Wards and SOAs

Kelsall, just outside Chester is in the SOA Chester 007B. The village has a high population however the area has many green areas and the schools are all aiming to reach their 'green' targets.

The office for national statistics shows that there is 1, 448.77 square meters of greenspace out of a total of 2,241.36 this shows that kelsall is a sustainable area. The majority of this green space will be fields or forest.

The area however is outside most main bus routes and therefore many places have to be travelled to by car, also there is a bypass which is one of the main roads to chester where hundreds of cars pass each day. The overall combined air quality indicator gives the value 0.80. This is quite low compared to Northampton however this is higher than other rural areas due to the bypass.

The schooling in the area is good, with high attendance. The statistics show that 82.4% pupils recieved a*-c grades at KS4.

However a negative on the village would be the crime rate as it is extremely high. The main problems are youths and drunks causing problems. Examples of these are burning down hedges and putting fireworks in post boxes. Other problems are associated with drugs. However the national statistics have no information on these.

Overall the area does represent a sustainable community, but other areas do not represent it. The main areas that do support it are the green areas and the schooling. Yet those things that do not support it are the crime rate and the cost of the housing which is excessive.