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The 2001 Census shows that the resident population of Bestwood Village is 1,655 (1.49% of the Borough’s population). This makes Bestwood Village the least populated of the 22 wards in Gedling. The population is split by gender as follows: - 49% male and 51% female
The Mid-term estimate for June 2004 gives a resident population of 1,745 (1.6% of the Borough's population) which still makes Bestwood Village the least populated ward. The population gender split is estimated as 47.7% male and 52.3% female.
(Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO).
The average age of a person living in Bestwood Village is 43.1 years, compared to an average age in Gedling Borough of 40.1. This gives the Ward the fifth oldest average population of the 22 Wards in the Borough. Nearly one fifth (17%) of Bestwood Village’s population is under sixteen. 55.2% of the population are between the ages of 16 and 60, and 27.8% are 60 and over (Source: ONS, Census 2001).
(Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO)
96.08% of Bestwood Village’s population is either White British or White Irish. This means that 3.92% of the population are from a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) group, accounting for 1.39% (58 residents) of the Borough’s total BME population. This gives Bestwood the eighteenth largest BME population in Gedling Borough.
The Black and Minority Ethnic population is split to reveal that 0.24% is White Other, 1.45% is of Mixed heritage; 1.75% is Asian or Asian British; 0.03% is Black or Black British; and 0.18% is either Chinese or from another Ethnic group (Source: ONS, Census 2001).
| Ethnicity | Bestwood Village | Gedling Borough |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.31 | 96.18 |
| White; British | 95.23 | 93.93 |
| White; Irish | 0.85 | 0.91 |
| White; Other White | 0.24 | 1.34 |
| Mixed | 1.45 | 1.01 |
| Mixed; White and Black Caribbean | 0.66 | 0.55 |
| Mixed; White and Black African | 0 | 0.07 |
| Mixed; White and Asian | 0.18 | 0.27 |
| Mixed; Other Mixed | 0.6 | 0.13 |
| Asian or Asian British | 1.75 | 1.4 |
| Asian or Asian British; Indian | 1.09 | 0.82 |
| Asian or Asian British; Pakistani | 0 | 0.42 |
| Asian or Asian British; Bangladeshi | 0 | 0.03 |
| Asian or Asian British; Other Asian | 0.66 | 0.13 |
| Black or Black British | 0.3 | 1 |
| Black or Black British; Caribbean | 0.3 | 0.84 |
| Black or Black British; African | 0 | 0.07 |
| Black or Black British; Other Black | 0 | 0.09 |
| Chinese or Other Ethnic Group | 0.18 | 0.4 |
| Chinese or Other Ethnic Group; Chinese | 0.18 | 0.28 |
| Chinese or Other Ethnic Group; Other Ethnic Group | 0 | 0.12 |
As measured in the 2001 Census, 74.3% of Bestwood Village’s population is Christian. People from other faith groups make up 2.4 % of the ward population. This is higher than the 1.8% of people from other faith groups that make up the population of Gedling Borough as a whole. As much as 16.8% of the population stated that they have no religion. (Source: ONS, Census 2001).
| Religion | Bestwood Village | Gedling Borough |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 74.3 | 71.8 |
| Buddhist | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Hindu | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Jewish | 0 | 0.1 |
| Muslim | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Sikh | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Other religions | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| No religion | 16.8 | 18.7 |
| Religion not stated | 6.5 | 7.7 |
As measured in the 2001 Census, the vast majority (58.3%) of Bestwood Village’s population is married or re-married. 21.6% of the population is single. The married or re-married percentage of the population on Bestwood Village is therefore higher than across the whole of the Borough, while the single percentage of the population is lower (Source: ONS, Census 2001).
(Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO).
In 2005 Bestwood Village had a birth rate of 43.011 per 1000 women aged 15 to 44. This gave Bestwood Village the eighteenth highest birth rate in Gedling (Source: Gedling PCT, 2007).
Bestwood Village had an average death rate of 1085.55 per 100,000 population between 2001 and 2003. This gave Bestwood Village the highest death rate in Gedling (Source: Gedling PCT, 2005).
For 2005 Bestood Village had an average female life expectancy of 74.5 years, which is the lowest level of female life expectancy in the borough. The average male life expectancy is 73.8 years, the twentieth highest male life expectancy out of the 22 Wards. (Source: Gedling PCT, 2007).
In February 2007 there were 140 residents in Bestwood Village receiving Disability Living Allowance. This gave Bestwood Village the eighteenth highest number of claimants in the Borough (Source: Department for Work and Pensions 2007).
In February 2007 there were 15 residents in Bestwood Village receiving Severe Disablement Allowance. This gave Bestwood Village the seventeenth highest number of claimants in the Borough (Source: Department for Work and Pensions 2007).
The 2001 Census shows that within Bestwood Village 416 individuals declared they had a limiting long-term illness, giving a percentage of 25.14% which is the highest percentage in the Borough.(Source: ONS, Census 2001).
According to the 2001 Census there are 683 households in Bestwood Village. Of these 485 are one-family households, 169 are one-person households and 29 are other households. One family households are broken down into 293 Married Couple households, 56 Cohabiting Couple Family households, 52 Lone Parent households and 84 Pensioner households (Source: ONS, Census 2001).
| All topics for Household Composition - Households | Bestwood Village | Gedling Borough | Bestwood Village (%) | Gedling Borough (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Households | 683 | 47556 | ||
| One person: Pensioner | 82 | 6822 | 12.01 | 14.35 |
| One person: Other | 87 | 6467 | 12.74 | 13.60 |
| One family and no others: All pensioners | 84 | 4780 | 12.30 | 10.05 |
| One family and no others: Married couple: No children | 138 | 7004 | 20.20 | 14.73 |
| One family and no others: Married couple: With one dependent child | 51 | 3264 | 7.47 | 6.86 |
| One family and no others: Married couple: With two or more dependent children | 63 | 5248 | 9.22 | 11.04 |
| One family and no others: Married couple: All children non-dependent | 41 | 3229 | 6.00 | 6.79 |
| One family and no others: Cohabiting couple family: No children | 34 | 2568 | 4.98 | 5.40 |
| One family and no others: Cohabiting couple family: With one dependent child | 6 | 808 | 0.88 | 1.70 |
| One family and no others: Cohabiting couple family: With two or more dependent children | 12 | 803 | 1.76 | 1.69 |
| One family and no others: Cohabiting couple family: All children non-dependent | 4 | 152 | 0.59 | 0.32 |
| One family and no others: Lone parent: With one dependent child | 15 | 1488 | 2.20 | 3.13 |
| One family and no others: Lone parent: With two or more dependent children | 13 | 1314 | 1.90 | 2.76 |
| One family and no others: Lone parent: All children non-dependent | 24 | 1454 | 3.51 | 3.06 |
| Other households: With one dependent child | 5 | 389 | 0.73 | 0.82 |
| Other households: With two or more dependent children | 6 | 383 | 0.88 | 0.81 |
| Other households: All student | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Other households: All pensioner | 3 | 147 | 0.44 | 0.31 |
| Other households: Other | 15 | 1224 | 2.20 | 2.57 |
As at December 2006 there were 10 residents in Bestwood Village registered as unemployed. This represents 1% of the total ward population. The unemployment rate is lower in Bestwood Village than it is across the Borough as a whole where an average of 1.8% of the total population is unemployed.
The number of unemployed people in Bestwood Village over the last six months has remained generally static at 11, with a small decline in December 2006. The trend was punctuated by a rise in August 2006 to 18(Source: Nottinghamshire County Council).
| Occupation Groups | Bestwood Village | Gedling Borough |
|---|---|---|
| All people aged 16-74 in employment | 770 | 54355 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working as: Professional occupations | 50 | 5698 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working as: Associate professional and technical occupations | 88 | 7237 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working as: Administrative and secretarial occupations | 92 | 7836 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working as: Skilled trades occupations | 114 | 6845 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working as: Personal service occupations | 59 | 3649 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working as: Sales and customer service occupations | 55 | 4620 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working as: Process; plant and machine operatives | 71 | 4565 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working as: Elementary occupations | 120 | 5899 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working as: Managers and senior officials | 121 | 8006 |
| Sectors of Employment | Bestwood Village | Gedling Borough |
|---|---|---|
| All people aged 16-74 in employment | 769 | 54356 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Agriculture; hunting; forestry | 10 | 489 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Fishing | 0 | 9 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Mining and quarrying | 0 | 116 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Manufacturing | 148 | 8207 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Electricity; gas and water supply | 8 | 620 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Construction | 78 | 4508 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles | 159 | 10136 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Hotels and catering | 25 | 2117 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Transport storage and communication | 55 | 3319 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Financial intermediation | 19 | 1936 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Real estate; renting and business activities | 59 | 5912 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Public administration and defence | 42 | 3321 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Education | 38 | 4661 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Health and social work | 89 | 6514 |
| People aged 16-74 in employment working in: Other | 39 | 2491 |
The table below shows the ranking of Bestwood Village’s Super Output Areas (SOA) (view definition) both nationally and within the Borough. Across the country there are 32,482 SOA’s, and 77 within the Borough of Gedling. Bestwood Village has just one SOA which is the seventeenth most deprived in Gedling:
A map showing the location of the Bestwood Village Super Output Area is available for you to download. (to be added)
| Super Output Area - E01028142 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IMD Score | Rank (Gedling Borough) | Rank (National) | |
| Indices of Multiple Deprivation | 24.14 | 17 | 11047 |
| Income | 0.12 | 24 | 14311 |
| Barriers to Housing and Services | 29.02 | 2 | 7856 |
| Education Skills and Training | 28.84 | 17 | 8734 |
| Health Deprivation | 0.44 | 9 | 10116 |
| Living Environment | 9.97 | 59 | 22728 |
| Crime | 0.54 | 30 | 8807 |
| Employment | 0.12 | 16 | 9795 |
# denotes top 20% nationally
+ denotes bottom 20% nationally
The figures show incidents of crime remained at 10 per 1,000 population or below from October 2005 through to June 2006. However an increase was seen in July to 40 and September to 50 per 1,000 population, peaks during these months were also seen in all Wards within the Borough, but levels returned to the lower rates in August and October 2006.
A graph showing overall crime figures per 1000 population for the 12 month period November 2005 to October 2006 is available for you to download. (Source Gedling Community Safety Partnership, 2007).
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