England s Seaside Towns: a benchmarking study. Prof Steve Fothergill CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University

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1 England s Seaside Towns: a benchmarking study Prof Steve Fothergill CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University

2 Four proposals for research A benchmarking study of seaside towns Incapacity claimants Seaside tourism Costs of service delivery

3 Geographical coverage Seaside towns/resorts, not all coastal towns 37 principal seaside towns from Seaside Economy report All with 1,+ population Possible to cover smaller seaside towns

4 Source: The Seaside Economy

5 Population Nearly 2.9m people live in England s 37 principal seaside towns Nearly 6 per cent of England s total population (51m)

6 Population of England's principal seaside towns, 26 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Greater Greater Worthing Burnham-on-Sea St Ives Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

7 Population change Seaside town population is growing p Up 32, p Up 52, 21-6 p Grew faster than English average p But slower 21-6 p Some apparent changes in trend in individual towns

8 Population growth, 21-26, per cent England Seaside towns Burnham-on-Sea Greater Worthing St. Ives Greater Bournemouth Sources: Census of Population, ONS mid-year population estimates

9 Age distribution of population Seaside town population is skewed towards older age groups p 24 per cent aged 6/65+, compared to 19 per cent for England as a whole p Working age population = 58 per cent (cf. 62 per cent)

10 Age distribution of population, % aged 6/65+, Seaside towns England Burnham St Ives Worthing Blackpool Bournemouth Brighton Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

11 Employment 1.2m jobs in England s 37 principal seaside towns Employment is growing slightly faster than English average up 7.5 per cent (cf. 6.9 per cent) 1998/9 25/6

12 Employment change, = Seaside towns England Source: Annual Business Inquiry

13 Change in employment, 1998/99 to 25/6, per cent Seaside towns 5 England St. Ives Burnham-on-Sea Greater Bournemouth Greater Worthing Source: Annual Business Inquiry

14 Employees in distribution, hotels and restaurants, 26, per cent Seaside towns England 2 1 St Ives Whitstable/Herne Burnham-on-Sea Greater Greater Worthing Source: Annual Business Inquiry

15 Employment rate, 26, per cent 9 8 England 7 Seaside towns Greater Worthing Greater Bournemouth St. Ives Burnham Sources: Census of Population, Labour Force Survey, ONS mid-year population estimates

16 Managers and professionals as % of all employment, England 25 Seaside towns St Ives Greater Bournemouth Greater Worthing Burnham-on-Sea Source: Census of Population

17 Share of working age population with Level 4/5 qualifications, 21, per cent England 2 Seaside towns Brighton Bournemouth St Ives Worthing Blackpool Burnham Source: Census of Population

18 Estimated share of pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE, 26, per cent England 5 Seaside towns St. Ives Greater Bournemouth Greater Worthing Burnham Source: DfES

19 Working age benefit claimants 39, JSA claimants 36, IS lone parents 147, IB/SDA claimants JSA and IS lone parent rates close to English average IB/SDA claimant rate well ahead of average 8.8 per cent of all 16-59/64 year olds, cf. 6.9 per cent

20 Total working age claimant rate, May 27, % of 16-59/ Seaside towns England 1 5 Burnham St Ives Greater Bournemouth Worthing Source: DWP

21 IB claimant rate; May 27, % of 16-59/ Seaside towns 8 England Burnham St Ives Greater Bournemouth Worthing Source: DWP

22 Change in claimant rates JSA and IS lone parent claimant rates down slightly faster than English average IB/SDA claimant rate up by.6 percentage points , cf. no change for England

23 Change in total working age claimant rate, August May Seaside town England Burnham Worthing Greater Bournemouth St Ives Source: DWP

24 Change in IB claimant rate; August 1999 May Seaside towns. England Burnham Worthing Greater Bournemouth St Ives Source: DWP

25 Pension Credit claimant rate, May 27, % of all aged 6/ England Seaside towns St Ives Burnham Greater Bournemouth Worthing Sources: DWP, ONS

26 Average seasonal fluctuation in claimant unemployment rate, 21-27, per cent Seaside towns England. St. Ives Morecambe and Heysham Burnham-on-Sea Greater Bournemouth Greater Worthing Sources: DWP, ONS

27 Median hourly earnings ( ), male, England 1 Seaside towns Whitstable/Herne Greater Worthing Greater Burnham-on-Sea St Ives Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

28 Median hourly earnings ( ), female, England 8 Seaside towns Greater Worthing Greater Burnham-on-Sea St Ives Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

29 Business stock Stock of businesses (per 1, residents) is slightly below English average but not greatly out-of-line with regions outside London Rate of new business formation is also not out-of-line with regions outside London

30 Stock of VAT registered businesses, per 1, residents, England 3 Seaside town 2 1 Burnham St Ives Greater Bournemouth Folkstone and Hythe Greater Worthing Whitstable and Herne Bay Morecambe and Heysham Source: DBERR

31 Migrant workers Districts covering seaside towns have mostly attracted fewer migrant workers (in relation to existing pop) than average Bournemouth and Brighton are notable exceptions But district data probably understates concentration in towns themselves

32 GVA per head in local NUTS 3 region, England Seaside towns Greater Worthing Greater Bournemouth Morecambe and Heysham Folkstone and Hythe Whitstable and Herne Bay Burnham St Ives Source: ONS

33 Housing tenure Slightly above average share of owner-occupiers Markedly low share in social rented sector High share in private rented sector 16 per cent more akin to London (17 per cent)

34 Households in private rented, 21, per cent 25 2 Seaside towns 15 England 1 5 Brighton Blackpool St Ives Bournemouth Worthing Burnham Source: Census of Population

35 Overcrowded households as % of all households, England 2. Seaside towns Brighton St Ives Worthing Bournemouth Blackpool Burnham Source: Census of Population

36 Households lacking key amenities, % of all households, Seaside towns 1 England 5 St Ives Blackpool Brighton Burnham Worthing Bournemouth Source: Census of Population

37 Overall deprivation ranking of LSOAs, 27 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Greater Worthing Greater Bournemouth Burnham St. Ives Source: Indices of Deprivation

38 Income deprivation ranking of LSOAs, 27 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Greater Worthing Greater Bournemouth Burnham St. Ives Source: Indices of Deprivation

39 Employment deprivation ranking of LSOAs, 27 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Greater Worthing Greater Bournemouth St. Ives Burnham Source: Indices of Deprivation

40 Health deprivation ranking of LSOAs, 27 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Greater Worthing Greater Bournemouth Burnham St. Ives Source: Indices of Deprivation

41 Education and skills deprivation ranking of LSOAs, 27 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, St. Ives Greater Bournemouth Greater Worthing Burnham Source: Indices of Deprivation

42 Barriers to housing and services deprivation ranking of LSOAs, 27 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Burnham Greater Bournemouth Greater Worthing St. Ives Source: Indices of Deprivation

43 Crime ranking of LSOAs, 27 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Burnham St. Ives Greater Worthing Greater Bournemouth Source: Indices of Deprivation

44 Living environment deprivation ranking of LSOAs, 27 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Burnham Greater Worthing Greater Bournemouth St. Ives Source: Indices of Deprivation

45 An assessment On around three quarters of the indicators in the report, seaside towns are worse than the English average But the gap isn t always large And there is big diversity among the towns Overall, England s principal seaside towns are rather more disadvantaged than the rest of the country, but not markedly so

46 Towns with the strongest local economies On the broadly economic data within the IMD:,, Greater Bournemouth,, Greater Worthing,,,,, (in alphabetical order)

47 Towns with the weakest local economies On the broadly economic data within the IMD:,,,,, Morecambe,,,,, (in alphabetical order)

48 What about the big seaside towns? On the basis of the same IMD data, the ranking of the largest nine seaside towns/areas (1,+ pop) is in order of disadvantage: Southend on Sea Greater Bournemouth Greater Worthing