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OXTON

HOUSING NEEDS SURVEY

ANALYSIS

Introduction

During August 2005 a survey was carried out to ascertain the needs of people living in Oxton. The survey aimed to discover: -

H The current situation of the respondents.

H Existing households in need.

H The number of households with special needs and their specific requirements.

H The numbers of residents migrating to other areas and the reasons why.

H Affordability levels.

This study uses the following definition of affordable housing: -

‘Dwellings developed specifically for those whose incomes generally deny them opportunity to purchase or rent houses on the open market’

Survey Process

The Housing Need Survey was conducted by Carole Turner, Nottinghamshire Rural Community Council’s Rural Housing Enabler in consultation and partnership with Oxton Parish Council and Newark & Sherwood District Council.

Volunteers, on behalf of the the Parish Council, delivered the questionnaire to every house in Oxton to ensure that, every householder had the opportunity to participate in the survey. The collection point for the survey forms was provided at : -

The Post Office, Main Street, Oxton.

In total 261 households received a survey form.

RHE Carole Turner Survey Ref. NC 1223

Parish Oxton

Ward Farnsfield

Local Authority Newark and Sherwood

GOR Region East Midlands

Survey date 08-Jul-2005 Survey forms processed 140

This parish comprises 273 properties of which 14.3% are in Council Tax bands A and B and ?% are second homes. An estimated 7.3% are in the social rented sector.

According to the 2001 Census 546 people, comprising 250 households, live in this parish.

In the last 12 months to December 2003 10 owner occupied homes were sold. This represents 4.0% of homes estimated to be in the owner occupier or private rented sector. The comparable figure for the last 3 years is 14.2%. Over this twelve month period 0 homes sold for less than £70,000.

In the last 12 months 1 home has been let in the social rented sector. This represents 5.0% of all homes estimated to be in this sector. The comparable figure for the last 3 years is 15.0%. Within the last 12 months of the lettings 1 was a 1 bed property, 0 were 2 bed properties and 0 were 3 or more bed properties. Over the past five years 0 new housing association homes have been built. In the past 12 months 0 homes have been lost through RTB or Right to Acquire.

This parish has development potential on sites classified as edge of settlement.

The survey data indicate that 23 households have expressed a need for new or alternative accommodation. This number is made up as follows.

Total Within 2 yrs 2 - 5 yrs 5 or more yrs

Current households in need of alternative. 8 3 1 1

Hidden households who need to move 11 1 1 1

Households wishing to return 4 3 0 0

A total of 17 households in the parish report that family members have moved away in the past five years because of difficulties in finding a suitable home.

Table 1 provides the household type classification for newly forming households or those wishing to return to the parish and a breakdown of the size of accommodation they require. The tenure preferences of all households seeking alternative accommodation together with their assessed maximum purchase or rental values are set out in Table 2.

Table 1 Number of new households by type and size of house required

	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 + bedrooms
One-person household	0	2	0	0
Couple	0	2	0	0
Two-parent household	1	0	0	0
Lone-parent family	0	0	1	0
Older person household	0	0	0	0
Other	0	1	0	0

Table 2 Maximum purchase / rental values for new home tenure preferences

Buy Rent Rent

private LA / HA

Purchase

Less than £50,000 0

£50,000 - £69,999 4

£70,000 - £99,999 1

£100,000 - £149,999 1

£150,000 - £199,999 0

£200,000 - £249,999 0

More than £250,000 1

Rental

Less than £50 0 1

£50 - £99.99 0 3

£100 - £149.99 0 1

£150 - £199.99 0 0

£200 - £249.99 0 0

More than £250 0 0

There is no scope for gaining social rented homes through transfers. Of those households living in the parish who say they need alternative accommodation, none are currently living in social rented homes.

There is also a level of support for new build in this sector. Of those households responding to the survey 39.3% would support a small development of affordable housing in the parish.

Table 3 Number of years in parish by affordable housing support

	Affordable housing support
	Yes		No		Total
No. years in parish	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
Between 1 and 2 years	3	7.9	9	14.5	12	12.0
Between 3 and 5 years	5	13.2	9	14.5	14	14.0
Between 6 and 10 years	4	10.5	10	16.1	14	14.0
Between 11 and 20 years	5	13.2	14	22.6	19	19.0
Between 21 and 40 years	5	13.2	13	21.0	18	18.0
Over 40 years	16	42.1	7	11.3	23	23.0
Total	38	100.0	62	100.0	100	100.0

Table 4 Preferred tenure by net household income

	Net household income (monthly)
	Less than £420		£420- £834.99		£835-£1249.99		£1250-£1665.99		£1666-£2499.99		£2500-£3299.99		£3300+		Total
Preferred tenure	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
Buying on the open market	0	0.0	1	33.3	2	66.7	0	0.0	1	100.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	5	50.0
Renting from a private landlord	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Renting from LA/HA	0	0.0	2	66.7	1	33.3	2	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	50.0
Shared Ownership	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	0	0.0	3	100.0	3	100.0	2	100.0	1	100.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	10	100.0

Table 5 Number of bedrooms required by household type

	Household type
	One-person		Couple		Two-parent		Lone-parent		Older person		Other		Total
No. of bedrooms required	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
One	0	0.0	1	20.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	16.7
Two	3	100.0	3	60.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	7	58.3
Three	0	0.0	1	20.0	0	0.0	2	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	25.0
Four or more	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	3	100.0	5	100.0	1	100.0	2	100.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	12	100.0

Table 6 Number of bedrooms required by how much is affordable on the open market

	Maximum house price you could afford
	Less than £50,000		£50,000- £69,999		£70,000- £99,999		£100,000- £149,999		£150,000- £199,999		£200,000- £250,000		Over £250,000		Total
No. of bedrooms required	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
One	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	14.3
Two	0	0.0	3	75.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	57.1
Three	0	0.0	1	25.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	2	28.6
Four or more	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	0	0.0	4	100.0	1	100.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	7	100.0

Table 7 Number of bedrooms required by how much is affordable as rent

	Maximum rent you could afford (monthly)
	Less than £50/wk		£50- £99.99		£100- £149.99		£150- £199.99		£200- £249.99		More than £250		Total
No. of bedrooms required	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
One	0	0.0	1	33.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	20.0
Two	0	0.0	2	66.7	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	60.0
Three	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	20.0
Four or more	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	1	100.0	3	100.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	100.0

Table 8 Number of bedrooms required by net household income

	Net household income (monthly)
	Less than £420		£420- £834.99		£835- £1249.99		£1250- £1665.99		£1666-£2499.99		£2500- £3299.99		£3300+		Total
No. of bedrooms required	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
One	0	0.0	2	66.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	20.0
Two	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	100.0	2	100.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	6	60.0
Three	0	0.0	1	33.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	2	20.0
Four or more	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	0	0.0	3	100.0	3	100.0	2	100.0	1	100.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	10	100.0

Table 9 Present tenure by preferred tenure

	Preferred tenure
	Buying on the open market		Renting from a private landlord		Renting from LA/HA		Shared Ownership		Total
Present tenure	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
Owned outright	2	40.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	25.0
Owned with a mortgage	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Shared ownership	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Rented from LA	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Rented from Housing Association	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	33.3	0	0.0	1	12.5
Rented from private landlord	3	60.0	0	0.0	1	33.3	0	0.0	4	50.0
Tied to job	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	33.3	0	0.0	1	12.5
Other	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	5	100.0	0	0.0	3	100.0	0	0.0	8	100.0

Tables in relation to questions in survey form

Table No Question No

1 15 and 22

2 24

3 4 and 9

4 16 and 15

5 15 and 22

6 15 and 23

7 15 and 24

8 15 and 25

9 2 and 16

Conclusion

From a hand delivered survey of 261 households in Oxton 53.6%of the survey forms were returned.

23 households expressed a need for new or alternative accommodation plus 17 households reporting that family members have moved away in the past five years due to difficulties in finding a suitable home within Oxton.

Of the residents living in Oxton who have stated they need alterative accommodation, none are currently living in social rented homes.

In the past 12 months 1 x one bed property has been let in the social rented sector.

The Parish has development potential on sites classified as ’edge of settlement’.

39.3% of respondents said they would be in favour of a small development of affordable housing in the parish.

Signed …………………………….

Carole Turner

Rural Housing Enabler

Dated November 2005

. Report prepared by: Leah Blacklock Date 24-Aug-2005

Checked by: Simon Page Date 24-Aug-2005

E-mailed to RHE and CA: Leah Blacklock Date 30-Aug-2005