Ashton St. Michael’s Ward Profile 2019

MAP

Population

Wide Age Groups

2017 Population Estimate

increase of 436 since 2013

Male Population Female Population

The population of Ashton St Michael’s is just greater than the

Tameside average of 11,796 people. 64% of this population is be-

tween the ages of 16 and 64 years old, which is more than the bor-

ough average of 62%.

Since 2013, all three of the wide age bands have increased in size

by 100 to 200 people.

The white population of Ashton St Michael’s is 81%, which is lower

than the Tameside average of 85.9%. The Indian and Pakistani pro-

portions of the ward’s population are both significantly larger than

the borough averages of 2.0% each.

Pakistani Population

12,305 50.3% 49.7%

White Population

81.0% Indian Population

6.4% 6.7%

Black Population

1.2% Other Population

4.3%

Wider Age Band Changes

Education

% grade 5-9 “good pass” in English and Maths GCSE bar graph (each ward w/ TS

average)

GCSE Passes (grades 4+)

English and Maths, 2018

School Readiness

Down from 67.2% in 2017

Those with NVQ level 4+

57.5% 65.0% 19.5%

NVQ Level 1 Holders No Qualifications

20.5% Apprentices

9.2% 18.6%

NVQ Level 4+ Holders NVQ Level 2 Holders

19.0% NVQ Level 3 Holders

13.2% 19.5%

42.5% of GCSE students in Ashton St Michael’s achieve grades 5

and above in their English and Maths qualifications, which is better

than the Tameside average of 40.8%.

The ward has a lower-than-average school readiness percentage,

with Tameside’s average value being slightly higher at 66%.

20.5% of residents have no qualifications, which is above the

Tameside average of 19%.

Percentage of “good passes” (grades 5+) in GCSE English and Maths

Employment, Income, and Deprivation

Ashton St Michael’s is more deprived than the Tameside average; the

IMD deprivation score for Ashton St Michael’s is 35.2, which is higher

than the borough’s average score of 28.8.

The proportion of children living in poverty in the ward, 30.0%, is

above the Tameside average by just 0.5%.

On average, 70% of adults in Tameside are employed, so the ward’s

employment rate of 67.1% is below average for the borough, although

the proportion of students is higher than the average value of 4.8%.

This map shows the deprivation rankings of the LSOAs (small areas of

around 1500 people) which make up the ward. Those in decile 1 are within

the top 10% deprived LSOAs in the country.

Deprivation map

Children in Poverty Adults in Employment Out of Work Claimants

30.0% 67.1% 4.6%

Students Employees

59.8% Self-Employed

7.3% 5.1%

Retired

4.4% Out of Work

10.1% Ward Deprivation Score

(IMD 2015)

35.2

Housing

Tenure type pie chart

Fuel Poverty Overcrowding Central Heating Installation

11.4% 7.7% 96.6%

Terraced Houses Detached Houses

6.8% Semi-Detached Houses

27.7% 50.5%

Commercial Property Flats Purpose Built Flats

12.4% Converted Flats

1.9% 0.7%

The majority of properties in Ashton St Michael’s are owner

occupied, with average market sale prices significantly below

the Tameside average of £139,412. The percentage of private

rented homes in Ashton St Michael’s is higher than the Tame-

side average of 14.2%.

11.4% of households are in fuel poverty, which is above the

average of 10.2%, and there is an above average number of

homes without central heating installed; the Tameside aver-

age central heating installation percentage is 97.3%.

50.5% of the residences in Ashton St Michael’s are semi-

detached houses or bungalows, this is much more than the

Tameside average value of 37.5%.

Mean House Sale Prices

Tenure Types

Community

Ashton St Michael’s has significantly fewer hot food takeaways per

1000 people than the Tameside average, but has more licenced

premises per 1000 people than average. Travel times to the nearest

GP’s surgery are lower than average both with and without the use

of a car.

There are three GP’s surgeries in the ward, all of which have been

rated as good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission,

which monitors healthcare practices nationally.

The ward, along with the borough as a whole, has good pharmacy

access.

Voter Turnout

2016 Local Elections

Travel Time to hospital

Walking or Public Transit

GP’s Surgeries

rated Good or Outstanding

30.0% 13 Mins 3 / 3

Travel Time to the Nearest GP’s Surgery in minutes Number of Hot Food Takeaways and Licenced Premises

Number of Pharmacies located in the ward

Hot Food Takeaways and Licenced Premises per 1000 People

Health & Wellbeing

Ashton St Michael’s has above average hospital admission rates for self harm,

alcohol related harm, and admissions of children under five years old. The

prevalence of childhood obesity in reception class matches the Tameside av-

erage, but fewer year six students are obese than the Tameside average per-

centage.

The biggest cause of death in Ashton St Michael’s is cancer, which is respon-

sible for one in four of all deaths in the ward.

The male healthy life expectancy is less than the Tameside average of 58.1

years, while the female healthy life expectancy is above the average value of

57.6 years old.

Healthy Life Expectancy

Years for Men

Healthy Life Expectancy

Years for Women

Deaths from Cancer

(Biggest Cause of Death)

57.0 58.5 1 in 4

Hospital Admission Rates per 100,000 people

Childhood Obesity Percentages

Under-75 Mortality Rates per 100,000 people

Crime & Safety

The total crime rate in Ashton St Michael’s is significantly greater than

the Tameside average of 207.7 offences per 1000 people. The ward

has a higher rate of anti-social behaviour offences than the Tameside

average, and also has a greater than average rate of violent and sex-

ual offences per 1000 people, constituting the second most commit-

ted crime in the ward.

Ashton St Michael’s has a significantly higher-than-average rate of

domestic abuse offences reported to the police compared to Tame-

side as a whole, and domestic abuse is the most committed crime in

the area.

Crimes under influence of

alcohol/drugs

Rate per 1000 people

A&E Visits for Assault

Rate per 1000 people

Total Crimes Committed

Rate per 1000 people

12.27 3.58 288.4

Rates of Anti-Social Behaviour Offences per 1000 people

Rates of the Most Common Crimes in Ashton St. Michael’s

Domestic Abuse

Rate per 1000 people

67.7 Violent & Sexual Offences

Rate per 1000 people

62.5 Theft

Rate per 1000 people

50.4

Rates of Offences per 1000 people