Royds Ward Plan 2022-2025

Ward members: Cllr Ruth Wood, Cllr Andrew Thornton, Cllr Angela Tait
Ward Officer: Liz Parker

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Section 1: Introduction to Royds Ward Plan

Ward

Royds Ward

Ward Officer

Liz Parker

 

How to get involved

If you would like to get involved please contact the Ward Officer, Liz Parker, by email on liz.parker@bradford.gov.uk

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Section 2: Summary of the Royds Ward Profile

At a glance

Royds ward has a total population of 17,710 · 1.5% of homes in Royds ward are empty on a long-term basis and 4.5% of homes are overcrowded. Both are lower than the District average · Life expectancy for both men and women living in Royds ward is lower than the District averages · Royds ward is ranked 11th of 30 wards in the District for the 2019 Index of Multiple Deprivation where 1 is the most deprived (Manningham ward) and 30 is the least deprived (Wharfedale).

Royds ward is one of six wards in the Bradford South area. It contains the communities of Buttershaw and Woodside and also includes parts of Wibsey, Low Moor and Horton Bank Top.

Royds is ranked 11th of 30 wards in the District for the Index of Multiple Deprivation where 1 is the most deprived and 30 is the least deprived. Royds is in 11th place for income deprivation, 10th place for employment deprivation and 11th place for education, skills and training deprivation.

Population 

• ONS Mid Year Population Estimate (2020)

The latest population estimates for mid-2020 show that 17,710 people live in Royds ward. 25% of the population is aged under 16.

60.1% of the ward's population is aged between 16 and 64. 13.1% of the population is aged 65 to 84

Ethnicity and Religion:

• White 88.1%
• Multiple/mixed ethnic groups 3.3%
• Indian 1.6%
• Pakistani 3.3%
• Bangladeshi 0.2%
• Other Asian 0.9%
• Black 1.9%
• Other ethnic group 0.6%

Safer Neighbourhoods

Crime count (month) – 287 incidences during Jan 2022, of which 35 were ASB = highest in Bradford South and 14 burglaries and 11 drug and 11 shoplifting incidences, all the highest in Bradford South for each of those categories

Violence and sexual offences were coming down in Jan 22(111) after big spikes in Sep (149) and July (139) last year.

Police recorded Violence against the person incidences for 2021 – 2,591, second highest after Tong at 3,269.

Road safety and anti-social driving is a concern for residents, also there are regular complaints about vehicles churning up grassed areas in some parts of the ward. However, accident figures for 2017 show just 13 incidents compared to 27 in Wibsey ward.

Domestic incidents are high in the ward with 874 reports in the year to December 2018, which is a rate of 50 per 1,000 (27th of 30 wards)

Key headline issues:

• Anti–social behaviour including driving, and criminal damage.
• Vehicle security
• Inconsiderate and illegal parking around schools

Environment including housing

• Houses in disrepair (2016): 5%
• Houses with excess cold (2016): 2%
• Uninsulated cavity walls: 28%

Issues reported to council in 2020

• Abandoned vehicles: 34
• graffiti removal: 2
• potholes: 19
• street lighting: 422
• Fly tipping: (18-19 figures): 144 reports down from 193 previous year

Key headline issues

• Recycling rates low in some areas
• Complaints of dog fouling across the ward
• Problems with fly-tipping across the ward

There are 7,770 homes in Royds ward of which 1.5% are long-term empty, this is lower than the District average of 1.9%. 57.2% of homes in Royds are semi-detached, 23.2% are terraced, 10.3% are detached and 9.1% are flats.

4.5% of households in Royds ward are living in overcrowded homes, lower than the District average of 6.2%. Wharfedale ward had the lowest rate at 1.2% and Manningham had the highest rate at 17.8%.

Health

Lower life expectancy than in England for both male and female residents.

Bradford South Public Health Profile shows a high rate of under 75s mortality due to respiratory diseases at 90.5 per 100,000 compared to the district figure of 48 and also due to cancer at 178.9 per 100,000 compared to the district figure of 137.6 (2017-19)

Top in Bradford South for Prostate cancer.

Depression prevalence – second highest in South at over 10% of over 18s

Emergency hospital admissions between 2015 and 2020 – High\worse than national average for COPD, CHD.

Second highest in district for percentage of people with long term illness or disability – 19% Slightly better than Bradford average for adult obesity, but slightly worse on COPD and diabetes.

Children, young people and families

Obesity at reception has reduced over the last 7 years to 12.7 % but still high in the area (19-20) Obesity at year 6 has steadily risen over the last 7 years to 23.7%

45% of children aged 0 to 5 are in the top ten per cent most deprived

At Key stage 2, the ward has just 31% of children on free school meals who are achieving their expected results in reading, writing and maths, the lowest in Bradford South. (2019)

The measure for education attainment in upper schools in Royds is the Attainment 8 score, calculated from achievements across a range of subjects including English and Maths, and relating to where the pupils go to school not where they live. The ward comes top in this measure in Bradford South, with a score of 42 per pupil. (2019) The Bradford district score is 42.4 and the national score is 44.7.

The percentage of 16 and 17 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEETs) in June 2021 is 7.41, highest in Bradford South and the whole district.

From Youth Service

Children and Young People (CYP) in the ward say they are supported by a range of partnerships that enhance the local youth offer. These local partnerships help build and sustain relationships that allow CYP to participate in a range of opportunities that support their development.

CYP say they are able to access support in school that helps them to engage, participate and enjoy learning. Partnerships with local schools ensure that CYP can access support for a range of issues such as domestic abuse, sexual violence, grooming, exploitation, mental health and well-being. CYP benefit most when there is a strong connection between school and the community.

CYP say they benefit from being able to access safe spaces in their local community. CYP enjoy community spaces such as youth clubs and community centres. CYP also enjoy local green spaces and feel safe during the day when activities take place in the parks.

CYP say they enjoy green spaces and would like to further support their development as a result of their concern about climate change. CYP would like to support education, understanding and action that encourages bio-diversity and naturalisation of green spaces.

CYP say that they would like to support their friends and family and are concerned about how to access local services. CYP would benefit from more information, advice and guidance on how to access community groups that offer support for issues such as housing, debt and food.

Stronger Communities

Based on previous figures, low numbers of local people are volunteering in the ward. Voter turnout was the second poorest in the district at 24% in May 2022.

The Royds Ward has a number of strong community groups. Ward councillors support positive initiatives and projects to ensure collaboration between all the communities to try and create better networks between the groups.

Some of the groups currently active include Friends of Harold Park and Friends of Judy Woods. Larger voluntary organisations providing a range of activities including pre - school, befriending, community café etc. The churches in the ward work well together.

There is also a purpose built youth centre in Buttershaw.

Regular coffee mornings and lunch clubs for older people are restarting across the ward in community centres, church buildings and older people complexes.

There are a number of green spaces, some with recreation facilities and the award winning Harold Park. There is one upper School, Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College along with four primaries, Woodside Academy, Hill Top Primary, Reevy Hill Primary and Farfield Primary schools.

Transport links are reasonable with regular access to the city centre.

Sustainability

In January 2019, the percentage of homes left empty for over six months is amongst the best in the district, ranking third, showing there is demand for housing in the area.

Median energy efficiency score for properties in the ward (EPC assessments) = 63, a D rating.

Fuel poverty as a proportion of all households (2011) – 21.20% compared to 18.4 across the district

Ward Domestic Gas Consumption in megawatt hours 1 Oct 2020 to 31 Sep 2021 – 109m, second to Tong ward in South.

Ward claimant count at age 16+ = 7.5 compared to 7.4 across district Ward claimant count 16-24 = 8.9 compared to 7.2 across district.

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Section 3: Localities Engagement Survey

Localities survey results (based on 202 responses in BD6 postcode)

BD6 residents feel positive about their neighbours and their work/training/volunteering, however they feel negative about children and young people having enough to do in the area, and their ability to influence decisions affecting them, especially if they are people of black/Caribbean/African heritage. Concern about the cost of living in the next year is also very great.

1 = strongly disagree 5 = strongly agree

• My neighbours are friendly and helpful – 4.04
• I find my work, training, education or volunteering satisfying – 4.02
• I feel safe in my neighbourhood during the day – 3.67
• Plenty of volunteering opportunities – 3.35
• Able to access services I might need – 3.14
• Good range of activities for older people – 2.72
• Streets where I live clean and tidy – 2.58
• I feel safe in my neighbourhood after dark – 2.49
• Children and young people have enough to do where I live – 2.03 – second lowest score in district
• I feel I have a voice in decisions that affect me – 2.01 – lowest score in district, Ethnic breakdown of this result shows the group least likely to agree with this statement is Black/Black British/African/Caribbean – 1.00
• Concerned about Climate change – 3.85
• Concerned about cost of living over next 12 months – 4.46

8 to 18 age survey (based on 109 responses in BD6 postcode)Under 18s feel unable to influence decisions affecting them and not positive about going to school, however they feel safe in their neighbourhood and also fairly positive about places to go, and their own physical and mental health.

• I feel safe in my neighbourhood during the day – 4.00
• There are places near where I live that I can go to have fun – 3.76
• I have a healthy body – 3.71
• I feel healthy in my mind – 3.51
• I have plenty of opportunities for volunteering in my community – 3.29
• I have plenty of opportunities for paid work – 3.12
• I am concerned about Climate Change – 3.06
• I feel safe in my neighbourhood when it's dark – 3.00
• The streets where I live are clean and tidy – 2.72
• I have a say in decisions which affect me and my community – 2.68
• I enjoy going to school – 2.49

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Royds Ward Plan

1.0 Safer Neighbourhoods

Code	Priority	What can services contribute?	What can people do?	Named person responsible
1.1	Work in partnership to reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB)	Identify hotspots via partners meetings and refer relevant issues Sustain and develop activities for young people at Buttershaw Youth Centre and local voluntary organisations for example Sandale Trust, Royds – see 4.5-4.7 below. Promote all means of reporting crime and ASB to police – including 101,999, online reporting and local officer emails where appropriate: promote Crimestoppers to increase reporting.	Join a Neighbourhood Watch Report incidents of ASB Groups can support local action to develop new projects and schemes to reduce ASB in parks and green spaces Be willing to report ASB and crime when it happens to police or Crimestoppers	Police Ward Officer Council Ward Officer Council Warden Youth Worker Partners offering youth provision Police bike team Landowners
1.2	Tackle vehicle crime and criminal damage	Educate residents and businesses through consultation and projects Promote Neighbourhood Watches, targeting specific areas such as Woodside.	Promote Neighbourhood Watches. Join a Neighbourhood and/or Shop Watch	Neighbourhood Watch and Crime Prevention Co-ordinators Council ward officer and wardens
1.3	Improve engagement by evidencing and communicating responses to issues raised by residents	Use regular meetings or standing agenda items to encourage partners to promote achievements, positive stories Use social media, press, face to face to share stories. Arrange street surgeries with police through Spring/Summer	Share positive news	Police ward officer Ward officer Council wardens
1.4	Locality approach to dealing with domestic violence – share learning from Buttershaw pilot (AC)	Support management of pilot project involving independent DV advocate based in the community, linking with other partners to increase take up	Refer people affected by DV including children to relevant services, for example One Front Door, GPs, schools	Staying Put /DV service Incommunities police Footprints Family Centre ward officer partners
1.5	Dealing with nuisance quads, bikes and other speeding vehicles (AC)	Tackle nuisance or speeding vehicles on roads and open land by promoting contact info to encourage reporting of nuisance quads and bikes, and where they are kept Consider co-ordination of action weeks involving speed watches, and Operation Steerside activity. Identify locations which could be secured or access restricted	Report locations where nuisance bikes are kept, or nuisance vehicle registration numbers and other intelligence Report locations suffering damage	Police Ward Officer Council Ward Officer Council Warden Police bike team Landowners
1.6	Stone throwing and the wider impact on communities (AC)	Link to partnership Bonfire planning to tackle anti-social behaviour Use Trojan Bus approach where appropriate		Police Council Ward Officer Council Wardens Youth Worker Partners offering youth provision Bus operators

2.0 Environment including Housing

Code	Priority	What can services contribute?	What can people do?	Named person responsible
2.1	Co-ordinate plan with partners to improve cleanliness of specific neighbourhoods	Establish contact with landowners of fly tipped land for discussion about future use Explore further use of cameras to protect land and gather evidence Promote successful prosecutions for fly tipping Continue to educate residents and landlords on how they fulfil their responsibility to deal with waste properly for example promote recycling, eliminate side waste and rubbish in gardens, using household waste sites or bulk refuse service Help residents to keep their area clean for example litter picking equipment, reporting information Tackle problems of dog fouling in hot spots across the ward Co-ordinate work in snickets for example cutting back, litter picking and surface improvements using Council services, Community Payback and volunteers Develop ways of deterring drivers from parking on and damaging grass verges	Report fly-tipping Take responsibility for own rubbish and garden – reduce, reuse, recycle Litter pick your own street or in front of your house Share car journeys to the waste sites to help neighbours Report concerns regarding landlords Get involved in community clean ups Agree to host cameras where appropriate Clean after their pets Report incidents of dog fouling Report problem snickets Take part in snicket clean ups	Council Ward Officer Area Operation Manager Council Warden Environmental Enforcement Officer Incommunities and other landlords
2.2	Tackle low rate of recycling in Royds Ward	Identify areas or specific streets with low recycling rates and high levels of side waste Educate residents through door to door work and working with schools	Support recycling by having and using Council's recycling bins Share bins with neighbours who have smaller or larger households	Council Ward Officer Council Warden Recycling Team
2.3	Run community clean ups across the ward	Identifying locations residents want to see cleaned up. Involve all appropriate partners Publicity Supply of equipment and support for ongoing community input to keep clean afterwards	Report locations needing clean ups Promote and volunteer at clean ups Keep an eye on areas after	Council Ward Officer Area Operation Manager Council Warden
2.4	Special local places – monitor and keep them clean with local residents and organisations	Continue working with partners and residents at Blackshaw Beck, involving: Community clean ups Work with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Farfield Primary to engage local children in valuing the park Devising a family event with partners including Calderdale Council Support Yorkshire Wildlife Trust work at Buttershaw Dam Support work of Friends of Judy Woods Consult Woodside residents on use of Blue Park, working with local partners	Join in with clean ups Set up new Friends of groups	Council Ward Officer Parks and Cleansing Manager Council Warden

3.0 Health

Code	Priority	What can services contribute?	What can people do?	Named person responsible
3.1	Support healthier lifestyles	Work with partners in Community Partnerships to connect people with services more effectively in order to prevent ill health		Voluntary sector Health community partnership Social prescribers/GP Ward officers
3.2	Promote enjoyment of green space and awareness of its stewardship, impacting positively on physical and mental health (AC)	Promote and support work of local groups offering opportunities for physical exercise for example Friends of Harold Park, Bradford Park Avenue Promote outdoor gym at Harold Park	Community Organisations and individuals can support this priority by taking part and organising activities. Keep green spaces and parks free from litter and dog fouling so that they can be used safely and regularly	Community Groups Schools and Children Centres Health Centres Council Ward Officer Parks Department
3.3	Playable spaces strategy – promote local improvements	Publicise work to improve for example Harold Park to increase use		Parks Department Ward officers wardens
3.4	Develop preventative approaches to avoidable deaths of young men	Promote male mental health initiatives for example Andy's Man Club Promote opportunities to join in sports activities Link to work of road safety partnerships in schools	Share info about where help is available	Voluntary sector Health community partnership Youth Service Social prescribers/GP Ward officers
3.5	Increase level of engagement of older people to reduce isolation and loneliness. Including improving the identifying of people who may become vulnerable during inclement weather to offer support	Promoting activities suitable for older people in the community Deploy wardens to help increase participation in activities to reduce isolation and improve well-being, especially older men Support communities, local organisations and businesses to work towards becoming Dementia Friendly Link older people to information alerting them to risks of doorstep crime and ways of security their property	Community Organisations to organise and promote activities providing transport if required Join schemes to have access to help if needed Neighbours to look out for older people living alone Sign up to become Dementia Friendly organisations	Council Ward Officer Community Groups Social Housing Providers
3.6	Transport to Health appointments and social day care activities	Look for ways of increasing transport offer especially for older people – for example voluntary groups could consider recruiting volunteer drivers Improve access to information about transport services for most vulnerable groups		VCS Organisations

4.0 Children, Young People and Families 

Code	Priority	What can services contribute?	What can people do?	Named person responsible
4.1	Support networks of agencies working with families needing help	Bring partners together to co- ordinate best delivery of services Identify neighbourhoods where regular partners meetings are needed and facilitate meetings Work with partners to ensure sustained provision of a debt and welfare advice service in the ward		Ward officer
4.2	Children and young people not in education and at risk of exploitation	Early interventions to support children and young people in maintaining attendance, in education and community provision Research and share info on support available for children and young people who are not in education, employment or training		Early Help and school staff Youth Service and voluntary organisations
4.3	Support schools in creating a safe environment and resilient children	Continue and develop School Watch meetings, supported by police Carry out parking project work with schools, including education for children and parents, and enforcement. Further develop links with BBEC on this.	Do not park illegally outside schools, consider safety of children Report incidents of obstruction and illegal parking Explore options for getting children to school, for example walking, car share.	Police Ward Officer Council Ward Officer Council Warden Highways Officer Road Safety Team Schools
4.4	Work with officers and users to help ensure Buttershaw Youth Centre has a flourishing future	Develop youth centre steering group Maximise input from organisations who can support the centre practically for example decorating, equipment	Support Youth Centre activities	Youth Service staff Ward officer Voluntary organisations
4.5	CYP to access their local Youth Offer and participate in local provision	Promotion of how to access local support, activities, assistance and access to expertise for developing clubs and groups, and using local spaces for all ages.	Collaborate and work together to co-produce and promote a Youth Offer.	Anthony Casson
4.6	CYC to access early interventions that support their health and well-being.	Early interventions to support CYP to maintain attendance and participation in education and community provision.	Design, develop and deliver bespoke interventions that respond to local needs. For example girls work in Great Horton.	Anthony Casson
4.7	Development of local partnerships that strengthen the local Youth Offer.	Sharing of local resources, knowledge and relationships.	Develop supportive relationships that help build capacity and meet local need.	Anthony Casson

5.0 Stronger

Code	Priority	What can services contribute?	What can people do?	Named person responsible
5.1	Look for opportunities to help residents mix with people from other areas, different ages etc	Support community events or activities which bring people together Use such events to promote regular activities which increase integration and engagement	Support or volunteer at community events	Voluntary organisations ward officer all partners Changing Places
5.2	Develop information on all neighbourhood resources and activities which is kept up to date for use by all partners working on prevention and early intervention	Link up partners currently working on such a resource to create one offer Devise ways of ensuring this is kept updated and accessible to all who can benefit, including residents.

6.0 Sustainability

Code	Priority	What can services contribute?	What can people do?	Named person responsible
6.1	Develop better connections between schools/young people and the natural world to create an understanding of the importance of climate issues and its short term and long term impact	Continue supporting primary schools in environmental projects promoting sustainability Develop and establish links with secondary schools engaging pupils in sustainability in meaningful ways for them Seek funding to support these actions	Families - use green spaces to encourage children to enjoy and appreciate nature Families to be aware of impact of packaging, locally sourced food, public transport/alternative transport/cycling/walking	Schools Youth Services VCS organisations Faith organisations Ward officer/Assistant Ward Officer/Wardens
6.2	Food - Support and develop sustainable food provision across the ward for people in crisis; Link people with food growing opportunities in their neighbourhoods and develop new ones – developing self- reliance, (AC)	Support individual organisations offering food provision for example food pantries, social supermarkets and food banks Identify areas of need lacking food help and resources to provide appropriate support Share information in the community about local food help and food growing opportunities	Donate food if possible Encourage young people to try growing their own food in their gardens Share info about where people can get help Find their local environmental project and support schemes encouraging food growing	VCS projects Faith groups and charities Schools Ward officer/Assistant Ward Officer/Wardens Public Health/Living Well
6.3	Share information to help residents to increase energy efficiency, reduce bills and reduce carbon footprint	Disseminate info through the various channels Offer training to partners and community leaders on support available Promote available support for people on pre-payment meters via housing and advice agencies	Be aware of their own energy use, monitor and reduce use where they can Share knowledge and information, signpost people to help Help others complete relevant applications	VCS projects Faith groups and charities Advice services Housing providers Landlords Libraries Ward officer/Assistant Ward Officer/Wardens