Castle Point locality
89,744 residents make up the Castle Point population, and the district has a higher proportion of older people than the national average, which is shaping local health service needs, in addition 1 in 5 people in Castle Point are living with a disability.
Castle Point is the fourth most deprived local authority in Essex and there are high levels of physical inactivity for children and young people, the highest in all of Essex.
Measuring impact in Castle Point to improve outcomes for residents
61.7% of Castle Point adult population are leading an active lifestyle.
System leaders, schools, health and the voluntary sector are collaborating through the Place Partnership programme to align with wider priorities of regeneration, health and active travel.
53.7% of Castle Point residents that are living with a disability, are inactive.
Castle Point are reimagining leisure to an Active Wellbeing Service helping more residents, particularly those with long-term health conditions or financial barriers, to access community-led opportunities.
Only 39.8% of young people have positive attitudes to physical activity.
Young people are essential to regeneration plans in Castle Point. Youth voice is driving community initiatives to ensure children have the best start in life by developing life skills and leadership qualities.
Making Movement a Priority in Castle Point
Castle Point was chosen as a new Place Partner by Sport England, due to its high levels of deprivation and poor health, particularly on Canvey Island. The proportionate element of the Place Partnership work in Castle Point is focusing on areas of greatest need, particularly in increasing levels of physical activity and building the capacity of voluntary and community organisations in the most inactive and deprived areas.
With a shared purpose of ‘enabling communities in Castle Point to achieve better physical and mental health outcomes, through physical activity’, the Place Partnership expansion opportunity in Castle Point has real potential to achieve positive outcomes for health, families, communities, and the local economy.
Castle Point is united by ambition and driven by movement, the following case studies show how the district is contributing to the Fit for the Future Strategy.
