Anston and Woodsetts ward

Ward description

Population

Ethnicity

Housing and Households

Employment, Benefits and Pension

General Health and Disability

Lifestyles and Specific Health Issues

Education

Crime and Anti-social Behaviour

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015 and 2019

Data sources

Description

Anston and Woodsetts lies in the south east of Rotherham Borough, with a population of 10,920 (2019 estimate). The ward is represented by three members of the Council. The ward contains the villages of North Anston, South Anston, Thorpe Salvin and Woodsetts. The ward is served by four parish councils. The parish of North and South Anston has a population of 9,236 and forms part of a larger urban area with neighbouring Dinnington. The village of Thorpe Salvin in the south has a rural parish with a population of population 440. Woodsetts is a village and rural parish of 1,684 people in the east of the ward. The Park Avenue ward of Dinnington parish is also situated in Anston and Woodsetts.

Suburban housing predominates and is popular with commuters. Although there are deprived pockets including North Anston, the ward is one of the least deprived in Rotherham.

Population by Age

Population change since 2011 -43 (-0.4%) (Rotherham +3.2%)

The population of Anston and Woodsetts ward has hardly changed since 2011 in contrast to the increasing borough population.  The age structure of the population is significantly older that the Rotherham average, with the percentage aged 65+ being well above average.

Ethnicity

Official population ethnicity data is collected and analysed every ten years as part of the National Census. Unfortunately, this breakdown is not included within the annual mid-year estimate statistics published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Local populations can change significantly during the lifetime of this dataset. As a local proxy we therefore utilise the annual School and Pupil Census data to create an estimation of the current ethnicity breakdown.

The table below provides the ward analysis of both the 2011 census and latest School and Pupil census

^{a: 2001 National Census, b: 2020 School and pupil census}

Anston and Woodsetts is the least ethnically diverse ward in Rotherham. It is among the 80% of wards where the white British population exceeds 90%, and the 60% of wards where the 2020 School and Pupil Census shows white British exceeding 90%.

Housing and Households

Dwellings in 2020:  4,895 (4,632 in 2011), Households in 2020: 4,894 (4,632 in 2011)

The number of dwellings in Anston and Woodsetts has increased by 263 (6%) since 2011 and there are 262 more households (6%). A small population drop (-0.4%) as households and dwellings grew means average household size has reduced since 2011.

Anston and Woodsetts is heavily owner occupied with most houses either detached or semi-detached. Most rented housing is semi-detached and there are few flats.

Council Rented Properties in 2020: 399 (347 houses and 52 flats), 8% of dwellings.

Employment, Benefits and Pensions

Employment by Industry

Anston and Woodsetts has a high proportion of local employment in transport, arts & entertainment, construction and production activities. The proportion of employment in the public sector is well below average. Employment levels in the ward depend on opportunities elsewhere as local jobs are only sufficient for 29% of local workers.

Benefits and Pensions (ONS)

The proportion of people claiming benefits of all types in Anston and Woodsetts is well below the Rotherham average.

Child Poverty 2019 (DWP)

Child poverty in Anston and Woodsetts is well below the Borough average.

General Health and Disability

General Health bad or very bad (2011): 5.0% (Rotherham 7.6%, England 5.5%)

Limiting Long Term Illness or Disability (2011): 18.3% (Rotherham 22%, England 17.6%)

Anston and Woodsetts had rates of poor health and disability below the Borough average in 2011 but higher than the national average in the case of disability, reflected in disability benefit claims, although these are below the Borough average.

Lifestyle and Specific Health Issues

Over 80% of health and lifestyle indicators are better (have lower rates) than Rotherham average. Additionally, about a third of indicators are significantly better, particularly in terms of lower rates of deaths from strokes and hospital admissions for COPD. The period the data relates to is explained in the notes.

Compared to Rotherham average, Anston and Woodsetts ward is better for (has lower rates of):

A and E attendances in under 5s (b); admissions for injuries in under 5s (f); deaths from all cancer all ages, from all cancer under 75 years, deaths from all causes all ages, from all causes under 75 years, deaths from causes considered preventable, from circulatory disease all ages, from circulatory disease under 75 years, from coronary heart disease all ages, from respiratory diseases all ages all persons, from stroke all ages all persons (c); emergency hospital admissions for all causes, for CHD, for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, for hip fracture in 65+, Myocardial Infarction and for stroke (d); hospital stays for alcohol related harm (Broad and narrow definition) and self-harm (d); incidence of lung cancer (a); obese Children Year 6 (e).

In contrast, Anston and Woodsetts ward is worse for (has higher rates of):

Hospital admissions for injuries in 15-24 year olds (f); smoking prevalence at 15 years (regular or occasional) (2014); incidence of breast cancer (a).

Anston ward has higher (better) life expectancy at birth compared to Rotherham overall (0.7 years more life expectancy for men and 2.9 years more for women) (c).

The Top 5 better and worse indicators are shown below (see Notes):

Better than Rotherham average

Deaths from stroke all ages all persons (2013-2017) 45.7 Rotherham 97.3

Emergency hospital admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2013/14-2017/18) 89.9 Rotherham 168.1

Incidence of lung cancer (2012-2016) 79.2 Rotherham 128.6

Emergency hospital admissions for stroke (2013/14-2017/18) 74.4 Rotherham 108.7

Deaths from all causes under 75 years (2013-2017) 80.9 Rotherham 115.9

Worse than Rotherham average

Smoking prevalence at 15 years (regular) (2014) 10.9% Rotherham 7.2%

Smoking prevalence at 15 years (regular or occasional) (2014)13.4 Rotherham 10

Incidence of breast cancer (SIR/per 100) (2012-2016) 107.4 Rotherham 93.4

Admissions for injuries in 15-24 year olds (2011/12-2015/16) 140.9 Rotherham 126.3

Back pain prevalence in people of all ages (2013)19.8% Rotherham 18.2%

Notes

Hospital admissions, cancer incidence and death rates are standardised to England (England = 100)

A ratio less than 100 is relatively better, more than 100 is relatively worse.

These are based on 5 years data to produce robust rates at ward level.

Cancer incidence data based on 2012-2016, children emergency admissions/A&E attendances 2013/14-2015/16, deaths 2013-2017, hospital admissions/stays/emergency admissions 2013/14-2017/18, children’s weight indicators 2015/16-2017-18, admissions for injury (children) 2011/12-2015/16.

Data periods: (a) 2012-2016 (b) 2013/14-2015/16 (c) 2013-2017 (d) 2013/14-2017/18 (e) 2015/16-2017/18 (f) 2011/12-2015/16.

Data represents persons all ages unless otherwise specified.

*Modelled prevalence (based on socio-demographic profile and small area population data)

**Persons aged under 75.

‘better’ and ‘worse’ based on differences over 10% from Rotherham average.

Top 5 – Based on statistically significant or largest differences from Rotherham value. Ordering difficult due to comparing different measures (rates, percentages, ratios, life expectancy)

Covid-19

Number of residents who tested positive for Covid-19
(1st January 2020 – 21st March 2021)

Only one other ward has a lower infection rate.

Education

Local Secondary School: Dinnington High School (Academy) and Wales High School (Academy)

Early Years – Good Level of Development - 2019: 77.5% (Rotherham 70.3%, England 71.8)

Key Stage 2 – Reached an expected level in Reading, Writing & Maths - 2019: 61.9% (Rotherham 59%, England 65%)

GCSE attainment in English & Maths - pass at 9-4 level (A*-C) - 2019: 56% (Rotherham average 51.9%)

Primary and secondary attainment in 2019 was above the Rotherham and national averages.

Highest Level of Qualification (2011 Census):

Level 4 or above 20.1% (Rotherham 17.4%, England 27.4%)

No Qualifications 19.3% (Rotherham 29.8%, England 22.5%)

Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Recorded Crime (2020): 573 (52 per 1,000 population) (Rotherham 90 per 1,000)

Recorded ASB (2020): 185 (17 per 1,000 population) (Rotherham 25 per 1,000)

Levels of recorded crime and ASB in Anston and Woodsetts are less than the Rotherham average.

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015 & 2019

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is a Government index for all areas in England. The 2019 index uses 37 indicators across 7 deprivation domains (themes) with a 2013/14 baseline. The IMD is only produced for Lower-level Super Output Areas (SOAs) of which there are 167 in Rotherham (around 8 per ward) and 32,844 in England, each with around 1,500 people. SOAs are ranked across England where 1 is the most deprived. Any rank below 3,285 indicates that an area is within the 10% most deprived areas of England.

Deprivation in Anston and Woodsetts

Deprivation in Anston and Woodsetts is well below the Borough average and in most of the ward is also well below the national average. There is 1 neighbourhood which is more deprived than the ward average, North Anston Central which is within the most deprived 10% of England.

Income deprivation is below average in Anston and Woodsetts for all age groups. Whilst children are more likely to be affected by income deprivation than adults, the level is still well below the Borough average.

The IMD is not published for wards but the average SOA score in Anston and Woodsetts is 17 (15 in 2015), well below the Rotherham average score of 29 (28 in 2015), with an SOA equivalent rank of 20,112 (61st percentile).

Data Sources

2011 Census, ward population estimates: Office for National Statistics

Employment data: Business Register and Employment Survey, ONS (via NOMIS)

Benefit data: Department for Work and Pensions (via NOMIS)

Child poverty data: HM Revenue and Customs

Local Health Indicators: Public Health England. For non-commercial use only.

Hospital Admissions: Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)

Modelled smoking prevalence estimates: University of Essex, Office for National Statistics and other sources.

Mortality: Office for National Statistics. (ONS)

Dwellings, households, council benefits, educational attainment: Rotherham MBC

Crime and ASB: South Yorkshire Police

Indices of Deprivation 2015 & 2019: Department for Communities and Local Government

Office for National Statistics sources licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

Rotherham School and Pupil Census (January 2020)

Public Health England Covid-19 Situation Awareness Explorer (22/03/2021)