South Central Neighbourhood Management Area
Area Context:
South Central Neighbourhood covers the wards of Princes Park, Greenbank, St Michael's, Wavertree, Church and Childwall. It stretches south from Smithdown Road, through Toxteth, Princes and Sefton Parks down to Aigburth. The area extends through Wavertree towards the city boundary, south of the West Coast main railway line bordering Mossley Hill and including Calderstones Park.
The area is also home to many of the city's diverse communities - particularly centred on the Granby and Toxteth areas of Princes Park ward, and acts as a social, cultural and economic focus for many more. South Central is leading on a number of projects to celebrate the city's diversity.
Local Facts:
In a recent survey of Liverpool local residents, when asked:
Question: To what extent do you agree or disagree that your local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together?
Answer: 79% of residents agreed (compared with 69% across Liverpool).
Question: Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your local area as a place to live?
Answer: 87% of south central residents were satisfied (compared to the city's average 71%).
Schools:
There are nine secondary schools and twenty seven primary schools including special schools.
Housing:
The area is home to 83,000 people who live in higher than City average proportions of owner occupied homes (especially in Church and Childwall wards). Social housing is predominant in Princes Park, whilst privately rented accommodation is more common in Greenbank and St Michaels wards.
South Central has many beautiful listed buildings and a large part of the area is within eleven conservation areas, with a mix of Victorian and Edwardian properties - mainly terraced and newer estates mainly constructed by the public sector. South Central includes within its boundary part of the affluent southern riverfront development at Otterspool, and the much sought-after properties bounding Sefton Park.
Employment Areas:
Wavertree Technology Park is to the north of the area, providing new hi-tech jobs in ICT. Retail centres at Wavertree, Allerton Road, Smithdown Road, and Aigburth Road also provide employment in the retail sector. It is also home to the Liverpool Women's Hospital.
Shops and Community Facilities:
District Centres are located at Allerton Road, Wavertree High Street, Aigburth Road, and Smithdown Road South. Local Centres can be found at Aigburth Vale, Lodge Lane, Park Road, Rose Lane, and Smithdown Road North.
Green Spaces:
- Sefton Park, Princes Park (both Historic Parks)
- Calderstones Park (including nature conservation site)
- Wavertree Playground
- Greenbank Park
- Dingle Vale
- Childwall Woods (including nature conservation site)
- Score Lane
- Northway Recreation Ground
- Sandown Park
Conservation Areas:
- Princes Park
- Sefton Park
- St. Michael's Park
- Grove Park
- Fulwood Park
- Toxteth Park and Avenues
- Princes Road
- Lark Lane
- Wavertree Village
- Wavertree Garden Suburb
- Childwall Abbey
Regeneration Initiatives:
- Housing Market Renewal Initiative - City Centre South and Wavertree Zones of Opportunity
Neighbourhood Area Agreement
The Neighbourhood Area Agreement (NAA) outlines how the many partner agencies,voluntary organisations and the community are working to make South central Liverpool an improving neighbourhood, which is a better place to live and work. The NAA sets out a twelve month programme for 2009-10 based around the four main themes.
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A Safer Stronger Community
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Children and Young People
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Health and Older People
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Economic Development and Enterprise
Woking in partnership we will:
- Support children and families who need help to ensure children access education;
- Work with young people aged 16 -19 not engaged in education or employment to access training and qualifications ;
- Provide activities for children and young people outside school hours and in holidays;
- Provide information on where to get good quality childcare;
- Work hard to raise standards and achievements in our schools;
- Reduce the amount of fly tipping;
- Tackle hate crime;
- Address anti social behaviour;
- Reduce the number of people who struggle to heat their homes in the winter;
- Promote healthy lifestyles;
- Tackle excessive drinking;
- Work with all relevant agencies to coordinate the enhancement of bussiness and neighbourhood centres;
- Improve company formation, survival and build on workforce development;
- Work to increase employment rates, particularly amongst single parents, Black and Racial Minority (BRM) residents, the long term unemployed, people over 50 and those on incapacity benefit.
For a full copy of the NAA please click on the link below
South Central Full Neighbourhood Area Agreement 2009-10![(PDF [1.6Mb] opens in new window)](/images/PDF.gif)
For a copy of the Summary NAA please click link below
South Central Neighbourhood Area Agreement in brief 2009-10
South Central Neighbourhood Management Team produce the following newsletters;
Please click link for latest edition Liverpool South Central Neighbourhood News.
Please click link for latest edition Princes Park Newsletter.
Please click link for latest edition Lodge Lane Newsletter.
Please click link for latest edition Granby Newsletter.
Neighbourhood Manager with overall responsibility is: Billy Maxwell
Assistant Manager: Jack Coutts
Contact
For more information, contact the South Central Neighbourhood Management Team by telephoning Liverpool Direct on 0151 233 3001 or call into your nearest One Stop Shop.