Dec 2010 - South Worcestershire Development Plan

SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT 2010225Life Expectancy at birthLife Expectancy at Birth (2006-2008)Males 78.80 (77.4 nationally)Females 83.20 (81.6 nationally)Source: Worcestershire Public Health Directorate Annual Public HealthReport 2007/08 and Census 2001• Generally health within the District is better than the national average.• Life Expectancy is above the national average for both males and females.TRANSPORT AND SPATIAL CONNECTIVITYCar OwnershipWychavon EnglandHouseholds with no car/ van 14.4% 26.8%Households with 1 car/ van 40.0% 43.7%Households with 2 cars/ vans 34.6% 23.6%Households with 3 or more cars/ vans 8.1% 4.5%Households with 4 or more cars/ vans 2.9% 1.4%Source: Census 2001• 85.6% of households within the district have at least one car/van which issignificantly higher then the national average of 73.2%.Travel to WorkTravel to work (people aged 16- Number % England74 in employment)Work mainly at home 7002 12.5% 9.2%Tube, metro, light rail, tram 28 0.0% 3.2%Train 644 1.1% 4.2%Bus, Minibus or Coach 924 1.6% 7.5%Motorcycle, Scooter, Moped 534 1.0% 1.1%Driving a car or van 37215 66.2% 54.9%Passenger in a car or van 3367 6.0% 6.1%Taxi 115 0.2% 0.5%Bicycle 1379 2.5% 2.8%On Foot 4766 8.5% 10.0%Other 212 0.4% 0.5%Source: Census 2001• The majority of people within Wychavon travel to work by car or van,however, a higher number than the national average work from home.• Access to public transport is limited in the more rural areas, althoughpartnerships such as the Wychavon and Redditch Rural TransportPartnership, Pershore Passenger Transport Forum and several