It's official…
Life is on the up for people in Burngreave!
That's according to the results of a national survey that has shown residents in Burngreave are enjoying an improving quality of life.
The number of residents who feel their quality of life is fairly or very good has increased from 52 per cent in 2002 to 79 per cent now. In addition, those who are fairly or very satisfied with Burngreave as a place to live is up from 64 per cent to 71 per cent.
Other notable findings include:
86 per cent of people have heard of Burngreave New Deal of Communities (BNDfC) – a rise of 15 per cent from 2002.
The impact of BNDfC on the area where 58 per cent of residents surveyed think that New Deal activities have improved the area by a fair amount or a great deal – an increase of 19 per cent since 2002.
The percentage of residents who think their area has got slightly or much better in the previous two years is up from 29 per cent to 58 per cent.
People being fairly or very satisfied with local secondary schools up from 52 per cent to 83 per cent.
Undertaken by MORI every two years, the New Deal for Communities (NDC) household survey involves interviews with people who live in the 39 NDC areas across the country.
A total of 500 residents from 4,200 households in the BNDfC area were randomly selected to take part in the research which looks at the impact of NDC programmes on the communities they work in.
John Clark, BNDfC Chief Executive, said:
"We are obviously delighted with these results which indicate that BNDfC is having a positive impact on this area, making it a better place to live, work and play.
"When the 2002 survey was completed we were only in Year 1 of our ten-year programme so to see the improvements made two years on from that time is very encouraging and sets us up well for the future.
“A lot of people have put a great deal of effort into the regeneration of this community including BNDfC staff and project teams and voluntary organisations but most importantly local residents. We are all committed to working together to drive forward the changes that are already taking place in Burngreave.”