2003

NEWCASTLE CITY

HOUSING REQUIREMENTS STUDY

OBJECTIVES

Inform Housing, Regeneration & Care Strategies

Help prioritise Investment Decisions

Inform Plan Policies / site negotiation

IDENTIFY

Adequacy of Existing Stock

New Households Affordability / Access Problem

Scale of Future Needs

Scale of Affordable Housing Need in Each Area

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

POSTAL / INTERVIEW SURVEY

12,000 Households - 3,032 Responses

1,000 Face to Face General Interviews

26 Ward Sub-areas; CPA’s ; Pathfinder Area

CITY HOUSE PRICE STUDY

DWELLING BALANCE ANALYSIS

SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS

Population / Household Growth

2001 Census; Waiting List; HIP Data

Housing Strategy ; UDP

KEY FINDINGS

Vast Majority (84%) Live in Adequate Housing

Stock Mismatch – Supply / Preferences

Neighbourhood Facilities / Quality

1,155 Concealed Households forming each year

27% Households with a Special Need

STOCK QUALITY

84.3% Live in Housing Inadequate for their needs

5,800 too small

10,700 need repairs / improvements

58,500 Need Repairs / Improvements

51% Window Repairs; 36% Additional Security; 28% Insulation

ENERGY FACILITIES

96% Have Central Heating (90% Full)

62% Have Double-Glazing (50% Full)

55% Have Loft Insulation

CONCEALED HOUSEHOLDS

1,155 Households forming each year

74% Are Children of Existing Households

12% - Lodgers

27% will form a two person household

9.7% Contain Children (370)

71% Are aged 20 - 29; 12% are over the age of 30

12% Are on a Waiting List (21% Year 1)

CONCEALED HOUSEHOLDS

HOUSING NEEDS / PREFERENCES

Tenure Stock % Need % Preference %

Owner-Occupation 53.5 59.4

Social Rental 35.5 27.1

Private Rental 10.7 12.3

Shared Ownership 0.5 1.2

Type

Terraced House 27.4 17.3 15.4

Flat / Maisonette 29.8 55.9 35.1

Semi-Detached House 30.3 17.9 38.0

Size

One-Bedroom 11.6 42.3 14.7

Two-Bedroom 35.5 45.4 55.5

Three-Bedroom 41.7 10.5 27.9

CONCEALED HOUSEHOLDS (WITHIN 1 YEAR)

INCOME

27% below £10,000 81% below £23,000 91% below £30,000

HOUSE PRICES (JUNE 2003)

Average Price % Sales

Terraced Houses £110,300 35%

Flats £ 96,000 33%

Semi-Detached Houses £116,350 26%

EXISTING HOUSEHOLDS MOVINGHOUSING NEEDSTENURE

Owner-Occupation 57.8%

Social’ Rental 35.8%

Private Rental 6.2%

HOUSING TYPES SIZE

Semi-Det. House 40.0% One Bedroom 1.9%

Detached House 12.1% Two Bedrooms 8.2%

Bungalows 12.9% Three Bedrooms 37.1%

Terraces 17.0% Four or more 52.8%

Flat / Maisonette 15.3%

HOUSEHOLDS MOVING LOCATIONAL PREFERENCES

LOCATION EXISTING % NEW %

Jesmond 31.7 17.5

South Gosforth 30.8 11.8

Heaton 20.8 18.5

Fenham 17.5 8.3

Westerhope 13.9 12.1

City Centre 9.9 3.6

Sandyford 9.2 5.2

Denton 8.9 16.5

Kenton 6.4 4.7

REASON FOR PREFERRED LOCATION

Nearer family 8.3 61.8

Prefer the area 19.6 47.7

Employment / access to work 7.3 36.9

Safer / Less crime 5.4 19.1

LOW DEMAND - KEY FACTORS

High Council / RSL Stock Level

Low Entry Level House Prices

Falling Population Numbers

ISSUES

Creates Choice

Migration to Better Areas

Move Away From :-

Poor Environment / Neighbourhood

High Crime Levels

NEIGHBOURHOOD ISSUES

Dislike Existing

Leaving Households % City

%

Safety / Crime 3312

Drugs 23 -

Harassment (neighbours / youths) 2018

Dogs 33 -

Environment 2513

Like ALL

%

Shopping Facilities59

Public Transport64

Schools32

Housing34

SPECIAL NEEDS

27% Special Needs Households (28,890)

58% are aged over 60

50% - 14,178 Walking difficulty

11% - 3,182 Wheelchair Users (29% live in an Adapted Home)

26% - 7,285 Other Physical Disability

23% - 6,463 Limiting long-term illness

22% - 6,243 Asthmatic / Respiratory Problem

SPECIAL NEEDS

Member 1 % Member 2 %

Mental Health (3,390) 11.9 10.6

Learning Difficulty (1,040) 3.6 6.5

SUPPORT NEEDS Mental Health Learning Difficulty

Advice/Advocacy - 42%

Social Contact 34% 45%

Managing Behaviour 64% 67%

ADAPTATION NEEDS

14% of Dwellings Adapted (14,732)

Type of Adaptation Provided % Needed %

Handrails / grabrails 54 31

Bathroom Adaptations 48

49

Access to Property 35 14

Stairlift / Vertical lift 27 15

Ground Floor Toilet 23 20

Adaptations for Wheelchair 23 12

Extension 3 9

ACCOMMODATION NEEDS

Sheltered Private Affordable No Warden Total

Existing 136 241 103 480

In-migrant 1,003 675 937 2,615

TOTAL 1,139 916 1,040 3,095

Supported Housing

External Support 364

Live-in carer 46

Nursing Home 35

TOTAL 445