Household

in Need
report
‘Committed to our Community’ 1

Berry Hil ,
2016
-2026
Christchurch
and Edge End
Neighbourhood
Development Plan
Appendix A - Berry Hill, Five Acres, Christchurch and Edge

KEY FINDINGS

1. Part A – You and your household

1.1 This part of the report focuses purely on Berry Hill, Five Acres, Christchurch and Edge. The
information derives from West Dean Parish Housing Needs Survey undertaken in 2013, which
included all parts of the parish with the exception of Bream and Brockhollands. Table A below
shows how households responded to the question ... Which part of West Dean parish do you live?

Table A: Which part of West Dean do you live?

In which part of West Dean do you live?

350

300 288

250 234
number of households

200
153
150
102
100

50
19

1.2 273 respondents from Berry Hill, Five Acres, Christchurch and Edge indicated that it was their
main home, 5 respondents indicated it was their second home and 5 respondents did not reply.

1.3 Table B below indicates the length of time respondents have lived in West Dean. Of
respondents, 63% have lived in the parish for 20 years or more or their whole life, and 9% have
lived in the parish for 4 years or less.
Table B – How many years have you lived in West Dean?

How many years have you lived in West Dean?

100
92
90 85

80

70
number of households

60

50
38
40

30 23
20 13 14
10 7 6

0
Less than a 1-2 years 3-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 20+ years Whole life
year

1.4 When asked...How would you describe your home (in terms of house type)? Table C below
shows 67% of respondents live in a house, 26% live in a bungalow, none live in a flat/apartment,
3% live in sheltered/retirement, and <1% live in caravan/mobile home. 3% did not answer the
question..

Table C - How would you describe your home?

How would you describe your home?

200
184
180

160

140
number of households

120

100

80 70

60

40

20 10 9
1 1
0
House Bungalow Flat/ apartment Sheltered/ Caravan/ mobile Other
retirement home

1.5 When asked...How many bedrooms does your home have? Table D below shows 70% of
homes have three or more bedrooms, 20% of homes have 2 bedrooms, and 10% of homes have
one bedroom according to the survey response.
Table D – How many bedrooms does your home have?

How many bedrooms does your home have?

140
130

120

100
number of households

80
65
60 56

40
28

20

0
One bedroom Two bedrooms Three bedrooms Four+ bedrooms

1.6 When asked... How many people live in your home? Table E below shows 70% are 1 or 2
person households, 24% are 3 or 4 person households, and 4% are 5 person or more households.
2% did not answer the question.

Table E – How many people live in your home?

How many people live in your home?

140 133

120
number of households

100

80
66
60
39
40 29

20
8
0 1 1
0
One person Two people Three people Four people Five people Six people Seven Eight people
people or more

1.7 When asked...What is the tenure of your home? Table F below shows 84% of respondents in
West Dean are owner-occupiers, a little over two thirds of whom have no mortgage, and the
remainder own their home with a mortgage. 3% live in private rented, <1% live in shared
ownership, none live in tied accommodation, 10% live in housing association rented and 1% live in
local authority rented. About 2% did not answer the question.
 Table F – What is the tenure of your home?

What is the tenure of your home?

500 448
450
number of households

400
350
300
250 227
200
150
100 67
50 11 28
1 3 1
0
Owned Owned with Low cost Tied to a job Rented from Rented from Rented from Other
outright mortgage home local housing private
ownership / authority association landlord
shared
ownership

1.8 When asked... Has your home been adapted to increase physical accessibility? 26
respondents said their home had been adapted to increase physical accessibility.

1.9 When asked... Has anyone from your family moved away from West Dean in the last 5 years
to difficulty finding an affordable home locally? 13 people answered ‘yes’.

1.10 When asked ....Are you in favour of a small development of affordable homes for local
people if there was a proven need? 80% said ‘yes’, 16% said ‘no’ and 4% gave no reply.

Age profile of survey respondents

1.11 Tables G and H below compare age profiles between those who responded to the survey
questionnaire Part A and Gloucestershire County Council’s Maiden estimate for 2010.

Table G – Age profile of respondents according to the West Dean survey

Residents' age profile

300 273
269

250 229
203
number of persons

200

138 144
150
111 113 115
100 89 85
78 73 71 71
46 48 42
50 34

0
90+
5-9
0-4

30-34

55-59

80-84
10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

85-89
Table H - Age profile distribution for the whole of West Dean parish according to Gloucestershire
County Council Maiden estimate for 2010

Residents' age profile

900
779 758 809 804 804
800
704
700 665 640
625
Age bands in years

578
600 506
472 498
500 424 411
389
400
300 248
174
200
100 64

90+
0-4

5-9

25-29

70-74
10-14

15-19

20-24

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

75-79

80-84

85-89
age bands in years

1.11 The figures shown in Tables F and G demonstrate that generally people under the age of 55
years are underrepresented in survey response. And people aged 55 and over are over
represented.

2. Part B - Home Working

2.1 Question B1 asks....Does any member of your household carry out any paid employment
from home? 9% of respondents said ‘yes’, 88% said no, and 3% did not reply.

Table I - Does any member of your household carry out any paid employment from home?

Do you or does any member of your household carry out any paid work from home?

7
26
Yes
No
No reply
250

2.2 Question B2 asks...Do you work for your employer or your own business? Of the 26
respondents who answered ‘yes’ to the previous question, 59 said ‘employer’ and 18 said ‘own
business’. Three respondents did not answer the question.
2.3 Queston B3 asks...If you have your own business at home, what type is it?

Table J - If you have your own business at home, what type is it?

If you have your own business at home, what type is it?

9
8
8
7
number of households

6
5
5
4
3
2 2
2

1
0
0
Crafts/Arts IT/ Knowledge based Design Consultancy Other

‘Other’ included: locum workoffice, building, Kleenez catelogue business, catering, construction,
health.

2.4 Question B4 asks...How many hours per week do you normally work from home?

Table K - How many hours per week do you normally work from home?

How many hours per week do you usually work from home? n.b. if two or more
people in your household work from home please add up the total hours worked
12
11

10
number of households

8
7

4
4
3

0
Less than 10 hours per 10 to 24 hours per week 25 to 40 hours per week More than 40 hours per
week week

2.5 Question B5 asks....Would you like to work from home if you had the proper facilities to do
so? 32 respondents said ‘yes’.

2.6 Question B6 asked....Whether or not you currently work from home, what working space do
you / would you require to undertake your work?
Table L - Whether or not you currently work from home, what working space do you / would you
require to enable you to undertake your work?

What working space do you require to enable you to undertake your work?
70

60
13
24 21
50 28
number of households

16
40
No reply
11 16
Do not need
30 14
4 17
5 Need but do not have
20 5 Need & already have

26 23
10 18 19

0
Desk only Room shared with Dedicated room for External storage
living space working use only space e.g. shed or
garage

2.7 Question B7 asked .. What communication services do / would you require to undertake your
work?

Table M - What communication services do / would you require to undertake your work?

What communication services do you require to undertake your work?

70

6 6
60
4 18
0 7
23
50 2
number of households

40 11 No reply
Do not need
9 Need but do not have
30 24
55
50 Need & already have

20
5
27
10
13

0
Telephone landline Fax landline Mobile telephone Broadband
 3. Part C - Housing Needs

Berry Hill/Five Acres/Christchurch/Edge

3.1 The West Dean Parish housing needs survey 2013 revealed 62 households in need of
housing in the parish, 26 of whom live in Berry Hill, Five Acres, Christchurch or Edge.

3.2 Of 26 households living in Berry Hill, Five Acres, Christchurch or Edge, 14 households
require affordable rented housing, 1 household requires shared ownership and 11 households can
afford the open market. Details of these 26 households’ requirements are shown in Table N below.

Table N - Schedule of households in housing need

Ref. Household Tenure Dwelling type and number

No. of bedrooms needed in
case of people requiring
affordable housing, or
preferred housing in case
of those people able to
afford the open market.
1 Single person aged 64 yrs Affordable rented 1 bed bungalow
2 Single person aged 68 yrs Affordable rented 1 bed bungalow/ ground floor
flat
3 Single person aged 39 yrs Affordable rented 1 bed flat above ground floor
4 Single person aged 59 yrs Affordable rented 1 bed house
5 Single person aged 34 yrs Affordable rented 1 bed house
6 Single person – aged not known Affordable rented 1 bed ground floor flat
7 Couple aged 63 yrs & 62 yrs Affordable rented 1 bed bungalow
8 Couple – details not known Affordable rented 1 bed house/bungalow
9 2 parents with son aged 38 yrs Affordable rented 2 bed ground floor flat
10 Lone parent – family details not known Affordable rented 2 bed house/bungalow
11 Lone parent with 2 sons aged 17 yrs Affordable rented 3 bed house/bungalow
12 Lone parent with daughter aged 15 yrs & son Affordable rented 3 bed house
aged 13 yrs
13 2 parents, mother-in-law, son aged 8 yrs & Affordable rented 4 bed house
daughter aged 18 yrs
14 2 parents with daughters aged 3 yrs, 7 yrs, 9 yrs Affordable rented 4 bed house
& 10 yrs, & sons aged 2 yrs & 6 yrs
15 2 parents with son aged 19 yrs Shared 2 bed house
ownership
16 Single person aged 69 yrs Open market 1 bed sheltered/ supported
accommodation
17 Single person – age not known Open market 2 bed house/ bungalow/ flat
18 Single person – aged not known Open market 2 bed bungalow
19 Couple – ages not known Open market 2 bed ground floor flat
20 Couple aged 72 yrs & 67 yrs Open market 2 bed bungalow/ sheltered/
supported accommodation
21 Couple – ages not known Open market Flat above ground floor
22 2 parents with daughter aged 6 months Open market 3 bed house
23 2 parents with 2 sons – ages not known Open market 3 bed house
24 2 parents with 2 daughters - ages not known Open market 3 bed house
25 2 parents with son & daughter – ages not known Open market 4 bed house
26 2 parent family – details not known Open market 4 bed house