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Village Character Assessment

Village Character Assessment

Copyright C East Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan

EAST BERGHOLT NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN CHARACTER ASSESSMENT

INTRODUCTION AND CONTENTS

This report analyses the village character using the seven criteria in the “Oxford Toolkit” as recommended for the purpose by Babergh District Council. These are: Spaces, Buildings, Views, Greenery & Landscape Features, Light/Dark, Noise & Smell and Spirit of Place.

These criteria are then applied to fifteen areas making up the entire built up area of the Parish. In an anti-clockwise direction from the village centre these are as below, can be seen on the map opposite, and are the detailed reports in the same order on the following pages:

1. The Street 2. Cemetery Lane 3. Rectory Hill 4. Flatford Lane and Hamlet 5. White Horse Road, Notcutts, Orvis Lane, Manningtree Road, Cordwinders and Dazeley’s Lane 6. Gandish Road and Gandish Close 7. East End Lane, Broom Knoll, Straight Road, Park Road and Mission Lane 8. Heath Road, Mill Road and Putticks Lane 9. Quintons Road 10. Chaplin Road and Richardsons Road 11. B1070 from Hadleigh Road to Carriers Arms, including Foxhall Fields, Moores Lane and Beehive Close 12. Elm Road, Elm Estate, School Lane, Whitesfield, Askins Road and Aldous Close 13. Hadleigh Road, Collingwood Fields and Hop Meadow 14. Gaston Street 15. Fiddlers Lane, Fiddlers Close and The Link

The photograph pages show a sample of the diverse properties in each of the 15 areas.

A summary of these assessments and the conclusions drawn can be seen in the Neighbourhood Plan. EAST BERGHOLT

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EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – THE STREET SPACES: The Street is the functional centre of the village housing a small array of essential shops, the Anglican Church and the Red Lion Inn. It represents the best of evolving village development in the form of diverse building styles, some properties set back with gardens and others built directly onto the road.

BUILDINGS: The Street provides a feast of architectural style, size, colour and age. At the Hadleigh Road junction a high brick wall and gate give glimpses of an impressive Tudor house set in large gardens. Opposite is a group of interesting houses and the remains of the village lock-up. The free car park is largely shielded from view by the 17th century Red Lion Inn and Red Lion Cottage. Opposite a low mansard roofed cottage sporting the sign “Dealer in Hatts” indicating a stage in its history. The houses facing this cottage have significant religious history and their Suffolk brick facing hides 17th century timber framed construction. Clustered around the junction with Cemetery Lane are a number of buildings in commercial and retail use and very much the centre of the village. Opposite is the impressive jettied 16th century Fountain House and adjoining Dunthorn Cottage, home and workshop of John Constable’s friend and mentor. Facing this cottage, now a craft and hardware shop is a short spur of attractive cottages, the first of which has had many uses, including a bank and, currently, a baker’s shop. The Street bends sharply here and the character changes somewhat. The west side is dominated by a very large Georgian house with a cupola similar to that on the Church. Once the home of Randolph Churchill it originally fronted onto a small village green, now part of the garden. The village sign occupies the remaining vestige of the green. Facing this large property is the site of the Constable family home, plaques on the railings mark its position now occupied by two detached 20th century houses. There is a handsome timber framed house, Little Court, with 18th century brick façade and a traditional group of Alms Houses behind which may be glimpsed allotments which wrap behind them and meet the Churchyard.

VIEWS: The Street provides so many interesting cameo views that only the longer view back towards Gaston Street seems significant. The random and unstructured features of the village centre are what make it so interesting, showing how it has evolved over centuries to accommodate local needs. The view at the southern end is dominated by St Mary’s Church, a fine “wool church” that has achieved fame due to its incomplete tower and the heavy set of five bells therefore contained in an oak “cage” and rung by hand since its erection as a temporary measure in 1531. The church projects out into the road which has to loop around the unfinished tower. The churchyard has many visitors to the bell cage and graves of Constable’s parents.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: Whilst The Street has a high level of greenery in private gardens, the architecture and general village centre ambience is the most prevalent feature.

LIGHT/DARK: The Street has an open light feel as the larger structures are set well back from the road.

NOISE & SMELL: The Street is widely accepted as being the functional centre of the village. Cars are essential features of modern life but the village was not designed with them in mind. Despite the problems of noise and parking, the village centre still manages to function well.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: The Street provides an ambience of good village life, of interaction and community. It is considered to be the Village. The Street

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – CEMETERY LANE SPACES: Cemetery Lane is a quiet, narrow lane starting at the centre of the village and leading eventually to footpaths in the Dedham Vale. Buildings are confined to the beginning of the lane and the spacing of buildings is variable, some directly onto the road and others set back with impressive gardens. The lane has a very informal character with an interesting array of buildings of various scales and spacing so no two views are the same. As with so many areas in the village, telegraph and overhead electric cables have a negative impact.

BUILDINGS: The buildings in Cemetery Lane are dominated by a large Victorian, red brick Congregational Church and the blank flank wall of the shop funnels the view towards that. The lane starts, however, with two small cottages with small neat gardens, one of which was the original studio used by John Constable. Next to it is a light industrial workshop and beyond that a high red brick garden wall and gravelled entrance to properties which cannot be seen. The gateway to West Lodge, however, affords a glimpse of the substantial garden with mature trees and shrubs. Beyond the church is a scattering of cottages and larger houses. Although totally unplanned in appearance the impression is what you would expect for a rural village and is altogether pleasing. As implied by the name the lane leads to a large cemetery with attractive old brick wall fronting onto the lane.

VIEWS: The views at the beginning of the lane are restricted by walls and for much of the lane by hedges and trees. Eventually it leads to very wide rural views over the river valley. Near to the village end of the lane, there is a point where a beautifully framed view of Dedham Vale can be seen; this is an iconic Constable Country view. The roof scape is dominated by the Congregational Church.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: The feeling of the lane is that it is leading out of village into the countryside, emphasised by the gentle downhill slope. The cemetery on the right hand side marks the end of the general housing and the sides of the lane are then informally hedged.

LIGHT/DARK: A green and shady lane.

NOISE & SMELL: A very quiet and peaceful lane, with the exception of the area at its start. There is always a lot of activity associated with the shop and the engineering workshop but these do not detract.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: Rural, quiet and supremely unplanned. Cemetery Lane

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – RECTORY HILL

SPACES: Starting at the Church it is very open with the Churchyard (several tall yews) and Church Plain. The houses facing onto the Plain have small gardens enclosed by railings and Old Chapel House has white posts and chains which appear to claim ownership of the pavement at its frontage. The high convent walls and hedges of Old Hall reflect that its community of nuns was once enclosed. Further down the hill the houses and cottages string out, with the gaps between for the most part very large. The Hill winds down to the valley of the Riber Brook and up again to Burnt Oak Corner, pinched in at the end of the Church Plain, wide open to the south side with open fields, and well wooded at both ends with tunnels of trees. Cars necessarily park on the Plain and these and white markings detract.

BUILDINGS: The area is framed by the unfinished tower of St Mary the Virgin. Friary Cottage stands on the corner of Flatford Lane in a substantial garden bordered by a soft brick wall and tall hedges with many mature trees. The conventual buildings, added to the Old Hall manor house in 1857, are Italianate in style with austere striped brickwork and probably incongruous in appearance to visitors to the area. A further incongruity left over from the use of Old Hall as a religious house is the small graveyard containing remains of the Friars who took over when the nuns departed. The houses facing onto the plain are older than their frontages would suggest and form a pleasing group with their front gardens enclosed by railings. Houses wind down the hill from the sixteenth century right up to the twentieth are mainly set back from the road, several with railings and walls, and placed in substantial gardens of mature trees and shrubs. One, Emanuel House, stands alone on the south side. Built in 1904 to replace the Old Rectory and in use as such until 1979, it is a butterfly shaped house designed to catch the sun. At the bottom of the hill fencing becomes wooden picket style with a more rural feel. The 1967 built Riber House sits well back from the road up what was originally the drive to the Old Rectory across the glebe meadow. The Old Rectory itself is completely hidden from view, unless from the Dedham side of the Vale. Rectory Hill winds its way up again to its western end with high hedges and tall trees to the northern side and open fields to the south. Hollybank (twentieth century and originally two cottages) and Kells (Raymond Erith, 1939) sit back with good sized front and rear gardens. The Kings Head has a garden to front and rear and the road widens here and was the site of an annual Toy Fair which survived into the early twentieth century. The access to the Old Rectory is extremely wooded and the first two neighbouring cottages hide behind high hedges of laurel. These two and those sitting right at the pavement edge are all of two storeys but low with dormer windows, including the twentieth century replacement.

VIEWS: At the Church end there is a long view down into the Vale from the top of Flatford Lane. The three focal points here are the Church itself, the Convent buildings and the War Memorial. The Church Plain closes in outside Old Chapel House, widening out again with open fields to the South as it does again at the Burnt Oak end where a tunnel of trees is formed over the road. Telegraph poles and wires are a detrimental contribution to the street whilst a post box (EIIR) makes a Constable splash of red.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: This is a substantially green and rural area.

LIGHT/DARK: There are no street lights and as a result wonderful night skies across the Vale.

NOISE & SMELL: Natural fresh air. Apart from occasional traffic noise it is possible to hear the wind in the trees, birdsong and the tap tap tapping of ropes against the church flag pole. Double decker buses (it is a bus route) inevitably impinge on this peace and quiet. A reduced speed limit would be beneficial.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: Substantially the same as when John Constable made his way from the family home beyond the Church to the Rectory to court Maria Bicknell. Idyllic. Rectory Hill EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – FLATFORD LANE and HAMLET

SPACES: Leaving the crossroads known as Burnt Oak Corner one soon enters a different world at the start of the approach to the jewel in the crown of East Bergholt: Flatford hamlet. This is an agricultural area with wide views across the Dedham Vale AONB. Several tracks open off Flatford Lane to the east, near to Burnt Oak is a glimpsed view of a sports field, then the descending road becomes one-way and two long drives rise up to give access to Clapper Farm House and Flatford Farm. To the west the land falls away, divided into small fields of grazing land. At the bottom of the loop is a tree-surrounded car park in National Trust ownership. The sunken lane beside it is a complete tunnel of trees, opening out to reveal the Bridge Cottage and wooden bridge across the Stour.

BUILDINGS: At Burnt Oak Corner is the Grade II timber framed Townhouse, bought by the parish overseers in 1654 to house paupers and at that time divided into four dwellings. They are little changed, rough cast with beautiful peg tiled roofs and large brick chimneys. Opposite, occupying the site of the Burnt Oak School, is a group of 1969/70 detached houses all set well back from the pavement with large front gardens. Two 21st century houses follow this pattern with mature trees and shrubs. On the west side, Burnt Oak House and its converted stable block, Stable Cottage, are hidden from view down a tree lined driveway. Claycotts is an outstanding late medieval house, jettied with fine carvings to the corner post and beam, fantastic brick chimneys and peg tiled roof. Clapper Farm House, of Suffolk white brick, was extended symmetrically and a cupola added circa 2005. Flatford Farm was built in the 1970s and some original outbuildings still stand. Three further detached 20th century properties on this, the east, side of the lane, all bar one much altered and extended, stand in large well screened gardens. The Haybarn Cottage is a picturesque thatched property with tall brick chimneys owned by the National Trust. Taking the sunken lane one reaches the most important buildings. Bridge Cottage (Grade II*) is 17th century with 18th century additions. The National Trust acquired it and built a weather boarded café and shop between it and the boat building yard, the brick floor of which is visible. Next is The Granary, originally a wool store serving Flatford fulling mill. It is weather boarded and thatched with a single storey peg tiled range. The oldest building is the 15th century Valley Farm. Restored by private owners in 1938 it was then fully restored to near original condition when it was acquired by the National Trust in 1959. The splendid brick Flatford Mill was rebuilt by Abram Constable in 1753 and much of its exterior is unchanged. Across the pond is Willy Lott’s House, evolving over three centuries, this timber framed building and the Mill are recognisable to millions all over the world as the scene of John Constable’s The Haywain. These buildings are all Grade I, all belong to the National Trust and are all now occupied by the Field Studies Council as a Study Centre and so are in constant use by students of all ages. Back on Flatford Lane, an unmade road runs behind the car park containing three cottages built or rebuilt during the 20th century, all low and with mature gardens. The last house on the lane is Gosnall’s Farm much expanded and altered, the original dwelling now forms the central part of the present structure. The old stables are original but now part of the accommodation. Fen Lane is an unmade road leading to Fen Bridge. A large new house replaces a small wooden cottage which nestled virtually unseen at the end of this lane. There are no more houses until the junction with The Street where stands the white washed pebble- dashed Friary Cottage with pantile roof and large brick chimney.

VIEWS: Uninterrupted views across the Dedham Vale except in the sunken lane which forms a tunnel.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: Meadows, hedges and trees; substantial gardens to virtually all properties.

LIGHT/DARK: No street lighting. Well shaded by mature trees and high hedges.

NOISE & SMELL: Natural and fresh with no recent instances of smell from the sewage works well concealed behind trees.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: This is the iconic landscape of Constable Country beloved of residents and visitors.

Flatford Lane

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT - WHITE HORSE ROAD, NOTCUTTS, ORVIS LANE, MANNINGTREE ROAD, CORDWINDERS and DAZELEY’S LANE SPACES: White Horse Road is a two way tarmac road with an open aspect spoilt only by telegraph poles and cables. There is a pavement on one side of the road only, and it is flat with a very gentle bend half way along. The gaps between houses vary immensely and give views to rear buildings, landscape views, and one leads to a discreet private road (Willets Pond) of 5 large houses surrounding a pond. Orvis Lane at its junction with White Horse Road is narrow, wooded and green. It opens out eventually permitting views to the north. Notcutts opens on the north side with an open aspect to the village sports field. Houses are not uniform in their distance from the road nor in roof heights contributing to a feeling of openness. At the B1070, known as Eley’s Corner, a Y shaped junction is formed with a grass triangle and agricultural land to the north. Views across the Dedham Vale are enjoyed by the residents of Cordwinders (cul-de-sac) and Dazeley’s Lane (unmade road).

BUILDINGS: The houses give diversity to the scene due to their individuality, variation in plot size from small cottages and bungalows to vast areas around the larger properties. The properties are well maintained and range in age from the 18th century alms houses through to the 20th century. Bungalows sit comfortably with two storey houses, cottages and a public house converted to a domestic residence. A modern village hall with car park was erected well back on its plot with low roof so as to blend in well. A thatched roof adds interest. Many properties have had extensions but all done in keeping with the original, using matching materials in most cases. Notcutts contains more modern properties, two storey terraced, semi-detached and detached houses and a few bungalows. There are few boundary markers and so presenting an open rural aspect. A small business operates in the former Methodist Chapel. Orvis Lane contains a mix of cottages, bungalows and a group of former council houses with substantial front and rear gardens allowing open views across fields to the north. Manningtree Road contains a mix of small detached houses and pairs of Victorian semis. Cordwinders is an interesting mid twentieth century development of one and half storey houses. The narrow unmade Dazeley’s Lane has a pleasing mix of modestly sized properties on large plots to the west side only, all enjoying views across the Dedham Vale AONB.

VIEWS: The space within White Horse Road is long, open and pleasant. A number of parked cars along it detract from the concept of space and the steady flow of cars is unfortunate. However, the views between houses and across the Dedham Vale are stunning. The tumbledown wall at White Horse Farm detracts.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: There is a lot of greenery in the front and rear gardens of the properties, most have hedges at their boundaries. Notcutts has many green swathes and selective trees which give the ‘estate’ a pleasant feel and it benefits from a skyline view of mature trees on the recreation ground behind. To the south and east the landscape glimpses of the AONB are picturesque.

LIGHT/DARK: This was undertaken on a bright sunny morning and so the area felt light and appealing. There are no street lights and so on clear nights the sky is an open canvas.

NOISE & SMELL: There is quite a lot of traffic noise especially at both ends of White Horse Road, at the junction with Manningtree Road and at Burnt Oak Corner crossroads. Birdsong can be heard and plant smells are occasionally in the air. Tractors pass along the road adding the occasional farmyard smells.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: White Horse Road at one end is on the crossroads to Flatford and so sees many tourists and walkers which gives it a buzzy feeling. The other end leads out of the village and as a consequence is less buzzy but still has a charm of its own with the thatched cottage, ancient alms houses and wonderful views across the Dedham Vale and Stour Valley.

White Horse Road, Notcutts, Orvis Lane, Manningtree Road, Cordwinders, Dazeleys Lane

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – GANDISH ROAD and GANDISH CLOSE SPACES: The Burnt Oak corner is quite wide and open. Set slightly back from the junction and alone in being on the pavement edge, the red brick exterior of 1 Gandish Road is a charming companion to the white rendered Townhouse cottages on the opposite corner. Looking up the length of Gandish Road one is aware of tall trees and hedges. Once past Gandish Close, it is obvious that the building line, set back from the road some 25 metres, has been respected, particularly on the west side.

BUILDINGS: There is a great variety of styles and vintages. Gandish Close was constructed in the latter part of the 20th century with steep roofed bungalows. One further infill house, weather boarded with dormer windows, is set back over 50 metres from Gandish Road. All are in a well-kept landscape setting. Next is a variety of different styles of two storey detached houses, all set well back and many with such dense hedges and trees to their fronts they can barely be seen. Six classically designed “Georgian style” houses designed by Raymond Erith in the late 1940s/early 1950s face the Constable Hall. These are all at least 30 metres back with narrow gaps to the sides and long rear gardens. They have classical elevations with authentic composition of sliding sash windows, shallow pitched roofs of slates or shingles and pale or white stuccoed walls. The Constable Hall, also by Raymond Erith but with poor extension, and the simple twin block sports pavilion designed by Peter Barefoot are on the east side. These come at the end of a number of detached 20th century 2 storey houses, also set back but by slightly less (15-20 metres) and more tightly packed with many at 45 degree angle to the road. There are no further houses on this side bar the single cottage beyond the playing fields. The 16th century Gandish House and the old cottages (17th century if not earlier) next to it, have many pleasing period features and are surrounded by large plots. Gandish House was the home of Ann Constable. Beyond is a track leading to the Mill House, hidden from view by trees and hedges.

VIEWS: The junction at Burnt Oak is quite wide and open and looking from here up the road it is wide with houses set well back particularly to the west. The views open out at the Constable Hall with playing area, sports field and tennis courts which are to the back of the field and well screened with hedging. Then comes open fields and grazing land so that the junction with the B1070 is completely rural.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: There are numerous trees and hedges and substantial well-tended gardens particularly at the Burnt Oak end. The trees form arbours over the road at several points. At the B1070 junction, the fields are surrounded by old hedges.

LIGHT/DARK: For the most part the road is so well supplied with trees there is always dappled shade in summer. There is no street lighting.

NOISE & SMELL: Natural environment with no man made smells. The sports and play facilities together with the Constable Hall mean there is plenty of activity but, other than traffic actually attending these facilities, it is not much used by cars.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: This is an area of simple architecture but of high quality and character. The sports and village hall means that it is also very active with a good sense of community.

Gandish Road

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT - EAST END LANE, BROOM KNOLL, STRAIGHT ROAD, PARK ROAD and MISSION LANE SPACES: The northern end of East End Lane together with Park Road and Straight Road/ East End Road, are tree lined, winding, sometimes narrow roads, all without street lighting and pedestrian pathways. Mission Lane is a small cul de sac with open aspect surrounded by agricultural land. The pre-war homes boast long gardens (rear or front), whilst Broom Knoll bungalows have little garden space. The Grange Caravan Park (open February to December) consumes 11 acres and embracing 66 static homes and caravans, has avoided a claustrophobic feel. At the northern end of East End Lane it opens out to agricultural fields fronted by a recreational green and children’s playground.

BUILDINGS: The hamlet is a mixture of pre 1900 farm workers cottages, terracotta tiled bungalows (built early 1930’s) and a 1960’s estate of 70 homes, which includes a butchers shop selling local produce. All the aforementioned share pedestrian walk ways, a Royal Mail post box, and a BT phone box. The hamlet boasts The Royal Oak pub (known as The Kicking Donkey in the 1881 census) a hairdressers, and a sprinkling of 17th and 18th century houses. 4 farms with their outbuildings complete the East End makeup.

VIEWS: Views stretch north to Dodnash Woods, east to open farmland; south across fields towards Flatford, and west looks back towards the main village. All are visible from within the relevant area, all areas have adjacent farmland, and all roads boast at least one footpath leading to open spaces.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: Three boundary roads enjoy high hedges and a mixture of mature trees of many varieties, between them, harbouring an abundance of wildlife. A north easterly winds blows regularly ‘down’ the Stour Estuary, across East End, resulting in a very dry landscape (making the upkeep of well-kept gardens difficult). The northern end of Straight Road/East End Road verges are registered by Suffolk County Council as Roadside Nature Reserves due to the plants growing along them.

LIGHT/DARK: The summer months ensure that the lined boundary roads are darker than usual due to the canopy of trees enveloping the thoroughfare. The rest of East End is very light and open, due to the presence of so many bungalows. The locals describe their locality as ‘big skies’ because 70% of their vista is vast areas of sky above. No light pollution at night ensures a very dark habitat (an astronomer’s delight).

NOISE & SMELL: Four surrounding working farms ensure that at planting and harvesting times, agricultural smells and sounds permeate the area. A dusty air quality can be absorbed on occasions. Any other noise is road traffic at commuter times, otherwise a peaceful environment.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: The history of East End is immersed in farming, and the combination of fields, farms and footpaths, ferment a life of peaceful contentment to the folk that live in the hamlet.

East End East Bergholt

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – HEATH ROAD, MILL ROAD and PUTTICKS LANE SPACES: Heath Road is part of the B1070 road running along the north side of the village and is the main link between the A12 and the A137 resulting in a very busy and, at peak times, a massively congested road. It contains a huge variety of buildings ranging from quaint cottages and ancient public houses to modern housing, a school, a garage and a purpose built medical centre. As the road runs away from the village there are three road junctions on the left and two small cul-de-sac housing developments on the right. Where Heath Road becomes Mill Road the scene turns to open countryside.

BUILDINGS: There is a huge variety of buildings, some residential, some commercial. Starting at the junction with Gaston Street, stands the 15c Carriers Arms public house (originally the Carrick Arms) which is next to the impressive Tudor house, Chaplins. Opposite there is a very long red brick wall surrounding the large gardens of The Hermitage which is at the junction with Quintons Road. Further on the left are a number of single storey modern homes and on the right is the 16c Hare and Hounds public house with its renowned pargetted ceiling. Opposite the Woodgates Road junction is the village garage and further along on the left is the entrance to the High School and Sports Centre. At this point the road, whilst quite narrow, is straight but is a real bottleneck at peak times when some 900 children arrive and leave school with the vast majority travelling by buses and cars. Unrestricted parking along Heath Road adds to the congestion. On the other side of the road is the modern Constable Country medical practice serving East Bergholt and other local villages with heavy volumes of traffic leaving its dedicated parking area. At the end of Heath Road is the Putticks Lane junction as the road bends to the right and here views are of open countryside.

VIEWS: Left and right bends at each end of the road restrict views but the main stretch of the road is straight and built up on both sides with a huge variety of old and modern properties, some street side and others with substantial gardens/forecourts. There are several attractive older properties, some painted, which leads to a pleasing widely mixed view

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: Large gardens to some properties provide much greenery in places and the garden to one public house creates an impression of open space with allotments just visible to the rear of the roadside garden. The urban view of the more commercial premises is offset by trees at intervals and particularly as a screen to the High School entrance. Towards the eastern end of the road there is lengthy hedging and specimen trees. Left and right bends at each end of the road restrict views but the main stretch of the road is straight and built up on both sides with a huge variety of old and modern properties, some street side and others with substantial gardens/forecourts. There are several attractive older properties, some painted which leads to a pleasing widely mixed view.

LIGHT/DARK: During the day substantial shading is found at the eastern end of the road which is open countryside flanked by hedging and large specimen trees. Otherwise the road varies from an open feel where buildings are set well back from the road to tight where rows of houses open directly onto the road.

NOISE & SMELL: Apart from the chatter of children at school arrival and leaving times the principal noise is that of traffic which is fairly continuous and ranges from private cars to agricultural vehicles and, despite weight restriction, some HGVs.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: A constantly busy road with people, traffic and business activities always present.

Heath Rd, Mill Rd and Putticks Lane

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – QUINTONS AREA SPACES: The properties occupy sizable plots along Quinton’s Road, particularly those facing the Box Iron which once was common grazing land. Houses fringe the Heath Road side of the Box Iron, part way up Quinton’s Road and at the Heath Road end of Woodgates Road but a substantial part remains undeveloped. It is a jungle with wire fencing visible in places and a decrepit wooden five bar gate but it is green and natural. The 20th century houses and bungalows built on the Box Iron are all set in established gardens. Many of the properties facing it have the typical Bergholt railings and/or hedges. The pavement is along one side only and black topped.

BUILDINGS: The Hermitage is a substantial and imposing early 17th century house with red brick wall enclosing a large mature garden. Hermitage Cottage is well back at the end of a long gravel drive. Sparrows is of red brick behind a hedge with a separate coach house; the gap between the two affording a glimpsed view of its gardens and beyond to the open fields. The thatched Quintons has a wing almost abutting the pavement but otherwise sits in the middle of its substantial plot with mature shrubs, hedges and trees. Its bothy, once a wheelwright’s workshop is closer to the Forge. The Forge house is placed well back from the road with its original workshop of circa 1450 (crown post roof) to one side. The Forge has spear headed railings and Quintons has round topped railings. The Linnets is set back and screened from view as is the Queen Anne High Trees with tall hedge and to its side a gravelled yard with range of cart lodges and barns, possibly contemporaneous. Next to these elegant houses is an Anglian Water pumping station, fenced off and overly supplied with signage. Quinton’s Corner is a 20th century development in two distinct parts and styles. A cul de sac of link detached houses on the west side have front gardens without fencing or division. To the east side are detached bungalows, one only an infill chalet bungalow somewhat incongruously higher than the rest. Leaving these behind, on the bend of Woodgates Road before reaching open fields is Pears Barn Cottage, extended in 2014 and an additional new house under construction facing Pears Barn. The barn was replaced by a 20th century detached house, well screened behind a high brick wall. Returning to the junction of Quintons Road there are two old cottages, one built right against the pavement edge and within living memory the cobbler’s premises. Next to it is a sixteenth century L-shaped house. The rest of the houses on the east side of Woodgates Road are mostly semi-detached ex-council houses, now much extended with one (not a council house) demolished and replaced recently. They all have substantial gardens backing onto the High School playing fields which are visible between the houses. These face across Woodgates Road onto the Box Iron. A detached house was recently built on the south west corner at the junction with the B1070 and two more at Rose Gardens, one almost a mews to the rear of that facing onto Woodgates Road.

VIEWS: Quintons Road is green with substantial gardens. The undeveloped, major portion of the Box Iron is a green oasis but overgrown and sadly inaccessible. The newer additions at Quintons Corner have open unfenced gardens to their fronts. The views across the open fields beyond are redolent of Constable’s paintings (e.g. Cottage at East Bergholt and many other works, particularly in his sketchbooks). Looking back towards the village from near to Woodgates Farm, the High School’s tall lights on their sports fields and the blank elevation and light coloured roof of a sports hall jar the eye. A mast is also visible in the distance. In common with many parts of the village, telegraph poles and wires detract.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: This is a substantially green area. The Box Iron trees are important to the scene but its jungle of brambles could be improved upon.

LIGHT/DARK: There are no street lights and as a result there are wonderful skies by both night and day.

NOISE & SMELL: Natural fresh air. Apart from occasional traffic noise near to the B1070, it is relatively quiet.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: A charming residential area with good mix of dwellings from the historic Forge, the elegant Queen Anne High Trees and through all the centuries to the present day.

Quintons

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – CHAPLIN ROAD and RICHARDSONS ROAD SPACES: The main quality of these two roads is of an open “country” feeling where none of the properties are obtrusive. Contributory factors are wide frontages (typically 30m), wide roadways and wide pavements and large grassed verges and spaces on corners and at junctions. Most gardens are well kept without hedges or dividing fences but with mature shrubs and trees. The low roofs coupled with the fact that houses are well set back and staggered also contribute to the openness and allows views of mature trees in the distance. There is no street furniture or services (sub-stations) as these are in secluded enclosed spaces between or behind properties and there are no overhead services. Traffic is light and typically of cars only. Two small areas where the general ambience is compromised are at Pitts End where a long brick wall dominates the view and on the approach from Heath Road where 7 houses are fronted by garages. These are on the outside of the bend without mitigating vegetation and they dominate the view whilst the bungalows opposite are unobtrusive.

BUILDINGS: The Chaplin Road/Richardsons Road estate consists of a mixture of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom houses, dormer bungalows and bungalows, all designed in the late 60s and the 70s. Properties are red brick or colour washed rendering. Older properties on Chaplin Road have wooden cladding. They are mostly roofed with concrete tiles. The road is light coloured with chippings, footpaths are of tar macadam and driveways are concrete or block paving. There are four or five different styles of properties so no single style dominates. A number of properties have been modified or extended in ways that fit well with the character of the area. In general this has improved the estate by increasing variety. Original features of merit are the low roof heights with the majority having the apex at right angles to the road so that they appear smaller. The houses are well spaced with little on-road parking as all the properties have adequate off-road parking. Flat roofed garages have in many cases been modified with low pitched more visually attractive roofing treatment. The orientation, low roof heights, spacing, appropriate size and openness of the front gardens mitigate the visual effect the size of the houses.

VIEWS: The estate appears much smaller than it is. At any one place it is not possible to see more than a few houses (perhaps five or ten). Views are mostly far ranging due to the visibility of tall mature trees in the distance over the tops of the houses giving a natural, rather than built up view of the estate. Richardsons Road to the south is open to the Heath but bounded by mature trees which provide framed, intimate views rather than it looking like a wide open expanse of farmland.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: Plant life, grass, shrubs, flowers and trees of various sizes are dominant within the estate. The wide grass verges and open grassed areas at all points mitigate the grey road surface and black pavements.

LIGHT/DARK: Space between the houses allows a great deal of light into the estate during the day. This coupled with the dappled shade provided by tall mature trees gives most areas a very natural feeling.

NOISE & SMELL: The smell of flowers, newly cut grass and the sound of birdsong dominate the estate, punctuated by the occasional sound of a motor vehicle.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: Calm and openness. Airy and natural with intimate spaces. It does not at first sight appear as large as it actually is, the layout mitigating the effect so that small groups only are visible at any given point. It is acknowledged, however, that it took a couple of decades for its impact to be assimilated by the village.

Chaplin Rd & Richardsons Rd

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – B1070 FROM HADLEIGH ROAD TO CARRIERS ARMS including FOXHALL FIELDS, MOORES LANE, BEEHIVE CLOSE SPACES: This approach from the A12 provides a long view into the village with agricultural land to both sides. Foxhall Fields has a wide green verge to the B1070 so the built up area remains very open. Foxhall Fields is a local authority housing area with typical post-war gardens of generous size both front and back. Moores Lane is a private track running to the north east, the few houses and a barn conversion at its end almost invisible. Beehive Close has six large houses but fairly successfully mitigated with good landscaping. Beehive Corner opposite and on the corner of Fiddlers Lane has new houses built hard on the pavement as well as behind and replacing the Beehive Inn. At the junction with Gaston Street, the road bends sharply so one is facing the Carriers Arms with wide forecourt, parking area and gardens and a good green space surrounding the Tudor Chaplins House. The detached houses on the north side of the road have good sized front gardens though infilling has diminished plot sizes in some cases.

BUILDINGS: Foxhall Fields and Foxhall Close are mid to late 20th century local authority semi-detached housing of solid stock, built of plain brick with generous gardens to front and rear. Later terraced bungalows and further small blocks of houses dating from around 1970 are similarly well gardened. There are several areas of open grass with mature trees. Beehive Close and Beehive Corner, together with the older detached houses along the road are of generally good quality and substantial if not innovative

VIEWS: The view approaching or leaving the village via this route is across open agricultural land with trees and hedges particularly to the south west. Coming into the village, the wide green verges approaching Foxhall Fields and Foxhall Close keep this open aspect. Approaching the Carriers Arms and the junction, the road has a busier and more built up feel.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: Plenty of green open space with trees as noted above, together well stocked gardens.

LIGHT/DARK: So Some street lighting and trees do not appear to predominate as in other parts of the village.

NOISE & SMELL: This is the main route for through traffic so it is busy with cars, buses and some lorries, despite weight restrictions.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: A busy through route which nonetheless manages to appear green and at least in parts open.

B1070, Foxhall Fields Moores Lane, Beehive Close

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – ELM ROAD, ELM ESTATE, SCHOOL LANE, WHITESFIELD, ASKINS ROAD and ALDOUS CLOSE SPACES: Elm Road is an almost straight road with a variety of residential dwellings. The character of the road changes from the western end, with its far views towards the Stour Valley, and the eastern end that leads to the centre of the village. Although the housing varies along the road the impression is of space with all properties set well back from the road. As with the turnings off, many of the dwellings are single story and thus the preponderance of telephone and overhead electric cables has a negative impact. Elm Estate presents the view of a substantial 1950s open plan community housing project with a large green open space in its centre.

BUILDINGS: Starting at the western end there are views across agricultural land to the Dedham Vale with a wonderful sense of space and sky. There are no long views from any of the roads but there is a good feeling of space. In Elm Road and elsewhere the low buildings draw attention to overhead cables and the negative effect these have on the scene. At the eastern end of Elm Road there is a feeling of entering the historic centre of the village.

VIEWS: Starting at the western end there are views across agricultural land to the Dedham Vale with a wonderful sense of space and sky. There are no long views from any of the roads but there is a good feeling of space. In Elm Road and elsewhere the low buildings draw attention to overhead cables and the negative effect these have on the scene. At the eastern end of Elm Road there is a feeling of entering the centre of the historic village.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: Whilst Elm Road no longer sports the trees to match its name, the overall effect is of bushes, trees and hedges. One significant Victorian House has a fine example of a formal hedge. The visual impression is of low level buildings with lots of foliage but not many trees. Elm Estate has many feature trees that help to mitigate the effect of many buildings constructed with the same colour bricks. They help but do not entirely succeed in balancing out the three storey flats.

LIGHT/DARK: The overall feeling is of space and light, enhanced by so many low level buildings. All roads are essentially light.

NOISE & SMELL: Elm Road is essentially a quiet residential rural road but with its close proximity to the Primary School there are periods of high traffic movement and parking. Aldous Close and Askins Road are very quiet with no through traffic. Because of the number of homes on Elm Estate there is a higher degree of traffic but this is low by general standards.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: Elm Estate is clearly the product of a not entirely successful 1950s planning experiment. Many of the homes are now privately owned and exhibit greater variety than when built. There is the feeling of a successful community. Elm Road and the roads off provide a quiet, rural, unstructured feel.

Elm Road, Elm Estate, Whites Field, School Lane, Askins Road and Aldous Lane.

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – HADLEIGH ROAD, COLLINGWOOD FIELDS and HOP MEADOW SPACES: Hadleigh Road is the first turning off the B1070 as you enter the village having left the A12 on the dangerous slip roads. On turning off the B1070 the space is dramatic, the north side has open agricultural land along its full length and stretching up to the A12. The south side, other than the Collingwood Fields, turning are low level detached properties, set back with space around and between. At the junction with Hughes Road, a tight bend leads into the village. Spaces vary but for the most part this is an open area. The high brick wall at the SW corner is softened by the very mature trees visible behind it. All the properties on the west side are set back and screened including the Gattinetts (previously chicken sheds but now rented for office, light industrial use and a Montessori nursery), so this is a very green and open area. The east side is of mainly 20th and 21st century houses and a cul de sac development. Most have retained good sized gardens but there has been some replacement of a single original dwelling with two or more. The Primary School playing field breaks up the housing developments but associated parking is problematic.

BUILDINGS: The west side has the Tudor Gables, Georgian fronted Gatton House and Ackworth and Park House (a gardeners cottage currently being rebuilt). Only Ackworth’s small lodge cottage is visible. All properties on the east side, including those in the cul de sac are detached and in varying styles from the mid-20th century up to very recent additions. Whilst these all respect the building line, the most recent additions have cart lodges at their front edges. From Hughes Road to Collingwood Fields the properties are on the south side only and are all single storey bungalows. Collingwood Fields consists of varying properties, some originally built as social housing but now being sold.

VIEWS: Views of the wide East Anglian sky are enjoyed across cultivated fields, parkland and woodland to the south and west. The first glimpse of houses among trees at the north end is seen from the A12. The many trees break up the straight outlines of most buildings.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: The deciduous trees showing against the skyline varies with the seasons. The Leylandii at Gatton House retains its green colour except where the lowest branches have been lopped to avoid encroaching on the roadway. Shallow ponds in fields next to the road are not normally visible. Ackworth House’s parkland contains a site of archaeological interest. The landscape is nearly flat here and supports much wildlife.

LIGHT/DARK: Hadleigh Road appears bright during daylight. There are no streetlamps except where light spills from those in Hop Meadow and Collingwood Fields. There is shade during daylight in the summer. Many houses fronting onto the road now have automatic security lights.

NOISE & SMELL: There is noise from intermittent traffic including delivery and waste lorries during day and night. Low flying helicopters and other aircraft are obtrusive as there is little other noise. Children playing at the school during term time and extra activities are welcome. We value birdsong at different times of day including the dawn chorus and owls in woodland at night. Some domestic dogs bark for a long time when they are unhappy.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: Hadleigh Road is a welcoming place to visit and in which to live. The increasing traffic and cars parked on the roadway detract from its tranquillity.

Hadleigh Rd

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT - GASTON STREET

SPACES: Gaston Street is the main village street leading to the central hub of the shop and Church. There are several bends and the road width varies with no footpath for 200 yards from the Carriers Arms, on the West side from the Elm Road junction and outside Tufnells and Richardsons Farm. It has a narrow start at Gaston End, opening up at Chaplin Road and narrowing again to wind past Little Spencers (once Tufnells coach house) and Tufnells. It widens once more where Elm Road joins opposite Richardsons Farm and then is fairly straight and open until it reaches the Hadleigh Road junction. There are many different styles, shapes and sizes of houses but the overall impression is of houses set back from the road in ample gardens.

BUILDINGS: On the west corner stands Stuarts, 16th century with half timbering visible and across from the forecourt of the Carriers Arms. On both sides of the road are 20th century houses and bungalows in good sized gardens. Verandah Cottage is a recent replacement and set at the back of its pretty garden. Tufnells disguises the fact that it is timber framed. Next to it is a small orchard and the heavily timbered Richardsons Farm with access to the (working) farmyard between it and Marton House. Opposite, all the houses stand in well-established gardens with hedges and tall trees crowding the pavement. Beyond the Elm Road junction the road widens out but with a pavement only on the eastern side. Again, the houses here sit back with ample gardens to both sides of the road except where the group of low, picture post card cottages sit behind small low hedges. On the west side and beyond Elm Road are Jubilee House with mysterious terracotta reliefs showing a bearded face and Tudor Cottage, timber framed with brick infill. Next is a group of almshouses built in 1963 and administered locally by the United Charities Trust. Opposite these are several 20th century houses with established gardens. The white Suffolk brick St Martin’s of about 1830 sits in a wide garden behind railings. A white brick house of circa 1830 and divided into two is to the left/north of The Lambe School, now in regular use as one of several village halls, the red brick part was built in 1594 and the white is 19th century. To the right is a red brick former coach house with driveway leading to a 20th century single storey dwelling, invisible from the road. Stuccoed over mostly half-timbered construction is Gaston House set in ample gardens with wall and railings to the front. The early 19th century Shortacre sits back with railings and shrubbery to its front. Opposite the junction with Hadleigh Road and screened by a high hedge is the important 1500 or earlier hall house with a middle section and two gabled cross wings now divided into three: Gothic House, Little Gothics and Commandree. Opposite, the heavily timbered Gables, built by a Tudor cloth-merchant, hides behind its high brick wall.

VIEWS: The diversity of age and designs of the buildings adds to its attraction. There is a feeling of space. Hedges, walls and railings are generally low and the impression is of green gardens and trees.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: For most of its length, Gaston Street benefits from the large, well-tended and established gardens and so appears quite green.

LIGHT/DARK: There are no street lights. In day time for most of its length it is bright and light though the high walls of Tufnells and the tall trees of Richardsons orchard opposite densely shrubbed front gardens means this is an area of quite deep shade.

NOISE & SMELL: Traffic is present but not overwhelming. The slight bends and narrowing here and there, together with on street parking tends to slow traffic. Smells are natural.

SPIRIT OF PLACE: A well established and pleasant residential area leading to the village centre. The well-loved Lambe School at its heart provides a home for numerous activities whilst it is still possible to encounter cows being driven to and from Richardsons Farm.

Gaston Street

EAST BERGHOLT CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – FIDDLERS LANE, FIDDLERS CLOSE and THE LINK SPACES: This is a truly rural lane. It is narrow but carries two-way traffic, private access drives having to provide passing places for cars .There are no footways. The view out of Fiddlers Lane across Elm Road is framed by a very mature oak. The Lane winds very gently with sufficient curve that the whole is not visible at once. The bungalows on the west side, a variety of 1960s and later designs, are set well back with cared for gardens, but some are enclosed with high conifers but well-spaced to give an open aspect. Fiddlers Close opens out on the east side of the Lane with four newly erected housing association bungalows set around hard standing without front gardens; only two trees as yet soften this scene. The mid-section of the Lane is bounded on the east side by 6 ft close board fencing of the rear gardens of the Elm Estate broken up by two concrete parking areas, also for the Elm Estate. These, particularly the end of the three storey block of flats, are somewhat overpowering juxtaposed to the small bungalows on the Lane and thought could be given to amelioration. At the B1070 end there are some mature trees but the area is visually dominated by the wire scape. Two footpaths lead off the Lane with fences to either side, creating narrow gaps. There is a substation, not screened except by fencing and a wire gate but it is tucked back from the roadway and therefore not as obvious as it might be.

BUILDINGS: The majority of dwellings are bungalows of varying ages. At the eastern end there are several houses, two set behind and out of sight. The Link contains two bungalows also almost out of sight.

VIEWS: The lane is so narrow and the dwellings are so low rise that to anybody driving down the Lane they are virtually invisible. There are no long views within the Lane because of its gentle curves switching back and forth but Fiddlers Lane overall presents a rural view.

GREENERY & LANDSCAPE FEATURES: For the most part, and particularly to the west side, garden shrubbery is abundant but more sparse and punctuated with hard standings and fencing to the east side. It should be possible, even though the Lane is narrow to improve and mitigate with planting.

LIGHT/DARK: There is no street lighting in common with most of the village. During the day, despite the narrowness of the road, it is a light, bright area.

NOISE & SMELL: There is very little noise as it is not used as a cut through for traffic and the smells are natural.

SPIRIT OF PLACE A quiet and pleasant lane, clean and well kept.

FIDDLERS LANE

Appendix D2

Design Guidelines Work Stream and Process

Design Guideline Work stream and Process

A group of about 20 volunteers plus 3 officers from Babergh District Council gathered on 7 September 2015 for a planning session to discuss and agree the methodology of the village Character Assessment.

The officers had previously supplied some examples of other assessments and these and the Oxford tool kit (http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decP/CharacterAppraisalToolkit.htm) were discussed and explained in detail.

It was decided that a simple approach best suited our needs and the Cambridge format of individual street assessments using the Oxford tool kit was our chosen method. The whole group then, under the tutelage of the officers, undertook a sample assessment of a village lane (Cemetery Lane) which was considered a good training ground as it involved a tight setting opening onto open views across the Stour valley, with buildings of all periods and styles.

The group then allocated 12 areas covering the entire built area to individuals or pairs, to start the work. A week later a steering group of 6 collated the responses. It was clear that the compilers had enthusiastically completed the task including hundreds of photographs. It was agreed that all these and the information would form the basis of an NP project to reconsider the Conservation Area in the village, but was too bulky for the Character Assessment and was therefore edited, to a more manageable form, whilst still reflecting the individual subjective view of the compiler. 1

Rural community profile for East Bergholt (Parish)

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Finding your way around this profile report 2

A national review carried out by John Egan highlighted a set of characteristics that a community should have in order to create thriving, vibrant, sustainable communities to improve

the quality of life of its residents. These characteristics were broken down into a set of themes, around which this report for East Bergholt is structured

Social and cultural See pages 5-12 for information on who lives in the local community, how the local community is changing and community cohesion…

Equity & prosperity See pages13-21 for information on deprivation, low incomes, poor health and disability in the local community…

Economy See pages 22-27 for information on the labour market, skills and resident employment…

Housing & the built environment See pages 28-33 for information on housing in the local area, household ownership, affordability and housing conditions…

Transport and connectivity See pages 34-37 for information on access to transport and services within the local area…

Services See pages 38-39 for information on distance to local services…

Environmental See pages 40-41 for information on the quality of the local environment…

Governance See pages 42-43 for information on the level of engagement within the local community…

This report was commissioned by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) and the Rural Community Councils from Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI), www.ocsi.co.uk / 01273 810 270. ACRE would like to thank DEFRA for their support and provision of Ordnance Survey data and licensing, OS license number 100022861. ©ACRE/ OCSI 2013. This report, or any part, may be reproduced in any format or medium, provided that is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The source must be identified and the title of the publication specified with the copyright status acknowledged.

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Introduction 3

Profiling the sustainability of communities in rural England How we have created this profile for East Bergholt

If you live or work in your community, you will no doubt already have some good ideas The Parish of East Bergholt is in the Local Authority of Babergh, in the area served by about its strengths and weaknesses and how things can be improved. However, in Community Action Suffolk. order to effect real change it is essential that you back this up with evidence and To create this profile, OCSI have developed datasets for all rural communities in discuss it with members of your community. England, including parishes, towns and villages. To do this, we have used the Office for There is a great deal of ‘hard’ data published that is useful for rural communities. National Statistics (ONS) definitions of parishes and urban areas; the data for East However, this information is rarely brought together; profiles of areas tend to be Bergholt is based on this ONS definition which is shown in the map on the following page produced for Local Authorities and other administrative areas, rather than ‘real’ (due to the differences in definition, there may be small differences between the data communities. ACRE therefore commissioned Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion provided in this profile and data published in the Census Parish Profiles). You can access (OCSI) to develop a set of profiles for each of the rural communities in England. this and the other community profiles at the Rural Evidence website, www.rural- evidence.org.uk (you will need a login from ACRE to access the reports). How this profile is intended to help you The main datasets used in this report are shown in the introduction to each section. Full This profile brings together up to date quantitative data for your area, to help you when details of each indicator and data sources are available at www.rural-evidence.org.uk. deciding which actions and activities to prioritise locally. Each of the sections shows data for East Bergholt, comparing with other areas (local authority and national About the Community Led Planning Toolkit and other available support averages), and with trends over time where data is available. The data is intended to You can use this profile of your community to inform the development of a Community help you discuss questions like: Led Plan. A Community Led Plan is an opportunity for your community to take action and  Where are we now? improve your area based on a detailed understanding of local needs and aspirations.  What change has taken place in the past? Guidance in ACRE’s national toolkit for Community Led Planning shows you how you  What are the strengths (and weaknesses) in our community? can use the information presented in this profile to identify key features and  What changes would we like to see in future, and what needs to be done? characteristics of your community which you may want to investigate further and discuss Of course, we cannot show all the data for all the issues that you might be interested in, with other people locally. This information will help you to plan actions for the so under each section we have highlighted further data that could be collected by you, improvement of your area that are better informed and more likely to benefit everyone and links to more detailed data that could be available, e.g., held by local organisations. locally. The profile report has been designed so that you can work through each of the sections, To obtain a copy of ACRE’s national toolkit for Community Led Planning, including or jump straight to the most useful parts using the index on page 2 or using the links to specific guidance on the use of this community profile, please contact Community Action other relevant pages in the report at the bottom of each page. Suffolk or visit www.acre.org.uk.

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Social and cultural: Introduction 5

What does a sustainable community look like? What other information might be available?

Active, inclusive and safe. Fair, tolerant and cohesive with a strong local culture and As with all analysis in this report, we have used data published for all small areas across other community activities the country, aggregated to local rural areas. Additional detailed local datasets may be available from organisations such as the local authority, while some useful data is What do sustainable communities offer? published nationally only for larger geographies (so cannot be broken-down for local rural  A sense of community identity and belonging; areas). Other relevant data includes:  Tolerance, respect and engagement with people from different cultures,  More detailed breakdowns of population sizes by age and gender are available background and beliefs; from census 2011 (http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1605/).  Friendly, co-operative and helpful behaviour in neighbourhoods;  Annual migration estimates, including internal and international migration, are  Opportunities for cultural, leisure, community, sport and other activities, including published by the Office for National Statistics at Local Authority level, see for children and young people; www.data4nr.net/resources/960.  Low levels of crime, drugs and antisocial behaviour with visible, effective and  Data on births, including births by gender / ethnicity of baby and age / country of community-friendly policing; birth of mother, are also published at Local Authority level,  Social inclusion and good life chances for all. www.data4nr.net/resources/436.  Population projections data by age and gender to 2033 are available at Local Using this report to explore Social and Cultural data for East Bergholt Authority level, see www.data4nr.net/resources/797. Sub heading Indicators  The police now publish maps of recorded crime offences and anti-social behaviour Who lives in the local Population by age and gender, Country of birth, Household – enter your postcode into the website at www.police.uk to see this for your local community? composition area, as well as details of your local community policing team and events.  Many communities have carried out local surveys asking similar questions, to How is the local population Population , National Insurance Number registrations for Overseas understand the strength of the community, what opportunities there are locally and changing? Nationals, Migration to identify particular areas of concern for residents and businesses. How strong is the local Community Strength indicators, Participation in sport community? How safe is the local Indices of Deprivation 2010 Crime domain , Notifiable offences community? recorded by the Police , Perceptions of crime

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How many How many Children under Working age Older people Although you probably have a good idea of who lives in your area, knowing the actual people live households? 16 adults over 65 numbers – and how these are changing over time – can help you decide which actions locally? and activities to prioritise locally. 2,765 1,135 500 1,580 685 18.1% (England 57.1% (England 49.8% male; 24.8% (England For example, if the population size is increasing more quickly than in other areas, it may average = average = 50.2% female average = 16.3%) be useful to think about pressure on housing and services. Similarly, the numbers of 18.9%) 64.7%) lone parents or older people has been used by communities when thinking about what People from Lone parent additional services, such as care support for older people, may be needed. Single pensioner Black or People born Dependency families households Minority ethnic outside the UK Ratio with children What information is shown here? groups 50 170 130 140 0.75 The information boxes on the right show the numbers of people and households in East 16.1% of all 15.1% of Bergholt, with counts of groups by age, ethnic minority and those born outside the UK. families with 4.8% (England 5.1% (England households England average = dependent average = average = They also show groups who may be particularly vulnerable – lone parents and older (England average 0.55 children (England 20.2%) 13.8%) = 12.4%) people living alone, as well as the dependency ratio (the ratio of non-working age to average = 24.5%)

working age population). Population by age

The chart on the right shows the population breakdown by age group for East Bergholt, 100% 16.3 with local and National comparators. The charts on the following page show the 24.8 19.9 population by 5 year age bands and by gender in East Bergholt, as well as population 80% breakdowns by ethnic group, household composition and those born outside of 60% England, each with national comparisons. 64.7 57.1 61.8 40%

Where next? oftotal % population 20% On page 8 we show how the population is changing over time, to see if groups such as 18.1 18.2 18.9 younger people are more likely to be moving out of the area. Data on community 0% cohesion and belonging can be found on page10. Information on levels of local East Bergholt Suffolk England engagement is in the section on Governance (page 42). Information on numbers of Aged 0-15 Working age Aged 65+ houses and housing type is in the section on housing (page 27). Source: Census 2011 (table KS102EW)

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Population estimates by 5 year age band Population by ethnic group

85+ 3.4 2.7 Females Males 9 80-84 3.7 3.7 7.8 75-79 5.7 3.8 8 70-74 6.3 6.8 65-69 6.8 6.8 7 60-64 8.1 7.6 5.7 6 55-59 6.4 7.0 50-54 8.1 7.9 % 5 45-49 7.9 8.8 3.5 40-44 8.8 6.5 4 35-39 4.8 4.9 3 2.4 2.3 30-34 3.0 3.0 25-29 1.7 2.8 2 0.9 1.0 1.0 20-24 3.2 3.9 0.4 1 15-19 5.5 6.9 0.0 10-14 7.4 6.9 0 5-9 6.3 5.9 0-4 3.0 4.3 White non-British Mixed Asian Black Other 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 % of total population in each age band East Bergholt England

Population by household composition Population born outside England 9.4 45 41.5 10 40 9 33.2 8 35 31.7 7 30 % 6 25 20.7 5 3.7 3.4 17.9 4 20 3 2.1 1.3 1.4

% of all all ofhouseholds % 15 1.2 9.8 9.8 10.6 2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 10 6.6 7.1 5.9 1 4.4 0 5 0.0 0.6 People born in People born in People born in People born in People born in People born 0 One person Married Cohabiting Lone-parent Pensioner Student Other Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Republic of Other EU elsewhere households households households families households households households Ireland countries

East Bergholt England East Bergholt England

Source: Census 2011 (tables KS201EW, KS204EW and KS105EW)

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Social and cultural: How is the local population changing? (1) 8

People who have National Insurance Many local rural communities highlight that younger groups – particularly families – are moved address Number registrations moving out. This is often due to lack of affordable housing, or not having suitable within the last 12 of overseas months (2001) nationals employment and training opportunities. These groups are often replaced by more affluent older families, for example moving in from urban areas. 195 0 7.2% (England average 0.1% (England average

= 12.2%) = 1.6%) Information on this issue has been used to help identify the need for particular types of housing or services in local communities, to ensure that people have the opportunity % change in total population from 2001-2011 to stay in the local area. 10%

What information is shown here? 9%

The information boxes on the top right show the number of national insurance number 8% registrations by overseas nationals in East Bergholt and the number of people who 7% have moved address in the last 12 months. This information is replicated in the charts 6% on the following page. The chart on the left shows the level of inward and outward 5% migration in the local area (this does not include births or deaths). This is expressed 4% as a rate per 1,000 for each age group. The right-hand bars (dark purple) show people 3% moving into the area. The left-hand bars (light purple) show people moving out of the 2001 from time over Change area. Higher values for a particular group indicate that this age-group is more likely to 2% move into or out of the area. 1% The chart to the right shows the change in the total population between 2001 and 0% 2011 for East Bergholt, the local authority, and the change across England. 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Where next? East Bergholt Suffolk England

In the section on Equity & prosperity (page 13) we look at changes over time in the proportion of vulnerable groups living in the local area, including children in poverty and those on DWP benefits. For data on housing and affordability of the local area see Source: People who have moved address (Census 2001: table KS 24), Population Change 2001-2011 the section on housing (page 28). For information on skills and employment levels in (ONS Mid Year Estimates/Census 2011, National Insurance No. registrations (DWP 2011/12) the local area see the section on the Economy (page 22).

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Social and cultural: How is the local population changing? (2) 9

Level of inward and outward migration (by age) People moving in (inward migration)

Aged 65+ 23 16 People moving out (outward migration)

Aged 45-64 26 31

Aged 25-44 71 92

Aged 15-24 122 80

Aged 1-14 34 54

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Rate per 1,000 population

Number of overseas nationals registering with a National Insurance Number

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Social and cultural: How strong is the local community? 10

“People from Many different things can contribute to the strength and sustainability of your community different Adults (aged “Satisfied with Aged 65+ backgrounds 16+) but a good starting point can be to find out how people feel about the area in general. the local area “I belong to the "satisfied with get on well participating in as a place to neighbourhood” both home and together in sport 3+ times live” neighbourhood" What information is shown here? the local each week area” The data shown is from the national ‘Place Survey’, collected by all local authorities in 2008. Data is only published for the local authority area. However you may be able to 89% 67% 86% 92% 25% Data shown is Data shown is for Data shown is for Data shown is for Data shown is for get more detailed information from surveys carried out in your local area. for Babergh Babergh (England Babergh (England Babergh (England Babergh (England (England = = 79%) = 58%) = 83%) = 22%) The indicators shown are measures of community strength, indicating how satisfied 76%)

people are with their local area, and whether they felt that they belonged to the area. Indicators of community strength The data also shows the proportion of adults regularly taking part in sport. As well as an indicator of healthy lifestyles, this can be a useful indicator of the opportunities available Adults (aged 16+) participating in sport 3+ times 25.4 22.1 in the local area. each week 21.7 89.0 The bar chart on the right shows how your local authority compares with the national “Satisfied with the local area as a place to live” 86.0 picture. Across England, nearly 80% of people asked were satisfied with their local area 79.3 as a place to live, and more than three-quarters felt that people from different 66.6 “I belong to the neighbourhood” 61.4 backgrounds got on well locally. However, only 58% of people nationally felt they 58.2 actually belonged to their neighbourhood. “People from different backgrounds get on well 85.6 80.4 together in the local area” 76.0 Where next? Aged 65+ "satisfied with both home and 91.5 88.8 See the following sections in this profile for information on deprivation, poverty and neighbourhood" 83.0 health in the local area (page 13), employment opportunities (page 22) and quality of % 0 20 40 60 80 100 local housing (page 33). For information on levels of local engagement and the voluntary sector see the section on Governance (page 42). Babergh Suffolk England

Source: Place Survey 2008, Sport England Survey 2009

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Social and cultural: How safe is the local community? (1) 11

Number of people Crime, fear of crime and anti-social behaviour regularly feature in priorities for living in crime local areas. Visible, effective and community-friendly policing can help bring 'hotspots' down crime levels, as well as reducing people’s fear of crime. Information on 0 - actual and perceived crime levels therefore, may help you demonstrate evidence to support local priorities in these areas. Recorded crime offences

What information is shown here? 40 37.6

33.8 The information box (in the top right) shows the number of people in the local 35 area living in crime hotspots. Crime “hotspots” are defined as areas ranked 30 among the most deprived 20% of areas on the Indices of Deprivation 2010 26.2 crime domain. The chart on the right shows the number of people in East 25 Bergholt living in each crime decile. 20 13.9 The bar chart to the left on the following page shows the level of recorded 15 13.3 10.8 crime in the local authority compared with national information for different population 1,000 per rate 9.8 10 types of crime (data is not published for the local area). The data is shown as a 6.3 4.0 5 rate per 1,000 residents (or 1,000 households for burglaries) so you can 1.3 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.5 compare between different areas. The chart to the right on the following page 0.1 0 shows whether residents perceive there to be a problem in the local area with Overall crime Violent crime Sexual Offences Burglary Robbery anti-social behaviour, drug use and so on. This data is taken from the Place Survey, and is published at local authority level (and compared to the national Babergh Suffolk England picture).

Where next? Source: Indices of Deprivation 2010, CLG

Information on community strength can be found on the above page. See the Equity & prosperity section for information on deprivation, poverty and health in the local area (page 13). For information on participation in the local community see the section on Governance (page 42).

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Number of people in each deprivation decile, Crime domain

Lower crime levels Higher crime levels 1,800 1,573 1,600 1,400 1,205 1,200 1,000 800 600 400

Number of people of Number 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Least Decile 2 Decile 3 Decile 4 Decile 5 Decile 6 Decile 7 Decile 8 Decile 9 Most deprived deprived 10% 10%

Perceptions of crime

"Drug use or drug dealing is a problem 18.8 22.3 locally" 30.9

"Drunk or rowdy behaviour is a problem 20.8 23.3 locally" 29.4

"Parents take responsibility for their 39.0 34.8 children's behaviour locally" 29.5

"Anti-social behaviour is a problem 12.5 13.9 locally" 20.5 % 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Babergh Suffolk England

Source: Recorded crime (Home Office 2011/12), Perceptions of crime (Place Survey 2008)

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Equity and prosperity: Introduction 13

What does a sustainable community look like? What other information might be available?

Fair for everyone, including those in other communities, now and in the future As with all analysis in this report, we have used data published for all small areas across the country, aggregated to local rural areas. Additional detailed local datasets may be What do sustainable communities offer? available from organisations such as the local authority, while some useful data is  They recognise individuals' rights and responsibilities; published nationally only for larger geographies (so cannot be broken-down for local rural  Respect the rights and aspirations of others (both neighbouring communities, and areas). Other relevant data includes: across the wider world) also to be sustainable  Data on wage levels is published at local authority district level, but your local  Have due regard for the needs of future generations in current decisions and authority may have access to commercial data on local area wages such as CACI actions. Paycheck data.  Housing Benefit data (published at Local Authority level) provides information on Using this report to explore data on Equity & prosperity for East Bergholt households living in low income see www.data4nr.net/resources/373 Sub heading Indicators  Morbidity data: prevalence of non-fatal (possibly recurrent) health conditions may How deprived is the local area? Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Working Age Client be available from PCTs for local areas  Data on maternity related health outcomes, including infant mortality, still births Group, Households experiencing multiple deprivation and low birth weight are collected by the ONS at Local Authority level People living on a low income Income Support, Pension Credit, Economic Deprivation http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/population/births-and-fertility/live-births-and- Index 2009, Fuel Poverty, Housing/Council Tax Benefit, stillbirths/ Households below median income  Prevalence of mental health issues, including dementia, and numbers of people Children Children in out of work households, Children in Poverty, with learning disabilities are collected by the Projecting Adult Needs and Services Children in lone parent households, Child Wellbeing Index information system (PANSI) for upper tier Local Authorities 2010, Pupil attainment - Average Point Score at Key Stage 2 http://www.pansi.org.uk/ and 4  A range of sexual health indicators are collected and published by the Health Poor health and disability Indices of Deprivation 2010 Health domain, Limiting long- Protection Agency at Local Authority level term illness, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living http://www.data4nr.net/resources/health--disability/1469/ Allowance  Office for National Statistics: Measuring National Well-being – Health publication

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/wellbeing/measuring-national-well- being/health/index.html

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Equity and prosperity: How deprived is the local area? (1) 14

Number of people living in the most Working-age DWP benefit Households experiencing

The idea of ‘deprivation’ is based on more than just poverty, with the standard national deprived 20% of areas in England claimants multiple deprivation (1) measure of deprivation – the ‘Index of Multiple Deprivation’ (or IMD) – based on income, 0 102 00 unemployment, health, education and skills, housing, crime, environment and access to 6.5% of working age adults 0.0% of households (England - services. The IMD can be used to identify whether local areas are deprived compared to (England average = 13.9%) average = 0.5%) other areas across England. Source: IMD 2010 (CLG), Working age Benefits (DWP Aug-12), Multiple deprivation (Census 2011) However, many deprived people do not live in deprived areas. Although there is no single indicator that encapsulates all different dimensions of deprivation and exclusion for people in rural areas, indicators of those on benefits (including national DWP benefits, and local authority Council Tax and Housing Benefits) can provide a general measure covering low income, employment and health issues.

What information is shown here?

The data on the following page shows whether any local areas are highly deprived, and if so identifies how many people are living in such areas based on the national Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010. Data also shows the number and proportion of people locally receiving benefits and the number of households experiencing multiple deprivation1. The line chart shows the proportion of working-age people receiving benefits, showing the trend over time and comparisons against the local authority and national averages.

Where next?

Data on people living on a low income is shown on the next page, and those with poor health on the following page. The next section on the Economy shows data for people who are out-of-work or with low skills (page 22).

1 Multiply deprived households are households experiencing four measures of deprivation: all adult household members have no qualifications; at least one household member is out of work; at least one household member has a limiting long-term illness; the household is living in overcrowded conditions. Taken from census 2011 table QS119EW

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Equity and prosperity: How deprived is the local area? (2) 15

Number of people in each deprivation decile, Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010

Lower deprivation Higher deprivation 3,000 2,778

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500

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Working age population claiming DWP benefit claimants (for all DWP benefits)

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Equity and prosperity: People living on a low income (1) 16

Housing and Council Tax Income Support claimants Pension Credit claimants People living on a low income are among the most deprived groups in society. This can Benefit claimants mean that they have severe difficulty in paying for even basic household expenses such 145 05 90 as food and heating, or taking up employment or training opportunities due to costs such 12.8% of households (England 0.3% of working age adults 13.1% of people aged 65+ as travel and childcare. Although many of those living on very low incomes are out-of- average = 20.6%) (England average = 3.2%) (England average = 24.4%) work, an increasing number of people below the poverty line (60% of the national Households below 60% of People living in ‘income average wage) are in low-paid work. the median income, after Households estimated to be deprivation’ (Economic housing costs (as a % of all in 'Fuel Poverty' Deprivation Index) What information is shown here? households) 85 10.8% 130 Housing Benefit (HB) can be claimed by a person if they are liable to pay rent and if they 4.6% of all people (England 11.2% of households (England England Average = 21.5% are on a low income. Council Tax Benefit (CTB) is designed to help people on low- average = 13.5%) = 10.9%)

income to pay their Council Tax. These indicators provide a measure of the number of Weekly household earnings (£) households living in low income. Income Support is a measure of people of working age 900 with low incomes and is a means tested benefit payable to people aged over 16 working £830 less than 16 hours a week and having less money coming in than the law says they need 800 £673 to live on. Pension credit is a measure of people over 65 living in low income households. 700 £654

Data on people living in ‘income deprivation’ comes from the Index of Multiple 600 £510 Deprivation 2010, and is based on people receiving low income benefits as well as those (£) 500 £431 £423 with household living in poverty. Households are defined as in ‘poverty’ if their 400 equivalised income (after size of household is taken into account) is below 60% of the median income (after housing costs). In 2007/08 a household’s net equivalised income 300 would need to be below £199 for it to be classified as in poverty. Fuel poverty is said to 200 occur when in order to heat its home to an adequate standard of warmth a household 100 needs to spend more than 10% of its income on total fuel use. 0 The chart on the right shows the average weekly household income estimate East Bergholt Suffolk England (equivalised to take into account variations in household size) across East Bergholt and comparator areas (before and after housing costs). The two line charts on the following Total weekly household income estimate Net weekly household income estimate after housing costs page show change over time of income support and pension credit claimants.

Source: Income Support/Pension Credit (DWP Aug-12), Economic Deprivation Index 2009, Fuel Poverty (Department for Energy and Climate Change 2009), Housing/Council Tax Benefit (DWP 2005), Households below median income (ONS 2008)

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Income Support claimants 7

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Pension Credit claimants Increase from 2010 due to new definition of pensionable age (all people aged 65+) 30

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Equity and prosperity: Children (1) 18

Number of people living Nationally, children and older people are more likely to be living in low income and in the most deprived Children in 'out of Children in lone Children in poverty 20% of areas in work' households parent households these groups generally are indicators of vulnerability within an area. Reducing child (2010) England on the Child (2011) (2010) poverty is therefore a major element of building sustainable communities. Wellbeing Index What information is shown here? 0 26 88 38 4.4% of children aged 0- 14.8% of children aged 7.8% of children aged This page looks at the Child Wellbeing index (CWI), children in out of work households, 15 (England average = 0-15 (England average 0-15 (England 19.2%) = 27.9%) average = 21.0%) children in poverty and children in lone parent households. The CWI is a small area index measuring child wellbeing – how children are doing in a number of different Number of people in each deprivation decile, Child Wellbeing Index 2009 aspects of their life.2 Higher child wellbeing Lower child wellbeing

1,800 Children in ‘out of work’ households, are defined as dependent children living in families 1,573 where all adults are in receipt of Income Support or income-based Jobseeker/s 1,600 Allowance (IS/JSA). The children in poverty measure shows the proportion of children 1,400 1,205 (aged 0-15) in families in receipt of out of work benefits, or in receipt of tax credits 1,200 where their reported income is less than 60% median income. Out of work means- 1,000 tested benefits include: Income-Based Jobseekers Allowance, incapacity benefits and 800 Income Support. Number of people of Number 600

The information boxes on the right show the count of people in each of these categories 400 in East Bergholt. The chart on the right shows the number of people living in 200 neighbourhoods grouped according to level of child wellbeing deprivation. The charts on 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 the following page show the year on year change in the proportion of children in out of Least Decile 2 Decile 3 Decile 4 Decile 5 Decile 6 Decile 7 Decile 8 Decile 9 Most work and lone parent households, as well as information on pupil attainment in the local deprived deprived area. 10% 10%

Source: Children in out of work households (HMRC 2011), Children in Poverty/Lone parent households (HMRC 2010), Child Wellbeing Index 2010

2 The CWI covers: Material wellbeing - children experiencing income deprivation; Health and disability – children experiencing illness, accidents and disability; Education - education outcomes including attainment, school attendance and destinations at age 16; Crime - personal or material victimisation of children; Housing - access to housing and quality of housing for children; Environment - aspects of the environment that affect children’s physical well-being; Children in need – vulnerable children receiving LA services.

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Equity and prosperity: Children (2) 19

Children in 'out of work' (receiving IB/IS/JSA) households Pupil attainment at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 25 35 29.2 27.0 27.7 30 25 20 20 14.4 15.7 15.5 15 15 10 5 0 10 PointAverage Score Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2

% of all all ofchild% benefit recipients 5 KS1 Average Point Score per pupil is made up from the Reading, Writing, Mathematics and Science point scores where score of 27=level 4, 21=level 3, 15=level 2 (the expected level), 9=level 1, 3=below level 1.KS2 Average Point Score per 0 pupil is made up from the Reading, Writing, Mathematics and Science point scores where score of 33=level 5, 27=level 4 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (the expected level), 21=level 3, 15=level 2.

East Bergholt Suffolk England East Bergholt Suffolk England

Children living in lone parent families Gap in pupil attainment at Key stage 4 (difference from the National average) 30 100 25 80

20 60 40 15 20 10

0 % o %all childbenefit recipients 5 AveragePoint Score gap -20

0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 National average = 0, a score of >0 = better than the national average, a score of < 0 = worse than East Bergholt Suffolk England national average

Source: Children in out of work households (HMRC 2011), Children lone parent households (HMRC 2010), Pupil attainment at Key Stage 2 and 4 (Department for Education 2010/11)

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Equity and prosperity: Poor health and disability 20

Number of people living People with a limiting Attendance Disability Living Health is a fundamental factor in wellbeing and quality of life, having a direct impact on in health deprivation long-term illness (aged Allowance claimants Allowance an individual’s ability to live a fulfilling and enjoyable life and also indirectly impacting on 'hotspots' 16-64) (aged 65+) claimants their ability to sustain standards of living through income. 0 150 105 80 15.3% of people aged 2.9% of the 9.4% of people aged 16- Poor health may also have a severe effect on other people, either directly through - 65+ (England average population (England 64 (England= 12.8%) = 16.7%) average = 5.1%) changing relationships (for example forcing family members into informal unpaid care), or through indirect effects such as change in household income. Number of people in each deprivation decile, Health domain What information is shown here? Lower health deprivation Higher health deprivation 1,800 The data in the first information box shows whether any local areas are highly deprived 1,573 1,600 based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) health domain 2010, and if so 1,400 identifies how many people are living in such areas. 1,205 1,200 The other information boxes show the number (and proportion) of people who identified 1,000 themselves as having a limiting long-term health issue, as well as those receiving 800 government benefits for reasons of poor health (Attendance Allowance or Disability Number of people of Number 600 Living Allowance). 400 The chart on the right shows the number of people in East Bergholt living in each health 200 deprivation decile on the IMD health domain. The charts on the following page show the 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 time trends for Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance claimants, as well Least Decile 2 Decile 3 Decile 4 Decile 5 Decile 6 Decile 7 Decile 8 Decile 9 Most as the proportion of people with limited long term illness in the local area with local and deprived deprived national comparators. 10% 10%

Where next? Source: Indices of Deprivation 2010 Health domain, Limiting long-term illness (Census 2011), Attendance Allowance/Disability Living Allowance (DWP Aug-12) For information on access to transport, travel times and distances to health services (hospitals and GPs) see the sections on Transport (page 34) and Services (page 38).

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Equity and prosperity: Poor health and disability 21

Adults with a disability (receiving Disability Living Allowance) People with a limiting long-term illness 6.0 9.4 5.0 People with a limiting long-term illness (0-64) 11.9

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% of all people 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0.0

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East Bergholt Suffolk England

Older people with social care needs (receiving Attendance Allowance) Source: Limiting long-term illness (Census 2011), Attendance Allowance/Disability Living Allowance (DWP 20 Aug-12) 18 16 14 12 10 8 6

4 Increase in 2009 following change in definition of

% all all people % of pensionable age 2 pensionable age (excluding females aged 60-64) 0

East Bergholt Suffolk England

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Economy: Introduction 22

What does a sustainable community look like? What other information might be available?

Thriving, with a flourishing and diverse local economy  Up-to-date information on employment and jobs for local rural areas is scarce. The Annual Population Survey (APS) provides data for local authorities, but not for What do sustainable communities offer? smaller areas.  A wide range of jobs and training opportunities;  The Annual Population Survey also contains estimated data on the levels of job-  Sufficient suitable land and buildings to support economic prosperity and change; related training and work based learning in the area. Because of the sample size of  Dynamic job and business creation, with benefits for the local community; the survey, figures are only available at Local Authority level, see  A strong business community with links into the wider economy; www.data4nr.net/resources/226.  Economically viable and attractive town centres.  Some communities have carried out local surveys identifying which skills and courses are most wanted by local residents, and whether there were enough Using this report to explore data on the Economy for East Bergholt appropriate spaces to carry out training. Sub heading Indicators  The national BRES survey provides more detailed local area data on employee jobs by industry of employment and by public/ private sector. To get this data at People in employment Economic activity, Hours worked, Industry of Employment local area level, you need to request access from the Office of National Statistics People out of work Jobseekers Allowance claimants, Employment Support (there is a charge, currently £125). Data is available at Local Authority Level and Allowance/Incapacity Benefits/Out of work benefits, modelled down to Super Output Area, Available jobs What are skills levels like? Qualifications www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/getdatasetbytheme.asp?theme=27.  There is also published information on local businesses by sector What jobs do residents have? Industry of Employment , Occupation Group (www.data4nr.net/resources/527), and some areas have also carried out surveys to find out more about what local businesses see as priority issues.  The Employers Skills Survey provides information relating to skills gaps reported by employers http://www.ukces.org.uk/ourwork/local-data

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Economy: People in employment 23

Economically active Economically Full-time employees Part-time employees Employment levels are usually higher in rural than urban areas, with a gradual shift in residents inactive residents many areas towards commuting (see the later section on Transport for information on 1,265 678 619 283 how far people travel to work from the local area). However, there are also large 65.1% of people aged 34.9% of people aged 31.9% of people aged 14.6% of people aged numbers of economically inactive, part-time employees and people working from home, 16-74 (England 16-74 (England 16-74 (England 16-74 (England average = 69.9%) average = 30.1%) average = 38.6%) average = 13.7%) many of whom may be in the local area during the day and so needing services and facilities. Working 49+ hours Employed in the Self-employed Working from home per week public sector What information is shown here? 290 227 135 370 14.9% of people aged 18.5% of people in 30.2% of 1,215 people The data shown opposite shows the number of the ‘economically active’ (i.e. those 6.9% of people aged 16-74 (England employment (England in employment 16-74 (England = 3.5%) either working or unemployed, see the following page), and ‘economically inactive’ average = 9.8%) average = 13.3%) (England = 28.2%)

(including students, home-makers, and retired) groups resident in the local area. Also People in employment, by employment status People employed in public and private sector jobs shown are numbers and proportions of those working, including full or part-time status, 70 self-employed, working from home, and those working in the public sector. East Bergholt 60

9.8 74 - 14.9 28% The chart on the left shows people in employment by employment status in the local 50 30% 13.7 area with national comparator. The chart on the right shows whether residents are 40 14.6 72% England working primarily in public or private sector jobs, for your area compared to England. 30 20 38.6 Where next? 31.9 70% 10 Data on unemployment, skill levels and jobs are on the following pages, and data on 0

% oftotal % population aged 16 People employed in 'public' sector jobs how far people travel to work is shown in the section on Transport (page 34). East Bergholt England Full-time Part-time Self employed People employed in 'private' sector jobs

This data is based on standard definitions: ‘Public sector jobs’ are defined as jobs in Health, Education or Public Administration industry sectors. ‘Private sector jobs’ are those in other sectors. Voluntary sector jobs are not identified separately but are included within the public and private sector figures. Source: Census 2011 (tables KS601EW, KS604EW and KS605EW)

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Economy: People out of work (1) 24

Jobseekers Allowance Employment Support Jobseekers Allowance Many rural communities have been affected by the recent economic downturns, with claimants claiming for more Allowance / Incapacity claimants (Feb-13) unemployment levels rising even in areas that have had few people out of work in the than 12 months (Feb-13) Benefit claimants (Aug-12) past. Being out of work can have a severe impact on an individual’s quality of life, and 35 09 39 2.2% of working age adults 0.6% of working age adults 2.5% of working age adults not just economically. People out of work may also feel excluded from the local (England average = 3.8%) (England average = 1.0%) (England average = 6.1%) community, and the impacts can also affect partners and children, not just the person out of work. Unemployment to 'Available All people receiving 'out of

Knowing the number of people out of work – and how this is changing – may help you Jobs' Ratio (Nov-12) work' benefits (Aug-12) identify relevant actions for your community plan. For example, areas have used this to 1100.00 65 think about whether suitable training is available, or support for people to start their own claimants per job businesses, or whether broadband access is good enough for job-hunting, and so on. 4.1% of working age adults England average = 343.44 (England average = 9.8%) What information is shown here? Unemployment benefit (Jobseekers Allowance) claimants The best available local data on people out of work is generally claimant data from 4.5

Jobseekers Allowance (those who are unemployed) and Employment Support 4.0

64) - Allowance (those who are unable to work due to sickness). 3.5 3.0 The information boxes show the number and proportion of people receiving out-of-work 2.5 benefits locally, as well as the unemployment to available jobs ratio. The line chart on 2.0 the right shows the trend in unemployment claimant rates (Jobseekers Allowance) over 1.5 time compared with the national average. As seen nationally, most areas saw significant 1.0 increases following the start of the downturn in September 2008. % ofworking% age population(16 0.5 The line charts on the following page show the proportion of the working age population 0.0 claiming incapacity benefits and the ratio of unemployment to available jobs over time. The bar chart shows the total number of vacancies notified to job centre plus in the local East Bergholt Suffolk England area from January 2011 to November 2012. Where next?

For data on deprivation and vulnerable groups in the local area see the section on Equity & prosperity (page 13) Source: Jobseekers Allowance claimants (DWP Feb 2013), Employment Support Allowance/Incapacity Benefits/Out of work benefits (DWP Aug 2012), Available jobs (Job Centre Plus Nov 2012)

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Working age population claiming inacapacity benefits (Employment Support Allowance and Total number of vacancies notified to Job Centre Plus Incapacity Benefit) 25 8 21

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Ratio of unemployment (Jobseekers Allowance claimants) to jobs (vacancies notified to Source: Employment Support Allowance/Incapacity Benefits (DWP Aug 2012), Unemployment and JobCentre Plus) Available jobs (DWP/Job Centre Plus Nov 2012) 700 600

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Economy: What are skills levels like? 26

People with no People with highest People with highest People with highest

Skill levels in the local population can be an important driver of community qualifications qualification: Level 1 qualification: Level 2 qualification: Level 3 sustainability. In general, those with low or no skills are more likely to experience exclusion, and be vulnerable to changes in the economy, such as increased demand for 440 250 385 230 higher-skilled workers. By contrast, those with high-level skills are more likely to be in 19.5% of people aged 11.0% of people aged 17.0% of people aged 10.2% of people aged secure better-paid jobs, and are more likely to run or start their own businesses. 16+ (England= 22.5%) 16+ (England= 13.3%) 16+ (England= 15.2%) 16+ (England= 12.4%)

Employers are also more likely to locate in areas with a good supply of skilled workers. People with highest qualification: Level 4 ‘Level 1’ qualifications are equivalent to a single

Knowing whether there are ‘skills gaps’ has helped communities think about whether (degree level O-level, GCSE or NVQ. ‘Level 2’ qualifications there are enough learning and training opportunities locally; for example, many qualifications) are equivalent to five O-levels or GCSEs. ‘Level communities run IT and other courses. 3’ qualifications are equivalent to two A levels. ‘Level 4’ qualifications are equivalent to degree

785 level or higher. What information is shown here? 34.6% of people aged

16+ (England= 27.4%) Source: Census 2011 (table KS501EW) There is little published data on local ‘skills’, but one commonly-used proxy is ‘qualifications’ (although of course many people with low or no qualifications may be People with no qualifications and degree level qualifications highly-skilled). 40 34.6 The information boxes on the right show the number and proportion of people locally by 35 27.4 74 30 their level of qualification, and compared to local authority and national averages. - 24.3 23.5 25 22.5 The bar chart on the right shows how your local area compares to the local authority 19.5 20 and England averages for the number of people with no qualifications, as well as aged % 16 15 degree level (and higher) qualifications. 10

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Economy: What jobs do residents have? 27

Second largest employment Third largest employment Largest employment sector The jobs that residents have reflect the opportunities in the local area, and within sector sector commuting distance. Although some areas have a proportion of jobs in agriculture, Health and social Education Retail overall the sector makes up only 3% of employment in rural areas, the property and work wholesale and retail trade is the largest employer in rural (and urban) areas nationally. 150 employees (12% of 1,215 of 145 employees (12% of 1,215 of 130 employees (11% of 1,215 of

people in employment) people in employment) people in employment) Some communities have identified that developing economic diversity is a local priority, for example helping identify possible business sites, or supporting appropriate planning Professional (or Administrative or Managerial Skilled trades Elementary associate) secretarial applications for commercial premises. occupations occupations occupations occupations occupations What information is shown here? 195 460 115 155 75 6.0% of 1,215 15.8% of 1,215 37.6% of 1,215 9.5% of 1,215 12.8% of 1,215 The information boxes show the three largest employment sectors for residents in the people in people in people in people in people in employment local area, also the number and percentage of employed people working in each of employment employment employment employment (England = (England = 10.7%) (England = 30.3%) (England = 11.5%) (England = 11.4%) these sectors. Numbers are also shown by type of occupation (e.g., managers, 11.1%)

professional, administrative). People in professional and elementary occupations

The bar chart on the right compares your local area with the local authority and national 60 53.4 averages, for people working in senior and elementary occupations. 50 41.1 37.6 Where next? 40 30 The number of people in work is in the “People in work” section above, including 20 numbers by part-time / full-time, whether they are self-employed, and whether they work 11.7 11.1 6.0 10 in the public sector. of% people in employment 0 People working in managerial, professional or People working in elementary occupations associate professional occupations

East Bergholt Suffolk England

Source: Census 2011 tables (KS605EW and KS608EW)

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Housing & the built environment: Introduction 28

What does a sustainable community look like? What other information might be available?

Well designed and built, featuring a quality built and natural environment  The main source of housing data across the country is the Census. The 2001 census provides breakdowns of type of dwelling by access to central heating What do sustainable communities offer? (www.data4nr.net/resources/housing--households/750/), tenure  A sense of place - a place with a positive 'feeling' for people and local (www.data4nr.net/resources/housing--households/745/) and type of household distinctiveness; space, i.e. shared dwellings etc. (www.data4nr.net/resources/housing--  User-friendly public and green spaces with facilities for everyone including households/743/). Census 2011 data with these breakdowns is due to be children and older people; published at the end of 2013. In addition, many local communities have carried out  Sufficient range, diversity, affordability and accessibility of housing within a their own surveys to provide up-to-date information on the number and type of balanced housing market ; houses in the local area, as well as need for affordable housing.  Appropriate size, scale, density, design and layout, including mixed-use  DCLG publish annual data on social housing stock levels, including Local development, that complement the distinctive local character of the community; Authority, Housing Association and Registered Social Landlord housing  High quality, mixed-use, durable, flexible and adaptable buildings, using materials (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock- which minimise negative environmental impacts; including-vacants).  Buildings and public spaces which promote health and are designed to reduce  DCLG also compile a code for sustainable homes measuring the energy efficiency crime and make people feel safe; of homes, www.data4nr.net/resources/housing--households/1412/.  Accessibility of jobs, and key services by public transport, walking and cycling.  The Land Registry tracks all housing transactions, with this data published by DCLG at local authority level (more detailed data may be available from Using this report to explore data on Housing for East Bergholt commercial or estate agent sites), including median Sub heading Indicators (www.data4nr.net/resources/housing--households/986/) and lower quartile (www.data4nr.net/resources/housing--households/987/) house-prices. The CLG What type of housing is in the local area? Dwelling type produce estimates of rental costs for social rented dwellings Do people rent or own their homes? Tenure www.data4nr.net/resources/housing--households/991/) How affordable is local housing? Council Tax Band , House prices, Affordability Ratio

Housing in poor condition Source: Overcrowding, Central heating, Vacant household spaces, Fuel Poverty

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Housing & the built environment: What type of housing is in the local area? 29

Detached houses Semi-detached houses Terraced houses Housing is an important issue in rural communities. Increases in house-prices, which 744 226 169 recently have far outstripped average increases in earnings, mean that local people 62.9% of dwellings (England 19.1% of dwellings (England average 14.3% of dwellings (England may be priced out of the housing market in the area in which they grew up. For a average = 22.3%) = 30.7%) average = 24.5%) community to sustain a fair and balanced housing market, it must provide affordable Caravan or other temporary housing accessible to the local community. However, local housing development can Flats (purpose built) Flats (other) accommodation also strain local services, as well as affect the character of the area (although a larger 22 20 01 population may be able to sustain more shops, businesses and local amenities). 1.9% of dwellings (England average 1.7% of dwellings (England average 0.1% of dwellings (England

= 16.7%) = 5.4%) average = 0.4%) With levels of overcrowding increasing, record population growth and the limited supply of affordable homes, evidencing the type and availability of housing in the local area will Dwelling type breakdowns be essential to community planning. 70 62.9 What information is shown here? 60

50 The data shows the housing types in the local area. Data is taken from Census 2011 and offers the most up to date account of the types of housing in the local area. 40 34.8 30.5 30.7 30 24.5 The bar chart on the right shows how your area compares against the local authority 22.3 22.0 19.1 16.7 and national averages on the type of housing. of % household spaces 20 14.3 9.4 10 5.4 Where next? 1.9 2.8 1.7 0.1 0.5 0.4 0 The following pages show data on housing tenure (owner occupied, social housing, Detached Semi-detached Terraced Purpose-built Flats Other Flat Caravan or mobile private rented), affordable housing, overcrowded housing and housing in poor condition. home East Bergholt Suffolk England

Source: Census 2011 (table KS401EW)

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Housing & the built environment: Do people rent or own their homes? 30

Housing that is Housing that is Housing that is Other rented

The mixture of owner-occupied, social rented and private rented accommodation in the owner occupied social rented private rented accommodation area is an important component in the sustainability of the local community. With high 904 105 94 30 house-prices, it may be difficult for less affluent people (for example younger people or 79.8% of households 9.3% of households 8.3% of households 2.6% of households families who have grown up in the area) to stay in, or move to, areas which have low (England average = (England average = (England average = (England average = 64.1%) 17.7%) 15.4%) 2.8%) levels of social or private rented housing. Housing tenure breakdowns Knowing this information may be useful in demonstrating evidence that there is a need 90 for certain housing in the area, and has been used by communities to prioritise actions, 79.8 such as supporting sympathetic development proposals that increase the stock of 80 67.9 needed housing. 70 64.1

60 What information is shown here? 50

The data shows housing tenure in the local area and is taken from the Census 2011, 40 the most up to date source of information on housing tenure in the local area. Although householdsof% 30 trends in housing tenure have varied across the country since 2001, nationally owner 17.2 18.2 20 occupied housing has declined (-5%) and private renting has gone up (6%) to 2011. 10.9 9.4 6.7 7.6 7.2 8.3 This trend is particularly acute when considering age breakdowns, with “Generation 10 2.6 Rent” becoming a common term as young people are increasingly out priced of the 0 housing market. East Bergholt Suffolk England

The bar chart shows how your area compares against the local authority and national Owner Occupied Local Authority Rented Housing Association rented Other Rented averages on levels of owner occupation and renting.

Where next? Source: Census 2011 (KS402EW)

See the Social and Cultural section at the beginning of this profile for information on household types, who lives in your local area and migration into and out of the area (page 5). For data on deprivation and vulnerable households, see the section on Equity & prosperity (page 13). Information on the local economy and employment status is on page 22.

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Housing & the built environment: How affordable is local housing? (1) 31

Affordability ratio The need for affordable housing is a critical issue in rural areas, with house-prices (median house Dwellings in Council Dwellings in Council Dwellings in Council increasingly beyond the reach of many groups wanting to stay in, or move to, the local prices as ratio of Tax Band A Tax Band B Tax Band C median incomes) area. Whilst many communities recognise the need for additional housing, development needs to be balanced with the impact on the character of the local area, as well as 12.4 56 229 208 4.7% of dwellings 19.2% of dwellings 17.5% of dwellings England average = pressure on local services. (England average = (England average = (England average = 15.4 The information shown here can help local groups identify, and provide evidence for, 24.8%) 19.6%) 21.8%) the need for affordable housing. Some communities have supported specific housing Median house price: Median house price: Median house price: Median house price: Semi-detached developments, e.g. where such development might meet current (and future) needs for Detached houses Terraced houses Flats houses mixed housing, and offer affordable opportunities for people to stay living locally. £250,000 £157,500 £133,000 £97,500 What information is shown here? England average = England average = England average = England average =

£320,268 £211,043 £174,653 £131,110

The housing affordability ratio is based on comparing house prices to earnings. Rather Dwelling stock by council tax band than compare average house prices and incomes, we have compared the “lowest 35 quartile” (the lowest 25%) of prices to the lowest quartile of household incomes – which 31.0 30 is more representative of groups trying to get onto the housing ladder. An affordability 26.7 24.8 index of 10 would mean that lowest quartile house prices are 10 times as high as lowest 25 21.8 20.2 quartile incomes. This data is only available for the local authority, not the local area. 19.2 19.6 19.7 20 17.5

15.3 14.8 The data on Council Tax bands shows the number (and proportion) of houses in bands 14.0

A, B or C (the lowest price bands) locally. These price bands are set nationally, so can 15 % of % households be used to show how the cost of all local property (not just those properties that have 8.6 8.6 10 7.0 7.0 recently been sold) compares with other areas; the chart on the right compares your 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.5 5 2.5 1.2 area against the local authority and national averages for these Council Tax bands. 0.2 0.6 0 The information boxes on the bottom row show the median house price by household Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H type in the local area. The line charts on the following page show the same information as trends over time, with local and national comparators. East Bergholt Suffolk England

Where next? Source: Council Tax Band (Valuation Office Agency 2011), House prices (Land Registry 2009), The Social and Cultural section has data on household composition and migration in Affordability Ratio (Land Registry/ONS 2007/08) and out of the area (page 5). For data on deprivation and vulnerable households, see the section on Equity & prosperity (page 13). Information on employment status is on page 22.

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Median house price for detached houses Median house price for terraced houses

£400,000 £250,000

£350,000 £200,000 £300,000

£250,000 £150,000 £200,000

£150,000 £100,000 Medianhouseprice (Terraced) Medianhouseprice (Detached) £100,000 £50,000 £50,000

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Median house price for semi-detached houses Median house price for flats

£250,000 £160,000

£140,000

Detached) £200,000 - £120,000

£150,000 £100,000

£80,000 £100,000

£60,000 Medianhouseprice (Flats) £50,000 £40,000

Medianhouseprice (Semi £20,000 £0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 £0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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Source: Land Registry (2009)

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Housing & the built environment: Housing in poor condition 33

Households living in Households Households without Vacant household The highest levels of non-decent homes (that do not pass the Housing Health & Safety overcrowded estimated to be in central heating spaces rating system) are found in smaller rural communities, particularly those more isolated conditions 'Fuel Poverty' areas. This is often due to the age of properties, with older housing (more common in 16 12 49 130 1.4% of households 1.1% of households 4.1% of households rural areas) most likely to be in this condition. 11.2% of households (England average = (England average = (England average = (England = 10.9%) 8.7%) 2.7%) 4.3%) Housing conditions can indicate other issues, for example overcrowded housing can highlight areas with pressing needs for more affordable housing. Where central heating Housing environment is not present, fuel poverty is significantly more likely. 10 8.7 What information is shown here? 9 8

Whether a household is overcrowded is based on a standard definition using the 7 number of inhabitants, and number of rooms. Housing without central heating is self- % 6 5.3 4.8 reported. These indicators and the vacant household spaces data are shown in the 5 4.1 4.3 information boxes and in the bar char on the right, with local and national comparators. 4 2.6 2.7 The definition of fuel poverty is based on the Low Income High Costs (LIHC) framework. 3 1.4 Under this definition, a household is said to be in fuel poverty if they have required fuel 2 1.1 costs that are above average (the national median level); were they to spend that 1 amount they would be left with a residual income below the official poverty line. It is 0 calculated using the income of households, the cost of fuel required, and the ability of East Bergholt Suffolk England their home to retain heat. In January 2013 the government launched the Energy Overcrowded housing Vacant Dwellings Lacking central heating Company Obligation (ECO) with a focus on reducing levels of fuel poverty and poor housing conditions in rural areas. The rural element of this energy efficiency measure is due to the fact that fuel poverty and poor quality housing tends to be higher in rural areas and therefore a priority for improving the quality of life of residents in rural Source: Overcrowding/Central heating/Vacant household spaces (Census 2011 KS403EW), Fuel Poverty communities. (Department for Energy and Climate Change 2011) Where next?

See the Social and Cultural for information on household composition and who lives in the local area (page 5). For data on deprivation and vulnerable households, see the section on Equity & prosperity (page 13). Data on unemployment is on page 22.

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Transport and connectivity: Introduction 34

What does a sustainable community look like? What other information might be available?

Well connected, with good transport services and communication linking people to jobs,  DVLA data on local car registrations has been obtained by some local groups as schools, health and other services part of their community planning, which provides data over time for the level of car ownership in the area. What do sustainable communities offer?  Census 2011 data provides breakdowns for vulnerable groups with no access to  Transport facilities, including public transport, that help people travel within and car, including pensioners living alone, unemployed, and those with a limiting long- between communities and reduce dependence on cars; term illness (www.data4nr.net/resources/24).  Facilities to encourage safe local walking and cycling;  Your local authority may hold more detailed information on local commuting  An appropriate level of local parking facilities in line with local plans to manage patterns, for example if they have carried out local transport and commuting road traffic demand; surveys. In addition, many communities have carried out their own local surveys on  Widely available and effective telecommunications and Internet access; how far residents travel to work, and whether they might be interested in  Good access to regional, national and international communications networks. employment opportunities nearer to home.  Many communities have also carried out local surveys to highlight where travel Using this report to explore data on Transport and Connectivity for East times affect people’s ability to use facilities or amenities. Bergholt  If there is a local train station, data may also be available on the numbers using the service, which can be useful to highlight where there is pressure on local amenities Sub heading Indicators such as parking. Access to private transport Car or van availability  More detail on estimated travel times by foot or public transport to key services is How far do people travel to work Working from home, Distance travelled to work, published by DfT in the ‘Core Accessibility’ dataset, at Travel to employment centres www.data4nr.net/resources/841. Travel times by public transport Core Accessibility indicators

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Transport and connectivity: Access to private transport 35

No cars One car Two cars Three cars Four+ cars People in rural areas rely more on private transport and, in general, spend more on 105 440 435 110 45 transport than their urban counterparts (nationally, higher transport expenditure 38.7% of 1,135 38.3% of 1,135 3 9.4% of 1,135 9.8% of 1,135 3.8% of 1,135 accounts for almost half the higher expenditure by rural households than urban ones) . households households households households households (England = (England = Overall, the residents of rural hamlets and villages travel nearly twice as far by car each (England = 25.8%) (England = 5.5%) (England = 1.9%) 42.2%) 24.7%) year compared to urban residents. Car ownership Combined with information on public transport and distance to services, this information 3.8 may help you evidence the need for improvements in public and community transport. Four+ cars 2.6 1.9 What information is shown here? 9.8 Three cars 6.8 5.5 The data shows the number of households who do not have access to a car, as well as 38.3 those households with one or more cars. Data is taken from Census 2011. Two cars 29.2 24.7 The bar chart on the right shows how your local area compares with the local authority 38.7 One car 43.5 and England averages. 42.2 9.4 Where next? No cars 17.9 25.8 For information on distance to services see the next section (page 38). 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 % of households

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Source: Census 2011 (table KS404EW)

3 Taken from the Office for National Statistics 2011 report “Rural and urban areas: comparing lives using rural/urban classifications”.

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Transport and connectivity: How far do people travel to work? 36

People travelling less than People travelling 40km+ to People working from home There are typically fewer jobs in rural areas than urban, and those local jobs are often 2km to work (2001) work (2001) lower-paid than their urban counterparts. Many rural communities act as “commuter 135 125 130 villages”, providing a higher quality of life for residents who commute to urban areas for 6.9% of people aged 16-74 10.8% of people aged 16-74 10.8% of people aged 16-74 work (although there can also be large numbers of people working from home). (England = 3.5%) (England = 20.0%) (England = 10.8%)

Travel time to nearest Understanding how far people travel to work may help identify actions based on Average travel time to nearest Average travel time to nearest employment centre by public potential demand for local employment. For example, some communities may identify employment centre by car employment centre by cycle transport/walking priorities to support local businesses and develop more opportunities for local 6 22 21 employment, which could include actions such as supporting local planning applications County average: 5 mins County average: 8 mins County average: 12 mins for appropriate business premises or small business parks. Distance travelled to work What information is shown here? 10.8 People travelling 6.0 The data shown on how far people travel to work is taken from Census 2011, based on 40km+ to work actual commuter data. The travel time data is from the Department for Transport, based 4.9 on travel times (by car, cycle and public transport/ foot) to employment centres (which 10.8 are defined as Super Output Areas with more than 500 jobs). People travelling less 24.2 than 2km to work The bar chart on the right shows how your area compares to the local authority and 20.0 England averages, in terms of how far people travel to work. 6.9 People working from Where next? 4.1 home For information on distance to services see the next section (page 38). 3.5

(%) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

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Source: Working from home (Census 2011 QS701EW) Distance travelled to work (Census 2001 UV 35), Travel to employment centres (DfT 2011)

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Transport and connectivity: Travel times by public transport 37

Average travel time Average travel time Average travel time Many rural communities highlight a lack of good public transport as a real barrier in to nearest People travelling to to nearest hospital to nearest town supermarket by work by public accessing public services such as post-16 education, health, sport and leisure services, by public centre by public public transport transport/walking transport/walking employment, financial services and training. transport/walking Knowing the average travel times by public transport – and the frequency of public 74 11 38 135 County average: 53 County average: 10 County average: 23 6.9% (England = transport – can help make the case for improving local public transport provision. For mins mins mins 11.0%) example, helping show that there is a need for additional community transport services or alterations to existing routes, or additional evening / weekend services. Average travel time (mins) by walking or public transport to the nearest key service 80 74

What information is shown here? 70 The travel time data is from the Department for Transport, based on travel times (by car, 60 53 cycle and public transport/ foot) to key amenities, and the people travelling to work is 50 38

mins 37 40 taken from Census 2011 commuter data. 30 30 24 23 The bar chart on the right shows how travel times from the local area to particular 21 17 17 15 17 20 12 11 13 12 services compare to the national average. 10 10 9 10 9 11 10 9 10

Where next? 0 Employment Further GP Hospital Primary Secondary Supermarket Town centre Data on distance commuted by local residents to work is on the previous page, and centre Education school school distance to key services is in the next section on Services. Institution East Bergholt Suffolk England

Source: DfT 2011

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Services: Introduction 38

What does a sustainable community look like? What other information might be available?

Well served, with public, private, community & voluntary services that are appropriate to  Many communities have carried out local surveys to highlight where people have people’s needs & accessible to all difficulty using key services.  More detailed information on rural Services data: Service locations are used to What do sustainable communities offer? calculate numbers of households within distance of key service indicators,  Well-performing local schools, further and higher education institutions, and other www.data4nr.net/resources/820. opportunities for lifelong learning;  The Indices of Deprivation contains indicators measuring road distances to key  High quality local health care and social services, integrated where possible with services: primary school http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1487/; food shop other services; http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1485/; GP  High quality services for families and children (including early years child care); http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1486/; Post Office  Good range of affordable public, community, voluntary and private services (e.g. http://www.data4nr.net/resources/1484/. retail, fresh food, commercial, utilities, information and advice) which are accessible to the whole community;  Service providers who think and act long-term and beyond their own immediate geographical and interest boundaries, and who involve users and local residents in shaping their policy and practice.

Using this report to explore data on local services in East Bergholt

Sub heading Indicators How far away are key services? Road distance to key services

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Services: How far away are key services? 39

Road distance from a Job Road distance from a Secondary Road distance from a GP

Access to services is a major factor in quality of life for people in rural communities, Centre (2010) School (2010) (2010) where services and amenities may be some distance away. This is especially likely to 14.7km 1.4km 1.3km cause difficulties for people without cars or who are unable to drive, whose mobility is England average = 4.6km England average = 2.1km England average = 1.2km limited, and in areas where public transportation is poor. Road distance from a Public Road distance from a Post

Many rural communities have identified a lack of facilities and amenities as a priority House (2010) Office (2010) locally. These facilities might include shops, post offices, pubs, leisure facilities, and 0.6km 1.2km meeting places for young people. England average = 0.7km England average = 1.0km

Road distance to services What information is shown here?

The data shown is taken from Commission for Rural Communities data on rural Road distance from a Post 1.2 Office (km) 1.0 services, and shows average road distances from houses in the local area to a set of key services. Road distance from a 0.6 Public House (km) 0.7 The bar chart on the right shows how the local area compares to the local authority and Road distance from a GP 1.3 England averages in terms of road distances to these services. (km) 1.2

Where next? Road distance from a 1.4 Secondary School (km) 2.1 Data on distance commuted by local residents to work, and travel times to key services, Road distance from a Job are in the previous section on Transport & connectivity (page 34). 14.7 Centre (km) 4.6

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Kilometres (km)

East Bergholt England

Source: Commission for Rural Communities 2010

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Environmental: Introduction 40

What does a sustainable community look like? What other information might be available?

Environmentally sensitive, providing places for people to live that are considerate of the  At local authority level there is data on the quality of green-space, parks, beaches environment and so on. More detailed small area data is available from DEFRA on indicators relating to air emissions and background concentrations of pollutants, e.g. nitrogen What do sustainable communities offer? oxide at www.data4nr.net/resources/environment/503/.  Actively seek to minimise climate change, including through energy efficiency and  There is a lack of ‘hard’ data on climate change and other issues that might be the use of renewables; identified as local priorities (although Local Authorities have been graded on their  Protect the environment, by minimising pollution on land, in water and in the air; actions to mitigate climate change –  Minimise waste and dispose of it in accordance with current good practice; www.data4nr.net/resources/environment/1246/).  Make efficient use of natural resources, encouraging sustainable production and  Many local areas have also carried out their own surveys to identify priorities for consumption; improving the local environment.  Protect and improve bio-diversity (e.g. wildlife habitats);  Enable a lifestyle that minimises negative environmental impact and enhances positive impacts (e.g. by creating opportunities for walking and cycling, and reducing noise pollution and dependence on cars);  Create cleaner, safer and greener neighbourhoods (e.g. by reducing litter and graffiti, and maintaining pleasant public spaces).

Using this report to explore Environmental data for East Bergholt

Sub heading Indicators Quality of the local environment Waste statistics, Population, Living Environment domain, C02 emissions

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Environmental: Quality of the local environment 41

CO2 emissions (ktonnes - kt) Household waste that is Residual household waste per

The local environment can play a major role in quality of life in rural communities, and per head recycled or composted head conserving and improving the quality of the environment is a priority in many community 7.8Kt 40% 515Kg plans. Concerns often relate to local issues such as physical environment, including fly Data shown is for Babergh Data shown is for Babergh Data shown is for Babergh tipping, graffiti etc, environmental sustainability, including recycling, renewable energy (England = 6.7Kt) (England = 35%) (England = 618Kg) use, and the built environment, including the character of housing developments. Wider Number of people living in Population density (people per issues can also be raised, such as actions to tackle climate change. Living Environment hectare) deprivation ‘hotspots’ What information is shown here? 2.10 00 There is a lack of good environmental data available for local communities; data No local areas are in the most England average = 4.1 persons deprived 20% in England on the ID collected at local authority level includes data shown for CO2 emissions and recycling. per hectare. 2010 Outdoors Living Environment domain Population density is based on the local population size and geographical area. Figure Population density (persons per hectare) 22 shows how the population density compares to the local authority and England. 5 4.1 Data is also shown for the level of “outdoors environment deprivation” as measured in 4 the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2010. This is based on levels of air pollution, and 4 road traffic accidents involving injury to pedestrians and/or cyclists. The data shows 3 whether local areas are identified as having poor outdoors environment, based on the 3 2.1 1.9 environment domain of the IMD 2010. 2

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Where next? hectare per Persons 1 See the Social and Cultural section at the beginning of this profile for information on 1 population growth, migration and types of people living in the local community (page 5). 0 Information on private and public transport is on page 34 and data on fuel poverty and quality of local housing can be found from page 28. East Bergholt Suffolk England

Source: Waste statistics (DEFRA WasteDataFlow system, 2009), Population Density (Census 2011), Living Environment domain (Indices of Deprivation 2010, CLG) C02 emissions DEFRA 2008)

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What does a sustainable community look like? What other information might be available?

Well run, with effective and inclusive participation, representation and leadership  Place Survey data may be available from your local authority, and provide more detailed measures of civic participation. Data from the electoral commission can What do sustainable communities offer? also provide more information relating to voter participation in local, national and  Representative, accountable governance systems which both facilitate strategic, European elections (www.electoralcommission.org.uk/home). visionary leadership and enable inclusive, active and effective participation by individuals and organisations;  Effective engagement with the community at neighbourhood level, including capacity building to develop the community's skills, knowledge and confidence;  Strong, informed and effective partnerships that lead by example (e.g. government, business, community);  A strong, inclusive, community and voluntary sector;  A sense of civic values, responsibility and pride.

Using this report to explore data on Governance for East Bergholt

Sub heading Indicators How engaged are people locally? Place Survey governance questions, Active Charities

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Adults who have A recent report by the Office for National Statistics found that over 50s are more likely to participated in a group People who feel they feel they belong to their communities than younger people and subsequently feel which makes decisions can influence decisions Active charities that affect their local in their locality 4 happier . Community engagement across all groups within an area is therefore an area in the past year important aspect of resident wellbeing, often even more so in rural areas due to the 5.1 per 1,000 remote nature of many communities. 16% 31% population Some areas have found that the process of developing a community plan can help Data shown is for Babergh Data shown is for Babergh Data shown is for Babergh

(England = 14%) (England = 29%) (England = 2.6 per 1,000) increase the engagement with people living and working locally; and other actions to improve engagement with particular local groups might also be seen as priorities for Indicators of civic engagement local community plans.

28.9 What information is shown here? Can influence decisions in the 28.3 The data shown is from the national ‘Place Survey’, collected by all local authorities in local area 30.8 2008. Data is only published for the local authority area; however more detailed information may be available from local surveys. 14.0 The chart on the right shows how your local authority compares with the national Involved in decisions that affect 14.7 picture. Across England, nearly 30% of people asked felt they could influence local the local area decisions, but less than half that number had actually participated in a group making 15.5 such decisions in the past year. % 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Where next? England Suffolk Babergh

Information on the strength of the local neighbourhood and community safety can be found in the Social and Cultural section (page 5).

Source: Place Survey 2008, Active Charities (NCVO 2009)

4 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/wellbeing/measuring-national-well-being/older-people-s-neighbourhoods/art-older-people-s-neighbourhoods.html

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Indicator East Bergholt Babergh England N Rate Rate Rate All People (2011) 2,765 Males (2011) 1,375 49.8 49.0 49.2 Females (2011) 1,390 50.2 51.0 50.8 Aged 0-15 (2011) 500 18.1 18.0 18.9 Working age (2011) 1,580 57.1 60.6 64.7 Aged 65+ (2011) 685 24.8 21.4 16.3 Dependency Ratio (2011) 0.8 0.7 0.6 Female, aged 0-4 (2011) 40 3.0 4.8 6.0 Female, aged 5-9 (2011) 85 6.3 5.4 5.4 Female, aged 10-14 (2011) 105 7.4 5.9 5.6 Female, aged 15-19 (2011) 75 5.5 5.5 6.1 Female, aged 20-24 (2011) 45 3.2 4.2 6.6 Female, aged 25-29 (2011) 25 1.7 4.2 6.8 Female, aged 30-34 (2011) 40 3.0 4.7 6.5 Female, aged 35-39 (2011) 65 4.8 5.9 6.6 Female, aged 40-44 (2011) 120 8.8 7.5 7.3 Female, aged 45-49 (2011) 110 7.9 7.6 7.3 Female, aged 50-54 (2011) 115 8.1 6.7 6.4 Female, aged 55-59 (2011) 90 6.4 6.8 5.6 Female, aged 60-64 (2011) 110 8.1 8.1 6.0 Female, aged 65-69 (2011) 95 6.8 6.6 4.8 Female, aged 70-74 (2011) 85 6.3 4.8 4.0 Female, aged 75-79 (2011) 80 5.7 4.1 3.4 Female, aged 80-84 (2011) 50 3.7 3.4 2.7 Female, aged 85-89 (2011) 35 2.5 2.4 1.9 Female, aged 90+ (2011) 10 0.9 1.4 1.1 Male, aged 0-4 (2011) 60 4.3 5.3 6.5 Male, aged 5-9 (2011) 80 5.9 5.7 5.8 Male, aged 10-14 (2011) 95 6.9 6.6 6.1 Male, aged 15-19 (2011) 95 6.9 6.2 6.6 Male, aged 20-24 (2011) 55 3.9 4.8 6.9 Male, aged 25-29 (2011) 40 2.8 4.4 7.0 Male, aged 30-34 (2011) 40 3.0 4.7 6.7 Male, aged 35-39 (2011) 65 4.9 6.0 6.8 Male, aged 40-44 (2011) 90 6.5 7.3 7.4 Male, aged 45-49 (2011) 120 8.8 7.8 7.4 Male, aged 50-54 (2011) 110 7.9 6.8 6.5 Male, aged 55-59 (2011) 95 7.0 6.5 5.7 Male, aged 60-64 (2011) 105 7.6 7.8 6.0 Male, aged 65-69 (2011) 95 6.8 6.4 4.7 Male, aged 70-74 (2011) 95 6.8 5.0 3.7 Male, aged 75-79 (2011) 50 3.8 3.8 2.9 Male, aged 80-84 (2011) 50 3.7 2.7 2.0 Male, aged 85-89 (2011) 30 2.0 1.41.4 1.1 Male, aged 90+ (2011) 10 0.7 0.6 0.4

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Indicator East Bergholt Babergh England N Rate Rate Rate

All households (2011) 1,135

Pensioner households (2011) 360 31.7 26.2 20.7

Lone pensioner households (2011) 170 14.1 14.1 0.0

Student households (2011) 00 0.0 0.0 0.0

One person households (2011) 110 9.8 14.0 0.0

Married households (2011) 470 41.5 38.5 0.0

Cohabiting households (2011) 75 6.6 9.4 0.0

Other households (2011) 65 5.9 6.7 0.0

Households of one pensioner (as % of all pension households) (2011) 170 15.1 14.1 12.4

Lone-parent households (as % of households with dependent children) (2011) 50 4.4 5.1 7.1

Households of one pensioner (as % of all households) (2011) 47.5 53.9 59.6

Households of one lone-parent family (as % of all households) (2011) 16.1 19.2 24.5

White British (2011) 2,630 95.2 95.4 79.8

White (Non British) (2011) 65 2.4 2.5 5.7

Non-white (2011) 65 2.4 2.2 14.6

Mixed (2011) 25 0.9 0.9 2.3

Asian (2011) 30 1.0 0.8 7.8

Black (2011) 10 0.4 0.3 3.5

Arab (2011) 00 0.0 0.0 0.4

Other ethnic group (2011) 00 0.0 0.1 0.6

People born in England (2011) 2,515 90.9 92.5 83.5

People born in Scotland (2011) 60 2.1 1.3 1.3

People born in Wales (2011) 35 1.2 0.8 1.0

People born in Northern Ireland (2011) 15 0.6 0.3 0.4

People born in Republic of Ireland (2011) 10 0.4 0.4 0.8

People born in other EU countries (2011) 30 1.2 1.1 1.7

People born in other EU Accession countries (2011) 05 0.3 0.7 2.1

People born elsewhere (2011) 95 3.4 2.7 9.4

People who have moved address in the last year (2001) 195 7.2 9.6 12.2

Population turnover rate, total inflow (per 1,000 pop) (2009/10) 47 64 79

Inflow of people aged 1-14 (per 1,000 pop aged 1-14) (2009/10) 54 70 88

Inflow of people aged 15-24 (per 1,000 pop aged 15-24) (2009/10) 80 108 119

Inflow of people aged 25-44 (per 1,000 pop aged 25-44) (2009/10) 92 103 112

Inflow of people aged 45-64 (per 1,000 pop aged 45-64) (2009/10) 31 44 44

Inflow of people aged 65+ (per 1,000 pop aged 65+) (2009/10) 16 33 29

Population turnover rate, total outflow (per 1,000 pop) (2009/10) 44 62 79

Outflow of people aged 1-14 (per 1,000 pop aged 1-14) (2009/10) 34 66 88

Outflow of people aged 15-24 (per 1,000 pop aged 15-24) (2009/10) 122 143 125

Outflow of people aged 25-44 (per 1,000 pop aged 25-44) (2009/10) 71 93 111

Outflow of people aged 45-64 (per 1,000 pop aged 45-64) (2009/10) 26 36 45

Outflow of people aged 65+ (per 1,000 pop aged 65+) (2009/10) 23 26 31

National Insurance Number registrations of overseas nationals (2011/12) 0.1 0.6 1.6

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Indicator East Bergholt Babergh England N Rate Rate Rate

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Population in Decile 1 (least deprived) 00 0.0 12.8 10.1

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Population in Decile 2 2,780 100.0 10.3 10.1

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Population in Decile 3 00 0.0 20.3 10.1

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Population in Decile 4 00 0.0 30.1 10.0

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Population in Decile 5 00 0.0 6.8 10.1

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Population in Decile 6 00 0.0 5.5 10.0

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Population in Decile 7 00 0.0 8.4 9.9

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Population in Decile 8 00 0.0 5.8 9.9

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Population in Decile 9 00 0.0 0.0 9.9

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Population in Decile 10 (most deprived) 00 0.0 0.0 9.8

Working age DWP benefit claimants (Aug-2012) 100 6.5 9.5 14.0

Households deprived on four deprivation characteristics (2001) 00 0.0 0.2 0.5

Income Support (Aug-2012) 05 0.3 1.8 3.2

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Claimants (2005) 145 12.8 14.1 20.6

Children experiencing income deprivation (Economic Deprivation Index 2009) 35 6.3 10.9 20.3

All people experiencing income deprivation (Economic Deprivation Index 2009) 85 4.6 8.3 13.5

Pension Credit claimant (Aug-2012) 90 13.1 17.3 24.4

Households below 60% of the median income, after housing costs (2007/08) 10.8 15.9 21.5

Net weekly household income estimate after housing costs (£) (2007/08) 510 456 423

Total weekly household income estimate (£) (2007/08) 830 705 673

Children in lone parent families (2010) 90 14.8 18.9 27.9

Children in poverty (2010) 40 7.8 13.1 21.0

Children in out of work families (2011) 25 4.4 10.9 19.2

Average Point Score: Key Stage 1 pupils (score) (2011) 14.4 15.9 15.5

Average Point Score: Key Stage 2 pupils (score) (2011) 29.2 27.5 27.7

Average Point Score: GCSE pupils (score) (2011) 478.4 431.2 475.8

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Indicator East Bergholt Babergh England Attendance Allowance claimants (Aug-2012) 105 15.3 14.8 16.7

Disability Living Allowance claimants (Aug-2012) 80 2.9 3.6 5.1

Limiting-long-term illness aged (all ages) (2011) 450 16.3 17.4 17.6

Limiting-long-term illness aged 0-64 (2011) 150 9.4 11.2 12.8

Economically active (2011) 1,265 65.1 70.3 69.9

Economically inactive (2011) 680 34.9 29.7 30.1

Full-time employees (2011) 620 31.9 37.2 38.6

Part-time employees (2011) 285 14.6 15.2 13.7

Self-employed people (2011) 290 14.9 12.7 9.8

People working more than 49 hours (2011) 225 18.5 15.5 13.3

People employed in the public sector (2011) 370 30.2 26.4 28.2

People employed in the private sector (2011) 855 69.8 73.6 71.8

Jobseekers Allowance claimants (Feb-2013) 35 2.2 2.5 3.9

All people receiving ‘out of work’ benefits (Aug 2012) 65 4.1 6.2 9.8

Incapacity benefits claimants (Aug-2012) 40 2.5 3.9 6.1

People with no qualifications (2011) 440 19.5 22.8 22.5

People with Level 1 qualifications (2011) 250 11.0 14.5 13.3

People with Level 2 qualifications (2011) 385 17.0 17.5 15.2

People with Level 3 qualifications (2011) 230 10.2 11.6 12.4

People with Level 4+ (degree) qualifications (2011) 785 34.6 25.8 27.4

Employees by industrial sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing (2011) 20 1.5 2.0 0.8

Employees by industrial sector: Mining & quarrying (2011) 00 0.1 0.1 0.2

Employees by industrial sector: Manufacturing (2011) 100 8.1 11.9 8.9

Employees by industrial sector: Electricity, gas, (2011) 05 0.4 0.5 0.6

Employees by industrial sector: Water supply; waste management (2011) 05 0.5 0.7 0.7

Employees by industrial sector: Construction (2011) 105 8.4 9.5 7.7

Employees by industrial sector: Reatil (2011) 130 10.6 15.5 15.9

Employees by industrial sector: Transport & storage (2011) 45 3.8 4.5 5.0

Employees by industrial sector: Accommodation & food service (2011) 65 5.5 5.0 5.6

Employees by industrial sector: Information & communication (2011) 60 5.1 2.9 4.1

Employees by industrial sector: Financial & insurance activities (2011) 70 5.6 4.5 4.4

Employees by industrial sector: Real estate activities (2011) 15 1.2 1.4 1.5

Employees by industrial sector: Professional, scientific & technical (2011) 115 9.5 6.1 6.7

Employees by industrial sector: Administrative & support service (2011) 50 3.9 4.5 4.9

Employees by industrial sector: Public administration & defence; (2011) 75 6.0 5.7 5.9

Employees by industrial sector: Education (2011) 145 12.0 9.7 9.9

Employees by industrial sector: Human health & social work activities (2011) 150 12.2 11.0 12.4

Employees by industrial sector: Other sectors (2011) 70 5.7 4.5 5.0

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Indicator East Bergholt Babergh England N Rate Rate Rate

Managers and senior officials (2011) 195 15.8 12.3 10.9

Professional occupations (2011) 275 22.4 15.3 17.5

Associate professional and technical occupations (2011) 185 15.2 12.6 12.8

Administrative and secretarial occupations (2011) 115 9.5 10.9 11.5

Skilled trades occupations (2011) 155 12.8 14.5 11.4

Personal service occupations (2011) 115 9.2 9.3 9.3

Sales and customer service occupations (2011) 60 4.9 7.5 8.4

Process; plant and machine operatives (2011) 50 4.1 7.4 7.2

Elementary occupations (2011) 75 6.0 10.2 11.1

Unemployment to 'Available Jobs' Ratio (Nov-12) 1100.0 273.8 3.4

Detached housing (2011) 745 62.9 41.6 22.3

Semi-detached housing (2011) 225 19.1 29.4 30.7

Terraced housing (2011) 170 14.3 21.7 24.5

Purpose-built Flats (2011) 20 1.9 5.5 16.7

Flat in Converted or Shared House (2011) 10 1.0 0.9 4.3

Flat in Commercial Building (2011) 10 0.7 0.8 1.1

Caravan or other mobile or temporary home (2011) 00 0.1 0.3 0.4

Second homes (2011) 10 1.0 1.0 0.6

Owner occupied households (2011) 905 79.8 72.4 64.1

Households that are owner-occupied and owned outright (2011) 555 49.2 39.6 30.6

Households that are owner-occupied and owned with mortgage or loan (2011) 340 30.2 32.3 32.8

Households that are owner-occupied in shared ownership (2011) 05 0.4 0.5 0.8

Social rented households (2011) 105 9.3 13.1 17.7

Housing rented from Council (2011) 75 6.7 8.9 9.4

Housing rented from Housing Association or Social Landlord (2011) 30 2.6 4.2 8.3

Housing rented from private landlord or letting agency (2011) 95 8.3 10.7 15.4

Housing rented from other (2011) 15 1.1 1.8 1.4

Households living rent free (2011) 15 1.5 2.0 1.3

Dwellings in Council Tax Band A (2011) 55 4.7 11.7 24.8

Dwellings in Council Tax Band B (2011) 230 19.2 29.6 19.6

Dwellings in Council Tax Band C (2011) 210 17.5 20.4 21.8

Dwellings in Council Tax Band D (2011) 320 26.7 18.0 15.3

Dwellings in Council Tax Band E (2011) 175 14.8 10.4 9.4

Dwellings in Council Tax Band F (2011) 100 8.6 5.5 5.0

Dwellings in Council Tax Band G (2011) 85 7.0 4.1 3.5

Dwellings in Council Tax Band H (2011) 15 1.2 0.5 0.6

Median houseprice: Detached Houses (£) (2009) 250,000 249,591 320,268

Median houseprice: Flats (£) (2009) 97,500 97,599 131,110

Median houseprice: Semi-detached houses (£) (2009) 157,500 163,759 211,043

Median houseprice: Terraced (£) (2009) 133,000 135,927 174,653

Median houseprice to household earnings ratio (2008) 12.4 14.4 15.4

Houses lacking central heating (2011) 10 1.1 2.1 2.7

Overcrowded housing (2011) 15 1.4 3.0 8.7

Vacant household spaces (2011) 50 4.1 3.9 4.3

Households living in 'Fuel Poverty' (2011) 130 11.2 10.7 10.9

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Indicator East Bergholt Babergh England N Rate Rate Rate

Households with no cars or vans (2011) 105 9.4 14.1 25.8

Households with one car or van (2011) 440 38.7 40.6 42.2 Households with two cars or vans (2011) 435 38.3 33.2 24.7 Households with three cars or vans (2011) 110 9.8 8.5 5.5 Households with four or more cars or vans (2011) 45 3.8 3.6 1.9 People working from home (2011) 135 6.9 5.2 3.5 People travelling less than 2km to work (2001) 125 10.8 20.1 20.0 People travelling 2km to less than 5km to work (2001) 95 8.2 12.4 20.1 People travelling 5km to less than 10km to work (2001) 125 125 13.3 18.3 People travelling 10km to less than 20km to work (2001) 365 30.7 18.7 15.2 People travelling 20km to less than 30km to work (2001) 75 6.3 7.2 5.3 People travelling 30km to less than 40km to work (2001) 25 2.0 2.3 2.4 People travelling 40km to less than 60km to work (2001) 20 1.6 2.0 2.2 People travelling 60km and over to work (2001) 110 9.1 6.0 2.7 People working at an offshore installation (2001) 00 0.0 0.0 0.1 Travel time to nearest employment centre by car (mins) (2011) 6 6 5 Travel time to nearest employment centre by cycle (mins) (2011) 22 11 7 Travel time to employment centre by Public Transport/walk (mins) (2011) 21 15 10 Travel time to Further Education Institution by Public Transport/walk (2011) 37 32 17

Travel time to nearest GP by Public Transport/walk (mins) (2011) 11 14 10

Travel time to nearest Hospital by Public Transport/walk (mins) (2011) 74 78 30 Travel time to nearest primary school by Public Transport/walk (mins) (2011) 9 10 9 Travel time to secondary school by Public Transport/walk (mins) (2011) 12 21 15 Travel time to nearest supermarket by Public Transport/walk (mins) (2011) 11 13 9 Travel time to nearest town centre by Public Transport/walk (mins) (2011) 38 30 17 People travelling to work by public transport (2011) 135 6.9 4.0 11.0 Road distance from the nearest Job Centre (meters) (2010) 14,677 8,271 4,637 Road distance from the nearest Secondary School (meters) (2010) 1,399 3,791 2,124 Road distance from the nearest GP (meters) (2010) 1,316 2,046 1,154

Road distance from the nearest Pub (meters) (2010) 646 876 728

Road distance from the nearest Post Office (meters) (2010) 1,205 1,445 978 Population density (persons per hectare) (2011) 2.1 1.5 4.1 ID 2010 Outdoors Living Environment, Population in Decile 1 (least deprived) 00 0.0 14.5 10.6 ID 2010 Outdoors Living Environment, Population in Decile 2 00 0.0 11.0 10.1 ID 2010 Outdoors Living Environment, Population in Decile 3 1,575 56.6 26.4 9.9 ID 2010 Outdoors Living Environment, Population in Decile 4 00 16.9 16.9 9.8 ID 2010 Outdoors Living Environment, Population in Decile 5 00 0.0 7.8 9.8 ID 2010 Outdoors Living Environment, Population in Decile 6 1,205 43.4 6.9 9.8 ID 2010 Outdoors Living Environment, Population in Decile 7 00 0.0 1.5 9.8 ID 2010 Outdoors Living Environment, Population in Decile 8 00 0.0 10.1 9.9 ID 2010 Outdoors Living Environment, Population in Decile 9 00 0.0 3.7 10.0 ID 2010 Outdoors Living Environment, Population in Decile 10 (most deprived) 00 0.0 1.2 10.3 Overall polution concentrations (score) (ID 2010) 0.9 0.9 1.0 Benzene concentrations (score) (ID 2010) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations (score) (ID 2010) 0.3 0.3 0.5 Particulates (PM10) concentrations (score) (ID 2010) 0.4 0.5 0.4 Sulphur Dioxide concentrations (score) (ID 2010) 0.0 0.0 0.1

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Parish/Urban area definitions Data in this report

The Parish and urban area boundaries used in this report are defined using the ONS The analysis in this report uses data published for all small areas across the country, Census 2011 Geography lookup tables http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide- aggregated to parish and urban areas. There is a range of interesting data that is method/geography/products/census/lookup/index.html. The ONS Geography lookup published for larger areas such as Local Authorities, regions, counties, or parliamentary tables give information on the relationship between 2011 Output Areas and parish and constituencies but we cannot include this data in the reports as the data is not available urban area boundaries. for parishes. Additional detailed local datasets may be available from organisations such as the local authority. All parish and urban area boundaries are ‘best–fitted’ from Output Areas (see the paragraph below for definition of Output Areas) in line with the Geography Policy for The introduction pages to each of the sections outline in detail the indicators used in the National Statistics. In other words, a parish or settlement is defined as being made up of reports. one or more Output Areas – a best fit definition means that a whole Output Area is either Changes from the previous version of the place profile reports in or out of a Parish/Urban area. To create this profile report, OCSI have collected key socio-economic datasets for Output There are several key changes from the previous place profile. Areas in Britain. These estimates have then been aggregated to Parish and urban areas. 1. Up-to-date data. The indicators in these reports are up-to-date as of May 2013. The Census Output Areas most significant update from the previous release is the inclusion of Census 2011 data which was not available in the previous set of profile reports. As a result, the majority of Census Output Areas (OAs) are a statistical geography created for the purpose of indicators are now for 2011. Note that it is difficult to show change over time between the presenting Census and other neighbourhood statistics. All data presented within this 2001 and 2011 Census because of boundary changes in parish and urban areas (see report is based on OA boundaries aggregated to Parish/Urban area level. below). Unlike wards, OAs are designed to produce areas of approximately equal population 2. New parish and urban area definitions. The parish and urban area definitions are now size, with the mean population of LSOAs being around 300 people. This standardised based on 2011 ONS lookup tables, taking into account any changes in parish boundaries population size makes the OA geography well suited to identifying smaller pockets of and urban settlements following house building and demolition, urban sprawl or changing deprivation that may be averaged out over large wards. From the 2011 Census, there are political arrangements. In addition, some Output Areas (used to define parish and urban 171,372 OAs in England. area boundaries) have changed between 2001 and 2011 leading to further changes to parish and urban areas. One of the main strengths of OAs is that they are relatively static over time (unlike wards, which change for electoral purposes). However, a small proportion of OAs have been changed in the 2011 Census to ensure consistent population size.

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About Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE)

Appendix A: Area and Dataset DefinitionsAction with Communities in Rural England is the national umbrella body for the 38 charitable local development agencies who make up the Rural Community Councils. Our vision is to champion vibrant, sustainable, inclusive and diverse rural communities by working in partnership with our members. The Network

 employs approximately 1,000 staff with a variety of specialist skills  engages in 1,300 different partnerships, including working with 58 different higher-tier local authorities  has over 12,000 fee-paying members and  reaches 40,000 grass roots contacts and organisations in the 11,000 rural communities across England.

Our members have years of experience in finding innovative solutions to the challenges facing rural communities. Advice and support is available on projects relating to housing; Neighbourhood and Community-Led Planning; transport, facilities and services; fuel poverty and energy generation; broadband; and community assets, such as village halls.

For more information, or to find out how to contact your local Rural Community Council member, please visit our website at www.acre.org.uk

About Community Action Suffolk

Community Action Suffolk was established in 1937 to work with communities in Suffolk. It incorporated as a charitable company limited by guarantee in 1997.

Its mission is to tackle the economic, social and environmental needs of communities in Suffolk by forging effective partnerships between communities and agencies. Suffolk ACRE aims to support communities to identify and tackle their needs through community action and enable them to take ownership of their own well-being.

Suffolk ACRE is accredited to Level 3 of the ACRE Standards, which are endorsed by the Charity Commission. http://www.communityactionsuffolk.org.uk/

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Appendix

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Housing Needs Options

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Evidence considered to identify the number of Houses allocated in East Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan in support of Babergh’s 2014 Core strategy

1. EB Neighbourhood Plan Housing Objectives

 “Maintain our strong and vibrant community with an adequate supply and good mix of home types, sizes and tenures enabling people to stay in the village throughout their lifetime with special focus on low cost market housing for young families, housing suitable for older people and appropriate numbers of affordable homes.”

 “Accommodate new housing where the location, scale of development and design integrates well into East Bergholt’s village character.”

2. EB1

Housing Numbers and Phasing

The Plan will allow for a minimum number of 86 new homes over the Plan period, 2015 to 2030, to be phased over three 5 year periods of 36, 30, 20 homes.

EB’s Neighbourhood Plan suggested housing growth figure of 86 for the next 15 years is based on “three different and complementary approaches and compared to the acceptable growth expressed by the community in response to the Questionnaire. The three methods were chosen to reflect three valid but different perspectives: 1. Babergh District Council Core Strategy requirements allowing for the development at Brantham and housing delivery over the first 5 year period of the Babergh Plan. (62 homes) 2. Affordable housing need and NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework) and Babergh District Council 35% requirement for affordable homes included in developments. (88 homes) 3. Continuity with past house building numbers in East Bergholt and Core villages, numbers which have been assimilated satisfactorily. (108 homes)”

Point 1 above is derived from the growth figure for core villages in BDC’s core strategy 2014 and the total allocated to EB & Hinterland (less Brantham) is taken as a proportion of the population across all core and hinterland villages. Point 2 is derived from the HNS survey ‘affordable housing’ figure, plus a similar proportion added for hinterland villages (less Brantham) and then the total uplifted by the number of houses needed to subsidise the affordable houses (35:65 affordable houses:market salehouses). To note, when EB Parish Council progresses the Projects in the EBNP to provide sheltered housing for older people and housing for younger lower income families using the community land trust approach the uplift for subsidising market cost houses would not need to be so high. Point 3 above takes the figures of houses built in East Bergholt and hinterland villages (less Brantham) from 2001-14 and assumes a similar number could be assimilated into East Bergholt and hinterland villages during the 15 years of the Plan.

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For the background to a full range of approaches considered and discussed with Babergh before reaching the assumption on number of houses for this NP, see: Annex 1: options paper Annex 2: notes of meeting with Babergh on 7 Aug

After discussion with Babergh and the suggestion that a logical approach could be to take an overall averaging approach, we arrived at a Housing allocation of between 47- 84 (Annex 3). Further consideration of BDC’s comments (Annex 2) meant we arrived at a simple range of options outlined in the EBNP (1-3 above) and a figure of Housing allocation of 87.

Summarising the logic behind the figures:

 We started with the core village planning number of 1050 and developed options that included both the original 1050 and the residual 640 planning figure. We took as a starting point that Babergh’s core strategy sets a plan for 1,050 development in core villages and hinterland over the 15 year period of the plan. eg in our planning assumptions document we wrote “EB Neighbourhood Plan assumptions must apply a fair proportion of the 1,050 new builds to the East Bergholt cluster with an allocation based upon the criteria of local need and support for local facilities in the core village and in the hinterland villages.”

 We considered many options for arriving at a fair allocation of new homes  We considered options for the apportionments for core villages of a straight 1/10th of 1,050 and a 640 residual number  We considered option for apportionment of the 1050/640 for core villages relating to households in each core village/hinterland area.  We considered option for apportionment of the 1050/640 for core villages relating to populaitons in each core village/hinterland area.  We also considered options of using the identified social housing need, and apportioned EB figs up to include need for hinterland villages’ need.  We considered the number of houses that had been reasonably assimilated over the past 15 years.

 We included the hinterland villages (other than Brantham) in our EB allocation. We considered and included proportionate additional demand for our hinterland villages in our assessment; “In Babergh District Council’s (BDC) Core Strategy 2014, East Bergholt (EB) is designated as a core village with a hinterland that includes Brantham, Higham & Shelley and Stratford St Mary and the shared hinterland villages of Holton St Mary, Layham, Raydon and Tattingstone. “ We removed Brantham from the EB allocation but we included the proportion for the other hinterland villages into the EB allocation.

 We separated out Brantham need. We considered and agreed with Babergh that it was logical to assume that as a significant hinterland/borderline core village, Brantham will plan for their proportion of the cluster total for housing need, “it was therefore appropriate to allocate proportion of development need to Brantham, using either their population or house numbers as an appropriate apportioning factor for the cluster total. This would be compatible with Babergh’s policies in the Core Strategy: o In all cases the scale and location of development will depend upon the local housing need, the role of settlements as employment providers and

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retail/service centres, the capacity of existing physical and social infrastructure to meet forecast demands and the provision of new / enhanced infrastructure, as well as having regard to environmental constraints and the views of local communities as expressed in parish / community / neighbourhood plans. o Hinterland villages will accommodate some of the development in the cluster to help meet the needs within those villages (eg support for shops and community facilities, support for those with affordable or special housing need). “

 We agreed regeneration at Brantham would not be used to reduce EB and hinterland proposed development need as Babergh have already discounted this from the figure of 1050 that they arrived at: o “Any regeneration at Brantham is considered outside of the 1,050 new houses for core village clusters, rather it is considered as contingency for BDC as a whole.”

We therefore discounted the regeneration figures.

 We discounted a reduction of EB & hinterland numbers due to high windfall housing trends

 We looked at the housing need expressed in the village questionnaire Q5 (Appendix C7) and the experience of residents in assimilation of new housing in the past. We apportioned the responses to find an average number of houses recommended by the village.

Q.5 (Household) Babergh District Council has designated East Bergholt as a “Core Village” and accordingly a Plan which sets a fixed numerical limit on new housing will not be valid. However, please indicate what level of new housing would be consistent with your vision for the village over the next 15 years (bearing in mind that there are presently 1200 houses in the village).

In your view by how much (if at all) the village should grow over the next 15 years through the building of new homes? (please �tick one option).

Responses to Q.5:

500 456 450 400 331 350 300 250 200 148 150 110 100 34 50 17 0 None (less 20 to 60 (up to 61 to 120 (up 121 to 180 (up181 to 240 (upMore than 240 than 1% 5% growth) to 10% to 15% to 20% (growth of growth) growth) growth) growth) more than 20%)

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 We finally agreed a simpler format for the EBNP using the indicators identified in the Plan, points 1-3. Whichever combination of averages we used we arrive at similar numbers: o Averages outlined in the EBNP arrive at a figure of 86. o Averages using a larger range of assumptions (i.e.:1050 houses for core villages; include hinterland villages; exclude Brantham; include Housing Need survey results for EB and extrapolate upwards for hinterland villages less Brantham) as in Annex 3 arrives at a figure of 84.

Phasing :

In our options paper discussed with Babergh we wrote “We must consider the impact of development, phased over the whole period of the neighbourhood plan, so that growth is incremental and delivered at the appropriate time, respecting the cumulative scale of development elsewhere in the settlement.”

Babergh’s view on phasing in the Core Strategy.

Page 13, Policies CS2, CS3, CS8, CS10 and CS16, Objective 4: Ensure provision of adequate infrastructure to support new development

Critical success factors: i) The use of a master planning approach to ensure the co-ordination and phased delivery of required infrastructure is planned for in schemes on the larger and strategic sites from the outset iii) Securing contributions either on site, or through financial contributions for the necessary infrastructure to support the new development, as required, site by site

Page 15, Objective 8: Manage and deliver development in a phased way so that growth is incremental and delivered at the appropriate time

Critical success factors: i) Development within the Strategic sites is phased over the plan period, as outlined in a master plan or other relevant planning delivery framework iii) Development in other locations respects the cumulative scale of development elsewhere in the settlement and within the functional cluster

Page 31, Number and Distribution of New Homes

“Babergh District Council will make provision for 5,975 new dwellings between 2011 and 2031 in the District. These dwellings are planned as follows: 1,100 between 2011 – 2016; and 4,875 between 2017-2031. The housing target will be achieved by:

i) existing commitments as identified in the trajectory; ii) allowing for a windfall figure of 1,640 dwellings;

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iii) Making provision for 2,500 new dwellings to be built in the following locations …. Core and Hinterland villages 1,050 (Note 4 = allowance made for rural growth Policy CS2

Although ‘windfall’ housing developments will inevitably continue to arise in the Core and Hinterland Villages, sites will be identified and allocated in the Core and Hinterland Villages in the subsequent Site Allocations document to encourage and manage delivery of the 1,050 dwellings included in the table.”

“Whilst some delivery of homes is likely for the Brantham redevelopment site during the Plan period, this has not been factored into the above figures as the scale and timing of this cannot yet be identified accurately. The site will therefore be treated as a housing ‘windfall’ and accordingly provides extra certainty that the district’s overall planned new homes provision will be met, as well as extra flexibility through the plan, monitor, manage approach. “

What the EBNP says “The best villages have developed through incremental growth that harmonises with the existing character of their setting and buildings. It is essential that this continues to be the case in East Bergholt. The supply of new homes in the village and wider Parish can be realised in accordance with the distinctive features, scale and grain of the local area. Housing sites will be carefully considered and only be acceptable where they reflect these principles and are consistent with this Plan taken as a whole.”

EB research highlights the following elements indicating phased development:  The demand is for rebalancing the age profile and income profile of the EB population by providing a mix of housing. The Plan proposes 2 local projects aimed at developing homes for young/lower income families and for older people. These will be phased.  EB is a vibrant community with some local employment, it is not just a dormitory suburb of London, though there is a trend in that direction. Phased building of a mix of houses over the period of the Plan will assist integration and meet local demand, allowing local employment to develop before the houses are developed.  Phasing will allow time to address some core infrastructure issues: o The High School capacity indicates a small growth initially, but no more than 100 houses in the short term. Longer term the capacity can be increased o The Primary School has an immediate capacity issue in some class years and some people moving into the village have not been able to place children in the school. But there is space to increase capacity o The link to the A12 junction at four sisters (B1070 junction) is appalling and needs to be brought up to the standards existing along the rest of the A12 south of Ipswich o Trains to London/Ipswich/Colchester are good but Manningtreee station is inaccessible apart from by car and the car park is overflowing o Trains to Colchester and London are crowded with standing room only during peak travel times and busy during off peak travel o Other routes to Manningtree Station are dangerous for cycling/walking. The route down Touchy Hill is narrow, has high field banks and no pathway/cycle track. It is 3.2 miles from EB church to Manningtree station via Touchy Hill (1 hour walking, 16 min cycling). The route from EB church via East End to Manningtree Station is also narrow in parts with no walk or cycle path. This route takes 1 hour 24m walking, 23 min cycling.

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o There is a regular but infrequent bus service to Ipswich and Colchester. The bus service to Manningtree station is almost impossible for commuters o We front-loaded the development phasing.

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Site size and Location

Housing requirements will be met through small scale developments of up to 15 homes, either on small sites or larger sites that are phased in accordance with policy EB1. Proposals will be permitted within or immediately adjacent to the village development boundaries subject to meeting all policies in this Plan and specified criteria as follows:

 800 metres from the Village Heart or Focal Points (Appendix D.10)  Infill development will be sensitive in accordance with Policy - EB.10 and Policy - EB.11 and respects the rhythm and pattern of existing development within the street scene.  Proposals for small scale housing development on brown field land within or in close proximity to the village development boundary will be permitted subject to meeting all policies in this plan including in particular design, views and landscape considerations.

Development schemes outside the 800m zones or not adjacent to the village boundaries will be permitted where:

 The site is previously developed  Self-build of a maximum of 2 homes on land adjacent to existing properties  Involves the conversion of existing buildings or is for rural exception site affordable housing Development schemes larger than 15 will only be permitted where:  They are within or immediately adjacent to the village development boundaries and are within 800 metres from the Village Heart or Focal Points  Deliver exceptional benefit to the community by providing housing for the elderly and younger people of or with direct connections to East Bergholt  Satisfy Policy - EB10 and Policy – EB11

EBNP reasons:  EB is a socially cohesive village and the residents tend to be integrated rather than isolated. This is in large part due to the stability of change. We have past experience of large scale growth (the 1960s, the 1980s, the 1990s) and we have learnt that people moving into smaller developments (School Lane, Fiddlers Lane, Hadleigh Road, Notcutts, Hop Meadow) and infill developments (Carriers Close, Heath Close, Gandish Close, Pond Close) find it easier to integrate into the community than those moving into larger estates (Chaplin Rd/Richardsons Road, Broom Knoll).

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 We are very supportive of Babergh’s Housing Strategy, that is to build mixed housing with especial regard for the local need for accommodation for older people and for lower income families. Our own local questionnaire showed us that in EB we have a particular issue with a lack of balance in our housing stock and with the higher than average prices. That is why we undertook a local housing needs survey and why we have put 2 projects into the plan with the aim of specifically helping to address this problem.

 We are not against development. Indeed in relation to the last point we positively welcome the right type of development that will help the future sustainability of the village.

 We have not identified sites in the Plan. However we are assured that there are enough sites around the village and at East End to provide space for the development predicted by the Plan. For instance, in suggesting the number of 86 and the planning criteria we have assessed the capacity of both brown field sites and the current SHLA for up to 5 sites with up to 20 houses per site.

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Annex 1 Options for houses nos EBNP v4.0 5-8-15.docx

5/8/15: Options for identifying the number of houses to be allocated in East Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan in support of Babergh’s 2014 Core strategy

Core Assumptions:

Babergh Core Strategy and Policies 2011-2031

It is assumed that BDC’s Core Strategy & Policies 2011-2031 (approved Feb 2014) apply to EB’s Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2030.

The Core Strategy’s requirements that relate to the number of new houses to provide in EB’s Neighbourhood Plan include the following:

 Babergh District Council will make provision for 5,975 new dwellings between 2011-2031 in the District. These dwellings are planned as follows: 1,100 between 2011-2016; and 4,875 between 2017-2031. These homes will be provided through existing commitments; windfall provision of 1,640; 2,500 new additional houses of which 1,050 are allocated to core village and hinterland clusters.  Of the 2,500 additional new homes planned for Babergh between 2011-2031, 40% (1,050) new homes are allocated to Core and Hinterland village clusters areas.  From past trends, BDC extrapolate that there will be 1,640 windfall houses for the district as a whole during the period 2011-2031. Based on the 127 new builds in the EB cluster in the thirteen years from 2001-2014, a similar extrapolation would calculate that more than 8% of this total will be provided by the EB cluster.  Para 2.4.3 “The proposed annual extra homes provision figure is considered to be the maximum realistic and deliverable contribution to homes growth and new affordable homes that is compatible with Babergh’s housing markets and capacity for growth. Growth levels beyond this figure, up to the full, theoretical new homes requirement, are considered likely to conflict with the sustainable development requirements set out in this Plan. In this way, the proposed level is considered to represent the most appropriate balance that reflects Babergh’s approach to sustainable development, meeting the 3 elements of social, environmental and economic sustainability objectives.”  East Bergholt core village and its hinterland villages is identified as one of ten clusters across Babergh to be allocated a fair proportion of the 1,050; the allocation to be proportionate to local factors.  For the moment Brantham has been identified as a hinterland village in the EB cluster, but the Core Strategy recognises that the Brantham Regeneration Project, whilst providing “windfall” additional houses, may well promote Brantham to become a core village in itself.  Any regeneration at Brantham is considered outside of the 1,050 new houses for core village clusters, rather it is considered as contingency for BDC as a whole.  The new 1,050 houses to be built will include a mix of houses matching the identified local need in each location.

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 House development will be managed and delivered in a phased way so that growth is incremental and delivered at the appropriate time, respecting the cumulative scale of development elsewhere in the settlement and within the functional cluster.  In all cases the scale and location of development will depend upon the local housing need, the role of settlements as employment providers and retail/service centres, the capacity of existing physical and social infrastructure to meet forecast demands and the provision of new / enhanced infrastructure, as well as having regard to environmental constraints and the views of local communities as expressed in parish / community / neighbourhood plans.  Hinterland villages will accommodate some of the development in the cluster to help meet the needs within those villages (eg support for shops and community facilities, support for those with affordable or special housing need).  Although ‘windfall’ housing developments will inevitably continue to arise in the Core and Hinterland Villages, sites will be identified and allocated in the Core and Hinterland Villages in the subsequent Site Allocations document to encourage and manage delivery of the 1,050 dwellings.  Provision in one village within a functional cluster may serve, not only that settlement, but also the other villages within that cluster and in some cases adjoining clusters. In the case of affordable housing, provision in one area may support adjoining clusters. The allocation of affordable housing will be more flexible and its location will reflect where people go for everyday needs, including to Primary School and the Doctors.  The Core strategy states that Affordable housing is a key priority in Babergh and delivering affordable housing will help to create mixed and balanced communities. It will also ‘widen opportunities for home ownership and ensure high quality housing for those who cannot afford market housing, in particular those who are vulnerable or in need’.  The policy sets out a target of 35% affordable housing for all residential development (para 3.5.3.4). This is appropriate to all locations, whether it is a small group of dwellings in a village, an infill development in a town, or a conversion or change of use, and is an equitable application of policy that will contribute to the provision of affordable housing in the district over time. The policy will apply where the proposed development results in a net gain, i.e. if the proposal is for the demolition of one dwelling and erection of four dwellings the 35% affordable housing target will apply to three dwellings. There is room to consider a commuted sum for small developments where it would be uneconomic to build affordable houses.

In particular the BDC Core Strategy identifies the wide variety and needs of the clusters of core villages & hinterlands and is somewhat vague on numbers and criteria for allocation of houses. For instance, para 2.8.5.3 states “Core Villages will accommodate a proportion of new development, and as each village is different in size, character, location and the role it plays within its rural hinterland it is not possible to identify a number, or range of homes numbers at this stage. The amount of new development and locations for growth in each of these settlements will be considered in detail with local communities at the site allocations stage and will depend on a thorough analysis of local needs, opportunities, environmental, physical and social infrastructure constraints, including: i. Locally identified need – housing and employment; ii. Specific local need such as affordable housing; iii. Flood Risk; iv. Nature conservation constraints / designated areas and implications for an Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Directive (where appropriate);

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v. Landscape considerations and the designated sites (particularly AONBs); vi. Historic character and heritage assets; vii. Infrastructure constraints – physical infrastructure / utilities; viii. Infrastructure needs (e.g. transport, open space, leisure facilities) and access to services and facilities; and ix. Availability of brownfield land. “

The Core Strategy states in para 2.8.5.4 “It is clear that the Core Villages identified are very varied and their needs and factors which influence what is an appropriate level of development will vary from village to village. This is especially the case where villages are situated within environmentally and visually sensitive landscapes, particularly the AONBs, and/or where they include conservation areas and heritage assets. These landscapes and heritage assets will be key considerations in the site allocation process, and when considering planning applications. Although a total number of 1,050 new dwellings is indicated in Policy CS3, this includes the ten Core Villages and all the Hinterland Villages. It is therefore important that this is not viewed as a sum simply to be divided equally or randomly between the number of villages listed. The approach to the distribution of new dwellings within Policy CS3 is to be driven by the function of the villages, their role in the community, and the capacity for a particular level of growth which will be guided by many factors and which will result in a different level of development being identified as “appropriate” in different settlements.”

Assumption 1: From the above summary of policies in the BDC Core Strategy 2011-2031 we can conclude that:

 EB Neighbourhood Plan assumptions must apply a fair proportion of the 1,050 new builds to the East Bergholt cluster with an allocation based upon the criteria of local need and support for local facilities in the core village and in the hinterland villages.  We must take into account the local need for affordable housing in EB and also in the hinterland villages and allocate a fair proportion of affordable houses across the cluster accordingly.  We might take into account the location of employment opportunities and transport (although at present the majority of working residents commute at least 10 miles to their work). Noting that there is not a good public transport infrastructure and there is likely to be an increase in car use for those commuting, we would none the less wish to encourage lower cost housing that provides for those key workers employed at the local primary and secondary schools and tourist facilities (approximately 130 full and part time jobs) and that has been identified as required in the EB Housing Needs Survey 2015. We would also wish to provide housing for those older people who have identified a need for houses for downsizing. In other words we would like to make provision for a mix of new housing that satisfies residents demand for a ‘start to finish’ life in the village. The village questionnaire 2014 also identified a large demand in these 2 categories of new houses as well as identifying that more than 60% of the village have lived 20 years in the village and wish to live another 20 years in EB.  We must consider the impact of potential development in Brantham and the local need that will support local services there, and on the other hand we must consider the impact of future regeneration of the brownfield site in Brantham.  We might consider that the impact of a higher proportion of ‘windfall’ houses built over the past 13 years in the EB cluster might continue into the future and so make the case that fewer additional sites would need to be specifically allocated in the plan.

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 We must consider the impact of development, phased over the whole period of the neighbourhood plan, so that growth is incremental and delivered at the appropriate time, respecting the cumulative scale of development elsewhere in the settlement.

Assumption 2: figures used are sourced from Census 2001 and 2011, Suffolk Observatory, and BDC statistics on number of houses

pop figs : http://www.suffolkobservatory.info/IAS/dataviews/view?viewId=165 core village/hinterland definitions : http://www.babergh.gov.uk/assets/Uploads- BDC/Economy/Strategic-Planning-Policy/LDF/CoreStrategy/CS-Final/CoreStrategyAdopted2014.pdf

House build figures: email 29/7/15 Barbara Koesler

In Babergh District Council’s (BDC) Core Strategy 2014, East Bergholt (EB) is designated as a core village with a hinterland that includes Brantham, Higham & Shelley and Stratford St Mary and the shared hinterland villages of Holton St Mary, Layham, Raydon and Tattingstone.

Table 1: East Bergholt and Hinterland Population East Bergholt 2769 2769 Brantham 2551 2551 Higham & Shelley 187 187 Holton St Mary * 206 2 103 Layham * 585 2 293 Raydon * 515 2 258 Stratford St Mary 698 698 Tattingstone * 518 3 173 Total 7031 NB: where a hinterland village is shared with another Core Village, the population has been divided by the number of core villages sharing that hinterland village.

Table 2: East Bergholt and Hinterland Houses

houses shared area houses EB & hinterland

East Bergholt 1,191 1 1191 Brantham 1,087 1 1087 Higham 98 1 98 Holton St Mary 93 2 47 Layham 259 2 130 Raydon 222 2 111 Stratford St Mary 310 1 310 Tattingstone 247 3 82 Total 3055 NB: where a hinterland village is shared with another Core Village, houses have been divided by the number of core villages sharing that hinterland village

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The figures in these tables above have been used in developing the Options described below.

Assumption 3: East Bergholt and Brantham have similar core village needs and can safely be considered as development centres of equal weight

The village of Brantham is a large village with a population of 2,551 and households number 1087. In many respects Brantham is a core village in itself and provides key services (for example nursery, primary school, church, shops, village hall) to Brantham residents and also to East Bergholt East End’s residents located on the boundary of Brantham.

Brantham is identified in BDC’s Core Strategy 2014 and in the scrutiny report as a village suitable for regeneration of a large brown field site and supporting greenfield site within the period of the plan. This could add 500 or more houses to the south of Brantham village, making it by far the largest village in the East Bergholt and hinterland area.

As a large hinterland village it is therefore appropriate to allocate Brantham’s proportion of development need to Brantham, using either their population or house numbers as an appropriate apportioning factor for the cluster total. This would be compatible with Babergh’s policies in the Core Strategy:  In all cases the scale and location of development will depend upon the local housing need, the role of settlements as employment providers and retail/service centres, the capacity of existing physical and social infrastructure to meet forecast demands and the provision of new / enhanced infrastructure, as well as having regard to environmental constraints and the views of local communities as expressed in parish / community / neighbourhood plans.  Hinterland villages will accommodate some of the development in the cluster to help meet the needs within those villages (eg support for shops and community facilities, support for those with affordable or special housing need).  Any regeneration at Brantham is considered outside of the 1,050 new houses for core village clusters, rather it is considered as contingency for BDC as a whole.

The Options below assume that Brantham will plan for their proportion of the cluster total for housing need.

Option 1: simple proportion

East Bergholt is one of ten core villages across Babergh District. BDC’s Core Strategy 2014 document allocates a minimum of 1050 houses to be built in the core village areas.

Of the 1050 core village houses already identified in BDC’s core strategy, 411 have already been built. This leaves a residue of a minimum of 639 houses still to build – rounded up to 640 houses. This figure is an equally valid starting point for allocation of new houses.

Option 1a: A simple allocation to EB and hinterland would be 1/10th of 1050 = 105 houses Option 1b: A simple allocation to EB and hinterland would be 1/10th of 640 houses = 64 houses

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Option 2: proportion according to population

However, EB and hinterland are larger than some of the other core village and hinterland areas and an alternate way to allocate planned house builds would be to use a proportion of the population of each area to allocate the total.

Using the population of the 10 clusters to proportion the 1050 houses we can identify that the EB cluster is 15% of the total of the cluster’s population and therefore the allocation to the EB cluster would be adjusted to 15% of the total, see table below.

Table 3: Effect of proportioning population of Core villages + hinterlands prop core village prop core houses proportionate village houses using 640 % for each using 1050 houses Cluster Pop core village houses base base Long Melford 7563 16 167 102 Glemsford 4395 9 97 59 Bures 1168 2 26 16 Nayland 2733 6 60 37 Lavenham 4404 9 97 59 Bildeston 3391 7 75 46 Holbrook 7304 15 161 98 Capel St Mary 4826 10 107 65 Boxford 4705 10 104 63 East Bergholt & Brantham 7031 15 155 95 Total 47520 100 1050* 640** * strategy number 2014 total is 1050 ** if take away houses already built total is 640

Table 4: Population of Cluster villages and proportion to EB/Brantham East Bergholt 2769 2769 Higham & Shelley 187 187 Holton St Mary 206 2 103 Layham 585 2 293 Raydon 515 2 258 Stratford St Mary 698 698 Tattingstone 518 3 173 Total 4480 64 %

Brantham 2551 2551 36 %

if 1050 If 640 99 61 EB houses 56 34 Brantham houses Totals 155 95

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Option 2a: using the full total of 1050 then EB cluster less Brantham proportion would be 99 houses Option 2b: using the full total of 640, then EB cluster less Brantham proportion would be 61 houses

Alternate approach: Housing Needs Survey

Coming at the problem from an alternative direction, we could take the number of houses identified as needed by East Bergholt residents. NB: The CAS HNS figs = (a) affordable housing need + (b) shared equity need + (c) need for house to purchase at low market cost. This total result was adjusted using the numbers from the Babergh Housing Register(rent plus shared ownership) and then adjusted further using a national formula to arrive at a figure 25-30 houses in need of rent, shared equity and low market cost housing.

Table 5: HNS results calculation of housng need in HNS 25 to 30

then numbers can be subdivided into: affordable/shared ownsership 17 to 20 low market cost purchase 8 to 10 and will then need to add on the added numbers on Housing register who did not fill in HN survey - approx 5 Proportion affordable/shared ownsership 22 to 25

Proprotion low market cost purchase 8 to 10

So safe to use the figure 25 as the figure of 'affordable housing' need for EB

Background supporting evidence for the figure of need as 25 “affordable houses”

The two Housing Needs Surveys of 2004 and 2015 are consistent with this view and with each other and place the local requirement for affordable and low market cost houses in the region of 25-30. The 2015 survey carried out independently by Community Action Suffolk identifies a demand for 19 houses/bungalows/flats for rent or for shared ownership and 11 for low market cost accommodation to buy. Thus a figure of 25 is a generous interpretation of the need for “affordable housing”, using Babergh District Council and NPPF interpretation of the term.

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NB: The evidence in the Housing Needs Survey, June 2015, Page 12 is as follows:

30 Households provided details on the type of tenure they would prefer.

Tenure Type Number of households

House – Rent 7 House - Shared Ownership 4 House – Local Market Sale 6 Bungalow - Rent 3 Bungalow – Shared Ownership 0 Bungalow – Local Market Sale 3 Flat – Rent 0 Flat – Shared Ownership 0 Flat – Local Market Sale 0 Sheltered Housing - Rent 0 Sheltered Housing – Shared Ownership 1 Sheltered Housing – Local Market Sale 1 Very Sheltered Housing – Rent 0 Very Sheltered Housing – Shared Ownership 0 Very Sheltered Housing – Local Market Sale 0 Mobile Home/Caravan 1 TOTAL 30

Collating this data into tenure types: House Bungalow Flat Sheltered Very Other Total Housing Sheltered Housing Rent 7 3 4 0 1 15 Shared ownership 4 0 0 0 0 4 Total affordable 11 3 4 0 1 0 19 homes Buy 6 3 0 1 0 1 11 Total low market 6 3 0 1 0 1 11 cost

Option 3: Affordable housing need identified in EB Housing Need Survey

Assumption: we need to provide the number of houses that East Bergholt has told us we need.

Option 3a: East Bergholt needs 25 new affordable and shared equity houses NB: the fig 25-30 affordable need housing in the HNS is a calculation which includes “affordable” + shared equity + low market cost houses, so 25 is taken as a safe figure. It also the number on Babergh’s housing register.

Option 3b: If we x3 this allocation to allow for houses to be built to subsidise the affordable houses then the total number for the area = 25 x 3 = 75 houses

Hinterland villages will make plans in their village for housing need in their areas.

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Option 4: Assume EB plus hinterland villages less Brantham need

Assumption:  we add a proportion to East Bergholt’s need to allow for hinterland’s need assuming that there is an equivalent proportionate need across the whole Area.  We allocate Brantham’s housing need directly to Brantham village proportionately to their population.

Option 4a: East Bergholt need is for 25 houses, and East Bergholt is 62% of the total when Brantham is removed, then the total houses needed = 40 houses NB: these houses include “affordable” + shared equity + low market cost houses

Option 4b: If we x3 this allocation to allow for houses to be built to subsidise the affordable houses then the total number for the area = 40 x 3 = 120 houses However if we assume the Projects in the EBNP to provide older people’s accommodation and younger families accommodation are progressed by EB Parish Council then the subsidy figure will not be as great as this.

NB: Although this is not included in the figures above, we would also assume that larger villages such as Stratford St Mary, Raydon and Tattingstone will want to provide an element of affordable houses for their own needs in their own villages.

TO NOTE : Assume the trend of ‘windfall development in the EB cluster will continue

Across East Bergholt and Hinterland area the total ‘windfall’ builds between 2001 and 2014 (13 years) is given as the difference in the census data for each village and in the monitoring reports undertaken by Babergh in each year since 2011 to 2014 as per table below:

Table 6: Total change in house numbers 2001-2014 Brantham 19 Higham 30 Holton St Mary 0.5 * Layham 5 * Raydon 11 Stratford St Mary 23 * Tattingstone 13 East Bergholt 26 Total 127.5

EB/hinterland total 108

* NB: Where there is a shared hinterland village the new house build fig is divided by the number of areas sharing the village.

The number of windfall houses is high and might well reduce the overall need to plan for new houses. JM 5/8/15

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Annex 2

Main points from a meeting with Babergh, 7/8/15 to discuss Housing Number Options

Present : BDC: Nick Ward, Jennifer Candler, Phil, EBNP: Paul Ireland, Joan Miller

The purpose of the meeting was researching methodologies that might be used for assessing Housing Need for East Bergholt’s Neighbourhood Plan.

Process for identifying Housing Needs number

Nick Ward explained that there are a number of methodologies that might be used to for a Housing Needs Assessment. He gave us the PAS Neighbourhood Planning Advice Note “Housing Needs Assessment for Neighbourhood Plans”. The paper itemises the core differences between a SHMA approach and a Neighbourhood Plan approach and the sources of evidence that might be used in compiling both. The PAS will provide us with a baseline against which we can check our EBNP approach to date.

Jennifer Candler explained that Babergh assess Housing Needs against three core factors which work together: the 2014 Core Strategy and its evidence base; the Assessed housing need and demand; and the Capacity of the area and the impact test of housing in that area using scenario tests.

She explained that behind all housing decisions is a Viability model, this is a government directive and so Babergh must use this. The starting point is that everything must be justified by the evidence.

Babergh advice when calculating Housing Need is to use a range, low to high, rather than an exact number.

Babergh thought our combined approach was logical in as much as the figure that we arrive at could be a combination of Affordable Housing Needs Assessment and Housing Needs assessment derived from Core strategy figures.

They agreed that because of the special case of Brantham, with its regeneration site and population size with services to support, it is logical to consider Brantham as separate and that it can be considered separately from the EBNP. EB will therefore pick up the proportionate hinterland villages minus Brantham in its assessment of housing need.

They agreed that where a hinterland village relates to more than one core village, it is pragmatic to take the population figures of the hinterland village and apportion it equally to the core villages they are attached to. In the absence of direct evidence they also agreed that it was pragmatic to consider hinterland

18 villages that relate in this way to EB, to have the same proportionate level of need to the research figures for EB.

Babergh suggested that a comprehensive approach for the EBNP team in assessing housing need might include:  An arithmetic calculation (including affordable housing need combined with a calculation for commercial build to subsidise the affordable housing; housing needs assessment based as a proportion of Babergh’s assessed housing need; supply and demand evidence such as the builds/permissions over that past 15 years and estate agents’ surveys).  Use PAS document fig 1 as an example to plot the full range of possibilities and come to a mid point range for housing need for EBNP  An assessment of infrastructure capacity (eg: potential blockers such as sewage constraints would put a cap on numbers of houses that could be built; other constraints such as schools; parking constraints probably not known by Babergh so an opportunity for EB to highlight). The advice was to highlight just a few key infrastructure factors rather than to make this too long and complex.  Market demand assessment (estate agent survey of demand and supply; house prices relative to area)  Use the triangulation results of the above to test in model scenarios on the ground. That is, once a number range has been reached, use this to test out the “what if..” scenarios as they might apply in EB.

EB village development policies

We discussed the particular characteristics of the village of EB, that it is a village with many centres, built in a doughnut around the heath land so retaining an open village feel, but that it is nevertheless a cohesive community. Whilst the community encourage the right mix of development and support the build of houses that match local need, they do not support the promotion of free range building developments. The need for the village is identified as:  Develop over time (evenly over 15 years) in small settlements that contribute to the development of the diverse range of EB centres to encourage integration of new residents into the community.  Develop in particular mixed developments including smaller houses for young families and older people (a mix which encourages both affordable and low market cost houses) to encourage a full-life accommodation in the village.  Develop policy and design criteria to encourage this to happen.  Establish a village project, such as a Land Trust, to allow for a proportion of housing need for older people to be built so that they are both close to the heart of the village and also retain the functionality for older people over time.  Establish a village project to allow for a proportion of housing need for young families to be built so that the houses retain the features of size/price over time.  Establish a project to look at safe footpath and cycle paths which can be used to connect EB/East End and Manningtree. 19

Babergh thought that we might be able to use policies already current to be able to encourage a better mix of small houses on a development and also look at exception sites for affordable/local need housing. Nick and Jennifer will consider how this might be useful to our EBNP policies. They will also consider the methods we might use to encourage developers to make “off-site” contribution of commute monies to achieve these objectives.

They advised that a mixed development to include employment options would be supported by Babergh policies. So for instance, developers might be encouraged to invest in building a community hub, which might provide a service centre for home-workers to reduce travelling for long distance workers (London) and also to provide local community facilities.

Babergh advised that we could look at data patterns of house sizes/travel to work distance patterns/ etc to see if this could support our wish to encourage a more sustainable build pattern/travel pattern and support the opportunities for local families and work and home working/local working patterns to reduce travel burdens.

Babergh are early in their SHLA assessment process and Jennifer is keen to involve us when they get to the start of the site assessment process.

Workshop on Character Assessment & Site Allocation

We also asked if Babergh could assist us in developing our Character Assessment. Nick offered to run a workshop for us that would help us to use the Oxford City Council guidance for character assessment. http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decP/CharacterAppraisalToolkit.htm He would take us through the approaches and how it works. Might also be able to involve their landscape architect. This workshop might also include a session on site allocation methodology and assessment. This workshop would be a demonstrator for how Babergh might run future workshops for other villages developing neighbourhood plans.

JM 7/8/15

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Annex 3: Housing number calculations

Start point Average Simple Assuming 1050 simple using 1050 average of 1050 is the average of houses and Proportioning 1050 (or 640 houses) sub-total all methods start point all methods 25 HNS OPTION 1a: EB & Brantham (B) and hinterland: 1/10 of 1050 105 105 OPTION 1b: EB pop using residual nos houses: 1/10 of 640 64 Option 2a: plus hinterland (less B) pop with 1050 houses 99 99 Option 2b plus hinterland (less B) pop with only 640 houses 61 SUB-TOTAL/average 329 82 204 102* Proportioning housing need plus subsidy houses (35% factor) Option 3a: HNS/housing Register of EB at 25 25 Option 3b: HNS/housing Register of EB at 25 times 3 75 Option 4a: as 3a plus same prop for hinterland less B 40 Option 4b: as 3b plus same prop for hinterland less B 120 SUB-TOTAL/average 260 65 65* Subtotal Ave = subtotal Ave *s = Total EB (and hinterland minus B) house allocation = 74 84 Windfall trends –might consider reducing new build numbers as our windfalls are higher than the average expected (eg 1/20 1640 Babergh windfall prediction for all areas = 80) EB plus hinterland 108 Brantham 19 ?? could NB: Expected difference take off our Discounted 127 = 80 = 47 requirement for Plan

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Appendix

D6

Estate Agent

Survey

East Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan Survey of Estate Agents It was decided to conduct a survey of estate agents operating within the plan area (the Parish of East Bergholt) to gain information on the housing market and this was carried out between March 16 and April 2, 2015. Similar surveys carried out by other Neighbourhood Plan groups were consulted and a questionnaire devised (Appendix 1 and responses in tabular form Appendix 2) which was distributed to eight agents in East Bergholt, Manningtree, Hadleigh and Dedham. Of these, 5 responded and one agreed to a short interview (see footnote). None of the very large, national/international agents were approached as their interest tends to be limited to the very top end of the market only. All the agents confirmed that they sold properties within the parish and three also handled rentals. The first question addressed the geographical location of those seeking to buy and/or rent within the parish and the response was generally that demand is coming from both within the immediate area and from London and the South East in general. The second question addressed the personal circumstances of the property seekers. Averaging the responses from the two agents who attempted a breakdown demonstrated the largest group was those with school age children – 62.5%, whilst retired people accounted for 20%. Single people and young couples accounted for 10% and couples without dependent children a further 5%. The final 2.5% were multi-generational families. Two agents did not handle rental properties and the other three could not be specific about rental seekers. However, two agents remarked that, unlike the market for homes to purchase, the rental market in East Bergholt was not significantly at a premium compared with nearby villages. Addressing demand by price demonstrated for one agent an imbalance between supply and demand for properties to purchase. At the bottom end of the market, below £250,000, there was a demand of 10% of the agent’s customers. However, supply was put at about only 5%. The majority of prospective purchasers, 80%, were looking to buy in a very large range of prices between £251,000 to £850,000 and this nearly coincided with supply of 85% of properties within East Bergholt parish being priced at between £251,000 and £900,000. At the top of the market, availability and supply of properties priced over £901,000 was considered to be an equal 10%. For rental properties there was neither demand nor supply at rents below £400 per month. It was thought that rents between £401 and £600 per month were sought by 10%, between £601 and £1,000 per month by 70%, between £1,001 and £1,500 by 15%, and above £1,501 by 5%. Two agents, whilst not being specific about bands of rent, confirmed that the commercial rental sector in East Bergholt seemed to be in balance. The demand for properties by number of bedrooms was predictably in scale with demand by price but was not equally represented by the different agents. However, averaging responses from the three agents who reported gave a demand of 6.5% for 1 bedroom properties, 17% for 2 bedroom properties, 35% for 3 bedroom properties, 28.5% for 4 bedroom properties, 11.5% for five bedrooms plus and 1.5% for properties with annexes. Prospective purchasers who specified the size of gardens again differed between agents but averaging agents’ views demonstrated demand was 5.5% did not specify a preference, 14% specified small or courtyard garden, 39% manageable, 31.5% large garden and 10% acreage, eg for grazing. All agents agreed that garaging and off street parking were considered very important. When expressing an opinion on shortfalls in specific types of property all but one agreed there was a shortage of starter homes and smaller homes for “downsizers”. One agent was also alone in feeling there were no shortages in the Parish generally whilst the others felt that demand outstripped supply across all sectors, two specifying a shortage of “executive” houses in particular. Agent “2” had availability at the lower price range (up to £250,000) and commented on the “ready supply” of houses for sale across all prices including smaller cottages and affordable family homes. The Manningtree agents confirmed that specialist retirement properties are plentiful in Manningtree, Mistley and Lawford and because of this they do not get approaches for retirement property in East Bergholt. There was acknowledgment that East Bergholt is perceived as a pleasant village in which to live, has good facilities and good schools. There was general agreement that the only properties which do not sell easily are those that are overpriced. However, mention was made of the potentially damaging impact of further new development on those very facilities which make East Bergholt attractive. See also a review of property sales in East Bergholt over the last three years listed by the Land Registry, attached as Appendix 3 and properties listed for sale on Rightmove on April 12, 2015 attached as Appendix 4. Footnote: A further independent agent based in Hadleigh declined to fill out the questionnaire as he had not sold any properties in East Bergholt for a number of years. He stated that a large number of his customers were London based families as their London properties can be swapped for substantially more in this area and local schools are considered attractive. Typically, these families are spending in excess of £500,000 and are cash buyers (ie not requiring a mortgage). However, there are now very few “city bonus” purchases of £1m plus country properties. He also had customers seeking to retire to the area but in general found that they already had a family connection here.

PW April, 2015.

Appendix

D7

Suffolk County Council Schools Capacity Assessment

East Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan Suffolk County Council School Capacity Assessment

When identifying the number of houses and the phasing of them for the village, one of the considerations has to be the availability of school places in the village Primary and Secondary schools.

The District and County Council’s shared methodology for providing school places is set out in the ‘Section 106 Developers Guide to Infrastructure Contributions in Suffolk’. This states that, where education facilities do not have sufficient spare places to accept children from new homes, the local authorities will require development to make a proportionate financial contribution towards additional provision. The mechanism for doing this is a Section 106 legal agreement as part of the planning permission, though Babergh District Council is due to implement the Community Infrastructure Levy in the very near future, which will change the mechanism by which funding is secured.

The County Council has legal duties related to education for young people aged 2 to 18. Using standard pupil yield multipliers, based on current statutory arrangements and assuming that all new dwellings are the same size (i.e. three bed dwellings), the County Council estimates the following minimum additional pupils from 86 new dwellings.

Early Education Primary Education Secondary Education Sixth Form (Ages 2 – 5) (Ages 5 – 11) (Ages 11 – 16) (Ages 16+) 9 22 15 3

Early Education

The County Council has a legal duty to offer 15 hours of free childcare per week for every 3 and 4 year old, and for eligible 2 year olds. The Government has indicated that it will legislate to increase the free entitlement to 30 hours per week, but it is still not clear how many children will be eligible for this additional entitlement. At present, there are 2 Early Education providers offering 104 places in the locality of East Bergholt, with 34 spare places. This means that, from development of 86 dwellings the additional children could make use of the existing spare capacity.

This position will be monitored over time, as the legal requirements change, as development comes forward and the capacity of local providers changes. If additional provision is required as a result of development, financial contributions will be sought from development through Section 106 agreements or the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Primary Education

The current (January 2015) forecast for East Bergholt Primary School is as follows:

Forecast peak age group sizes

Capacity 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

East Bergholt CEVCP School 210 177 169 168 173 179

Based on the peak forecast (in 2019/20), there would be 31 spare places at East Bergholt Primary School in this year. However, best practice is to seek to maintain 5% of spare capacity in order to manage fluctuations in year group sizes. 86 dwellings generating at least 22 additional pupils at the end of this five year forecast would take the school beyond 95% of its maximum capacity. In this situation, developer contributions would be sought in order to provide additional capacity.

This can be delivered and so, if developer contributions are forthcoming, the Plan is acceptable in terms of primary education.

Secondary Education

East Bergholt is served by East Bergholt High School (Ages 11 – 16) and Suffolk One (Sixth Form, in Ipswich). Their current (September 2014) forecasts are as follows:

Forecast peak age group sizes

Capacity 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

East Bergholt High School 930 926 921 870 879 870

Suffolk One (Ipswich) 2000 1829 1829 1756 1701 1697

Based on the same approach outlined above, spare places at East Bergholt High School are sufficient to cope with the additional pupils arising from the development of 86 dwellings with the school only going slightly over the best practice 95% threshold. However, given that the High School has a wide catchment, development elsewhere (such as at Brantham and other locations) may use up this spare capacity. Therefore, developer contributions may be sought during the Plan period to expand provision at East Bergholt High School.

Similarly, 3 additional sixth formers arising from East Bergholt are not expected to create capacity concerns at Suffolk One. However, it has an even wider catchment and contributions may be sought later in the plan period.

In respect of secondary education, the Plan is deliverable.