observatory housing
Balancing the housing market, improving the quality of housing stock, and enabling the provision of affordable housing are all key issues which concern rural local authorities. These are often topical issues and the Housing section of the Observatory considers what the data available can tell us about the position in rural communities, and what challenges rural communities might face in the future.
31 Jan 2019
Homelessness
Homelessness is not an issue isolated to urban areas. This analysis takes a look at homelessness and homelessness provision in your local authority area. Homelessness analysis– Analysis User Guide
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28 Nov 2018
Second Home Ownership in your Authority
The below analysis looks at the level of second home ownership in local authorities over the years 2012 to 2018, and provides a relative comparison to similarly rurally ranked local...
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28 Nov 2018
Analysis of Second Homes in Rural Communities
Second home ownership in rural communities continues to be a hotly debated subject, bringing with it arguments from both sides. To help inform the debate, the following analysis allows the...
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09 May 2018
Housing Factsheets
To inform and contextualise a local authority area’s housing situation, factsheets have been produced for our member authorities providing a wide range of facts, figures and associated graphs. The factsheets...
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01 Feb 2017
House Price Statistics
This analysis presents the UK House Price Index (UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016.) and associated affordability ratios for a chosen local authority area The...
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04 Feb 2016
A Brief Look at Housing
The provision of affordable housing in rural areas is an issue that has many implications for the future of communities. As such, the analysis ‘A Brief Look at Housing’ uses...
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15 Jul 2015
Income deprivation by settlement rurality
When looking at the social mix of people living in the most rural settlements, there is a strong feeling among many that the needs of the poorest are not being...
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21 Aug 2014
Affordable Ratio Analysis
The online article ‘The 62 areas where houses are less affordable than London’, taken from the BBC News website, reflects the struggles of many people living in or looking to...
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15 Apr 2014
House building
Housing supply is a constant issue of concern for both policy makers and for those wishing to join the property market. With this in mind, the following analysis takes a...
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07 Mar 2014
The Changing Measure of Fuel Poverty
Based on a review of fuel poverty by Professor Sir John Hills, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has employed a new measure of fuel poverty. This analysis shows...
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