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Table 9: 2006 Active People survey results, cycling
30min continuous cycle in 4 weeks preceding interview
Local Authority Percent
Lambeth 16.2
Tower Hamlets 10.9
Brent (LA) 9.2
Newham 7.1
London 10.8
National 11.1
Indoor Sports Participation
Table 10: 2006 Active People survey results, indoor sports participation rates
Participation in Indoor Sport in the last 4 weeks (%)
As can be seen, there is a pronounced difference between cycling levels
in Brent and Brent’s statistical neighbours in London. Lambeth has 7%
more of their borough cycling continuously for 30 minutes at least once
in a month, with Newham being the only London borough scoring lower.
Individual Sports Participation
The Active People survey provides information showing the percentage of
the population at national, regional and local level that had participated
in a particular sport/activity within the 4 weeks preceding survey. The
findings are highly valuable in helping to provide an indication of the
demand for specific activities and so demand for specific sports facilities.
The table below sets out the findings against the National and regional
averages for indoor sports and other activities participation levels.
Sport type Brent London National
Badminton 0.9 1.9 2.2
Basketball 1.5 1.1 0.7
Dance Studio based activities 7.1 6.8 5.8
Gym 9.0 13.5 10.5
Indoor Bowls 0.0 0.3 0.6
Indoor Football 1.4 1.6 2.0
Indoor Swimming/ Diving 9.5 11.5 12.2
Squash 0.7 1.1 1.2
Volleyball 0.2 0.2 0.2
At a borough wide level Brent is on the whole below average in terms of participation in key indoor sports. Basketball
has the highest participation levels and is above the national and London average as is dance studio based activities.
Gym based activities are lower than the national and London average as is swimming although this is not surprising
as there was only one public pool open in the Borough during the survey period. Indoor football, bowls and squash
have slightly lower participation rates than the London and national average but badminton has significantly lower
participation rates and this will need to be considered when analysing the current supply of facilities.