Owton Manor Lane shopping precinct, Hartlepool (geograph 5026181)

Owton is an area of south-western

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in the

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, England. It is served by three shopping precincts, which include St. Patrick's shops, Wynyard Road shops and Owton Manor Lane shops. It is near the area of

Rift House Rift House is an area of south-west Hartlepool in the borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It has a secondary school with a sixth-form college and two primary schools; English Martyrs, Kingsley and Rift House. It was a ward of the t ...

, village of Greatham and less than 2 miles away from

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History

Owton Manor Estate was developed as a social housing estate in the 1960’s.

Churches

Owton is served by three local churches: St James Church of England, St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church an
Owton Manor Baptist Church

Households and People

Figures from the Hartlepool Borough Council 2019 Ward Profiles show Manor House Ward had a population of 8,586 people. 2,040 were aged 15 or under, 5,188 were aged between 16 and 64 and 1,358 were over 65.https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/7031/hartlepool_ward_profiles.pdf Streets in the area are grouped by the first letter into blocks named after towns in Scotland, for example, the 'M Block' would be a gathering of M-Streets. The houses are predominantly social housing, 56.3% with 4.9% privately rented and 33.6% owner occupied.

Economic

31.6% of those of working age are receiving benefits 38.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals 56.8% of households have no car. 43.2% of households have no one working Average weekly income £430 (2007/2008) Ranked 152 out of 7932 wards in the national Index of Multiple Deprivation Ranked 5 out of 116 wards in the Tees Valley Index of Multiple Deprivation

Education

* Primary Schools which serve the area include Eskdale Academy, St. Teresa's, Grange and Rossmere. The only secondary school serving the area is

Manor Community Academy Manor Community Academy is a secondary school in the Owton Manor area of Hartlepool, County Durham. It is an academy school which caters for students aged 11 to 16. It is part of the Northern Education Trust Northern Education Trust is a mul ...

. * 27% of adults are classed as having low literacy skills * 69% of adults are classed as having low numeracy skills. * 53.7% of people aged 16 to 74 had no qualifications * 15.7% of people aged 16 to 74 had 1-4 GCSEs * 16.3% of people aged 16 to 74 had 5+GCSEs/1 A level * 3.8% of people aged 16 to 74 had 2+A levels * 4.1% of people aged 16 to 74 had a degree, HNC or Professional qualification. *

was built on the site of the Manor Comprehensive School and opened in 2016.

References

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