This survey is part of a consultation which informs the review and improvement of community investment planning and activities in areas in which Bridgewater Housing Association have tenants. The questions have been developed using the Place Standard Design Tool, tie into the Place and Wellbeing Outcomes, and mirror those being asked in a tandem staff survey.

This is your chance to tell us about what is important to you when thinking about your local area. This information will provide us with a fantastic opportunity to shape our activity in your community moving forward identify the key characteristics that our places need to thrive and to enable health and wellbeing across our communities.

The questions below fall into five categories covering:
Movement - Moving around, transport, traffic, and parking
Space - Streets and spaces, natural space and play and recreation
Resources - Services and amenities, work and economy, housing and community and social interactions
Identity - Safety and belonging
Oversight - Care and maintenance, and influence and control

We would like you to think about the five categories in relation to your local area, and tell us what works well already, and what could be better. We would also like you to give each category a score from one (meaning there is a lot of room for improvement) to seven (meaning no improvement is required) - this will allow us to visualise how local people feel about their “place”.

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* 1. Movement - Moving around, transport, traffic, and parking
  • Can people easily walk and cycle around the area?
  • Does public transport meet your needs?
  • Do traffic and parking arrangements allow you to move around safely and meet your needs?

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* 2. Space - Streets and spaces, natural space and play and recreation
  • Do streets and public spaces create an attractive place that is easy to get around?
  • Is there good quality natural space in your community? (Natural Space includes parks and woodlands, fields streams and rivers, green space alongside paths and roads, and tree-lined streets)
  • Can you access a range of spaces with opportunities for play, sport and recreation?

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* 3. Resources - Services and amenities, work and economy, housing and community and social interactions
  • What services and facilities and services are available locally – do they meet the needs of the local community?
  • Is there well paid, good-quality work available locally?
  • Do the homes in your community support the needs of local people?
  • Are there a variety of spaces to meet and spend time with others socially?

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* 4. Identity - Safety and belonging
  • Does your area have a positive identity, and do you feel you belong?
  • Do you feel safe within your community?

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* 5. Oversight - Care and maintenance, and influence and control
  • Are local buildings and spaces well cared for?
  • Do you feel able and encouraged to take part in decisions and help change things for the better?

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* 6. About you
This survey is anonymous, but to help us understand where things are good, and where things could be better, it's helpful for us to know your postcode, the area you live in, and an idea of your age.

Thank you for completing this form!

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