Medlock Vale Presentation

Medlock Vale By Katie, Gaynor, Asia, Frazer and Millie

Introduction • Medlock Vale runs south along Ashton Road and the border with Tameside. It has good links to the town centre as well as the towns of Ashton and Manchester. • There is good access to green spaces and recreational areas, with several large parks. Residents benefit from recent housing generation and have good access to local health services, shops, housing office and nursery. • The ward has a high proportion of long-term residents who have a strong sense of community and a pride in where they live (OMBC, 2016).

Population • The population has grown at a rate of 11.6% which means Medlock Vale continues to be one of the largest wards in the Oldham borough. • Medlock Vale is an ethnically diverse ward with the ward seeing significant changes over time, with a growth in the Pakistani community. • The male and female population is equally divided at 49.6% and 50.4% respectively. • The under 40s age bracket is the largest demographic (ONS, 2017).

Housing and • Medlock Vale is one of the most densely Housing populated wards in Oldham. It also has the Composition second most households in the borough totalling 5,012. Most of the housing stock is owner occupied (55.9%), and this has changed little over the last ten years (ONS, 2011). • There is a high percentage of properties which contain children (47.1%). • Lone parent households in this ward are higher than the Oldham average of 16.5%. • 31% of households in Medlock Vale receive housing benefit and/or council tax reduction, this figure is slightly higher than the Oldham average (OMBC,2013). • 26.3% of the households in Medlock vale live in social housing, these are concentrated in the east of the ward.

Economy and • Medlock vale has a median household income Income of £21,364 a year • Employment rate of 53.5% which is lower than Oldham average of 58.2% • 4,579 employed people in Medlock Vale which is equivalent to 53.5%. this is lower than Oldham average which is 58.2% • 74% families there was no one in work compared to 17% of households nationally • 83% of families, an adult was receiving and out-of-work benefit – compared to around 11% of the population nationally.

Education • 56.8% of early years are at ‘good development when the Oldham average is 63.7% • 82% of families on the supporting troubled families program had a problem related to education • 62% of police call outs to families had a child mis-behaving in school • 33.5% of adults have no qualifications when the Oldham average is 29.6% • Truancy and parental unemployment tend to increase the likelihood of a child or young person becoming a NEET

Health • Rate for hospital stays for alcohol related harm is 132.9 when the Oldham average is 123.1 • 20% of families with an adult misusing alcohol had a child also misusing substances when 15% of families just had a child misusing substances • Mental and physical health problems in adults makes daily takes and routines difficult and impacts the parenting role • Children on the troubled families program also had health issues 33% with mental health, 20% with ADHD and 20% had a long term illness or disability

Crime • Crime in Medlock Vale has risen by 38.2% in a year with 1,508 crimes being committed. The anti-social behaviour rate is at 344 with rowdy or inconsiderate behaviour being the most reported offence. • The findings from the ‘understanding troubled families’ report shows 54% of families were involved in crime or anti-social behaviour which means some families within the area are likely to meet the threshold to be identified for support as we can see from the ward profile statistics. • Crime may be an indication of another problem for example, behavioural problems in school and domestic abuse are both linked to youth crime. • 53% of households with a child with school behavioural problems also had one or more young people with a proven offence. • 39% of families who experience domestic violence also had a young offender.

Crime • An explanation for these problems being a catalyst for Continued each other could be a child being afraid to leave his mum alone due to domestic violence so doesn’t want to go to school or a youth who is growing up in a violent household starts committing crimes. • According to Bronfenbrenner Microsystem (1917) a child’s family is likely to have the most influence on their behaviours and development. From the ‘understanding troubled families’ agenda it illustrates how children’s problems are also apparent in adults within the family. • 37% of households with an adult offender also had a youth offender • 45% of households with an adult involved in anti-social behaviour also had a young person involved in anti- social behaviour. • Overall, a child or young person is more likely to be involved in crime or anti-social behaviour if an adult in the household is involved in them compared to those who haven’t.

Reference • Department for Communities and Local Government. List (2014). Understanding Troubled Families. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads /system/uploads/attachment_data/file/336430/Understandi ng_Troubled_Families_web_format.pdf • Oldham Council. (2018). Medlock vale. Retrieved from file:///C:/Users/katie/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft. MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe/TempState/Downloads/M edlock_Vale_2018.pdf • Oldham Partnership. (2017). The Oldham plan. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads /system/uploads/attachment_data/file/336430/Understandi ng_Troubled_Families_web_format.pdf