Stockton-on-Tees Borough profile 2021

The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is home to 197,348 people, of which almost 25% are aged 0 - 19 years, almost 78% are aged 18+ and within this demographic group, around 18% are aged 65+.

It is a Borough of multiple demographic contrasts, with 15 different groups of Experian Mosaic Public Sector (EMPS) households. Most households (13%) are comprised of families with children, living with limited resources/squeezed budgets with some either owning low cost homes or renting from social landlords. That said, the information below provides a brief overview of all EMPS household groups in the Borough and the proportion of households that belong to each in the Borough:

• In addition to the 13%, another 11% of all households are likely to comprise younger households in full time employment, in private suburbs, with affordable housing costs, earning starter salaries.
• 10% of all households are likely to be home to elderly single people and couples who are likely own their own homes, be averse to new technology and be low mileage drivers.
• 10% of all households are likely to be comprise those single people and house sharers who rent their homes privately.
• 10% of all households are likely to be made up of older families, with comfortable levels of household income who own their own homes.
• 9% are likely to rent their homes from social landlords.
• 9% of all households are likely to be made up of families with children who live in their own homes and enjoy a comfortable level of household income.
• 7% of all households are likely to be elderly people, living alone who rent either a small house of flat from a social landlord.
• 7% of all households are likely to be older homeowners, with modest incomes who own their own home.
• 6% of all households are likely to be older married couples, living in their own high value homes who may still be supporting student and/or older children.
• 2% of all households are likely to comprise younger single people who rent their urban homes privately.
• 1.5% of households are likely to be made up of people who live their own homes in rural locations. Income levels are likely to be good. People in this group typically have a high level of car ownership and make extensive use of the internet.
• 1% of households are likely to live in villages and outlying rural locations.
• 0.5% of households are likely to comprise settled extended families where the use of technology is high.
• a very small proportion (0.02%) of households are likely to be made up of people living in high value properties. Household income is likely to be very high and much use is made of mobile phones and the internet.

With regard to deprivation, according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2019 the Borough is the 73rd (out of 317) most deprived Local Authority in England. Further, some parts of the Northern, Western and Southern areas of the Borough are amongst the least deprived in England.

Adult services

In terms of Adult Services, Stockton on Tees Borough is home to below North East and above England proportions of residents providing unpaid care per week, below North East and equal to England proportions of households occupied by one family aged 65+ and below North East and below England proportions of households occupied by single people aged 65+. Just over 5% of adult residents receive adult social care services and support per year and just over 2% of all adult social care service and support recipients are new each year. In total, just over 1,800 adult social care service users are in receipt of home care services provided by the Council.

Arts leisure and culture

Regarding Arts, Culture and Leisure, Stockton on Tees Borough is predominantly home to households where around 20%, respectively, are likely to participate in sport up to two hours per week and around 13% are likely to participate in sport more than two hours per week. Around 37% households are unlikely to exercise. The proportion of households who are likely to have read or bought ten or more books in the last 12 months is just over 41%.

Children and young people

Stockton on Tees Borough's characteristics in terms of Children and Young People are as follows. Around 87% of free childcare for 2 year olds is taken up and almost 60% of 30 hour places for 3 and 4 year olds is vacant. Just over 21% (up to Year 11) are eligible for free school meals and around 16% of children and young people (up to Year 14) are recorded with SEN involvement. Just less than 5% of young people aged 16- 18 years are in government training schemes and just under 8% of young people are in employment and apprenticeships. In total, there are just over 1,330 Children in Need (CiN), just over 350 children subject to a Child Protection Plan (CPP) and just over 470 Children in our Care.

In comparison with England and the North East overall, the Borough has a higher proportion of pupils achieving good levels of development at Early Years Foundation Stage and a larger proportion of pupils achieving expected standards in combined Reading, Writing and Maths (at Key Stage 2). By way of further comparison with the North East and England, pupils in Stockton's average Attainment Score is higher, and a larger proportion of pupils achieve 5+ in English and Maths GCSE; and the proportion of pupils achieving 4+ in English and Maths is also higher.

Pupils' average Progress 8 Score is better in the Borough than across the North East but worse than for England overall and the proportion of young people aged 16- 18 years in full time education in the Borough is lower than it is across the North East and England.

In comparison with the North East and England, the Borough is home to a higher proportion of young people aged 16-18 years not in education, employment or training (NEET). In terms of those who classed as NEET because they are unavailable for work the proportions are on a par with the North East and higher in comparison to England.

Community safety

Considering Community Safety, the crime recorded rate per 1,000 population for Stockton on Tees Borough is lower when compared to both the North East and England. The rate per 1,000 of the population in respect of criminal damage and arson is lower than the North East but higher when compared to England. The rate of recorded theft offences (excluding burglary, vehicle crime or robbery) per 1,000 population is lower in the Borough than it is across England and the North East. At the same time the recorded rate per 1,000 of the population in respect of domestic abuse is higher in comparison to England.

The Borough is home to just under 5% of all deliberate primary and just under 6% of all secondary fires across the North East. At the same time, it is home to less than 1% of all deliberate primary and all secondary fires, respectively, across England.

Economic regeneration and transport

In terms of Economic Regeneration and Transport, Stockton on Tees Borough is home to a smaller proportion of residents aged 16 - 64 claiming Universal Credit than is the case across the North East and larger than across England overall. It is also home to a larger proportion of residents aged 18 - 24 claiming Universal Credit than is the case across the North East and England overall.

In terms of commuting to work, the Borough is home to smaller proportions of residents who travel to work by bus or train and residents who travel to work on foot than is the case across the North East and England overall.

The Borough is home to smaller proportions of residents who are economically active (self-employed) than is the case across the North East and England overall. It is also home to a smaller proportion of residents who are process, plant and machine operatives and residents who have elementary occupations than across the North East but more than across England. There is also a larger proportion of residents who work in sales and customer service occupations in the Borough than is the case across the North East but not England overall.

In terms of qualifications, the Borough is home to a larger proportion of adults with no qualifications than is the case across England but not the North East and is also home to a slightly larger proportion of adults aged 16-74 with a degree, HNC or professional qualifications than is the case across the North East but not across England overall.

Just over 16% of households are likely to have a net annual income of <£15K, and around 36% of households are likely to be finding it difficult/very difficult to cope on their income. Around 21% of households are likely to be uncomfortable using online banking.

Considering social media and the internet, just over 66% of households are likely to access Social Networking sites more than 5 times per day. At the same time around 8% are likely to access the Social Networking sites less than once per week. Overall, the proportion of households likely to be considered 'internet savvy' is around 91%.

Environment and housing

Regarding Environment and Housing, Stockton on Tees Borough is home to a smaller average proportion of households living in fuel poverty than is the case for the North East and England. Across the Borough overall, of those households with an Energy Performance Certificate, most households are within Category D (41%).

The Borough is home to a larger proportion of house owners than is the case across the North East and England, a smaller proportion of residents who are private renters than is the case across the North East and England and a smaller proportion of residents who are social renters than is the case across the North East and England. The mean and median (average) house prices for all sold property is greater in the Borough than it is across the North East, but much lower than for England. Across the Borough overall, most households are in Council Tax band A (40%), then B, then C, then D, then E then F, then G and then H.

Health and wellbeing

Considering Health and Wellbeing, Stockton on Tees Borough is home to better than the England incident rate in terms of breast cancer and prostate cancer. At the same time, the Borough is home to comparable with England rates for prevalence of obesity in children at both Reception Year and Year Six, severe back pain in people of all ages, incidence rate of colorectal cancer and deaths from strokes.

Less positively, the Borough is home to worse than England average life expectancy at birth for both males and females. Inequality in life expectancy within the Borough, as the difference of years between the area with the highest life expectancy and the area with the lowest life expectancy, is among the highest in England for females and males. The percentage of people reporting a limiting long-term illness or disability is also higher than the England average. Emergency hospital admission rates are higher than for England (all causes, all ages); as well as emergency hospital admissions for COPD, coronary heart disease, heart attacks, hip fractures for those aged 65+, strokes and hospital stays for self-harm. The incident rate of all cancers, and, specifically lung cancer is higher than for England. Mortality are also higher than the England average. Deaths from all causes (all ages and under 75 years), deaths from all causes considered preventable, deaths from all cancer (all ages and under 75 years), deaths from circulatory disease (all ages), deaths from coronary heart disease and deaths from respiratory disease are all higher than for England.

Strong communities

In terms of Strong Communities, Stockton on Tees Borough has an above North East and England proportion of residents aged 0 - 19 years and below North East and England proportions of residents aged 16 - 64. The proportion of residents aged 18+ is lower than is the case for the North East and England. Whilst the proportion of residents aged 65+ is lower than for the North East but slightly higher in comparison to England, the Borough has an above North East and England proportion of residents aged 16 - 17 years.

The Borough is home to an above North East and above England proportion of families with dependent children; 94% of the population aged 18+ is registered to vote; and, 1150 of those aged 16 and 17 are registered to vote.

Overall, 2.6% of properties in the Borough are recorded as vacant.

The Borough is home to an above North East and below England proportion of BME residents and the largest BME group is Pakistani or British Pakistani, which is the same as for the North East but not England where it is Indian or British Indian.

The Borough also has an above North East and above England proportion of residents identifying as Christian, and an above North East and below England proportion of residents identifying as non-Christian. Additionally, the proportion of Borough residents who identify as having 'no religion' is smaller than across the North East and England respectively.

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