Kent and Medway Strategic Housing Market Assessment Challenges

Kent and Medway Strategic Housing Market Assessment

Challenges

Kerry Higgins, Associate Director, Residential [email protected]

Kent Forum Housing Strategy Launch

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Scope and Structure of the Strategic Housing Market Assessment

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Earnings in Kent and MedwayWorkplace and Resident Based

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Household income by quintile group (Source: ONS)

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Population and HouseholdsPast and Future Growth

Population Growth1991-2008 7,800pa (+132k)2008-2026 10,400pa (+208k)

Population will grow

Migration patterns - The economy- The new rail services

Household Growth

1991-2006 5,300pa (+79k)2006-2026 8,800pa (+176k) ONS projections based on past trends

Driven by falling household size

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Growing population dominated by growth in older age groups

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Declining size of the social rented stock, private renting has increased over the same period

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Housing DeliveryThe challenge

• Ambition for managed housing growth

• Help to address affordability

• Necessary for economic development

• Housing allocations now to be determined locally

• Maintaining new homes delivery a challenge

• Incentive provided by new homes bonus

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Persistent concentrations of deprivation in some coastal and urban areas

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8% of all stock in East Kent is unfit, 4% in the other sub-regions (5% in Kent & Medway as a whole)

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The Cross Cutting Themes

Energy Efficiency- Green Deal- Retrofit of existing homes

Vulnerable Households- Specialist housing provision- Mesh with provision of services

Rural Issues- Affordability and access- Limited development opportunity