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Ward profiles 2010

Warley ward profile

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

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Ward overview

Warley ward is situated on the western side of Halifax and contains several residential areas including Highroad Well, Warley Town, Norton Tower, Pellon, Moor End Road and Mount Tabor. It also contains high open countryside at Highroad Well Moor, around Mount Tabor and west of Norton Tower, overlooking the Luddenden valley.

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Population

Area and population summary

Warley occupies an area of 705 hectares, or 2.7 square miles. The total population, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year estimate for 2007, is 11,741. This is made up of 48.3% males and 51.7% females. The population density is 16.7 persons per hectare, and the number of electors in the ward in December 2009 was 8,589.

Population structure

The ward has a similar age profile to the district as a whole, with slightly more children. There have not been major changes in the age profile since 2001, although the proportion of young adults has 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 nearly 96% white, a little higher than the district as a whole.

Source: 2001 Census

Country of birth

Of the 7% of the population born outside the UK, most originate in Western Europe, followed by Eastern Europe and Asia.

Source: CACI Country of Birth files

The chart below illustrates the country of birth of the 7% of the population who originate outside the UK.

Health

Life expectancy for men is around the district average, and for women almost 3 years higher than the average.

Mortality rates (age standardised) for both under 65s and under 75s are below both 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 Warley Ward between 2001-2003 and 2006-2008,

Source: NHS Calderdale

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Households

There are a total of 5,149 households in the ward, estimated from the number of occupied dwellings. The average household size is 2.3 persons.

Council Tax Banding

Council Tax Banding is similar to the district profile, although there are somewhat more in Band C and fewer in Bands D to H.

Source: Calderdale Council Chargeable dwellings 2009 (occupied dwellings)

Household incomes

There are somewhat higher proportions of households on lower incomes, and fewer on higher income (£50,000+). The table and chart below show the percentage of the population in the different income bands, compared with the district.

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 Warley Ward differs from Calderdale overall are:

• slightly above average proportions of pensioner households, but low numbers of one-person households
• owner occupation above the district rate, with both social housing and privately rented accomodation  below average
• car ownership rates somewhat above average

Source: 2001 census

Source: 2001 census

Source: 2001 census

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Deprivation

Rates of benefit receipt are close to the district average, while fuel poverty and the proportion of pensioners receiving Pension Credits are somewhat below the district average.

Out of 7 areas in the ward, Warley had none in the worst 10% nationally on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, and 1 in the worst 11-20%, in the Rye Lane area.

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 in Warley unemployed and claiming benefits rose from 146 in January 2006 to 348 in January 2010, although the number has fallen since April 2009. Having peaked at 5.6% of the working age population, the rate is now 5%, close to the district figure but above the national rate of 4.3%.

Source: Department of Works and Pensions

The Annual Population Survey 2008 - 2009 showed that 8% of the ward's economically active population were unable to find jobs, just above the district figure of 7.6%.

Employment

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

Over one third work in manufacturing, significantly higher than the district figure, while the Finance sector is very small.

There was a substantial rise in employment 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, Manufacturing jobs in the ward have risen by 300, and Public Services jobs have risen by 200, while other sectors have stayed about the same, resulting in an overall increase of 500 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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