Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................1SECTION A: CONTEXT OF THE STUDY .................................................................................151. Introduction..................................................................................................................................171.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 171.2 City of Westminster............................................................................................................................................ 171.3 Population projections........................................................................................................................................ 181.4 Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix data ....................................................................................................... 201.5 Property prices and income levels...................................................................................................................... 211.6 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 212. Housing Needs Assessment - background..................................................................................232.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 232.2 Key points from the housing needs assessment guide........................................................................................ 232.3 Key points from Balancing Housing Markets .................................................................................................... 262.4 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 27SECTION B: SURVEY AND INITIAL DATA.............................................................................293. Data collection ..............................................................................................................................313.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 313.2 Base household figures and weighting procedures............................................................................................. 313.3 Base figures ........................................................................................................................................................ 323.4 Sub-areas ............................................................................................................................................................ 333.5 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 334. Current Housing in the City of Westminster ............................................................................354.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 354.2 Type of housing.................................................................................................................................................. 354.3 Household type................................................................................................................................................... 364.4 Car ownership..................................................................................................................................................... 374.5 Commuting patterns ........................................................................................................................................... 384.6 Transience of households in Westminster .......................................................................................................... 414.7 Past moves.......................................................................................................................................................... 424.8 Future moves – existing households................................................................................................................... 464.9 Future moves – potential households ................................................................................................................. 504.10 Summary .......................................................................................................................................................... 525. The local housing market ............................................................................................................535.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 535.2 National, regional and local picture.................................................................................................................... 535.3 Prices in adjoining areas..................................................................................................................................... 555.4 Estate Agents’ information................................................................................................................................. 555.5 Appropriate price level for the affordability test ................................................................................................ 57i