Blewbury Neighbourhood Development Plan

Housing Needs Survey

The Blewbury Neighbourhood Plan (BNDP) steering

group surveyed all parish households in Autumn

2014. The results help to establish what demand

there is for new housing from within Blewbury and

also what sort of accommodation might be required.

The data presented today will form part of the

evidence base for the emerging Blewbury

Neighbourhood Plan.

61%

Response Rate

467

responded

(out of 768

households)

• The survey has a response rate of 61% (467 out

of 768 households)

• All respondents live in Blewbury and completed

the survey in their capacity as head (or joint-

head) of the household

• Six in ten (63%) have lived in Blewbury for more

then 10 years

• 28% live alone, 40% live with one other person,

with the remainder (32%) living in larger

households

• The vast majority own their home. 8% live in

social rented accommodation and 4% live in a

private rented property.

The profile of those thatHousing Type Village Survey % Census (2011) %

Respondent profile

The profile of those that

responded closely reflects the

true make-up of the village.

The data can therefore be

considered representative:

Housing Type Village Survey % Census (2011) %

Detached house or bungalow 48% 50.5%

Terraced house or bungalow 18% 16.6%

Semi detached house or

bungalow

25% 27%

Flat / maisonette / bedsit 2% 3.25%

Caravan / mobile home 5% 4.5%

7%

23%

35%

24%

11%

Respondent: size of house

One bedroom

Two bedroom

Three bedroom

Four bedroom

Five or more bedrooms

• Nearly two thirds of households live in

accommodation with three or fewer bedrooms

• Larger houses make up a relatively small

proportion of the overall housing stock

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Housing Needs Survey

Just under a fifth (19%) are either

very likely or quite likely to move

home in the foreseeable future.

Just under a quarter (24%) of other

people in the household (if

applicable) are very or quite likely

to move. 10%

6%

14%

13%

[24%]

[19%]

Someone else in

household is likely to

move

I am likely to move

Very likely

Quite likely

[Very/Quite]

Propensity to move

[IF LIKELY

TO MOVE]Within

Blewbury,

40%Outside

Blewbury,

60%

Among those households with

someone looking to move,

approaching half (40%) are likely to

seek property within the village

itself.

Base: Those likely to move (either self or member of

household) n=171

Where would move to

[IF NOT

LIKELY TO

MOVE]

13%

5%

9%

13%

14%

24%

37%

58%

Other reason

Lack of private rented properties

Family reasons

Unable to afford the costs of moving .

Lack of social housing

Unable to afford to rent housing

Lack of suitable housing to meet

needs

Unable to afford to buy housing

Reasons preventing move (for self or household member)

Affordability and lack of

suitable housing are the main

barriers to moving, among

those that wish to but are not

likely to move in the

foreseeable future

Base: Those households with persons that wish to move in

foreseeable future, but cannot.

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“we are in the

process of buying

a house in Chilton

because there are

no suitable and

affordable houses

in Blewbury”

“I’m in a house but

need a bungalow

that we can afford

in Blewbury. I am a

MS sufferer”

“family housing

in Blewbury is

unaffordable for

average income”

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Housing Needs Survey

Housing need in Blewbury

Yes, 20%

No, 80%

Need for new /different home

within Blewbury(either for self or another household member)

One in five Blewbury households

(20%) are likely to need to move to a

new or different home in Blewbury

within the foreseeable future.

For those that say they will need to,

the likelihood is significantly greater

among those that do not currently

own their own home (38% vs. 17% of

Tenure Yes

Owner-occupied 17%

Other tenure 38%

Age Yes

16-44 35%

45-64 19%

65+ 16% own their own home (38% vs. 17% of

home owners) and among younger

households (35% where respondent is

aged 16-44).

65+ 16%

(Base: all households)(Base: all households, but

within subgroups indicated)

16%30%

54%

Brand new Existing No

preference

48% 42%31%

14% 23% 20%6%

19%

Detached

house

Semi-detached

house

Terraced house Flat Detached

bungalow

Semi-detached

bungalow

Terraced

bungalow

Sheltered

housing for

older people

Among those that identify a

household need for new/different

housing in Blewbury, detached or

semi-detached housing is the type

mentioned most often.

Type of housing preferred

(n.b. multiple sections allowed)

However, a significant minority

indicate a household need for other

types, including flats, bungalows and

sheltered housing. Residents are

generally open minded about whether

this property is brand new or re-sale.

[IF YES]

(n.b. Multiple sections allowed)

51%40%

23%12% 20%

Owner-occupied

(mortgage)

Owner-occupied

(outright)

Shared-ownership Privately rented Socially rented

Tenure preferred

8%

37% 39%

10% 6%

One Two Three Four Five+

Desired size (# bedrooms)

8%

24%

42%

11% 16%6% 0% 1%

One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight+

Required capacity (# people)74% require a dwelling for

a 3 person household or

smaller

(n.b. multiple sections allowed)

Demand is mainly for smaller-

sized, private- owned houses,

to accommodate households

of up to 3 people.

However, a significant

minority also seek private-

rented, shared-ownership, or

social-rented tenures.

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84% require a 3 bedroom dwelling

or smaller

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Residents are significantly

more inclined to agree that

any new housing should be

located at the edge of the

village (55%), compared to

sites inside the village (23%).

Siting of new housing

26%

6%

29%

17%

15%

17%

8%

15%

20%

42%

2%

2%

Any new housing should be on sites around the edges of

the village

Any new housing should be on sites

Agree strongly Agree somewhat Neutral Disagree Somewhat Disagree strongly Don't know

Agree(strongly/somewhat)

55% 28%

23% 57%

Disagree(strongly/somewhat)

Continue to have your say...

These display boards summarise

the main findings from the housing

needs survey. A complete set of

results will be made available on

the Blewbury Neighbourhood Plan

website.

There will be further opportunities

to get involved and to have your

say through forthcoming

discussion groups. If you are willing

to join a small group of villagers to

unpick some of the issues raised

here in further detail then please

get in touch with a member of the

Neighbourhood Plan group.

Discussions groups will be held in

Spring 2015.

We would also encourage you to

take away a copy of the ‘discussion

questions’ leaflet (available today)

and welcome any further written

comments you might have.

Regular Steering Group meetings

are held in the Melland Room,

Blewbury Clubhouse from 7:30pm

onwards on the second Monday of

each month. Guests are welcome

to attend and all are encouraged to

get involved in the making of the

plan.

6% 17% 17% 15% 42% 2%should be on sites inside the village

23% 57%

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