Prima Neighbourhood & picton Plan

Putting customers and communities first

Click here to enter our gardening competition! Your Neighbourhood about the area local facilities Home to Wavertree Botanic Gardens, a 19th century public park Wavertree and Picton are vibrant communities with a wide variety of with a Grade II-listed curator’s lodge, this suburb to the south-east local facilities. Some of these include: of city centre has a lively high street and a technology park • Wavertree Playground - Also known locally as The Mystery, served by its own train station. was one of the first purpose-built public playgrounds in the United Our stock in the Picton and Wavertree areas consist of approximately Kingdom. 147 terraced houses and 100 purpose-built properties including flats • Schools - Choice of at least three primary schools. and houses. It is a thriving area with most facilities easily within walking • Liverpool Aquatics Centre - Includes an Athletics centre, distance. The area also has very strong transport links to other areas swimming pool, school holiday activities, Childrens parties, first aid including . courses fitness suite and classes. • Picton Children’s Centre - Provides facilities for baby massage, stay and play sessions, parenting classes, support groups, sensory Community Events & CLubs room and adult learning courses. It provides free weekly fun • Thingwall Community Centre - Host a variety of weekly activities for parents, carers and their children. events and activities including, zumba, drama, karate and pre-school • Picton Road Library playgroup. The full list of activites can be found here. • Frontline - Offers community involvement schemes • Gregson Memorial Institute - Aim to increase community and also a foodbank. involvment supporting elders in the community and community • Excellent Transport Links - Edge Lane train station is nearby resource centre facilities. and regular bus services to and from the city centre. • Smithdown Road Festival - A coming together of the • Range of Local Shops - Convenience stores, hairdressers and Smithdown Road bars and cafes to create a varied Bank Holiday food outlets. weekend of entertainment. • Lawrence Road Post Office • Range of nearby supermarkets and clothing outlets - Aldi, Asda, Matalan and Iceland. • Wavertree One Stop Shop - Picton road information and advice about council services all under one roof. • Picton Neighbourhood Medical & Children’s Centre Your Neighbourhood

Planned Improvements Local councillors A full list of any planned, cyclical and capital works can be found here. Councillor Paul Kenyon Councillor Nathalie Nicholas We will soon be undertaking a stock condition survey on all PHA housing Councillor Abdul Qadir to identify any neccessary improvements.

Community Action Days Prima staff will also be taking part in regeneration clean-ups, area get in touch with us audits and customer engagement throughout the year. www.primagroup.org 8 Columbus Quay If you are looking for a Liverpool property in this area then @PrimaGroupHousing Merseyside please click here to join our L3 4DB waiting list. @prima_grp 0151 227 1001

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Our properties in Wavertree & Picton. Neighbourhood indicators

The information shown on the next few pages show different measures of people’s satisfaction with their neighbourhood, education levels, tenure of housing, crime rates, population and the sense of community cohesion in the neighbourhood. The data included here is taken from the postcodes in which we own homes only.

All crimes “I’m satisfied with the local 71.3 November 2017 to December 2018 79.2 area as a place to live” 79.3 562 “I belong to the 55 57.7 neighbourhood” 58.2

“People from different 69.8 backgrounds get on well 76.2 76 together in the local area” Anti-social behaviour incidents Novemeber 2017 to December 2018

Aged 65+ 76.1 “I am satisfied with both my 82.4 83 home and my neighbourhood” 96

“I can influence decisions in 27 29.9 the local area” 28.9

% Car crimes 0 20 40 60 80 100 November 2017 to December 2018

Wavertree & Social Housing Areas England Picton 44 Neighbourhood indicators

Social rented households Owner occupied households Rented from private landlord Other rented dwellings 566 706 686 66 28% (England average - 17.7%) 34.9% (England average - 64.1%) 33.9% (England average - 15.4%) 3.3% (England average - 2.8%)

Local authority rented Owner occupied Housing Association rented Other

70 64.1 60

50

40 37.2 38.5 34.9 32.4 30 26.1

% Of households 20 19.6 18.2

10 9.5 9.4 8.3 1.8 0 Wavertree & Picton Social housing areas England Neighbourhood indicators

Education Population

Wavertree & Social Housing Areas England Aged 0-15 Working age Aged 65+ Picton

100 35 9 90 15.1 17.9 30 29.1 27.4 80 25 22.5 70 60 20 71.2 50 64.7 63.1 15 40 % Of population % Aged 16-74 10 30 20 5 10 19.8 20.2 19.1 0 0 People with no qualifications Wavertree & Picton Social housing areas England

Health Post & Telecommunications Education

32.3% of all people in 24% of all people in 7.2% of all people in employment employment employment Largest Industry Sector Second largest industry sector Third largest industry sector Action plan 2019 - 2020

Action Partners/Staff Resources Details Outcomes Date

To undertake cyclical • Prima Assets Team • Complete painting and associated repairs • Improve the appearance of Prima March decorating works to • Housing Officer work, where required, to houses, fences and properties and the neighbourhoods 2020 Prima properties communal areas in which we manage/own stock

To undertake area audits • Local Councillors and Local • Undertake a rolling programme of • Develop an action plan from each March as identified by Housing Authority Staff intelligence led estate walkabouts with key walkabout, with agreed outcomes 2020 Officers and the local • Police partners and local residents. They will target and organisational responsibilities to community • Not for profit local issues/areas of concern to residents and we resolve organisations will work jointly with partners to seek local • Monitor progress on action plans on • Tenancy Sustainment Staff solutions i.e. fly-tipping hotspots, potholes, a quarterly basis • Housing Officers illegal parking, etc. • To work with partners to resolve • Tenants solutions

To undertake regeneration • Local Councillors and Local • Undertake a rolling programme of • Improve the environment in local areas March clean-ups as identified by Authority Staff intelligence led estate clean up days with key by reducing fly tipping and targeting 2020 Housing Officers and the • Police partners specific areas of concern to local local community • Not for profit local residents • Promote the availability of local services organisations available to residents • Tenancy Sustainment Officers • To engage with residents and the • Housing Officers wider community to promote positive • Tenants engagement to improve the local • Schools environment

Engage all residents in • Prima finance team • Undertake annual satisfaction survey with • Review service costs and deliver Jan improving communal • Housing Officers residents who pay a service charge for value for money in the services we 2020 services communal services regarding the quality and provide to all residents costs of those services