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 ; 12% are over the age of 30  12% Are on a Waiting List (21% Year 1)

CONCEALED HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING NEEDS / PREFERENCES TenureStock %Need % Preference %  Owner-Occupation  Social Rental  Private Rental  Shared Ownership Type  Terraced House  Flat / Maisonette  Semi-Detached House Size  One-Bedroom  Two-Bedroom  Three-Bedroom

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%

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%

HOUSEHOLDS MOVING LOCATIONAL PREFERENCES LOCATIONEXISTING % NEW %  Jesmond  South Gosforth  Heaton  Fenham  Westerhope  City Centre  Sandyford  Denton  Kenton REASON FOR PREFERRED LOCATION  Nearer family  Prefer the area  Employment / access to work  Safer / Less crime

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 / Crime3312  Drugs23-  Harassment (neighbours / youths)2018  Dogs33-  Environment2513 LikeALL %  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)  Learning Difficulty (1,040) SUPPORT NEEDS Mental HealthLearning Difficulty  Advice/Advocacy - 42%  Social Contact34%45%  Managing Behaviour64%67%

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

ACCOMMODATION NEEDS Sheltered Private Affordable No WardenTotal Existing In-migrant1, ,615 TOTAL1, ,040 3,095 Supported Housing External Support364 Live-in carer 46 Nursing Home 35 TOTAL445