Calderdale Council Understanding our housing

demand

Steph Furness

Housing Enabling and Projects Manager

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Calderdale: key info

5 main townships

One of the smallest districts in England in

terms of population, but one of the largest

in terms of area. Over 4/5 area is described

as rural by the national Census 2011

It’s topography offers challenges: transport;

access to services; flooding; and building

homes etc

209,800 people in Calderdale according to

the ONS 2016 Mid-year population

estimates. An increase of approximately

5,900 people since the 2011 Census

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Calderdale: key info

5 main townships

Halifax is the main town

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Council corporate priorities

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What it means for housing

Good quality affordable homes are needed to attract

and retain an economically active workforce

A pool of attractive new homes is important to offer

choice in a Borough where the local housing market

can be dominated by an extensive stock of older

terraced homes

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Housing completions by LA

(West Yorkshire)

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Calderdale: Trend of completions compared to requirements (per

quarter)

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Local Plan’s New Housing

Requirements

Calderdale needs to build on average 840 new

dwellings per annum between 2017/18 to 2031/32.

This figure includes the under delivery of new

housing in Calderdale from 2012 to 2016.

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Calderdale’s approach to meeting housing need

Calderdale Together Housing Investment Partnership

Private Sector development, including national volume

builders and SMEs(plus S106 opportunities)

Local Development Company (LDC)

Registered Provider (RP) development

(linked to HE Affordable Homes Programme) Empty homes brought

back into use

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Local Development Company (LDC)

Market research required to underpin the business model – funded through the

LGA Housing Advisers programme

Areas of focus included:

– Property prices to feed into financial model

– Retirement accommodation demand

– Demand for different types of housing products

– Self build requirements

– Demand for households with a disability

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Key findings and recommendations

the lack of family-sized

accommodation is restricting

the market’s ability to

operate effectively

First-time movers are unable

to find larger properties for

trading up so more are

staying put in their homes

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Population Growth 2014-2035According to the ONS 2014 Sub national population projections Calderdale is

expecting that the largest population growth between 2014 and 2024 will be

amongst those aged 75 to 84 by an increase of 42% followed by the age

group 85 and over which is predicted to increase by 30%.

Key findings and recommendations

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Key findings and recommendations

26% of households

had at least one

household member

living with a long-

term illness or

disability

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Housing Required in Calderdale

According to Stakeholders

16.7%

50.0%

66.7%

75.0%

16.7%

83.3%

58.3% 58.3%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

1-bed flat 2-bed flat 1-bedbungalow

2-bedbungalow

3+ bed flat 2-bedhouse

3-bedhouse

4+ bedhouse

Property Type

Response percent

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Local Development Company (LDC)

Aims of the company include:

Provide private rented accommodation that will result in more choice

and act as an exemplar for the rented market

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Local Development Company (LDC)

Create attractive options for the older population by expanding choice of retirement accommodation which will in turn create movement in the housing market by freeing up family sized

accommodation

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Local Development Company (LDC)

Develop homes for sale that contribute towards household

aspirations locally to own their own home (including first-time

buyers and movers) and influence the pace and quality of house

building in Calderdale

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LDC- benefits

Carry out development which the market has not responded to (such as

regeneration focused)

Directly contribute towards the annual housing requirement

Current modelling proposes 25% of homes as an affordable contribution

Structure will allow for diversification, e.g. non-residential development

some individual schemes may not generate a surplus but the wider Business

Plan overall will be sustainable

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Key learning

Check assumptions

Sub – market demands

Consistent message between stakeholders and market statistics

How do we capture aspirations in statistics?

Any questions?

Stephanie.furness@calderdale.gov.uk