Sumners and Kingsmoor - Harlow Council

Harlow Community Ward Profiles - 2006 

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Sumners and Kingsmoor


Ward Profile 

10. Sumners and Kingsmoor 

Ward Categories 

1. Population 

2. Gender 

3. Ethnicity 

4. Housing 

5. Living Arrangements 

6. Tenure 

7. Qualifications 

8. Resident Workforce 

9. Occupations 

10. Unemployment 

11. Indices of Deprivation 

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Sumners and Kingsmoor - Summary of Statistics 

Source(s): 2001 Census, Standard Tables 

Nomisweb, 2005 Statistics 

Population: (M) 3,754 (F) 3,691. Total = 7,445 

The ward of Sumners and Kingsmoor is predominantly white in its ethnic 

make-up, with people classified as White-British making up for 92% of the 

population. The largest ethnic minority groups in the Sumners and 

Kingsmoor area are Black, or Black British, and Chinese or other ethnic 

groups accounting for 1.3% each. 

Sumners and Kingsmoor has 2,954 inhabited households 

o 27% are classified as single person households 

o 46% are one family household’s 

o 1,224 households are married couple households (41%) 

Of the sixteen year old and over population of Sumners and Kingsmoor, 62% 

are classified as ‘living in a couple’, of that figure; 49% are either married or 

re-married. 

Nearly 64% of Sumners and Kingsmoor’s accommodation is classified 

as being owner occupied. The majority of these owner-occupied premises 

77% (the second highest in Harlow) are mortgaged with the remainder being 

owned outright and under shared ownership. 

The ward covering Sumners and Kingsmoor falls into the bottom half of 

Harlow’s rankings for education and qualification based attainment, for 

employed and unemployed people. In the field for ‘all people’, however, 

Sumners and Kingsmoor scores relatively highly, and ranks second in 

Harlow for its attainment of lower level qualifications in this field. 

4,281 people in Sumners and Kingsmoor (76.1% of the 16-74 population) 

are economically active with 3,928 people (92%) in work. Of those 

employed, 82% of people work full-time with the remaining 18% working 

part-time. 

The largest type of occupation for Sumners and Kingsmoor residents is 

administrative and secretarial which accounts for 15% of jobs for the 

ward’s employed residents. Elementary occupations account for the next 

highest category of employment accounting for approximately 15%. 

The unemployment rate in the Sumners and Kingsmoor area has 

consistently been higher than the average unemployment rate in Harlow as 

a whole. This problem was particularly pronounced during the period 

February 05 to May 05 when unemployment rose to an average of 121 

people per month. 

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1. Population 

The ward of Sumners and Kingsmoor is situated to the south west of the Town 

Centre and has a population of 7,445. The ward has a relatively young 

population with people aged sixty and above only accounting for 11% of the 

population. 

Age group Number Percent 

All people 7,445 100 

Age 0 – 4 505 6.8 

Age 5 – 7 265 3.6 

Age 8 – 9 180 2.4 

Age 10 – 14 554 7.4 

Age 15 123 1.7 

Age 16 – 17 260 3.5 

Age 18 – 19 248 3.3 

Age 20 – 24 607 8.2 

Age 25 – 29 563 7.6 

Age 30 – 44 1832 24.6 

Age 45 – 59 1483 19.9 

Age 60 – 64 275 3.7 

Age 65 – 74 357 4.8 

Age 75 – 84 151 2.0 

Age 85 – 89 36 0.5 

Age 90+ 6 0.1 

Source: 2001 Census, Standard Tables 

Sumners and Kingsmoor, Age Profile 

140 

120 

People (Numbers) 

100 

80 

60 

40 

7 

11 

15 

19 

23 

27 

31 

35 

39 

43 

47 

20 

0 

3 

51 

55 

59 

63 

67 

71 

75 

79 

Age Group 

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2. Gender 

The gender rate in Sumners and Kingsmoor is split evenly although there are 

slightly more males than females within the ward. 

Ward Male Number (%) Female Number (%) 

Bush Fair 3578 (48) 3905 (52) 

Church Langley 3809 (50) 3841 (50) 

Great Parndon 3334 (49) 3443 (51) 

Harlow Common 3607 (48) 3843 (52) 

Little Parndon & Hare St 3595 (48) 3890 (52) 

Mark Hall 3333 (48) 3646 (52) 

Netteswell 3401 (48) 3635 (52) 

Old Harlow 2805 (48) 3049 (52) 

Staple Tye 3562 (48) 3794 (52) 

Sumners & Kingsmoor 3,754 (50%) 3,691 (50%) 

Toddbrook 3436 (48) 3776 (52) 


3. Ethnicity 

The ward of Sumners and Kingsmoor is predominantly white in its ethnic makeup, 

with people classified as White-British making up for 92% of the population. 

People classified as White-Other account for 2.1% of the wards population. The 

largest non-white ethnic minority groups are ‘Black, or Black British’, and 

‘Chinese or Other’ whom each account for 1.3% of the wards population. 

Ethnic group Number Group Overall 

Percentage Percent 

White 7092 100 95.2 

- British 6887 97 92.4 

- Irish 69 1 0.9 

- Other 136 2 1.8 

Mixed 94 100 1.3 

- White & Black Caribbean 47 50 0.6 

- White & Black African 9 10 0.1 

- White & Asian 18 19 0.2 

- Other 20 29 0.3 

Asian or Asian British 77 100 1.0 

- Indian 35 45 0.5 

- Pakistani 21 27 0.3 

- Bangladeshi 7 9 0.1 

- Other 14 18 0.2 

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Black or Black British 71 100 1.0 

- Caribbean 34 48 0.5 

- African 34 48 0.5 

- Other 3 4 0.0 

Chinese or other Ethnic group 118 100 1.6 

- Chinese 97 82 1.3 

- Other 21 18 0.3 


4. Housing 

The ward of Sumners and Kingsmoor is estimated to have 2,954 inhabited 

households. 27% of households in the area are classified as single person 

households, whereas 46% are one family household’s. Of the total Sumners and 

Kingsmoor inhabited households, 1224 are married couple households (41%). 

Type Number Percent 

(Group %) 

All households (inhabited) 2954 100 

One person 785 26.6 

- Pensioner 221 7.5 

- Other 564 19.1 

One family 1367 46.3 

- All pensioners 143 4.8 

- Married couple households 1224 41.4 

- No children 397 13.4 

- With Dependent Children 576 19.5 

- Non-dependent children 251 8.5 

- Co-habiting 347 11.7 

- No children 179 6.1 


- non-dependent children 16 0.5 

- Lone parent 317 10.7 


- non-dependent children 106 3.6 

Other households 138 4.7 


- All Student 0 0.0 

- All Pensioner 3 0.1 

- Other 84 2.8 


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5. Living Arrangements 

Of the sixteen year old and over population of Sumners and Kingsmoor, 62% are 

classified as ‘living in a couple’, of that figure; 49% are either married or re-married. 

Those not in a couple make up the remaining 38% of the sixteen plus population, 

with ‘never been married’ accounting for the majority of those. 

Sumners and Kingsmoor Male Female M/F Total Total 

Percent 

Ages Sixteen + 2886 2925 5811 100 

Living in a couple > 60% 

- Married or Re-married 1415 1419 2834 48.8 

- Cohabiting 373 372 745 12.8 

Not living in a couple < 40% 

- Single (never married) 822 631 1453 25.0 

- Married or re-married 13 22 35 0.6 

- Separated (but legally married) 55 60 115 2.0 

- Divorced 152 246 398 6.8 

- Widowed 56 175 231 4.0 


6. Tenure 

Nearly 64% of Sumners and Kingsmoor’s accommodation is classified as 

being owner occupied. The majority of these owner-occupied premises 77% (the 

second highest in Harlow) are mortgaged with the remainder being owned outright 

and under shared ownership. Of the 6% that privately rent their homes, 91% rent 

from private landlords. 

Type Number Percent 

All 2959 100 

Owned 1881 63.6 

- Outright 411 21.9 

- With mortgage 1449 77.0 

- Shared ownership 21 1.1 

Social Rented 877 29.6 

- From Council 858 97.8 

- Other social rented 19 2.2 

Private Rented 184 6.2 

- Private landlord 168 91.3 

- Employee of household member 0 0.0 

- Friend / Relative of household member 13 7.1 

- Other 3 1.6 

Living rent free 17 0.6 


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7. Qualifications 

The ward covering Sumners and Kingsmoor falls into the bottom half of Harlow’s 

rankings for education and qualification based attainment, for employed and 

unemployed people. In the field for ‘all people’, however, Sumners and 

Kingsmoor scores relatively highly, and ranks second in Harlow for its attainment 

of lower level qualifications in this field. 

Sumners & 

Kingsmoor 

(numbers) 



(%) 

Harlow 

(%) 

GB 

(%) 

Rank 

All people 

No qualifications or level unknown 2,110 37.5 39.1 35.8 8 

Lower level qualifications 2,903 51.5 49.1 43.9 2 

Higher level qualifications 619 11 11.8 20.4 5 

In employment 

No qualifications or level unknown 1,226 31.1 29.1 25.6 5 

Lower level qualifications 2,215 56.2 56.6 48.9 8 

Higher level qualifications 501 12.7 14.3 25.5 6 

Unemployed 

No qualifications or level unknown 91 44.6 42.9 38.4 5 

Lower level qualifications 103 50.5 50.7 47.2 6 

Higher Level Qualifications 10 4.9 6.5 14.5 9 

Source: Nomis – Official Labour Market Statistics 

8. Resident Workforce 

4,281 people in Sumners and Kingsmoor (76.1% of the 16-74 population) are 

economically active with 3,928 people (92%) in work. Of those employed, 82% 

of people work full-time with the remaining 18% working part-time. 

All People 16 - 74 

Number(s) Percentage 

Economically Active Total 4281 76.1% 

Employee 3558 83.1 

Part-time 650 18.3 

Full-time 2908 81.7 

Self-employed 370 8.6 

Part-time 67 18.1 

Full-time 303 81.9 

Unemployed 207 4.8 

Full time student 146 3.4 

Economically Inactive Total 1346 23.9% 

Retired 441 32.8 

Student 137 10.2 

Looking after family/home 402 29.9 

Permanently sick or disabled 251 18.6 

Other 115 8.5 


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9. Occupations 

The largest type of occupation for Sumners and Kingsmoor residents is 

administrative and secretarial which accounts for 15% of jobs for the ward’s 

employed residents. Elementary occupations account for the next highest 

category of employment; approximately 15%. 



(numbers) 



(%) 

Harlow 

(%) 

GB 

(%) 

1 Managers and senior officials 464 11.5 12.8 14.9 

2 Professional 327 8.1 8.2 11.2 

3 Associate professional & technical 473 11.8 12.8 13.9 

4 Administrative & secretarial 599 14.9 14.8 13.2 

5 Skilled trades 515 12.8 12.5 11.8 

6 Personal services 275 6.8 6.5 6.9 

7 Sales and customer services 335 8.3 8 7.7 

8 Process plant and machineoperatives 436 10.8 10.3 8.7 

9 Elementary occupations 595 14.8 14.2 11.8 

Source: Nomis – Official Labour Market Statistics 

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10. Unemployment 

The unemployment rate in the Sumners and Kingsmoor area has consistently 

been higher than the average unemployment rate in Harlow as a whole. This 

problem was particularly pronounced during the period February 05 to May 05 

when unemployment rose to an average of 121 people per month. 



Date range 

Mean Average 

Unemployment 

Mean Average 

Unemployment in 

Harlow (Numbers) 


Kingsmoor % 

Unemployed 

Rank 

Feb 04 - May 04 105 1055.8 9.9 5 

Jun 04 - Sep 04 108 1029.3 10.5 4 

Oct 04 - Jan 05 106 1022.3 10.4 5 

Feb 05 - May 05 121 1137.8 10.7 5 

Source: Nomisweb 2005 

130 

125 

Numbers / Average Numbers 

120 

115 

110 

105 

100 

95 

90 

85 

80 

Feb-04 

Mar-04 

Apr-04 

May-04 

Jun-04 

Jul-04 

Aug-04 

Sep-04 

Oct-04 

Month 

Nov-04 

Dec-04 

Jan-05 

Feb-05 

Mar-05 

Apr-05 

May-05 

Sumners and 


Unemployment 

(Numbers) 

Harlow (Mean 

Av. of Unemp. 

Per Ward) 

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11. Indices of Deprivation 

For further information, a full document regarding the 2004 Indices of Deprivation for Harlow is available online at www.harlow.gov.uk 

The 2004 Index of Deprivation has seven domains measured at lower level Super Output Area level (SOA) and Borough level. Lower 

level Super Output Areas are consistent small areas within wards containing between 1,000 and 3,000 people. There are 54 SOA's in 

Harlow and 32,482 in England. 

The Indices represent measures of deprivation at local authority and small area level throughout England. Further information regarding 

the Indices of Deprivation for can be found at www.communities.gov.uk/Indices 

Number of Sumner’s & Kingsmoor’s 5 SOA’s falling into Top 10% most deprived SOA’s 



OVERALL 

IMD 

Income Employment Health 

Deprivation 

& Disability 

Education 

Skills & 

Training 

Barriers to 

Housing & 

Services 

Crime & 

Disorder 

Essex 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 

East of England 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 

England 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 

Living 

Environment 

Number of Sumner’s & Kingsmoor’s 5 SOA’s falling into Top 20% most deprived SOA’s 



OVERALL 

IMD 

Income Employment Health 

Deprivation 

& Disability 

Education 

Skills & 

Training 

Barriers to 

Housing & 

Services 

Crime & 

Disorder 

Essex 2 1 1 4 3 5 3 0 

East of England 2 2 1 4 3 5 3 0 

England 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 

Living 

Environment 

Key: Areas of note, or significant levels of deprivation are highlighted 

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