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Ward Profiles: Hoe Street

Summary •

Hoe Street ward has a (5.3% of the borough total).



It is ethnically more diverse than the borough average with 57% of BAME (Black Asian and Minority Ethnic) residents compared to 55% in Waltham Forest.



Hoe Street has 5,500 households with about one in three households (29%) having dependent children.



Hoe Street has a total number of 2,500 employee jobs. This is 4.7% of all the jobs in the borough (53,000).



In June 2011, 685 people in Hoe Street ward were claiming Jobseekers Allowance. This is 12.4% of resident labour force, well above the borough average of 8.9%.



36% of children in the ward are considered to live in poverty. 27% of the pupils are eligible for free school meal.



The health profile for Hoe Street is worse than the borough average with higher mortality rates for cancers and circulatory diseases and lower life expectancy for both males and females.



In terms of crime, Hoe Street has a lower number of notifiable offences per 1,000 resident (262) compared to the borough average (213).

resident

population

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13,025

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Population •

According to the 2011 Mayhew Harper population count, Hoe Street ward has a population of 13,025 making it the 7th largest ward in Waltham Forest by population.



The latest GLA population projections for 2011 show that Hoe Street has a larger amount of its population in the 19-46 age band when compared to the borough average. Hoe Street population (2011) vs Borough average Source: 2011 GLA population projections based on SHLAA

350 300

Persons

250 200 150 100 50 0 0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

Single year of age

LBWF average

3

Hoe Street

70

75

80

85 90+

Ethnicity •

Hoe Street has a higher proportion of BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) residents (57%) than the borough average (55%) and a lower proportion of White British and Irish (30% vs. 34%).



The three largest ethnic minorities are Pakistani, (12.8%) Other White background (10.9%) and African (8.5%).



Data from the DWP shows that in 2009/10 Hoe Street had 555 new arrivals from overseas (5.5% of the borough’s total) applying for National Insurance number. The top three countries of origin were Pakistan, Poland and Romania. Hoe Street - Top 5 countries of new arrivals 2009/2010

Percentage of White British & Irish vs BAME Hoe Street and Borough Source: 2011 Mayhew Harper population count

Source: DWP, National Insurance registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK 2009/2010 Note: Where countries tie more or less than 5 may feature

70% 57%

60%

65

Poland

50% 40% 30%

90

Pakistan

55%

30%

55

Romania

34%

20%

13%

11%

10%

Bulgaria

25

Lithuania

25

Slovak Rep

25

0% White British & Irish

Hoe Street

BAME

0

Not identifiable

Borough average

4

25

50

75

100

125

150

Family types •

Hoe Street has a total of 5,500 households, 5.6% of all households in the borough.



Single adult households are the most common accounting for 35% of households in Hoe Street (compared to the borough average of 29%), followed by family households with dependent children (20%).



In total, about a third of households in Hoe Street (29%) have dependent children (compared to the borough average of 32%). This includes 500 single adult households (9% of all households in the ward).

Hoe Street Household type

Count

Family households with dependent children

Percent

Borough average Count

Percent

1,100

20%

22,500

23%

Single adult households with dependent children

500

9%

9,200

9%

Older cohabiting households

300

5%

8,200

8%

Older person living alone

500

9%

8,100

8%

Three generational households

100

2%

2,000

2%

Cohabiting adult households, no children

1,000

18%

18,900

19%

Single adult households, no children

1,900

35%

28,400

29%

100

2%

1,400

1%

5,500

100%

98,600

100%

Other households Total

Source: 2011 Mayhew Harper population count

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Jobs in the area •

Hoe Street has a total number of 2,500 employee jobs. This is 4.7% of all the jobs in the borough (53,000).



About two thirds (66%) of jobs are full-time and the rest (34%) are part-time. This is in line with the borough average share between the full-time and part-time jobs (67% and 33%).



Hoe Street ward has a higher than average share of jobs in banking, finance and insurance (32%) and lower than average share of jobs in public administration (30%) and hotels and restaurants (20%). It has second highest number of banking, finance and insurance jobs (800) in the borough after Hale End and Highams Park ward. Employee jobs in the area by the main sectors Source: Business Register and Employment Survey 2009 40% 35% 30%

34%

32%

30% 24%

25%

20%

20%

19%

15% 10%

7% 4%

5%

4%

6%

6% 6%

4% 4%

0% Public administration, education and health

Distribution, hotels and restaurants

Banking, finance and insurance

Manufacturing Other services

Hoe Street

Waltham Forest

6

Transport and communication

Construction

Worklessness Jobseekers Allowance claimant rate by gender (% ) Source: ONS and GLA estimates, June 2011

7.3%

6.7%

5.0%

4% 2% 0% Males

60% of the Hoe Street claimants have been claiming the JSA for less than six months. 16.8% have claimed JSA for over a year. This is higher than the borough average (15.7%).

London

10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0

JSA claimant rate has been increasing during the recession in Hoe Street staying above the borough and London average.

2.0

7

Dec-09

Sep-09

Jun-09

Dec-08

Sep-08

Jun-08

Mar-08

Dec-07

Hoe Street

Mar-09

Recession

0.0 Sep-07



Waltham Forest

JSA claimant rate (%), June 2007 - June 2011 Source: ONS via Nomis

Jun-07



Females

Hoe Street

Waltham Forest

Jun-11

Hoe Street has the highest claimant rate for young people aged 16-24 (34.7%). The borough average for young people is 19.1%.

9.6%

Mar-11



10.2%

Dec-10

Both male (14.8%) and female claimant count rate (9.6%) in Hoe Street ward are above the borough averages.

12% 10% 8% 6%

Sep-10



14.8%

16% 14%

Hoe Street has the highest JSA claimant count rate in the borough (12.4% of resident labour force). The borough average is 8.9%.

Jun-10



685 people in Hoe Street were claiming Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) in June 2011.

Mar-10



London

Deprivation •

2010 Indices of Multiple Deprivation data from the DCLG shows that Waltham Forest has declined from 26th to 15th position among the most deprived local authorities in England between 2007 and 2010.



Hoe Street is one of the most deprived wards in the borough. Seven out of eight neighbourhoods are among the 20% of most deprived in England including one which is among the 5% most deprived (see the map).



The total number of people claiming DWP benefits in Hoe Street ward is 1,615 (as at November 2010). This is 19.8% of the working-age resident population (aged 15-64) in the ward, higher than the borough average of 17.6%.



Campaign to End Child Poverty reports that 36% of children in Hoe Street ward are living in poverty, about the same as the borough average of 35%.



According to 2011 School Census, Hoe Street has 499 pupils eligible for free school meal. This is 27% of the pupils residing in the ward and attending a school in Waltham Forest, higher than the borough average at 25%.

Note: For Child Poverty Ward Profiles please contact [email protected], tel. 020 8496 4729

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Health •

Hoe Street has a worse health profile than Waltham Forest, London and England.



Mortality numbers for All Cancers, Coronary Heart Disease and All Circulatory diseases are all higher than the averages for London and England.



Life expectancy at birth is lower at 80.6 for women and at 74 for men than across the borough as a whole (80.8 and 75.8 respectively).

2004-2008 Indirectly standardised mortality ratio by cause Persons, All age Source: London Health Observatory, January 2011 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0

2003-2007 Life expectancy at birth Source: London Health Ob servatory, August 2009 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

131 101 97

98 100

All Cancer Mortality

107

98 100

Circulatory Mortality

107 109

96 100

CHD Mortality

74.0 75.8 77.1 77.3

Males Hoe Street

LBWF

London

80.6 80.8 81.7 81.5

Females

England

Hoe Street

Note: The standardised mortality ratio is defined as the ratio of the observed number of deaths in the ward to the number expected if the ward had the same age-specific rates as England. An SMR of over 100 indicates there are more deaths than expected.

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LBWF

London

England

Crime •







The total number of notifiable offences in Hoe Street in the 24 months to March 2011 was 3,411. The average per ward in Waltham Forest was 2,678.

Total Notifiable Offences (rolling 24 months to March 2011) Hoe Street and Borough average Source: Metropolitan Police webs ite Theft & Handling

Hoe Street ward has more than the average number of offences across most main types of offences. See the Figure.

Violence against the person

55 4

Burglary

3 46

Criminal Damage

The most common offences were for Theft & Handling (31%) followed by Violence against the person (21%). Using population data from the 2011 Mayhew Harper count we can establish that in the 24 months to March 2011 there were 262 offences per 1,000 residents in Hoe Street. This compares to an average of 213 offences per 1,000 residents in the borough.

949

36 7

269 247 188

Drugs Robbery

166

Fraud & forgery

161 146

Other Notifiable offences

31 32

Sexual offences

35 28

0

200

1 069

717

5 00

Hoe Street Borough average per ward

284

400

600

800

1000

1200

Note: Data on the graph does not take into account ward populations so should be viewed as a record of the number of offences rather than an indicator of the likelihood of being a victim of crime.

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