Fenland 2009/10
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New Developments in Fenland – A Survey of Residents, 2010 www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk1 Contents Contents............................................................................................................. 2 Summary............................................................................................................ 5 Chatteris...................................................................................................... 5 March .......................................................................................................... 6 Villages........................................................................................................ 6 Whittlesey.................................................................................................... 7 Wisbech ...................................................................................................... 7 I. Introduction...................................................................................................... 8 II. Methodology................................................................................................... 8 Table ii.1 Summary of responses by area................................................... 9 III. Findings....................................................................................................... 10 1. Moving to Fenland .................................................................................... 10 Fig 1.1 Distance moved from previous home ............................................ 10 Fig 1.2 Location of previous home ............................................................ 10 Fig 1.3 Location of previous home by area ............................................... 11 Fig 1.4 Tenure of previous home .............................................................. 11 Fig 1.5 Reason for leaving ........................................................................ 12 Fig 1.6 New build and second hand average house prices, 2006-2009.... 13 2. Homes and Tenures ................................................................................. 14 Fig 2.1 Tenure by area.............................................................................. 14 Fig 2.2 Number of households moving within and between tenures ......... 14 Fig 2.3 First occupiers of current home..................................................... 15 Fig 2.4 Length of residence at current address ......................................... 15 Fig 2.5 Property type by area .................................................................... 16 Fig 2.6 Average number of bedrooms by area .......................................... 17 Fig 2.7 Reason for choosing current home ............................................... 17 Fig 2.8 Intended length of stay .................................................................. 18 3. Households............................................................................................... 19 Table 3.1 Age structure of new development residents and 2001 Census age profile for Fenland district ................................................................... 19 Fig 3.2 Age groups of household members by area.................................. 19 Fig 3.3 Average household size by area ................................................... 20 Fig 3.4 Household composition by area .................................................... 20 Fig 3.5 Ethnicity of household members ................................................... 21 Fig 3.6 Country of birth.............................................................................. 22 4. Work, Study and Travel ............................................................................ 23 Fig 4.1 Economic status............................................................................ 23 2 Fig 4.2 Industries of employment by area ................................................. 24 Fig 4.3 Occupations of employment.......................................................... 24 Fig 4.4 Location of employment and study (17+) ...................................... 25 Fig 4.5 Distance travelled to place of work/ study (17+)............................ 26 Fig 4.6 Method of travel............................................................................. 26 Fig 4.7 Average number of vehicles per household by area ..................... 27 Fig 4.8 Type of school attended by compulsory school aged children by area........................................................................................................... 27 5. Other activities .......................................................................................... 28 Fig 5.1 Food shopping............................................................................... 28 Fig 5.2 Non-food shopping ........................................................................ 28 6. Opinions about your area.......................................................................... 29 Table 6.1 Top 10 best things about Fenland new developments .............. 29 Table 6.2 Top 10 worst things about Fenland new developments ............ 29 Fig 6.3 Quality of Life ................................................................................ 30 Table 6.4 Quality of life by area................................................................. 30 References....................................................................................................... 31 Appendix 1 – Additional/ more detailed tables.................................................. 32 A1. Moving to Fenland.................................................................................. 32 A1.1: Distance from previous address by area (%) ................................... 32 A1.2: Location of previous home by area (%) ........................................... 32 A1.3 Previous tenure by area (%) ............................................................. 33 A1.4 Reason for leaving by area (%) ........................................................ 33 A2. Homes and tenure.................................................................................. 34 A2.1 Current tenure by previous tenure (%).............................................. 34 A2.2 First in property by area (%) ............................................................. 34 A2.3 Type of property by current tenure (%) ............................................. 34 A2.4 Number of bedrooms by tenure (%).................................................. 34 A2.5 Reasons for choosing home by area ................................................ 35 A2.6 Intended length of residence by area................................................ 35 A2.7 Intended length of residence by tenure............................................. 36 A3. Households ............................................................................................ 37 A3.1 Age profile by area............................................................................ 37 A3.2 Number of adults per household by area.......................................... 37 A3.3 Number of children per household by area ....................................... 37 A3.4 Number of adults and children per household by dwelling size ........ 37 A3.5 Number of adults and children per household by tenure................... 37 3 A3.6 Children per 100 households by tenure, bedroom size, and school age category ............................................................................................. 38 A3.7 Household composition and tenure by size ...................................... 39 A3.8 Ethnicity by area ............................................................................... 40 A3.9 First languages of new development residents................................. 40 A3.10 Country of birth of new development residents............................... 40 A4. Work, travel and study............................................................................ 41 A4.1 Economic status by tenure................................................................ 41 A4.2 Economic status by tenure................................................................ 41 A4.3 Top places of work of employed residents........................................ 41 A4.4 Top occupations of employed residents by area............................... 42 A4.5 District of work by area ..................................................................... 42 A4.6 Distance travelled to work/ study by area ......................................... 43 A4.8 Means of travel to work/ school by area............................................ 43 A4.9 Schools attended by school age children.......................................... 44 A5 Other activities......................................................................................... 45 A5.1 Main food shopping location by area ................................................ 45 A5.2 Main non-food shopping location by area ......................................... 45 A6. Opinions about your area ....................................................................... 46 6.1 Best things by area.............................................................................. 46 6.2 Worst things by area ........................................................................... 46 Appendix 2 – Survey Correspondence............................................................. 47 New Developments Survey 2010 ..................................................................... 48 Survey Cover