Dalton and Thrybergh 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

Dalton and Thrybergh ward lies in the central part of the Borough, with a population of 8,843 (2019 population estimate). The ward is represented by two members of the Council. Most of the population live in Dalton, East Herringthorpe and Thybergh. These urban areas have a high proportion of council housing and high levels of deprivation, especially East Herringthorpe. The rest of the ward covers very different areas including the small village of Dalton Magna in the east, surrounded by hilly countryside, and in the north of the ward, part of Thrybergh Country Park.

The ward is served by two parish councils, the whole of Thrybergh parish (population 4,073) and the North ward of Dalton parish (total parish population 10,139). East Herringthorpe is not served by a parish council.

Population by Age

Population change since 2011: +57 (+0.4%) (Rotherham  +3.2%)

The population of Dalton & Thrybergh ward has hardly changed since 2011 in contrast to the increasing borough population.  The age structure of the population is slightly younger than the Rotherham average with 56.5% of residents under the age of 45, compared to the borough average of 53.3%.

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. Therefore, as a local proxy we 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 by the ethnic groupings used by the ONS.

Dalton and Thrybergh is among the 80% of wards in Rotherham where the white British population exceeds 90%. However, the 2020 School and Pupil Census shows BAME heritage accounting for over 10%, with Non-British white at 4.6% being third highest of any Rotherham ward.

Housing and Households

Dwellings in 2020: 4,047(3,742 in 2011), Households in 2020: 4,016 (3,742 in 2011) The number of dwellings in Dalton & Thrybergh has increased by 305 (8%) since 2011 and there are 274 (7%) more households. There are 31 more dwelling than households in Dalton & Thrybergh indicating excess properties in the ward.

Dalton & Thrybergh has a relatively high proportion of social rented housing and 40% all housing is rented. The ward has the highest percentage of semi-detached houses in Rotherham, which is reflected in all tenures. There are notably few detached or terraced houses.

Council Rented Properties in 2020: 1,593 (1,234 houses and 359 flats), 39% of dwellings.

Employment, Benefits and Pensions

Dalton & Thrybergh has a high proportion of local jobs in retail, education and accommodation and food services but less than 10% of the Borough average is in production industries. Employment opportunities for working aged residents stand at 36%, meaning a large majority of residents will need to seek opportunities in other areas of the borough

Benefits and Pensions (ONS)

The proportion of people claiming benefits in Dalton & Thrybergh is above the Rotherham average.

Child Poverty 2019 (DWP)

Child poverty in Dalton & Thrybergh is well above the borough average

General Health and Disability

General Health bad or very bad (2011): 10.3% (Rotherham 7.6%, England 5.5%)

Limiting Long Term Illness or Disability (2011): 25.7% (Rotherham 22%, England 17.6%)

Dalton & Thrybergh had higher rates of poor health and disability than the Borough average in 2011 and was much higher than the national average. Disability benefit claims are also above the Borough average.

Lifestyle and Specific Health Issues

Over 80% of health and lifestyle indicators are worse (have higher rates) than Rotherham average. Additionally, half of indicators are significantly worse, particularly in terms of higher rates of emergency hospital admissions and deaths from cancer and respiratory diseases. The period the data relates to is shown as (a) to (f) below and explained in the notes.

Compared to Rotherham average, Dalton & Thrybergh ward is better for

Smoking prevalence at 15 years Regular and Smoking prevalence at 15 years Regular or Occasional (2014).

In contrast Dalton & Thrybergh ward is worse for (has higher rates of);

Emergency hospital admissions for all causes including CHD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Myocardial Infarction (heart attack) and stroke (d);

Deaths from all causes under 75 years and deaths from causes considered preventable, from all cancer under 75 years, from circulatory disease all ages and under 75 years, from respiratory diseases and stroke all ages all persons (c); admissions for injuries in 15 to 24 year olds, under 15s and under 5s (f); obese children reception year and children with excess weight Reception Year (e); hospital stays for alcohol related harm (d); incidence of breast and lung cancer (a); limiting long-term illness or disability 2011.

Dalton & Thrybergh ward has lower (worse) life expectancy at birth compared to Rotherham overall (1.2 years less life expectancy for men and nearly 1.2 years less for women) (c).

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

Better than Rotherham average

Smoking prevalence at 15 years Regular (2014) 5.4% Rotherham 7.2%

Smoking prevalence at 15 years Regular or Occasional (2014) 8.8% Rotherham 10%

Emergency hospital admissions for hip fracture in 65+ (2013/14-2017/18) 95.2 Rotherham 104

Incidence of colorectal cancer (2012-2016) 94.3 Rotherham 101.3

A and E attendances in under 5s (2013/14-2015-16) 463.7 Rotherham 493.4

Worse than Rotherham average

Emergency hospital admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (2013/14-2017/18) 329.8 Rotherham 168.1

Deaths from circulatory disease under 75 years (2013-2017) 171.8 Rotherham 119.4

Incidence of breast cancer (2012-2016) 131 Rotherham 93.4

Deaths from respiratory diseases all ages all persons (2013-2017) 183.1 Rotherham 132.8

Admissions for injuries in 15 to 24 year olds (2011/12-2015/16) 165.1 Rotherham 126.3

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)

Dalton & Thrybergh ward has slightly below average infection rates for Rotherham and ranks 14th out of the 25 wards.

Education

Local Secondary School: Thrybergh Academy & Sports College and Clifton Community School (Local Authority)

Early Years – Good Level of Development - 2019:

61.6%(Rotherham 70.3%, England 71.8) 

Key Stage 2 – Reached an expected level in Reading, Writing & Maths - 2019: 34.5% (Rotherham 59%, England 65%) 

GCSE attainment in English & Maths - pass at 9-4 level (A*-C) - 2019

37.6% (Rotherham average 51.9%)

Primary and secondary attainment in 2019 was below the Rotherham averages.

Highest Level of Qualification (2011 Census):

Level 4 or higher 7.2% (Rotherham 17.4%, England 27.4%)

No Qualifications 33.1% (Rotherham 29.8%, England 22.5%)

Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Recorded Crime (2020): 1010 (114 per 1,000 population) (Rotherham 90 per 1.,000)

Recorded ASB (2020): 259 (29 per 1,000 population) (Rotherham 25 per 1,00)

Levels of recorded crime and ASB in Brinsworth are more than half 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 Dalton and Thrybergh

Deprivation in Dalton & Thrybergh is well above the Borough average and in most of the ward is also well above the national average. 3 neighbourhoods (Thrybergh South, Dalton and East Herringthorpe North) are more deprived than the ward average. Thrybergh North South, Dalton, East Herringthorpe East, Thrybergh East and East Herringthorpe North are all within the most deprived 10% of England.

Income deprivation is above average in Dalton & Thrybergh for all age groups. Children are more likely to be affected by income deprivation than adults, with the level being well above the Borough average.

The IMD is not published for wards but the average SOA score in Dalton & Thrybergh is 54 (52 in 2015), nearly double the Rotherham average score of 29 (28 in 2015), with an SOA equivalent rank of 2,148 (7th 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)