Dec 2010 - South Worcestershire Development Plan

SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT 2010222• Homelessness in Wychavon equates to approximately 188 households,which works out at 0.4% (English average 0.7%). (Making a RealDifference: Wychavon’s Housing Strategy 2005-2008).Housing Stock ConditionsOwner Housing PrivatelyCharacteristic Occupied Association Rented All StockDwellings 37,600 8,700 3,300 49,600Per cent of stock 76% 17% 7%Unfit 460 140 150 750Rate 1.2% 1.6% 4.5% 1.5%Substantial Disrepair 3,600 1,600 700 5,900Rate 10% 18% 20% 12%Not Decent 7,200 2,150 1,100 10,450Rate 19% 25% 33% 21%Serious Hazards 1,400 900 500 2,800Rate 4% 11% 15% 5.7%In Fuel Poverty 4,000 1,900 1,100 7,000Rate 11% 19% 31% 14%Mean SAP* 50 52 45 50Residents over 60 14,600 3,700 500 18,800Rate 39% 42% 16% 38%*SAP = Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy EfficiencySource: Wychavon District Council: House Condition Survey 2004.Characteristics by TenureN.B. For the sake of simplicity, all dwellings, including accommodation suchas caretakers dwellings etc, that are not part of the main three tenures, havebeen subsumed into the figures for the other three tenures.Wychavon’s stock is more modern when compared with the condition ofproperties nationally, with 54% of properties built after 1964 compared to thenational average of 40% (WDC, 2004). Wychavon has a higher percentage ofdetached and semi-detached properties when compared to the nationalaverage and fewer terraced properties and flats. In general, the condition ofproperties within the district’s stock is of a higher standard compared to thenational average.