LANDORE: ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILE
LANDORE: ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILE City and County of Swansea, Research and Information Team, December 2008 Councillors (Electoral vote, 2008): Viv Abbott (Lib Dem - 836); Rob Speht (Lib Dem – 793) Electorate (1st April 2008): 4,678 Population: 6,121 (2001 Census); 6,109 (mid-2007 ONS estimate) Welsh Assembly and UK Parliamentary Constituency: Swansea East.
Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Digital Maps with the permission of the Controller H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright City & County of Swansea Dinas Sir Abertawe Licence No. 100023509
⇒ Location: approximately 2.4km north from the city centre ⇒ Neighbouring Wards: Bonymaen, St Thomas, Castle, Cwmbwrla, Mynyddbach, Morriston ⇒ Area: 2.23km2 ⇒ Population density (2007 estimate): 2,739 people per km2 ⇒ Population change: 1991 to 2001: -681 (-10.0%); 2001 to 2007: -12 (-0.2%)
⇒ Major employers: CEM Day, Liberty Stadium, City & County of Swansea. Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
BEAUFORT RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CEM DAY
PARC LLEWELLYN
PLASMARL BRYNHYFRYD JUNIOR SCHOOL
PLASMARL PRIMARY SCHOOL CWM LEVEL PARK
SWANSEA TO PADDINGTON RAILWAY
BRYNHYFRYD LIBRARY
MILLBROOK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE LIBERTY STADIUM
LANDORE
PENTREHAFOD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
NORMANDY RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
LANDORE PARK & RIDE
HAFOD
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Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2001 Census Data) 90+
Age Structure Aged: 0-4 5-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75+ Total
Landore Population 384 926 760 1,811 1,396 473 371 6,121
Landore % 6.27 15.13 12.42 29.59 22.81 7.73 6.06 100
Swansea % 5.40 13.53 12.29 26.16 24.35 9.50 8.76 100
Female
85 to 89
M ale
80 to 84 75 to 79 70 to 74 65 to 69 60 to 64 55 to 59 50 to 54 45 to 49 40 to 44 35 to 39
th
⇒ 15 largest ward population in Swansea, but 5th most densely populated. ⇒ Comparatively large percentage of people aged under 16 and 25-44. ⇒ Below average proportions in age groups 45 and over. ⇒ Higher than average proportion of people born in Wales. ⇒ Also a higher than average proportion of people in non-white ethnic groups. Population: Key Facts People: born in Wales born outside UK in non-white ethnic groups with limiting long-term illness with no qualifications (aged 16-74) with higher level qualifications (aged 16-74) Able to speak Welsh
30 to 34 25 to 29 20 to 24 15 to 19 10 to 14 5 to 9 0 to 4 300
200
100
0
100
200
Source: 2001 Census. Office for National Statistics.
Landore 5,398 277 320 1,543 1,818 382 493
Landore % 88.2 4.5 5.2 25.2 41.0 8.6 8.1
Swansea % 82.1 3.6 2.2 24.7 30.5 19.0 13.0
Landore 2,598 2.35 4.99 372 443 167 858 206 383 169
Landore %
Swansea 94,400 2.33 5.47 15.8% 15.0% 10.1% 34.8% 6.5% 11.0% 6.8%
Source: 2001 Census.
Household Information Total households Average household size Average rooms per household Household type: one person: pensioner one person: other one family: all pensioner one family: married couple one family: cohabiting couple one family: lone parent one family: other
14.3 17.1 6.4 33.0 7.9 14.7 6.5
Source: 2001 Census.
Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
300
DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING The settlement of Landore developed around the clusters of heavy industry along the Tawe Corridor that formed Swansea’s economic heartland from the early 18th Century and throughout the Industrial Revolution. Swansea’s first copper smelting works opened there in 1717, with a further eight metal smelting works emerging during the 18th Century. Landore also enjoyed a strong industrial heritage in the tinplate, steel-making and coal extraction industries, all of which encouraged large-scale economic migration into the area and made it one of the most densely populated in Swansea. It was these labour-intensive, heavy industries and the in-migration associated with them that brought about the demand for low-cost, high-density housing along the riverside and surrounding slopes, which still remain today. Housing development was dominated by traditional terrace and semi-detached dwellings, which make up around 70% and 10% of the area’s housing stock respectively. The bulk of early development (early to mid 18 th Century) took place in the southern sector of the ward, within the Hafod locality and in the central Landore area, strung out along what is today the B4603 (Neath Road). Housing was slower to establish in the northern locality of Plasmarl, but the residential settlement as a whole was well established by the turn of the 20th Century and has remained largely unchanged since. Landore today exhibits a juxtaposition of traditional industrial housing with modern commercial developments and a high-volume infrastructure centred upon the A4067. Notable recent developments include the Liberty Stadium. House prices in the area occupy a narrow range from around £130,000 to £85,000. 1
2
1. Bennett Street, Landore, 3bed terrace - £129,995
3
2. Pwll Street, Landore 2-bed terrace, - £90,995 3. Mysydd Terrace , 2-bed terrace - £84,995 Property photographs and prices were taken from Rightmove, the UK's num ber one property website, on 01/09/2008, and are reproduced with their permission.
Household Accommodation 100%
Household Tenure
Rented f rom Private landlord 11.3%
Caravan/temporary structure
0.00
6.96
Flat, maisonette or apartment Terraced
80%
Rented f rom Other 3.4%
Rented f rom Registered So cial Landlord 6.8%
Semi-detached
Ow ns outright 34.0%
Detached 60% 76.81 Rented f rom local authority 3.9%
40%
Shared ow nership 0.2%
20% 9.52 0%
6.67
Source: 2001 Census.
Mortgaged 40.3%
Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ⇒ The estimated median household income for Landore, based on CACI’s 2008 ‘PayCheck’ data, is £22,125, equivalent to 11.8% below the Swansea median of £25,088. ⇒ Profile information indicates a higher than average level of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers (grades C2/D). Social Profile All people aged 16-74 in households AB: Higher and intermediate managerial/professional C1: Supervisory, clerical, junior managerial/professional C2: Skilled manual workers D: Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers E: On state benefit, unemployed, lowest grade workers
Total 4,790 440 1,256 1,004 1,240 850
% 100 9.2 26.2 21.0 25.9 17.7
Swansea 100 19.4 29.7 13.9 18.2 18.7
Source: 2001 Census.
ECONOMY AND LABOUR MARKET ⇒ Recent claimant data indicates an unemployment rate in Landore above the Swansea figure. This is consistent with the other DWP benefit claimant rates in the ward, with Pension Credits significantly higher than the Swansea average. However, economic activity and employment rates are marginally above Swansea equivalents. Benefit claimants Unemployment Benefit (JSA): Nov’08 Incapacity Benefits (IB/SDA): May’08 Income Support: May’08 Disability Living Allowance: May’08 Pension Credit: May’08 State Pension claimants: May’08
Landore 157 565 425 560 380 915
Rate % 3.9 14.1 11.2 9.2 35.4
Swansea % 2.8 11.5 8.1 8.5 24.0
Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative system, Dept. for Work & Pensions.
Economic Status (people aged 16-74) Economically Active Employees: Part-time Employees: Full-time Self-employed Unemployed Full-time student Economically Inactive Retired Student Looking after home/family Permanently sick/disabled Other
Landore 2,739 579 1,630 222 220 88 1,701 507 150 356 485 203
Landore % 61.7 13.0 36.7 5.0 5.0 2.0 38.3 11.4 3.4 8.0 10.9 4.6
Swansea % 58.6 11.6 34.7 5.8 3.6 3.0 41.4 15.4 6.6 6.1 9.8 3.5
Source: 2001 Census, Office for National Statistics.
Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
WELSH INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION ⇒ 2008 Index based on a fine-grained geography – Landore divided into 4 sub-areas (LSOAs). ⇒ Landore 4 ranked most deprived in overall Index (24th of 147 in Swansea, 216th of 1,896 in Wales). ⇒ Housing – high levels of deprivation, with Landore 4 being the most deprived LSOA in Swansea. ⇒ High Health deprivation in Landore 2 and 3. ⇒ Landore 3 and 4 ranked high in relation to Employment deprivation. ⇒ Community Safety domain shows high rankings for Landore 1 and 2 in particular. ⇒ Physical environment deprivation is high in all the LSOAs, indicative of Landore’s heavy industrial heritage. ⇒ Income deprivation highest in Landore 4. Overall index
LSOA
Income
Employment
Health
Education
Housing
Physical Environ.
Access to Services
Community Safety
Landore 1
43
467
42
379
60
737
66
775
35
377
32
626
29
467
56
862
7
80
Landore 2
33
305
47
433
43
543
11
126
27
283
19
388
25
391
131
1705
10
105
Landore 3
31
292
41
377
34
412
14
159
34
348
13
314
8
148
144
1812
32
324
Landore 4
24
216
18
111
26
344
50
629
25
264
1
39
15
255
139
1781
43
577
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2008, Welsh Assembly Government. Note: LSOAs ranked 1-147 (Swansea), 1-1896 (Wales).
CRIME
Offence Group Burglary
Theft from vehicles
Theft of vehicles
Fraud & forgery
Other theft
Criminal damage
Violence
Drug offence
Other
Fiscal Year (April-March)
Annual Total
The table below indicates the type and number of crimes taking place within Landore ward for the fiscal years 2003/04 to 2006/07 and the remainder of 2007.
2003/04 2004/05
153 122
200 98
117 69
102 91
147 101
244 228
156 146
21 19
23 17
1163 891
2005/06 2006/07
106 116 18.9
133 144 23.5
100 73 11.9
47 28 4.5
130 123 20.0
248 209 34.1
176 133 21.7
21 20 3.3
19 25 4.1
980 871 142.3
54
58
44
9
54
98
101
15
15
448
2006/07: Rate per ’000
2007 (Apr-Dec)
Source: South Wales Police Performance Review Department, Cockett Police Station.
Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Digital Maps with the permission of the Controller H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright City & County of Swansea Dinas Sir Abertawe Licence No. 100023509
⇒ Location: approximately 2.4km north from the city centre ⇒ Neighbouring Wards: Bonymaen, St Thomas, Castle, Cwmbwrla, Mynyddbach, Morriston ⇒ Area: 2.23km2 ⇒ Population density (2007 estimate): 2,739 people per km2 ⇒ Population change: 1991 to 2001: -681 (-10.0%); 2001 to 2007: -12 (-0.2%)
⇒ Major employers: CEM Day, Liberty Stadium, City & County of Swansea. Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
BEAUFORT RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CEM DAY
PARC LLEWELLYN
PLASMARL BRYNHYFRYD JUNIOR SCHOOL
PLASMARL PRIMARY SCHOOL CWM LEVEL PARK
SWANSEA TO PADDINGTON RAILWAY
BRYNHYFRYD LIBRARY
MILLBROOK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE LIBERTY STADIUM
LANDORE
PENTREHAFOD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
NORMANDY RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
LANDORE PARK & RIDE
HAFOD
Aerial Photography reproduced with the permission of Cities Revealed.
Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2001 Census Data) 90+
Age Structure Aged: 0-4 5-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75+ Total
Landore Population 384 926 760 1,811 1,396 473 371 6,121
Landore % 6.27 15.13 12.42 29.59 22.81 7.73 6.06 100
Swansea % 5.40 13.53 12.29 26.16 24.35 9.50 8.76 100
Female
85 to 89
M ale
80 to 84 75 to 79 70 to 74 65 to 69 60 to 64 55 to 59 50 to 54 45 to 49 40 to 44 35 to 39
th
⇒ 15 largest ward population in Swansea, but 5th most densely populated. ⇒ Comparatively large percentage of people aged under 16 and 25-44. ⇒ Below average proportions in age groups 45 and over. ⇒ Higher than average proportion of people born in Wales. ⇒ Also a higher than average proportion of people in non-white ethnic groups. Population: Key Facts People: born in Wales born outside UK in non-white ethnic groups with limiting long-term illness with no qualifications (aged 16-74) with higher level qualifications (aged 16-74) Able to speak Welsh
30 to 34 25 to 29 20 to 24 15 to 19 10 to 14 5 to 9 0 to 4 300
200
100
0
100
200
Source: 2001 Census. Office for National Statistics.
Landore 5,398 277 320 1,543 1,818 382 493
Landore % 88.2 4.5 5.2 25.2 41.0 8.6 8.1
Swansea % 82.1 3.6 2.2 24.7 30.5 19.0 13.0
Landore 2,598 2.35 4.99 372 443 167 858 206 383 169
Landore %
Swansea 94,400 2.33 5.47 15.8% 15.0% 10.1% 34.8% 6.5% 11.0% 6.8%
Source: 2001 Census.
Household Information Total households Average household size Average rooms per household Household type: one person: pensioner one person: other one family: all pensioner one family: married couple one family: cohabiting couple one family: lone parent one family: other
14.3 17.1 6.4 33.0 7.9 14.7 6.5
Source: 2001 Census.
Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
300
DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING The settlement of Landore developed around the clusters of heavy industry along the Tawe Corridor that formed Swansea’s economic heartland from the early 18th Century and throughout the Industrial Revolution. Swansea’s first copper smelting works opened there in 1717, with a further eight metal smelting works emerging during the 18th Century. Landore also enjoyed a strong industrial heritage in the tinplate, steel-making and coal extraction industries, all of which encouraged large-scale economic migration into the area and made it one of the most densely populated in Swansea. It was these labour-intensive, heavy industries and the in-migration associated with them that brought about the demand for low-cost, high-density housing along the riverside and surrounding slopes, which still remain today. Housing development was dominated by traditional terrace and semi-detached dwellings, which make up around 70% and 10% of the area’s housing stock respectively. The bulk of early development (early to mid 18 th Century) took place in the southern sector of the ward, within the Hafod locality and in the central Landore area, strung out along what is today the B4603 (Neath Road). Housing was slower to establish in the northern locality of Plasmarl, but the residential settlement as a whole was well established by the turn of the 20th Century and has remained largely unchanged since. Landore today exhibits a juxtaposition of traditional industrial housing with modern commercial developments and a high-volume infrastructure centred upon the A4067. Notable recent developments include the Liberty Stadium. House prices in the area occupy a narrow range from around £130,000 to £85,000. 1
2
1. Bennett Street, Landore, 3bed terrace - £129,995
3
2. Pwll Street, Landore 2-bed terrace, - £90,995 3. Mysydd Terrace , 2-bed terrace - £84,995 Property photographs and prices were taken from Rightmove, the UK's num ber one property website, on 01/09/2008, and are reproduced with their permission.
Household Accommodation 100%
Household Tenure
Rented f rom Private landlord 11.3%
Caravan/temporary structure
0.00
6.96
Flat, maisonette or apartment Terraced
80%
Rented f rom Other 3.4%
Rented f rom Registered So cial Landlord 6.8%
Semi-detached
Ow ns outright 34.0%
Detached 60% 76.81 Rented f rom local authority 3.9%
40%
Shared ow nership 0.2%
20% 9.52 0%
6.67
Source: 2001 Census.
Mortgaged 40.3%
Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ⇒ The estimated median household income for Landore, based on CACI’s 2008 ‘PayCheck’ data, is £22,125, equivalent to 11.8% below the Swansea median of £25,088. ⇒ Profile information indicates a higher than average level of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers (grades C2/D). Social Profile All people aged 16-74 in households AB: Higher and intermediate managerial/professional C1: Supervisory, clerical, junior managerial/professional C2: Skilled manual workers D: Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers E: On state benefit, unemployed, lowest grade workers
Total 4,790 440 1,256 1,004 1,240 850
% 100 9.2 26.2 21.0 25.9 17.7
Swansea 100 19.4 29.7 13.9 18.2 18.7
Source: 2001 Census.
ECONOMY AND LABOUR MARKET ⇒ Recent claimant data indicates an unemployment rate in Landore above the Swansea figure. This is consistent with the other DWP benefit claimant rates in the ward, with Pension Credits significantly higher than the Swansea average. However, economic activity and employment rates are marginally above Swansea equivalents. Benefit claimants Unemployment Benefit (JSA): Nov’08 Incapacity Benefits (IB/SDA): May’08 Income Support: May’08 Disability Living Allowance: May’08 Pension Credit: May’08 State Pension claimants: May’08
Landore 157 565 425 560 380 915
Rate % 3.9 14.1 11.2 9.2 35.4
Swansea % 2.8 11.5 8.1 8.5 24.0
Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative system, Dept. for Work & Pensions.
Economic Status (people aged 16-74) Economically Active Employees: Part-time Employees: Full-time Self-employed Unemployed Full-time student Economically Inactive Retired Student Looking after home/family Permanently sick/disabled Other
Landore 2,739 579 1,630 222 220 88 1,701 507 150 356 485 203
Landore % 61.7 13.0 36.7 5.0 5.0 2.0 38.3 11.4 3.4 8.0 10.9 4.6
Swansea % 58.6 11.6 34.7 5.8 3.6 3.0 41.4 15.4 6.6 6.1 9.8 3.5
Source: 2001 Census, Office for National Statistics.
Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
WELSH INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION ⇒ 2008 Index based on a fine-grained geography – Landore divided into 4 sub-areas (LSOAs). ⇒ Landore 4 ranked most deprived in overall Index (24th of 147 in Swansea, 216th of 1,896 in Wales). ⇒ Housing – high levels of deprivation, with Landore 4 being the most deprived LSOA in Swansea. ⇒ High Health deprivation in Landore 2 and 3. ⇒ Landore 3 and 4 ranked high in relation to Employment deprivation. ⇒ Community Safety domain shows high rankings for Landore 1 and 2 in particular. ⇒ Physical environment deprivation is high in all the LSOAs, indicative of Landore’s heavy industrial heritage. ⇒ Income deprivation highest in Landore 4. Overall index
LSOA
Income
Employment
Health
Education
Housing
Physical Environ.
Access to Services
Community Safety
Landore 1
43
467
42
379
60
737
66
775
35
377
32
626
29
467
56
862
7
80
Landore 2
33
305
47
433
43
543
11
126
27
283
19
388
25
391
131
1705
10
105
Landore 3
31
292
41
377
34
412
14
159
34
348
13
314
8
148
144
1812
32
324
Landore 4
24
216
18
111
26
344
50
629
25
264
1
39
15
255
139
1781
43
577
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2008, Welsh Assembly Government. Note: LSOAs ranked 1-147 (Swansea), 1-1896 (Wales).
CRIME
Offence Group Burglary
Theft from vehicles
Theft of vehicles
Fraud & forgery
Other theft
Criminal damage
Violence
Drug offence
Other
Fiscal Year (April-March)
Annual Total
The table below indicates the type and number of crimes taking place within Landore ward for the fiscal years 2003/04 to 2006/07 and the remainder of 2007.
2003/04 2004/05
153 122
200 98
117 69
102 91
147 101
244 228
156 146
21 19
23 17
1163 891
2005/06 2006/07
106 116 18.9
133 144 23.5
100 73 11.9
47 28 4.5
130 123 20.0
248 209 34.1
176 133 21.7
21 20 3.3
19 25 4.1
980 871 142.3
54
58
44
9
54
98
101
15
15
448
2006/07: Rate per ’000
2007 (Apr-Dec)
Source: South Wales Police Performance Review Department, Cockett Police Station.
Research and Information City and County of Swansea, December 2008
