Statement of Community Involvement - Southwark Council Planning ...

2.2 The local communityElephant and Castle is home to a diverse residentand business community that contribute tomake it a truly unique place. Following is somekey baseline information based on the figurespresented in Southwark Council’s Scoping Reportfor the Elephant and Castle SPD/OAPF.• The Opportunity Area includes significantportions of Cathedrals, Chaucer, EastWalworth and Newington wards, and smallsections of Faraday and Camberwell Greenwards.• Elephant and Castle has a very highproportion of people between the ages of16-24 (an average of 16.6%), significantlyhigher than the borough, London ornational averages.• The area also has below the averagenumber of older people for Southwark atjust 9.6%.• There is a large knowledge quarterpopulated by in excess of 30,000 students.th• Southwark is ranked as the 26 mostdeprived local authority area in England,with Elephant and Castle in particularsuffering very high levels of poverty.• East Walworth ward was ranked as themost deprived ward in Southwark in 2007.• White British, White Other and Black orBlack British (African) account for themajority of people residing in the fourwards within the Opportunity Area.• There are significantly high levels of Blackor Black British (African) residents withinthe wards of East Walworth (20.9%) andChaucer (20.4%).• The majority of residents within theOpportunity Area are of Christian faith withMuslims comprising the second largestfaith, an average of about 10%.Key local tenants and residents associations orresidents groups include:• Alberta TRA• Balfour Street Residents Group• Draper House TRA• Garland Court TRA• Henshaw Street TRA• Pullens TRA• Rodney Road TRA• Rockingham Estate TRA• Salisbury Estate TRA• Strata residents• Wansey Street TRAActive local community groups that we haveidentified include:• Cooltan Arts• Elephant and Castle Urban Forest• Elephant Amenity Network• Latin American UK Forum• People’s Republic of Southwark• Southwark Cyclists• Southwark Living Streets• Superarts• Victory Community Park Committee• Walworth SocietyThe Heygate Masterplan Elephant and Castle Outline Planning Application March 20127