Central Neighbourhood
Trafford's Central neighbourhood consists of 5 wards: Ashton upon Mersey, Brooklands, Priory, St Mary's, and Sale Moor.
Summary
Generally, health outcomes and risk factors for the central neighbourhood are not worse when compared to the Trafford and England averages. However, similar to issues we see across the whole borough, worse health outcomes are mostly linked to higher levels of deprivation within the wards of Sale Moor and St Mary’s.
- Child excess weight is noticeably higher for the wards of Sale Moor and St Mary’s, and in most cases, higher than the Trafford average.
- National and local 21/22 data suggests increasing trends in child excess weight.
- The lowest life expectancy in Central neighbourhood is experienced by males in St Mary’s ward, where there is a 5-year gap between males (80.3 years) and females (85 years).
- Overall incidence of cancer is higher in wards with higher levels of deprivation.
- Premature mortality (all cause and cause-specific) is higher in more deprived wards (Sale Moor & St Mary’s) when compared to all age mortality.
- There has been an increase in the percentage of residents claiming out of work benefits since COVID-19, noticeably higher in Sale Moor and St Mary’s - above the Trafford average.