WARD PROFILES

Sumners & Kingsmoor

Index Key Facts

Population Age Distribution Ethnic composition Nationality Languages Religion Household composition Tenure Qualifications Economic Activity Disability and Health

…1 …2 …5

…10 …14 …16 …20 …22 …23 …25 …28

Sumners and Kingsmoor is Harlow’s third least populated ward with 7120 residents.

The average age of its residents is 37 years, the third youngest average age in Harlow.

The predominant ethnic group is White: British with 83% of the population.

73% of residents are economically active, the second highest such proportion in Harlow.

Sumners and Kingsmoor has the highest proportion of males of any ward in Harlow.

Sources: The Office for National Statistics, http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/, Public Health England http://www.localhealth.org.uk 2001 and 2011 Census Updated March 2019

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Population

Sumners and Kingsmoor has a population of 7120, making it the third least populated ward in

Harlow, housing fewer than 9% of the Town’s residents. It has a male/female ratio of 50:50, which

is the highest proportion of males from any ward.

Ward

Population

% of total

Male/Female ratio

Bush Fair

7723

9.42%

48:52

Church Langley

8895

10.85%

49:51

Great Parndon

6543

7.98%

49:51

Harlow Common

7360

8.98%

48:52

Little Parndon & Hare Street

7957

9.71%

48:52

Mark Hall

7184

8.77%

48:52

Nettleswell

7423

9.06%

49:51

Old Harlow

6968

8.50%

48:52

Staple Tye

7227

8.82%

49:51

Sumners & Kingsmoor

7120

8.69%

50:50

Toddbrook

7544

9.21%

48:52

Harlow

81944

48:52

KS101EW - Usual resident population

Trends & Comparisons

In the decade 2001 to 2011, Sumners and Kingsmoor’s population fell by over 4%, from 7445 to

7120. This was the fastest rate of decline in Harlow and well below the 4% growth seen throughout

Harlow as a whole.

As a result Sumners and Kingsmoor dropped from Harlow’s fifth most populated ward to its ninth.

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Age Distribution

The residents of Sumners and Kingsmoor have an average age of 37 years, the third youngest in

Harlow. This is younger than the Town average of 38. Sumners and Kingsmoor also has the third

smallest proportion of residents over 84 years of age.

The predominant age bands are 25-29 and 45-49.

Age Range

Population

%

0-4

492

6.91%

5-7

257

3.61%

8-9

139

1.95%

10-14

451

6.33%

15

93

1.31%

16-17

196

2.75%

18-19

160

2.25%

20-24

451

6.33%

25-29

548

7.70%

30-34

532

7.47%

35-39

527

7.40%

40-44

495

6.95%

45-49

548

7.70%

50-54

499

7.01%

55-59

451

6.33%

60-64

456

6.40%

65-69

293

4.12%

70-74

214

3.01%

75-79

139

1.95%

80-84

97

1.36%

84+

82

1.15% KS102EW – Age structure

3

25%

Age distribution compared to Harlow

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

0-4 5-10 11-15 16-18 19-24 25-34 34-49 50-64 64-84 84+

Harlow Sumners and Kingsmoor

Trends

In the decade 2001-2011 Sumners and Kingsmoor saw the average age of its population rise from 34

to 37 years.

Growth by age ranges -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

0-4

5-10

11-15

16-18

19-24

25-34

34-49

50-64

64-84

84+

Whilst the populations of all age groups under 50 years decreased, those over 50 years increased in

number. As seen throughout Harlow, the group of residents aged over 84 years saw the fastest

growth rate.

4

160

140

Age distribution profiles

2001

2011

120

100

80

60

40

20

0 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84

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Ethnicity

The largest ethnic group in Sumners and Kingsmoor is White: British, comprising almost 83% of the

ward’s population. Black/African/Caribbean/Black British is another significant group with almost

6% of the total population.

Ethnic Group Population %

All categories: Ethnic group 7,120 100.00%

White: British 5,903 82.91%

White Other: Total 441 6.19%

-White: Irish 57 0.80%

-White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 10 0.14%

-White: Other White including Eastern Europe 374 5.25%

Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Total 150 2.11%

-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean 44 0.62%

-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African 33 0.46%

-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian 23 0.32%

-Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed 50 0.70%

Asian/Asian British: Total 200 2.81%

-Asian/Asian British: Indian 36 0.51%

-Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 39 0.55%

-Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 10 0.14%

-Asian/Asian British: Chinese 65 0.91%

-Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 50 0.70%

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Total 394 5.53%

-Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 297 4.17%

-Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean 53 0.74%

-Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black 44 0.62%

Other ethnic group: Total 32 0.45%

-Other ethnic group: Arab 13 0.18%

-Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 19 0.27%

KS201EW - Ethnic group

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Ethnic composition of Sumners and Kingsmoor

150

200

32

394

441

White - British White - Other

Mixed Ethnicity - Total Asian/British Asian - Total

Black/Black British - Total Other - Total

5,903

In Comparison to Harlow

Sumners and Kingsmoor has a smaller proportion of White – British residents than Harlow overall.

Whilst it’s ratios of White – Other and Black/Black British are greater than the Town as a whole.

90%

80%

82.91%

Sumners and Kingsmoor's ethnic composition compared to that of Harlow

70%

60%

50%

40%

83.86%

30%

20%

10%

0%

5.23% 6.19%

2.14% 2.11%

4.56% 2.81%

3.77%

5.53%

0.45%

0.45%

White - British White - Other Mixed Ethnicity - Total

Asian/British Asian - Total

Black/Black British - Total

Other - Total

Harlow Sumners and Kingsmoor

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Ethnicity by Age

White British is the predominant ethnic group in each age range for Sumners and Kingsmoor.

However the proportion of each ethnic group varies significantly through the age bands, as seen in

the proportional area graph below.

Of the population aged 0 to 4 years of age, the proportion of White British residents is 75%, whilst

for the population aged 64 and above, the proportion rises to 90%.

100%

Ethnic composition by age range

95%

90%

85%

80%

75%

70%

65%

0-4 5-15 16-24 25-39 40-64 64+

White - British White - Other Mixed Ethnicity - Total

Asian/British Asian - Total Black/Black British - Total Other - Total

Trends

Ethnic group by age

2001

% of age range

2011

% of age range

population growth

proportional growth

White British – All Ages 6887 92.43% 5,903 82.91% -14.29% -9.52%

- 0-4 472 93.65% 371 75.41% -21.40% -18.24%

- 5-15 1055 93.78% 770 81.91% -27.01% -11.86%

- 16-24 1035 92.16% 695 86.12% -32.85% -6.04%

- 25-39 1652 91.52% 1,192 74.18% -27.85% -17.35%

- 40-64 2158 92.26% 2,134 87.14% -1.11% -5.12%

- 64+ 515 92.79% 741 89.82% 43.88% -2.97%

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Ethnic group by age

2001

% of age range

2011

% of age range

population growth

proportional growth

White Other – All Ages 195 2.62% 441 6.19% 126.15% 3.58%

- 0-4 7 1.39% 33 6.71% 371.43% 5.32%

- 5-15 7 0.62% 39 4.15% 457.14% 3.53%

- 16-24 17 1.51% 25 3.10% 47.06% 1.58%

- 25-39 56 3.10% 204 12.69% 264.29% 9.59%

- 40-64 83 3.55% 103 4.21% 24.10% 0.66%

- 64+ 25 4.50% 37 4.48% 48.00% -0.02%

Mixed Ethnicity – all ages 100 1.34% 150 2.11% 50.00% 0.76%

- 0-4 16 3.17% 34 6.91% 112.50% 3.74%

- 5-15 36 3.20% 35 3.72% -2.78% 0.52%

- 16-24 24 2.14% 23 2.85% -4.17% 0.71%

- 25-39 18 1.00% 33 2.05% 83.33% 1.06%

- 40-64 3 0.13% 19 0.78% 533.33% 0.65%

- 64+ 3 0.54% 6 0.73% 100.00% 0.19%

Asian/British Asian – all ages 184 2.47% 200 2.81% 8.70% 0.34%

- 0-4 6 1.19% 13 2.64% 116.67% 1.45%

- 5-15 24 2.13% 23 2.45% -4.17% 0.31%

- 16-24 44 3.92% 20 2.48% -54.55% -1.44%

- 25-39 43 2.38% 59 3.67% 37.21% 1.29%

- 40-64 61 2.61% 62 2.53% 1.64% -0.08%

- 64+ 6 1.08% 23 2.79% 283.33% 1.71%

Black/Black British – all ages 67 0.90% 394 5.53% 488.06% 4.63%

- 0-4 0 0.00% 35 7.11% - 7.11%

- 5-15 0 0.00% 68 7.23% - 7.23%

- 16-24 3 0.27% 43 5.33% 1333.33% 5.06%

- 25-39 33 1.83% 108 6.72% 227.27% 4.89%

- 40-64 25 1.07% 123 5.02% 392.00% 3.95%

- 64+ 6 1.08% 17 2.06% 183.33% 0.98%

Other – all ages 18 0.24% 32 0.45% 77.78% 0.21%

- 0-4 3 0.60% 6 1.22% 100.00% 0.62%

- 5-15 3 0.27% 5 0.53% 66.67% 0.27%

- 16-24 0 0.00% 1 0.12% - 0.12%

- 25-39 3 0.17% 11 0.68% 266.67% 0.52%

- 40-64 9 0.38% 8 0.33% -11.11% -0.06%

- 64+ 0 0.00% 1 0.12% - 0.12%

DC2101EW - Ethnic group by sex by age

2001 - Table S101 Sex and age by ethnic group

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Proportional changes from 2001 to 2011

-12.00% -10.00% -8.00% -6.00% -4.00% -2.00% 0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00%

-9.52% White - British

White - Other

Mixed Ethnicity - Total

Asian/British Asian - Total

Black/Black British -

Total

Other - Total

0.76%

0.34%

0.21%

3.58%

4.63%

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Nationalities

87% of Sumners and Kingsmoor’s population were born in the United Kingdom, just below the Town

average of 88%.

Over 4% of residents were born in African countries and almost 6% come from Europe including

Ireland.

Country of birth/region of country of birth 2011

Population

% % excluding

UK

United Kingdom 6,188 86.91%

Ireland 53 0.74% 5.69%

EU countries: Member countries in March 2001 106 1.49% 11.37%

EU countries: Accession countries April 2001 to March

2011

238 3.34% 25.54%

Rest of Europe 32 0.45% 3.43%

North Africa 9 0.13% 0.97%

Central and Western Africa 132 1.85% 14.16%

South and Eastern Africa 158 2.22% 16.95%

Africa not otherwise specified 4 0.06% 0.43%

Middle East 5 0.07% 0.54%

Eastern Asia 46 0.65% 4.94%

Southern Asia 101 1.42% 10.84%

Central Asia 0 0.00% 0.00%

North America and the Caribbean 36 0.51% 3.86%

Central and South American 8 0.11% 0.86%

Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) 4 0.06% 0.43%

Other 0 0.00% 0.00%

DC2103EW - Country of birth by sex by age

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Trends

Like all but two wards in Harlow, Sumners and Kingsmoor saw its population of residents born in the

United Kingdom fall in real terms and in proportion during the decade 2001-2011.

The decade also saw significant growth in the populations of people from countries recently

admitted to the EU.

Country of birth/region of country of birth 2001

Population

growth Proportional

growth

United Kingdom 6968 -11.19% -6.59%

Ireland 65 -18.46% -0.13%

EU countries: Member countries in March 2001 85 24.71% 0.35%

EU countries: Accession countries April 2001 to March

2011

25 852.00% 3.01%

Rest of Europe 11 190.91% 0.30%

North Africa 3 200.00% 0.09%

Central and Western Africa 14 842.86% 1.67%

South and Eastern Africa 74 113.51% 1.23%

Africa not otherwise specified 0 - 0.06%

Middle East 20 -75.00% -0.20%

Eastern Asia 81 -43.21% -0.44%

Southern Asia 56 80.36% 0.67%

Central Asia 0 - 0.00%

North America and the Caribbean 28 28.57% 0.13%

Central and South American 3 166.67% 0.07%

Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) 16 -75.00% -0.16%

Other 3 -100.00% -0.04%

2001 Table S015 Country of birth by sex and age

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Ethnic composition of UK Nationals

Black/African/Caribbean/ Black British: African

1%

White: English/Welsh/Scottish/N

orthern Irish/British 94%

[CATEGORY NAME] Mixed/multiple ethnic

[PERCENTAGE] group: Other Mixed

1%

White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British White: Irish

Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black

Caribbean

White: Other White 1%

White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller White: Other White 1%

Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African

Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed Asian/Asian

British: Indian Asian/Asian British: Pakistani

Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi Asian/Asian British: Chinese

Asian/Asian British: Other Asian Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black

Other ethnic group: Arab Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group

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250

Ethnic composition of Sumners and Kingsmoor's nationalities (excluding UK)

200

150

100

50

0

White: British White: Irish White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller

White: Other Mixed: White and Black Caribbean Mixed: White and Black African

Mixed: White and Asian Mixed: Other Mixed Indian

Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese

Other Asian African Caribbean

Other Black Arab Any other ethnic group

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Languages spoken

Of Sumners and Kingsmoor’s population aged 3 years and above, 93% speak English as their main

language. This is slightly below the Harlow average of 94%.

Main language spoken

Population

%

English (English or Welsh if in Wales) 6,350 93.22%

French 13 0.19%

Portuguese 18 0.26%

Spanish 7 0.10%

Other European language (EU): Total 219 3.21%

Other European language (EU): Polish 94 1.38%

Other European language (EU): Any other European language 125 1.83%

Other European language (non EU) 37 0.54%

Arabic 6 0.09%

West/Central Asian language 6 0.09%

South Asian language: Total 37 0.54%

South Asian language: Panjabi 8 0.12%

South Asian language: Urdu 17 0.25%

South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 5 0.07%

South Asian language: Gujarati 6 0.09%

South Asian language: Tamil 0 0.00%

South Asian language: Any other South Asian language 1 0.01%

East Asian language: Total 57 0.84%

East Asian language: Chinese 37 0.54%

East Asian language: Any other East Asian language 20 0.29%

African language 62 0.91%

Other language 0 0.00%

DC2104EW - Main Language by sex by age

15

3%

Main Languages Spoken (excluding English) French

Portuguese

French Portuguese

Spanish

East Asian language: 4%

Any other East Asian language

4% African language

13%

Other European language (EU): Polish Other European language (EU): Any other

European language Other European language (non EU) Arabic

East Asian language: Chinese

8%

South Asian language: Urdu

4%

Other European language (non EU)

8%

Other European language (EU): Polish

20% Other European language (EU): Any other European

language 27%

West/Central Asian language

South Asian language: Panjabi

South Asian language: Urdu

South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) South Asian language: Gujarati South Asian language: Tamil South Asian language: Any other South Asian language East Asian language: Chinese East Asian language: Any other East Asian language African language

Other language

Proficiency in English

7% of people over 3 years of age have a main language other than English. Of these 462 residents

80% can speak English either well or very well. 17% cannot speak English well, whilst 16 residents

cannot speak English at all.

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Religion

The predominant religion is Christianity with 55% of residents describing themselves as Christian.

35% describe themselves as having no religion. These proportions are in line with Harlow as a

whole.

Religion Population % of total Growth since 2001

Christian 3,928 55.17% -13.31%

Buddhist 14 0.20% 183.33%

Hindu 26 0.37% 725.00%

Jewish 14 0.20% -20.00%

Muslim 139 1.95% 61.11%

Sikh 14 0.20% 100.00%

Other religion 40 0.56% 250.00%

No religion 2,505 35.18% 47.55%

Religion not stated 440 6.18% -7.93%

KS209EW – Religion

2001 - Table S103 Sex and age by religion

Since 2001 the number of Christians in Sumners and Kingsmoor has fallen by over 13%. This is a

slightly slower rate of decline than in Harlow overall, which saw the number of Christians decrease

by over 14%. At the start of the decade approximately 24% of residents in Sumners and Kingsmoor

described themselves as having No Religion. By 2011 this proportion had risen to 35%.

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Religion within Ethnic groups

White

Religion not stated, 6%

Christian

Buddhist

Hindu

Jewish

No religion, 38% Christian, 55% Muslim

Sikh

Other religion

Other religion

Sikh Muslim

Jewish

Hindu

Buddhist

No religion

Religion not stated

Mixed Ethnicity

Religion not stated

6%

No religion 27%

Other

Christian 60%

Christian

Buddhist

Hindu

Jewish

Muslim

Sikh

Other religion

religion

Sikh

Muslim 5%

No religion

Jewish

Hindu

Buddhist

Religion not stated

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Asian/Asian British Religion not

stated 5%

Christian

Other religion

No religion

27%

Christian

20%

Hindu 12%

Buddhist

6%

Buddhist

Hindu

Jewish

Muslim

Sikh

Other religion

No religion Sikh 5%

Muslim

25%

Jewish

Religion not stated

Black/ Black British Other religion

Religion not stated 3%

Christian

Jewish

Hindu

Buddhist

Sikh No religion 4%

Muslim 8%

Buddhist Hindu Jewish

Muslim

Sikh

Christian 85%

Other religion No religion

Religion not stated

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Other (including Arab)

Religion not

Buddhist Christian

9%

Hindu

0%

Jewish

0%

Christian

Buddhist

No religion

Other religion

Sikh 9%

stated 19%

Hindu

Jewish

Muslim

Muslim 63%

Sikh

Other religion

No religion

Religion not stated

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Household Composition

Sumners and Kingsmoor has 2931 households. Of these households 64% consist of one family. This

is in line with the town average of 63%.

31% of household are with dependent children, close to the town average of 29.5%.

Household Composition population % of total Growth since 2001

All categories: Household composition 2,931 100.00% -0.68%

One person household: Total 878 29.96% 11.70%

- Aged 65 and over 274 9.35% 23.42%

- Other 604 20.61% 7.09%

One family only: Total 1,864 63.60% -8.13%

- All aged 65 and over 161 5.49% 12.59%

- Married or same-sex civil partnership

couple: Total

1,035 35.31% -15.16%

- One family only: Married or same-sex

civil partnership couple: No children

385 13.14% -3.02%

- One family only: Married or same-sex

civil partnership couple: Dependent

children

424 14.47% -26.00%

- One family only: Married or same-sex

civil partnership couple: All children non-

dependent

226 7.71% -9.60%

- One family only: Cohabiting couple:

Total

316 10.78% -9.20%

- One family only: Cohabiting couple: No

children

156 5.32% -14.29%

- One family only: Cohabiting couple:

Dependent children 145 4.95% -1.36%

- One family only: Cohabiting couple: All

children non-dependent 15 0.51% -21.05%

One family only: Lone parent: Total 352 12.01% 10.69%

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Household Composition population % of total Growth since 2001

- Lone parent: Dependent children 253 8.63% 19.34%

- All children non-dependent 99 3.38% -6.60%

Other household types: Total 189 6.45% 38.97%

Other household types: With dependent

children 73 2.49% 55.32%

Other household types: All full-time students 1 0.03% -66.67%

Other household types: All aged 65 and over 3 0.10% 0.00%

Other household types: Other 112 3.82% 34.94%

KS105EW - Household composition

2001 - Table S053 Household composition by tenure and occupancy rating

In the decade 2001 to 2011, the number of families without children increased as did the number of

one person households.

Living Arrangements

Of Sumners and Kingsmoor’s residents aged 16 and over, 58% are living as a couple; the majority of

whom are either married or living in a civil partnership.

Living in a couple: Cohabiting, 766, 13%

Not living in a couple: Married or in a

registered same-sex civil partnership, 76,

1%

Not living in a couple: Separated (but still

legally married or still legally in a same-sex

civil partnership), 149, 3%

Not living in a couple: Divorced or formerly

in a same-sex civil partnership which is

now legally dissolved, 428, 8%

Living in a couple: Married or in a

registered same-se civil partnership,

2,532, 45%

Notliving in

a couple

Not living in a couple: Single (never married or never registered a

same-sex civil partnership), 1,429,

25%

Not living in a couple: Widowed or surviving partner from a same- sex civil partnership,

292, 5%

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Tenure

Of Sumners and Kingsmoor’s 2931 households, 61% of properties are either owned outright or

owned with a mortgage or loan. This is a greater proportion than in Harlow as a whole, where 57%

of residents own their dwelling.

Sumners and Kingsmoor also has slightly lower ratios of social tenure than Harlow. Although those

renting from the council accounts for 26% of all households, which is similar to the Town where 27%

of all dwellings are rented from the council.

Tenure in Sumners and Kingsmoor

Private rented: Other

Social rented: Other social rented, 23, 1%

Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency, 299, 10%

private rented or living rent free, 39, 1%

Owned outright, 621,

21%

Social rented: Rented from council (Local

Authority), 758, 26%

Owned with a mortgage or loan or shared ownership,

1,190, 41%

Tenure across age groups

As expected, ownership varies greatly across the various ages bands. Amongst residents aged 16 to

34 3% own their dwelling outright and only 40% own with a mortgage or through shared ownership.

For residents over 64 years of age, over 64% own their dwellings of which 53% own them outright.

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Qualifications

Sumners and Kingsmoor levels of education are slightly better those of Harlow overall. 23% of

residents have no qualifications compared to 26% Town wide.

Those with Level 4 qualifications and above account for just 18% of the ward’s residents compared

to 18% across Harlow.

Qualifications Population %

No qualifications 1,336 23.49%

Highest level of qualification: Level 1 qualifications 1,113 19.57%

Highest level of qualification: Level 2 qualifications 995 17.49%

Highest level of qualification: Apprenticeship 224 3.94%

Highest level of qualification: Level 3 qualifications 663 11.66%

Highest level of qualification: Level 4 qualifications and above 1,003 17.63%

Highest level of qualification: Other qualifications 354 6.22%

Schoolchildren and full-time students: Age 16 to 17 165 2.90%

Schoolchildren and full-time students: Age 18 and over 148 2.60%

Full-time students: Age 18 to 74: Economically active: In 83 1.46%

employment

Full-time students: Age 18 to 74: Economically active: 12 0.21%

Unemployed

Full-time students: Age 18 to 74: Economically inactive 53 0.93%

KS501EW - Qualifications and students

2001 - Table S032 Sex and age and level of qualifications by economic activity

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Trends

During the decade 2001 to 2011 there was a significant decrease in the proportion of Harlow’s

population who held no qualifications, with an average proportional decline of approximately 6%.

In Sumners and Kingsmoor the proportion of those without qualifications fell by 6% as well.

Proproportional changes in levels of qualification

other, 2.27%

Highest level of qualification: Level 4

qualifications and above, 6.65%

Highest level of qualification: Level 3 qualifications, 5.61%

Highest level of qualification: Level 2 qualifications, -5.42%

Highest level of qualification: Level 1 qualifications, -3.01%

No qualifications, - 6.09%

-8.00% -6.00% -4.00% -2.00% 0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00%

% change

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Economic Activity

Of the ward’s 5688 residents over the age of 16, 73% are economically active, the second highest

such proportion of all wards. 42% of residents over 16 are in full time employment, whilst 14% work

part-time. 8% of the ward are self-employed.

6% of residents over 16 are unemployed.

Economic activity

Population %

Economically active: Total 4,132 72.64%

- In employment: Total 3,779 66.44%

- Employee: Total 3,181 55.92%

- Employee: Part-time 783 13.77%

- Employee: Full-time 2,398 42.16%

- Self-employed: Total 477 8.39%

- Self-employed: Part-time 118 2.07%

- Self-employed: Full-time 359 6.31%

Full-time students 121 2.13%

Unemployed: Total 353 6.21%

- Unemployed (excluding full-time students)

325 5.71%

- Unemployed: Full-time students

28 0.49%

Economically inactive: Total 1,556 27.36%

- Retired 848 14.91%

- Student (including full-time students)

172 3.02%

- Looking after home or family 248 4.36%

- Long-term sick or disabled 197 3.46%

- Other 91 1.60%

KS601EW to KS603EW – Economic activity by sex

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Trends

In the decade 2001 to 2011 unemployment in Sumners and Kingsmoor almost doubled. Amongst

those aged 16-24 the unemployment rate tripled. The percentage of residents aged 16 and over in

employment fell from 62% to 58%. There was an increase in those who are economically inactive,

and a large increase in retirees.

Proportional changes in economic activity

-15.00% -10.00% -5.00% 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00%

In employment: Total

Employee: Part-time

Employee: Full-time

Self-employed: Total

Full-time students

Unemployed: Total

Economically inactive:

Total

Retired

Looking after home or

family

Long-term sick or disabled

Out of work Benefits Claimant count by sex – not seasonal adjusted (January 2019)

Sumners and Kingsmoor (Numbers)

Sumners and Kingsmoor (%)

Harlow (%) Great Britain (%)

All People 185 4.0 3.3 2.4

Males 90 3.8 3.6 2.8

Females 95 4.2 3.1 2.0 Source: ONS Claimant count by sex and age Note: The percentage figures show the number of claimants as a proportion of resident population aged 16-64

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Professions / NS-SeC

The Occupations of Sumners and Kingsmoor’s residents are broadly in line with those of Harlow’s.

25% of adults work in Managerial, administrative and professional occupations, whilst 31% work in

routine positions.

NS-SeC Category Population %

1. Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations

354 6.22%

1.1 Large employers and higher managerial and administrative occupations

93 1.64%

1.2 Higher professional occupations 261 4.59%

2. Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations

1,062 18.67%

3. Intermediate occupations 858 15.08%

4. Small employers and own account workers 507 8.91%

5. Lower supervisory and technical occupations 503 8.84%

6. Semi-routine occupations 983 17.28%

7. Routine occupations 797 14.01%

8. Never worked and long-term unemployed 311 5.47%

L14.1 Never worked 174 3.06%

L14.2 Long-term unemployed 137 2.41%

Not classified 313 5.50%

L15 Full-time students 313 5.50%

L17 Not classifiable for other reasons 0 0.00%

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Disability and Health

Health

95% of Sumner’s and Kingsmoor’s residents purport to be in fairly good health or better, In line with

the Harlow average of 95%.

Since 2001 the proportion of people in bad health or worse has declined slightly, in line with Harlow

as a whole.

Health in Sumners and Kingsmoor

Bad health 4%

Very bad health 1%

Fair health 12%

Very good health

46%

Good health 37%

Disability

Approximately 7% of Sumners and Kingsmoor’s residents’ day-to-day activities are limited a lot, less

than Harlow as a whole. 85% of residents have no limitations to their day-to-day activities

compared to 83% within Harlow as a whole.

Disability

Population

%

Day-to-day activities limited a lot 497 6.98%

Day-to-day activities limited a little

582

8.17%

Day-to-day activities not limited 6,041 84.85%

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Age groups of those whose Day-to-day activities are Limited a lot

0-15 years, 3.62%

64+ years, 42.05%

16-49 years, 24.35%

50-64 years,

29.98%

Provision of unpaid care

90% of residents provide no unpaid care, the same as for Harlow as a whole. However, the

proportion of people providing 20 hours or more of unpaid care is less than the town average.

Care

Population

%

Provides no unpaid care 6,446 90.53%

Provides 1 to 19 hours unpaid care a week 454 6.38%

Provides 20 to 49 hours unpaid care a week 81 1.14%

Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week 139 1.95%

KS301EW - Health and provision of unpaid care

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Trends

Since 2001 the proportion of people providing unpaid care has increased by approximately 1%. This

increase in people providing unpaid care has also seen an increase in the amount of care provided, a

trend seen across Harlow.

Proportional changes in provision of unpaid care

-1.00% -0.80% -0.60% -0.40% -0.20% 0.00% 0.20% 0.40% 0.60% 0.80%

Provides no unpaid care

Provides 1 to 19 hours unpaid care a

week

Provides 20 to 49

hours unpaid care a week

Provides 50 or

more hours unpaid care a week

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Public Health England Local Health Profile (Unless specified a lower value is

better)

Indicator Sumners and

Kingsmoor

Harlow Essex England

Income deprivation English indices of deprivation 2015 (%) 15.6 15.9 12 14.6

Low Birth Weight of term babies (%) 1.8 2.7 2.4 2.8

Child Poverty – English Indices of Deprivation 2015 21.8 22.3 16.8 19.9

Child Development at age 5 (%) (higher value is better) 57.2 59.9 61.6 60.4

GCSE Achievement (5A*-C in Eng & Maths) % (higher value is better) 57.3 59 57.7 56.6

General Health –bad or very bad (%) 5.0 5.4 4.8 5.5

General Health – very bad (%) 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2

Limiting long term illness or disability (%) 15.2 17.1 17.1 17.6

Overcrowded households (at least 1 room too few) (%) 9.9 10 5.9 8.7

Provision of 1 hour or more unpaid care per week (%) 9.5 9.8 10.5 10.2

Provision of 50 hours or more unpaid care per week (%) 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.4

Pensioners living alone (%) 33.2 34.8 29.9 31.5

Older people in deprivation-English Indices of Deprivation 2015 (%) 15.0 17.1 13.3 16.2

Emergency admissions in under 5s (Crude rate per 1000) 76.2 77.8 116.6 149.2

A&E attendances in under 5s (Crude rate per 1000) 731.8 721.8 475.2 551.6

Admissions for injuries in under 5s (Crude rate per 10,000) 103.0 95.2 113.2 138.8

Admissions for injuries 0-15 year olds (Crude rate per 10,000) 85.1 85.6 93.6 108.3

Admissions for injuries in 15-24 year olds (Crude rate per 10,000) 134.1 135.1 115.9 133.1

Obese adults (%) 26.8 26.6 24.2 24.1

Binge drinking adults (%) 20.4 19.6 19.4 20

Healthy eating adults (%) 26.5 26.9 29.6 28.7

Obese Children (Reception year) (%) 10.1 9 8.2 9.3

Children with excess weight (Reception Year) (%) 25.7 21.3 20.9 22.2

Obese Children (Year 6) (%) 20.7 20.4 17.1 19.3

Children with excess weight (Year 6) (%) 35.4 35 31.1 33.6

Incidence of all cancer (SIR) 95.4 105.7 97.5 100

Incidence of breast cancer (SIR) 78.4 107 101 100

Incidence of colorectal cancer (SIR) 92.6 103.7 97.6 100

Incidence of lung cancer (SIR) 103.4 120.6 90.4 100

Incidence of prostate cancer (SIR) 94.0 99.5 99.9 100

Hospital stays for self harm (SAR) 104.2 99.4 75.7 100

Hospital stays for alcohol related harm (SAR) 107.8 112 86.5 100

Emergency hospital admissions for hip fracture in 65+ (SAR) 101.3 109.5 107.3 100

Elective hospital admissions for hip replacement (SAR) 90.9 100.9 97.1 100

Elective hospital admissions for knee replacement (SAR) 111.1 113 95.5 100

Life expectancy at birth for males 2011-2015 (years) (higher value is better) 80.6 78.5 80.1 79.4

Life expectancy at birth for females 2011-2015 (years) (higher value is better) 84.2 82.9 83.4 83.1

Deaths from all causes, all ages (SMR) 93.8 101.7 96.7 100

Deaths from all causes, under 65 years (SMR) 79.1 114.7 90.8 100

Deaths from all causes, under 75 years (SMR) 98.1 109 90.8 100

Deaths from all cancer, all ages (SMR) 90.1 100.4 98.9 100

Deaths from all cancer, under 75 years (SMR) 88.2 102.7 97.5 100

Deaths from circulatory disease, all ages (SMR) 111.5 102.9 95.2 100

Deaths from circulatory disease, under 75 years (SMR) 136.6 112.6 85.6 100

Deaths from coronary heart disease, all ages (SMR) 96.0 103.2 93.6 100

Deaths from coronary heart disease, uder 75 years (SMR) 95.0 110 80.5 100

Deaths from stroke, all ages (SMR) 106.5 91.7 91.5 100

Deaths from respiratory diseases, all ages (SMR) 80.1 116.3 94.3 100

Glossary

SMR = Standardised Mortality Ratios, SIR = Standardised Incidence Ratios, SAR = Standardised Admission Ratios