Ward profiles 2010

• Ward overview
• Population
• Households
• Deprivation
• Employment and unemployment
• Contact details.

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Ward overview

The Greetland and Stainland ward is semi-rural in character extending from its southern boundary adjacent to the M62 motorway to the valley of the river Calder and the edge of Halifax. The main settlements are Greetland, Stainland, Holywell Green, Norland, Sowood and West Vale. Much of the ward is open countryside with scattered farms and there is a small amount of industry in the valleys. The M62 is easily accessible and there is a good network of local roads.

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Population

Area and population summary

Greetland and Stainland occupies an area of 1,924 hectares, or 7.4 square miles. The total population, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year estimate for 2007, is 10,962. This is made up of 49.0% males and 51.0% females. The population density is 5.7 persons per hectare, and the number of electors in the ward in December 2009 was 8,441.

Population structure

The ward has a similar age structure to the district as a whole, but somewhat more people of working age and slightly fewer older people (60+).

Since 2001, the number of children as a proportion of the population has declined while numbers aged 60-74 have increased.

The table and chart below show the age-structure of the population.

Source: ONS 2007 mid-year estimates

Ethnicity

The ethnic group of the population, at the 2001 census, was 98% white, considerably higher than the district as a whole (93%).

Source: 2001 Census

Country of birth

Of the 4% of the population born outside the UK, the largest number originate in Western Europe, followed by those born in Asia.

Source: CACI Country of Birth files

The chart below illustrates the country of birth of the 4% of the population who originate outside the UK.

Health

Life expectancy in Greetland and Stainland has risen markedly since 2001, and is above the district average.

Mortality rates (age standardised) for both under 65s and under 75s are considerably below district and national rates.

Sources: Long term illness: 2001 census, all other indicators: NHS Calderdale

^*SMR (Standardised Mortality Rate) is the ratio of the observed to the expected level of mortality and takes account of the area's age profile. 100 is the national average, so numbers above 100 are worse, below 100 better, than average.

The table and chart below show the change in life expectancy for males and females in Greetland and Stainland Ward between 2001-2003 and 2006-2008,

Source: NHS Calderdale

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Households

There are a total of 4,601 households in the ward, estimated from the number of occupied dwellings. The average household size is 2.4 persons.

Council Tax banding

17% of households live in a property in Council Tax bands E - H, compared to 10% across the district as a whole.

Source: Calderdale Council Chargeable dwellings 2009 (occupied dwellings)

Household incomes

Compared with the district profile, there are substantially fewer households in the lower income bands and a much higher proportion in the £50,000+ band.

Source: CACI Paycheck 2009

The following three tables are all taken from 2001 census data and cannot currently be updated. They show that the main ways in which Greetland and Stainland Ward differs from Calderdale overall are:

• a high number of families with children (but not lone parents), and low numbers of pensioner and one-person households
• high owner occupation rates and lower proportions living in social housing and privately rented accomodation
• low rates of overcrowding or lack of central heating and very high rates of car ownership

Source: 2001 census

Source: 2001 census

Source: 2001 census

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Deprivation

The proportion of households receiving benefits is well below the district average. Fuel poverty and Pension Credits rates are also below average.

There are no areas in Greetland and Stainland that lie within the national worst 20% nationally on the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Sources: CMBC Safer and Stronger Communities, Benefits Service, English Housing Conditions Survey, Department of Work and Pensions.

*Percentage is of 60+ population

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Employment and unemployment

Unemployment

Unemployment measured by unemployed claimants in Greetland and Stainland Ward has risen from 92 in January 2006 to 229 in January 2010. This is a substantial rise but still represents only 3.2% of the working age population, below most wards and the district (5.1%) and national (4.3%) figures.

Source: Department of Works and Pensions

The Annual Population Survey for 2008 - 2009 shows that 4.1% of the economically active population of 6,200 are unable to find a job, compared with 7.6% in the district and 6.9% nationally.

Employment

The data on this page is about employment at workplaces in Greetland and Stainland Ward. About one third of all employees also live in this or Elland Ward.

Almost one third of employment is in the Finance sector, above the district average. Construction and Utilities employment is also high.

Employment in the ward rose slightly between 2006 and 2008.

Source: Annual Business Inquiry 2008

Looking in more detail at the change from 2006 to 2008 in employment by sector, as illustrated in the chart below, Other Services including Transport and Public Services have stayed about the same, and numbers employed in Manufacturing, in Distribution, Hotels & Restaurants and in Banking, Finance & Insurance all rose by 100. The only fall was in Construction and Utilities, leading to an overall rise of 200 jobs in the ward.   

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Contact details

For further information contact the Research and Consultation Team:

• Email:
• researchandinfo@calderdale.gov.uk
• Telephone:
• 01422 393087.

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