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Key Housing Needs Statistics

Bures Hamlet

Snapshot: January 2021 To be read in conjunction with the ‘Guide to Key Housing Needs Statistics – Villages’

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Key Housing Needs Statistics Snapshot: January 2021

Bures Hamlet

About the Parish of Bures Hamlet

Population Profile Key Parish Statistics

Aged 0-15 Aged 16-24 Aged 25-44 l Population (2011 Census) - 749 l Households (2011 Census) - 325 Aged 45-64 Aged 65-74 Aged 75+ The population is 0.5% of the total l Braintree District population (147,084)

Bures Hamlet 19% 5% 21% 30% 14% 11%

Over a third of people are 'economically inactive' (retired, carers and homemakers etc) Braintree 32% of people aged 16-74 are 20% 10% 26% 27% 9% 8% District 'economically inactive', compared to the 26% District  and 28% East of proportions Tenure of Housing (2011 Census)

82% 69%

Higher proportion of couple or single households over the age of 65 29% of households are couples or single people over the age of 16% 13% 9%  8% 65, compared to the 21% District 2% 1% average

Owner occupied Social rented Private rented Living rent free

Bures Hamlet Braintree District

Housing Association homes to rent in Bures Hamlet There were 14 Housing Association homes to rent in Bures Hamlet as at January 2021.

Eastlight Homes Other HA Homes

11

3 Lettings history in Bures Hamlet Average number of bids on properties advertised on the Council's letting system Number of homes which have become Average number of bids on properties advertised on the Council's letting system available to rent 129 98 During the ten year period from April 2019 to 67 January 2021, there have been 23 homes that 32 41 40 24 39 have become available to rent through Gateway to HomeChoice. 2 bed bungalow 2 bed house 3 bed house 4 bed house These were: Bures Hamlet District Average 4 x 2 bed bungalows Total number of homes which became available between 2009 and 2021 9 x 2 bed houses 9 9 9 x 3 bed houses 1 x 4 bed house 4 1

2 bed bungalow 2 bed house 3 bed house 4 bed house

Applicants waiting for a housing association home to rent There were 4 households registered on Braintree District Council's system (Gateway to HomeChoice) waiting for housing association homes (households with a current address in the village as at January 2021):

Priority band A Priority band B Priority band C Other bands D to F

0 Applicants 1 Applicant 2 Applicants 1 Applicant

For more information about the priority 'bands' (A to F) for housing applications, please see the guide to the data.

Applicants in Bures Hamlet and surrounding villages

There were 14 households registered for housing association homes with a current address in Bures Hamlet and surrounding villages (, , , Colne Engaine and ) at January 2021. These are broken down into the priority 'bands' A to F:

Age 18-39 Age 40-59 Age 60+ 3 3 3

1 1 1 1 1

Priority band A Priority band B Priority band C Priority band D Priority band E Priority band F

Priority band A Priority band B Priority band C Other bands D to F 1 1 5 7 The property size (number of bedrooms) needed by all applicants: Age Group 1 bed 2 bed 3 bed 4 bed 5+ bed Total Age 18-39 2 2 3 7 Age 40-59 1 3 1 5 Age 60+ 2 2 Total 5 5 4 0 0 14 Priority Band 1 bed 2 bed 3 bed 4 bed 5+ bed Total Priority band A 1 1 Priority band B 1 1 Priority band C 2 2 1 5 Other bands D to F 3 2 2 7 Total 5 5 4 0 0 14