Finlay, Robin

Hall, Suzanne

King, Julia

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City Street Data Profile on Ethnicity, Economy and MigrationThis data emerges from an ESRC funded project onSuper-diverse Streets:Economies and spaces of urban migration in UK cities (ES/L009560/1)This project is hosted by LSE Cities in the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science.By Suzanne Hall, Julia King and Robin FinlayDecember 2015Narborough Road, LeicesterSuper-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 2PrefaceNarborough Road, Leicester : Super Diverse StreetsPhase 1, ‘Super-diverse streets’ data profiles, 2015The ‘Super-diverse streets’ project is an ESRC-funded research exploration of the intersections between city streets, ethnic diversity and economic adaptations in the context of accelerated migration (ref: ES/L009560/1). The research is based on a comparative analysis across UK cities and aims to explore how urban retail economies and spaces are shaped by and shape migrant practices. The first phase of this project incorporates a qualitative survey conducted in 2015, and focuses on four ‘super-diverse’ high streets: Rookery Road (Birmingham); Stapleton Road (Bristol); Narborough Road (Leicester); and Cheetham Hill (Manchester). Each street was selected for its location in an ethnically diverse as well as comparatively deprived urban locale. Furthermore, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester and Manchester are amongst the UK cities that have the highest percentage of ‘country of birth’ citizens from outside of the UK, after London. From this grounded perspective we trace emerging capacities as well as old and new inequalities. We also record the diversification of bodies, spaces and micro-economic networks in a world that is increasingly mobile and bordered. In total, the face-to-face surveys across four streets incorporate 910 units, 596 units include retail, service and civic activities of which 480 are retail units and 68 units were vacant. 351 proprietors were surveyed. The data incorporated in this report includes the core of our survey in both tabular and graphic form. The purpose is to provide an overview briefing of the survey data itself. Analytic perspectives of how and why migrant proprietors arrive on these specific streets, and how and why their shops both flourish and fail, are developed in further papers. Our aim in disseminating the comparative data sets for each of the four streets, is to provide detailed data to inform debates and policy around: • the future of ‘British’ high streets; • ethnic minority and/or migrant enterprise; and • the role of historic and contemporary migrations in shaping cities and streets across the UK.  The Phase 1 survey of these four streets was conducted by Suzanne Hall, Robin Finlay and Julia King.- To cite this report, or to use an image from it: Hall, Suzanne, King, Julia and Robin Finlay (2015) City Street Data Profile on Ethnicity, Economy and Migration: Rookery Road, Birmingham, an ESRC report, November 2015.- To download companion reports, click on:  Rookery Road (Birmingham); Stapleton Road (Bristol); and Cheetham Hill (Manchester). For further information on the Super-diverse Streets project please go to: https://lsecities.net/objects/research-projects/super-diverse-streetsSuper-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 3ContentsIntroduction    p. 4City Locale    p. 5World to Street   p. 6Street Survey   p. 7 Histories of Arrival    p. 8Diverse Uses   p. 9Unit Variation and Value  p. 10Streetscape    p. 11Street Layers   p. 12Narborough Road, Leicester Super-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 4IntroductionNarborough Road is located to the south-west of Leicester city centre, and falls primarily within the Westcotes Ward. Drawing on the latest national Census data from 2011, 33.6% of those living in Leicester were born outside of the UK, closely correlating with the 33% of those living in the Westcotes Ward. Narborough Road is within areas that are ranked as amongst the 10% and 20% most deprived in England, according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2015. Key points to highlight with respect to our survey of proprietors along Narborough Road are:• Of the 222 units along the street, 151 are retail units, 28 are service units and 6 are civic units. • 9% of the non-residential units were vacant, and 43% of proprietors have been on the street for 5 years or less.• 60% of 60 proprietors surveyed reported to have been in another area of employment before setting up shop.• Food-related retail accounts for by far the most prominent activity on the street (44%).• We recorded on average 4.4 jobs within respective non-residential units including retail, service and civic. Based on our average of jobs per unit, we estimate that there are approximately 814 jobs within the retail, service and civic units along the street. • Using survey input from 56 proprietors, 54% of those employed are reportedly non-family members.• There were 22 countries of birth represented among the 108 proprietors we surveyed. This was by far the most varied range of proprietors by country of birth across the four surveyed streets. The highest representation of countries of birth amongst the proprietors include: UK (32%); India (21%); and Turkey (7%). • Long-established retailers on Narborough Road include proprietors from Uganda, Malawi and Kenya who fled in relation to the East African Asian refugee crisis. In the last 10 years, the origins of proprietors on Narborough Road include India, Turkey, Iraq and Kurdistan. • 79% of proprietors speak more than one language, while 63% speak three languages or more.Narborough Road, Leicester Super-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 5(0 100 200km0 2 4km0 0.25 0.5km(0 100 200km0 2 4km0 0.25 0.5kmCity Locale67.0%7.1%6.6%1.1%5.2%3.0%4.9%3.8%1.0%0.2%UKEurope | PolandEurope | OtherAfrica | NigeriaAfrica | OtherMiddle EastAsia | IndiaAsia | OtherThe AmericasOtherWestcotes WardPopulation  11,644(0 100 200km0 2 4km0 0.25 0.5kmNNarborough Road0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%OtherThe AmericasAsia | OtherAsia | IndiaMiddle EastAfrica | OtherAfrica | KenyaEurope | OtherEurope | PolandUK66.4%1.9%4.0%2.2%7.5%1.3%11.3%4.1%1.1%0.2%UKEurope | PolandEurope | OtherAfrica | KenyaAfrica | OtherMiddle EastAsia | IndiaAsia | OtherThe AmericasOtherLeiscesterPopulation 329,839StationWestcotes Ward(0 100 200km0 2 4km0 0.25 0.5kmN0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%OtherThe AmeriAsia | OtheAsia | IndiaMiddle EasAfrica | OthAfrica | NigEurope | OEurope | PUK(0 100 200km0 2 4km0 0.25 0.5kmEngland and WalesPopulation 56,075,912 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%OtherThe AmericasAsia | OtherAsia | IndiaMiddle EastAfrica | OtherAfrica | NigeriaEurope | OtherEurope | PolandUK86.7%4.8%2.3%0.5%4%1.2%0.3%UKEuropeAfricaMiddle EastAsiaThe AmericasOtherCountry of Birth(0 100 200km0 2 4km0 0.25 0.5kmLeicesterManchesterBristolBirminghamLondonNCountry of Birth Country of BirthNarborough Road, Leicester : Based on 2011 Census data from the Office of National StatisticsSuper-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 6Narborough Road, Leicester : A survey of proprietors by country of birth (2015)World to Street0m 50mSuper-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 7Narborough Road, Leicester : A summary of core survey data (2015)Street SurveyFoodMiscellaneousCommercial Services (including health practitioners, accountants, solicitors)BeautyCivic (library, college, temple, community centre, church and hall X2)ClothingTechnologyTotalTotal units (excluding residential) - 204Total surveyed - 108Total vacant units - 19Activities (excluding residential) Employment Figures Number of Languages Spoken Duration (excluding residential)Not full survey data 60%: 60 proprietors surveyed responded to the question: ‘What work did the proprietor do before trading in the shop?’*56 proprietors surveyed responded to the question: ‘How many employees are family or non-family members?’Experience of other occupationTertiary educationFor our purposes, a proprietor incorporates the owner of a business including retail and services. We have also included civic services in calculations for employment figures, number of languages spoken, and duration. Total retail - 151 Total services - 28Total civic - 644%19%15%9%3%5%5%100%IndependentRetailSurveyed number of Jobs FamilyNon-FamilyAverage jobs per unitEstimated total number of Jobs68%36646%*54%*4.4814More than 13 - 45 +79%49%14%5 years or less6 - 19 years20 + years43%33%24%Countries of birth amongst proprietors – 22:Afghanistan, Cameroon, Canada, India, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Kenya, Kurdistan, Lithuania, Malawi, Pakistan, Poland, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, UK, Zambia, ZimbabweSuper-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 8Narborough Road, Leicester : Duration of proprietors in relation to historic events (2015)Histories of Arrival051045+2030402015201020051970199519851975PakistanAfghanistanLithuaniaZimbabweCanadaKurdistan IraqMalawiUgandaZambiaSomaliaCameroonTanzaniaTurkeyUKIranPolandSri LankaIndiaKenya19991972Expulsion of Asians from Uganda(East African Asian Crisis 1968-1976)Asylum and Immigration Act (UK)2004EU enlargement (Europe)2008Global Financial CrisisSuper-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 9Narborough Road, Leicester : Activity on the street over time (2015)Diverse UsesKEYTechnologyMiscellaneousServiceCivicBeautyFoodClothing0510452030402015201020051970199519851975duration of shop24%30%46%20+ years6-19 years5 or lessshop units coloured by typeSuper-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 10Narborough Road, Leicester : The range of units and the market value (2015)Unit Variation and Value10m 20m4m0mTypical retail unitaverage rent: £1000 / month *~ 60 sq mLargest retail unitclothing store~ 380 sq mSmallest retail unitsub-divided hair and nail salon~ 10 sq mnumber of employees (for ‘typical unit’ based on average from survey data)rental values drawn from ﬁeldwork including interviews with estate agents and tenants*Super-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 11Narborough Road, Leicester (2015)StreetscapeNarborough Road, Leicester (2015)Super-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 12Street LayersNarborough Road, Leicester : Shop Type and Languages (2015)±0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.20.025KilometersLegend±0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.20.025KilometersLegendShop type<all other values>Shop_TypeTechnologyMiscellaneousServiceCivicBeautyFoodClothingResidentialClosed0 50 100mLanguagesNo_Lang123 - 45 - 67 - 80 50 100m±LegendShop type<all other values>Shop_TypeTechnologyMiscellaneousServiceCivicBeautyFoodClothingResidentialClosed0 50 100m±LegendShop type<all other values>Shop_TypeTechnologyMiscellaneousServiceCivicBeautyFoodClothingResidentialClosed0 50 100m±LegendShop type<all other values>Shop_TypeTechnologyMiscellaneousServiceCivicBeautyFoodClothingResidentialClosed0 50 100m±LegendShop type<all other values>Shop_TypeTechnologyMiscellaneousServiceCivicBeautyFoodClothingResidentialClosed0 50 100m±LegendLanguagesNo_Lang123 - 45 - 67 - 80 50 100mShop TypesLanguages SpokenNNSuper-diverse Streets. ESRC Project (ES/L009560/1)© p. 13Street LayersNarborough Road, Leicester : Employment and family employment (2015)±0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.20.025KilometersLegend±0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.20.025KilometersLegendTotal EmploymentTot_Emp1 - 56 - 1011 - 1516 - 2021 - 2526 - 30Prop Family EmploymentNo_Fam_Emp / Tot_Emp81% - 100%61% - 80%41% - 60%21% - 40%0% - 20%0 50 100m±LegendShop type<all other values>Shop_TypeTechnologyMiscellaneousServiceCivicBeautyFoodClothingResidentialClosed0 50 100m±LegendShop type<all other values>Shop_TypeTechnologyMiscellaneousServiceCivicBeautyFoodClothingResidentialClosed0 50 100m±0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.20.025KilometersLegendTotal EmploymentTot_Emp1 - 56 - 1011 - 1516 - 2021 - 2526 - 30±LegendProp Family EmploymentNo_Fam_Emp / Tot_Emp81% - 100%61% - 80%41% - 60%21% - 40%0% - 20%0 50 100mTotal Employment% Family EmploymentNN

City street data profile on ethnicity, economy and migration: Narborough Road, Leicester, an ESRC report, December 2015

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City street data profile on ethnicity, economy and migration: Narborough Road, Leicester, an ESRC report, December 2015

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