Bewsey

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.3973
longitude= -2.6084
official_name= Bewsey
map_type= Cheshire
population = 3,330 (2001)
unitary_england= Warrington
lieutenancy_england= Cheshire
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Warrington North
post_town= Warrington
postcode_district = WA5
postcode_area= WA
dial_code= 01925
os_grid_reference= SJ595891

Bewsey and Whitecross is a ward to the west of the town centre of Warrington, England (and includes much of the town centre). It is one of the most deprived areas of the town. [Indices of Deprivation 2004 for Warrington] The town's General Hospital is within the ward. The area is served by the 16/16A bus route from Dallam to Warrington. [Warrington Borough Transport] In terms of other facilities the Sankey Valley Park runs through Bewsey, and there is a piece of parkland known as Bewsey Park in the centre. There are two primary schools, while the nearest high schools are William Beamont in the Orford area, Great Sankey High School in Great Sankey, and St Gregory's RC High School. [A local Warrington street plan]

Demographics

"Note: Statistics expressed as percentages may not add up to 100%"

Politics

Bewsey and Whitecross ward has three councillors, two from the Labour Party and one Liberal Democrat.

Census data

Data is based on that of Bewsey and Whitecross Ward [http://www.warrington.gov.uk/images/Bewsey%20and%20Whitecross%20Ward_tcm15-9928.pdf]

Population and Ethnicity

Bewsey and Whitecross ward has a population of 9,840 residents. Of which 49.3% are male and 50.7% are female. The average age of the population at the census was 36.1 years. Of the 9,840 residents, 96.2% of the population describe their ethnicity as white. Other significant minorities are mixed (0.6%), black (0.4%)and Asian (2.1%). Other races account for 0.7% of the population.

Housing and social situation

In the ward, there are 4,431 households of which 51.5% are owner-occupied. 34.1% account for council housing, 11.2% are rented from private landlords and 3.1% of houses have residents who live rent free. In the last two quarters of 2005, the average price of a house in Bewsey was £132,235. The population density of Bewsey and Whitecross is 12.6 residents per hectare. Also, 8.3% of households are classed as overcrowded. According to the ACORN index, 49.6% of residents describe Bewsey and Whitecross as a "hard-pressed" area. According to the indices of multiple deprivation, the ward falls into the slightly below average ward economically. 12.8% of residents are on benefits.

Employment and education

In the ward, employment rate stands at 58.2% of the population. On top of this, 5.0% of all economically active residents are unemployed (this is significantly above the Warrington unemployment rate of 2.9%), 1.7% are students in full-time education. 35.0% are classed as "economically inactive" (due to long-term disability, retirement or full time carer status). In terms of education, 37.25 have no qualifications whatsoever. The majority (46%) have level one (at least 1+ GCSE at A*-G or equivalent) or level two (at least 5+ GCSEs at A*-G or 1 A-Level at A-E or equivlent) qualifications. 11.0% have level three or higher (at least 2+ A-levels (A-E) or 4+ AS-levels at A-E or equivlent) qualifications.

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