Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

Westminster – Housing Needs Assessment 2006Table 15.6 Housing preferences of households seeking to move in the next five yearsHousing preferencesKey worker householdNumber ofhouseholds% ofhouseholdsNot key worker householdNumber ofhouseholds% ofhouseholdsTenureBuy own home 1,188 80.2% 17,496 54.0%Rent from the Council 67 4.5% 4,877 15.1%Rent from a Housing Association 0 0.0% 1,433 4.4%Rent from a private landlord 227 15.3% 7,031 21.7%Tied accommodation 0 0.0% 1,544 4.8%Shared Ownership 0 0.0% 0 0.0%LocationIn the City of Westminster 912 61.5% 19,530 60.3%Elsewhere in London 385 26.0% 6,470 20.0%Elsewhere in the South East 51 3.4% 632 2.0%Elsewhere in the United Kingdom 134 9.0% 687 2.1%Abroad 0 0.0% 5,060 15.6%Stated size preference1 bedroom 86 5.8% 9,482 29.3%2 bedrooms 555 37.4% 16,502 51.0%3 bedrooms 491 33.1% 4,671 14.4%4+ bedrooms 351 23.7% 1,725 5.3%TOTAL 1,483 100.1% 32,380 100.0%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006The table indicates that owner-occupation is the preference for 80.2% of key worker householdscompared to 54.0% of non-key worker households. Key worker households are less likely than nonkeyworker households to want social rented accommodation. In terms of location it appears as ifkey worker households are more likely to want to move within the City. In terms of stated sizepreferences, key worker households are more likely to want larger three or four bedroom propertiesthan non-key worker households.15.6 Income and affordability of key worker householdsThe table below shows a comparison of income and savings levels for key worker and non-keyworker households. The figure for non-key worker households has been split depending on whetheror not the head of household is in employment or not. Figures shown are for annual gross income(including non-housing benefits).PAGE 140