Steeple Claydon Fact Pack April 2011

The Vale of Aylesbury Plan Steeple Claydon Fact Pack April 2011

St Michaels Church

Contents

Section Page

1 Introduction page 3 2 Location and Setting page 5 3 Story of Place page 7 4 Fact File page 10 5 Issues Facing the Parish page 36 6 Parish Constraints page 38 7 Annex page 43

Front page photo: St Michaels Church, Steeple Claydon www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1284703

1. Introduction

Purpose of the document

This Fact Pack document was initially produced in 2010 to help inform the town/parish council about the characteristics of their parish for the ‘community view’ consultation. This consultation was undertaken early on in the preparation of the Vale of Aylesbury Plan as part of a bottom up approach embracing localism and aiming to get local communities more involved in the planning process. The town/parish council were asked to consult with their community on the following:

 The level of future housing and/or employment development up to 2031, including specific types of homes, employment and other development  The location, sizes and phasing of development  The types of infrastructure (social, community, physical) needed to enable development, including where it should be located  Any other issues relating to planning and development This Fact Pack document has also been used to support neighbourhood planning by providing evidence for the context of the neighbourhood plan, including information on housing, employment, infrastructure and the environment.

This Fact Pack document has also been used to support the Vale of Aylesbury Plan Settlement Hierarchy Assessment. This forms part of the evidence that classifies settlements into different categories, where different levels of growth are apportioned to over the next 20 years.

The document also forms part of the background work relating to Neighbourhood Plans as well as the production of the Vale of Aylesbury Plan. The Fact Pack does not form planning policy for Aylesbury Vale.

What the Fact Pack includes

The content of the Fact Pack reflects the size of the parish or town, providing the most detail for larger villages/towns which are likely to experience greater levels of growth, compared to smaller parishes/villages which are likely to experience less growth. Smaller parish’s Fact Packs have a more limited content in the Fact Packs. Fact Packs for larger villages/towns identify the following information:

 Location and setting within the district (relationship to other settlements)  Story of place (how the parish has developed from its origins to the present day)  Issues facing the parish (e.g. infrastructure and local services deficits)  Social demographics (population, age profile, social groups, levels of deprivation and crime levels)  Economic profile (allocated employment sites, change of use to employment looking back 5 years, sectors of employment, levels of economic activity, distances travelled to work and broadband speeds)

 Local service provision (retail, healthcare, leisure, public open space, tourism, and education)  Housing profile (dwelling types, tenure, occupancy, past completions and commitments, average house prices, housing needs waiting list and gypsy and traveller sites)  Transport infrastructure (road network, cars per household, public transport provision)  Environmental constraints (maps to identify agricultural land quality, landscape sensitivities, biodiversity constraints, flooding and historic constraints)

Fact Packs for smaller parishes/villages identify the following information:

 Location and setting within the district (relationship to other settlements)  Social demographics (population and age profile)  Housing profile (dwelling types, tenure, occupancy, past completions and commitments, average house prices, housing needs waiting list and gypsy and traveller sites)  Economic profile (employment change of B use classes looking back 5 years, sectors of employment and levels of economic activity)  Issues facing the parish (e.g. infrastructure and local services deficits)  Environmental constraints (maps to identify agricultural land quality, landscape sensitivities, biological constraints, flooding and historic constraints) Where possible information in the Fact Pack has been supplemented with information from the town/parish council to draw upon local knowledge, particularly for the section on issues relating to the parish. Some town/parish councils have also published the document on their website for the community to view and use.

In addition to this Fact Pack, a district wide Fact Pack has been written to develop an understanding at the strategic level on the availability of infrastructure, services, facilities, planning issues and environmental constraints. This can be viewed on our website1.

Availability of data

Statistics identified in the Fact Pact are primarily from Census data (2001), AVDC monitoring data (updated annually) and research carried out by Buckinghamshire County Council. There are also a number of websites that have been used to retrieve information, such as crime statistics, broadband coverage and housing sales. Where possible, parish level data has been used. If this level of data is not available super output area (SOA) boundaries or ward boundaries have been used (often these cover a larger area than just the settlement). The boundaries of the parish, SOA and ward can be viewed on map 1 in this document.

This Fact Pack is a ‘living document’ which is intended to be regularly updated. Information contained within the Fact Pack is correct at the time of writing. It is acknowledged that some of the information may change over time and the Fact Packs will be updated accordingly.

1 District Fact Pack http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local‐development‐plans/planning‐policy/vale‐of‐aylesbury‐ plan‐/fact‐packs/

2. Location and Setting

Steeple Claydon sits on‐top of a flat hill, to the north‐west of Aylesbury, located between the A421, A413 and A41. Steeple Claydon is encircled by the villages of Middle Claydon and Calvert to the south, Twyford to the west and Hillesden & Padbury to the north.

Buckingham is the closest town around 4 miles to the north, Winslow is around 4.5 miles to the east and Bicester is 7 miles to the west of the village. From Aylesbury, Steeple Claydon is around 9.5 miles to the north‐west. The village has a distinctive church steeple, giving the village its name and has developed over the last 100 years. The settlement is well connected to surrounding routes and A roads and has the disused railway line running east to west, south of the village. East‐West Rail (services Oxford‐Bicester‐Bletchley‐Milton‐Keynes‐Bedford) is due to arrive in the district in 2017 with a new station at Winslow.

The Landscape Character Assessment (2008) identifies the landscape as predominately made up of a cohesive agricultural landscape with attractive historic settlements and the ground rising up towards the village of Steeple Claydon and falling away to the south. The bowl to the south of the village is described as visually rich with historic settlements of Middle Claydon and Claydon Park to the south of Steeple Claydon. To the north the ground falls away and the Padbury Brook runs north‐west of the village.

The below plan shows the location of the village, and identifies the Parish and ward boundaries and SOAs that cover the village.

Location map

SOA 7713

SOA 7714

Key

Wards Super Output Areas Boundaries Parish Boundary

Facts and figures have been identified relating to three different geographical boundaries depending on the source of the information. In general all Census data is provided at parish level, AVDC Local Area Profile data relates to Super Output Area (SOA) and Hometrack Housing Intelligence System data relates to the ward level. Please note the 2011 Census will take two years to publish, as such this data will not be available until 2013.

In the case of Steeple Claydon, the parish, ward and SOA form three different boundaries.

3. Story of Place

Origins of settlement

Lying some 12 miles to the north west of Aylesbury, evidence suggests that the earliest settlers and creation of the village began around 660 AD on a site close to St. Michael’s church. The name Claydon is of Anglo Saxon origin meaning ‘clay hill’, with the ‘Steeple’ part of the village name thought to have been added in recognition of the steeple on the church.

At the turn of the 20th century, Steeple Claydon’s rural village population had only slowly increased to around 800 people with most people working on the land, railways or in‐house activities such as lace making. The opening of the Brickworks at Calvert in 1900 (which was to become the second largest in the Country) had the effect of increasing employment, with an estimate of 90% of the village male working population employed there. This therefore contributed to the expansion of the village. At this time there were only around 200 "dwellings" in the village, mainly centered on North End, West End and Church End. These were a mix of mainly thatched cottages and late Victorian buildings. The village layout was based around the centuries old road structure of, what is now, Buckingham Road, Chaloners Hill, Vicarage Lane, Addison Road (previously Bull Lane), West Street and North End. Within the village, there remained a good deal of open land with allotments available for villagers. (Source: Steeple Claydon Village Community Website, November 2010).

Local travel was by horse/ cart, on foot or by bicycle. The area was criss‐crossed by paths used for many centuries. There were very few motor vehicles; a taxi service was not introduced until the early 1930s. The village Railway station had been opened in 1851 on the Oxford/Cambridge line however if you wished to go further afield, connections locally were available to London/Buckingham (at Verney Junction) and London/Sheffield (at Calvert) on the Great Central Railway.

Services and utilities were slow in coming to Steeple Claydon. Lighting in dwellings was provided by oil lamps and heating by coal/wood fire, with electricity becoming available around 1930. There was no gas supply until 1988. Water was provided by wells, both private and public. There were reputedly 365 wells within the village, one remains on Chaloners Hill, residents had to pump the water out and carry it to their homes. A mains supply was first laid in the late 1930s.

Local shops and visiting trades people serviced the needs of the residents. There was little need to leave the village for provisions; as for shops‐there were a Bakery, a Co‐operative Society, a Bicycle shop, a Cobbler, a Butchers‐ along with a Blacksmith. The milk was delivered to your door. The village was visited by all manners of tradesmen ‐selling bread, meat, fish, wood, oil & candles, drapery, clothes, elastic/cotton, and coal. After the war, the visiting tradesmen gradually ceased to call at the village. The village boasted six Public Houses. There was a Post Office, a Bank, A Doctor's surgery, a Garage, Petrol Station, and Bus Company.

St Michael's Church (dominating the skyline), the Methodist Church and the Mission Hall were the religious focal points. Upon the completion of a new School, a free Library and Public Hall was opened in the extended old school building in 1902. A good number of Clubs/Societies/Groups were active in the village around this time.

1945 to 2000

Following the end of the war, the village has grown and expanded. It is thought that up to 40 thatched cottages were demolished. In 1946, plans were laid to build 77 houses. Over the ensuing decades, further estates, in‐filling and individual developments were completed to accommodate an increasing population. By 1971, the population had reached 1275 and the 1991 census numbers recorded a further significant rise to 2269 – within a total of 860 dwellings.

Specifically in the 1980’s development off Buckingham Road of 101 dwellings led to what is now St Michael’s Way. Further development in the 80’s included:

 Sandholme and the closes off it, off Buckingham Road;  Ashgrove, off Victory Road;  Coronation Place and Corbetts Mount off Vicarage Lane;

Local Parish employment opportunities have decreased in the village. The Calvert Brickworks, once the major local employer with over 1000 workers, closed in 1991 and has been demolished. This land has now been developed, with 300 homes built over 2001‐2003 and is now known as Calvert Green.

The Railway line closed in the 1960s for passenger traffic and the station has since been demolished.

A new Recreation Ground and pavilion have been created. Allan Shaw School was opened in 1977, the old one demolished to make way for housing. An outdoor swimming pool was built.

In 1996, 8 dwellings received planning permission at Redland Close as a rural exception for local need, and West End Close received planning permission for 18 dwellings on the land off West Street close to the church and shops.

Development in last 10 years

Development of the village over the last 10 years has been minimal, with most of the village’s growth and development happening during the 1970s and 80s.

As outlined above, in recent years development and interest has been minimal. An appeal was dismissed in 2001 for land off Queen Catherine Close, extending off Spinney Close for residential development.

Current planning

There is no recent planning history for Steeple Claydon, as discussed above most development and expansion of the village occurred in the 1970’s and 80’s and there has since been little development. Most recent planning history relates to individual dwelling extensions and changes not for larger site and/or residential development.

4. Fact File

Social Demographics

Population

 Steeple Claydon has a population of 2,343, split between 49% male and 51 % female (Census, 2001).

 The most recent data from the Office for National Statistics for the SOA 7713 estimates the population at mid‐2009 to be 1,506.

Age profile

1000 800 600 400 200

Number people of 0 People aged 0- People aged 5- People aged People aged People aged People aged People aged 4 15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75 and over

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

 The age profile for the village shows the majority in the 25‐44 age band, approximately 33%.

 There are also approximately 25% in the 45‐64 age band.

 Compared to other villages, only approximately 10% of the population are elderly (aged 65‐ 74 and 75+).

Population change since 1951

 As shown on the graph overleaf the population of the village has steadily increased from 1951, with the most notable increases in the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s. For context the population increased from 1,015 in 1951, to 1,225 in 1971, 1,644 in 1981 and 2,343 in the last census in 2001. The number of houses in the village of Steeple Claydon in 2010 is 940.  The limited development in recent years can be seen from the housing stock data, showing an increase of only 23 dwellings from 2005 to 2010.

Steeple Claydon Population Change from 1951 to 2001

2500

2000 People 1500 of

1000 Number 500

0 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001

Year

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

Social Groups

A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods (ACORN) developed by the Bucks Strategic Partnership shows the distinct groups of people that live within Buckinghamshire. The county is made up of 10 groups of households whose residents all have very different demographic characteristics and lifestyles. This means that from the results it would be possible to identify that more affluent groups are likely to have very different public service needs from those less affluent groups. The different ACORN group types are explained at: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/research/bucks_acorn.page

(Please turn overleaf for graph)

ACORN Social Groups

Villages with Wealthy 2% 8% Commuters 15% Well‐off Managers 12%

1% Affluent Greys

3% Flourishing Families

Secure Families 20% Settled Suburbia or Prudent Pensioners Moderate Means

39% Hard Pressed

Source: 2010 Bucks Strategic Partnership

 In the Buckinghamshire Strategic Partnership ACORN profile just under half, 39% of the population of Steeple Claydon, are classified as ‘Flourishing Families’. This group can be divided further and is predominately made up of ‘Larger families in prosperous suburbs’ (4%), as well as ‘Well‐off working families with mortgages’ (20%) and ‘Affluent working families with mortgages’ (15%).  A further 12% of the population of Steeple Claydon are ‘Well‐off Managers’ and 8% are ‘Wealthy commuters’.  In addition to its wealthy and flourishing population, 20 % of Steeple Claydon’s population is classified as ‘Secure Families’, those on a middle income and own their homes.  Relative to other surrounding villages, Steeple Claydon has a higher percentage of its population classified as ‘Moderate Means’, 15%, and ‘Hard Pressed’, 1%. The 15% classified as ‘Moderate Means’ can be further divided into, ‘Skilled older family terraces’ (7,7%), ‘Young family workers’ (5%) and ‘Skilled workers, semis, terraces’ (2.7%).  It should also be noted there is a relatively small percentage of ‘Affluent Greys’, 3 %, compared to surrounding villages. The ‘Affluent Greys’ is defined as those ‘farming communities’. A further 1% are defined as ‘Settled Suburbia/ Prudent Pensioners’.

Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) provide an analysis of the levels of deprivation according to seven key indicators: income, employment, health, education, housing, crime and

living environment (ONS, 2007). This is identified by SOAs (SOA) for each parish and wards. The ward under which Steeple Claydon falls into is covered by two SOAs, as shown on the location map. The SOA for which the parish of Steeple Claydon is shown is SOA 7713 the below IMD are for this area, as shown on the location map.

A scoring result out of 20 is shown for each category. The left hand side shows the lowest level of deprivation, with the right hand side showing the highest level of deprivation (each bar represents 5%).

The indices of deprivation on page 11 demonstrate that in relation to total deprivation Steeple Claydon has low levels; specifically low deprivation of health, employment and access to housing and services. However, education deprivation is fairly high when compared to the rest of the District, measuring over half way along the scale. This could be due to the distance to the nearest secondary school and limited adult learning opportunities. Overall and compared nationally Steeple Claydon still has low levels of deprivation.

Indices of Multiple Deprivation

Overall Deprivation Measures the following seven key indicators:

1) Income Deprivation Measures wages

2) Employment Deprivation Measures unemployment levels and access to jobs 3) Health Deprivation Measures population’s health

4) Education Deprivation Measures skill levels and access to education

5) Barrier to Housing and Services Measure access to affordable housing and services 6) Crime Measures levels of burglary, theft, criminal damage and violence

7) Living Environment Deprivation Measures both indoor and outdoor living conditions including condition of housing, air quality, road traffic accidents Sources: Communities and Local Government; Office for National Statistics; Valuation Office Agency, (2007)

Employment

Employment sites within Steeple Claydon

The main employment site within the village is the coach/bus depot sited off Buckingham Road. This is run by Langston and Tasker Coach Hire. The business can be traced back to the 1930s. The company is a typical rural independent, heavily reliant on the schools in the Buckingham and Winslow area for its operations, but also operating a few stage services and the occasional private hire. The business has grown over the years and now has a nineteen‐strong fleet of both minibuses and full‐size coaches. The company received planning permission in 1984 to expand on site.

Employment change for completed development since 2005

 The graph below shows net employment completions which are identified as B1, B2, and B8 use classes. This includes offices, research and development, light industry, general industry, warehousing and distribution. Net floorspace takes into account demolitions and losses of B class uses.  Steeple Claydon has seen little employment floorspace change over the last 5 years, with the only change as a loss of 50 m² in the time period 2006‐2007.  It should be noted that there is little employment space within Steeple Claydon and its immediate vicinity.

Steeple Claydon Employment net floorspace

2009‐10 0

2008‐09 0

2007‐08 0

2006‐07 ‐50

2005‐06 0

‐50 ‐45 ‐40 ‐35 ‐30 ‐25 ‐20 ‐15 ‐10 ‐50 Net Floorspace (m²)

Source: AVDC, March 2010

Employment Type

In looking at employment within Steeple Claydon it is also important to understand the types of employment residents undertake and what areas/fields they work in. The below graphic shows that there is a high proportion of managerial and professionals (35%) (Census, 2001). 11% work in intermediate occupations, 9% for small employers and own‐account workers. More so than in other areas, 20% of villagers from Steeple Claydon work in ‘semi‐routine and routine occupations’.

Employment type

All people aged 16 to 74: Managerial and professional occupations 16% All people aged 16 to 74: Intermediate occupations

1% 35% All people aged 16 to 74: Small employers and ow n-account workers All people aged 16 to 74: Low er supervisory and technical 20% occupations All people aged 16 to 74: Semi- routine and routine occupations

All people aged 16 to 74: Never w orked and long-term 11% 8% unemployed 9% All people aged 16 to 74: Not classified

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

Economic Activity

The graph overleaf shows 76% of Steeple Claydon’s population are economically active and employed (Census 2001) and only 2% unemployed. 22% are shown to the economically inactive but this is likely to reflect the relative high proportion of young people and older population.

Economic activity

All people aged 16 to 74: 22% Economically active : Employed

All people aged 16 to 74: 2% Economically active : Unemployed All people aged 16 to 74 : 76% Economically inactive

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

The average distance travelled to a fixed place of work is 20.2 km.

Mode of travel to work

The majority of the population use a car or motor vehicle to travel to work (80%) from data in the 2001 Census. A very small proportion use public transport (5%).

Mode of travel to work

15% 5% All people aged 16 to 74 in employment: Travel to work by public transport All people aged 16 to 74 in employment: Travel to work by motorcycle; car or van All people aged 16 to 74 in employment: Travel to work by 80% other means or work at home

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright (source and copyright must be stated in all topic papers).

The map overleaf from the Employment Land Study (2008) outlines where residents travel to, based on each ward. The ward under which Steeple Claydon falls has a high proportion of residents working within Rural Aylesbury as well as high proportion working in Aylesbury Town, a relatively small proportion work in the M40 and elsewhere.

Source: Aylesbury Vale Employment Land Study (AVDC, 2008) NB: The colour of the arrows corresponds to the roads on the key

Broadband speeds

There is no formal way of assessing Broadband speed and coverage. However we have drawn on some of the commercially available speed checking services to give a guide as to the coverage and speeds available in the parish/town. This does not mean that this is necessarily an obtainable level of service, but is as close as we are able to provide as an indicator.

Using http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/ it would appear that the village has a fair to good coverage and speeds obtainable appear to be in the range of 0.45 to 6 Mbps, showing there to be a wide range throughout the village.

Shops and Services

Steeple Claydon has a number of key shops and services. The locations of which are identified on the A3 infrastructure constraints map and include:  A Co‐op, located on West Street;  Bakery with a co‐located Post Office, in the centre of the village;  a newsagent;  a fish and chip shop;  a beauty salon;  a hairdressers.

There are three pubs within the village, namely The Phoenix, The Fountain Inn, and Prince of Wales.

In terms of services the village also has a doctor’s surgery (discussed further below), dentist, village library, village hall, and primary school.

Steeple Claydon is home to 2 churches. St Michael’s Church, along Queen Catherine Road to the east of the village, has the dominating steeple that gives the village its name. In addition the village has a Methodist Church, located off West Street, close to the shops and other services.

Health Care

The doctor’s surgery is located on Vicarage Lane. Based on data in the 2001 Census, 75% of the population are in good health and 12% of the population have a limiting long‐term illness, this is inline with the rest of District.

The village also has a dental surgery ‘The Old Bakery Dental Practice’ located on Chaloners Hill, which provides private dental care.

Leisure Facilities

The village has a number of key leisure facilities these include:  Village Hall;  Library  Recreation Ground including tennis courts and pavilion;  Playground; and  Allotments.

Steeple Claydon Library is a community‐run library which the village took over responsibility for in 2007 after Buckinghamshire County Council was set to close the library. The library is open the following hours:

Tuesday 2:30 ‐ 5:30 pm Friday 2:30 ‐ 5:30 pm Saturdays 9:30 ‐ 12:30 pm

BCC is reviewing its library provision across the District (November 2010), however as this is community run facility this review may have little or no impact.

Shops, services and facilities are shown on the services map within Section 5 of this paper.

Access to Green Space

The most accessible green spaces to Steeple Claydon are those located within the village including the recreation ground. The village is also well connected to the surrounding countryside by public rights of way and the national cycleway that runs along West Street/North End Road.

The following are locations of green space for which the accessibility audit has been carried out:‐

Green Space Size Open Space Ashgrove 526m2 Recreation Ground North end Road 30,010m2 Open Space Sycamore Leys 4,348m2 Open Space St Michaels Way 930m2 Allotments Buckingham Road 18,149m2 Open Space Rookery Way 1,991m2 St Michaels Church 6,295m2 Allotments Catherine Road 10,504m2

The following table shows current provision against Accessible Natural England Standard (ANGSt) by Natural England which is considered a national benchmark and forms part of Government guidance on green space provision. The standard emphasizes the importance of accessible green space to local communities.

ANGSt Standard Sufficient Existing Provision 2ha‐20ha green spaces located within 300m of dwellings No. There are no sites within the west End or Church End

part of the village. 20ha‐100ha green spaces located within 2km of dwellings No. A new site within Winslow, Steeple Claydon or Marsh Gibbon Ward is required for this standard to be fully met 100ha‐500ha green spaces located within 5km of dwellings No. A new site within Grendon Underwood, Winslow, Quainton, Marsh Gibbon or Steeple Claydon Ward is required for this standard to be met. 500ha+ green spaces located within 10km of dwellings No. A new site is required for this standard to be met within the district.

Playing Pitch/Allotments Standard Sufficient Existing Provision LEAPs 3 LEAP and 1 NEAP No. For existing urban development 3 further LEAP’s are required. No further NEAP is required. Allotments 9 plots per 1000 population Unknown

Tourism

In close proximity to Steeple Claydon is Claydon House, which is situated in Middle Claydon, south of the village via Queen Catherine Road. Claydon House was built in the mid‐1700s by the 2nd Lord Verney on a piece of land, which had been in his family's possession since the 15th century. The Verney family donated Claydon House to the National Trust in 1956. The house and its adjoining gardens, tea rooms, shop and restaurant are open to visitors, from March to October every afternoon except Thursday. The average number annual visitors to the house are 39,700 based on figures for 2009‐2010. One of the three churches of The Parish of The Claydons', All Saints' can also be found in the grounds of the house.

Crime

The below graph is based on data on burglaries, theft, criminal damage, and violence from 2002 and 2003. The columns show a ranking of Steeple Claydon’s two SOA’s (SOA) against all other SOA’s nationally (there are around 3,228). An IMD score of 1 would mean the SOA is the highest crime area in the country. Whereas a ranking of 3,228 would be the lowest crime area in the country. As can be seen the two SOA’s within which Steeple Claydon fall, are 7714 & 7713 and there is some difference between them. SOA 7713, within which he majority of Steeple Claydon village falls has lower crime levels than the other SOA, registering 2,538 compared to SOA 7714 which has slightly higher crime levels registering at 1,708.

Crime Deprivation

3000 2500 Deprivation

2000 1500 Multiple 1000 of

500

Indices 0 7714 7713 Steeple Claydon Ward Super Output Area

(Source: AVDC, 2010)

Education

Pre‐schools

There is one Nursery in Steeple Claydon ‘’Steeple Claydon Nursery,’ located at Steeple Claydon School. This nursery can care for up to 24 children in the early years age group, although none can be cared for below 2 years old.

Primary Schools

Map to show Primary School Planning Areas (Source: Bucks County Council, 2010)

Steeple Claydon has one primary school, Steeple Claydon Combined School. The school is located in close proximity to the playing fields, tennis courts and pavilion. The school has 122 pupils attending aged between 4 and 11. The school has capacity for 210 pupils and therefore in 2009/10 the school has a surplus of 88 places (42%).

Steeple Claydon is within the Winslow and Waddeson Primary School Planning Area. Steeple Claydon is one of 20 schools within the area. In 2009/10 the school planning area was identified as having a 17% capacity with space for 512 additional pupils.

Co‐located within the school grounds the Steeple Claydon Nursery School and SureStart Steeple Claydon Centre provide for the under 4’s.

Secondary Schools

The nearest provision of secondary schools are at Buckingham for both upper school and grammar school provision.

 Buckingham Secondary School: 1166 place capacity. In 2009/2010 there were 932 pupils (thus 234 spaces/ 20% capacity);  Royal Latin Grammar School (Buckingham): 1226 place capacity. In 2009/2010 there were 1262 pupils (thus no spare spaces, and a 36 space deficit and 3% oversupply).

Additional pupils may wish to attend secondary schools in Aylesbury, particularly the grammar schools, the capacity of which is set out below:  Aylesbury Grammar Schools: Total 4941 capacity. In 2009/10 there were 4848 pupils (thus 93 spare places/2% capacity);  Aylesbury Vale Upper Schools: Total 7556 capacity. In 2009/10 there were 7114 pupils (thus 442 spare places/6% capacity).

Education Trends and Statistics

Key Stage 2 is ages 7‐11 (Junior School) within the Primary Curriculum. Level 4 is one of the higher standards of achievement for teaching effectiveness. More information on the stages and the curriculum is available at http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/primary

At Key Stage 2, 78% of pupils in Steeple Claydon Ward achieve Level 4 or above in English, compared to a regional figure of 81.3%. In Science, 96% achieve Level 4 or above compared to a regional figure of 87.6% and in Maths, 78% achieve Level 4 which meets the regional figure of 78% (Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2009).

Housing

Housing stock profile

The average household size in Steeple Claydon is 2.69 persons with the average number of rooms per household at 6.11 (Census, 2001), this compares to a District average of 2.5 persons and 5.8 rooms per household. As can be seen on the below chart the majority, 59% of households are semi‐detached, or terraced homes and bungalows, closely followed by 40% detached house/bungalows and only 1% flats, maisonettes or temporary structures.

Dwelling type

Detached house / bungalows 40% Semi-detached / terraced houses / bungalow 59% Flat maisonette or apartment; or caravan or temporary structure

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

Household Tenure

The graph overleaf shows that the most popular tenure is owner occupied, accounting for 79% (Census, 2001). A further 14% are households with tenure rented from the Local Authority, Housing Association or Registered Social Landlord, and a further 7% rent from private landlords or letting agencies.

Tenure

Households with owner- 7% occupied tenure 14% Households with tenure rented from Council (local authority) or Housing Association / Registered Social Landlord Households with tenure rented 79% from private landlord or letting agency or other tenure

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

House Hold Occupancy

The below graph shows household occupancy rates, with 97% of households classified as ‘occupied household space’. For clarification a ‘vacant’ household space is an unoccupied space which is not a household’s usual residence and is not a second residence or holiday accommodation, whereas an unoccupied household includes second homes and holiday residences. The graph shows 3% of the housing stock is vacant household space, and only a small proportion, 0.3%, holiday accommodation/second residence.

Household Occupancy

3% 0.3%

Occupied household space

Vacant household space

Second residence / holiday accommodation

97%

(Source: Census, 2001) © Crown copyright

Market Data on Completions and Sales

Year ending 31st 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 March: Number of Dwelling 3 8 6 1 5 3 completions Number of committed 10 13 10 12 10 3 dwellings Number of Affordable 0 0 0 0 0 0 dwellings (Source: AVDC 2010)

Commitment figures show the net housing commitments in each parish in the District. In other words, they show the number of houses (both new dwellings and conversions) for which there is a valid planning permission, allowing for those houses which have already been completed, and allowing for dwellings which are to be demolished or otherwise lost.

The number of completed dwellings over the last five years has remained relatively consistent annually ranging between 1 and 8 completions per annum. This highlights the relatively limited development within the village over the past 5 years. There have been no rural exception schemes for Steeple Claydon in the last 5 years, with no affordable homes having been completed over this period.

Average House Hold Price over last 5 years

The below graph shows the average house prices in Steeple Claydon over the last 5 years. The average price has fluctuated over the past 5 years, with the most notable fluctuation between August 2009 and August 2010. Excluding this, average house prices have remained consistently above £200,000 since February 2005 with the average house price approximately £215,000 in July 2010.

Average House Hold Price from 2005

£400,000 £350,000 £300,000

Value £250,000

Hold £200,000

£150,000 House £100,000 £50,000 £0 February August February August February August February August February August February August 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010

(Source: Hometrack, 2010)

Housing Sales

In 2010 there were 21 property sales in Steeple Claydon Ward. This equates to 1.9% of the private housing stock turning over, compared to a regional average of 1.2%. This figure for 2010, 21 properties, was the lowest in the 5 years prior to this.

Annual Dwelling Sales

70 63

60 56 50 50 Dwellings 40 of

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(Source, Hometrack, 2010)

New Build Price Comparison

The below graph provides a price comparison between new build dwellings and those that have been previously owned. The below chart shows there has been little new build development in Steeple Claydon over the past 5 years. 2006 saw the development of new build dwellings valued at approximately £360,000 when compared to previously owned dwellings at approximately £270,000. In 2010 new build dwellings were valued at over £450,000 compared to £220,000 for previously owned.

Price comparision for new builds compared to previously occupied dwellings £500,000 £450,000 £400,000 Previously Occupied Flat Prices £350,000 New Build Flat Prices Value

£300,000 £250,000 Previously Occupied £200,000 House Prices

Household £150,000 New Build House Prices £100,000 £50,000 £0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Source: HM Land Registry, (September, 2010) Please note not all data is available for each year.

Affordability

The below is an affordability graph based on mortgages three times income. This graph shows in order to buy a terraced property a first time buyer, based on a mortgage rate three times income, will need to be earning at least £30‐35,000. To buy a terraced property for a owner occupier on a mortgage based on three times income, they too need to be earning at least £30‐ 35,000. In contrast to this, to buy a semi‐detached property a first time buyer would need to be earning £45‐50,000 and for an owner occupied mortgage a buyer would need to be earning £40‐ 45,000.

Source: Hometrack, (September 2010)

Housing Need

In Steeple Claydon parish, there are 29 households on the waiting list for Council housing (Source, AVDC October 2010). The total number of households on the council housing waiting list is 4,410. Please note that within this figure there are 1,022 people on the waiting list from outside the district and 120 households where the Council has so far been unable to map their location due to unrecognisable postcodes (please see annex 1 for map of district housing waiting list).

Gypsy and Traveller Sites

There are no records of any Gypsy and Traveller sites within the Parish.

Transport and connections

Steeple Claydon is located between the A413, and A41. The village is well collected to local roads, which connect the village with local villages and beyond, specifically to Winslow and Buckingham and the A413 and A41.

The below graph looks at the number of cars owned per household based on data from the 2001 census. The graph shows that 89% of households own at least 1 vehicle, with a high proportion (56%) owning at least two vehicles. This is likely to be due to the rural nature of the village, thus compared to the rest of the district a higher proportion of household own two, three or more vehicles.

Number of cars/vans per household

13% 11%

No cars or vans

One car or van

33% Two cars or vans

43% Three or more cars or vans

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

Steeple Claydon has an almost hourly bus service operating along the main roads through the village, bus services 16, 17 and 18 run along West Street/Chaloners Hill and Queen Catherine Road/Vicarage Lane. In the week, bus services operate Monday through to Friday and provide an almost hourly service from 7.30am until 20.00 connecting the village to Aylesbury and Bicester. On a Saturday the service also runs 7.30am until 20.00 having at a reduced service to almost 2 hourly. The bus services more frequent than surrounding villages however do not operate on a Sunday. There are also no services connecting the village with Winslow, the closest

town, or Buckingham. It is likely therefore that the current bus services do not provide enough connection and frequency to be relied upon as the only mode of transport. The village does also have a community bus and Dial A Ride that are used to meet this villagers needs. The below map identifies which bus routes run through Steeple Claydon. Bus routes can be searched at on the Buckinghamshire County Council website at http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses‐and‐ trains/Bus‐timetables.aspx’.

(Source: Bucks County Council, 2010)

The village has a wide network of footpaths running from the village and connecting the village to the surrounding countryside. To the north of the village there are three footpaths connecting the village to Hillesden and north‐east to Padbury and the surrounding countryside. To the west of the village a further footpath connects the village to Twyford village. To the east and south there are a further four footpaths running to the south of the village connecting Steeple Claydon with Calvert and Middle Claydon and Claydon House.

To the south of the village is the disused‐railway, which runs from Bletchley to Bicester and passes through Winslow, south of Steeple Claydon, south of Poundon and to Bicester.

The national cycleway runs through the village along North End Road and West Street, connecting Steeple Claydon with the surrounding villages.

Public transport, walking and cycleways are also shown on the constraints and connections map in section 5 of this paper.

Water Cycle and Flood Risk

The Water Cycle Strategy for Aylesbury Vale (Halcrow, 2010) sets out the following requirements for Steeple Claydon:

 Wastewater Treatment Works – No constraints. The Steeple Claydon Wastewater Treatment Works has available capacity.

 Wastewater Network – There are constraints that can be overcome. The existing foul sewer system has the capacity to accommodate additional flows.

 Water Supplies – No constraints. Some minor reinforcements would be needed.

 Water Quality – No constraints.

 Flood Risk – There is some flood risk due to Internal Drainage Board Watercourses on some sites within the village.

 Surface Water Management – No constraints to the Water Cycle infrastructure.

Fact File Summary

 Steady population growth from 1951 to 2001 with a population of 2,343 (Census, 2001);

 Low levels of deprivation within the parish, particularly low when compared nationally and with surrounding parishes, although higher levels of education deprivation;

 Limited employment opportunities within the village, however employment opportunities within and nearby surrounding towns of Buckingham, Winslow & Bicester;

 There is a ‘fair’ coverage and speed of broadband for the village ranging between 0.45 and 6 mpbs.

 A hourly bus service to the village connects Steeple Claydon with Aylesbury and Bicester. However, for other connections villagers are dependent upon private car for commuting and travel due to the limited public transport connections and infrequency of the service and with reliance also on the community bus and Dial A Ride.

 The village is served by many key services for local people, specifically a convenience store, post office, doctors surgery, bakery, newsagents, community centre, recreation ground, playground, library, village hall and education and childcare services;

 The village also has a primary school which has some spare capacity. The nearest secondary school is Buckingham, and further secondary schools at Aylesbury;

 There is a high proportion (59%) semi‐detached and terraced dwellings, compared to 40% detached, and only a very small percentage of flats/maisonettes (1%). The age profile for the village shows the majority in the 25‐44 age band, approximately 33%;

 House prices steadily rose from 2005 to 2007, reaching £300,000 in 2007, they then fell and then rose again to a peak in February 2009 of £375,000 before falling and levelling out in 2010. The latest average figure for August 2010 records an average house price of £220,000;

 There are 29 households on the waiting list for Council housing;

 Annual dwelling sales haven fallen since 2006, falling from 63 in 2005 to 21 in 2010;

 Low levels of crime within the village, particularly when compared nationally;

 The village is well served my public footpaths connecting Steeple Claydon to surrounding villages and rural areas;

 There are limited constraints to the village for in relation to capacity at the wastewater treatment works and wastewater network. In terms of water quality, water supply, and

surface water management there are no constraints. There is some limited flood risk due to Internal Drainage Board Watercourses on some sites within the village.

5. Issues facing the Parish

Planning related issues have been identified through work by the Local Area Forum (Community Area Plan 2010), as well as through site assessment work and discussions with internal consultees (2010).

Buckingham Local Community Area (Local Area Forum) Plan (2010)  Public transport is a key issue for the population of Steeple Claydon with very infrequent services and need for reinstating the market bus. Improvement of public transport could reduce reliance on private motor vehicles, improve connections with surrounding villages and allow sustainable travel options. The existing service is poor and therefore is unable to act as a reliable mode of transport particularly for young people; this was flagged as an issue in the Local Area Plan (2010).  Rat running through the village, particularly from Calvert Green, is recognised as an issue in the Local Area Plan (2010) as is parking within the centre of the village, particularly the corner of Chaloners Hill and West Street, where the Co‐op store is located.  The need for a plan specifically for the village centre, to address issues such as parking by the Co‐op is raised as an issue in Local Area Forum Plan (2010).  A further key concern for villages is smells of waste from the landfill site at Calvert. This again is raised by the Parish Council within the Local Area Forum Plan.  The need to upgrade to play equipment within the recreation ground is raised as an issue alongside the need for cycle paths through the village. These improvements will help to improve the connectivity and use of facilities within the village.  The Local Area Forum Plan (2010) also raises the issue of the need for increased support for child services, including the toddler group and play groups.

Officer identified issues from the settlement assessment and internal consultations (2010)  It is clear from the analysis of Steeple Claydon over the last 10 years, and look back at planning history, that Steeple Claydon has had limited development in recent years. This has the potential to lead to a shortage in supply for housing, specifically affordable housing.  Congestion along the key routes through the village is a problem, specifically along West Street around the newsagents and local stores. Congestion and parking by the Co‐op was flagged by the Steeple Claydon Parish in the village plan (1968). The village itself is not bisected by a key road network like some other villages such as Waddesdon, however, can be used as a cut through from surrounding villages to the A41 and Winslow and other key locations.  Commuting and loss of employees to surrounding towns, villages and to Oxfordshire. The employment land study assessment of travel to work showed the highest destinations as rural areas within Aylesbury Vale, the M40 corridor (Oxfordshire) and Aylesbury Town. The high proportion (80%) of residents travelling to work by car also suggests a high proportion of out commuting. Due to its rural nature this is likely to be inevitable, however, more sustainable transport connections (specifically improved bus services).

 A further potential aspiration, identified as an issue by surrounding settlements within the Local Area Forum, is the need for better telecommunications, such as improved internet, faster broadband, to facilitate home working. This could be beneficial to the village. Broadband speeds are varied across the village as identified in section 3 and faster speeds over 6 mpbs would be welcomed.

6. Parish Constraints

The following constraints have been identified from the maps located on the next few pages.

Agricultural Land Map

Agricultural Land

The Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) provides a method for assessing the quality of farmland to enable informed choices to be made about its future use within the planning system. It helps underpin the principles of sustainable development. DEFRA produced guidance on the ALC in the planning system in 1998 and the most up to date data, was produced by Natural England in 2002.

The majority of land within which the village of Steeple Claydon falls and the land to the south‐ east of the village comprises grade 3 agricultural land. Beyond the village, specifically to the north, west and south‐west of the village is grade 4 agricultural land value. Where necessary, detailed work will be needed to distinguish between grades 3a and 3b for site based assessment, due to the lesser quality of 3b when compared to the good quality of 3a.

Topography

Contours showing land at heights at 5 metre vertical intervals from Ordnance Survey maps. Land heights are above ordnance datum (sea level). Steeple Claydon sits 105 metres above sea level falling to 85m on the outskirts of the village. The village sits on higher ground looking down on the Vale countryside and surroundings.

Environmental Constraints Map

Environmental

Steeple Claydon has a number of Notable species identified as can be seen on the plan showing environmental constraints. Notable Species Sites are locations of important ecological species recorded by the Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire Biological Records Centre. The Notable Species Sites are sensitive information and as such the species of wildlife cannot be stated in the fact pack. However, the Environmental Records Centre can be contacted to give a case‐by‐case response – contact [email protected]. The Centre also has an information request form that people can fill in to provide the details of their search enquiry. This can be downloaded from their website at the following address: http://www.buckinghamshirepartnership.gov.uk/partnership/BucksMKERC/data_search.page?

The village has a few areas (small pockets) within the village that are susceptible to surface water flooding. The most notable risk of flooding however is Padbury Brook, which runs to the north, west and south of the village, is identified as a flood plain and is susceptible to surface water flooding as well as fluvial flooding. Surface water flooding occurs during high rainfall events when the drainage capacity is exceeded for an area. These area can be identified on the Environmental Constraints Map.

It should be noted that Steeple Claydon has fewer environmental constraints when compared to other villages assessed.

Historic Constraints Map

Conservation Area & Listed Buildings

From looking at the map shown overleaf it can be seen that Steeple Claydon has a limited number of historic constraints, the main consideration are the listed buildings scattered throughout the village. There are buildings listed by English Heritage to help conserve the structure, use and setting of a building important to history or architecture. The older a building is the more likely it is to be listed. The village has a total of 19 listed buildings with majority along Queen Catherine Road.

Archaeological Notification Areas

The church is a listed building, and the church and its surroundings are classified as an Archaeological Notification Area. Archaeological Notification Areas are those that within which there is specific evidence recorded on the Buckinghamshire Historic Environment Record. The site of the church is also classified as a ‘historic land use’ due to its age and historic value.

Landscape Map

Landscape Character and Sensitivity

A Landscape Character Assessment was produced in May 2008. The assessment covers the whole of Aylesbury Vale District outside of the built up areas of Aylesbury, Buckingham, Haddenham, Winslow and Wendover and groups landscape into 79 landscape character areas and 13 landscape character types covering landscape, visual, historic and ecological considerations. There are two landscape character types for Steeple Claydon:  Landscape Character Type 07, defined as Wooded Rolling Lowlands, which includes the area south of West Street and east of Addison Road;  Landscape Character Type 05, defined as Shallow Valleys, which includes the area north of West Street, west of Addison Road and Northern End Road.

The Areas of Sensitive Landscape study (2008) followed up the Landscape Character Assessment looking specifically at the sensitivity of areas to change and new development. The following criteria determine how sensitive an area is –landscape quality, scenic quality, rarity, representativeness, conservation interests, wildness. There are four categories of landscape sensitivity: 0 ‐50%, 50 ‐ 75%, 75‐ 90% and 90‐100%. The higher the percentage shown on the map overleaf, the more sensitive the landscape is to development.

Steeple Claydon two landscape sensitivities:  the southern half of the village, the area south of West Street and east of Addison Road has a sensitivity of 0‐ 50 %;  the northern half of the village, an area north of West Street, west of Addison Road and Northern End Road has a sensitivity of 75‐90% (category of second most sensitive landscape in the District). This higher score in the north reflects the sensitive and distinctive landscape and its prominence on higher ground compared to its surroundings.

Infrastructure and Transport Connections map

Steeple Claydon’s facilities, connections and infrastructure

The maps on the following page show Steeple Claydon in the context of its transport connections and infrastructure. As discussed within section 3, Steeple Claydon has a number of key facilities including a primary school, two local stores, post office, newagents, 3 pubs, village hall. In relation to employment, within the village there is limited employment. The village also has a doctors surgery and dentist. Steeple Claydon is well connected to surrounding local villages, by both road and public footpaths. Local roads also connect the village to A41 and A413 connecting the village to Winslow, Bicester, and Aylesbury.

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Key Settlements LCT 01 Wooded Ridge LCT 02 Incised Valleys LCT 03 Valley Bottom LCT 04 Undulating Clay Plateau LCT 05 Shallow Valleys LCT 06 Greensand Ridge LCT 07 Wooded Rolling Lowlands LCT 08 Vale LCT 09 Low Hills and Ridges LCT 10 Chalk Foothills LCT 11 Chalk Escarpment LCT 12 Chalk Dip Slope 0 50 100 200 LCT 13 Chalk Valleys Landscape Sensitivity Metres ´ This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the 0 - 50% permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 50 - 75% © Crown copyright.

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Annex 1: Housing Waiting List

Annex 2: References

Local Plans Source AVDC Community Led http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/community‐living/community‐ Planning led‐planning/ Community Led Plans ‐ www.clp‐se.org.uk South East Rural Communities Council Local Area Plans http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/our_communities/local_area_plans. page Statistics ACORN ward profile Paper copy. Buckinghamshire County Council, March 2010

Local Area Profile Paper copy, AVDC, 2006 Employment Land Study http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local‐development‐ 2008 plans/planning‐policy/withdrawn‐core‐strategy/avldf‐evidence‐ base/employment‐evidence/aylesbury‐vale‐employment‐land‐study‐ march‐2008/?LGNTF=71 ONS www.ons.gov.uk BCC education Paper Copy. BCC Cabinet report from May 2010. Also information from BCC, December 2010 School Location http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/schools/ea_Name_search.page Doctors Information from database held by the Primary Care Trust, October 2010 Housing Hometrack http://www.housingintelligence.co.uk/ (membership required) Completions AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)

Commitments AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)

Affordable Housing AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing) Completions No. Parish Dwellings AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing) (Housing Stock) Rural exception schemes AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing) Employment Losses and gains in last AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing) five years (B1,2, and 8)

Environmental Constraints Listed buildings http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/

Maps AVDC, December 2010. Produced using ArcMap with license from Ordnance Survey

Conservation Areas and http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local‐development‐ Management Plans plans/planning‐policy/supplementary‐planning‐ documents/conservation‐area‐supplementary‐planning‐document/ Green Infrastructure Aylesbury Vale Green http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/leisure‐culture/parks‐open‐ Infrastructure Strategy spaces/aylesbury‐vale‐green‐infrastructure‐strategy/ 2011‐2026

Buckinghamshire Green http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/strategic_planning/green_infrastruc Infrastructure Strategy ture.page

AVDC Green Spaces http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/leisure‐culture/planning‐policy‐ Audit guidance‐17/‐green‐space‐audit/

Transport Public transport stops http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses‐and‐trains/Maps/Real‐ time‐bus‐map.aspx Bus time tables http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses‐and‐trains/Bus‐ timetables.aspx Community Transport http://www.alt‐transport.org.uk/schemes_av.asp Schemes Other Settlement audit 2008 http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local‐development‐ plans/planning‐policy/withdrawn‐core‐strategy/avldf‐evidence‐ base/miscellaneous‐evidence/review‐rural‐settlement‐hierarchy Aerial Photography http://maps.google.co.uk/maps Population stats from AVDC, 2010, paper copies available on request for the last 5 censuses 1951