Yardley Constituency Profile

Introduction
Yardley is the most easterly constituency in Birmingham, it is predominately residential. Yardley comprises of four wards:  Acocks Green Sheldon South Yardley Stechford and Yardley North 

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Key Facts – Yardley Constituency
  Residents in this constituency are some of the least positive when considering whether people from different backgrounds get on well together in the local area.   Residents in Yardley are the least satisfied with their local area as a place to live.   It appears that residents in Yardley are also less positive than residents citywide when considering whether they can influence decision making in the local area. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> When compared with the overall citywide figures, a much higher proportion of residents regard crime and street cleanliness as aspects in need of improvement in this local area. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Evidence suggests that residents are less trusting of people and institutions in their local area than residents in the city as a whole. In particular the levels of trust expressed with regards to older people and local shop keepers are lower than those citywide. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Worklessness is higher than the overall citywide level in three of the four wards in Yardley. Levels are lowest in the Sheldon ward. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> In 2010, Yardley has the lowest median household income of all constituencies within Birmingham; this was over £9,000 less than the constituency (Sutton Coldfield) with the highest. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Data from 2008 indicates that the level of child poverty was highest in South Yardley. <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Acquisitive crime has been increasing in Yardley, with significant increases in burglary and robbery between 2009/10 and 2010/11. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Yardley residents are also the least positive when considering whether the police and local public service providers successfully deal with crime and ASB. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Pupil attainment levels are lower than in the city as a whole; however data indicates that these have increased since 2008. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Male and female life expectancy in Yardley are lower than those in the city as a whole. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> There are significant differences between the ward with the lowest life expectancy levels (Acocks Green) and the ward with the highest (Sheldon). </li> </ul>

Comparative Performance
This table details performance on key issues linked to the Sustainable Community Strategy priorities for Birmingham. The table below shows how this constituency fares compared to the rest of the city across various indicators. There is a city comparison which states whether performance is better or worse than the city average, a constituency ranking, whereby performance is ranked between 1 and 10 (with 1 being the best and 10 being the worst) and column indicating whether performance has improved over time (usually over a three year period).