How good is your council...

lemonjelly

...at addressing local housing needs?

Nicked this from shelter (obviously) http://housingleaguetable.org.uk/?r=email&dm_i=57U,4F7V,VUAE1,DQNJ,1

I really like the way that you can compare locally & nationally.

I think it is an interesting idea.

Doesn't seem to be much mass building of social housing at the moment - perhaps this could trigger some councils into really getting going on this.

Or you could use it to warn you if a lorry load of chavs are gonna have an estate built for them in your area...

Cleaver

From the website for my postcode:

Independent experts say your area needs to build 451 homes per year. Your council planned for 19 new affordable homes to be provided in your area last year.

There are 3,181 households on the waiting list for affordable housing in your area – at current letting rates this will take 3.18 years to clear.

You would have to earn £34,579 per year to afford to buy an average-priced house in your area.

StevieJ

lemonjelly wrote: »

...at addressing local housing needs?
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I don't know but they are certainly addressing their own, here are their new offices with a lovely view across the race course, not much work done 5th -7th of May then :eek: These are Tories BTW.

purch

West Somerset Council.

Independent experts say your area needs to build 269 homes per year. Your council planned for 14 new affordable homes to be provided in your area last year.

There are 1,252 households on the waiting list for affordable housing in your area – at current letting rates this will take 12.40 years to clear.

You would have to earn £46,667 per year to afford to buy an average-priced house in your area.

silvercar

My council,

You would have to earn £69,545 per year to afford to buy an average-priced house in your area.

There are 1,803 households on the waiting list for affordable housing in your area – at current letting rates this will take 6.68 years to clear.

Independent experts say your area needs to build 371 homes per year. Your council planned for 141 new affordable homes to be provided in your area last year.

lemonjelly

Mine is as follows:

You would have to earn £30,370 per year to afford to buy an average-priced house in your area.
There are 4,440 households on the waiting list for affordable housing in your area – at current letting rates this will take 2.01 years to clear.
Independent experts say your area needs to build 621 homes per year. Your council planned for 81 new affordable homes to be provided in your area last year.

This was less than the number of new affordable homes needed.

An average of 123 new affordable homes were provided in your area in each of the last three years, meeting your council's plans, but failing to match the annual level of affordable homes needed.

I think it is a really useful tool!

Mr_Matey

There are 11,174 households on the waiting list for affordable housing in your area – at current letting rates this will take 11.71 years to clear.

Independent experts say your area needs to build 3,213 homes per year. Your council planned for 372 new affordable homes to be provided in your area last year.

An average of 533 new affordable homes were provided in your area in each of the last three years, meeting your council's plans, but failing to match the annual level of affordable homes needed.

You would have to earn £60,757 per year to afford to buy an average-priced house in your area.

The website says that Average annual gross income in the area is £27,455. Overpriced property then?

robin_banks

Where I live;

You would have to earn £95,815 per year to afford to buy an average-priced house in your area.
There are 13,128 households on the waiting list for affordable housing in your area – at current letting rates this will take 7.52 years to clear.
Independent experts say your area needs to build 4,787 homes per year. Your council planned for 300 new affordable homes to be provided in your area last year.

This was less than the number of new affordable homes needed.

Despite this, only 263 new affordable homes were delivered on average in each of the last three years, even less than the number planned and less than was needed.

No surprise whatsoever.

It doesn't even touch on the number of homes they've sold.

Really2

at current letting rates this will take 15.49 years to clear.

Jesus you would need to look in to renting at 4 years old to get some where to live by 20.:eek:

No housing shortage then..........

lemonjelly

Really2 wrote: »

Jesus you would need to look in to renting at 4 years old to get some where to live by 20.:eek:

No housing shortage then..........

This is the significant thing in my view.

It is very suprising how much variance there is across the country, & in some ways, it is quite scary!:eek:

Really2

lemonjelly wrote: »

This is the significant thing in my view.

It is very suprising how much variance there is across the country, & in some ways, it is quite scary!:eek:

The odd thing is houses are not that expensive in my area and there are lots still being built???

Obviously not enough though.

But where I used to live I would say it is harder to get a house yet the waiting list is less than 5 years??

I suppose you could find potential hotspots for the future on this.