Totland Housing Survey 2024

Summary

Totland Parish Council are carrying out a housing needs survey and the findings will be analysed, with the final document being completed and agreed by Totland Parish Council.

This study has been designed to understand residents’ current housing circumstances and their future housing needs (including other family members or other people living with them). The survey will also cover the additional need for people who work in the West Wight but may not live and may want to move to Totland from other areas on the Island. It has also been designed to understand what type of housing is available in the area and the extent to which it is affordable to local households.

In order to achieve the aims and objectives, the study involved:

A survey designed to understand the housing needs of existing and newly forming households and understand attitudes to further housing development in the parish; and
obtaining information about housing in the parish and the supply of housing, rents and purchase prices.

SECTION 1: Your Home and Your Household

This section asks questions about your current household and the home in which you live. We are defining a household as “one person living alone, or a group of people (not necessarily related) living at the same address with common housekeeping – sharing either a living room or sitting room, or at least one meal a day”.

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1. Is this your main home?

Yes - main home

No - second home

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2. What type of home does your household live in? Please tick one box

Semi-detached house

Detached house

Flat

Bungalow

Terraced house (including end terrace)

Mobile home (permanently sited)

Other (please specify)

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3. Does your household own or rent this home? Please tick one box

Owns (with or without a mortgage)

Rents privately

Lives part rent and part mortgage (shared ownership)

Rents from Council or Housing Association

Rents from employer of, or tied with job of, household member

Other (please specify)

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4. How long have you lived in…? Please tick one box per line

	N/A	Less than 1 year	1 to 5 years	More than 5 years but less than 10 years	More than 10 years
This home	This home N/A	This home Less than 1 year	This home 1 to 5 years	This home More than 5 years but less than 10 years	This home More than 10 years
Totland Parish	Totland Parish N/A	Totland Parish Less than 1 year	Totland Parish 1 to 5 years	Totland Parish More than 5 years but less than 10 years	Totland Parish More than 10 years
Isle of Wight	Isle of Wight N/A	Isle of Wight Less than 1 year	Isle of Wight 1 to 5 years	Isle of Wight More than 5 years but less than 10 years	Isle of Wight More than 10 years

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5. How many bedrooms does your home have? Please tick one box

One

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

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6. Please tick for age and sex that are in your household?

	0 - 9 years	10 - 15 years	16 - 19 years	20 - 44 years	45 - 64 years	65 - 74 years	75 years and over
Male	Male 0 - 9 years	Male 10 - 15 years	Male 16 - 19 years	Male 20 - 44 years	Male 45 - 64 years	Male 65 - 74 years	Male 75 years and over
Female	Female 0 - 9 years	Female 10 - 15 years	Female 16 - 19 years	Female 20 - 44 years	Female 45 - 64 years	Female 65 - 74 years	Female 75 years and over

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7. Does your household as a whole, or anyone in your current household, expect to need to move within Totland Parish within the next 5 years? Please tick one box

Yes - Go to question 8

No - Go to Section 3

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8. You have identified that either your whole household or part of it will need to move. This household should complete Section 2.

If there is more than one new household that will be formed, for example two children leaving the family home, then you will need to obtain extra forms. This can be done by contacting:

Totland Parish Council, Winchester House, The Broadway, Totland Bay, Isle of Wight PO39 0AX.

Email: clerk@totlandparishcouncil.org.uk
Telephone: 01983 756028

SECTION 2: Housing Need

This section asks about the household that expects to need to move within the survey area in the next 5 years, the size of home they require and how they intend to pay for their accommodation.

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9. Please tick for age and sex that are in your household?

	0 - 9 years	10 - 15 years	16 - 19 years	20 - 44 years	45 - 64 years	65 - 74 years	75 years and over
Male	Male 0 - 9 years	Male 10 - 15 years	Male 16 - 19 years	Male 20 - 44 years	Male 45 - 64 years	Male 65 - 74 years	Male 75 years and over
Female	Female 0 - 9 years	Female 10 - 15 years	Female 16 - 19 years	Female 20 - 44 years	Female 45 - 64 years	Female 65 - 74 years	Female 75 years and over

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10. How many bedrooms would the household expect to need? Please tick one box

5 or more

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11. How would you describe this household? Please tick one box

Single Person

Couple

Family (one or two adults with children)

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12. When would the household expect to need to move? Please tick one box

Immediately

Within 1 year

More than 1 year but within 3

Between 3 and 5 years

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13. Please give the reasons why this household’s current home does not meet the household’s need? Please tick as many boxes as apply

Too small

Too large

Needs major repairs

Unsuitable for physical needs

Temporary accommodation

Need to live close to employment

Need to live close to relative/family

Need to live closer to a carer or give care

Want to live independently

Being harrased

Other

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14. Does this household have a specialist housing need? Please tick one box

Yes, accommodation on the ground floor

Yes, sheltered housing with support services provided

Yes, other housing with support services provided

Yes, residential care

Other (please specify)

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15. How much would the household be able to afford if renting? It is normal to consider one third of the whole household’s net income for the week/month. Please do not include housing benefit. Please tick one box

Week - up to £50/Month - up to £220

Week - £51 to £70/Month £221 to £300

Week - £71 to £90/Month £301 to £390

Week - £91 to £120/Month £391 to £520

Week - £121 to £150/Month £521 to £650

Week - More than £150/Month more than £650

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16. How much would the household be able to afford if buying a property? It is normal to consider three times the household’s gross annual income for mortgage purposes plus any savings and equity the household may have in any property. Please tick one box

Up to £100,000

£100,001 to £150,000

£150,001 to £250,000

£250,001 to £300,000

More than £300,000

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17. How would this household consider paying for this accommodation? Please tick as many boxes as apply

Buy on the open market

Rent from the private sector

Rent it from the Local Authority or Housing Association

Buy it as a shared equity owner with the Local Authority or Housing Association

Build own house

Build own house with a grant/loan

Build own house on croft

Other (please specify)

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18. Is the household currently on the Isle of Wight Council or housing association waiting list? Please tick one box

N.B. This questionnaire does not register you on a housing waiting list. If you wish to apply to go on the list or to obtain more information on social housing please contact Housing & Family Support - 01983 823040.

Yes

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19. Contact Details: If you provide your details below, you may be contacted if a housing scheme progresses in this Community.

Name

Address

City/Town

Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

Section 3: Views on Local Affordable Housing
This question is to find out about local people’s views on new housing in the area. All replies will be treated in the strictest confidence, however, anonymised comments and reasons may be included in reports.

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20. If a need is identified, would you support a small development of affordable housing for local people in this survey area? Please tick one box

Yes

Maybe - Please provide the reasons for this if you wish.

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21. Apart from you or anyone currently in your household, do you know anyone with a ‘local connection’ who is not currently residing in Totland that would like to or needs to set up home here? Please tick one box

Yes - If they wish to be included in this survey for affordable housing they will need to obtain a form either by contacting the Parish Council or completing online.

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22. If you know of any suitable sites, available land or property within Totland that could be used for a local affordable housing scheme, please list them here.

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23. If you wish to make any other comments please write them here.

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24. Totland Parish Council is committed to ensuring that no person is unfairly treated. In order to monitor the effectiveness of our Equal Opportunities Policy, we request you provide the information requested below. This information is used solely for monitoring purposes. Please tick one box only for each question.

	Male	Female
What is your gender?	What is your gender? Male	What is your gender? Female

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25. What is your age?

Under 18

18-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Thank you for completing this form. Please return to the Parish Office by 30th April 2024
Totland Parish Council
Winchester House
The Broadway
Totland Bay
Isle of Wight PO39 0AX

Tel: 01983 756028
Email: clerk@totlandparishcouncil.org.uk

If you would like us to collect this from your house, please ring the office

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