Ward profiles 2010

Luddendenfoot ward profile

Ward overview
Population
Households
Deprivation
Employment and unemployment
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Ward overview

Located to the west of Halifax, Luddendenfoot ward is the third largest in the district. There are extensive areas of open moorland through which Luddenden Dean and Cragg Vale cut wooded valleys. The largest town is Mytholmroyd and most of the industrial development and main communication routes are in the Calder valley which bisects the ward from west to east. The smaller settlements are Wainstalls, Booth, Midgley, Luddenden, Luddendenfoot and Cragg Vale.

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Population

Area and population summary

Luddendenfoot occupies an area of 4,647 hectares, or 17.9 square miles. The total population, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year estimate for 2007, is 10,226. This is made up of 48.8% males and 51.2% females. The population density is 2.2 persons per hectare, and the number of electors in the ward in December 2009 was 7,912.

Population structure

The ward population is rather older than the district as a whole, especially in the 45-74 age groups, while there are fewer infants and young adults. The proportion of children under 15 has dropped since 2001.

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

Population structure
Age Group	Number in Ward	% in Ward	% in District
0 to 4	510	5.0	6.2
5 to 14	1,275	12.5	12.4
15 to 24	1,064	10.4	12.5
25 to 44	2,651	25.9	27.6
45 to 59	2,354	23.0	20.3
60 to 74	1,564	15.3	13.6
75 plus	808	7.9	7.4

Source: ONS 2007 mid-year estimates

Ethnicity

The ethnic group of the population, at the 2001 census, was almost 99% white, considerably higher than the district as a whole.

Ethnicity
Ethnic Group	Number in Ward	% in Ward	% in District
White	9,535	98.9	93.0
Asian	50	0.5	5.7
Black	6	0.1	0.2
Mixed	49	0.5	0.8
Chinese/Other	12	0.1	0.3

Source: 2001 Census

Country of birth

Of the 3% of the population born outside the UK, the largest number originate in Western Europe .

Country of birth (2008)
Country	Number in Ward	% in Ward	% in District
UK	10,374	97.0	92.7
Other Western Europe	151	1.4	1.9
Eastern Europe	35	0.3	0.8
Africa	24	0.2	0.4
Asia	74	0.7	3.7
Other	40	0.4	0.4

Source: CACI Country of Birth files

The chart below illustrates the country of birth of the 3% of the population who originate outside the UK.

Pie chart showing place of birth of residents born outside the UK

Health

Life expectancy for men and women in the ward is very similar to the district figure. There has been no significant change in recent years.

Age standardised mortality rates for under 65s and under 75s are considerably below the national and district averages.

Health
Long-term Illness (%)	Ward	District
People with a long-term illness	17.2	18.4
Life Expectancy (years)	Ward	District
Male life expectancy 2006 to 2008 (years)	77.9	77.1
Female life expectancy 2006 to 2008 (years)	82.6	81.5
Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR)^*	Ward	District
(SMR) all causes 2004-08 for age <65	88.8	105.4
(SMR) all causes 2004-08 for age <75	87.1	106.5

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 Luddendenfoot Ward between 2001-2003 and 2006-2008,

Changes in life expectancy at birth
Year	Male	Female
2001-2003	77.4	82.4
2006-2008	77.9	82.6

Source: NHS Calderdale

Bar chart comparing life expectancy over 2 time periods

Households

There are a total of 4,463 households in the ward, estimated from the number of occupied dwellings. The average household size is 2.3 persons.

Council Tax banding

Luddendenfoot has a lower than average number of households in band A, and more in band B and the higher bands.

Council Tax banding
Band	Number in Ward	% in Ward	% in District
A	1,456	32.6	46.9
B	1,116	25.0	19.2
C	594	13.3	16.4
D	487	10.9	7.7
E	433	9.7	5.5
F	246	5.5	3.0
G and H	131	2.9	1.4

Source: Calderdale Council Chargeable dwellings 2009 (occupied dwellings)

Bar chart comparing council tax bands in ward and Calderdale

Household incomes

There are somewhat fewer households in Luddendenfoot on the lower income bands than the Calderdale average, and slightly more on higher incomes. The table and chart below show the percentage of the population in the different income bands, compared with the district.

Household incomes 2009
Income Band (£)	% in Ward	% in District
0 - 10,000	6.7	8.1
10 - 15,000	9.1	10.5
15 - 20,000	11.4	12.5
20 - 30,000	22.8	23.3
30 - 40,000	17.9	17.0
40 - 50,000	12.1	11.0
over 50,000	19.9	17.7

Source: CACI Paycheck 2009

Bar chart comparing household income in the ward and Calderdale

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

higher numbers of pensioner households than the district average but low numbers of lone parents and one-person households
high rates of owner occupation and low rates of social housing
high car ownership rates with relatively few households living in overcrowded conditions or without central heating

Household composition
Type	Number in Ward	% in Ward	% in District
2+ adults and dependent child(ren)	1,016	24.7	24.1
Lone parent and dependent child(ren)	207	5.0	6.6
2+ all pensioners	398	9.7	8.8
One pensioner	680	16.5	15.0
Other 1-person	520	12.6	15.5
Others	1,308	31.8	30.1

Source: 2001 census

Tenure
Type	Number in Ward	% in Ward	% in District
Owner occupied	3,148	76.5	71.5
Social housing	512	12.4	16.9
Private rented / Other	443	10.8	11.6

Source: 2001 census

Household amenities
Amenity	Number in Ward	% in Ward	% in District
Overcrowded	185	4.5	7.0
No central heating	657	16.0	19.3
No car	989	24.0	31.0
2+ cars	1,362	33.1	25.3

Source: 2001 census

Deprivation

The proportion of households receiving benefits, the number in fuel poverty, and the proportion of pensioners receiving Pension Credit are all well below the district levels.

No areas in Luddendenfoot appear in the national worst 20% of areas on the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Deprivation
Indicator	Number in Ward	% in Ward	% in District
Households with Benefit Claimants	727	16.3	21.3
Households claiming Free School Meals	87	1.9	3.3
Households affected by fuel poverty (2003)	234	5.2	6.5
Pension Credit recipients May 2009*	435	18.3	22.8
Indices of Deprivation 2007	Number	%	%
People in 10% most deprived areas nationally	0	0.0	9.7
People in quite deprived areas (11-20%) nationally	0	0.0	11.5

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

*Percentage is of 60+ population

Employment and unemployment

Unemployment

The number of people unemployed and receiving benefit rose from 78 in January 2006 to 206 in January 2010. The percentage of the working age resident population receiving work-related benefits has risen from 1.3% in 2006 to 3.3% in 2010, but this has remained significantly lower than the district figure. Changes since 2006 are illustrated in the table and chart below.

Claimants as % of Working-age Population
Month	Luddendenfoot	Calderdale	UK
January 2006	1.3	2.6	2.5
July 2006	1.6	2.8	2.5
January 2007	2.0	2.9	2.5
July 2007	1.5	2.6	2.2
January 2008	1.8	2.4	2.3
July 2008	1.8	2.8	2.3
January 2009	2.7	4.1	3.4
July 2009	3.2	5.1	4.1
January 2010	3.3	5.1	4.3

Source: Department of Works and Pensions

Graph comparing percentage claimants in ward with Calderdale and the UK

The Annual Population Survey 2008 - 2009 shows that 4.6% of the 5,200 economically active population were unable to find jobs. This compares with 7.6% in the district and 6.9% nationally.

Employment

The data on this page is about employment at workplaces in Luddendenfoot Ward.

Over one third work in the Manufacturing sector, way above the district figure. Almost half the people working here come from the upper Calder valley.

Employment
Sector	Number in Ward	% in Ward	% in District
Manufacturing	1,100	34	19
Construction & Utlilities	300	11	5
Distribution, Hotels & Restaurants	600	20	22
Banking, Finance & Insurance	300	11	25
Other Services including Transport	100	3	8
Public Services	700	21	21

Source: Annual Business Inquiry 2008

Pie charts comparing employment sector changes in ward and Calderdale

Looking in more detail at the change from 2006 to 2008 in employment by sector, as illustrated in the chart below, the only significant changes were in Manufacturing, which lost 100 jobs, and banking, which gained 100 jobs, leaving the total jobs in the ward about the same.