Example Reports - Evidencing Rural Need

This page shows examples of the wide range of reports available including those on rural deprivation, profiles of areas such as villages, parishes and market towns, the rural economy and how easy (or more likely, not) is it to access services. This project is ongoing and we are planning to develop further reports in the near future. The latest reports (February 2012) are enhanced rural place profiles, an example of which is featured below.

The reports are the property of the Rural Community Action Network (RCAN). However if you are interested in reports for your area either as an organisation or members of the public then please contact your local RCAN member to discuss having access to them.

Currently there are six types of report available with an example of each shown below:

1. Rural share of deprivation

Strategic influencing tool - to highlight the volume of rural deprivation locally
Developed at local authority geographies (district, unitary,county), the regions, England as a whole and parliamentary constituencies.
Rural Share of Deprivation: Example Report - Lancashire

2. Most deprived rural areas

Strategic influencing and operational tool - highlighting the level, location and characterstics of deprived rural areas
Based on the Government Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) measure and the finer grained estimates developed by OCSI and our member, Norfolk Rural Community Council developed for: LA (district, unitary,county), regions and England, parliamentary constituencies
Most Deprived Rural Areas: Example Report - Cambridgeshire

3. Rural Place Profiles (New and Updated February 2012)

For parishes, villages and market towns (settlements' defined by the Office for National Statistics)
Ideal for support of Community Led (parish) Planning
Information on population and how it is changing, its health and levels of disability, employment and skills, the types and affordability of local housing as well as transport and access to services
Quantitative evidence for smaller rural communities

Rural Place Profile: Example Report - Kyloe, Northumberland

4. Who's there: Workplace and Daytime Profiles

Data report for targetting services to groups who are actually present in the day (rather than usual evidence on residential populations many of whom are out-commuters
Developed for: LA (district, unitary,county)
Who's there: Workplace and Daytime Profiles: Example Report - Shropshire

5. Rural Economy

explores employment and jobs in rural areas including employment rates and jobs by sector and occupation.
sets out the strength of the local economy, including the number, type and size of local business units, and levels of small and large businesses.
highlights levels of unemployment and worklessness in the local rural economy, showing which groups (age and gender) are most likely to be receiving out-of-work benefits.
Developed for: LA (district, unitary,county) and Parliamentary Constituencies
Rural Economy: Example Report - Craven Yorkshire

6. Access to Services

explores distance to services in rural areas, including key themes such as health and education.
looks at travel times to key services by walking and public transport, highlighting hotspots with the greatest travel times to key services.
highlights rural areas with high proportions of households lacking access to private transport (cars or vans). Breakdowns of car ownership for key equalities groups is also included.
Developed for: LA (district, unitary,county) and Parliamentary Constituencies
Access to Services: Example Report -Suffolk

For more information, please contact Martin Hawkins, Rural Services Officer.

Have you seen our new Rural Place Profiles (see # 3 on the main list)

RCAN's Rural Evidence Website

If you do not work for RCAN but are interested in finding our more about the reports please contact Martin Hawkins at ACRE