Satisfaction in Cambridgeshire
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Cambridgeshire’s Economic Assessment PLACE DRAFT List of figures, maps and tables ..................................................................................2 Place SWOT...................................................................................................................3 The Functional Economic Area ...................................................................................4 Housing..........................................................................................................................6 Housing stock and tenure...............................................................................................6 Housing development.....................................................................................................7 Housing stock condition..................................................................................................9 House prices and sales ................................................................................................10 Affordability...................................................................................................................11 Business and Retail....................................................................................................13 Business development .................................................................................................13 Employment Land.........................................................................................................14 Retail and town centre development ............................................................................16 Cambridgeshire’s commercial and industrial properties...............................................18 Infrastructure...............................................................................................................22 Broadband ....................................................................................................................22 Transport ......................................................................................................................23 Energy, Environment and Climate Change ..............................................................25 Fuel Poverty .................................................................................................................25 Renewable Energy .......................................................................................................25 CO2 emissions .............................................................................................................27 Climate Change Adaptation..........................................................................................28 Quality of Life ..............................................................................................................29 Satisfaction with the Local Area ...................................................................................29 Crime in CambridgeshireDRAFT..............................................................................................31 Green Infrastructure/Major Sports Facilities/Arts and Culture ......................................34 - 1 - Cambridgeshire’s Economic Assessment List of figures, maps and tables Figure 1: Illustrative diagram showing approximate commuting numbers into Cambridge and Peterborough..................................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 2: Dwelling completions (net) by district................................................................................. 7 Figure 3: Affordable dwelling completions (gross) in Cambridgeshire.............................................. 8 Figure 4: Average house price and number of sales, 2001-2010 ................................................... 10 Figure 5: Commercial and industrial properties in Greater Cambridge by property type and district in 2008............................................................................................................................................. 18 Figure 6: Commercial and industrial floorspace in Greater Cambridge by property type and district in 2008............................................................................................................................................. 19 Figure 7: Commercial and industrial rateable value in Greater Cambridge by property type and district in 2008 ................................................................................................................................. 20 Figure 8: Commercial and industrial rateable value per m2 in Greater Cambridge by property type and district in 2008 .......................................................................................................................... 21 Figure 9: Total (and forecast) carbon emissions per head by Cambridgeshire district................... 27 Figure 10: Total carbon emissions per head by Greater Cambridge district................................... 27 Figure 11: Percentage who are satisfied with their local area as a place to live (NI 5) .................. 29 Figure 12: Percentage satisfied with the way the council runs things............................................. 30 Figure 13: Percentage who have given unpaid help at least once per month over the last 12 months (NI 6)................................................................................................................................... 30 Figure 16: All Crime recorded in Cambridge City............................................................................ 31 Figure 17: All crime recorded in East Cambridgeshire.................................................................... 32 Figure 18: All crime recorded in Fenland ........................................................................................ 32 Figure 19: All crime recorded in Huntingdonshire ........................................................................... 33 Figure 20: All crime recorded in South Cambridgeshire ................................................................. 33 Map 1: Lower quartile house price to lower quartile income ratio by ward 11 Map 2: Town Centres in Cambridgeshire 17 Map 3: Next Generation Broadband Access rollout at 65% of market potential 22 Table 1: Proportion of residents/workers commuting in/out of the district to work............................ 5 Table 2: Tenure by district................................................................................................................. 6 Table 3: Stock profile by district ........................................................................................................ 6 Table 4: Average house price,DRAFT 2009 and 2010 ............................................................................... 10 Table 5: Top ten “most affordable” wards ....................................................................................... 12 Table 6: Top ten “least affordable” wards ....................................................................................... 12 Table 7: Net business completions in Cambridgeshire by use class and district in 2008-2009 ..... 13 Table 8: Commercial and industrial properties in Greater Cambridge by property type and district in 2008................................................................................................................................................. 18 Table 9: Commercial and industrial floorspace in Greater Cambridge by property type and district in 2008............................................................................................................................................. 19 Table 10: Commercial and industrial rateable value in Greater Cambridge by property type and district in 2008 ................................................................................................................................. 20 Table 11: Commercial and industrial rateable value per m2 in Greater Cambridge by property type and district in 2008 .......................................................................................................................... 21 Table 12: All vehicle rural traffic growth by route ............................................................................ 23 Table 13: Urban Centre Average & Maximum Motor Vehicle Flow Per Outer Cordon Road 2008 24 - 2 - Cambridgeshire’s Economic Assessment Place SWOT Strengths Generally high levels of resident satisfaction in their local area as a place to live p28 Crime levels are decreasing across the county – businesses rate risk of crime as a significant p30 factor determining their choice of location. High gains in business floorspace in recent years and employment land reviews suggest an p13 adequate commitment of ‘desirable’ business land across the county. Retail growth in most district town centres both provides an important source of employment p16 and could help support the vitality of the broader market town business base. Weaknesses Relatively low levels of resident satisfaction in Fenland and Forest Heath p28 In the majority of wards across the sub-region, housing is less affordable than across the East p11 of England as a whole and in the south of the county is 10-16 times income. This is a significant constraint for people wishing to move into the area to work or set up a business. Bank lending restrictions have had a disproportionate effect on first time buyers subsequently p10 limiting the mobility