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Executive Summary
Key Strategic Issues for North Nechells
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The area has a younger population than the city average with significantly more
children and young people but educational achievement is particularly poor at
secondary school age, information form May 2008 suggest that the GCSE results are
significantly lower than the city average.
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Poor levels of educational attainment will likely impact upon future worklessness
levels for this neighbourhood, information from May 2009, suggest that the level of
worklessness in this neighbourhood is above the city average. Furthermore the gap
is increasing; this coupled with the uncertain economic climate will mean that
worklessness will remain a distinct challenge for North Nechells, Bloomsbury and
Duddeston.
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Crime levels within this neighbourhood are considerably higher than the city levels,
although residents feel that good progress is being made with regards to the level of
crime.
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The area was blighted by high rates of crime, anti social behaviour and was seen as a
dumping ground for anyone who felt like disposing of rubbish, but strong resident
activity has restored local pride and the situation is improving, with crime rates
below those citywide in most areas with the exception of serious acquisitive crime.
The work of the In Bloom partnership, involving local residents and businesses is
improving the physical surroundings of the neighbourhood, restoring community
pride, and a feeling of well being.
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Executive Summary....................................................................................................................3
Neighborhood Performance against LAA Indicators..................................................................4
Neighbourhood Map..................................................................................................................6
Age and Ethnicity .......................................................................................................................7
Succeed Economically ..............................................................................................................11
Stay Safe in a Clean Green City ................................................................................................16
Be Healthy ................................................................................................................................21
Enjoy a High Quality of Life ......................................................................................................22
Making a Contribution .............................................................................................................25
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Neighbourhood Map
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PN 15 North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston
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Recent population estimates for 2007 suggest that North Nechells, Bloomsbury and
Duddeston neighbourhood has a similar age profile to that of Birmingham as a whole, with
the exception of a slightly lower proportion of people over 70. 23.9% of people in
neighbourhood are 15 or under, compared to 22.1% citywide. In contrast only 16.2% of
people in the neighbourhood are over 60 compared with 17.9% of people across
Birmingham
The ethnic makeup of the population is also decidedly different there is a larger proportion
of the Black or Black British population (19.5%) within this area compared to the rest of the
city (6.1%), with the majority of these being from a Black Caribbean background. The white
community is still the largest ethnic group however it only makes up 55.5% of the population
in this area compared to 70.4% citywide.
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Based on the Birmingham Segmentation file there are 3,067 households in this
neighbourhood area of Birmingham
 • Segment group H accounts for the majority of the households in this area
 • Group H is – Diverse (younger) population with uncertain employment living in
(estate‐based) social housing The profile of this group is:
o Families, singles and lone parents
o Multicultural backgrounds
o Many young children
o Low incomes
o State benefits and reliance on council
o High deprivation, including crime, health and educational performance
o Very poor lifestyles; liver disease is prevalent and mental health issues
are a concern. Highest levels of teenage pregnancy.
o Inner city council housing, often high rise
o Supported housing, uncertain accommodation, transient
o High levels of multiple occupancy
o Do not tend to use sports, cultural and leisure facilities; high use of public
transport
o Heavy watchers of TV ‐ Receptive to posters, TV and direct mail
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It is possible to ascertain what residents feel are the main issues are in their area by looking
at the 2008 Birmingham Opinion Survey. Within the survey, from a specified list of criteria,
respondents were asked to choose up to five that they consider to be the most important in
making somewhere a good place to live.
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Information from May 2009; indicates that not only is the worklessness rate higher
in the North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston neighbourhood than the citywide
rate, with the gap between the two figures appears to be increasing slightly.
North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston has a high proportion of residents who
are claiming Incapacity Benefit, however a smaller proportion have been claiming
this benefit for over five years compared to the city.
LAA Education indicators show low level performance in a wide range of indicators.
Analysis and more sophisticated trajectory projections are needed to assess how the
recession will affect North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston.
Lack of economic and skills data at individual neighbourhood level.
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A key priority for Birmingham in the next few years will be emerging from the recession and
improving the worklessness levels across the city. The chart below can be used to assess
worklessness levels across the priority neighbourhoods; this level is considerably higher than
the citywide figure of 19.9%. Moreover the worklessness rate for this neighbourhood is
significantly higher than the citywide rate. The global recession will have had some impact
upon worklessness levels; it is therefore useful to chart this rate over a number of years to
assess how worklessness has impacted upon this neighbourhood.
May 2009 - Worklessness Rates for Priority Neighbourhoods
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5% 36.8%35.8% 35.1%34.8%34.3%33.6%33.0% 33.0%32.6% 32.5% 32.1%31.7% 31.3%31.3%31.0%30.6%29.9% 29.2%28.6%27.9%27.5%27.4% 26.6%26.5%26.4%
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The chart below can be used to track changes in the worklessness rate between 2001 and
2009. This rate did originally reduce in North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston; however
an increase in worklessness since May 2008 has seen the worklessness level rise to its
highest across all years between 2001 and 2009 within this neighbourhood. This has led to
the gap between worklessness levels in the city and this neighbourhood to increase slightly.
Worklessness Rates 2001‐2009
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40%
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34.6%
34.8%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
20.5%
19.9%
10%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
High proportions of Incapacity Benefit claimants within an area can have serious impacts
upon the economic prospects of its residents. North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston
has the second highest proportion of resident’s claiming Incapacity Benefit of all priority
neighbourhoods. 34.6% of all claimants’ within this neighbourhood are in receipt of this
benefit.
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Incapacity Benefit Claimants - May 2009
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
34.7% 34.6% 34.6% 32.5% 31.9% 31.2% 30.0% 29.7% 29.4% 29.2% 29.1% 28.9% 28.6% 28.5% 27.7% 26.9% 26.1% 25.9% 25.8% 25.5% 25.0% 24.2% 22.5% 22.2% 22.2%
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57.8% of Incapacity Benefit claimants in this neighbourhood have been claiming Incapacity
Benefit for over 5 years this is in comparison to 62.2% citywide. The pie chart below
provides a breakdown of reasons given as to why residents in this neighbourhood claim
Incapacity Benefit; this can be compared with the citywide totals which have been included
in the table below. As with all priority neighbourhoods the pre‐dominant reason for
claiming Incapacity Benefit is due to mental health reasons. However a higher proportion of
residents within this constituency have claimed Incapacity Benefit due to circulatory/
respiratory reasons and muscoskeletal reasons.
PN - Breakdown of reasons given for claiming Incapactity Benefit - May 2009
Mental Health
Nervous system
Circulatory/ Respiratory
Muscoskeletal
Injury
Other
20.8%
34.2%
6.0%
5.3%
21.9%
11.6%
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Educational attainment can have a direct impact on employment opportunities of individuals
within an area, with demands for a skilled workforce creating problems for those with few
qualifications.
The chart below identifies educational performance against LAA indicators within this
neighbourhood
2008 LAA indicator results within this neighbourhood are in general below the citywide
average figures. The most substantial difference in results is with NI75 (Achievement of 5 or
more A*‐C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths), where the result for
this neighbourhood is at 27%, which is 18% below the citywide average of 45%. Results for
NI73 (Achievement at level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2) are 9%
below the citywide averages and NI97 (Progression by 2 levels in English between Key Stage
3 and Key Stage 4) are 8% below the citywide averages. However results for this
neighbourhood with regards to NI98 (Progression by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 3
and Key Stage 4) are 9% above the citywide average.
Education LAA Indicators for North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston for 2008
90%
Result
83%
City Av
78%
77%
70%
Grp Av
83%
80%
68%
62%
60%
57%
56%
50%
45%
44%
40%
40%
36%
38%
35%
30%
27%
27%
20%
10%
40%
59%
27%
40%
85%
76%
49%
36%
NI72
NI73
NI75
NI92
NI93
NI94
NI97
NI98
0%
There is a distinct lack of information regarding overall qualifications and skills at the
neighbourhood level, however using Birmingham’s Annual Opinion Survey it is possible to
gain an indication of the overall level of qualifications people hold within each
neighbourhood. Within this neighbourhood 68.5% of respondents to the Annual Opinion
Survey stated that they held no qualifications. In comparison with the citywide figure, this is
19.1% higher and represents the highest figure within the 25 Priority Neighbourhoods. The
number of respondents within this neighbourhood who stated that their highest level
qualification was a degree (2.7%) was significantly lower (9%) than the citywide average.
Respondents who stated that their highest qualifications were A levels were at 8.6%; this is
4.2% lower than the citywide average. In contrast however respondents within this
neighbourhood who stated that GCSE’s were their highest level qualifications were at 10.2%,
which is 0.6% higher than the citywide average.
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Source 2008 Annual Opinion Survey
Highest level of qualification held
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70%
68.5%
60%
49.4%
50%
40%
30%
20%
11.7%
10%
9.6%
10.2%
8.6%
4.5%
2.4%
2.7%
0.9%
0.8%
0.4%
1.5%
6.7% 6.8%
4.4%
1.3%
0.7%
0.4%
1.4%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
1.7%
0%
Higher degr ee
Degr ee
(PhD, Mast er s
( Bachelor s and
degr ee et c)
equivalent )
ONC/ OND
HND
HNC
A Level
AS Level/ Higher s
GCSE
CSE
NVQ/ SVQ/ GNVQ
Somet hing else
Have no
qualif icat ions
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Crime levels for the North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston neighbourhood are
significantly higher than those citywide with the exception of alcohol related harm.
A higher proportion of residents feel that crime levels are improving locally.
Offender and Victim profiling at a neighbourhood level, and more detailed analysis
around times and locations of crimes would be extremely helpful in producing cross
partner crime prevention interventions. The Be Birmingham performance team will
work with Safer Birmingham Partnership to address this for future versions.
However many of these issues would perhaps be better analysed and addressed
through tactical means such as neighbourhood tasking rather than on strategic
basis.
More work needs to be done around the key local drivers of community safety
perceptions
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Evidence suggests that Birmingham is one of the safest core cities; however its residents
appear to be concerned with regards to the levels of crime and anti‐social behaviour in an
area. Crime levels can have a major impact upon a resident’s perception of an area it can
also impact upon whether businesses want to move to or invest in an area.
Priority neighbourhood crime rates have been calculated using a 12 month rolling average
rate based on the number of crimes per each 1,000 of the population
Data from 2008/09 indicates that the North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston
neighbourhood has one of the highest rates of serious violent crime of all priority
neighbourhoods. Furthermore this rate is considerably higher than the citywide rate.
Serious Violent Crime 2008/09
MSV
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14.23
14.00
10.99
12.00
10.00
8.00
6.00
3.00 2.49 2.49 2.48
2.38 2.25 2.18 1.98 1.96
1.87 1.86
4.00
2.00
1.77 1.69 1.52 1.44 1.42
1.22 1.22 1.17 1.05 1.00 0.95 0.94
0.00
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Again, the rate of serious acquisitive crime within the North Nechells, Bloomsbury and
Duddeston neighbourhood is one of the highest of the priority neighbourhoods, the chart
below illustrates that this rate is the third highest of all priority neighbourhoods. This rate is
also considerably higher than that citywide.
Serious Acquisitive Crime 2008/09
SAC
Ci tywide
90.00
80.00
70.00
60.00
50.00
40.00
30.00
20.00
10.00
78.40 66.73 48.85 42.73 38.42 30.88 30.85 30.43 30.38 29.30 28.91 28.81 26.74 26.16 25.50 24.52 23.65 22.44 21.93 21.74 20.56 19.90 19.64 19.01 19.01
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20
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24
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21
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The chart below shows details the gun crime within each priority neighbourhood and
compares it with the citywide rate in 2008/09; the rate in this neighbourhood is considerably
higher than the citywide rate.
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Gun Crime 2008/09
Gun Cri me
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3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.24 0.22
3.31 1.69 1.43 1.30 1.27 1.24 1.21 1.18 1.14 1.11 1.00 0.89 0.83 0.65 0.62 0.59 0.58 0.53 0.44 0.43 0.42
0.00
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Whilst the alcohol related crime rate is lower than that citywide, it is still amongst the higher
rates across the priority neighbourhoods.
LI Alcohol Special Interest 2008/09
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90.00
Alcohol
82.52
80.00
70.00
60.00
59.37
50.00
40.00
30.00
20.00
10.00
8.52 8.28 7.57 6.91 6.72
5.87 5.03 4.72 4.06 3.97 3.49
3.07 3.07 3.06 2.81 2.68 2.24 1.80 1.68 1.62 1.58 1.03
0.00
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The rate of violent crime against a person is also higher than that citywide. This rate is
amongst the highest across all priority neighbourhoods.
LI Violence against a person 2008/09
Vi ol ence
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140.00
120.00
100.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
131.00 87.51 39.90 39.18 36.40 36.15 35.14 33.18 29.93 29.02 27.85 27.63 27.09 25.93 24.07 23.97 23.86 22.37 21.98 20.38 20.09 19.04 18.76 17.07 16.73
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Measuring of peoples’ perceptions and feelings of safety regarding crime and disorder are
important, especially when it has been shown nationally that there is often disparity
between what recorded crime is telling us and what people feel in terms of safety.
Birmingham’s Annual Opinion Survey asks residents their opinions on the levels of crime,
allows them to identify what the main problem are, and also asks questions around how
resident’s feel local services are dealing with crime and anti‐social behaviour within their
area. By looking at these results in each neighbourhood we can identify specific issues that
are relevant to local areas.
Within this neighbourhood 31% of respondents to the Annual Opinion Survey believed that
the crime level has got better over the last 3 years, this figure is 5.4% above the citywide
figure. 37.8% of respondents felt that there had been no change in the level of crime; this
figure is 9.3% lower than the citywide average. Respondents who felt that the crime level
was worse are at 16.9%, this is 0.5% lower than the citywide average.
Opinion on changes in crime level over the last 3 years
Citywide
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
North Nechells Bloomsbury and Duddeston
47.1%
31.6%
37.8%
25.6%
17.4%
16.9%
9.8%
Better
No change
Worse
13.7%
Don't know
Residents in the North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston neighbourhood appear to have
a positive opinion on crime levels. However, it can not be analysed how people arrive at this
judgement, and what crimes people particularly think of when registering changing
perceptions of crime levels. It may be that reducing certain crimes would have a more
beneficial effect on perceptions than others and more multi variant and key driver analysis
at a local level between crime rates and perception data might help answer some of the se
questions.
40.3% of Respondents to the Annual Opinion Survey in the Kingstanding Central
neighbourhood agreed that local public services sought their views about Anti Social
Behaviour and Crime. This figure is 1% lower than the citywide average figure for
respondents to the survey.
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Source 2008 Annual Opinion Survey
% agreeing that local public services seek their views about ASB and Crime in the local area
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
41.3%
40.3%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
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The table identifies the top 5 issues within the North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston
neighbourhood which are considered to be problems by residents.
41.6% of the
respondents in this neighbourhood felt that litter/ rubbish was a problem within this
neighbourhood. Although this is the highest percentage for all the issues within this
neighbourhood, this figure is actually 1.9% below the citywide average. Of all the top 5
issues, only the percentage who viewed people using or dealing drugs as problematic in the
area, is above the citywide average. 38.9% of respondents felt that this was an issue; this
figure is 10% above the citywide average.
AOS Respondents ‐ Top 5 problems in this neighbourhood
North Nechells,
Problem
Citywide
Bloomsbury and
Duddeston
Difference
1
Rubbish and litter lying around
41.6%
43.5%
‐1.9%
2
People using or dealing drugs
38.9%
28.9%
10.0%
3
Parents not taking responsibility for the
behaviour of their children
37.1%
38.4%
‐1.3%
4
People not treating other people with
respect and consideration
29.9%
31.5%
‐1.6%
5
Vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate
damage to property or vehicles
29.4%
33.9%
‐4.5%
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Available data at priority neighbourhood level is difficult to obtain for health indicators.
The Be Birmingham performance team is working with the Health and Well being
Partnership through the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment process to try and address
this issue.
An important role for neighbourhood managers will be to try and gather more anecdotal
evidence and local intelligence once they are in post.
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North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston has an above average level of both
council and RSL homes which meet the decent homes standard.
Resident’s satisfaction with their local area is below the citywide average.
In general satisfaction with local service providers are below the city average.
Local neighbourhood level data on Fuel Poverty
More advanced profiling of perception measures by different demographic, socio‐
economic and segmentation groups, would allow more targeted interventions to be
enacted with the support of neighbourhood managers
Key driver and multivariate analysis of at least at an overall neighbourhood level to
identify causes and reasons for people’s answers
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Using data provided by the City Housing Partnership, the chart bellow illustrates the
proportion of council homes and RSL homes which meet the decent homes standard.
Birmingham has been working hard over the past few years to ensure that its housing stock
is at an acceptable level for all its residents. Within this neighbourhood both the proportion
of decent council and RSL homes are above the citywide figure.
However it is anticipated that any inequality in the decency rates of council properties will
be fully addressed within the next two years by the Housing Department’s ongoing
programme of updating its stock
Decent Homes - April 2009
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98%
93%
88%
92.7%
89.1%
83%
78%
73%
98.8%
95.3%
RSL 2009
Council 2009
Satisfaction in an area is crucial to ensuring that residents perceive they are living in a
desirable environment helping to ensure that residents want to stay in an area which they
perceive to be attractive.
It is possible to identify satisfaction levels in a neighbourhood by utilising results of the
Annual Opinion Survey. 81.39% of respondents in the 2008 Annual Opinion Survey were
satisfied with North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston as a place to live. This figure is
4.8% below the citywide figure of 86.14%.
So urce 2 0 0 8 A nnual Op inio n Survey
NI 5 % Satisfied with Local Area as a place to Live
100%
86.14%
90%
81.39%
Gap 4 .8 %
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston
City Wide
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A contributory factor to overall satisfaction levels in an area is resident’s satisfaction with
their local service providers. Again using the Annual Opinion Survey it is possible to assess
satisfaction levels for this neighbourhood and compare it with the citywide figures.
Satisfaction levels for local services are higher within this neighbourhood for NHS dentists,
Job centres, Local authority schools and adult education. The largest difference between
citywide figures and figures for the neighbourhood is with NHS Hospitals, where the
satisfaction figure is 6% lower within this neighbourhood.
Source 2008 Annual Opinion Survey
Satisfaction with Local Services
North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
70%
74%
71% 72%
79%79%
72%
78%
69% 72%
City Wide
71% 70%
59%
54%
51%
44%
West M idlands
Police
West M idlands
Fires Service
GP Surgeries
NHS Hospitals
Accident and
Emergency
Departments
NHS Dentists
Job Centres
54%
45%
Local Authority
schools
Adult education
and training
including
colleges and
Universities
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There are no formal governance structures within this neighbourhood, however
there are numerous resident associations working within this neighbourhood.
Whilst the absence of a formal governance structure could potentially lead to
residents having difficulty engaging, this neighbourhood appears to be more positive
with regards to Community Engagement than the rest of the city.
Residents within the North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston neighbourhood
have a less positive view on Community Cohesion when compared to the rest of the
city.
Evidence taken from the Annual Opinion Survey regarding trusts, suggest that there
are low levels of trust for many different groups of people/ service providers within
this area.
More advanced profiling of perception measures by different demographic, socio‐
economic and segmentation groups, would allow more targeted interventions to be
enacted with the support of neighbourhood managers
Key driver and multivariate analysis of at least at an overall neighbourhood level to
identify causes and reasons for people’s answers
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There is no formal neighbourhood governance in place for the neighbourhood area. The
Nechells Ward Strategic Partnership acts as the management board for the ward though and
is made up from resident representatives from democratically elected Neighbourhood
Forums, Statutory agencies like West Midlands Police, West Midlands Fire service, Primary
Care Trust, representatives from Ladywood District Directorate and Birmingham City Council
elected members.
In terms or Neighbourhood community infrastructure, there are a range of community
based bodies and organisations in the neighbourhood area including:
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A strong Tenant Management Organisation for the Heartlands and Bloomsbury
areas
North Nechells Friends of Park (Constituted)
North Nechells Youth Forum
Bloomsbury Cyber Junction (Constituted)
Bloomsbury Neighbourhood Forum (Constituted)
Churches Together in Nechells (CTiN)
North Nechells In Bloom Partnership
Strengthening Community Cohesion is vital; a key factor in this is ensuring that residents
agree that people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area.
Residents who feel engaged in a community are more likely to feel a sense of worth, which
can in turn strengthen local democracy and governance. Active involvement by residents
within an area can help to develop and share knowledge and skills, producing benefits both
at a citywide and local level
The Annual Opinion Survey can also be used to gauge how each neighbourhood is doing
against Community Cohesion (NI 1) and Community Engagement (NI 4) indicators within the
LAA.
Within this neighbourhood, residents appear to feel less positive with regards to Community
Cohesion when compared with the city. 74.6% of respondents to the Annual Opinion Survey
within this neighbourhood believe that people from different backgrounds get on well
together (NI 1); this is 4.3% below the citywide figure.
Residents in this neighbourhood, however have a more positive view of their opportunities
to influences decision making in their local area. 46.8% of respondents within this
neighbourhood believed that they could influence decision making (NI 4), this is 3.6% above
the citywide figure.
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So urce 2 008 A nnual Op inion Survey
Birmingham Opinion Survey Indicative Data for National indicators
North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston
City Wide
100%
90%
Gap 4 .3%
78.9%
80%
74.6%
70%
60%
Gap 3.6 %
46.8%
50%
43.2%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
NI1
NI4
Residents expressing high levels of trust with regards to local people or institutions can
provide a further insight into community cohesion. High levels of trust are more indicative
of a community that can work together effectively. Using the Annual Opinion Survey to
investigate levels of trust can help to identify where clear differences may lie between
neighbourhood and citywide levels.
Within this neighbourhood the level of trust for Housing Officers is 11% higher than the
citywide results of 30%. Trust of older people in the area is at an equal level to the citywide
figures (55%). However for all other people/institutions levels of trust within this
neighbourhood were below those reported citywide. The most significant differences in this
neighbourhood are with levels of trust in; next door neighbours (9% lower than citywide
figures of 74%) and doctors (9% lower than citywide figure of 71%).
Source 2008 Annual Opinion Survey
Where a respondent trusts people or institutions completely/ a lot
North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston
City Wide
100%
90%
80%
70%
74%
71%
65%
62%
60%
58%
55%55%
54%
48% 49%
47%
50%
52%
48%
51%
41% 43%
40%
28%
30%
41%
31%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Next door
neighbour
Other people
t hat live in your
street (not
immediate
neighbours)
Doct or
Young people Older people in Faith leaders in
in your area
your area
your area
Your council
Local Police
Off icers
Local Shop
Keepers
Your Housing
Officer
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