Housing Needs Survey Report

Hinderwell Parish

August 2015

CONTENTS page

1. Parish Summary 3

2. Introduction 3

3. Aim 4

4. Properties for sale or for rent in the area 4

5. Availability of Affordable Housing 5

6. Survey distribution and response 5

7. Housing Need 6-8

8. Key Findings 9

9. Summary and recommendations 10

1. PARISH SUMMARY

The communities which make up Hinderwell Parish include Hinderwell, Staithes, Port Mulgrave, Runswick Bay and Dalehouse. It is the most northerly parish of the Borough of Scarborough. Roxby Beck forms the boundary between Scarborough and Redcar and thus Cow Bar is administered by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. According to the 2011 UK Census, Hinderwell parish had a population of 1875, a decrease on the 2001 UK Census figure of 2103.

2. INTRODUCTION

After the completion of the affordable housing scheme at Runswick Bay in 2014, the Rural Housing Enabler asked the Parish Council if they thought it was time to conduct another Housing Needs Survey as the last one was done in 2011. Councillors were prepared to assist with the survey, so in May 2015, the RHE organised the delivery of the survey in order to establish whether there was further unmet or hidden housing need in Hinderwell Parish. This would then inform on the extent of need and identify what type and size of housing, if any, was needed and which the private market would not necessarily provide.

This report is a summary of the information gathered in this survey.

3. AIM

The aim of conducting the survey is to investigate the affordable housing need for local people or those who have a need to live in/return to Hinderwell parish.

‘Housing need’ can be defined as the need for an individual or household to obtain housing which is suitable to their circumstances. It implies that there are problems or limitations with the household’s current housing arrangements and that the household is unable to afford or to access suitable accommodation in the private sector. Such problems may be concerned with housing costs, size, location, layout, state of repair or security of tenure. This need may be immediate or anticipated in the near future,

4. PROPERTIES FOR SALE OR FOR RENT IN THE AREA

Research into current properties on the market either for rent or purchase indicated the following: Hinderwell – ranging from a small 2 bedroom terraced house at £125,000 to a 5 bedroom detached house at £260,000. Staithes – only one property for sale, a small 2 bedroom terraced house at £89,950. The average 2 bed property in Hinderwell is £148,980 and the average 3 bed property is £179,995.

No properties were advertised for rent in Hinderwell or Staithes so the nearest rented properties were in Loftus as follows: Properties ranged from a 2 bed terraced house at £350 pcm to a 3bed terraced house at £450pcm. (information obtained from www.zoopla.co.uk and www.rightmove.co.uk in July 2015)

Home ownership may be an aspiration for many in light of the local household incomes as mortgage lenders are currently looking for a minimum of 20% deposit and mortgages continue to be difficult to obtain. If we look at the small 2 bed terraced house at Staithes, purchase price £89,950, requiring 20% deposit = £17,990 leaving a required mortgage of £71,960. To finance this, a household income of £20,560 would be required (this is 3.5 times a salary) plus they would need to be able to pay utilities and the usual Council Tax, car expenses and groceries etc.

5. AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

The following Registered Providers (Housing Associations) have the following affordable housing for rent/ low cost home ownership in Hinderwell parish: Yorkshire Coast Homes 46 x 1/2bed bungalows 59 x 2/3bed semi-detached houses 47 x terraced houses 2 x detached houses/bungalows Home 11 x 3bed semi-detached houses 13 x 2bed semi-detached houses Broadacres 8 x 3bed semi-detached houses 6 x 2bed semi-detached houses 2 x 2bed flats

6. SURVEY DISTRIBUTION AND RESPONSE

In June 2015, housing needs survey forms were delivered to every household on the electoral register in Hinderwell Parish with a deadline of 17 July 2015. The survey was also promoted in the four main settlements of Hinderwell, Staithes, Runswick Bay and Port Mulgrave through posters on notice boards and in local businesses. A media release was also sent to the Whitby Gazette for publication. In order to encourage a good response, households were given a pre-paid return address and anonymity was ensured. Completed questionnaires were returned to the Rural Housing Enabler in Scarborough.

It was expected that because the majority of people living in the parish are suitably housed that they would not necessarily respond to any questionnaire seeking information about housing needs. Thus, as only people in housing need were requested to respond, a low response rate was anticipated.

A total of 17 forms were returned of which:

13 were responses from those demonstrating housing need 3 responses were deemed not to be in housing need 1 response used the form to comment but was not in housing need.

7. HOUSING NEED

The following is a table summarising the household characteristics and housing needs of those 13 households that have indicated they are in need of re-housing.

Family Composition Current Accommodation Income Accommodation Required Reason to move Local Connection Couple (1) 2 bed bungalow No income details 2 bed house Current Currently live given accommodation is not in Staithes adults – 36-44 Renting privately Rent HA permanent/secure 10+ years Lived here over 10 years Current rent £350 and they need a and has pcm place of their own. close family in the village Couple (2) 2 bed house Less than £1000 1 or 2 bed house Can’t afford current Currently gross monthly accommodation, live/work in adults – 45-60 Renting from a HA Rent HA need smaller accom’. Hinderwell Lived here 11+ years 11+ years Working part time and has close family in the village Couple (3) 1 bed flat £1501-2000 2 bed house/flat Need larger Currently live gross monthly accommodation, in Whitby, adults – 21-35 Renting privately current flat too small but works in Lived here 1-3 years Rent HA and unsuitable. the parish. Afford up to £600 Used to live pcm in the parish

and wants to return Single (4) 4 bed house Less than £1000 1/2 bed house/bungalow Renting privately, and Currently live gross monthly current in Port adult – 61-65 Renting privately Rent HA accommodation is not Mulgrave Lived here over 11 years On benefits permanent/secure 11+ years

Single (5) 1 bed caravan Less than £1000 1 bed house/flat Renting privately and Currently live gross monthly living in a caravan in Runswick adult – 61-65 Renting privately Rent HA which is very cold in Bay 1-3 Lived here 1-3 years winter. Current years. Afford up to £100 Currently pay £95 pcm so accommodation is not pcm rent can afford a similar permanent/secure. amount Single (6) 3 bed house Less than £1000 1/2 bed house Need to have a place Currently live gross monthly of my own – currently in adult – 17-20 Rent/live with family Rent HA living with family. Dalehouse, Lived here over 11 years Afford up to £400 Staithes pcm for rent 11+ years

Single (7) 3 bed house £1001 - 1500 1/2 bed house/flat Need to be closer to Currently live gross monthly carer and needs in Hinderwell adult – 66-74 Home owner with a mortgage Rent HA physically adapted – 4-5 years who can’t find alternative Afford up to £400 accommodation. accommodation in the area pcm for rent to suit physical needs.

Single (8) 3 bed house Less than £1000 1/2 bed house Need to have a place Currently live gross monthly of my own – living in Hinderwell adult – 21-35 Rent/live with family Rent HA with father but has 11+ years Lived here over 11 years visits from 2 own No further financial children. details given

Single (12) 4 bed house £1001 – 1500 1 bed bungalow Need smaller Currently live gross monthly accommodation such in Hinderwell adult – 66-74 Retired home owner without as an adapted 11+ years a mortgage who can’t find Rent/Buy bungalow to meet alternative accommodation No further financial own needs. Can’t such as a bungalow/adapted details given afford current home. to suit needs

Single (13) 2 bed flat Less than £1000 1 bed flat Renting privately and Currently live gross monthly current in Hinderwell adult – 21-35 accommodation is not - less than 1 Renting privately Rent/SO permanent, need year, but has Current rent £500 secure home close family pcm – no further in the village details given Family (9) 2 bed house £2001 – 2500 3 bed house Need a larger home Currently live gross monthly due to increasing in Hinderwell 2 Adults – 21-35 Renting from HA SO/Buy family and want to 10 years 2 Children – 0-10 Lived here for 4-5 years change tenure from a Afford up to £600 No deposit and no rented property and pcm for mortgage agreement from a lender enter property market if possible Family (10) 3 bed house £1001 - 1500 4 bed house Need a larger home Currently gross monthly due to having 4 live/work in 1 Adults – 45-60 Renting from HA Rent HA children in a 3 bed Hinderwell 2 Children – 11-16 Lived here for 4-5 years house. 8 years 2 Children – 0-10 No further financial details given

Family (11) 4 bed house £1501 – 2000 2 bed house Can’t afford current Currently live gross monthly accommodation and in Hinderwell 2 Adults – 45-60 Home owner with a mortgage Rent/SO need to change 9 years and 1 Child – 11-16 currently at risk of losing tenure. Partner made has close home due to mortgage No further financial redundant so family in the arrears. details given struggling on one village

wage.

N.B Numbers in brackets are the Scarborough Rural Housing Enabler’s reference

8. KEY FINDINGS

Of the 13 respondent households there are 3 couples, 7 single persons and 3 families.

All households are currently living in Hinderwell parish except for one household who lives in Whitby but works in the parish.

Out of the 12 households currently living in the parish, only 3 have lived in the parish for less than 5 years.

4 households require a 2bed house, 6 require either a 1bed or 2bed flat/house, 1 household requires a 1bed bungalow, 1 household requires a 3bed house and 1 household requires a 4bed house.

Out of the 13 households in need, only 1 has the potential income to afford a mortgage. This household has indicated a desire to buy an affordable home but has no deposit or agreement from a lender.

12 households have either indicated they want to rent or do not have the means to afford an affordable sale property.

3 households are currently already living in a housing association property but say it does not meet their current need.

9. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The survey has identified almost all rental housing solutions for up to 13 households. 10 households in housing need have either lived or worked in the parish for five or more years and would therefore meet the local connection requirements in a Section 106 Agreement (legal planning document).

3 households are currently living in a housing association property, so if they were to move, this would free up two 2bedroom homes and one 3bedroom home all in Hinderwell village.

Based on this survey, a development of up to 13 properties of mainly one and two bedroom homes would go towards meeting the identified housing need. Final unit numbers and tenure should be reviewed when any scheme is proposed. This is usually done at a public consultation Open Day when the community would have an opportunity to comment on any proposal.

Scarborough Rural Housing Enabler August 2015