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Housing Needs Assessment & Stock Condition Survey Reports

As part of Wrexham County Borough Council’s statutory Housing and Planning duties, we are periodically required to undertake Stock Condition and Housing Needs Surveys to inform current and future Council policies. Both surveys have recently been completed by Fordham Research Ltd. on behalf of the Authority.

The Stock Condition Survey report, resulting from an inspection of 1,000 private sector properties profiled the housing stock and policy implications in terms of:

General condition – Disrepair & Unfitness
Energy Efficiency
Emerging standards
Welsh Housing Quality Standard
Houses in Multiple Occupation
Housing Health & Rating Standard

The results will be used to establish the future need for renewal and renovation grant schemes in order for funding to be secured from Central Government.

The Housing Needs Survey provides accurate information on the activity and operation of the local housing market including the identification of any mis-match between the supply and demand of housing. The report analyses:

Current housing – type, costs etc.
The local housing market
Financial information & affordability
Existing need
Arising need
The supply of affordable housing
The needs of particular groups – including special needs households, the over 50s and BME households

Information was collected by completing face-to-face surveys with 1,400 households across the County Borough. Although the surveys were not compulsory all households selected were encouraged to contribute and take part in the survey irrespective of their current housing circumstances or tenure status.

This is used to inform the local Housing Strategy and to assist in the review and implementation of affordable housing planning policies contained within the Wrexham’s Unitary Development Plan.

Stock Condition Survey Report

This document is available to download in the following format:

Stock Condition Survey Report - PDF version 1.6Mb

Housing Needs Survey Report

This document is available to download in the following format:

Housing Needs Survey Report - PDF version 2.6Mb

Housing Needs Assessment Update

Since the Housing Needs Assessment was commissioned the housing market and wider economy has changed significantly and new Welsh Assembly Government guidance has been published, changing the methodology used for examining housing need. Consequently, an update report was commissioned in September 2009 to reflect these changes and to inform the WCBC Local Development Plan and Strategic Housing policy. The update report indicates that the net annual need for affordable housing is 134 units per year over the next 5 years.

Housing Needs Assessment Update

This document is available to download in the following format:

Housing Needs Assessment Update - PDF version 611Kb

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