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Executive Summary Key Strategic Issues for Summerfield and Central Ladywood

Worklessness has increased in this neighbourhood between 2007 and 2009; however this increase has not been as considerable as the increase witnessed by some priority neighbourhoods.

The area is close to the City Centre and suffers from anti-social and illegal

parking, as well as some crime and anti-social behaviour associated with the night time economy. However resident’s perceptions of crime changes over this period are positive.

The area is dominated by social housing, with 58% of homes rented from the Local

Authority or Housing Associations; however the proportion of RSL homes within this neighbourhood which meet the decent homes standard is still lower that the citywide proportions.

This area has been described as having a high level of community activity with a

number of strong residents groups and resident-led neighbourhood tasking. However information regarding Community Engagement suggests that residents within this neighbourhood have a less positive view on the opportunities to influence decision making than the city average.

Satisfaction levels in the local area are slightly below the city average. However

resident’s satisfaction with local services are significantly lower than the overall level of satisfaction expressed citywide when comparing results for Accident and Emergency Departments, the Police and people in the Street.

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Executive Summary........................................................................................................3Neighbourhood Map......................................................................................................6Who Lives Here? ............................................................................................................7Succeed Economically..................................................................................................10Stay Safe in a Clean Green City ....................................................................................16Be Healthy....................................................................................................................21Enjoy A High Quality of Life..........................................................................................22Making a Contribution .................................................................................................25

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Recent population estimates for 2007 suggest that Summerfield and Central Ladywood neighbourhood has a younger age profile than Birmingham as a whole. 4.5% of people in the neighbourhood are over 60 compared with 17.7% of people across Birmingham. The 2001 census shows that ethnic makeup of the population in this area is different to the rest of Birmingham. The second largest ethnic group is the Black and Black British community accounting for 21.9% of the neighbourhood’s population. The white community makes up 54.1% of the population in this area compared to 70.4% citywide.

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Based on the Birmingham Segmentation file there are 6,470 households in this

neighbourhood area of Birmingham Segment group H accounts for the majority of the households in this area Group H is – Families with children living in low-value terraced houses. The profile of

this group is: o Modest incomes, struggling finances o Typically industrial or admin jobs o Low value housing mainly owned with mortgage, or private rented terracing

and semis o Strong sense of community o Educational levels are modest o Lifestyle is not ideal for good health, with tendency towards bad diet and

smoking o Indigenous British, increasingly European minorities o Experience of crime is higher than most other groups and the neighbourhood

is considered a bad place to live o Receptive channels are community associations and the local working men’s

club

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It is possible to ascertain what residents feel are the main issued are in their area by looking at the 2008 Birmingham Annual Opinion survey, Within the survey from a specified list of criteria, respondents were asked to choose up to five that they consider to be the most important in making somewhere a good place to live. Respondents were also asked to choose up to five criteria that they felt needed most improvement in their area. The chart below compares results from how respondents answered the two quality of life questions, allowing analysis of what people in the neighbourhood consider to be most important in making somewhere a good place to live and are in most need of improvement in the local area.

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The figures are divided into four quadrants, the key quadrant being the top right one, which shows those criteria that are rated as being above average importance and above average need for improvement. From the charts it is possible to see that there is some similarity between the key priorities for this neighbourhood and for the city as a whole.

Criteria with above average importance and above average need for improvement: The City as whole

Level of crime Clean streets Teenage activities Affordable/Decent Homes Access to Nature

Summerfield and Central Ladywood Clean streets Level of Crime Teenage activities Affordable Decent Homes

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The worklessness rate within this neighbourhood is higher than that citywide; information indicates that there has been an increase in the rate between 2007 and 2009, although this is not as significant as in other areas.

Summerfield and Central Ladywood has the second highest proportion of workless residents who claim Incapacity Benefit, furthermore a high proportion of these have been claiming this benefit long term.

Education indicators show a low level of performance across a wide range of indicators.

Analysis and more sophisticated trajectory projections are needed to assess how the recession will affect Summerfield and Central Ladywood.

Lack of economic and skills data at individual neighbourhood level

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A key priority for Birmingham in the next few years will be emerging from the recession and improving the worklessness levels across the city. Priority neighbourhoods encompass the highest areas of worklessness in the city. Over one quarter of Summerfield and Central Ladywood’s population are classed as workless, compared to the citywide proportion of 19.9%. Whilst the rate in this neighbourhood is significantly higher than the citywide rate, this is not amongst the highest rates of the twenty-five priority neighbourhoods.

May 2009 - Worklessness Rates for Priority Neighbourhoods

36.8% 35.8% 35.1% 34.8% 34.3% 33.6% 33.0% 33.0% 32.6% 32.1% 31.7% 31.3% 31.3% 31.0% 30.6% 29.9% 29.2% 28.6% 27.9% 27.5% 27.4% 26.6% 26.5% 26.4%32.5%0%

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The chart below can be used to track changes in the worklessness rate between 2001 and 2009; the rate has fluctuated in this neighbourhood but has consistently remained higher than that citywide. This rate has increased between 2007 and 2009 although this has not been as significant an increase as witnessed by some other priority neighbourhoods.

Worklessness Rates 2001-2009

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High proportions of Incapacity Benefit claimants within a neighbourhood can have serious impacts upon the economic prospects of residents within that area. Summerfield and Central Ladywood has one of the higher proportions of Incapacity Benefit claimants of the priority neighbourhoods. 58.2% of residents in this neighbourhood have been claiming Incapacity Benefit for over five years; this is amongst the lowest proportions in the priority neighbourhoods and is lower than the citywide proportion of 62.2%.

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Incapacity Benefit Claimants - May 2009

34.7% 34.6% 34.6% 32.5% 31.9% 31.2% 30.0% 29.7% 29.4% 29.2% 29.1% 28.9% 28.6% 28.5% 27.7% 26.9% 26.1% 25.9% 25.8% 25.5% 25.0% 24.2% 22.5% 22.2% 22.2%0.0%

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The chart below provides a breakdown of reasons given by residents of this neighbourhood for claiming Incapacity Benefit; these breakdowns can be compared with the overall citywide breakdowns using the table below. As with most priority neighbourhoods the major reason given for claiming Incapacity benefit within this neighbourhood was mental health issues, however a higher proportion of residents claim this benefit for circulatory/ respiratory issues within Summerfield and Central Ladywood.

PN - Breakdown of reasons given for claiming Incapactity Benefit - May 2009

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Mental Health Nervous system Circulatory/ Respiratory Muscoskeletal Injury Other

Name Location and size Current position Regeneration potential Icknield Port Loop

The site lies immediately west of Birmingham City Centre, and only a few minutes walk from the famous Broad Street Regeneration Area that includes the International Convention Centre.

The site is within a range of public and private ownerships with many vacant and derelict industrial properties. Much of the site is in the process of being cleared for new developments.

The site offers excellent opportunities for developers and future investors. It has the potential to provide over 1,000 new homes and other mixed use activities, especially given its location in the Western Growth

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Accessed off the Birmingham Ring Road (A4540), the site is also close to the City’s Strategic Highway Network radials. 32 hectares, of which some 20 hectares are available for development.

Corridor and the proposed eco-neighbourhood.

Heath Street South

The site is located 3km to the North West of the city centre, alongside the A457, which links Birmingham to Sandwell and the M5/M6. 4.6 hectares.

The site primarily consists of vacant, poor quality industrial buildings, and has major potential for transformational change. The majority of the site is in private ownership, although parts of the frontage to the A457 are owned by Birmingham City Council. The site lies within an area proposed for ‘eco-neighbourhood’ designation as part of the city’s “Western Growth Corridor”, where opportunities for transformational change and employment will be a key outcome.

The site lies within the “Western Growth Corridor”, designated to accommodate the City’s ‘growth point’ ambitions, and should be seen as part of the wider development opportunities focusing on the new eco-neighbourhood.

Ladywood area section in BCP

Ladywood is very close to the city centre and adjacent to the canal and could be a very desirable place to live. The Local Authority housing stock in Ladywood presents a great opportunity for major transformation into a successful neighbourhood with a strong community focus. Need to consider the isolation of Icknield Port Loop, and overcome the physical barriers to create a number of routes through Icknield Port Loop, Ladywood and on to the city centre, effectively merging the two neighbourhoods.

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Educational attainment can have a direct impact on employment opportunities of individuals within an area, with demands for a skilled workforce creating problems for those with few qualifications. The chart below identifies educational performance against LAA indicators within this neighbourhood.

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Education LAA Indicators for Summerfield and Central Ladywood for 2008

Within the Summerfield and Central Ladywood ward results for 2008 LAA education indicators are all below the citywide average figures for results. The most significant difference lies with NI75 (Achievement of 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths), which at 31%, is 14% below the citywide average figure of 14%. There are however other notable differences in particular with NI73 (Achievement at level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2) and NI93 (Progression by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2). Results for NI73 at 55% are 13% below the citywide result figure and results for NI93 at 75% are 8% below the citywide figure.

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There is a distinct lack of information regarding overall qualifications and skills at the neighbourhood level, however using Birmingham’s Annual Opinion Survey it is possible to gain an indication of the overall level of qualifications people hold within each

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neighbourhood. 45.1% of respondents to the Annual Opinion Survey stated that they held no qualifications; this is 4.3% lower than the citywide average. Within most Priority Neighbourhoods this figure has usually been higher. Respondents stating that their highest qualifications were degrees or higher degrees were both 1.4% higher than the citywide averages. For this neighbourhood respondents who stated that A Levels were their highest qualification were at 6.4%, this is 2.4% lower than the citywide average.

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Crime rates within Summerfield and Central Ladywood are significantly higher than those citywide; a contributory factor is that this neighbourhood is close to the city centre.

A higher proportion of residents when compared to the city feel that crime levels are improving locally.

A greater proportion of residents in this neighbourhood feel that the council and police are dealing with concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour.

Offender and Victim profiling at a neighbourhood level, and more detailed analysis around times and locations of crimes would be extremely helpful in producing cross partner crime prevention interventions. The Be Birmingham performance team will work with Safer Birmingham Partnership to address this for future versions. However many of these issues would perhaps be better analysed and addressed through tactical means such as neighbourhood tasking rather than on strategic basis.

More work needs to be done around the key local drivers of community safety perceptions

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Evidence suggests that Birmingham is one of the safest core cities; however its residents appear to be concerned with regards to the levels of crime and anti-social behaviour in their local area. Crime levels can have a major impact upon a resident’s perception of an area they can also impact upon whether businesses want to move to or invest in an area. Priority neighbourhood crime rates have been calculated using a 12 month rolling average rate based on the number of crimes per each 1,000 of the population It should be noted that this neighbourhood is close to the city centre, it therefore is affected by some crime and anti-social behaviour issues associated with the night time economy. This neighbourhood has one of the highest serious crime rates of all the priority neighbourhoods; this rate is considerably higher than that citywide.

Serious Violent Crime 2008/09

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Serious acquisitive crime appears to be an issue in the Summerfield and Central Ladywood neighbourhood; this rate is considerably higher than the overall citywide rate and is amongst the highest rates across the priority neighbourhoods.

Serious Acquisitive Crime 2008/09

78.40 66.73 48.85 42.73 38.42 30.88 30.85 30.43 30.38 29.30 28.91 28.81 26.74 26.16 25.50 24.52 23.65 22.44 21.93 21.74 20.56 19.90 19.64 19.01 19.010.00

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The gun crime rate appears to represent this neighbourhood’s biggest challenge in terms of crime; this rate is considerably higher than that citywide and is the highest rate of all priority neighbourhoods.

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Gun Crime 2008/09

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Data regarding alcohol related harm indicates that this too is an issue in the Summerfield and Central Ladywood neighbourhood, this neighbourhood has the third highest rate across all priority neighbourhoods. Moreover this rate is almost double the citywide rate.

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Violent crime appears to be an issue within this neighbourhood, the crime rate of violence against a person is higher than that citywide; this rate is the fourth highest rate across all priority neighbourhoods.

LI Violence against a person 2008/09

131.00 87.51 39.90 39.18 36.40 36.15 35.14 33.18 29.93 29.02 27.85 27.63 27.09 25.93 24.07 23.97 23.86 22.37 20.38 20.09 19.0421.98 16.7317.0718.760.00

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Measuring of peoples’ perceptions and feelings of safety regarding crime and disorder are important, especially when it has been shown nationally that there is often disparity between what recorded crime is telling us and what people feel in terms of safety. Birmingham’s Annual Opinion Survey asks residents their opinions on the levels of crime, allows them to identify what the main problem are, and also asks questions around how resident’s feel local services are dealing with crime and anti-social behaviour within their area. By looking at these results in each neighbourhood we can identify specific issues that are relevant to local areas. 15.9% of respondents to the Annual Opinion Survey within this neighbourhood believed that the levels of crime over the last 3 years have become worse; this figure is 1.5% below the citywide average. 37.4% of respondents believe that crime levels have become better over the last 3 years; this is 11.8% higher than the citywide average figure. The percentage of respondents who stated that there had been no change, at 34% was 13.1% below the citywide average.

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Residents in the Summerfield and Central Ladywood neighbourhood appear to have a positive opinion on crime levels. However, it can not be analysed how people arrive at this judgement, and what crimes people particularly think of when registering changing perceptions of crime levels. It may be that reducing certain crimes would have a more beneficial effect on perceptions than others and more multi variant and key driver analysis at a local level between crime rates and perception data might help answer some of the se questions. Within the Summerfield and Central Ladywood neighbourhood 48% of respondents to the Annual Opinion Survey agreed that local public services sought their opinion on Anti Social Behaviour and Crime. This figure is 6.7% higher than the citywide average figure of 41.3% and is the fourth highest level across all priority neighbourhoods.

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% agreeing that local public services seek their views about ASB and Crime in the local area

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For the Summerfield and Central Ladywood neighbourhood, the table below details the issues which were considered to be the top 5 problems within this neighbourhood by respondents to the Survey. The issue which has been identified as most problematic in this neighbourhood is the issue of rubbish/litter, 48.1% of respondents within this neighbourhood felt that this was a problem, this figure is 4.6% higher than the citywide average. The issue of teenagers on the streets is included in the top 5, however the percentage of respondents who felt this was a problem is actually 5.4% lower within this neighbourhood. However the percentage of respondents in this neighbourhood who felt that noisy neighbours/ loud parties were a problem was 25.3%, this figure is 7.8% above the citywide average.

AOS Respondents - Top 5 problems in this neighbourhood

Problem Summerfield and Central Ladywood

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1 Rubbish and litter lying around 48.1% 43.5% 4.6%

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the behaviour of their children 41.4% 38.4% 3.0%

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respect and consideration 39.0% 31.5% 7.5%

4 Teenagers hanging around the streets 36.8% 42.2% -5.4%

5 Not feeling safe walking on my own

after dark 34.8% 25.7% 9.1%

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Available data at priority neighbourhood level is difficult to obtain for health indicators.

The Be Birmingham performance team is working with the Health and Well being Partnership through the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment process to try and address this issue.

An important role for neighbourhood managers will be to try and gather more anecdotal evidence and local intelligence once they are in post.

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Within Summerfield and Central Ladywood a higher proportion of council homes meet the decent homes standard. However a lower proportion of RSL homes are meeting the decent homes standard.

Resident Satisfaction with the local area is slightly below that citywide. However satisfaction levels with local service providers are lower than those

citywide, the most significant differences are with Accident and Emergency departments, the Police and Job Centres.

Local neighbourhood level data on Fuel Poverty More advanced profiling of perception measures by different demographic, socio-

economic and segmentation groups, would allow more targeted interventions to be enacted with the support of neighbourhood managers

Key driver and multivariate analysis of at least at an overall neighbourhood level to identify causes and reasons for people’s answers

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Using data provided by the City Housing Partnership, the chart below illustrates the proportion of council homes and RSL homes which meet the decent homes standard. Birmingham has been working hard over the past few years to ensure that its housing stock is at an acceptable level for all its residents. The proportion of council homes meeting the decent homes standard is higher than that citywide; furthermore there has been a slight increase in the proportion since 2008. However it is anticipated that any inequality in the decency rates of council properties will be fully addressed within the next two years by the Housing Department’s ongoing programme of updating its stock. The proportion of RSL homes which meet the decent homes standard is slightly lower than the citywide proportion in this neighbourhood.

Decent Homes - April 2009

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Satisfaction in an area is crucial to ensuring that residents perceive they are living in a desirable area, it helps to ensure that residents want to stay in an area which they perceive to be attractive. It is possible to identify satisfaction levels in a neighbourhood by utilising results of the Annual Opinion Survey. 85.61% of respondents in the 2008 Annual Opinion Survey were satisfied with Summerfield and Central Ladywood as a place to live. This figure is 0.5% below the citywide figure of 86.14%; this result does not represent a significant difference from the figure for Birmingham as a whole.

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A contributory factor to overall satisfaction levels in an area is resident’s satisfaction with their local service providers. Again using the Annual Opinion Survey it is possible to assess satisfaction levels for this neighbourhood and compare it with the citywide figures. This neighbourhood is achieving higher satisfaction levels than citywide figures in respect of GP surgeries, the Fire Service and adult education and training. All other local services satisfaction levels are below the citywide figures, Accident and Emergency departments within this neighbourhood have the highest difference between satisfaction levels. The citywide figure is 72% whereas within this neighbourhood the reported figure is 61%.

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This neighbourhood has formal governance structure in the form of a Neighbourhoods Board and various resident associations; however information with regards to residents feeling able to influence decisions suggests that there is a less positive view of Community Engagement compared to the city average.

Residents within this neighbourhood have a slightly more positive view of Community Cohesion when compared to the rest of the city.

Evidence regarding trust suggests that residents have a low level of trust between residents and other people in the area.

More advanced profiling of perception measures by different demographic, socio-economic and segmentation groups, would allow more targeted interventions to be enacted with the support of neighbourhood managers

Key driver and multivariate analysis of at least at an overall neighbourhood level to identify causes and reasons for people’s answers

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Neighbourhood Board was established for the area in September 2007 to ensure that local services directly meet the needs of residents by enabling local people to give direction to local Services, bring agencies together to achieve a more coherent delivery of local Services and creating a sense of pride and shared responsibility for the wellbeing of the area and its future development. Residents’ associations, neighbourhood forums and community organisations in the neighbourhood include:

Central Ladywood Neighbourhood Forum St. Marks Resident Association Chamberlain Gardens Resident Association Summerfield Resident Association North Summerfield Resident Association Kilby and Lighthorne Resident Association Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir

Strengthening Community Cohesion is vital; a key factor in this is ensuring that residents agree that people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area. Residents who feel engaged in a community are more likely to feel a sense of worth, which can in turn strengthen local democracy and governance. Active involvement by residents within an area can help to develop and share knowledge and skills, producing benefits both at a citywide and local level. The Annual Opinion Survey can also be used to gauge how each neighbourhood is doing against Community Cohesion (NI 1) and Community Engagement (NI 4) indicators within the LAA. Resident’s in the Summerfield and Central Ladywood have a more positive view of Community Cohesion when compared to the city average. 80.9% of respondents to the Annual Opinion Survey within the Summerfield and Central Ladywood neighbourhood believe that people from different backgrounds get on well together (NI 1); this is 2% above the citywide figure

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Birmingham Opinion Survey Indicative Data for National indicators

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However residents in this neighbourhood do have a slightly more negative view of opportunities to influence decision making. 38.2% of respondents within this neighbourhood believed that they could influence decision making (NI 4), this is 5% below the citywide figure. The results for NI1 and NI4 within this neighbourhood do not represent significant differences when compared with the citywide results.

Residents expressing high levels of trust with regards to local people or institutions can provide a further insight into community cohesion. High levels of trust are more indicative of a community that can work together effectively. Using the Annual Opinion Survey to investigate levels of trust can help to identify where clear differences may lie between neighbourhood and citywide levels.

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Within the Summerfield and Central Ladywood neighbourhood levels of trust are higher than citywide results for Doctors (10% above the citywide figure), Local shopkeepers (8% above the citywide figure and Housing Officers (6% above the citywide figures). Levels of trust for other people in your street are 12% below the citywide figures.

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