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 13,644 (2021 census). 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 4,200 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 310 residents.

Population by Age

Population change since 2011: -555 (-3.9%) (Rotherham +3.3%)

The population of Keppel ward has fallen slightly 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 the 2011 census, 2021 census and 2020 School and Pupil census by the ethnic groupings used by the ONS.  In order to protect against disclosure of personal information, records have been swapped between different geographic areas and counts perturbed by small amounts. Small counts at the lowest geographies will be most affected.

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 2021: 6,066 (5,961 in 2011), Households in 2021: 5,884 (5,961 in 2011)

The number of dwellings and households in Keppel has changed since 2011, with dwellings increasing by 105 (+1.8%) and household numbers decreasing by 77(-1.3%).

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

Council Rented Properties in 2021: 1,489 (1,117 houses and 372 flats), 25% 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 just below the Rotherham average.

Child Poverty (DWP)

The table below shows the number and percentage of children (aged under 16) living in Absolute low-income families in the ward and in Rotherham.

Child poverty in Keppel is below the borough average.

General Health and Disability

General Health bad or very bad (Census 2021): 6.9% (Rotherham 7.0%, England 5.2%)

Limiting Long Term Illness or Disability (Census 2021): 22.0% (Rotherham 21.1%, England 17.3%)

Keppel had rates of poor health and disability similar to the borough average in 2021 but above the national average, a pattern also reflected in disability benefit claims

Lifestyle and Specific Health Issues

Around 70% 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) and emergency hospital admissions for injuries in under 5’s.

Keppel ward has higher (better) life expectancy at birth for men compared to Rotherham overall (1.2 years more life expectancy) however life expectancy for women is lower (worse) (0.5 years less) (2016-2020).

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

Life expectancy & causes of death

Deaths from; stroke, all ages, circulatory disease, under 75 years; respiratory diseases, all ages.

Disease & poor health

Emergency hospital admissions; for hip fracture in persons 65 years and over; for intentional self-harm.

Hospital admissions; for alcohol attributable conditions, (Narrow definition); for alcohol attributable conditions, (Broad definition)

Incidence of breast cancer.

Behavioural risk factors and child health

Deliveries to teenage mothers

Emergency hospital admissions; for injuries in under 5 years old; for injuries in under 15 years old.

General fertility rate: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years.

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

Life expectancy & causes of death

Deaths from coronary heart disease, all ages.

Disease & poor health

Incidence of lung cancer.

Incidence of colorectal cancer.

Notes 

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

Data represents persons all ages unless otherwise specified.

Cancer incidence data based on 2016-2019, children emergency admissions/A&E attendances/admissions for injury 2016/17-2020/21, life expectancy & mortality 2016-2020, hospital admissions/stays/emergency admissions 2016/17-2020/21, children’s weight indicators 2019/20-2021-22, deliveries to teenage mothers 2016/17-2020/21, general fertility rate – live births and low birth rate 2016-2020.

Smoking data based on modelled estimates from 2014.

Percentage of people with limiting long-term illness or disability from 2011.

Source: Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, Fingertips Public Health Data.

Education

(only highest level of qualification/level 4+ and no qualifications updated with 2021 census data)

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.

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, 2021 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)