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Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

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<strong>Westminster</strong> – <strong>Housing</strong> <strong>Needs</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>2006</strong>Summary of Basic <strong>Needs</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> ModelSource: <strong>City</strong> of <strong>Westminster</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> <strong>Needs</strong> Survey <strong>2006</strong>Overall, using the BNAM it was estimated that there is currently a shortfall of affordable housing inthe <strong>City</strong> of 5,621 units per annum.The data suggested that there are shortfalls for all sizes of accommodation. The largest shortfall isfor one and two bedroom units. In addition the survey showed that there is a requirement foradditional affordable housing in all 5 of the sub-areas in the <strong>City</strong>; this is most apparent in theCentral Strip where the largest shortfalls are experienced.Putting the results in context suggests that the affordable housing requirement in <strong>City</strong> of<strong>Westminster</strong> is significantly above averages found in other Fordham Research assessments bothnationally and regionally. The figure below shows the affordable housing requirement standardisedas an annual rate per thousand households.PAGE 6

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