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Westminster – Housing Needs Assessment 2006Table A6.1 Comparison of the household compositionNumber of persons in householdWestminster Haringey BarnetOne 48.9% 35.5% 30.9%Two 28.1% 28.7% 29.5%Three 11.2% 15.6% 16.3%Four 7.3% 11.7% 14.2%Five 3.0% 5.7% 6.4%Six or more 1.5% 2.8% 2.6%Household typeSingle pensioner 14.2% 10.5% 13.8%2 or more pensioners 3.5% 3.9% 7.6%Single non-pensioner 34.7% 25.0% 17.1%2 or more adults, no children 31.4% 32.9% 33.6%Lone parent 2.6% 7.6% 4.1%2+ adults, 1 child 6.7% 8.9% 11.7%2+ adults, 2+ children 6.9% 11.2% 12.1%Source: Westminster, Haringey & Barnet Housing Needs Survey 2006A6.3 Financial informationThe table below compares the mean income, savings and equity for households in the three areas.The data clearly indicates that households in Westminster have considerably larger incomes thanthe other boroughs. Barnet has the highest average savings and equity levelsTable A6.2 Comparison of financial informationWestminster Haringey BarnetAverage annual gross household income(including non-housing benefits)£45,587 £33,301 £33,752Average savings £19,144 £18,855 £26,021Average equity (owner-occupiers only) £266,282 £243,699 £310,960Source: Westminster, Haringey & Barnet Housing Needs Survey 2006A6.4 Housing stock comparisonsThe table below displays a profile of the occupied accommodation in Westminster, Haringey andBarnet, by accommodation type, tenure and dwelling size. The data indicates that accommodationprofile reflects the geography of the local authorities. Westminster, which is more denselypopulated, has a larger proportion of flats, whilst detached and semi-detached houses are far morecommon in Barnet.PAGE 198
Appendix A6 Comparisons between Westminster, Haringey and BarnetThe data indicates that Barnet has a significantly higher proportion of owner-occupied dwellings, at70.8% compared to 49.1% in Haringey and 43.7% in Westminster. Haringey contains a lowerproportion of owner-occupiers with no mortgage. Westminster has the highest proportion of privaterented accommodation at 34.3%, compared to 15.9% in Barnet.The dwelling size profile shows that three bedroom properties are the most common in Barnet, twobedroom homes are most popular in Haringey and one bedroom accommodation is most prevalentin Westminster.Table A6.3 Comparison of dwelling stockWestminster Haringey BarnetAccommodation typeDetached house/bungalow 0.7% 2.4% 11.7%Semi-detached house/bungalow 2.5% 7.8% 31.5%Terraced house/bungalow 8.2% 34.4% 18.4%Purpose-built flat/maisonette 60.5% 25.7% 28.6%Other flat/maisonette 28.1% 29.7% 9.8%TenureOwner-occupied (no mortgage) 19.3% 17.6% 32.0%Owner-occupied (with mortgage) 24.4% 31.5% 38.8%Council 10.9% 18.0% 8.6%RSL 11.1% 11.1% 4.7%Private rented 34.3% 21.8% 15.9%Dwelling size1 bedroom 31.1% 28.5% 14.3%2 bedroom 29.3% 31.2% 27.2%3 bedroom 30.4% 26.2% 36.4%4+ bedroom 9.1% 14.0% 22.1%Source: Westminster, Haringey & Barnet Housing Needs Survey 2006A6.5 House pricesHouse price information is crucial to understanding the dynamics of the local housing market.Firstly we will present data on the latest house prices by house type as obtained from Land Registry.Average house price changes between the 4 th quarter of 2000 and the 4th quarter of 2005 arepresented in the figure below. It shows that average property prices are much higher in Westminsterthan the other two boroughs. Westminster had a large increase in property prices between the 4 thquarter 2004 and the 4 th quarter 2005, however prices rose at a much lower rate in Barnet andparticularly in Haringey.PAGE 199
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