So what is the Strategic Assessment?

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People... Who lives hereDemographicsHealthEducationTheir priorities

Place...Locations of high deprivation/povertyLocations of high crimeMapping Physical AssetsMapping neighbourhoods

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123,537 2nd highest in the city

Washwood Heath Bordesley Green

High Density 2nd highest in the city

20% Of houses in Washwood Heath are classed as overcrowded

Place...

2nd and 3rd highest wards in the city3rd and 5th highest in England and Wales

2Hodge Hill is deprived

INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION

CENSUS MEASURE OF DEPRIVATION

Of residents in Washwood Heath ward live in the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in the country

Bordesley Green – 90%

Shard End – 82%

Hodge Hill – 44%

94% 78%Of households in Hodge Hill district are classed as deprived in at least 1 of 4 domains

Washwood Heath – 82%

Bordesley Green – 80%

Shard End – 76%

Hodge Hill – 74%

Youngest District in the city?

• 30.4% are aged 15 and under • 52.1% are aged under 30

Bordesley Green

Washwood Heath

Hodge Hill Shard End

33.8% 8.5% 33.9% 7.4% 28.6% 12.5% 28.6% 12.5%

Superdiverse

Pakistan 18,779

Bangladeshi 2,453

Somalia 1,711

Jamaica 966

India 927

People from around the world make Hodge Hill their home

29% of people in the district were born overseas

Implications

• Communities change all the time• Hidden communities -hidden voices• Language - 9% of people in Hodge Hill cannot

Speak English or cannot speak it well• Multiple service impacts & questions?

Top 10 issues for Hodge Hill Residents

Clean streets 42.4%The level of crime 23.0%Road and pavement repairs 22.8%Job prospects 22.6%Parking 21.6%Activities for teenagers 20.8%Police presence 17.6%Parks and open spaces 13.7%Refuse collection 13.3%Play facilities for children 11.0%

Hodge Hill Health Priorities1. Childhood Obesity2. Type 2 Diabetes3. Homelessness

GCSE ResultsIN 2013

60%of school children across Birmingham achieved 5 A* to C GCSEs including English and Maths

GCSE Results

58%Bordesley Green and Washwood Heath

GCSE Results

52%Hodge Hill

GCSE Results

44%Shard End

Significant proportion of adults have no qualifications

Nearly quarter of 16 to 64 year olds have

no qualifications

Huge shortage of highly skilled residents

Only 8.8% have skills NVQ level 4 and

above

In summary• Hodge Hill has a young, large growing population• Overcrowding is a significant issue for parts of

the district• It is superdiverse• Residents feel clean streets and level of crime are

the issues that need improving• Significant health inequalities• One of the biggest issues affecting the district is a

huge skills shortage • Only a localised approach will work

Thank YouFor more information contact:

Richard Browne @richardbrowne80richard.browne@birmingham.gov.uk