low as employers and owners are required to comply with fire safety legislation, and premises
are subject to a risk-based audit and inspection programme.
Source: GMFRS 2016/17 Source: GMFRS 2016/17