2. 2003 NEWCASTLE CITY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS STUDY

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. CONCEALED HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING NEEDS / PREFERENCES TenureStock %Need % Preference %  Owner-Occupation 53.559.4  Social Rental 35.5 27.1  Private Rental 10.7 12.3  Shared Ownership 0.5 1.2 Type  Terraced House 27.417.3 15.4  Flat / Maisonette 29.855.9 35.1  Semi-Detached House 30.317.9 38.0 Size  One-Bedroom 11.642.3 14.7  Two-Bedroom 35.545.4 55.5  Three-Bedroom 41.710.5 27.9

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 £110,30035%  Flats £ 96,000 33%  Semi-Detached Houses£116,35026%

10. EXISTING HOUSEHOLDS MOVING HOUSING NEEDS TENURE  Owner-Occupation 57.8%  Social’ Rental 35.8%  Private Rental 6.2% HOUSING TYPESSIZE  Semi-Det. House 40.0%One Bedroom 1.9%  Detached House 12.1%Two Bedrooms 8.2%  Bungalows 12.9%Three Bedrooms 37.1%  Terraces17.0%Four or more52.8%  Flat / Maisonette15.3%

11. HOUSEHOLDS MOVING LOCATIONAL PREFERENCES LOCATIONEXISTING % NEW %  Jesmond31.717.5  South Gosforth30.811.8  Heaton20.818.5  Fenham17.58.3  Westerhope13.912.1  City Centre9.93.6  Sandyford9.25.2  Denton8.916.5  Kenton6.44.7 REASON FOR PREFERRED LOCATION  Nearer family 8.361.8  Prefer the area 19.647.7  Employment / access to work 7.336.9  Safer / Less crime 5.419.1

12. 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

13. NEIGHBOURHOOD ISSUES Dislike Existing Leaving Households % City %  Safety / Crime3312  Drugs23-  Harassment (neighbours / youths)2018  Dogs33-  Environment2513 LikeALL %  Shopping Facilities59  Public Transport64  Schools32  Housing34

14. 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

15. SPECIAL NEEDS Member 1 % Member 2 %  Mental Health (3,390)11.910.6  Learning Difficulty (1,040) 3.6 6.5 SUPPORT NEEDS Mental HealthLearning Difficulty  Advice/Advocacy - 42%  Social Contact34%45%  Managing Behaviour64%67%

16. ADAPTATION NEEDS  14% of Dwellings Adapted (14,732) Type of Adaptation Provided % Needed % Handrails / grabrails5431 Bathroom Adaptations 4849 Access to Property3514 Stairlift / Vertical lift2715 Ground Floor Toilet2320 Adaptations for Wheelchair2312 Extension 3 9

17. ACCOMMODATION NEEDS Sheltered Private Affordable No WardenTotal Existing136241103 480 In-migrant1,0036759372,615 TOTAL1,139916 1,040 3,095 Supported Housing External Support364 Live-in carer 46 Nursing Home 35 TOTAL445