A Profile of Hyndburn - 2004 - Hyndburn Borough Council

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A PROFILE OF HYNDBURNCONTENTSPage NumberA Profile of Hyndburn 2004 - Purpose1. Introduction 22. The Economy 43. Population 104. Housing Stock 165. The Housing Market 276. Housing Needs – Supported Housing and Special Needs 36• Elderly Households• Physical disabilities/sensory Impairment/limiting long term illness• Mental health• Learning disabilities• Homeless households• Vulnerable young people• Lone teenage parents• Domestic violence• Minority ethnic groups• Other needs• Substance misuse7. Social factors – health 528. Social factors – education 559. Social factors – crime and community safety 5810. Appendices 61Appendix 1 – List of supporting informationAppendix 2 – Social rented stock in Hyndburn
A PROFILE OF HYNDBURN 2004 - PURPOSEThe Council’s Housing Strategy sets out Hyndburn’s priorities for strategichousing investment in the borough. It is a forward-looking strategy thatencompasses the Council’s vision for the future and has been developedusing a corporate approach. It aims to ensure that spending on housingsupports the Council’s wider objective of achieving balanced sustainablecommunities.To assist in developing the Strategy a thorough and comprehensive socioeconomicand demographic review of Hyndburn has been undertaken. Thisreview presents a detailed picture of the existing economic, housing, socialand demographic position within Hyndburn.The resulting Profile document identifies the issues and themes that theHousing Strategy needs to address and provides a benchmark against whichthe progress and delivery of the Housing Strategy can be measured.1. INTRODUCTIONHyndburn is situated to the south east of Lancashire County in NorthwestEngland. It is the smallest district in the county, and comprises 17 wards. Ofthe six towns in the district, Accrington is the main town and administrativecentre – also the home of Accrington Stanley Football Club. The M65motorway runs through the district, linking the M6 and M62 and to the rest ofthe national network. Accrington has a railway station linking to the rest of thenorth and UK, whilst Manchester provides the nearest airport. The followingmaps show the borough’s locational context in relation to Lancashire and thenorth-west.Location of Hyndburn District2
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7. SOCIAL FACTORS - HEALTHKEY TREND
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In the working age population 18.3%
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particularly at further and higher
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9. SOCIAL FACTORS - CRIME AND COMMU
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over the summer holidays and Christ
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22. Hyndburn Private Sector Housing
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