Key Housing Needs Statistics
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www.braintree.gov.uk/housing/housing-statnav Key Housing Needs Statistics Toppesfield Snapshot: January 2021 To be read in conjunction with the ‘Guide to Key Housing Needs Statistics – Villages’ For all sources, more detailed housing needs data and a full guide to how to read this data, please visit the Housing StatNav website. Housing StatNav is a partnership project between Eastlight Community Homes and Braintree District Council For more details please visit: https://www.braintree.gov.uk/housing/housing-statnav Key Housing Needs Statistics Snapshot: January 2021 Toppesfield About the Parish of Toppesfield Population Profile Key Parish Statistics Aged 0-15 Aged 16-24 Aged 25-44 l Population (2011 Census) - 507 l Households (2011 Census) - 213 Aged 45-64 Aged 65-74 Aged 75+ The population is 0.3% of the total l Braintree District population (147,084) Toppesfield 13% 10% 17% 40% 13% 7% Higher proportion of couple households under the age of 65 with no children Braintree 26% of households in the parish 20% 10% 26% 27% 9% 8% District are couple households with no children, compared to the District and East of England averages of 20% and 19% Tenure of Housing (2011 Census) 85% 69% Higher proportion of people are 'economically inactive' (retired, carers and homemakers etc) 30% of people aged 16-74 are 'economically inactive', 16% 13% 8% 6% compared to the 26% District 1% 1% and 28% East of England proportions Owner occupied Social rented Private rented Living rent free Toppesfield Braintree District Housing Association homes to rent in Toppesfield There were 21 Housing Association homes to rent in Toppesfield as at January 2021. Eastlight Homes Other HA Homes 9 4 4 4 Lettings history in Toppesfield 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 During the ten year period from April 2019 to 90 100 January 2021, there have been 9 homes that 33 41 have become available to rent through Gateway to HomeChoice. 2 bed bungalow 1 bed flat These were: Toppesfield District Average 3 x 2 bed bungalows Total number of homes which became available between 2009 and 2021 6 x 1 bed flats 6 3 2 bed bungalow 1 bed flat Applicants waiting for a housing association home to rent There were 0 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 0 Applicants 0 Applicants 0 Applicants For more information about the priority 'bands' (A to F) for housing applications, please see the guide to the data. Applicants in Toppesfield and surrounding villages There were 20 households registered for housing association homes with a current address in Toppesfield and surrounding villages (Stambourne, Ridgewell and Great Yeldham) at January 2021. These are broken down into the priority 'bands' A to F: Age 18-39 Age 40-59 Age 60+ 7 5 5 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 5 1 13 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 1 2 6 3 12 Age 40-59 3 4 7 Age 60+ 1 1 Total 5 6 6 3 0 20 Priority Band 1 bed 2 bed 3 bed 4 bed 5+ bed Total Priority band A 1 1 Priority band B 2 3 5 Priority band C 1 1 Other bands D to F 4 6 3 13 Total 5 6 6 3 0 20.