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Local Area - Westminster Community Statistics
| There are six Local Area Renewal Partnerships in Westminster – the hotspots where there are complex social issues and the most need. Some neighbourhood wards are in the top 3 – 10% most deprived areas in the country. Overall Westminster is in the bottom 40 most deprived out of England’s 354 districts. |
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Map of Westminster Wards
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Some neighbourhood facts...
Harrow Road
- Almost one in 4 residents are in receipt of worklessness benefits.
Queen’s Park
- Nearly one in three children are in workless households, and one in ten children are known to social services.
- 8% of working age residents are claiming sickness benefits.
- Over 13% of people are in economic poverty as evidenced by Pension Credit Claimants.
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Church Street
- One in six residents claims Incapacity Benefit, the highest in Westminster.
- A woman can expect to die 12 years earlier than in Knightsbridge and Belgravia.
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Source: Westminster City Partnership Website
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