Aylesbury Vale

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     Location: South East England

     Population: 174,100 (ONS, census 2011)

     Interesting fact: On Sunday, May 21, 1950, the first ever recorded tornado in the UK struck the Vale of Aylesbury

 

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Aylesbury Vale is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls
under the branch of our service called SPARSE Rural.
A list of all the SPARSE Rural members (from the Predominantly Rural Councils) can be found here.




Aylesbury Vale Information

Phone number
01296 336977
Website
www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)
- Buckinghamshire Thames Valley
- South East Midlands
Frequency of elections
Every 4 years
Number of councillors
59
Political composition
Conservative - 37 
Liberal Democrat - 21
Independent - 1
MPs
Aylesbury - David Lidington (Conservative)Buckingham - John Bercow (Conservative / The Speaker)
Decision making structure
Leader and a Cabinet
Population change
One Year Population Change
+ 900 (0.52%)
Ten Year Population Change
+ 10,400 (6.34%)
Police Authority
Thames Valley Police Authority
Fire Service
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Health Authority
South Central Strategic Health Authority
Area
90,360 Hectares
Super Sparsity Indicator
0.0882
Audited by
Southern Region (Audit Commission)
Rural Classification (Birbeck)
Predominently Rural (Rural 50)
Population by Area- (Density)
1.92 people per hectare
Number of Parishes
111
Number of Parish Meetings
27
Number of Parish Councils
81
Number of Town Councils
3
Average house price
£259,018 (Jan - March 2010)
£278,450 (Oct - Dec 2010)
£273,708 (July - Sept 2011)
£264,923 (Oct - Dec 2011)
£273,920 (July - Sept 2012)
£260,464 (Oct - Dec 2012)
Outsourced Services
Street Cleaning and Litter, Leisure Centres (Trust), Theatre, Green Spaces Grounds Maintenance. Dog Warden service, Cleaning, Occupational Health, Security and Parking Services Cover. Commercial Property (Trust), Abandoned vehicles, Vending machines, Water machines. The maintenance and repairs of AVDC operational properties namely - Offices, Community Centres, Pavilions, Car Parks, Public Toilets and other sundry building and properties. Maintenance would include service contracts and repairs would include both planned and reactive repairs.  Also included would be external consultants, such as Structural engineers, Services engineers, Asbestos consultants, Water quality engineers, Building Surveyors
Average age of population
39.1 (2011 Census data)
Main Towns
Buckingham, Winslow, Aylesbury
Unemployment rate
1.7% (JSA claimants for December 2012)
Current Council Tax *
(amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included)
2010/2011 Council Tax - £144.18
2011/2012 Council Tax - £144.17
2012/2013 Council Tax - £144.09
2013/2014 Council Tax - £146.42
Percentage of households which are second homes/holiday accommodation
0.47% (Department for Communities and Local Government, October 2012)
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health
51.4% (2011 Census data)
Percentage of employed people who have less than 2km to travel to work
32%
Employment by Occupation
Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3
46.9% (2011 Census data)
Average annual wage for full time employees
  1. 2009 Workplaced Based Median - £27,091
    2010 Workplaced Based Median - £26,000
    2011 Workplaced Based Median - £27,123
  2. 2009 Workplaced Based Mean - £32,628
    2010 Workplaced Based Mean - £32,875
    2011 Workplaced Based Mean - £34,979
  3. 2009 Resident Based Median - £29,337
    2010 Resident Based Median - £29,272
    2011 Resident Based Median - £31,107
  4. 2009 Resident Based Mean - £36,400
    2010 Resident Based Mean - £37,778
    2011 Resident Based Mean - £41,269
Percentage of those employed in full time employment
43.2% (2011 Census data)
Cars or vans owned per household
(2011 Census data)
No cars or vans - 13.3%
1 car or van - 38.1%
2 cars or vans - 36.2%
3 cars or vans - 8.8%
4 or more cars and vans - 3.5%
Local Newspapers
Bucks Herald, Buckingham and Winslow Advertiser, Leighton Buzzard Observer, Bucks Free Press Thame Gazette
National Park/AONBs
The Chilterns (AONBS)
MP with ** beside their name are members of the APPG on Rural Services.

Detail and Analysis for Aylesbury Vale

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    Rural Living is a section of analyses that pulls together information on a number of subjects ranging from access to key services, speed of broadband, to issues of health (Click here to view these analyses)

    Rural Business:
    We work with the Federation of Small Businesses to compile and inter-relate rural statistics provided by their surveys (Click here to view these analyses)

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    How rural communities spend their leisure time provides insight to the desire, the need and the opportunity in accessing appropriate recreational facilities and spaces (Click here to view these analyses)

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    A local insight

    The RSN is asking Councils to give a local rural perspective through answers to the two questions set out below. This process is ongoing, but we hope to be given first replies for this year by the end of 2011. The boxes below will be completed as we hear back from authorities. Information given will be incorporated into Rural Services Network reports, representations and programmes.

    One area of policy undertaken by Aylesbury Vale District Council where (in their rural areas) they felt they have made real progress in the last year:
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    One area of policy delivery undertaken by Aylesbury Vale District Council where (in their rural areas) they consider they still face or now face a significant challenge:
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