Borough Profile 2013

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Borough Profile
2013
Foreword
This Profile gives a snapshot of Kingston and the people and communities that live and work
here. It is designed to inform everyone with a stake in the borough about the nature of our area
and to assist in our understanding of issues affecting the future wellbeing of our residents.
The Borough Profile draws on data that is held by the Council, health services, Police and other
partners and aims to provide a top-level summary that is accessible to a wide readership. It is
intended to update the document annually and, in doing so, to look to develop its structure and
content; any comments and suggestions for future improvement would be gratefully received.
The Borough Profile is one of a range of documents produced by the Kingston Data Observatory.
For more information and downloadable data please visit our web pages on the Council website
(www.kingston.gov.uk/kdo) or email us with your query at kdo@rbk.kingston.gov.uk.
Thank you to the many colleagues who have helped to produce the Borough Profile.
Kingston Data Observatory team
Strategic Business
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Guildhall
Kingston
KT1 1EU
kdo@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
January 2014
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Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................
4
Geography......................................................................
5
1. Population..................................................................
6
2. Equality & Diversity.....................................................
9
3. Housing & Households............................................... 14
4. Local Economy............................................................ 17
5. Deprivation and Population Segmentation................ 21
6. Children & Young People............................................ 28
7. Health & Social Care................................................... 32
8. Local Environment...................................................... 35
Appendix A: List of Data Sources.................................... 39
Appendix B: Glossary...................................................... 40
Executive Summary
The Borough Profile provides a picture of Kingston borough by highlighting recent and future demographic
trends.
Key Highlights (page number in brackets)
Population
The population of the borough is estimated to be 163,906 , according to the Office for National Statistics
(ONS) Mid-Year Population Estimates 2012. On Census day 2011 the population was measured as 160,060
(p.6)
Between 2011 and 2021, the Greater London Authority (GLA) predicts Kingston’s population will increase
by 12% to 179,600 (p.6)
Births in the borough have risen 20% from 1,859 in 2003 to 2,328 in 2012, and are expected to remain high
for the next 10 years. The over 65 population is expected to grow from 13% of the population to 16% in
2032 (p.8)
Equalities
The population of Kingston has become more ethnically diverse, from 16% Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
(BAME) groups in the 2001 Census to 26% BAME in 2011 Census. The school-age population is more
diverse (33% BAME) (p.9)
Housing & Households
The average house price in Kingston is £345,407, over double the average for England and Wales (p.15)
There were an estimated 63,639 households in the borough in 2011, according to Census 2011 data (p.16)
187 households were accepted as homeless by the Kingston Homeless Persons’ Unit in 2012-13, an
increase from the previous year’s figure of 176. However, the total number in Council-provided temporary
accommodation continued to fall, from 497 in 2011-12 to 436 in 2012-13 (p.16)
Local Economy
Local unemployment (measured by the Jobseekers’ Allowance claimant count) was 2.0% in November
2013, which is half the National or London rates (p.18)
Deprivation
The 2010 Indices of Deprivation ranks Kingston 252 out of 326 local authorities in England (where 1 = most
deprived), making Kingston the third least deprived local authority in London (p.21)
14% of children (4,660) lived in poverty in Kingston in 2011, compared with 20% in England (p.25)
Children & Young People
Attainment levels in Kingston schools are high, with average results for the authority well above average
for England (p.29)
In Kingston primary schools, 32% of children do not speak English as their first language, 11% of pupils are
eligible for Free School Meals (p.30), and 13% of all students have Special Educational Needs (p.31)
Health & Social Care
The average life expectancy at birth in Kingston is 81.4 for males, 84.8 for females, 2.2 and 1.8 years
longer respectively than the UK averages (p.32)
16% of Year 6 students at Kingston schools are overweight or obese (p.34)
Local Environment
Crime statistics shows there were 9,596 recorded offences committed in the borough between October
2012 and September 2013, a significant reduction from the previous year (p.35)
The proportion of household waste sent for recycling has dropped a little, from 48% in 2010/11 to 46% in
2012/13 (p.36)
The per capita CO2 emissions rate in Kingston was 4.6 tonnes per year in 2011, compared to 4.9 in London
and 6.7 in the UK (p.36)
Kingston had the lowest number of road accident casualties of any London borough in 2012 (p.37)
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BOROUGH PROFILE 2012/13
Geography
Borough,
1 -
Geographical Position
1 -
The Royal Borough of Kingston is situated in
the South West of London and is bordered
by Richmond to the west; Wandsworth to
the north; Merton to the north-east, Sutton
to the south-east and Surrey to the South
The Borough covers an area of 38.7 square
kilometres, which makes it the seventh
smallest out of the London boroughs in
terms of its geographical area
Electoral Wards
Kingston comprises 16 wards which are
combined to form 4 Neighbourhoods:
Tudor
Coombe Hill
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
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
Kingston Town
Surbiton
Maldens and Coombe, and
South of the Borough
Canbury
Coombe Vale
Grove
Norbiton
Beverley
’s
ark
St M Berrylands
Surbiton
Hill
St James
Alexandra
Old Malden
Tolworth and
Hook Rise
Chessington North
and Hook
Neighbourhoods:
Chessington
South
Kingston Town
Surbiton
Maldens and Coombe
South of the Borough
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1. Population
Estimates
Trends & Projections
Births, Deaths and Migration
Age structure
Population Estimates
The Census taken on 27 March 2011 estimated the population of Kingston to be 160,060, compared to 147,273 in
2001, an increase of 8.7%
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Mid-Year Population Estimates, the population had grown to
163,906 by 30 June 2012. This meant the Borough had the third smallest population of any London borough (after
Kensington & Chelsea and the City of London)
An ONS report based on the 2011 Census estimated Kingston’s population density to be 43.0 people per hectare,
the 30th most densely populated local authority in England and Wales (out of 348). The London wide population
density is 52.0 people per hectare
Population Projections
Between 2011 and 2021, the Greater London Authority (GLA) predicts the population of Kingston will increase by
12.1%, compared to 12.3% in Outer London and 12.1% in Greater London, whereas the ONS predicts Kingston’s
population will increase by 22.8%
Between 2021 and 2031, the GLA predicts population growth in Kingston will begin to slow, with the population
increasing by a further 6.2% to 190,800 a little slower than growth for Outer London as a whole (7.5%)
The 2011 ONS Sub-National Population Projections projections are trend-based, this means that they show what
the population will be if recent trends in births, deaths and movements in and out of the borough continue. The
next projections (2012) are scheduled for release between May and June of 2014
The Greater London Authority (GLA) Population Projections take into account housing developments in the area,
and use models that consider the relationship between the population and housing (including estimating the numbers of people per household etc.) which accounts for their differences
The 2011 ONS projections should be used with caution because fertility and migration rates have not yet been adjusted in light of the 2011 Census, and are likely to be too high
It is currently recommended that GLA projections are used when possible
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1. Population
Population Change, 2001-2011
Population change is determined by the number of births, deaths, and net migration
The number of live births steadily increased until 2009, with large increases between 2003 and 2004 (9.8%) and
2006 and 2007 (7.4%). From 2009, the number of births has been stable
The number of deaths steadily declined, particularly between 2003 and 2004 (-14.1%), however they have
plateaued since 2009
As a result, natural change (births minus deaths) has increased over the past decade, shown below
Year
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Number of live births
1,859 2,041 2,000 2,046 2,197 2,248 2,321
Number of registered deaths 1,317 1,131 1,156 1,125 1,116 1,076 1,028
Natural Change
542
910 844 921 1,081 1,172 1,293
2010
2,312
1,008
1,304
2011
2,289
1,029
1,260
2012
2,328
1,020
1,308
Source: ONS counts of live birth and death registrations 2002-2012
Source: ONS Birth and Death registrations
The bar chart below shows the constituents of population change in Kingston and the relative population based
on ONS Mid-Year Estimates
Net migration (in-migration minus out-migration) includes both moves within the country (internal migration)
and international migration. Typically, data on migration is less reliable than births and deaths data
Source: ONS Mid Year Population Estimates
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1. Population
Birth, Death and Migration Projections
The GLA predicts the number of births per year will peak at
2,348 in 2014 and then experience a slight decline
The number of deaths per year are predicted to drop from
1,112 in 2014 to 1,021 in 2021
Although migration is difficult to predict, the GLA estimate
that migration will drop until 2018 and Kingston will then
experience net emigration
Age Structure - 2012
Kingston has a higher proportion of children aged 0-4 years
than aged 5-9 or 10-14
Source: GLA 2013 RTB Central Population Projections
The ONS Mid-Year 2012 Projections estimates there to be 30,270 children under 16 (19% of the population) and
34,917 children aged under 18 (21%)
Like the rest of London, Kingston has a
relatively young population and fewer
older people compared to the rest of the
country
The proportion of usual residents in each
age group typically sits between the
figures for London and England & Wales,
except for the high number of 20-24 year
olds which reflects Kingston’s student
population
Kingston also has a higher proportion of
people aged 55-74 than the rest of
London
Source: 2012 ONS Population Projections
Age Structure Projection - 2012-2032
The GLA’s 2013 Central projections
expect the over 65 population to
increase from 13% of the population to
16% by 2032
The 19-34 Age group is projected to
reduce from 26% to 24%
The age groups from 0-18 years will
remain constant at around 21% of the
total population, however, the 0-4
grouping will drop by a little over 1%
In general, the age ranges from 19-64,
are expected to reduce from 65% to
62% over the period
Source: GLA 2013 RTB Population Projections
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2. Equality & Diversity
Ethnicity
Age
Gender & Transgender
Sexual Orientation
Religion & Belief
Victims of Crime
Disability
Ethnicity
Ethnicity
Total
persons
Persons as
% of Total
All Ethnicities
160,060
100.0%
White
119,219
74.5%
Black, Asian &
Minority Ethnic
40,841
25.5%
Asian/Asian British
26,152
16.3%
6,269
3.9%
4,399
2.8%
4,021
2.5%
2011 Census Data on Ethnicity
The table on the right shows the composition of the borough
by ethnic group taken from the 2011 Census
In 2011 25.5% of Kingston’s population come from Black,
Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, compared to 16%
in 2001. This compares with 40.2% in Greater London
The 2011 Census results put Kingston’s Korean population at
2.2% of the borough total. The Korean population proportion
in New Malden is estimated to be the largest in Europe
Due to Kingston’s high Korean, Sri Lankan and Tamil
populations these groups make up 50% of the Asian/Asian
British Category - this is almost double the London average of
26%
85% of the White category are of the sub-group English/
Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British
Mixed/multiple
ethnic group
Other ethnic
group
Black/African/
Caribbean/Black
British
Source: ONS 2011 Census Data
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Population Projections 2001 - 2026
The graph shows the changes in the proportion of Kingston’s total population estimated to come from BAME
groups over time (blue), broken down by age groups
The BAME population is expected to grow to 33% by 2026. This follows a similar trajectory to Greater London,
where the BAME population is expected to grow from 40% in 2011 to 48% by 2026
The graph shows that an increasingly
large proportion of Kingston’s 0-19 year
old population is expected to come from
BAME groups: from 33% in 2011 to 41%
by 2026
BAME groups will also make up an
increasingly large proportion of the 65+
year old population, from 12% in 2011 to
20% by 2026
25% of the 20-64 year old population
came from BAME groups in 2011: this is
predicted to increase to 32% in 2026, this
growth has been revised up since last
year
Source: GLA 2012-Round Ethnic Group Population Projections
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Location of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) population
The most geographically detailed data on ethnicity comes from the Census. The table below shows the
percentage of the population in each ward that come from BAME groups according to the 2011 Census
Rates of BAME populations were lowest in the wards to the south of the borough (Chessington North and
Chessington South), with lower rates also seen in the wards to the northwest of the borough (Tudor, Grove
and Canbury)
The largest ethnic minority populations were concentrated in small areas in St James’, Coombe Hill,
Coombe Vale and Norbiton wards. However, Sunray Avenue in Alexandra and Gainsborough Road in Old
Malden also had large minority ethnic populations compared to surrounding areas
The map shows the percentage of the population for each small area that came from BAME groups
The locations of university halls of residences around Brighton Road/Victoria Avenue in St Mark’s are
signified by slightly higher BAME populations
BAME population by ward
BAME population by Small Area (LSOA)
BAME
Population
as % of Total
White Other
Population
as % of Total
St James
41
7
Coombe Hill
36
15
Coombe Vale
33
10
Norbiton
33
8
Beverley
31
12
Old Malden
31
6
Alexandra
30
7
St Mark's
27
7
Tolworth & Hook Rise
23
13
Surbiton Hill
21
12
Canbury
21
13
Berrylands
Grove
19
18
10
10
Tudor
Chessington North & Hook
18
15
12
6
Chessington South
13
5
Ward
Brighton Road
Source: 2011 Census
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Ethnicity by age
Ethnic groups broken down by age
The chart to the right breaks down ethnic
groups into three age groups
Kingston’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
groups have younger age profiles than the White
population. This explains why ethnic diversity is
higher in Kingston’s school population
The Spring School Census (January 2013)
provides us with up-to-date information
on the ethnic profile of our school
population
36% of school children that live in the borough
and attend a Kingston school are from BAME
groups
Source: 2011 Census
The diversity of the school population is also reflected in the number of pupils whose first
language is not English (31%). The first five languages spoken after English are Tamil (4.6%), Urdu (2.9%), Korean
(2.6%), Arabic (2.1%), Polish (1.4%)
Age
Kingston has a relatively young population, with recent increases in
birth rates leading to a greater proportion of children in the borough
The working age population (16-64) is 68% of Kingston’s total
population, compared to 65% in England and 69% in London
Age group
0‒18
16-64
65+
Number of
Percentage
people
35,677
22.3%
109,432
68.4%
20,358
12.7%
Over 65 year olds make up a relatively small proportion of the
population compared to the rest of the country (13% compared to 16%), but is higher than
London where over 65 year olds make up 11% of the population
Source: 2011 Census
For further information regarding Kingston’s age structure and how it is expected to change over the next 20
years, please refer to page 8
Gender
The 2011 Census estimated that there were 78,103 males and 81,957 females living in the borough. This equates
to 49% and 51% respectively
Transgender
In the UK, the term transgender is normally used as an umbrella term for all people who cross gender boundaries,
whether this is permanent or not. There is no official estimate of the transgender population in Kingston.
However, it is estimated that there are between 300,000 and 500,000 transgender people living in the UK, a
prevalence ratio of between 0.6% to 1% of the population. From this, we could estimate there are between 980
and 1,640 transgender people living in Kingston
The term transsexual is a medical term typically used for people who are seeking or have undergone gender
reassignment. From 2010 data recording birth certificate alterations, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
estimates that roughly 7,500 people had undergone gender transitioning treatment in the UK, closer to 0.01% of
the population
Sources: Trans: A Practical Guide, Department for Health, October 2008; GIRES, The Number of Gender Variant People in the UK—Update 2011
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Sexual Orientation
According to the ONS Integrated Household Survey (2012), 1.5% of adults in the UK and 2.4% of adults in London
identified themselves as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual. This differed by age (2.7% of 16-24 year olds, compared to
0.4% of 65 year olds and over) and gender (1.5% of men, compared to 0.7% of women)
However, other estimates put the figure higher at between 5% and 7% (Department for Trade and Industry,
2005). From this, we could estimate that there are between 8,000 and 11,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual people
living in Kingston
Between 2008 and 2012, there were 101 formations of Civil Partnerships in Kingston, 62 male and 39 female. At
the time of the 2011 Census 362 Kingston residents were in a same-sex Civil partnerships
Religion and Belief
Census 2011
The pie chart to the right shows the percentage of residents
identifying with certain religions, taken from the 2011
Census
The number of residents identifying as Christian has dropped
by 11.7 percentage points since 2001, an 18% reduction
The largest overall decline is the Jewish population, dropping
to 0.5% this represents a 29% reduction overall
The No Religion category is the largest increase in Kingston,
moving from 18% to 26%
The Muslim population in the borough has also increased
significantly, rising from 3.6% in 2001 to 5.9% in 2011
Source: 2011 Census
Victims of Crime
Type of offence
Domestic Crime
Racist & Religious Hate Crime
Homophobic Crime
Number of
Offences,
Nov 2012—
Oct 2013
% of Total
Crimes
640
112
2
6.7%
1.2%
0.02%
Source: Metropolitan Police Website: www.met.police.uk/crimefigures/
The table to the left shows reported offences related
to gender, race, religion and sexuality in the borough.
Data on disability hate crime in the borough is not
currently collected
Of hate crimes reported in the Metropolitan Police
area in 2012/13, 83% were related to race, 10% to
sexual orientation, 6% to religion and 1% to disability.
Transgender hate crimes accounted for 0.4% in both
(Home Office, An Overview of Hate Crime in England
and Wales - Appendix Tables 2012/13)
Disability
Under the Equality Act 2010, a person is considered disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment that
has a substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do normal daily activities
The 2011 Census showed that there were 18,762 people with a limiting long-term illness in Kingston (12%). A
limiting long-term illness is defined as any long-term illness, health problem or disability which limits a person’s
daily activities or the work that they do
The Census also showed that 3.6% of Kingston’s population consider themselves to be in bad or very bad health
Of those Kingston residents who reported that their day-to-day activities were limited by disability or illness,
almost half were aged 65 or over. Only 29% were aged 49 or under.
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Disability
Disability benefit claimants, May 2013
The Department for Work and Pensions
Benefit
Kingston Kingston London England
provides data on disability benefit claimants
Disability Living Allowance
in Kingston. The data is based on May 2013
4,600
2.8%
4.1%
5.1%
(DLA)
counts, represents all entitled cases/recorded
Employment and Support
cases. A small number do not claim
Allowance (ESA) (those of
2,810
2.5%
4.2%
3.8%
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is for
working age only)
severely disabled children and adults needing
help with personal care. It is being phased out Incapacity Benefit (IB)/
by the introduction of Personal Independence Severe Disablement
950
0.8%
1.8%
1.8%
Allowance (those of
Payments
working age only)
Employment and Support Allowance
Source: DWP Benefits Claimants, May 2013 &GLA Population Projections (2012 Round SHLAA)
(ESA) is replacing Incapacity Benefit (IB),
disability-related Income Support and Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA), which are gradually being phased
out. It is intended for those of working age who are unable or need help to work due to illness or disability
People can claim both DLA and ESA, but can only claim one from ESA, IB and SDA
Overall, a smaller proportion of Kingston residents claim disability benefits compared to London and England.
Kingston had the third lowest percentage of DLA claimants in London after Richmond and City of London
2,970 (65%) of DLA claimants in Kingston have disabilities lasting for a duration of 5 years and over
For DLA, the number of claimants ranges from 390 in Norbiton to 190 in St Mark’s. For ESA, IB and SDA
claimants, the range
DLA Claimants, May 2013
ESA, IB and SDA Claimants, May 2013
was slightly larger
from 400 claimants
in Norbiton to 140 in
Tudor
In May 2013, 730
people in Kingston
claimed Carers’
Allowance. This is
given to those aged
16 and over who
provide more than
35 hours of care per
week
In the 2011 Census
2.5% of Kingston
residents give over
20 hours a week of
unpaid care,
compared to 3.1%
for London and 3.8%
for England
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3. Housing & Households
Types of housing
Households by tenure
New-build housing
House prices
Households by composition
Homelessness and temporary
accommodation
Types of housing
Kingston residents are more likely
than the average London resident
to live in houses—particularly
detached and semi-detached
houses—rather than flats or other
accommodation
Of those who do live in flats, the
overwhelming majority are in
purpose-built blocks of flats rather
than in converted houses or in
commercial premises
Kingston
%
12.7%
London
%
6.2%
England
%
22.3%
Semi-detached house or bungalow
31.4%
18.6%
30.7%
Terraced house or bungalow
17.9%
22.9%
24.5%
Flat in a purpose-built block of flats
Flat or maisonette, part of a converted
or shared house
Flat or maisonette in a commercial
building
Caravan or other mobile/temporary
structure
28.7%
37.6%
16.7%
7.4%
12.7%
4.3%
1.9%
1.9%
1.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.4%
Housing type
Detached house or bungalow
Source: Census 2011
Households by tenure
The majority of residents in Kingston are owner
-occupiers. Of those, 7% more are in the
process of paying off a mortgage than own their
property outright
The proportion of owner-occupiers in Kingston
is higher than the London average, and 1%
higher than England as a whole
In the 2001 Census, 71% of Kingston’s
Dwellings were Owned, this has reduced
significantly to 64% in 2011
The number of privately renting households has
increased and is closer to London as a whole.
England has a significantly lower number of
private renters
Social housing in Kingston (rented from a
housing association or local authority) is a much
lower proportion of the housing stock than the
London and England averages
As of December 2013, 9,168 Kingston residents
received Housing Benefit
Source: Census 2011/DWP Statistics
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House prices
As of October 2013 the average house price in Kingston was £345,407. House prices in Kingston are considerably
above the England and Wales average
Average house prices have now surpassed pre-crash levels. It is noticeable that house prices in Kingston are
more prone to variation than London as a whole as can be seen by the fluctuations in the chart below
Kingston’s house prices have consistently been close to but slightly lower than those for London, and price
changes in Kingston have tended to track price fluctuations in London’s housing market, however, the difference
in prices between London and Kingston may be beginning to diverge as prices differentials have risen to 12%
(from 4% in 1995)
New-build and affordable housing
Source: Land Registry House Price Index
228 new housing units were completed in Kingston during the financial year 2011-12. This is below the GLA’s
Revised London Plan target of 375, and is part of a general decline in residential planning permissions across
London boroughs. The projected new build delivery is 277 in 2012-13 and 671 in 2013-14
Construction of affordable housing has been steadily increasing over the last three years, with 35 homes in
2009/10, 65 in 2010/11 and 81 in 2011/12. However, this is still below the London Plan target of 140
The Council's Strategic Housing Market Assessment (2009) highlights a number of issues affecting the delivery of
affordable housing; including the high costs of building and land in the Borough and the lack of larger sites
Source: RBK Annual Monitoring Report 2012
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Households by composition
The 2011 census gave a figure of 63,639 households in Kingston. This represents a 3.6% increase from the 2001
census figure of 61,426
Looking forwards, the GLA project that the total number of households will reach 72,539 by 2023
Previous projections by the GLA have proved to be inaccurate so their figures should be used with caution. Prior
to the 2011 Census they estimated that there would be 65,800 households in Kingston in 2011
The GLA expects that one person households will begin to reduce (as a percentage of total households) over the
next 5 years. They also predict a gradual decline in the percentage of Kingston households with two children
The GLA projections suggest that the average Kingston household size will peak in 2016 with an average 2.48
persons per household
Source: 2001 Census Table S053, 2011 Census Table KS105EW, 2013
GLA Round Trend Central Household Projections
Homelessness and temporary accommodation
187 households were accepted by Kingston Council as homeless and in priority need (i.e. needing to be housed by
the Council) in the financial year 2012-13. This is up from 176 in 2011-12 and 137 in 2010-11
The rate of homelessness applications in Kingston for 2012-13 was 2.56 households per 1,000. This is significantly
lower than the London rate (3.92) but slightly above the rate for England (2.31)
In the same period Kingston Council was able to prevent 421 households from becoming homeless, either by
helping them to stay in their homes or by providing alternative accommodation. This represents a large increase
on the previous year’s figure of 161 households
As of 31 March 2013 there were 436 households staying in Council-provided temporary accommodation, down
from 497 in 2012. The equivalent figure for 2006 was 812 —total numbers have fallen every year since then
Source: DCLG Homelessness Live Tables
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4. Local Economy
Income
Business activity
Total employment, economically active
population & unemployment
Full-time, part-time and self-employment
Qualifications and occupations
This is a brief overview of Kingston’s economy. The Local Economy Monitor (published every six months, and available
from the Kingston Data Observatory, www.kingston.gov.uk/kdo) gives a more detailed picture
Income
Average (median) annual earnings for Kingston residents who work full-time are higher than the London average
and considerably higher than the average for the UK
Earnings for women who live in the borough are slightly less than the average for London, though still much
higher than the average for the UK as a whole
Earnings for those working in the borough remain below the London average for both male and female full-time
workers. This suggests that a large proportion of Kingston residents work outside the borough, while conversely
many of those who work in the borough live elsewhere
Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2012
Business activity
The Office for National
Statistics (ONS) recorded
8,060 active enterprises in
Kingston (i.e. businesses with
either turnover or
employment) in 2012
In 2012 980 new businesses
opened in Kingston, while
980 ceased operating
Of the last nine years only
two (2009, 2010) have had
more business deaths than
births
These figures are broadly in line with national trends, and are therefore likely to reflect the state of the wider UK
economy. The rate at which businesses both start up and close down in Kingston (measured as the number of
business births/deaths per 1,000 population) is significantly higher than the rate for the UK as a whole, reflecting
the high level of business activity in the borough
Source: ONS Business Demography/ONS Population Projections
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4. Local Economy
Total employment
The total employment rate is the percentage of the working age (16-64) population who are in work
For the year July 2011-June 2012, the total employment rate in Kingston was 72.8%, this is above the rate for
London (69.4%) and slightly above the rate for the UK as a whole (71.0%)
Source: ONS Regional Labour Market Statistics, November 2013)
Economically active population
The economically active population is the share of the working age population who are either currently in work
or are searching for work. Full-time students, people who cannot work for health reasons and those who have
retired before the age of 65 are counted as economically inactive
70.9% of residents aged 16-64 in Kingston were economically active between April 2012 and March 2013. This is
slightly higher than the rates for both London (69.5%) and the UK (70.8%)
Source: ONS Annual Population Survey
Unemployment
The unemployment rate for the
borough—measured as Jobseekers’
Allowance (JSA) claimants as a share
of the economically active
population—was 2.0% as of
November 2013, less than half the
rate for either Greater London
(4.6%) or Great Britain (4.2%)
The JSA claimant rate is not
equivalent to the ONS
unemployment rate, which
estimates the percentage of the
economically active population who
are jobless but able and willing to
start work. A large proportion of
people counted as unemployed by
the ONS are not JSA claimants; and
conversely some part-time workers
are also eligible to claim JSA. The
ONS unemployment figures are
generally significantly higher than
the JSA claimant count
The JSA claimant count in Kingston
increased sharply between 2008 and
2009, as it did in the rest of the
country in the wake of the financial
crisis
Source: GLA Claimant Count
The JSA claimant count as a percentage of the economically active population shows a downwards trend, with a
decrease in the proportion of claimants as compared to November 2012
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4. Local Economy
Unemployment by area within Kingston
As of November 2013 Norbiton has the highest Jobseekers’ Allowance claimant rate in the borough at 3.4%.
However, this is still below the average rates for London or Great Britain (see previous page)
Surbiton Hill is the ward with the lowest claimant rate, at just 1.2% of the economically active population
Mapping the JSA claimant figures by Lower Super Output Area (small areas within wards) shows that there is
significant variation within wards as well as between them. For example, Cambridge Road Estate, St Marks Hill/
Victoria Road/The Crescent Area and California Road/Springfield Place Area have high numbers of claimants, but
other areas in Norbiton, Beverly and St. Marks have significantly lower claimant numbers
Youth unemployment (i.e. Claimants amongst ages 16-24) is highest in Tudor ward at 8.2%, followed by Beverley
(7.0%). This compares to a Kingston average of 4.4% and a
Jobseekers’ Allowance Claimants, Nov 2013
Greater London average of 7.6%
42% of claimants in Coombe Hill had been
receiving JSA for over a year. This represents the
highest rate in the borough and is higher than
the Greater London average (32%). The lowest
rate in this category was Canbury with 12.5%.
JSA claimants by ward, November 2013
Ward
Alexandra
Berrylands
Beverley
Canbury
Chessington North and Hook
Chessington South
Coombe Hill
Coombe Vale
Grove
Norbiton
Old Malden
St. James
St. Mark's
Surbiton Hill
Tolworth & Hook Rise
Tudor
*Data rounded to nearest 5
JSA Claimants*
80
80
135
120
90
125
95
80
125
175
65
70
125
75
105
65
Source: GLA Claimant Count
Source: NOMIS, JSA Claimants for Small Areas November
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4. Local Economy
Full-time, part-time and self-employment
The ONS classifies those in paid work as either
employees (who are on the payroll of an
organisation) or working proprietors. The latter
are defined as “sole traders, sole proprietors,
partners and directors“, i.e. those who are selfemployed or own their own business
As of 2012 only 2% of workers in Kingston were
working proprietors, compared to 3% in London
and England
37% of Kingston workers were part-time
employees. This is significantly more than the
London average (26%) but only slightly above
the average for Great Britain (32%)
The last Annual Business Inquiry (ABI), carried
out by the ONS in 2008, indicated that the vast majority of part-time employees were female. The ABI was
replaced by the Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) in 2009. Data from the BRES showing the
numbers of workers in each type of employment broken down by gender are not freely available. However, the
high proportion of part-time workers who are female is unlikely to have changed in the past few years
Source: ONS Business Register and Employment Survey 2012, provisional
Qualifications
People in Kingston have a higher level of qualifications on average than the typical London or UK resident
41% of over 16s in Kingston residents are qualified to NVQ4 or above (which includes university degrees),
compared to 38% in London and 27% in England
A much smaller proportion of Kingston’s residents over 16 have no qualifications (13%), compared to 18% in
London and 23% in England
Source: Table KS501EW, Census 2011
Occupations
A slightly higher proportion of Kingston residents in work are in managerial or professional occupations compared to the proportion in London. This is significantly higher than the average for the England as a whole
Similarly, Kingston residents are less likely than the London or England average to be doing manual jobs
(excluding skilled trades)
Source: KS608EW, Census 2011
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5. Deprivation and Population Segmentation
The Indices of Deprivation 2010
Income Deprivation affecting children and older people
Child poverty
Population segmentation
Background
The English Indices of Deprivation (ID) measures relative levels of deprivation in small areas of England
called Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs). LSOAs have an average of 1,500 residents; there are 32,482
in England and 98 in Kingston
The ID consist of seven ‘domains’, or sections, that can be weighted and combined to form a unitary Index of
Multiple Deprivation (IMD). Each area’s score on the IMD and its score for the separate domains can be
ranked relative to other areas in the country
The IMD are produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the latest released
was in 2010, using similar methods to 2007. In 2013, Public Health England produced adjusted scores for
Overall Deprivation and Income Deprivation using the same data but re-worked for 2011 LSOAs. Within
Kingston, one LSOA was split in 2011, but for the remaining domains data is still only available at 2010 LSOA
boundaries
The concept of ‘deprivation’ aims to capture wider disadvantage
by highlighting circumstances (not just financial) that
negatively impact on the standard of living in certain areas.
It is not a measure of affluence or poverty, which are usually
based solely on income
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010
Cambridge Road Estate
It is important to note that these statistics can hide
significant variations within areas; not every person living in
a deprived LSOA is necessarily deprived, and the least
deprived LSOAs can contain pockets of deprivation
Deprivation in Kingston
The main rankings are achieved by taking the average rank of
all Kingston LSOAs and comparing this to the rest of England
In 2007, Kingston was ranked 244 out of 354 Local
Authorities in England, where 1 is the most deprived,
compared to 252 out of 326 Local Authorities in 2010. This
suggests that, relative to the rest of England, Kingston was
generally less deprived in 2010 than 2007
85% of Kingston LSOAs are now relatively less deprived than
in 2007
The Cambridge Road Estate in Norbiton ward is still relatively
the most deprived area in the borough, and is the only LSOA
in Kingston in the 20% most deprived in the country
However, it has become relatively less deprived in relation to
the rest of England; its ranking has improved from 3,759 in
2007 to 5,115 in 2010, where 1 is the most deprived and
32,482 the least
The Kings Drive/Pine Gardens area in Berrylands ward is, in
comparison to other areas in England, the least deprived in
the borough (in the top 3% in England)
Kingston is the third least deprived local authority in London
after the City of London and Richmond
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Deprivation in Kingston
Most
deprived
The table on the right shows the number of small areas in
Kingston that fall within each percentage group according to
the adjusted overall IMD 2010; from the most deprived in the
country (0-20%) to the least deprived (80-100%)
The majority fall within 60-80% or 80-100%, meaning they are less
deprived relative to the rest of the country
Least
deprived
Percentage
group
0-20%
20-40%
40-60%
60-80%
80-100%
Total
Number of
Kingston LSOAs
1
6
18
43
30
98
Breakdown by domain
There are seven domains in total. For the following five domains, Kingston is relatively less deprived
compared to the rest of the country. Although deprivation exists, it is not widespread and is concentrated in
certain areas
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Domain
What it measures
How Kingston compares (97 LSOAs except for
Income which has been adjusted to the 2011 (98)
LSOA boundaries)
2 LSOAs fall within the 20% most income deprived
in the country (the Cambridge Road Estate, and
the Alpha Road area in Berrylands)
36 LSOAs fall within the 20% least income
deprived in England
Income
The proportion of families in receipt
of Income Support, Income-based
Jobseeker’s Allowance or Pension
Credit, or in receipt of Child Tax
Credit with income below 60% of the
median
Employment
The proportion of the working age
population involuntarily
excluded from work through
unemployment, sickness and
disability
Only 1 LSOA falls within the 20% most deprived in
England, and 3 within the 20-40% most deprived,
all towards the north and west of the borough
64 LSOAs fall within the 20% least deprived in
England
Health &
Disability
Premature mortality, emergency
admissions to hospital, and mood
and anxiety disorders. Data is ageadjusted
There are no areas within the 20% most deprived
in England, and only 2 LSOAs fall within the 2040% most deprived: the Alpha Road area and the
Canbury Avenue/Acre Road area in Kingston
Crime &
Disorder
The rate of recorded crime for
violence, burglary, theft and criminal
damage
Education,
Skills &
Training
Pupil attainment at primary and
secondary school, and the lack of
qualifications in the working age
population
2 LSOAs fall within the 20% most deprived for
crime. 1 is in the 2% most deprived. Both are
located in Kingston town centre, which is
consistent with Metropolitan Police data
8 LSOAs are in the 20-40% most deprived,
including all 6 LSOAs in Norbiton
Overall Kingston had the lowest level of recorded
crime in London in 2011-12
There are no areas within the 20% most deprived
in England, and only 7 LSOAs in the 40% most
deprived: one is the Alpha Road area in
Berrylands, three are in Norbiton, two are in
Chessington North and one is in Chessington South
This is consistent with high attainment rates in
schools and low levels of working age people
without qualifications
For the two remaining domains, Kingston is relatively deprived compared to the rest of the country
The ‘Barriers to Housing and Services’ domain is split into two: ’wider barriers’, which measures overcrowding,
homelessness, and housing affordability, and ‘barriers to services’, which measures road distance to a GP surgery,
food shop, primary school and Post Office
The ‘Living Environment’ domain is also split into two: ‘indoors’, which measures the proportion of homes
that are in poor condition or do not have central heating, and ‘outdoors’, which measures air quality and
road traffic accidents
Barriers to Housing and Services
35 out of the 97 Kingston LSOAs in 2010 fell within the top 20% most deprived LSOAs in England for Barriers to
Housing and Services
This is to be expected given that the average house price in Kingston is significantly higher than the England
average and the deprivation scores for most London boroughs are similarly affected by high house prices
Living Environment
Of the 97 2010 LSOAs in Kingston, 20 were ranked within the 20% most deprived areas for Living Environment,
and these were clustered around the town centre and to the north west of the Borough
Deprivation resulting from a poor outdoors living environment can be explained by pollution and the higher
incidence of road accidents resulting from higher road traffic density in the centre of town
However, this data does not take green space into account such as Richmond Park and Bushy Park, which fall
just outside the Borough boundary
Living Environment Deprivation
Barriers to Housing and Services
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Income Deprivation affecting Children and Older People
These separate indices show the percentage of children (0-15) and older people (over 60) in each LSOA that live in
income deprived families (those in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, or in
receipt of Child Tax Credit or Pension Credit with income below 60% of the median)
There are significantly more LSOAs in the most deprived 40% in England for these measures than the overall IMD
Number of Kingston LSOAs in the
20% most deprived nationally
Number of Kingston LSOAs in the
20-40% most deprived nationally
Overall Index
1
6
Children’s Index
7
20
Older People’s Index
5
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Children
Income Deprivation affecting Children Index (IDACI) reveals wide variation across the borough: from the
Kings Drive/Pine Gardens area in Berrylands, where 1.7% of children live in income deprived households
(with a rank of 31,790), compared to 60.7% of children living in the Cambridge Road Estate (with a rank of
720)
This means Kingston contains both areas ranked within the 2% most deprived and 2% least deprived
nationally for this Index
Several of the areas where income deprivation most affects children contain pockets of social housing,
including School Lane in Surbiton
Income Deprivation affecting
Income Deprivation affecting
Hill, Kingsnympton Park in
Older People (IDAOPI)
Children (IDACI)
Coombe Hill, Sheephouse
Way in Old Malden, and
Alpha Road in Berrylands
Older People
Although income
deprivation affecting
older people is less severe
than that affecting
children, particularly in
the South of the borough,
similar areas are most
affected
However, there are
differences between the
two: School Lane,
Kingsnympton Park and
Sheephouse Way are
more affected by child
deprivation, whereas
deprivation affecting
older people is more
prevalent in areas around
New Malden High Street
and Acre Road/Canbury
Avenue near Kingston
town centre
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Child Poverty
The Children in Low-Income Families Local Measure (formerly the Local Child Poverty Measure) shows the
proportion of children living in families in receipt of out-of-work (means-tested) benefits or in receipt of tax
credits where their reported income is less than 60 per cent of UK median income
A child is to be taken to be living in poverty if the child experiences socio-economic disadvantage (Child Poverty
Act, 2010). Socio-economic disadvantage can be summarised as households with less than 60 per cent of
equivalised median household income. In England the average income in 2011/12 was £427 per week before
housing costs, and £367 per week, after housing costs
A full Child Poverty Needs Assessment for 2013 is available from the Kingston Data Observatory:
www.kingston.gov.uk/kdo
All children
Number of children in
Kingston in poverty
4,660
Percentage of children in poverty
Kingston London
Surrey
England
13.8%
26.7%
10.0%
20.1%
Source: HMRC Low Income Families Statistics 2011
Child Poverty in Kingston
Children in Low Income Families, 2011
Kingston has lower levels of child poverty than the rest of
England and the second lowest level of child poverty in
London after Richmond, but levels are higher than those for
all the Surrey boroughs
The median income in Kingston is significantly higher than the
median incomes for Greater London and Great Britain: this
may mean that a considerable number of additional children
live in relative poverty in Kingston
The map on the right shows the percentage of children living
in poverty in each small area (LSOA)
Norbiton ward has the highest percentage of children living in
poverty (27%) and St Mark’s has the least (6%)
The Kingsnympton estate in the north of the borough has one
of the highest rates of child poverty but is surrounded by
some of the most affluent areas in the borough
The Alpha Road Estate in Berrylands, School Lane area in
Surbiton Hill ward and Sheephouse Way in Old Malden also
have higher levels of child poverty
Lone Parents
The 2011 Census revealed that there were 3,550 lone parent
households with dependent children aged 0-18 in Kingston.
This equates to 18% of all households with dependent
children, significantly lower than averages for London and
England in 2011 (28% and 25% respectively)
In Kingston, 70% of children living in poverty are in lone
parent households as opposed to two parent families (HMRC
Low Income Families Statistics 2011)
In May 2013, 825 people claimed Lone Parent Allowance in
Kingston, ranging from 125 people in Norbiton ward to 25
people in St Mark’s ward
The overwhelming majority of Lone Parent Allowance claimants are women (98%)
Source: DWP Benefit Claimants Data, May 2013
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Output area classifications
Through collaboration between the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and University College London (UCL), a
new 2011 UK Output Area Classification (OAC) is being constructed using 2011 Census data. The preliminary
2011 England and Wales OAC is a geodemographic classification built using 2011 Census data and is the census
only version of segmenting the population into categories. It is a three-tiered classification consisting of 8
Supergroups, 24 Groups and 67 Subgroups
OAC Within Kingston
Of the eight Supergroups, seven are represented in Kingston with the key Supergroups being Urbanites (29% of
all output areas), Cosmopolitans (27% of all output areas) and Multicultural Metropolitans (24% if output areas).
The Pen Portraits of these groups are summarised below:
Supergroup 8 - Urbanites
The population of this group are most likely to be located in urban areas in southern England and in less dense
concentrations in larger urban areas in northern England and Wales. They are likely to live in either flats or terraces
that are privately rented. The group has an average ethnic mix, with an above average number of residents from EU
countries. A result of this is households are less likely to speak English or Welsh as their main language. Those in
employment are likely to be working in the tertiary sector with walking, cycling or public transport being the preferred
method of getting to work. The population of the group is primarily young to middle aged adults that are likely to have
children that are pre-school age. The level of qualifications is slightly higher than the national average
Supergroup 2 – Cosmopolitans
The majority of the population in this group live in densely populated urban areas. They are likely to live in flats that
are privately rented with a below average number of rooms. There is more chance they will have access to a second
address elsewhere, in many cases likely to be non-term time addresses for students. The group has a high ethnic
integration, with an above average number of residents from EU accession countries coinciding with a below average
number of UK and Irish residents. A result of this is that households are less likely to speak English or Welsh as their
main language. Individuals are likely to have higher-level qualifications than the national average and be in above
average health. The population of the group is preliminary young adults that are likely to be single and not have
children. They are likely to be either full-time students living away from home or working in the tertiary sector. They
are likely to use public transport, walk or cycle to get to work
Supergroup 5 - Multicultural Metropolitans
The population of this group is concentrated in larger urban conurbations in the transitional areas between urban
centres and suburbia. They are likely to live in terraced housing that is rented – both private and social. The group has
a high ethnic mix, but a below average number of UK and Irish residents. A result of this is that households are less
likely to speak English or Welsh as their main language. Residents are likely to be below retirement age. There is likely
to be an above average number of families with children who attend school or college, or who are currently too young
to do so. The rates of marriage and divorce are broadly comparable with the national average. The level of
qualifications is just under the national average with the rates of unemployment being slightly above the national
average. Residents who are employed are more likely to work in the transport, storage or the hospitality sectors.
Public transport is the most likely method for individuals to get to and from work, since households are less likely to
have multiple motor vehicles available to them
Within the Supergroups, eighteen (out of 24) Groups are represented in Kingston. Key groups include: 2c Settled
City Living (20% of output areas), 5a Socially Mobile Minorities (24% of output areas) and 8b Service Sector
Urbanites (27% of all output areas). A map showing the distribution of each Group type is shown overleaf, and
further information about each group can be found at: http://www.retailresearchdata.org/
OAC_2011_Resources/2011%20EW%20OAC%20Pen%20Portraits.pdf
Source: Retail Research Data, 2013
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Distribution of Output Area Classification Groups in Kingston Borough
Pen portraits for each of the Groups below can be found at: http://www.retailresearchdata.org/
OAC_2011_Resources/2011%20EW%20OAC%20Pen%20Portraits.pdf , or please contact KDO for more information
(KDO@rbk.kingston.gov.uk)
Urbanites
Multi-cultural metropolitans
Cosmopolitans
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6. Children & Young People
Population aged 19 and under
Pupil attainment
Post-16 education
Pupils speaking English as an
additional language (EAL)
Free School Meals (FSM)
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Population aged 19 and under
At the time of the 2011 Census there were 38,335 children aged
19 and under living in Kingston
This number is expected to reach 44,370 by 2023, with the
largest growth expected in 10-14 year olds but a small fall in the
number of 0-4 year olds (GLA 2013 RTB Central Population
Projections)
The map on the right shows the 0-19 year old census population
as a percentage of each ward’s population
The average percentage of 0-19 year olds was 24%, ranging from
19% in Grove ward to 27% in Tudor ward
More children live in the far north and south of the borough as
opposed to around Kingston and Surbiton town centres in the
west
Kingston’s 0-19 population can be broken down by age group,
shown in the chart below:
Canbury, Coombe Hill and Chessington South wards have the largest population of children, while Berrylands
and Grove have the smallest
Canbury’s 0-4 population is particularly high, while St Mark’s and Coombe Hill have the most 15-19 year olds.
This is partly due to the presence of university halls of residence in those wards
Source: ONS Census 2011 Table KS102EW
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Kingston Schools
Kingston has 36 primary and nursery schools, three special schools and 10 secondary schools (excluding
independent schools). As of September 2013, two primary and nine secondary schools have become academy
schools
According to the School Census, there were 24,018 pupils attending maintained and academy schools in the
borough in October 2013. According to the latest DfE Performance tables, there were 3,551 pupils attending
independent schools in the borough in 2012
Key Stage 2 Attainment in RBK Primary Schools, 2012
The expected level for pupils at the end of Key Stage 2 (i.e. children aged 11 in their last year of primary school)
is judged by the average percentage of pupils attaining Level 4 or above in both English and Maths
In 2012, the average attainment for Key Stage 2 in Kingston was 85%, 3 points higher than last year and 6 points
higher than the national average
Source: Department for Education Performance Tables
Key Stage 4 (GCSE) Attainment in RBK Secondary
Schools, 2012
The expected level for pupils at the end of Key
Stage 4 (i.e. children aged 16 in their last year of
secondary school) is judged by the average
percentage of pupils attaining 5 or more A*-C
grade GCSEs, including Maths and English
In 2012, the average in Kingston was 70%, a 1%
reduction from 2011 and 11% above the
national average
Source: Department for Education Performance Tables
Percentage of school leavers
Total
Males
Females
Continuing in
education
Full-time training
Full-time employment
Part-time learning &
employment
Unemployed
No response
89.3
1.4
0.9
0.4
1.2
6.9
88.4
2.1
1.0
0.8
1.4
6.3
90.1
0.8
0.8
0.0
1.1
7.2
Destination of Secondary School Leavers
In June of 2013, 91% of 16/17 year olds in
Kingston were estimated to be in full-time
education or training, compared to 81% in
England and 88% in London (DfE: Participation in
education and training by local authority, 2013)
The table on the right shows a summary of
responses to the Year 11 Destination
Survey2012, which contacts secondary school
leavers directly
Source: RBK, Year 11 Destination Survey 2012
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School Census
Coombe Park Estate
The School Census is carried out three times a year. The Spring
(January) School Census provides full characteristic data on
every child attending a state primary, secondary or special
school in the borough, including Academies. Where possible
data from the October 2013 census has been used as this is the
latest data available. Data is not captured for children attending
independent schools
Kingsnympton
Park Estate
The information below refers to the 82% of children attending
Kingston schools who also live in the borough
Pupils speaking English as an Additional Language (EAL)
Coombe Hill (50%), St
James’ (49%) and Norbiton (44%) Kingston
wards have the highest
London
proportion of children whose
England
first language is not English.
Chessington South has the lowest (17%)
Primary
32.2%
47.5%
18.1%
Secondary
28.6%
38.9%
13.6%
Cavendish
Road
Breaking this down
by smaller areas
reveals that
Cavendish Road
(61%) and Thetford
Road (60%) in St
James’ ward have
particularly high
proportions
Cambridge
Road
Source: RBK School Census, October 2013
Pupils eligible for Free School Meals (FSM)
Eligibility criteria for Free School Meals are very similar to the
measures used in HMRC Low Income Family Statistics (see Glossary
on p.38)
Norbiton (17%), Chessington South and Coombe Hill (both 13%)
wards have the largest proportion of children claiming Free School
Meals. Tudor and Alexandra (both 5%) have the smallest
proportion
Breaking this down by smaller areas shows that the Alpha Road
Estate in Berrylands (36%), the Cambridge Road Estate in Norbiton
(34%) and the Kingsnympton Park Estate in Coombe Hill (29%)
have particularly high proportions of pupils eligible for Free School
Meals
Primary
Secondary
Percentage of pupils eligible for FSM
Kingston
London
England
10.8
25.7
19.2
9.5
25.2
16.3
Source: RBK School Census, October 2013
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Special Educational Needs (SEN)
% of children with SEN
% of primary school children with SEN
% of secondary school children with SEN
% of children with SEN with statements
% of children with SEN on School Action
or School Action Plus
% of children with SEN claiming FSM
Kingston
London
Outer
London
England
12.9
14.2
10.6
2.5
19.1
18.1
21.0
2.7
18.3
17.2
19.2
2.7
18.7
17.4
19.0
2.8
10.4
29.0
16.4
-
15.7
-
16.0
32.1
Source: DfE First Statistical Release, Results of School Census January 2013
Of the 3,108 children attending Kingston schools with special educational needs (SEN), 69% are male across all
schools. This corresponds with national trends showing boys are around twice as likely to have SEN than girls,
although this varies by type of need. It should be noted that 11% of all children with SEN live out of borough
A greater proportion of children with SEN do not have statements, both locally in Kingston and nationally. These
pupils are placed at School Action or School Action Plus level which are additional levels of support identified and
provided by schools
Nationally, pupils with SEN are much more likely to claim free
school meals (FSM) than those without (32% compared to
17%). The trend is the same overall in Kingston, although fewer
pupils are eligible for FSM (29% compared to 10%)
In line with London and England, the most common primary
type of need for children with SEN is Speech, Language and
Communications Needs in primary schools (18%) and
Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulties in secondary
schools (11%)
Compared to national figures, a higher proportion of children in
both primary and secondary schools in Kingston have Autistic
Spectrum Disorders as their primary need. Kingston’s
secondary schools also have a slightly higher proportion of
pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties as their primary need
(which includes dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia) compared
to that nationally
The map shows which wards have the highest percentage of
children with SEN (Chessington North and Hook with 19% and
Norbiton with 18%). This mainly only shows data for primary
and special school children because secondary school children
are more likely to come from outside the borough
There are three special schools in the borough with a total of
267 pupils: Bedelsford in Grove ward, Dysart in Surbiton Hill
and St Philip’s in Chessington South. 61% of pupils at Bedelsford
and 33% of pupils at St Philip’s live outside of the borough
Two primary schools have over 100 pupils with SEN: Tolworth
Junior (Surbiton Hill) and Castle Hill (Chessington North and
Hook), both of which have SEN specialist resourced provisions
Source: DfE Results of School Census January 2013
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7. Health & Social Care
Health services in Kingston
Life expectancy
Smoking, teenage pregnancy,
alcohol abuse & obesity
Adult social care
Health Services in Kingston
A wide range of health services are available in Kingston, including 28 GP surgeries, 27 dentist surgeries, 30 NHS
pharmacies and 20 opticians
From April 2013, the Council has taken on many public health responsibilities from NHS Kingston (formerly
Kingston PCT), which has now ceased to exist. Many of the health service commissioning responsibilities of NHS
Kingston passed to the Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group
A Health and Wellbeing Board has been established to act as a forum for local commissioners across the NHS,
Social Care, Public Health and other services
Community healthcare services such as district nursing and health visiting are provided by Your Healthcare, a
not-for-profit social enterprise set up in August 2010. Mental health services for Kingston (including Tolworth
Hospital) are commissioned from South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust
Most hospital services in the borough are provided by Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, with more specialist care
available from Hospital Trusts outside the borough such as St. George’s in Tooting
Life Expectancy
Life expectancy is higher for Kingston than the average for London or the UK, both at birth and at 65
The difference in life expectancies is greater among males than among females. A male baby born in Kingston in
the period 2010-2012 could expect to live 81.4 years, around two years longer than the average for London
(79.7) or the UK (79.2). Females born in Kingston in the same period could expect to live to 84.8, compared to
an average of 83.8 in London and 83.0 in the UK as a whole
The average 65-year-old man in Kingston in the period 2010-2012 could expect to live another 19.6 years,
compared to 18.9 in London and 18.6 in the UK, while women of the same age had a life expectancy of 22.1
years in Kingston, 21.7 in London and 21.1 in the UK
Source: ONS Life Expectancy Data 2010-12
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Smoking
For the period April 2011—March 2012,
the ONS estimates that 18% of adults in
Kingston are smokers, while 32% have
smoked at some point in the past
This represents a decrease of 4
percentage points from the period April
2009—March 2010 when 22% of
Kingston residents were estimated to be
current smokers
The 2011/12 figures are lower than the
London and England average (28% and
30% respectively are current smokers)
Source: London Health Observatory/ONS Integrated Household Survey 2012
Teenage pregnancy
Between 2009-11 there were 33 under-16 conceptions in Kingston and the vast majority (85%) led to abortion.
This is equivalent to a rate of 4.4 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 13-15, which is significantly lower than the
rates for London and England (6.9 and 6.7 respectively)
The rate of under 18 conceptions in Kingston has fallen by 22% since 2001. In 2011, there were 56 under-18
conceptions in Kingston, which is less than 2% of the total number of conceptions in the borough. This is
equivalent to a rate of 22.1 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15-17, and is lower than rates for London or
England (28.7 and 30.7)
Over the past five years, a higher proportion of under 18 conceptions led to abortion in Kingston than in London
or England (65% compared to 61% and 50% respectively)
In recent years teenage pregnancy rates have been falling sharply at a national and regional level. However, this
fall has not been so pronounced in Kingston where a lower rate was recorded from the outset
Source: ONS Conception Statistics 2011
Area
Standardised alcoholrelated hospital
admission rate 2010-11
Kingston
1,497
London
1,912
England
1,895
Alcohol abuse
For the period 2010-11 (the latest data available) there were 2,613
alcohol-related hospital admissions in Kingston
This gives an admission rate of 1,497 per 100,000 of population
(standardised for age and sex), significantly lower than the average
rates for London and England
Sources: London Health Observatory
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Obesity
Obesity is recognised as a significant public
health issue in the UK. It is known to increase
the risk of a wide range of other health
conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, and
certain cancers
Data on adult obesity is limited. The latest data
available is for the period 2006-08, and the
Health Survey for England estimated the adult
obesity rate in Kingston to be 16.7%. This is
lower than the London average of 20.7% and
England average of 24.2% for the same period
More accurate figures are available for
childhood obesity from the National Child
Measurement Programme (NCMP). This
monitors the prevalence of childhood obesity by
weighing children in Reception (ages 4-5) and
Year 6 (ages 10-11), the first and last years of
primary school. Overweight and obesity
prevalence is measured as the proportion of children whose Body Mass Index (BMI) falls within or above the
85th and 95th percentiles respectively on the British 1990 growth reference charts (UK90). However, note that
these measures are slightly lower than the official, clinical definitions of overweight and obese in order to
capture children who are also considered at risk of developing a weight problem
The average childhood obesity rates for Kingston from 2009/10 to 2011/12 were 6.5% in Reception and 15.7%
in year 6. Both of these figures are substantially below the averages for London and England
Sources: National Obesity Observatory; National Child Measurement Programme
Adult Social Care
For the year 2012-13, 1,070 adults in Kingston aged 18-64 and 1,350 aged 65+ used community based social
care services, including home care, day care, meals and direct payments. This works out at a rate of
approximately 2,185 adult social care users per 100,000 population. This is slightly lower than the rate for
London (2,670) and considerately lower than the rate for England as a whole (3,185)
Of those adults receiving community based care 59.6% received self directed support. People using self
directed support are given a personal budget for social care by the Council. They can take their personal budget
as a cash payment to manage their own care, or ask us to use their personal budget to arrange services on their
behalf. Kingston’s figure compares favourably to the England average of 55.5%, but falls below the London
figure of 63.2%
Kingston admitted 75 adults aged 65+ into permanent care, 40 into residential care, and 35 into nursing care in
2012/13. There were no permanent placements for those in the 18-64 age band. Kingston has low numbers of
people aged 65 needing to be admitted to residential and nursing care homes (348.1 per 100,000 people
compared to the London average of 478.2). These positive results show that Kingston’s investment in
community services is supporting more people who wish to be cared for in their own homes
In 2012-13 Kingston had an average rate of 6.8 delayed transfers of care per 100,000 population. The delayed
transfer of care rate in Kingston is in line with the London rate of 6.9, but is lower than 9.5 in England. There
were 1.1 delayed transfers of care per 100,000 people where the delay was attributable to social care
compared to the London average of 2.7. Delayed transfers of care occur when hospital patients are well
enough to be discharged but remain in hospital, often for lack of suitable discharge to destinations such as
nursing or residential homes. These delays can be extremely costly for the NHS
Source: Health & Social Care Information Centre
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8. Local Environment
Crime
Waste management
CO2 emissions
Transport & road safety
Social & cultural life
Crime
In the period October 2012 to September 2013 there were a total
of 9,596 recorded offences in Kingston, a significant decrease on
the previous year’s total of 10,969
As in previous years, this represents the lowest number of
recorded offences in any of the 32 London boroughs
Grove Ward (which includes Kingston Town Centre) continues to
have a significantly higher crime rate than other wards in the
borough, recording 32% of all offences from October 2012September 2013
Theft and handling remains the most common type of recorded
Recorded offences by type, 2011-12 crime, accounting for around 43%
of offences.
This category
includes theft
from shops
(963 offences),
theft from a
motor vehicle
(603 offences)
and theft from
person (505
offences)
Drugs and alcohol related crime
Source: Metropolitan Police
The latest data available shows there were
1,124 crimes attributable to alcohol
recorded in Kingston in 2011/12
This equates to a rate of 6.7 offences
(including 4.8 violent offences) per 1,000
residents, which represents a small
increase from the 2010/11 figure of 6.6 but
still lower than the rate for England of 7.0
and significantly below the London average
of 11.1
There were 489 drug offences recorded in
Kingston between October 2012 and
September 2013. The majority of these
drug crimes were possession rather than
trafficking
Source: NWPHO/ Local Alcohol Profiles for England/Metropolitan Police
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Waste management
In 2012-13 46% of household waste in Kingston was reused, recycled or composted, compared to 34% in London
and an average for England of 43%
59,145 tonnes of household waste was collected in Kingston in 2012-13, with 46% of this sent for reuse, recycling
or composting. The proportion recycling was slightly lower than in previous years and a survey will be carried out
in 2014 to test the hypothesis that this is because there are less recyclable items in general now—for example
because of switch to digital media and light-weighting of containers such as glass bottles
Waste to landfill in 2012/13 was greatly reduced due to an arrangement made with the South London Waste
Partnership and Viridor (Kingston’s waste disposal contractor). By sending waste to Lakeside Energy we’re now
creating energy from a percentage of our waste, rather than landfill
Waste management performance indicators for Kingston
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13
Residual (not reused, recycled, or composted) household waste per household (kg)
498
470
486
488
Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting
46%
48%
47%
46%
Percentage of municipal waste landfilled
45%
47%
33%
15%
Source: Kingston Waste Data/DEFRA waste management data by local authority 2012-13
CO2 emissions
The Council monitors carbon dioxide
emissions in Kingston as part of its
commitment to tackling climate change
Kingston’s emissions fell every year
between 2005 and 2009, before rising
slightly in 2010 and falling to the lowest
level yet in 2011
Per capita emissions in Kingston (4.6
tonnes in 2011) are consistently below the
average for London (4.9) and the UK(6.7).
This is principally due to Kingston’s much
lower rate of industrial and commercial
emissions. The per capita rate of CO2
emissions from road transport (1.3) is
higher than the London average (1.0) but
lower than that for the UK (1.9), reflecting
the borough’s suburban character
Approximately 730 kilotonnes of carbon
dioxide were emitted in Kingston in 2011,
down from 867 in 2005
These figures only represent emissions
directly originating from Kingston, not
“embedded” CO2 from goods and services
produced elsewhere but consumed in the
borough (e.g. consumer goods
manufactured abroad and sold in
Kingston). The effect of Land Use, Land
Change and Forestry (LULUCF) is also
omitted since it has an extremely small
impact on overall emissions levels,
particularly in London
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Source: DECC Local and regional CO2 emissions estimates
Transport
In recent years there has been a general decline in the volume of traffic on Kingston’s roads, though there was a
spike in traffic volume between 2009 and 2010. Vehicles in Kingston drove a combined total of around 558
million miles in 2012, down from a peak of 637 million in 1999
According to the 2011 census, people in Kingston are more likely than the average London resident to commute
to work by car or train, reflecting both the transport infrastructure in the borough and the high numbers of
residents who work outside Kingston
Road safety
Source: Department for Transport Statistics/2011 Census
In terms of road safety, Kingston is one of
the safest local authorities in London
There were 422 reported casualties from
road traffic accidents in Kingston in 2012,
the lowest of any London borough. This
represents a 5% decrease on the reported
casualties in 2011
Of those 422 reported casualties 45 were
killed or seriously injured (KSI), also the
lowest figure out of all London boroughs
Accounting for population size, this gives
Kingston a KSI road accident casualty rate of
207 per million population for 2012, well below the
rates for London and England (363 and 404
respectively). This
represents a 22% fall
since 2011 (253 KSI
casualties per million
population)
Source: Department for Transport Statistics
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Social & Cultural Life
Adult Education
Adult Education services are run by Kingston Council, and the fees for most adult education course places
in Kingston are paid by both the students themselves and two external central government bodies: the
Skills Funding Agency and the Education Funding Agency
Kingston offers classes in both English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and English as a Foreign
Language (EFL). ESOL is English teaching intended to help recent migrants adjust to life in the UK, (with a
focus on enabling learners to carry out everyday tasks such as making use of public services or applying
for jobs), while EFL teaching is aimed at those visiting the UK temporarily and more closely resembles
modern languages teaching in schools
Popular Adult Education classes include art classes, IT, upholstery, embroidery/making clothes, ceramics/
sculpture and languages
Source: Kingston Adult Education Service
Library & Heritage Service
Kingston Council runs seven libraries in the borough, as well as a Community Library Service. This service
provides books, CDs and DVDs for Kingston residents who are unable to travel to libraries themselves for
reasons of health, age or disability
In total there were 669,414 visits to Kingston libraries in 2012-13 (an increase of 27,000 from 2011-12),
including 92,937 virtual visits (an increase of 6,000) and 4,074 Community Library Service visits (a decrease of
200 from 2011-12)
8,701 new members joined Kingston libraries in the same period (700 more than last year).
Children’s and youth-oriented material made up 60% of the items issued suggesting that young people and their
families are among the groups most likely to make use of library services and 51,661 people attended children’s
literacy events (13,000 more than 2011-12)
The Library & Heritage Service is also responsible for Kingston Museum and the Local History Room and
Archives. These had a total of 15,273 visits in 2012-13
Source: Kingston Library & Heritage Service KPIs
Voluntary Sector
Kingston Voluntary Action has a membership of more than 600 local voluntary and community organisations
and data from the South London CVS Partnership estimates that there are nearly 300 active registered charities
in Kingston with a total turnover of over £30 million
In the last year Go Kingston Volunteering have registered and referred over 2,000 potential volunteers to 400
voluntary and community groups that are registered with them
Source: Kingston Voluntary and Community Sector Strategy; gokingstonvolunteering.org.uk
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Appendix: Data Sources
Government departments and other national data sources
Office for National Statistics (ONS), for a wide range of statistics and results of the 2001 and 2011 Censuses:
www.ons.gov.uk; www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), for data on benefits claimants: statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd
Department for Education (DfE), for School Performance Tables and national School Census results:
www.education.gov.uk
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), for the Indices of Deprivation:
www.communities.gov.uk
Department for Transport, for traffic and road accident data: www.dft.gov.uk
Department of Energy and Climate Change, for CO2 emissions data: www.decc.gov.uk
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), for child poverty data: www.hmrc.gov.uk/
Land Registry, for house prices: www.landregistry.gov.uk
NHS Information Centre: www.ic.nhs.uk
Regional and local sources
Greater London Authority (GLA), for a wide range of statistics and population projections:
data.london.gov.uk
Metropolitan Police, for statistics on crime in the borough: content.met.police.uk/Home
London Health Observatory: www.lho.org.uk
Northwest Public Health Observatory: www.nwph.net/nwpho
National Obesity Observatory: www.noo.org.uk
RBK Sub Regional Unit, providing data on young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) and
those leaving school: www.rbksru.org.uk/reports.htm
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Appendix B: Glossary
Academy school
Academies are state schools which are funded from Central Government rather than by local councils. They have
more control than maintained (i.e. local authority-run) schools over their budgets, curriculum, and staff pay and
conditions. They may also have a sponsor (a business, university, other school, charity or religious organisation)
which has a say in deciding the school’s ethos
BAME
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
Clinical Commissioning Group
NHS organisations led by local GPs who are responsible for the commissioning of local NHS services including
hospital and community services. They replaced Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in April 2013
Child Poverty/ Children in Low Income Families
The Children in Low-Income Families Local Measure is the proportion of children living in families either in
receipt of out-of-work benefits or in receipt of tax credits with a reported income which is less than 60 per cent
of national median income
This measure provides a broad proxy for relative low-income child poverty as set out in the Child Poverty Act
2010 and enables analysis at a local level.
Income is ‘equivalised’ to account for household size and composition, under the assumption that larger
households with more children need more money to achieve the same standard of living as smaller ones with
fewer children
Electoral wards
These are the geographical administrative units used to elect local councillors. Ward population counts can vary
significantly within and between local authorities, and their boundaries are subject to change over time by the
Boundary Commission. There are 16 electoral wards in Kingston
Free School Meals
According the Department for Education, children are eligible for Free School Meals if their parents are in receipt
of either out-of-work benefits (Income Support, Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance, Income-related
Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit), or child tax credits, provided they are not also entitled to
Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190
Household/Municipal Waste
Municipal Waste includes both household waste (solid waste produced domestically) and waste from businesses
which is similar in composition to household waste. It is now referred to by DEFRA as Local Authority Collected
Municipal Waste (LACMW). There is also a broader category of Local Authority Collected Waste (LACW) which
includes both municipal waste and other types of waste such as that from construction sites
Jobseekers’ Allowance (JSA)
Benefit payments which can be claimed by those who are looking for a job and currently either out of work or
working less than 16 hours per week. The amount claimants receive is dependent both on their individual income
(from part-time work, pensions or savings) and their household income. As of December 2013 the maximum
weekly payment was £56.80 for a single person aged 16-24, £71.70 for someone over 25, and £112.55 for a
couple who are both over 18
Key Stages 1-4
Key Stages divide the National Curriculum into four stages. Key Stage 1 is taught in Primary Schools to those in
Years 1 and 2, or those aged 5 to 7. Key Stage 2 is taught in Primary School to Years 3 to 6, or those aged 7-11.
Key Stage 3 is taught in Secondary Schools to Years 7, 8 and 9, or those aged 11 to 14. Key Stage 4 (GCSEs) are
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Appendix B: Glossary
NVQ qualification levels
The ONS gives the following examples for qualifications at different NVQ levels:
NVQ 1: fewer than 5 GCSEs at grades A-C, foundation GNVQ, NVQ 1, Intermediate 1 national qualification
(Scotland) or equivalent
NVQ 2: 5 or more GCSEs at grades A-C, intermediate GNVQ, NVQ 2, Intermediate 2 national qualification
NVQ 3: 2 or more A levels, advanced GNVQ, NVQ 3, 2 or more Higher or Advanced Higher national qualifications
NVQ 4 and above: HND, Degree and Higher Degree level qualifications or equivalent
Output Areas (OAs) and Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs)
Output Areas are small areas created by the ONS to provide a more detailed level of analysis and enable better
comparison of areas within and between local authorities. They are of a consistent size across the country in order
to contain about 100 households with a resident population of around 300, and are not subject to regular boundary
change
Lower Super Output Areas are comprised of between 4 and 6 Output Areas, with a mean average resident
population of around 1,500 people. Following a split of one LSOA in 2011, there are now 98 LSOAs in Kingston
Social/affordable housing
Social housing is housing owned by local authorities and registered social landlords such as housing associations,
rented out to tenants at less than the market rate
Affordable housing is a broader category which includes both social housing and intermediate housing (housing for
either sale or rent below the market rate but above the social rent level)
Social enterprise
Officially defined by the Department for Trade and Industry in 2002 as “a business with primarily social objectives
whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being
driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners”
Unemployment
Someone is officially defined as unemployed by the ONS if they are:
1) without a job, have actively sought work in the last four weeks and are available to start work in the next two
weeks, OR:
2) out of work, have found a job and are waiting to start it in the next two weeks
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