Weedon Bec Housing Survey
May 2019
Weedon Bec Parish Housing Needs Survey 2019
Contents
Introduction ...... 4 Strategic and Planning Context ...... 5 Methodology ...... 6 Weedon Bec Parish Statistics ...... 7 Affordability in Weedon Bec Parish ...... 8 Overall Survey Analysis ...... 10 Housing Need Responses ...... 12 Housing Need Analysis ...... 129 Housing Need Conclusion ...... 25 Appendix A - Results breakdown ...... 27 Appendix B - Summary of comments ...... 30
Introduction
Housing need is a particularly complex issue that local authorities Whilst this, together with the earlier Strategic Housing Market across the country are facing. Assessment (June 2010)1, allow DDC to plan for the future of the district as a whole, we also need to understand the housing need Nationally there is a significant shortfall in the provision of housing on a more local level, whether this is for market or affordable compared with the level of need. homes.
All over the country, local people are not able to find a home within Whilst there is no single approach that will provide a definitive their communities, that is suitable for their needs and they can answer to the exact housing need of a parish, Housing Surveys and afford. There are a number of contributing factors to this including analysis of the DDC Housing Register will give a credible result.
Increases in rural house prices This report consists of three main parts. The first provides statistical information from secondary data sources i.e. Census information, and The after effects of the recession looks at the current households in the parish in order to provide a description of the existing housing and affordability in Weedon Bec. Lack of available affordable homes The second part provides views, in terms of future housing provision, and demographics of the households that responded to the survey. The final section of this report examines the households that have Lack of specialist housing declared that they have need for new housing within the parish. Of
the households that have declared a need, a financial assessment has Availability of finance for developers and prospective been undertaken in order to further help determine the housing homeowners tenure types required.
Availability of sufficient land for new homes
Local opposition for new homes
The Objectively Assessed Housing Needs (OAHN) Report (August 2013)1, identifies the level of housing need across the district.
1westnorthamptonshirejpu.org/connect.ti/website/view?objectId=2737904
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Strategic and Planning Context
Daventry District Council has a statutory responsibility to assess Local local housing needs as per the 1985 Housing Act. Settlements and Countryside Local Plan, Part 2 (December 2018 To help achieve this and aid in the delivery of housing, a number of Submission Version) strategies, policies and documents are available to or produced by Daventry District Council Corporate Strategic Plan (2017 – 2020) the Council including on a national, sub-regional and local level.
Housing Supplementary Planning Document (July 2017) National Allocations Scheme ( July 2017, reviewed April 2019) National Planning Policy Framework (February 2019)
Tenancy Strategy (December 2012 reviewed March 2019) Planning Practice Guidance (Launched March 2014 )
The Strategic Housing Plan 2014-2019 (February 2014) Sub-Regional The Saved Policies from the Daventry District Local Plan 1997 West Northants Joint Core Strategy (December 2014) Affordable Housing Marketing and Communication Strategy (December 2007 revised Dec 2010) Objectively Assessed Housing Need (August 2013) Daventry District Community Strategy 2018 West Northants Strategic Housing Market Assessment (June 2010) Daventry District Area Profile (December 2014)
Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (January 2017)
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Methodology
The methodology that is used for housing surveys in the District is Stage 4 – Survey set out below A letter is sent to all households within the parish, explaining how to access and complete the survey. Stage 1 – Identification of Parish Surveys are made available to complete online. The order in which parishes are surveyed is not definitive and can If someone cannot access the survey online, paper copies are made change for a number of reasons including where villages are available. undertaking neighbourhood planning activity or if a village is faced The Survey remains open for a minimum of 4 weeks. with a planning application/appeal and there would be a benefit from having an up to date survey to help inform the decision. Stage 5 – Collection & Analysis Parishes can also request Housing Surveys to be carried out if the Daventry District Council’s Local Strategy Service collates and existing Survey is more than three years old. analyses the completed surveys and produces a draft report. The report details the number, type and tenure of homes required, Stage 2 – Engaging with the Parish Council as identified via the surveys and analysis of the DDC Housing Early discussions take place with the Parish Council or their Register. nominated representatives about the survey. Officers talk through the process and objectives of the survey, and Stage 6 Review establish any priorities the Parish Council may have. The Parish Council/nominated representatives are given the The Parish Council is given the opportunity to add any bespoke opportunity to factually comment on the draft report prior to its questions to the survey. Unfortunately the core questions and publication. This is for a maximum of 4 weeks. format cannot be changed to ensure consistency across the Housing Surveys. Stage 7 Publication
The final version of the Housing Survey is published on the Stage 3– Marketing Daventry District Council website taking into account any relevant Posters and literature on the Housing Survey are distributed to the comments which may have been received from the Parish Council. Parish Council to place in relevant areas. . Officers from Daventry District Council’s Local Strategy Service can attend one public event in the area. This could take the form of a drop-in event, a public meeting or an item on the Parish Council Meeting Agenda.
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Weedon Bec Parish Statistics
The following information is taken from the Neighbourhood Population 2 Statistics Site which uses the Census 2011 data. Weedon Bec has a population of around 2,706 of which:
Location Weedon Bec Parish is located in Daventry District within the county of Northamptonshire.
Dwellings3 Census information for Weedon Bec Parish reports a total of 1,215 dwellings at 2011
1,054 (87%) are bungalows or houses 161 (13%) are flats or apartments There are 22 household spaces (1.8%) that have no usual residents.
3 Household & Tenure Weedon Bec Parish contains 1193 households
801 (67%) are owner occupiers 215 (18%) are renting from a Registered Provider 5 (0.4%) are living in shared ownership 161 (14%) are renting from a Private Landlord 16 (1%) are living rent free
2 Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk 3 gov.uk/definitions-of-general-housing-terms
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Affordability in Weedon Bec Parish
The National Picture The Financial Conduct Authority carried out a comprehensive review Daventry District 4 of the mortgage market in 2014 and capped the loan to income ratio The 2014/2015 Office of National Statistics Table 576 showed at four and a half times a person’s gross income. Previous to this Daventry District’s lower quartile house price to income ratio to be borrowers could get a loan which equalled five times their income. 8.94.
The review also saw the introduction of a stress test to determine the This illustrates that house prices in the district are nearly nine times borrower’s ability to repay the mortgage should any changes occur to higher than incomes. their household finances e.g. an increase in interest rates or a loss of This figure is higher than the national ratio of 7.02 and is the second employment. highest figure in the County after South Northamptonshire district.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders October 2016 report showed that Daventry District income to house price ratio first time buyers were typically borrowing 3.56 times their gross 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 income and were tending to use around 18% of their income towards 8.94 8.60 8.16 7.82 7.25 8.00 paying off the loan. The average loan size was £136,300. DCLG Live Table 576: ratio of lower quartile house price to lower quartile earnings
Northamptonshire authorities’ income to house price ratio (2015) Assessing Affordability Authority Ratio Assessing affordability involves comparing the house costs against the Corby 5.87 ability to pay. East Northants 6.79 Kettering 6.46 This is done by determining the ratio of lower quartile house prices to Northampton 7.53 South Northants 10.58 lower quartile earnings which indicates whether people on the lowest Wellingborough 7.09 earnings can afford to access the cheaper housing in their area. DCLG Live Table 576: ratio of lower quartile house price to lower quartile earnings
The lower quartile house prices are determined by ranking all property prices within the area and taking the lowest 25%.
The lower quartile incomes are determined by ranking all incomes in 4 .gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-housing-market-and- the area and taking the lowest 25%. house-prices The higher the ratio the less affordable the homes are within an area.
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The English indices of Deprivation5 provide a relative measure of deprivation at a small area level across England. Areas are ranked The Minimum Income Standard for the United Kingdom8 reports on from the least deprived to the most deprived on seven aspects of how much income households need to afford an acceptable standard deprivation including ‘Barriers to Housing and Services’ which of living by using a Minimum Income Calculator9 contribute to an overall combined measure of multiple deprivation. The programme is carried out by Centre for Research in Social Policy Daventry District is currently ranked 198 out of 326 authorities with 1 at Loughborough University with funding from the Joseph Rowntree being the most deprived and 326 being the least deprived. Foundation.
Weedon Bec Parish The calculator estimates that an average family of 2 parents and 2 44 properties were sold within Weedon Bec Parish during the period children in primary education, living to a minimum standard and March 2018 until April 2019, ranging from £124,995 for one bedroom excluding any housing costs and tax payments, requires the following flat to £725,000 for a detached house (data sourced from household income for a basic standard of living: Rightmove6). Weekly Monthly Annually According to Rightmove, the majority of house sales were detached £740 £3,263 £39,161 properties with an average sold price of £365,845. The overall average price for sold properties was £298,345. If the housing costs were added to this, a household in Weedon Bec would require an income of 7 Using the overall average value and the Money Advice Service mortgage calculator, repayments would equate to Weekly Monthly Annually £1,034 £4,536 £54,441 Weekly Monthly Annually £294 £1,273 £15,280
This is assuming a 10% deposit (£29, 834), 3% interest rate and 25 year mortgage term. The repayment costs stated above are for housing only and would need to be added to living costs to determine the level of household income required.
5 gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2010 8 6 lboro.ac.uk/research/crsp/mis/ Rightmove.co.uk 9lboro.ac.uk/research/crsp/mis/calculator/ 7 MoneyAdviceService.org.uk
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Overall Survey Analysis
Responses 1321 letters were sent to households within Weedon Bec Parish, inviting them to complete a Housing Survey for the area. 110 surveys, equating to 8%, were returned.
Mix of Properties In favour of small development The graph below shows the opinion of Weedon Bec Parish Households on The graph below displays the opinion of Weedon Bec Parish Households as the mix of properties within the parish. a percentage of those who agree, and those who disagree to having a Overall, the majority of respondents thought the mix of properties was small development specifically for affordable homes for local people. ‘about right’ across all property types, however, there was almost a balance of opinion on the number of bungalows.
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Demographics of all Respondents The following charts show the demographics for those households that completed the Weedon Bec Parish Housing Survey.
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Housing Need Responses
The following section of this report provides the responses to the survey that were completed by respondents that expressed a current or future housing need within the next five years, and therefore offers a broad picture of the need for both market and affordable housing within the Parish. A full breakdown of the responses can be found in the Analysis Table (found on page 19).
Of the 110 responses received, 49 respondents stated they have or could have a housing need. This equates to 46% of all respondents. However, not all residents that stated a current or potential need for housing have provided further details. They have therefore been omitted from the following charts.
Out of the answer choices, the answer with the most responses was that respondents wish for a property more suited to their needs, which received 31 selections.
It is important to note that this question allowed more than one selection, full result can be found within the Analysis Table (Page 19)
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30 respondents expressed that they had specific housing needs with the majority needing a property on one level.
It is important to note that this question allowed more than one selection, full result can be found within the Analysis Table (Page 19)
Housing need respondents were asked if they could give reason if they have tried to find a property to suit their needs and have been unable to do so. 29 respondents provided an answer. It should be noted that selection was permitted for more than one answer choice.
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Local Connection to Weedon Bec of Housing Need Respondents The following charts show the local connection to Weedon Bec Parish of respondents expressing a housing need that chose to answer this series of questions. A total of 48 respondents selected one or more local connection to the parish area. All of the 48 that chose to respond to this series of questions highlighted that they lived in the area.
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Requirements of Housing Need Respondents The following charts show the preference for those households who stated they have or may have a housing need. This section permitted more than one selection, therefore a full breakdown can be found within the Housing Need Analysis section found on page 19.
Respondents to this question were asked about the type of tenure that they required. The need that was expressed was for all types of tenure, with market homes being the most desired and housing association second.
42 out of 49 housing respondents answered this question.
Of those that sought market properties, 27 respondents were owner/occupiers (including bought outright or mortgaged), 1 is in a private rental, and 1 is in a social rental.
Of the respondents that would like a housing association property, 5 are currently in private rental, 4 are owner occupiers, 1 is in a housing association property and 1 was living with family.
Housing need respondents were also asked about the type of housing that they required. 42 out of 49 housing respondents answered this question.
The results show that a need is evident for properties that are houses, bungalows, accommodation suitable for older persons, and ground floor flats. All respondents that selected ‘other’ also indicated that they would like some sort of ground floor or accessible property.
There was zero preference for flats (including bedsits) above ground floor.
Of those respondents that wished for a bungalow, or other accessible property type, all but three live in houses or flats above ground floor. All those wishing for a house were currently in a house.
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Respondents to this question were asked how many bedrooms they would prefer to have, based on what they could reasonably afford.
44 out of 49 housing respondents answered this question.
From these results it is evident that there is a strong preference for two bedroom properties. Of the 23 respondents that stated a preference for a 2 bedroom property, 17 wished to have less bedrooms that what they already had and the rest preferred the same number of bedrooms.
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Affordability of Housing Need Respondents
Housing need respondents were asked; should they consider buying a property, what price range could they reasonably afford.
7 out of the 34 respondents that answered this question could comfortably afford the average price of a property in Weedon Bec based on the information contained on page 9.
Housing need respondents were asked; should they wish to rent a property in Weedon Bec what would be the monthly rent that they can reasonably afford. This question received 22 responses.
The below table shows the household type and what they can reasonably afford
-£400 £400- £500- £600- £700- £800+ £500 £600 £700 £800
Single 2 1 2 0 0 1
Couple 2 2 3 1 2 1
Family 1 1 1 2 0 0
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Housing need respondents were asked if they could indicate the monthly income of the household (excluding housing benefit). 38 respondents provided an answer for this question.
Housing need respondents were asked to indicate if they have any savings. 26 out of the 39 people that responded to this question confirmed that they had.
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Housing Need Analysis
The following table shows the breakdown of respondents who have identified a housing need, their current property and tenure, and their preference in tenure. The table is in order of tenure preference.
# Household Current Tenure & Size Required Preferred Local Reason (need) Makeup tenure connection Bedrooms Property Tenure Bedroom Property preference preference 93 Couple 3 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow Housing Residency Wish to downsize association 91 Couple 3 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow Housing Residency Wish to downsize association 49 Single 3 House Family home 2 Bungalow Housing Residency, Wish to downsize association family 44 Single 4 House Owner occupier 1 Older person Housing Residency Wish to downsize accom. association 34 Couple 2 Bungalow Private rental 2 Bungalow Housing Residency, Other association family 24 Single 2 Flat above Private rental 2 Other: Housing Residency, Issue with property ground floor Ground floor association family, condition, to receive employed support, other 23 Single 2 Flat above Private rental 2 Bungalow Housing Residency, Issue with property ground floor association family condition, to receive support, other 12 Family 3 House Housing association 5 House Housing Residency, Issue with property association family, condition, would like to employed buy, other 4 Couple 3 House Private rental 2 Bungalow Housing Residency Wish to downsize association 28 Couple 2 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow, Housing Residency, Wish to downsize, Older person association, to family requires adaptable accom. buy on the open
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market 43 Couple 3 House Private rental 2 Bungalow Housing Residency Wish to downsize association, Private rent 11 Couple 3 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow Private rent Residency Wish to downsize 106 Family 3 House Owner occupier - House To buy on the Residency, Would like to live open market family independently 102 Single 3 House Owner occupier 2 To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 101 Family 3 House Owner occupier 4 House To buy on the Residency Property too small open market 99 Single 2 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 96 Single 2 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 95 Couple 3 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 92 Family 4 House Owner occupier 2 House To buy on the Residency Would like to buy open market 86 Couple 3 Bungalow Owner occupier 2 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 85 Couple 3 House Owner occupier 2 Other, To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize bungalow open market 84 Couple 4 House Owner occupier 3 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 77 Couple 3 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Would like to live open market independently 76 Family 5 House Owner occupier 3 House To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 73 Single 3 House Owner occupier 3 House To buy on the Residency Move closer to family open market 70 Couple 4 House Owner occupier 4 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize
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open market 65 Couple 4 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 61 Couple 4 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 52 Single 3 House Owner occupier 3 Bungalow To buy on the Residency - open market 40 Single 4 House Owner occupier 2 - To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 38 Couple 4 House Owner occupier 3 House To buy on the Residency, Property too small open market employme nt 32 Family 3 House Owner occupier 4 House To buy on the Residency Property too small open market, custom build 20 Couple 4 House Owner occupier 3 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize open market 13 Family 5 House Owner occupier 3 House To buy on the Residency, Would like to buy open market family 10 Couple 4 House Owner occupier 2 Bungalow To buy on the Residency, Wish to downsize open market family 3 Couple 2 House Owner occupier 3 To buy on the Large property required open market 0 Family 4 House Owner occupier 4 House To buy on the Residency, Property too small open market, employme custom build nt 108 Single 2 House Owner occupier 1 Bungalow To buy on the Residency Wish to downsize, level open market, access required, issue renting from with property condition council 78 Family 3 House Private rental 2 House To buy on the Residency Cannot afford to live in open market, village, would like to buy shared P a g e | 21
ownership 69 Family 3 House Housing association 3 House To buy on the Residency Would like to buy rental open market, shared ownership 94 Single 3 House Owner occupier - - - Residency - 87 Couple 4 House Owner occupier - - - Residency - 82 Family 2 Ground floor Owner occupier - - - Residency - flat 81 Single 1 Ground floor Owner occupier 1 Older person Care home Residency Requires level access, care flat accom. home, extra care 67 Family 4 House Owner occupier 3 Bungalow Self-build Residency Wish to downsize, require level access 59 Single 1 Ground floor Housing association - - - Residency - flat rental 35 Single 2 Bungalow Owner occupier 1 Ground floor - Residency Would like assisted flat housing, would like support from family, require extra care 9 Single 3 House Owner occupier 1 Bungalow, To buy on the Residency May need assisted ground floor open market, to housing, would like to flat rent downsize, require property on one level 7 Couple 2 Flat above Owner occupier 1 Older person - Residency - ground floor accom.
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Breakdown of applicants that are on Daventry District Council’s Housing Register
The Housing Register has been analysed to identify any applicants that have a connection to Weedon Bec but have not completed a Housing Survey.
# Household Current tenure and size Bedroom *Eligible for Property Local Reason makeup Bedrooms Property Tenure requirement preference connection 111 Family 3 House Living with 2 2 Not stated Residence Housing family register 112 Family 4 House Lodger 2 2 House Residence Housing register 113 Family 2 Ground floor Housing 2 2 House Residence Housing flat association register 114 Family 5 House Lodger 2 2 House Residence Housing register 115 Family 3 House Lodger 2 2 House Residence Housing register 116 Family 1 Ground floor Housing 2 2 House Residence Housing flat association register 117 Family 3 House Living with 3 4 House Residence Housing family register 118 Family 3 House Living with 3 4 House Residence Housing family register 119 Family 3 House Private 3 4 House Residence Housing tenant register 120 Family 4 House Private 3 4 Not stated Residence Housing tenant register 121 Family 3 House Housing 4 4 House Residence Housing association Register 122 Couple 3 House Living with 1 2 House Residence Housing family register 123 Couple 3 House Home owner 1 2 Sheltered Residence Housing register 124 Couple 3 House Private 1 2 House Residence Housing tenant register P a g e | 23
125 Couple 3 House Housing 1 2 Level access Residence Housing association register 126 Single 3 House Living with 1 1 Not stated Residence Housing family register 127 Single 2 Bungalow Living with 1 1 Flat, bedsit, Residence Housing family single person register accom 128 Single 1 HMO Private 1 1 Not stated Residence Housing tenant register 129 Single 3 House Living with 1 1 Flat, single Residence Housing family person accom, register house 130 Single 0 NFA Lodger 1 1 Flat, house Residence Housing register 131 Single 2 Bungalow Housing 1 1 bedroom Flat, house Residence Housing association house register 1 – 2 bedroom flats 132 Single 2 Bungalow Lodger 1 2 Not stated Residence Housing register 133 Single 3 HMO Private 1 1 House Residence Housing tenant register 134 Single 3 House Lodger 1 1 bedroom Flat, house Residence Housing house register 1 – 2 bedroom flats 135 Single 2 House Living with 2 2 Not stated Residence Housing family register
* Eligible for – The maximum amount of bedrooms that apply to different household types in accordance with DDCs Housing Allocations Scheme.
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Housing Need Conclusion
The following table provides the results from the housing survey and from information sourced from the housing register in a summarised format. Please refer to Appendix A for the full results.
The following should be noted in viewing the below table (and that contained within Appendix A): Residents that have not selected a preferred tenure have been omitted from the table No limit has been applied to the tenure and property type selection for survey respondents and therefore some households have expressed their main tenure preference, in other cases household have selected more than one preference. Please refer to Appendix A for the full results. Recommendations for numbers of bedrooms in shared ownership, market and Custom or Self Build are based on the number of bedrooms specified by the respondent, applicants can purchase the size of home that they are able to afford which may be of a different size than indicated below Bedroom need for applicants from the housing register has been calculated using the family size criteria implemented as part of the Welfare Reform Act 2012; Housing Register data does not take into account affordability and therefore an assumption is made on the most affordable property size based on the family make up. In this respect calculation is made on requirement only (as opposed to eligibility).
Summary table 1 bed 2 bed 3 bed 4 bed 5 bed Sheltered, independent living or extra care F H B F H B F H B F H B F H B
Affordable 6 7 2 5 8 3 1 1 5 housing for rent
Market Housing 2 2 10 5 3 3 1 1 residential care
Shared 1 1 ownership
Custom / self- 1 2 build
Key: F = flats, H = houses, B = bungalows
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The Weedon Bec Parish Housing Survey was carried out over a four Custom or Self Build week period in March 2019. The following conclusions can be 3 households expressed an interest in obtaining land to custom drawn from the survey. It should be noted that the number build or self-build a property on. identified is based on the answer provided by the household, and the household can choose more than one option, therefore recommendation is to view this alongside the full results Market Housing breakdown that forms Appendix A. 27 households expressed a need for market housing and provided
28 responses as recorded below: Social Housing 33 households were identified with a need for social housing Property Type Number Required providing 38 responses as recorded below. 2 Bed House 2 3 Bed House 5 Property Type Number Required 4 Bed house 3 1 Bed Flat 6 1 or 2 Bed Bungalow 12 1 Bed House 7 3+ Bed Bungalow 4 2 Bed House 5 Residential care 1 3 Bed House 3 4+ Bed house 2 1 or 2 Bed Bungalow 10 Sheltered / independent living 5
Shared Ownership 2 households were identified with a need for Shared ownership:
Property Type Number Required 2 Bed House 1 3 Bed House 1
Private Rental 2 households expressed a need for private rental accommodation
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Appendix A - Results breakdown
Shared Ownership Custom/ Affordable Homes for rent Market housing Self
build Flat House Bungalow Other* Flat House Bungalow Other* House Respondent 1 2 1 2 3 4+ 1 2 3 4+ 1-2 3 4+ 2 bed 3 bed 1 - 2 bed N/A N/A bed bed bed bed bed bed bed bed bed bed bed bed bed
0
4 7 9 10 12 13 20 23 24 28 32 34 38 43 44 49 52 61 65 67 69 70 73
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76 77 78 81 84 85 86 91 92 93 95 96 99 101 108 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 121 122 123 124 125
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127 129 130 131 133 134
Respondent numbers 112-134 are taken from Housing Register data where a preferred property type has been specified. All respondents to the survey and all housing register applicants that have not selected a property type preference have been omitted from the table. Bedroom need for applicants from the housing register has been calculated using the family size criteria implemented as part of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, Housing Register data does not take into account affordability and therefore an assumption is made on the most affordable property size based on the family make up. In this respect calculation is made on requirement only (as opposed to eligibility). * Other – Sheltered, independent living or extra care
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Appendix B – Summary of comments
Respondents to the survey were invited to give comments on the Housing Survey; this Appendix provides a summary of the comments. Those comments that do not relate to the Survey have been omitted from this table.
Respondent Summary of comment
106 Concern regarding no affordable housing for younger people and young families 101 Feel there is need for high specification 3, 4, and 5 bedroom detached properties 99 A need for affordable accommodation. Bungalows are sought-after and inflate prices. Cost of downsizing is more than the cost of a house 96 Concern regarding infrastructure should development be agreed outside of village boundary. Would not support development outside of the boundary 78 Require more 2 bedroom affordable houses 40 New developments need to provide a suitable mix of housing including bungalows. This would help release homes for the younger generation. 35 Requirement for housing for older people and starter homes for younger people. Local connection should apply for local properties. 28 Small scale affordable housing should be supported at a local council level and include 2 bedroom flats and bungalows to enable downsizing, freeing up family homes for families 13 Would like larger (3 bedroom) shared ownership homes so that families are not outgrowing their homes too quickly
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