Ipswich Housing Market Area Strategic Housing Market Assessment

CONTENTSStrategic Housing Market Assessment .......................................................................................... 1Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 5Context .................................................................................................................................. 5Unaffordable housing discourages young people from forming households .......................... 5National housing policy affects the local supply of affordable homes ..................................... 6Demographic Change with the Ipswich HMA ......................................................................... 6Housing Market within the Ipswich HMA ................................................................................ 7Population and Household Projections .................................................................................. 8Housing Needs within the Ipswich HMA ................................................................................. 8Needs of specific groups of people ........................................................................................ 9New housing supply: vital to delivering more affordable homes ............................................. 91. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 10Why an update is needed .................................................................................................... 10Difference between Housing Needs Assessments and SHMAs ........................................... 10Structure of the Update Report ............................................................................................ 112. The Housing Market Area and Haven Gateway .................................................................. 122.1 Determining the Housing Market Area ...................................................................... 122.2 Co-ordination of effort with the Haven Gateway ........................................................ 133. Research into Stakeholder Views ....................................................................................... 14Summary ............................................................................................................................. 14Results of previous research ............................................................................................... 144. Policy and Strategic Context ............................................................................................... 154.1 Institutional, Financial and Policy Reforms ............................................................... 154.2 Economic Context ..................................................................................................... 194.3 Neighbouring SHMAs ............................................................................................... 20CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................. 215. Demographic and Economic Data ...................................................................................... 225.1 Step 3.1.1 Demography and Household Types ........................................................ 225.2 Population – Historical Change ................................................................................. 225.3 National Migration ..................................................................................................... 245.4 International Migration: Immigration and Emigration ................................................. 275.5 Ipswich HMA Ethnicity Profile ................................................................................... 295.6 Ipswich HMA Age Profile .......................................................................................... 305.7 Household Structure ................................................................................................. 315.8 Housing Types .......................................................................................................... 335.9 Changes in Tenure and Household Composition 1991-2001 .................................... 335.10 Social Trends ............................................................................................................ 335.11 Projections for Households ....................................................................................... 335.12 National and Regional Economic Policy (Step 3.1.2) ................................................ 345.14 Levels of Housing Benefit ......................................................................................... 355.15 Employment Levels and Structure - Step 3.1.3 ........................................................ 365.16 Skills and Education ................................................................................................. 395.17 Incomes and Earnings .............................................................................................. 405.18 Future Economic Performance ................................................................................. 425.19 Economic Development Aspirations ......................................................................... 44CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................. 466. Current Housing Stock........................................................................................................ 476.1 Dwelling Profile ......................................................................................................... 476.2 Population Density .................................................................................................... 486.3 Household Size......................................................................................................... 48Ipswich Study Area SHMA Update August 2012 2