Ward profile
Employment, Benefits and Pension
Lifestyles and Specific Health Issues
Crime and Anti-social Behaviour
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015 and 2019
Description
Maltby East ward lies in the east of the borough with a population of 9,478 (2021 census). The ward is represented by two members of the Council. Maltby is a small, former mining town with 16,500 residents. Maltby East is co-terminus with the East Ward of Maltby Town Council (total Town population 16,468). The ward has fairly high levels of deprivation, especially in the south east of the town.
Coal mining was a major local employer but Maltby Main, the last coal mine in Rotherham, closed in 2013. Apart from the urban area of Maltby, the ward covers a large but very sparsely populated rural area, including Roche Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1147.
Population by Age
| 2021 Census | Population | Percentage | Rotherham Average |
| Aged 0-15 | 2,018 | 21.3% | 18.9 |
| Aged 16-24 | 971 | 10.2% | 9.6 |
| Aged 25-44 | 2,433 | 25.7% | 25.1 |
| Aged 45-64 | 2,382 | 25.1% | 26.8 |
| Aged 65+ | 1,674 | 17.7% | 19.7 |
| Total | 9,478 | 100% | 100% |
Population change since 2011: -50 (-0.5%) (Rotherham +3.3%)
The population of Maltby East ward has hardly changed since 2011 in contrast to the increasing borough population. The age structure of the population is younger than the Rotherham average with the percentage of children aged 0-15 being 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. 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.
| 2011 National Census |
2020 School and Pupil Census |
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| Ethnic Group |
Ward population |
% Ward population |
% Rotherham Population |
% Pupils living in Ward |
% Pupils living in Rotherham |
| White British | 9208 | 96.6% | 91.9% | 92.4% | 80.8% |
| White Other | 138 | 1.4% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| Mixed/Multiple | 94 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 3.2% |
| Asian/Asian British | 65 | 0.7% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 8.3% |
| Black/Black British | 14 | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| Other Ethnic group | 9 | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Not known | - | - | - | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Ethnic minority total | 320 | 3.4% | 8.1% | 4.2% | 18.6% |
| 2021 National Census | |||
| Ethnic Group |
Ward population |
% Ward population |
% Rotherham Population |
| White British | 8,985 | 94.8% | 88.3% |
| White Other | 242 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Mixed/Multiple | 97 | 1.0% | 1.4% |
| Asian/Asian British | 79 | 0.8% | 5.3% |
| Black/Black British | 37 | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Other Ethnic group | 39 | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Not known | - | - | - |
| Ethnic minority total | 494 | 5.1% | 11.7% |
Maltby East is among the 80% of wards in Rotherham 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 2021: 4,396 (4,060 in 2011), Households in 2021: 4,112 (4,060 in 2011)
The number of dwellings in Maltby East has increased by 336 (+8%) since 2011 and there are 52 more households (1.3%). In 2021, there are 284 more dwellings than households in Maltby East indicating a housing surplus in the ward.
| 2021 Census | Detached | Semi | Terraced | Flats | Caravan, mobile or temporary structure | Total |
| Owner Occupied | 298 | 997 | 820 | 55 | 2 | 2,172 |
| Social Rented | 38 | 431 | 364 | 152 | 0 | 985 |
| Private Rented | 65 | 242 | 56469 | 180 | 0 | 956 |
| Total | 401 | 1,670 | 1653 | 387 | 2 | 4,113 |
Maltby East has a diverse housing stock with a relatively high proportion of terraced houses which are of mixed tenure with over half being rented. Most households (53%) are owner occupied but the private rented sector is larger than average, and a significant proportion of social rented housing is rented from housing associations.
Council Rented Properties in 2021: 565 (509 houses and 56 flats), 13% of dwellings.
Employment, Benefits and Pensions
| Employment by Industry (2019) | Number | Percent | Rotherham Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & Production | 70 | 4.7% | 15.6% |
| Construction | 125 | 8.4% | 7.5% |
| Motor Trades,Wholesale & Retail | 325 | 21.8% | 15.6% |
| Transport & storage | 10 | 0.7% | 4.8% |
| Accomodation & food service | 120 | 8.1% | 5.9% |
| Information & communication | - | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Financial & Insurance | 10 | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Property | 20 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Professional, scientific & technical | 110 | 7.4% | 4.0% |
| Business administration & support services | 210 | 14.1% | 8.6% |
| Public administration & defence | 30 | 2.0% | 6.0% |
| Education | 250 | 16.8 | 9.0 |
| Health | 130 | 8.7% | 13.8% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation & other | 80 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| Total | 1,490 | 100% | 100% |
There is a low proportion of local employment in production industries and a high proportion employed in Education and the largest employer being motor trades, wholesale, and retail. Employment levels in the ward depend on opportunities in other areas as local jobs were only sufficient for 26% of the working age population.
Benefits and Pensions (ONS)
| Claimant count | |||||
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March 2022 No. of claimants in ward |
March 2022 % of ward population aged 16-64 |
March 2022 Rotherham average % |
March 2023 No. of claimants in ward |
March 2023 % of ward population aged 16-64 |
March 2023 Rotherham average % |
| 415 | 7.2% | 5.1% | 355 | 6.1% | 4.5% |
The proportion of people claiming benefits in Maltby East is well above 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.
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No. and % of children (aged under 16) living in Absolute low-income families |
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| Ward | No. of children 2020/21 | % of children 2020/21 | No. of children 2021/22 (p) | % of children 2021/22 (p) |
| Anston & Woodsetts | 635 | 29.6% | 468 | 21.8% |
| Rotherham (total) | 11,276 | 21.9% | 8,989 | 17.9% |
Child poverty in Maltby East is well above the borough average.
General Health and Disability
General Health bad or very bad (Census 2021): 9.0% (Rotherham 7.0%, England 5.2%)
Limiting Long Term Illness or Disability (Census 2021): 23.8% (Rotherham 21.1%, England 17.3%)
| DWP Disability Benefits (Qtr to Aug 22) | Number | Percentage | Rotherham Average |
| Attendance Allowance (aged 65+) | 227 | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| Disability Living Allowance (all ages) | 335 | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| Personal Independence Payment (16-64) | 685 | 11.8% | 9.3% |
| Total on Disability Benefits | 1,247 | 13.2% | 11.4% |
Maltby East had rates of poor health and disability above the borough average in 2021 and much higher than the national average, reflected in higher claim rates for disability benefits.
Lifestyle and Specific Health Issues
Over 80% of health and lifestyle indicators are worse (have higher rates) than Rotherham average. Additionally, around 60% of indicators are significantly worse, particularly in terms of higher rates of emergency hospital admissions, deaths from respiratory diseases and premature deaths.
Maltby East ward has lower (worse) life expectancy at birth compared to Rotherham overall (3.5 years less life expectancy for men and 1.7 years less for women) (2016-2020).
Compared to Rotherham average, Maltby East ward is better (has lower rates/less):
Disease & poor health
Incidence of colorectal cancer.
Incidence of prostate cancer.
Behavioural risk factors and child health
Deliveries to teenage mothers
Smoking prevalence at age 15 - regular smokers.
Smoking prevalence at age 15 - regular or occasional smokers.
In contrast Maltby East ward is worse for (has higher rates/more):
Life expectancy & causes of death
Deaths from; circulatory disease, under 75 years; circulatory disease, all ages; all causes, all ages; all causes, under 75 years; coronary heart disease, all ages; causes considered preventable, under 75 years; respiratory diseases, all ages.
Disease & poor health
Emergency hospital admissions; for Myocardial Infarction (heart attack); for stroke; for coronary heart disease, standardised admission ratio; for intentional self-harm; for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Percentage of people who reported having a limiting long-term illness or disability
Incidence of breast cancer.
Incidence of lung cancer.
Hospital admissions for; alcohol attributable conditions, (Narrow definition); alcohol attributable conditions, (Broad definition).
Behavioural risk factors and child health
Emergency hospital admissions; for injuries in under 15 years old; for injuries in 15 to 24 years old; for injuries in under 5 years old.
Low birth weight of live babies.
Reception: Prevalence of overweight (including obesity).
Year 6: Prevalence of overweight (including obesity).
Year 6: Prevalence of obesity (including severe obesity).
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: Maltby Academy
Early Years – Good Level of Development - 2019: 69.6% (Rotherham 70.3%, England 71.8)
Key Stage 2 – Reached an expected level in Reading, Writing & Maths - 2019:
49.6% (Rotherham 59%, England 65%)
GCSE attainment in English & Maths - pass at 9-4 level (A*-C) - 2019
36.6% (Rotherham average 51.9%)
Primary and secondary attainment in 2019 was below the Rotherham averages.
Highest Level of Qualification (2021 Census):
Level 4 or above 16.2% (Rotherham 23.1%, England 33.9%)
No Qualifications 28.9% (Rotherham 23.4%, England 18.1%)
Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)
Recorded Crime (2020): 1120 (119 per 1,000 population) (Rotherham 90 per 1,000)
Recorded ASB (2020): 322 (34 per 1,000 population) (Rotherham 25 per 1,000)
Levels of recorded crime and ASB in Maltby East are more 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 Maltby East
Deprivation in Maltby East is well above the Borough average and in most of the ward is also well above the national average. There are 3 neighbourhoods which are more deprived than the ward average. Maltby East - Muglet Lane, Maltby East - Town Centre and Maltby East - Birks Holt are all within the most deprived 10% of England.
| Indices of Deprivation 2019 | |||||
| Deprived of Income | Persons | Income Deprived | Percent 2019 | Percent 2015 | Rotherham Average |
| All people | 9,389 | 2,330 | 25% | 28% | 17% |
| Children 0-15 | 2,027 | 680 | 34% | 37% | 22% |
| Working age 16-59 | 5,250 | 1,225 | 23% | 26% | 15% |
| Older people 60+ | 2,112 | 425 | 20% | 24% | 16% |
Income deprivation is above average in Maltby East 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.
| SOA Code | SOA Local Name | IMD Score 2019 |
IMD Score 2015 |
IMD Rank 2019 |
IMD Rank 2015 |
IMD Decile 2019 |
IMD Decile 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E01007757 | Malty East- Grange Lane |
21.7 | 20.6 | 12,971 | 13,745 | 4 | 5 |
| E01007758 | Maltby East- Salisbury Road |
30.8 | 31.5 | 7,647 | 7,521 | 3 | 3 |
| E01007759 | Maltby East - Highfield Park |
42.6 | 37.9 | 3,552 | 5,167 | 2 | 2 |
| E01007760 | Maltby East - Muglet Lane |
57.1 | 51.8 | 1,213 | 1,920 | 1 | 1 |
| E01007763 | Maltby East - Town Centre |
45.4 | 43.7 | 2,988 | 3,485 | 1 | 2 |
| E01007764 | Maltby East - Birks Holt |
64.8 | 64.2 | 533 | 597 | 1 | 1 |
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)