Gateshead and Newcastle Strategic Housing Market Assessment

Gateshead & Newcastle Strategic Housing Market Assessment ‐ 2010
2.8 The Newcastle and Gateshead Officer Project Team
2.8.1 DCA have conducted this assessment working closely with a project team from both
Newcastle and Gateshead Councils.
2.8.2 The project team took on the role of organising and co‐ordinating the SHMA, arranging the
budget, setting up of the Housing Market Partnership, hosting meetings and providing
secondary data held by the council which was required for the SHMA.
2.9 The SHMA Report Structure
2.9.1 The report structure utilised in this SHMA follows the SHMA Practice Guidance. The key
report sections are detailed below.
Section 3 ‐ Understanding the Current Housing Market
2.9.2 In Section 3 the scope of the Gateshead and Newcastle Housing Market is established. This
involves analysis of migration and commuting patterns in order to assess the relationship
between Newcastle and Gateshead and other local authorities in the Tyne & Wear City
Region (Further detail of the City Region and the authorities it contains can be found at
3.3.4).
Section 4‐ Review of the Local Strategic Context
2.9.3 It is essential that local authorities have a clear view about local strategies and policy aims
and objectives surrounding the housing market. In Section 4, existing local policy is
reviewed.
Section 5 ‐ The Demographic Context & Forecasts
2.9.4 Following the identification of the local housing market boundary and the key policy drivers,
the next step is to explain how local demographic conditions can influence the housing
market. Section 5 examines:‐
‣ The current demographic structure;
‣ Future population change forecasts;
‣ Household characteristics.
Section 6 ‐ Economic Drivers of Demand
2.9.5 Section 6 analyses the recent economic performance in Newcastle and Gateshead and how
changes have influenced and interacted with demographic and socio‐economic changes as
analysed in section 5. The analysis includes:‐
‣ Employment levels and structure;
‣ Labour force and income;
‣ Skills and educational attainment.
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