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