This portfolio contains information on a range of matters including:

• Population• People• Community• Housing• Economy and Employment• Shopping• Leisure• Natural Environment• Built Environment• Transport• In the News• Further Research

Please note: the information in this pack is at a combination of ward and parish level. Where at ward level, data is provided for all 3 wards in the area (there is no method to extract information just on the parts of Clewer North and Clewer South that are in Bray parish).

This is an experimental dataset – if there is something missing, please tell us!

Introduction

Photos (from top right, clockwise): Bray High Street; Holyport green (both RBWM photos).

If you would like to discuss anything in this information pack or have any ideas, please contact Charlie Cooper (Planning Officer, Strategy and Plans) on: E-mail Charlotte.Cooper@rbwm.gov.uk or Tel 01628 796216

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2011

• Measuring changes in population is not an exact science.

• The bar charts (above) show the estimates for Bray ward, and Clewer North and Clewer South wards, by the Greater London Authority (GLA) Berkshire Model.

• The blue line shows the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates for the same year.

The graphs above show a difference between the line and the bars; this is because the GLA estimates take account of new houses that have been built. Both ONS and GLA estimate that the area has seen increases in population since 2001 census. All three wards have seen an increase or have been fairly consistent in population numbers over the last 10 years.

The two graphs at the bottom of the page show the population projections. The trend line on the Bray graph indicates that the area will continue to see an increase in population. Clewer North and Clewer South wards are forecast to see some limited change. (These graphs were produced using GLA population projection information).

For further population estimate information please see the RBWM website at: www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/pp_population.htm or contact Planning Policy on 01628 796066.

Population

People (1)

Bray ward and Clewer North both have more males than females overall (although this is mainly for categories up to 30 years of age). In all wards there are generally more females from 35 onwards. The main exception is Clewer South where there are only three age categories seeing more males than females (30-34; 65-69; 70-74).

In both Clewer South and Clewer North there are almost twice as many females aged 85+ as there are males in the same category. Clewer North has the largest population overall.

(Source: Copyright © Greater London Authority (GLA); RBWM).

• The average male in Bray ward has a life expectancy of 78.4 years and female 80.8 years.

• For Clewer North the average is 76.2 for males; 83.9 for females.

• In Clewer South life expectancy is 77.4 for males; 80.7 for females.

• RBWM average for males is 77.1 and females 82.5. (Source: ONS).

Perception of Health (2001)

(Source: Neighbourhood Statistics, ONS)

Life Expectancy at birth (1999 – 2003)

(Source: Department for Work and Pensions, DWP)

Disability Living Allowance Claimants (May 2010)

The tables and information box show that Bray residents in the area have a good perception of their health, an above borough average life expectancy at birth for males (slightly below average for females), and residents comprise a small proportion of the borough’s disability claimants.

Clewer North and Clewer South both have a slightly poor perception of their health compared to the rest of the borough. Clewer North has similar life expectancy to the average for the borough, with Clewer South having slightly above average expectancy for males, but below for females. Combined these two wards account for 13% of the borough’s disability living allowance claimants.

People (2)

The ethnicity of all the wards at the 2001 Census (© Crown Copyright) can be seen in the pie charts above left (Bray on the previous page) [the square brackets in the keys provide the borough totals]. The pie charts on the right show the ethnicity taken from the schools census in 2010 (parents are asked for their child’s ethnicity during registration). The graphs show that there has been an increase in diversity in all wards, although not to the extent seen in the borough overall (Source: Education Department, RBWM).

People (3)

The has seen lower local election turnouts than the average for the borough in both the 2003 and 2007 elections, with the exception of

Clewer North in 2007 (Source: Democratic Services, RBWM).

Year of Borough Election 2003 2007

Bray 28.40% 36.64%

Clewer North 31.57% 43.98%

Clewer South 27.57% 40.26%

Borough 34.91% 43.12%

Borough Councillor Details

Bray (ward) – Cllr Burbage (cllr.burbage@rbwm.gov.uk) , Cllr Thompson (cllr.thompson@rbwm.gov.uk) & Cllr Walters (cllr.walters@rbwm.gov.uk)

Clewer North (ward) - Cllr Endacott (cllr.endacott@rbwm.gov.uk) , Cllr Fido (cllr.fido@rbwm.gov.uk) & Cllr Penfold (cllr.penfold@rbwm.gov.uk)

Clewer South (ward) - Cllr Evans (cllr.j.evans@rbwm.gov.uk) & Cllr Meadowcroft (cllr.meadowcroft@rbwm.gov.uk)

Parish Details

Bray – Clerk: Janice Eden-Bagley (clerk@brayparishcouncil.gov.uk)

Libraries

Records show that approximately 3,000 borough residents are

members of the container and mobile library service which offers facilities to those in areas without a dedicated library. The container

library stops on a Thursday at Holyport.

Crime

The area is in the Oldfield and Bray Police Neighbourhood. The Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) priorities are:1. Anti-social behaviour (ASB);2. Speeding; and3. Burglary.(Source: www.rbwmsafety4all.org.uk)

Election Turnout by Ward Schools in the Area (state schools) Number on Roll at August 2010

Net Capacity

Braywood CE First School 115 96

Holyport CE Primary School 309 315

The area has recently lost a school, which was relocated to Cox Green. There are no state secondary schools in the area (Source: Education, RBWM). For further information on schools in the area please see the School Organisation Plan: http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/ed_school_organisation_plan.htm or contact Ben Wright on: Ben.Wright@rbwm.gov.uk

Bray has capacity at some of its state schools, has access to container and mobile library services, and has identified three neighbourhood action group priorities. The wards in the parish boundary have seen lower average turnouts for local elections than the borough overall.

Useful websites for community information:Bray Parish Council - http://www.brayparishvillages.com/Bray Society - http://www.braysociety.org.uk/index.htmlOakley Green, Fifield and District Community Association http://www.ogafcap.co.uk/Information on the parish areas - http://www.windsor.gov.uk/site/discover-the-area

Community

Area No. of vacant dwellings

No. of second homes

Bray ward 98 37

Clewer North ward 42 14

Clewer South ward 44 6

(Source: Neighbourhood Statistics, ONS)

Numbers of Vacant dwellings and second homes at March 2008Last year saw the majority of completions in Bray parish (which includes the parts of Clewer North and South that overlap the boundary) being of 2 and 3 bedroom properties; there were no 5+ bedroom properties completed. A total of 44 dwellings were completed. There are housing developments in the pipeline (developments with planning permission that are not started or under construction) that will provide properties of all sizes, although notably fewer 5+ bedroom properties. (Source: Planning Policy Monitoring, RBWM).

The graph above shows that a substantial proportion of housing stock in Bray ward is of larger dwelling sizes. Clewer North and Clewer South provide more smaller and medium sized dwellings. The total stock for Bray ward was 3,045 at March 2009; Clewer North was 3,255, and Clewer South 2,271 (Source: ONS).

Affordable Housing:There are no outstanding planning permissions for affordable housing in Bray parish. However nine affordable dwellings were completed in 2010.

Housing

(Source: NOMIS, ONS)

In December 2010 Bray ward had 73 (1.6%) people claiming job seekers allowance. In the

same period Clewer North had 113 claimants (2.4%); Clewer

South had 76 (2.2%). The borough percentage in December was 1.8%.

(Source: NOMIS, ONS)

Bray ward has below average claimant counts (which are based on people under pensionable age, who are available for and seeking work) and proportionately slightly more people qualified at higher levels than the average for the borough. However Clewer North and Clewer South show the opposite trends. The average weekly

household total income estimate for Bray ward in 2008

was £1,100 (Source:

Neighbourhood Statistics, ONS).

The average weekly household total income estimate for Clewer North and Clewer South wards in 2008 was between £770 and £1,010

(Source: Neighbourhood Statistics, ONS).

Economy and Employment (1)

Economy and Employment (2)

The pie charts on the previous page and the ones above show two different things about industry in the area. The charts on the previous page show the industries that people who live in the area work in (although not necessarily inside RBWM). The pie charts above show the industries that the area employs people in. Even though they show data from different years, both these datasets are the latest available. The pie charts show that local residents in 2001 were mainly employed in real estate, wholesale & retail, Manufacturing or Transport, Storage and Communication, but that in 2008 the area mainly provided jobs in real estate, wholesale and retail, Construction and Manufacturing (depending on the ward).

The percentages in [ ] in the keys are the borough percentages for each industry and year (Source: 2001 data – Neighbourhood Statistics, ONS; 2008 – Berkshire Observatory, ABI).

The graph above shows the main non-residential development in the pipeline in the area. The graph only shows the floorspace (in m2) of planned development which has live planning permission; the building status can be either not started or under construction.

The graph shows the main development in the pipeline is mixed business use premises (B1/B8). This relates to changes of use and construction of a mezzanine at Priors Way Maidenhead Trade Park.

There is also permission for the extension to an existing office premise (B1a) on the edge of the boundary, and permission in the pipeline for an extension to a nursing home in Holyport. None of this work was under-construction at 31st March 2010.

(Source: Planning Policy, RBWM).

There are two employment areas in Bray; firstly Priors Way Industrial Estate, and secondly Tectonic Place Holyport (the latter is not designated in the local plan).

Economy and Employment (2)

Key:Comparison – sells items that are bought on an infrequent or one-off basis e.g. furniture, clothes etc.Convenience – sells goods bought on a more or less everyday basis e.g. food.Services – shops that do not sell items per se, but sell their professional knowledge/ expertise e.g. hairdressers, estate agents etc.Vacant – unoccupiedMiscellaneous – other uses e.g. dentist, theatres, offices etc.

Notes:

• Classification of shop types is based upon RBWM interpretation of the above definitions.

• Percentages are based on a count of units, which have been rounded to the nearest whole percent and so may not add up to 100%.

• The data was collected by RBWM in February 2010.

• Individual corner shops and shops that do not form a parade, are not classified as a local centre, and so no data is collected in the borough’s retail surveys.

(Source: Planning Policy Monitoring, RBWM)

These graphs provide an indication of the shopping facilities available to residents in local centres in the area and surrounds. Holyport local centre had no vacancy when it was last surveyed, although Wessex Way (in nearby Cox Green) had two units vacant. Both Holyport and Wessex way show a good mixture of shop types.

It is likely given the size of the area covered by Bray, that other retail facilities are used by residents in the surrounding area including: corner shops, Maidenhead, Windsor, Slough, Bracknell and Wokingham, amongst others.

Shopping (1): Shop Types

Key:Large Multiple – has 10 or more shops

Small Multiple – has 2 – 9 shops.

Independent – has only one shop

Vacant – unoccupied

Miscellaneous – other uses such as dentists, theatres, offices etc.

(Source: Planning Policy Monitoring, RBWM)

Notes:

• This was a desk based exercise looking at the number of branches advertised on companies websites.

• The survey is based on companies operating on the ground floor only.

• Where the company may be a franchise, the classification is based on the fascia e.g. McDonald’s is treated as a Large Multiple even if it is independently operated.

• Percentages are based on a count of units, and have been rounded to the nearest whole percent and so may not add up to 100%.

• The data was collected by RBWM in February 2010.

Holyport comprises 83% occupied independent traders (please see notes below for explanation of how this was determined). Wessex Way by comparison only provides 46% independent units, and has a higher vacancy rate.

Shopping (2): Chain Stores vs. Independents

Additional to leisure facilities shown on the map to the left, there are also several golf course in the area, both in the ward and nearby:

• Bird Hills Golf Centre;

• Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor (9 hole course);

• Datchet Golf Club (Datchet);

• Castle Royal Golf Club;

• Winter Hill Golf Club (Cookham);

• Maidenhead Golf Club;

• Blue Mountain Golf Club (Bracknell).

Holyport has the only public library facility provided in Bray Parish.

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Bray parish has some leisure facilities, and good access to Maidenhead or Windsor for those facilities not available in the parish.

Leisure

Bray parish has 100 Tree Protection Orders (TPOs). This does not directly relate to the number of protected trees since a TPO may cover a whole woodland. (Source: Trees Team, RBWM)

95% of Bray parish is green belt (which is 15% of the borough total respectively). 18% of Bray parish is in

floodzone 2 (at risk of flooding) – this is a result of close proximity to the River Thames, The Cut and The Bourne (Source: GIS; Strategic Flood Risk Assessment).

5% of the parish is designated a special area of conservation

(SAC) .

Just over 5% of the parish is designated Site Special

Scientific Interest (SSSI), which is 6% of the borough

total.

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Natural Environment

Listed Buildings:

Bray: 128 TOTAL (8% of RBWM total)Grade I: 8Grade II*: 9Grade II: 111

These listed buildings occur all around the parish and are not confined to the Conservation Areas.

(Source: Conservation Team, RBWM).

Telecoms (mobile phone) masts (at Jan 2008)

(Source: Annual Monitoring Report 2009, RBWM)

Between the years 2000-2008, Bray ward accounts for 77,741 MWhrs of the boroughs 1,358,538 MWhrs for domestic electricity and gas (approximately 6%).

(Source: Neighbourhood Statistics, ONS)

There are two Conservation Areas in Bray parish:• Bray Village (see map on the left); and• Holyport (right).

The area has no historic parks or gardens.

Built Environment

Please note: these maps are not to the scale written; they are just to give an indication of the extent of the Conservation areas. To view scaled maps please see: www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/pp_conservation_areas.htm

(Source: Conservation Team, RBWM)

Parts of Bray have over 30 mins travel time (by public transport or walking) to local shopping facilities, education, employment and a GP surgery, however some areas can access these facilities in less 10 minutes (see Annual Monitoring Report for maps http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/pp_ annual_monitoring_report.htm).

All state schools within the area have a school travel plan in place; no independent schools do.

For information on bus routes and live timetables, see the voyager website:

www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/travel.htm

The northern half of the parish has access to cycle routes, and the bus services are available throughout, both private and RBWM owned. The area does not have a train station. There are several state schools in the area, with independent schools mainly available in neighbouring parishes.

Bus routes include:

4; 4c; 5; 6; 6a; 53; 7c; 77; 191; 701 and 702.

Please note, the bus network includes school services registered as commercial operations.

Transport

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Source: Maidenhead Advertiser online archives

… in the News

The information in this pack came from:

• Office for National Statistics (ONS) - http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/• NOMIS (Official Labour Market Statistics), ONS -

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/Default.asp• GLA (Greater London Authority) – Population estimates - Copyright © Greater

London Authority • Neighbourhood Statistics, ONS -

http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/• 2001 Census © Crown Copyright –

http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/pp_2001_census.htm• Annual Business Inquiry (ABI)• Maidenhead Advertiser online archives - http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/• Departments within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead including:

– Planning Policy, Monitoring, and Conservation planning.policy@rbwm.gov.uk– Education Ben.Wright@rbwm.gov.uk– Trees trees@rbwm.gov.uk– Libraries maidenhead.library@rbwm.gov.uk– Democratic Services

http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/elections_results_borough.htm– Community Safety Partnership http://www.rbwmsafety4all.org.uk/index.htm– Transport Policy transport.planning@rbwm.gov.uk

Further Research