Blacon Lodge Ward Profile

People and community

There are 5,518 people living in Blacon Lodge, 48.4% male and 51.6% female. The population of 16-74 year olds decreases by 38.4% during the day, as a result of people travelling to work.

Older people

1,244 residents are over 60 and 351 pensioners live alone. The number of people over 60 is 0.2% lower than the average for Chester District and for pensioners living alone it is 0.9% lower than the District average.

Younger people

1,143 residents are under 16. This is 2.2% higher than the average for Chester District.

Young families and lone parents

18.6% of Blacon Lodge’s households (288 households) have one or more children aged 0 to 4. This is 3.8% higher than the District average.
10.1% of Blacon Lodge’s households are lone parents with dependent children (248 lone parents). This is 4.9% higher than the average for Chester District.

Ethnicity

The ethnicity of the population in Blacon Lodge is displayed in the table below and illustrates whether this is above or below average for the District.

 

 

Ethnic Group	% of Blacon Lodge Population	Difference between Blacon Lodge and District average
White	98.5%	0.5% higher
Mixed	0.9%	0.3% higher
Asian or Asian British	0.1%	0.6% lower
Black or Black British	0.1%	Same
Chinese or other Ethnic Group	0.5%	Same

 

Health

According to the Census 2001, 13.9% of Blacon Lodge’s population describe themselves as not being in good health (767 people) this is 5.5% higher than the average for Chester District.

1,374 residents have a limiting long term illness (24.9%). This is 7.4% higher than the average for Chester District. 13.2% of those that are economically active have a limiting long term illness.

Community safety

In the financial year 2003/04 the burglary rate was 24.4 per 1000 households in Blacon Lodge. This is 8.2 per 1000 households higher than the District average. The vehicle related crime rate was 13 per 1000 population and the violent crime rate in the same year was 25.6 per 1000 population. These are 1.9 per 1000 population lower and 8.5 per 1000 population higher than the District averages respectively.

Economic activity and well being

8.6% of Blacon Lodge’s economically active residents are unemployed (203 people) and 60% are economically active (as taken from the Census 2001). The level of unemployed residents is 5% higher than the average for Chester District.

42% of those aged 0-15 are affected by income deprivation (476 children). This is 25% higher that the average for Chester District.

20% of those over 60 are affected by income deprivation (253 older people). This is 8% higher than the District average.

Education and lifelong learning

According to the Census 2001, 40.9% of Blacon Lodge’s population aged between 16 and 74 have no qualifications (1,618 people).

Housing

49.5% of Blacon Lodge’s households (1,214 households) are owner occupied (23.5% lower than District average), 2.6% of households (64 households) are privately rented (6.3% lower than District average) and 44.2% are socially rented (1,084 households, 29.7% higher than the District average).

Transport and access

42.7% of Blacon Lodge’s households do not have a car (1,047 households). This is 20.6% higher than the average for Chester District.
9.4% of the resident population of Blacon Lodge aged 16-74 in employment travel over 20 km to work (204 persons). This is 7.7% lower than the District average.

English Indices of Deprivation

Blacon Lodge has areas affected by income, employment, health, education, crime and environment deprivation. It also has areas defined as deprived by the 'Index of Multiple Deprivation'. However, is not affected by barriers to housing and servces deprivation.