Ward profiles 2010

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

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Ward overview

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward is in the east of Calderdale and covers approximately 4 square miles. It contains open countryside and wooded areas in the vicinity of Norwood Green along with the mainly residential built-up areas of Hipperholme, Lightcliffe, Bailiff Bridge and part of Hove Edge. Industry is located in Hipperholme and Bailiff Bridge. The ward is served by a network of important roads providing access to the M62 and neighbouring larger towns.

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Population

Area and population summary

Hipperholme & Lightcliffe occupies an area of 1,056 hectares, or 4.1 square miles. The total population, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year estimate for 2007, is 10,865. This is made up of 48.6% males and 51.4% females. The population density is 10.3 persons per hectare, and the number of electors in the ward in December 2009 was 8,684.

Population structure

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe has fewer children and young adults than the district average, and more older people.

These age groups show no major changes since 2001.

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

Source: ONS 2007 mid-year estimates

Ethnicity

The population of Hipperholme and Lightcliffe was over 98% white in 2001, well above the Calderdale average of 93%.

Source: 2001 Census

Country of birth

Of the 3.5% of the population born outside the UK, the largest number originate in Western Europe followed by Asia.

Source: CACI Country of Birth files

The chart below illustrates the country of birth of the 3.5% of the population who originate outside the UK.

Health

Life expectancy in Hipperholme & Lightcliffe has risen substantially in recent years for both men and women. Both exceed the district averages.

Mortality rates (age standardised) for both under 65s and under 75s are considerably below the 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 Hipperholme & Lightcliffe Ward between 2001-2003 and 2006-2008,

Source: NHS Calderdale

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Households

There are a total of 4,740 households in the ward, estimated from the number of occupied dwellings. The average household size is 2.3 persons.

Council Tax banding

Hipperholme & Lightcliffe has much smaller proportions in band A, and higher numbers in bands C and D.

Source: Calderdale Council Chargeable dwellings 2009 (occupied dwellings)

Household incomes

Compared with the district profile, there are significantly more households in the higher 30k+ income bands and fewer in the lower income bands.

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 Hipperholme & Lightcliffe Ward differs from Calderdale overall are:

• while there are low numbers of lone parents, overall the proportion of families with children is high
• the number of pensioner households is high, but the proportion of one-person (including single pensioner) households is low
• owner occupation rates are very high and the proportion of households in social housing and privately-rented housing is low
• rates of overcrowding and lack of central heating are both very low while car ownership is very high

Source: 2001 census

Source: 2001 census

Source: 2001 census

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Deprivation

The proportion of households in receipt of benefits is far lower than the district average, as is the Pension Credit rate. Fuel poverty rates are also much lower.

No areas in Hipperholme & Lightcliffe appear in the 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

The number of people unemployed and claiming benefits has risen from 96 in January 2006 to 200 four years later. This represents 3% of the working age population, less than in all other wards, and significantly below the district figure of 5.1%. Changes since 2006 are illustrated in the table and chart below.

Source: Department of Works and Pensions

In terms of the economically active population of 5,500, figures from the Annual Population Survey for 2008 - 2009 indicate that 4.4% were unable to find jobs, compared with 7.6% for the whole district.

Employment

This page refers to employment at workplaces in Hipperholme & Lightcliffe Ward. About one third of the workforce also live in this or Northowram and Shelf Ward.

A substantial percentage work in the Manufacturing sector, far above the district average. Numbers in Finance and Public Services are relatively low. Total employment in the ward fell 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, the only sectors showing a change were Manufacturing, which lost 300 jobs, and Public Services, which lost 100, bringing the total jobs lost to 400.

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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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