The Scottish Borders. An Introduction March 2017

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1 The Scottish Borders An Introduction March 2017

2 2015 Population Total % % Working % Pension Area Forum / Ward Children Working Age Pension Age Population Children Age Age Berwickshire 3,332 12,268 5,227 20,827 16% 59% 25% East Berwickshire 1,745 6,243 2,603 10,591 16% 59% 25% Mid Berwickshire 1,587 6,025 2,624 10,236 16% 59% 26% Cheviot 2,987 11,273 5,254 19,514 15% 58% 27% Jedburgh and District 1,419 5,384 2,394 9,197 15% 59% 26% Kelso and District 1,568 5,889 2,860 10,317 15% 57% 28% Eildon 5,968 21,718 7,349 35,035 17% 62% 21% Galashiels and District 2,419 9,555 2,658 14,632 17% 65% 18% Leaderdale and Melrose 2,046 6,439 2,294 10,779 19% 60% 21% Selkirkshire 1,503 5,724 2,397 9,624 16% 59% 25% Teviot and Liddesdale 2,824 10,566 4,416 17,806 16% 59% 25% Hawick and Denholm 1,665 5,503 2,117 9,285 18% 59% 23% Hawick and Hermitage 1,159 5,063 2,299 8,521 14% 59% 27% Tweeddale 3,864 12,482 4,502 20,848 19% 60% 22% Tweeddale East 2,107 6,343 2,355 10,805 20% 59% 22% Tweeddale West 1,757 6,139 2,147 10,043 17% 61% 21% Grand Total 18,975 68,307 26, ,030 17% 60% 23%

3 Children Working Age Pension Age Total Population % Children % Working Age % Pension Age Data Zone Name Bonchester Bridge and Chesters Area % 57.1% 31.6% Denholm % 54.4% 32.0% Hawick - Burnfoot - Central % 58.4% 12.8% Hawick - Burnfoot - North % 60.4% 7.4% Hawick - Burnfoot - South East % 59.0% 20.6% Hawick - Burnfoot - West % 60.5% 17.2% Hawick Central - Drumlanrig % 58.7% 25.1% Hawick Central - Millers Knowes % 59.7% 27.1% Hawick Central - Town Centre % 60.2% 29.1% Hawick Central - Trinity % 60.3% 27.0% Hawick Central - Weensland % 58.2% 26.7% Hawick Central - Wellogate % 64.1% 23.4% Hawick North - Commercial Road % 60.1% 27.0% Hawick North - Silverbuthall % 62.6% 20.0% Hawick North - Stirtches % 62.9% 18.8% Hawick North - Wilton Hill % 60.6% 24.9% Hawick West End - Crumhaugh % 56.9% 32.5% Hawick West End - Crumhaughill and % 56.8% 25.9% Parkdaill Hawick West End - Wilton Dean % 52.1% 37.6% Minto Cauldmill and Boonraw Area % 59.1% 29.8% Newcastleton % 56.3% 30.2% Teviothead and Hermitage Area % 62.7% 23.7% Teviot and Liddesdale % 59.3% 24.8%

4 Themes Public Services Economy and Income Population and Deprivation Education and Learning Community and Environment Health and Wellbeing

5 Theme Demographic and Household Profile Economy and Income Education and Learning Life Stages / Health and Wellbeing No. National Outcome Description 0 Population and Household Profile with Deprivation 'baseline' SIMD We live in a Scotland that is the most attractive place to do business in Europe 2 We realise our full economic potential with more and better employment opportunities for our people 3 We are better educated, more skilled and more successful, renowned for our research and innovation 4 Our young people are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens 5 Our children have the best start in life and are ready to succeed 6 We live longer, healthier lives 7 We have tackled the significant inequalities in Scottish society 8 We have improved the life chances for young people and families at risk 15 Our people are able to maintain their independence as they get older and are able to access appropriate support when they need it 9 We live our lives safe from crime, disorder and danger 10 We live in well-designed, sustainable places where we are able to access amenities and services we need Community and Environment 11 We have strong, resilient and supportive communities where people take responsibility for their own actions and how they affect others 12 We value and enjoy our built and natural environment and protect and enhance it for future generations 13 We take pride in a strong, fair and inclusive national identity (Local identity) 14 We reduce the local and global environmental impact of our consumption and production Public Services 16 Our public services are high quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local people's needs

6 Scottish Borders Population 30,000 25,000 20,000 Estimated Population for the Scottish Borders by Gender and Age Group for 2015, NRS 30,000 25,000 20, Population : 114,030 15,000 10,000 5, Females 8,733 8,259 9,472 13,741 11,837 6,715 Males 8,984 8,308 8,476 13,246 11,317 4,942 All 17,717 16,567 17,948 26,987 23,154 11,657 15,000 10,000 5, % Female 48.5% Male Aged 60+ Scottish Borders: 30.5% Scotland: 24.2% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% Proportion of 2015 Population by Age Group for the Scottish Borders compared to Scotland, NRS 5.0% 0.0% Scottish Borders 15.5% 14.5% 15.7% 23.7% 20.3% 10.2% Scotland 15.9% 19.3% 18.9% 21.7% 16.0% 8.1%

7 Measuring Deprivation The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is the official tool for finding the most deprived areas in Scotland indicators across 7 SIMD Domains: Employment, Income, Education, Health, Access, Crime and Housing Of 143 areas in the Scottish Borders, that are used to measure the SIMD, 1.4% are in the most deprived 10% of Scotland.

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10 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% Percent Datazones by SIMD2016 Decile: Scottish Borders vs. Scotland 23.8% 20.3% 16.1% Scottish Borders Scotland 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 1.4% 1 - Most Deprived 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9.1% 9.8% 10% 10% 10% 4.2% 5.6% Least Deprived 6.3% 3.5% 25.0% Percent of Datazones by SIMD2016 Decile: Teviot and Liddesdale vs. Scottish Borders 23.8% 20.0% 18.2% 18.2% 20.3% 16.1% Teviot and Liddesdale Scottish Borders 15.0% 13.6% 13.6% 13.6% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 4.5% 1.4% 1 - Most Deprived 4.2% 5.6% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.8% 6.3% 0.0% 0.0% Least Deprived 3.5%

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12 Data Zone Name / SIMD2016 Overall Decile Income decile Employment decile Health decile Education decile Housing decile Access decile Crime decile Bonchester Bridge and Chesters Area Denholm Hawick - Burnfoot - Central Hawick - Burnfoot - North Hawick - Burnfoot - South East Hawick - Burnfoot - West Hawick Central - Drumlanrig Hawick Central - Millers Knowes Hawick Central - Town Centre Hawick Central - Trinity Hawick Central - Weensland Hawick Central - Wellogate Hawick North - Commercial Road Hawick North - Silverbuthall Hawick North - Stirtches Hawick North - Wilton Hill Hawick West End - Crumhaugh Hawick West End - Crumhaughill and Parkdaill Hawick West End - Wilton Dean Minto Cauldmill and Boonraw Area Newcastleton Teviothead and Hermitage Area

13 Economy and Income: Findings Gross Value Added per capita lower in the Scottish Borders compared to Scotland and the UK, but slightly better growth. 30,000 Gross Value Added (GVA) per Capita 2004 to 2014 for Scottish Borders, Scotland and UK, ONS 25,000 GVA per Capita 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, Scottish Borders (GVA per Capita) 12,592 13,034 14,124 14,728 14,944 14,493 14,927 15,460 15,424 16,318 17,180 Scotland (GVA per Capita) 17,229 18,263 19,377 20,212 20,661 20,679 20,458 20,809 21,190 22,174 23,102 UK (GVA per Capita) 18,732 19,744 20,745 21,708 22,152 21,659 22,271 22,806 23,323 24,131 24,958

14 Economy and Income: Findings Between 2010 and 2015 the Scottish Borders economic turnover increased by 313 million a 10.9% increase above the 1.3% increase for Scotland. (Note this excludes financial and insurance enterprises) Scottish Borders has more small enterprises and they contribute to more of the turnover relative to Scotland.

15 Economy and Income: Findings

16 Economy and Income: Findings 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 Average Weekly Footfall in 2015 per 1000 Town Population, SBC and NRS 800 Town Average: , Melrose Peebles Kelso Galashiels Eyemouth Jedburgh Duns Selkirk Hawick Vacancy rate in the Scottish Borders (11%) lower than the rate experienced for the United Kingdom (13%). Ranges from 0% to 30% in the Scottish Borders.

17 Economy and Income: Findings Gross Weekly Pay for Full Time Workers follow a similar pattern to GVA. Workplace Based Wages in the Scottish Borders are consistently lower than the Residence Based Wages Gross Weekly Pay for Full Time Workers in the Scottish Borders Residence Based vs Workplace Based, ONS Residence Based Workplace Based

18 Defining Children in Low Income Families The Children in Low-Income Families Local Measure is the proportion of children living in families either in receipt of out-of-work benefits or in receipt of tax credits with a reported income which is less than 60 per cent of national median income. This measure provides a broad proxy for the relative lowincome measure as used in the Child Poverty Act 2010 and enables analysis at a local level. Proportion of children in lowincome families in families in receipt of out-of- = ( a) Children living work benefits + b) Children living in families in receipt of tax credits with income below 60% of median c) Total number of children in the area )

19 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% % Children in Low Income Families (August 2013) for the Datazones of the Scottish Borders compared to the Scottish Borders and Scotland % Children in Low Income Families - Scotland, 17.2% % Children in Low Income Families - Scottish Borders, 12.3% Hawick - Burnfoot - North Gala - Langlee - West Gala - Langlee - Central Eyemouth - Central Hawick - Burnfoot - Central Selkirk - Bannerfield Kelso S - Pinnaclehill Selkirk - Heatherlie Gala - Langlee - East Newtown St Boswells - South Jedburgh - Abbey Kelso S - Bowmont and Edenside Peebles North - Dalatho Eyemouth - Gunsgreen Hawick North - Commercial Road Galashiels - W - Balmoral Rd Jedburgh - East Central Selkirk - Shawburn Coldstream - South Hawick North - Silverbuthall Duns - West Hawick Central - Wellogate Tweedbank - North Coldstream - East Kelso N - High Croft Orchard Park Kelso S - Abbey Greenlaw Earlston - East Reston and Coldingham Moor Area Eyemouth - South Ayton Denholm Hawick West End - Crumhaugh Jedburgh - West Central Walkerburn Birgham and Ladykirk Area Tweedbank - East Tweedbank - West St Boswells - East St Abbs and Eyemouth Landward Innerleithen - North Cockburnspath and Area Coldstream - West Selkirk - Dunsdale Preston and Manderston Area Roxburgh Heiton Eckford Area Newcastleton Melrose - High Street Blainslie and Legerwood Ancrum and Lanton Area Bowden and Lindean Area Duns - East Minto Cauldmill and Boonraw Area Gordon and Hume Area Galashiels - N - Windyknowe Peebles - S - Calvalry Park Lauder - North Hawick West End - Crumhaughill and Parkdaill Selkirk - Hillside Terrace Innerleithen - South Oxnam and Camptown Area Gattonside - Darnick - Chiefswood Innerleithen - West Heriot - Fountainhall - Stow Landward West Linton - Upper Swinton Leithholm and Fogo Area Duns - South Peebles - N - Cuddyside West Linton - Lower Clovenfords and Area Hawick Central - Millers Knowes Galashiels - S - Glenfield

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21 Achievement Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Levels 2015/16 In 2015/16 the pupils of the Scottish Borders had higher levels of achievement (based on Teachers Professional Judgements) in reading, writing, listening and talking and numeracy. Subject / Skill Reading Writing Stage Scottish Borders Scotland Scottish Borders Scotland Listening and Talking Scottish Borders Scotland Numeracy Scottish Borders P1 - Early Level 86% 81% 82% 78% 87% 85% 86% 84% P4 First Level 81% 75% 75% 69% 86% 81% 77% 73% P7 - Second Level S3 - Third Level or better Scotland 79% 72% 74% 65% 83% 77% 74% 68% 97% 86% 96% 84% 97% 87% 94% 86% S3 - Fourth Level 69% 39% 63% 37% 71% 41% 68% 49%

22 Education and Learning: Findings The proportion of Scottish Borders school leavers going to an initial positive destination has increased by 7.3% from 88% in 2005/06 to 95.3% in 2014/15. The trend experienced in the Scottish Borders reflects the changes nationally. 98.0% 96.0% 94.0% 92.0% 90.0% 88.0% 86.0% 84.0% 82.0% 80.0% 78.0% Proportion of School Leavers at an Initial Positive Destination, SDS 2005/ / / / / / / / / /15 Scottish Borders 88.0% 90.3% 87.0% 87.4% 88.3% 92.3% 90.9% 92.0% 94.2% 95.3% Scotland 85.0% 87.0% 86.5% 85.7% 86.8% 88.9% 89.9% 91.4% 92.3% 92.9%

23 Education and Learning: Findings Increased full time students at Borders College 74% full time student success rate for (75% for Scotland). Between 2005 and 2015, the proportion of adults with no qualifications in the Scottish Borders decreased from 12% to 7%. In 2014 the R&D business expenditure per person for the Scottish Borders was 52, below the 169 for Scotland.

24 Health and Wellbeing / Demographics Life expectancy in the Scottish Borders higher than Scotland but within the Scottish Borders a range of 10 years for both men and women. Male Life Expectancy, NRS Female Life Expectancy, NRS Scottish Borders Scotland Scottish Borders Scotland Scottish Borders, 78.1 Scotland, 76.6 Galashiels West Langlee Galashiels South Galashiels North St Boswells and Newtown area Hawick West End Burnfoot and area Selkirk Kelso South Hawick North Peebles North Newcastleton and Teviot area Eyemouth Hawick Central Duns Coldstream and area Jedburgh Cheviot East Melrose and Tweedbank area Earlston, Lauder and Stow area Berwickshire East West Linton and Broughton area Kelso North Peebles South Innerleithen and Walkerburn area Berwickshire West Cheviot West Ettrick, Yarrow and Yair Berwickshire Central Galashiels North Selkirk Burnfoot and area Langlee Galashiels West Peebles North Hawick West End St Boswells and Newtown area Hawick Central Eyemouth Coldstream and area Cheviot West Earlston, Lauder and Stow area Galashiels South Cheviot East Duns Jedburgh Hawick North Melrose and Tweedbank area Innerleithen and Walkerburn area Newcastleton and Teviot area West Linton and Broughton area Peebles South Kelso South Berwickshire East Berwickshire West Kelso North Berwickshire Central Male Life Expectancy (5 year average ), NRS Female Life Expectancy (5 year average ), NRS Scottish Borders, Scotland, Ettrick, Yarrow and Yair

25 Health and Wellbeing: Findings In the Scottish Borders Type 2 Diabetes is the most common (5,726 of the registrations 88.5%, Scotland = 88.3%) Scottish Borders slightly higher rate of diabetes Number on Diabetes Register by Type for the Borders 2009 to 2015 and Crude Prevalence Rates for Borders and Scotland 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2, % 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% Source: Scottish Diabetes Survey 1, Borders - Type Other Borders - Type 2 4,530 4,728 4,846 5,160 5,349 5,565 5,726 Borders - Type Borders - Crude Prevalence 4.6% 4.8% 4.9% 5.2% 5.3% 5.5% 5.7% Scotland - Curde Prevalence 4.4% 4.6% 4.7% 4.9% 5.1% 5.2% 5.3% 1.0% 0.0%

26 Health and Wellbeing: Findings Scottish Borders similar WEMWBS score to Scotland. People in Teviot and Berwickshire feel the most lonely WEMWBS mean scores by NHS Board All adults, combined, SHeS WEMWBS mean score Ayrshire & Arran Borders Dumfries & Galloway Fife Forth Valley Grampian 10.0% Greater Glasgow & Clyde Highland Lanarkshire Lothian Orkney Shetland Tayside Western Isles Scotland Proportion of people feel lonely or isolated as a result of living in a rural area Source: SBHS % 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% Berwickshire Cheviot Eildon Teviot Tweeddale Scottish Borders Yes 7.9% 5.1% 5.5% 8.4% 3.5% 6.1%

27 Community and Environment: Neighbourhood The Scottish Borders consistently had high proportion of people rating their neighbourhood as a Very Good/ Fairly Good place to live. The proportion of adults who volunteer in the Scottish Borders is higher that the level for Scotland The Scottish Borders has a rich history that is celebrated in each town by a common riding or civic festival. There are eight amateur operatic societies in the Scottish Borders Proportion of People Who Rate Their Neighbourhood as Very/Fairly Good: Scottish Borders vs. Scotland, SHS 100% 98% 96% 94% 92% 90% 88% 86% Scottish Borders 95% 97% 95% 95% 95% 97% 97% 96% 98% 95% Scotland 91% 92% 92% 92% 92% 94% 94% 94% 94% 95%

28 Community and Environment: Safety The Scottish Borders is a safe place to live with low levels of crime and anti-social behaviour and a low number of fire casualties compared to Scotland. More people are killed or seriously injured resulting from of a road traffic accident in the Scottish Borders compared to the Scottish average. Police Recorded Recorded Crimes and rate per 10,000 Population, Police Scotland Number of Recorded Crimes Scottish Borders - Recorded Crimes Scottish Borders - Rate Scotland - Rate Recorded Crime Rate per 10,000

29 Community and Environment: Waste Total Tonnes of Household Waste decreased by 7.2% between 2011 and 2014 (Scotland decrease 5.6%) The Scottish Borders Household Survey 2015 showed a similar result with 77.4% of respondents being Very Satisfied/ Fairly Satisfied with the kerbside waste and recycling collection. Tonnes of Household General Waste Generated and kg per person, SEPA Tonnes of Household Waste 56,000 54,000 52,000 50, , Scottish Borders (Tonnes) 53,822 52,861 51,242 49,952 Scottish Borders (kg/person) Scotland (kg/person)

30 Community and Environment: Access Over 20% of the households in the Scottish Borders do not have access to a car or van. The Scottish Borders Household Survey reported that over 16% of people reported accessibility issues with public transport. The Scottish Borders Household Survey reported that almost 15% do not use the internet or Proportion of households with home internet access by year, SHS Scottish Borders Scotland

31 Public Services: Findings Over 70% say growing the economy of the Borders, and supporting retailers and businesses as a top 5 priority. Other top: providing high quality care for older people and tackling poverty and inequality. 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Growing the economy of the Borders, and supporting retailers and businesses Proportion of people who rank these issues in the TOP 5 priorities for the Scottish Borders Providing high quality care for older people Tackling poverty and inequality Raising education attainment and achievement and helping people of all ages obtain the skills they need for learning, life and work Providing activities and facilities for younger people Providing sustainable transport links including demand responsive transport Making more affordable housing available Improving mobile phone coverage in the Borders Improving access to superfast broadband in the Borders Reinstateme nt of Borders railway link to Hawick and Carlisle Source: SBHS 2015 Increase energy efficiency at work and in the home Providing arts, culture and heritage activities for all ages Teviot 75.3% 45.9% 46.4% 37.3% 40.3% 37.6% 21.2% 29.6% 26.8% 42.9% 13.3% 10.3% Scottish Borders 70.5% 53.0% 47.3% 45.8% 39.6% 37.8% 31.0% 29.7% 29.0% 24.2% 20.0% 16.6%

32 Public Services: Findings The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) asks various statements about local authority services. The graph below shows the 2015 results for the Scottish Borders and Scotland. Over 50% of the Scottish Borders respondents agreed with the following statements: Good at communicating services High quality services Good at communicating performance Does its best with the money Percentage agreeing with various statements about local authority services and performance, SHS Scottish Borders Scotland Percent Agreeing Good at communicating services High quality services Good at communicating performance Services designed for needs Does its best with the money Addressing key issues Good at listening I can influence decisions I want greater involvement in decisions

33 Find the Teviot and Liddesdale Area Strategic Assessment Extract at: nloads/download/211/strategic_asse ssment