New development survey comparison report for the Cambridge housing sub-region.
• 7 reports published, one for each district
• Asked about
- Where people moved from
- Their current home and household structure
- Where they work and shop
- The best and worst things about where they live.
• Compared by district and by site type. Includes other comparators e.g. Census
For more housing research, check out Cambridgeshire Insight: http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/housing/new-development-surveys
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New Development Surveys for the Cambridge housing sub-region, 2006-2012
1. New Development Surveys 2006-2012
Polly Jackson
Cambridgeshire County Council Research Group
14th January 2014
2. New development survey
comparison report
7 reports published, one for each district
Asked about
Where people moved from
Their current home and household structure
Where they work and shop
The best and worst things about where they live.
Compared by district and by site type.
Includes other comparators e.g. Census
3. Site type
New town:
Dwelling stock
more than
doubled
Substantial
extension:
dwelling stock
increased by
more than 20%
In-fill: dwelling
stock increased
by less than 20%
6. Why do people move to
new developments?
“Push” factors
To move to a larger
or smaller home
Wanting to set up
own home
To move nearer to
work/ new job
“Pull” factors
Like the design of the
new home or
development
Price/ affordability
compared to
neighbouring areas
Like the idea of living
in a new development
7. How long do people intend to
stay at their current address?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Owner occupied Private rented Social rented Intermediate All
Percentageofhouseholds
Tenure
Less than 6 months Between 6 months and a year Between 1 and 3 years Between 3 and 5 years
Between 5 and 10 years More than 10 years Not sure
8. Population age structure by
development type
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
New town Substantial In-fill All new developments Sub-Region (2011)
Percentageofpopulation
Development Type
Under 16 17-29 30-44 45-59 60+
9. Occupation of new development
residents and working population
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Managers and
senior officals
Professional
occupations
Associate
professional and
technical
occupations
Administrative
and secretarial
occupations
Skilled trades
occupations
Personal service
occupations
Sales and
customer
service
occupations
Process, plant
and machine
operatives
Elementary
occupations
Percentageofpopulation
Occupation
New development residents Working population (2011)
http://atlas.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/OAC/atlas.html
10. Where do people work?
Workday population change
Percentage change
Cambridge +35.3%
East Cambridgeshire -21.0%
Fenland -9.1%
Huntingdonshire -9.2%
South Cambridgeshire -4.4%
Forest Heath +3.0%
St Edmundsbury +2.3%
Peterborough +9.9%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
0 <2km <5km <10km <20km <30km <40km <60km
Newdevelopmentresidentsaged17+
Distance from home to work/study
CCC ECDC FDC HDC
SCDC FHDC SEBC Sub-Region
Cambridge is a major centre of
employment for most of the new
development residents e.g. 28%
of residents in Cambourne, 18%
of residents in Forest Heath.
Peterborough is a more
important centre for households
in the north of Huntingdonshire
and Fenland
12. How do you travel to work?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CCC ECDC FDC HDC SCDC FHDC SEBC Sub-Region
Percentageofnewdevelopmentresidentsaged17+
District
Car alone Car share Motorbike Walk Cycle Bus Train Park and Ride Work from home Other/Varies
13. Best and worst things about
living on new developments
Quiet Attractive area Local facilities Close to shops Other
George Nuttall Close Ely North Hales Barn March Cromwell Road
Littleport Ely West Hanchett End King's Ripton Headlands
Soham Barford Road Hardwick Gate Cotton Lane NIAB
Sutton Mill Lane Springfield Gate Co-op Farm
Chatteris Pig Lane Red Lodge
Villages Roman Way
Whittlesey Cambourne
Wisbech
Bury Road
Parking
Traffic/busy roads/
speeding
Lack of/ quality of
shopping facilities
Lack of
facilities/services Other
Cromwell Road Sutton NIAB March Cotton Lane
George Nuttall Close Headlands Ely North Whittlesey Soham
Barford Road Kings Ripton Road Ely West Co-op Farm Wisbech
Hales Barn Pig Lane Littleport Cambourne Chatteris
Hanchett End Roman Way Bury Road Mill Lane
Hardwick Gate Red Lodge Villages
Springfield Gate
14. Questions and comments
Lessons for future surveys
Is there any value in surveying in-fill sites?
Questionnaire
What to do with the data we have collected
so far on this?
15. Further details
Housing research on Cambridgeshire Insight:
http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/ho
using/new-development-surveys
@CambsInsight
Hinweis der Redaktion
Cambourne (2006) to Cambridge (2012)
Established site type by looking at the parish dwelling stock estimates for the 2 most recent Census years (2001 and 2011) and seeing how much change had occurred. E.g. Cambourne wasn’t a parish in 2001. In 2011 it was a parish of c. 3,000 homes. Red Lodge went from just over 700 to just under 1,800 in same period. About 1 in three homes in Ely has been built in the last ten years (largest substantial extension). St Ives (In-fill)=5%, Haverhill and BSE = 16% (Table 19).
45% move within the same district60% move within the same county79% moved within the East of England
Most owner occupiers stay in the same tenure as do social tenants. Approximately half of the moves from the private rented sector are into owner occupation.Most recent English Housing Survey, most newly forming households move into the private rented sector.
EHS: (Median) Owner occupiers: 13 years, Soc. Rent: 8 years, Private rent: 2 years.
Fewer people over 60 on all new developments when compared to population as a whole, regardless of type.New towns = lots of children, especially for Cambourne where being in a catchment for a school with a good reputation but even at Red Lodge there are proportionately more under 16s than in Forest Heath as a whole (22% compared with 16%)
High proportion of managers and associate professional occupations. Type of properties sold? E.g. keyworkers in intermediate housing. OR certain types of people more likely to respond (by industry, lots of public sector respondents to new development surveys) OR type of housing/neighbourhood attracting different groups. e.g OAC – Cambourne=(mostly prospering suburbs whereas most of the rest of S Cambs is rural)
Cambridge: Around 68% live within 5km of where they work. St Eds – 27% of respondents employed in Cambridgeshire (mostly City and SCDC). Table shows workday population change or how much the population changes during the working day. There are 35% more people in Cambridge during the workday than live here – largest workday pop. Increase outside London. Other Cambridgeshire districts decrease in size during the day. People working in Cambridge and Peteborough.
Similar for “the big shop” – Cambridge and Peterborough are the top two, but by site location Fenland and Huntingdonshire new development residents tend to go to Peterborough and South/East Cambs residents go to Cambridge.
Car predominates everywhere except City. No cyclists in Red Lodge and lowest proportion of walkers (on opinions about the area “car dominated” did come up), but large proportion of car sharers.
Colour=district. Some of the items e.g. “Quiet” are not very useful, so in the report broken down by what people have to say about local facilities, connections to other areas, the house, the community.