Gateshead and Newcastle Strategic Housing Market Assessment

Gateshead & Newcastle Strategic Housing Market Assessment ‐ 2010
‣ The main facility needed for disabled residents in Gateshead was bathroom
adaptations at 21.8% followed by handrails / grab‐rails at 16.9%;
‣ The main facility / service needed in Newcastle was bathroom adaptations at
20.5% followed by ground floor toilet / shower at 16.8%;
‣ 84.4% (7,882 implied) of households in Gateshead and 83.9% in Newcastle (8,238
implied) stated that they could not afford to make the improvements required;
‣ Of the existing households planning a move within the next 3 years, 126
households in Newcastle expect supported housing, though based on a very small
sample. No households in Gateshead expressed any interest in supported
housing.
1.13 The Housing Needs of Older People
‣ ONS population projections predict an increase in the 65+ population between
2008 and 2033 of 16,000 people (+39.0%) in Newcastle and 13,400 (+39.8%) in
Gateshead;
‣ The major growth is in the 85+ group, increasing by 91% and 136% respectively;
‣ Nearly 60% of older households planning a move in the next 3 years within the
local authority area in which they currently live, require bungalow
accommodation, over 2,150 units in total.
‣ The highest tenure demand in both areas was for Council rented accommodation.
‣ The main size requirement of those who were planning a move was for 2‐bed
accommodation at 81.1% in Newcastle and 65.9% in Gateshead.
‣ 232 implied households in Newcastle and 73 implied households in Gateshead
expressed an expectation for sheltered housing, all of whom expected to rent
from a housing association.
‣ The data revealed that all 232 households in Newcastle expected sheltered
housing in the affordable sector, 137 expected to rent from a Housing Association
and 95 from the Council.
1.14 Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) Households
‣ Households from particular ethnic groups can differ in terms of their housing or
accommodation requirements, particularly in relation to property size;
‣ The proportion of households whose ethnic origin is white British is 88.2% in
Newcastle and 96.8% in Gateshead;
‣ In Newcastle, more BME households earning less than £10,000 (39.5%) compared
to the whole Newcastle population (31.5%), and both are much higher than the
corresponding UK average figure (20.3%).
‣ In Gateshead, a much lower proportion of BME households earned less than
£10,000 (13.9%) compared to the whole Gateshead population (31.2%).
‣ Overall, new housing requirements should be met through initiatives to address
the needs of the whole population.
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