Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

14. Older person householdsSub-areaTable 14.4 Older person only households and sub-areaOlderpersonsonlyOtherhouseholdsAge groupTotal hhs% witholderpersons% of olderperson hhsNorth West 5,280 18,798 24,078 21.9% 26.6%North 3,846 13,814 17,660 21.8% 19.4%Central Strip 4,598 29,202 33,800 13.6% 23.2%South Central 3,456 14,998 18,454 18.7% 17.4%South 2,670 15,731 18,401 14.5% 13.4%TOTAL 19,852 92,543 112,395 17.7% 100.0%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 200614.4 Dwelling characteristicsThe table below shows the type of accommodation that older person only households reside in. Thedata indicates that older person only households are more likely than non-older person householdsin the City of Westminster to be living in purpose built flats and less likely to be living in othertypes of flats.Table 14.5 Type of accommodation by older person only householdsAccommodation type% of older personhouseholds% of non-older personhouseholdsDetached house/bungalow* 0.3% 0.8%Semi-detached house/bungalow 5.5% 1.8%Terraced house/bungalow 2.3% 9.4%Purpose-built flat/maisonette 75.2% 57.4%Other flat/maisonette** 16.7% 30.5%TOTAL 100.0% 100.0%* Includes mobile homes**Other flat/maisonette includes flats that are part of a converted or shared house and flats in a commercialbuildingSource: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006The table below shows that older person only households are less likely than non-older personhouseholds in the City of Westminster to be living in four bedroom dwellings but are more likely tolive in three bedroom properties. A three-bedroom home is the most common property size for olderperson only households. Given that previous information has shown that most older person onlyhouseholds are comprised of only one or two persons, this finding suggests that there could bepotential scope to free up larger units for younger families if the older households chose to moveinto suitable smaller units.PAGE 131