Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

Westminster – Housing Needs Assessment 200615.6 Income and affordability of key worker households.......................................................................................14015.7 Key workers and the basic needs assessment model.......................................................................................14215.8 Summary .........................................................................................................................................................14316. Black and Minority Ethnic households.................................................................................. 14516.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................14516.2 Household size ................................................................................................................................................14516.3 Tenure .............................................................................................................................................................14616.4 Household type and support needs..................................................................................................................14816.5 Geographical location .....................................................................................................................................14916.6 Income and savings levels...............................................................................................................................15116.7 Unsuitable housing..........................................................................................................................................15116.8 BME households and the basic needs assessment model................................................................................15316.9 Country of birth...............................................................................................................................................15316.10 Summary .......................................................................................................................................................15417. Overcrowding and under-occupation .................................................................................... 15517.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................15517.2 Overcrowding and under-occupation ..............................................................................................................15517.3 Household characteristics................................................................................................................................15617.4 Income levels ..................................................................................................................................................15817.5 Moving intentions of under-occupying households ........................................................................................15917.6 Summary .........................................................................................................................................................159GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................... 161Appendix A1 Further property price information ..................................................................... 165A1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................165A1.2 Reasons for housing market study..................................................................................................................165A1.3 Background to housing market analysis.........................................................................................................166A1.4 Government guidance on the study of housing markets.................................................................................166A1.5 The need for primary data ..............................................................................................................................167A1.6 Estate agents survey: Methodology................................................................................................................168A1.7 Land Registry data .........................................................................................................................................169A1.8 Comparing prices in neighbouring areas........................................................................................................169A1.9 Historical results for Westminster ..................................................................................................................170A1.10 Differences within Westminster...................................................................................................................171A1.11 List of Estate Agents ....................................................................................................................................173Appendix A2 Supporting information ......................................................................................... 175A2.1 Non-response and missing data......................................................................................................................175A2.2 Weighting data ...............................................................................................................................................176Appendix A3 Balancing housing market analysis ...................................................................... 179A3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................179A3.2 Analysis of City of Westminster data.............................................................................................................179Appendix A4 Health and housing................................................................................................. 183A4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................183iv