A Profile of Hyndburn - 2004 - Hyndburn Borough Council

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TenureA defining characteristic of the tenure profile in Hyndburn is the highproportion of owner-occupied housing at nearly 75% relative to the regional ornational average.The following table, with information from the Housing Needs Survey 2003,compares the tenure of Hyndburn households in 1991, 2001 and 2003.Household TenureTenure HNS 2003 % Nos. implied Census 2001%Census 1991%Owneroccupied40.5 13,286 39.8 44.0–mortgageOwneroccupied35.2 11,555 34.8 35.2–own outrightTotal owneroccupied75.7 24,841 74.6 79.2LA rented 10.6 3,489 9.9 12.7RSL rented 4.3 1,403 4.2 2.1Private rented 9.2 3,015 11.0 6.0Shared0.2 66 0.3 N/aownershipTOTAL 100.0 32,814 100.0 100.0Source:- HNS 2003Tenure Trends…• The proportion of owner-occupiers has decreased from 79.2% to 74.6%between 1991 and 2001• The size of the private rented sector has increased from 6% to 11% overthe same period and• The number of households occupying council accommodation has fallenby nearly 3% between 1991 and 2001Rented Social HousingA table of stock numbers by house type for Hyndburn Homes (council stock)and all registered social landlords is attached at Appendix 2Council housing characteristics• Hyndburn BC is the largest social rented landlord in the district with a totalstock of 3437 (Mar 2004).• Approximately 67% of the stock is general needs and 33% shelteredaccommodation.17
• The total stock continues to diminish with the ongoing popularity of right tobuy. Over the period April 2003 to Mar 2004 a total of 115 units were sold.There has been an increase of 148% in the number of properties boughtunder RTB between 2000/01 and 2002/03. Hyndburn Homes BusinessPlan anticipates a drop in the stock of 100 per year in 2004/05. The focusof RTB is on the more popular locations and the more popular propertytypes. Reasons for this increase include low interest rates, propertyspeculation and the impact of refurbishment of homes to meet the decenthomes standard. The emerging business plan for the new housingcompany needs to take account of the effects of this increase in right tobuy on the ability to pay for decent homes improvements.• 3.31% of the stock was vacant in March 2004 comprising 114 properties.However a significant number of these have been taken out ofmanagement pending a decision on their future. In May 2004approximately 30 properties were unlettable due to lack of resources torepair and a further 20, whilst difficult to let, are in areas of potentialclearance as part of housing market renewal• Renting a council house is considered affordable with 97% of council rentsbeing below £60 /week.• The housing needs survey 2003 found that 81.8% of council tenants weresatisfied with their home. Of those households wishing to move within thenext 5 years, 24% of existing households expressed a preference forcouncil renting, this figure dropped to 17% for concealed households.However only 28% of new concealed households were registered on ahousing waiting list.• Over the last 5 years the number of households registered on the council’shousing register has shown an upward trend from 1096 in 2000 to 1455 in2003 and 2286 at the beginning of April 2004. This trend is also reflectedin the number of households accepted as statutory homeless by thecouncil – 125 in 1999/00 and 288 in 2003/04.• The main reasons for households leaving council accommodation in2003/04 include tenants exercising their right to buy, with 115 householdsor 18% of all terminations. The next most common reasons were deathand abandonment. This reflects the high proportion of elderly tenants andsecondly the use of introductory tenancies for all new tenants. Othersignificant termination reasons between April 2003 to March 2004 include:-• 45 left as they were leaving the area• 47 moved into private renting• 41 were evicted• 33 moved into nursing homes18
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Page 3 and 4: A PROFILE OF HYNDBURN 2004 - PURPOS
Page 5 and 6: 2. THE ECONOMYKEY TRENDS / THEMES
Page 7 and 8: Occupation groups / employment stru
Page 9 and 10: disability, education, skills and t
Page 11 and 12: 3. POPULATIONKEY TRENDS / THEMES•
Page 13 and 14: Within Hyndburn the BME community i
Page 15 and 16: The graphs above show the populatio
Page 17: In common with many other districts
Page 21 and 22: • The private rented sector is th
Page 23 and 24: Local Authority Estimates of unfit,
Page 25 and 26: Stock Condition survey (all tenure)
Page 27 and 28: The council has worked in partnersh
Page 29 and 30: pushed out of the housing market by
Page 31 and 32: • supported housing for young peo
Page 33 and 34: markets have their own characterist
Page 35 and 36: Access to the marketDTZ Pieda Consu
Page 37 and 38: affordable housing required, partic
Page 39 and 40: to individuals needs subject to an
Page 41 and 42: also 4% above the county figure. In
Page 43 and 44: The Mental Health and Social Care S
Page 45 and 46: Reasons for Homelessness 2001 / 02
Page 47 and 48: Within Hyndburn, Church ward is amo
Page 49 and 50: Provision of additional services fo
Page 51 and 52: • The age range profile indicates
Page 53 and 54: 7. SOCIAL FACTORS - HEALTHKEY TREND
Page 55 and 56: In the working age population 18.3%
Page 57 and 58: particularly at further and higher
Page 59 and 60: 9. SOCIAL FACTORS - CRIME AND COMMU
Page 61 and 62: over the summer holidays and Christ
Page 63 and 64: 22. Hyndburn Private Sector Housing
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