Maltby ward plan
Introduction
Providing vibrant, connected and safe neighbourhoods is a priority for Rotherham Council and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We were elected as your Maltby Ward Councillors to listen to your views and work with you to make a difference in the local community.
We know many of our residents are passionate about making their community a better place to live and we are here to work in partnership and make these improvements a reality. In order to develop this Ward plan we spoke to you to find out what matters the most. We did this through a number of events and just by speaking to you whilst out and about in the community.
The priorities laid out in this plan will contribute to three key outcomes which are set out in ‘Thriving Neighbourhoods’, our neighbourhood strategy for 2018- 2025:
- Neighbourhoods are safe and welcoming with good community spirit
- Residents are happy, healthy and love where they live
- Residents use their skills and assets to contribute to the outcomes that matter to them.
We’re now looking forward to working together to make these priorities come to life. The Ward plan will be updated regularly and placed on the Council website so everyone can see what’s being achieved in Maltby. If you haven’t yet been involved but want to have your say, it’s not too late. Our contact details are included on our ward page.
The Ward today
Households
There are 12,340 residents and 5,484 households.
Deprivation
South East Maltby is the most deprived part of the Ward, within the most deprived 6% of England. Dale Hill in the North West, an area of modern private housing, significantly less deprived than the national average.
Health
There are higher rates of death of people aged below 65 years. As a consequence life expectancy at birth is around 2 years lower than the Rotherham average for both men and women.
Education
People claiming benefits of all types in Maltby Ward is above the Rotherham average.
Primary Attainment – Key Stage 2 (Year 6) in Reading, Writing & Maths (2014) was below the Rotherham and National averages.
GCSE attainment was above (2014) the Rotherham and National average.
The percentage of people with a degree or diploma (2011 census) was below the Rotherham borough and National average.
Those with No Qualifications (2011 census) was above the Rotherham borough and National average.
Crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded crime in Maltby is above the Rotherham average and the anti-social behaviour rate is well above.
Ward priorities
For the municipal year 2020/21 your ward councillors have taken a look at refreshing the local priorities to help meet the needs of the community. After consulting with partners, internal colleagues and, most importantly, the community, the following priorities have been agreed
- Support Maltby Ward to be a strong, well connected community
- Support new and existing community groups after Covid 19 lockdown
- Support Maltby leisure and community facilities
- Develop and support initiatives to improve community safety, including combating anti-social behaviour
- Ward Walkabouts
- Combating off road vehicle on green spaces
- Supporting multi agency initiatives
- Support initiatives to promoting the five ways to wellbeing in line with ward priorities-
- Combating loneliness and isolation
- Support projects around mental health and wellbeing
- Support new 2020 wellbeing curriculum in school
- Improve the environment