Keppel 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

Keppel Ward lies in north west Rotherham with a population of 14,020 (2019 population estimate). The ward is represented by three members of the Council The western boundary is formed as the boundary of the Borough with the M1 motorway including junction 35. In the south east of the ward is the council estate of Kimberworth Park which is the most deprived area of Keppel. In the north west of the ward is the village of Thorpe Hesley with 4,110 residents, a mainly affluent area popular with commuters. In the centre of the ward is the landmark of Keppel’s column, from which the ward takes its name. The central part of the ward is more rural and includes the small village of Scholes with 340 residents.

Population by Age

Population change since 2011: -179 (-1.3%) (Rotherham +3.2%)

The population of Keppel ward has hardly changed since 2011 in contrast to the increasing borough population.  The age structure of the population is broadly similar to the Rotherham 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. 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.

Keppel 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%.

Housing and Households

Dwellings in 2020: 6,151 (5,961 in 2011), Households in 2020: 6,180 (5,961 in 2011)

The number of dwellings and households in Keppel has changed since 2011, with dwellings increasing by 190 (+3%) and household numbers increasing by 219 (+4%).

Housing in Keppel ward is a mainly owner occupied with a high proportion of semidetached housing, both owned and rented. There are relatively few flats, with the majority being social rented.

Council Rented Properties in 2020: 1,494 (1,127 houses and 367 flats), 24% of dwellings.

Employment, Benefits and Pensions

Keppel has a high proportion of local employment in Education and Accommodation and Catering. Keppel has the joint fewest workplace jobs in any Rotherham ward, equivalent to only 13% of the working age population, with most working elsewhere.

Benefits and Pensions (ONS)

The proportion of people claiming benefits of all types in Keppel is below the Rotherham average.

Child Poverty 2019 (DWP)

Child poverty in Keppel is below the Borough average.

General Health and Disability

General Health bad or very bad (2011): 7.3% (Rotherham 7.6%, England 5.5%)

Limiting Long Term Illness or Disability (2011): 22.1% (Rotherham 22%, England 17.6%)

Keppel had rates of poor health and disability below the Borough average in 2011 but above the national average, a pattern also reflected in disability benefit claims

Lifestyle and Specific Health Issues

Over 60% of health and lifestyle indicators are better (have lower rates) than Rotherham average. Additionally, a quarter of indicators are significantly better, particularly in terms of lower rates deaths from stroke (all ages all persons), hospital stays for self-harm and incidence of breast cancer. The period the data relates to is shown as (a) to (f) below and explained in the notes.

Compared to Rotherham average, Keppel ward is better for (has lower rates/less):

Admissions for injuries in under 15s (f); deaths from stroke all ages all persons (c); emergency admissions in under 5s (b); emergency hospital admissions for stroke (d); hospital stays for alcohol related harm (broad and narrow definition) and for self-harm (d); incidence of breast cancer (a).

In contrast Keppel ward is worse for (has higher rates/more):

Children with excess weight and obese children reception Year (e); incidence of colorectal and prostate cancer (a).

Keppel ward has higher (better) life expectancy at birth compared to Rotherham overall (1.7 years more life expectancy for men and 0.7 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) 62.5 Rotherham 97.3

Hospital stays for self-harm (2013/14-2017/18) 63.5 Rotherham 84.3

Emergency hospital admissions for stroke (2013/14-2017/18) 89.4 Rotherham 108.7

Incidence of breast cancer (2012-2016)  77.3    93.4

Hospital stays for alcohol related harm (Narrow definition) (2013/14-2017/18) 94.5 Rotherham 110.3

Worse than Rotherham average

Obese Children Reception Year (2015 / 16-2017/18) 13.5% Rotherham 11%

Incidence of prostate cancer (2012-2016) 105.1 Rotherham 90

Children with excess weight Reception Year (2015/16-2017/18)  27.2% Rotherham 23.8%

Incidence of colorectal cancer (2012-2016) 115.4 Rotherham 101.3

Deaths from coronary heart disease all ages (2013-2017) 125.9 Rotherham 114.9

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)

Keppel ward has below average infection rates for Rotherham and ranks 17th out of the 25 wards.

Education

Local Secondary School: Winterhill School (Local Authority)

Early Years – Good Level of Development - 2019:

71.3% (Rotherham 70.3%, England 71.8) 

Key Stage 2 – Reached an expected level in Reading, Writing & Maths - 2019:

63.5 (Rotherham 59%, England 65%) 

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

51.5% (Rotherham average 51.9%)

Primary and secondary attainment in 2019 was similar to Rotherham averages.

Highest Level of Qualification (2011 Census):

Level 4 or higher 13.6% (Rotherham 17.4%, England 27.4%)

No Qualifications 23.0% (Rotherham 29.8%, England 22.5%)

Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Recorded Crime (2020): 979 (70 per 1,000 population) (Rotherham 90 per 1,000)

Recorded ASB (2020): 325 (23 per 1,000 population) (Rotherham 25)

Levels of recorded crime and ASB in Keppel are less 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 Keppel

Deprivation in Keppel is below the Borough average and in most of the ward is also above the national average. There are 5 neighbourhoods which are more deprived than the ward average, however only Kimberworth Park West is within the most deprived 10% of England. Kimberworth Park East, Kimberworth Park Roughwood and Kimberworth Park Central are all in the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England.

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

The IMD is not published for wards but the average SOA score in Keppel is 26 (27 in 2015), below the Rotherham average score of 29 (28 in 2015), with an SOA equivalent rank of 12,950 (39th 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)