Theme What does the evidence tell us Better quality homes

• Owner occupation is the predominant tenure in Doncaster

• The private rented sector is relatively small although it has grown sine 2001

• The total social housing stock (Council housing) in Doncaster has been steadily decreasing over the past few years. This is mainly due to increasing Right to Buy Sales and no new Council homes. In spite of this there is a relatively high level of council homes in Doncaster.

• Quality of existing private sector homes is better than national averages but this masks stark differences between areas. The poorest stock is in the west of the borough with better condition housing found in the North (excluding Askern and Green Corridor)

• St Leger Homes stock (Council housing) is in worse condition than Council homes nationally

• In the private sector, poor quality housing is strongly linked to private sector rented homes and properties built before 1919.

• The level of Decent Homes varies greatly throughout the borough with some areas like Armthorpe achieving almost full decency whilst Town Moor still has over 80% of stock in a non decent condition

• Although Doncaster compares favourably to the national situation, there are homes in the area which are energy inefficient

• The range of housing in Doncaster varies around the borough. On average however there is a higher proportion of semi detached properties and lower levels of flats.

• Some homes in the area are overcrowded – more likely in the central area

• Changes planned to Local Housing Allowance (Housing Benefit) could impact on low income households and the effects need to be monitored

(comparisons made relate to England and Wales as a whole) Tenure

Count %

Owned Rented (Council)

Rented (Private/ Housing Association) Owned

Rented (Council)

Rented (Private /Housing Association)

Doncaster 87,927 27,709 13,180 68.30% 21.50% 10.20%

Sheffield City Region 513,823 179,112 84,998

66.10% 23.00% 10.90%

Y&H 1,490,816 443,359 298,156

66.80% 19.90% 13.40%

Nationally 17,881,239

3,889,400 4,036,250

69.30% 15.10% 15.60%

(Acxiom, 2009)

There are 113,412 homes in Doncaster (June 2010). 20765 are council owned and the rest are RSL and Private properties. Nationally, 78.2% of dwellings are owner-occupied, 12.6% privately rented and 9.3% are RSL dwellings. Doncaster has higher than the national average number of owner occupied dwellings. This is likely to be due to the historically low house prices in the area and the tendency for people to favour owner occupation. The Private Sector Stock Condition Survey completed in 2008 tells us that the private rented sector is growing in Doncaster when

count %

Area Owned

Rented (Council)

Rented (Private/Housing Association)

Owned

Rented (Council)

Rented (Private/Housing Association)

C Balby 4,018 1,786 592 62.80% 27.90% 9.30%

C Central 4,435 1,841 1,873 54.40% 22.60% 23.00%

C Town Moor 3,931 1,621 607 63.80% 26.30% 9.90%

C Wheatley 3,687 1,420 1,366 57.00% 21.90% 21.10%

E Armthorpe 4,447 933 436 76.50% 16.00% 7.50%

E

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun 5,095 531 225

87.10% 9.10% 3.90%

E Hatfield 4,195 1,041 353 75.10% 18.60% 6.30%

E

Stainforth and Moorends 3,483 1,639 528

61.70% 29.00% 9.40%

E Thorne 3,996 1,270 636 67.70% 21.50% 10.80%

N Adwick 3,922 2,206 645 57.90% 32.60% 9.50%

N Askern Spa 3,827 1,114 506 70.30% 20.50% 9.30%

N Bentley 3,862 1,503 966 61.00 23.70% 15.30%

compared to census data of 5.79% (2001). There are relatively high numbers of PRS in the central areas, most likely due to the low house prices that attract buy to let investors. Using Nationally available Acxiom data we can see that although the private rented sector is growing in Doncaster it is still relatively small compared to national and regional averages. This means that housing choices in Doncaster may not be as great as in other parts of the country and increase reliance on other sectors. Tenure mix varies in wards across the borough; owner occupation is highest in Finningley, Sprotbrough and Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun. Private rented and RSL properties are highest in Bentley, Wheatley and Central wards.

%

N Great North Road 4,787 1,202 411

74.80% 18.80% 6.40%

N Sprotbrough 4,345 190 477 86.70% 3.80% 9.50%

S Bessacarr and Cantley 4,615 1,043 511

74.80% 16.90% 8.30%

S Finningley 5,238 481 362 86.10% 7.90% 6.00%

S Rossington 3,976 1,410 341 69.40% 24.60% 6.00%

S Thorne 3,996 1,270 636 67.70% 21.50% 10.80%

W

Conisbrough and Denaby 3,191 2,353 554

52.30% 38.60% 9.10%

W

Edlington and Warmsworth 4,340 1,288 564

70.10% 20.80% 9.10%

W Mexborough 4,027 2,227 774

57.30% 31.70% 11.00%

(Acxiom, 2009)

Housing Stock

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIVATE HOUSING BY AREA

NORTH WEST URBAN EAST SOUTH TOTAL

dwgs % dwgs % dwgs % dwgs % dwgs % dwgs %

DWELLING CONFIGURATION

mid

terrac

e 4011 21.1 4275 20 6460 28.1 3312 13.1 2706 12.9 20763 18.9

end

terrac

e 2443 12.9 1548 7.2 1107 4.8 1921 7.6 1497 7.1 8515 7.8

semi

detach

ed 9656 50.9 10690 49.9 11180 48.7 12584 49.9 7370 35.1 51479 47

detach

ed 2061 10.9 4033 18.8 2205 9.6 6159 24.4 8810 41.9 23268 21.2

flat 795 4.2 868 4.1 2004 8.7 1258 5 633 3 5559 5.1

House or bungalow Flat or maisonette

Detached

Semi-detached Terrace All

Purpose built

Conversion All

Other/ not self contain

ed Total

Yorkshire and the Humber 19 39 30 88 9 2 11 0 100%

England 22 32 28 82 13 4 17 0 100%

(Survey of English Housing, 2008)

Doncaster (47%) has a higher than average (nationally, 32% and regionally, 39%) amount of semi detached properties. There is a lower than average number of flats, particularly in the south of the borough where there is a predominantly higher number of detached properties (41.9%)

Social Housing Stock

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

RSL Stock 2,578 2,694 2,710 2,806 2,755 2,815 2,955

LA stock 25,103 23,888 22,509 21,636 21,280 21,021 20,963

Total Social housing

27,681 26,582 25,219 24,442 24,035 23,836 23,918

Local Authority and RSL Stock

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Year

Nu

mb

er

of

Dw

ellin

gs

RSL Stock

LA stock

Social housing

RTB Sales since 2001

Area Ward RTB Sales

N Adwick Ward 541

E Armthorpe Ward 169

N Askern Spa Ward 305

C Balby Ward 329

N Bentley Ward 324

S Bessacarr and Cantley Ward 227

C Central Ward 108

The total social housing stock has steadily fallen over the past few years despite Registered Social Landlord stock additions; this is due to Right to Buy sales and demolitions. Between 2003 and 2009 the total social housing stock has fallen by 3763. In essence the impact of right to buy has been to drive up Housing Register trend. Right to Buy sales can also distort the housing market through the influx of lower property values. There is a general trend of an increase of households on the waiting lists. Between 2003 and 2009 of around 4000. There are 3763 less social houses in the borough than in 2003. It means more people are on the Housing Register waiting for limited and falling numbers of social rented housing. There have been 5411 right to by sales in Doncaster since 2000. (Sale of Council homes). The highest number f sales have been in Adwick, Conisbrough and Denaby and Town Moor Wards, however these are areas with higher levels of Council stock.

W Conisbrough and Denaby Ward 528

E Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun Ward 58

W Edlington and Warmsworth Ward 227

S Finningley Ward 34

N Great North Road Ward 238

E Hatfield Ward 195

W Mexbrough Ward 328

S Rossington Ward 317

N Sprotbrough Ward 42

E Stainforth and Moorends Ward 346

E Thorne Ward 307

S Torne Valley Ward 91

C Town Moor Ward 423

C Wheatley Ward 230

Total 5367

Condition of private sector and RSL stock Quality of existing private sector homes in

Doncaster (21.2% non decent) is better than national averages (36.7% non decent) but this masks stark differences between areas The private sector stock condition survey (PSSCS, 2008) found that 86384 private dwellings (78.8%) meet the requirements of the Decent Homes Standard and can be regarded as satisfactory. The remaining 23201 dwellings (21.2%) fail the requirements of the Decent Homes Standard and are unsatisfactory. Reasons for non-compliance with the Decent Homes Standard are ;

• Subject to Category 1 hazard within the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS): 12482 dwellings (11.4%) Of these the greatest reason was risk of falls on stairs/steps

followed by excess cold.

• Failure to be in reasonable repair: 7926 dwellings (7.2%)

• Failure to provide reasonable modern amenities: 477 dwellings (0.4%)

• Failure to provide effective insulation and/or efficient heating: 7318 dwellings (6.7%).

The largest number of Category 1 hazards is found within the owner-occupied sector (9543 dwellings or 10.5%). However, in percentage terms, rates of failure are significantly higher within the private-rented sector. 2502 privately rented dwellings exhibit Category 1 hazards representing 17.8% of all privately rented dwellings in the Borough. High levels of Cat 1 hazards associated with pre1919 homes, private rented sector and Central Ward and East sub area. The reason for the extremely high rate of Category 1 hazard failure within parts of central areas necessitates further examination. Many properties in this specific location are of pre-1919 construction and the internal design connotes a risk of falls on stairs/steps in over 90% of the dwellings. The issue of whether or not it is physically possible or realistic to eradicate this particular hazard risk in these circumstances requires consideration by the Council. (Private Sector Stock Condition Survey, 2008)

PRIVATE SECTOR

HOUSING CONDITION

CATEGORY

1 HAZARD

POOR

REPAIR

INADEQUATE

AMENITY/

ENERGY

DECENT

12482

dwgs

(11.4%)

7926 dwgs

(7.2%)

7795

dwgs

(7.1%)

86384

dwgs

(78.8%)

NON

DECENT

DECENT

CATEGORY 2

HAZARDS 10746

dwgs

(63%)

6307 dwgs

(37%)

17053

dwgs

(15.6%)

109585

dwgs

THE DISTRIBUTION OF CATEGORY 1 HAZARDS BY AREA AND HOUSING SECTOR

HHSRS CATEGORY 1 RISK Table Total

no category 1 risks category 1 risks

present

Dwgs % Dwgs % Dwgs %

AREA

Askern 973 92.1 83 7.9 1056 100.0

Green Corridor (-Askern) 6138 94.2 376 5.8 6514 100.0

Rest of North 10406 91.3 991 8.7 11397 100.0

NORTH 17516 92.4 1450 7.6 18967 100.0

Pathfinder 10679 83.1 2167 16.9 12846 100.0

Rest of West 8069 94.2 498 5.8 8567 100.0 WEST 18748 87.6 2665 12.4 21413 100.0 4 Named Streets (central ward) 25 9.0 255 91.0 280 100.0

NDC (-4 Named Streets) 2935 88.6 378 11.4 3313 100.0

Rest of Urban 18691 96.5 671 3.5 19362 100.0

URBAN 21651 94.3 1304 5.7 22955 100.0

EAST 20531 81.4 4702 18.6 25234 100.0

SOUTH 18656 88.8 2361 11.2 21017 100.0

TENURE

3.8

1.2

26.0

13.5

36.7

21.2

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0

Percent of Dwell ings

Unfitness

Non-Decency (Unfitness)

Non-Decency (HHSRS)

England Doncaster

owner occupied 81543 89.5 9543 10.5 91086 100.0

private rented 11544 82.2 2502 17.8 14046 100.0

rsl 3022 88.8 381 11.2 3402 100.0 shared ownership 63 100.0 63 100.0 unknown 932 94.4 56 5.6 987 100.0

MAIN HOUSE TYPE

house 79316 87.9 10904 12.1 90220 100.0

bungalow 12588 91.2 1218 8.8 13806 100.0

purpose built flat 4048 96.8 132 3.2 4180 100.0

other flat 1151 83.5 228 16.5 1379 100.0

DWELLING CONFIGURATION

mid terrace 16845 81.1 3918 18.9 20763 100.0

end terrace 6974 81.9 1541 18.1 8515 100.0

semi detached 46865 91.0 4614 9.0 51479 100.0

detached 21219 91.2 2049 8.8 23268 100.0

flat 5199 93.5 360 6.5 5559 100.0

DATE OF CONSTRUCTION

pre-1919 11655 78.5 3188 21.5 14843 100.0

1919-1944 22122 83.3 4422 16.7 26544 100.0

1945-1964 21703 92.9 1652 7.1 23356 100.0

1965-1974 13778 91.4 1304 8.6 15081 100.0

1975-1981 7331 90.7 750 9.3 8081 100.0

post-1981 20514 94.6 1166 5.4 21680 100.0

TABLE TOTAL 97103 88.6 12482 11.4 109585 100.0

Over crowding

HOUSEHOLD OCCUPANCY

HOUSEHOLD OCCUPANCY

Overcrowded Bedrooms equal need Under-occupied Total

hholds % hholds % hholds % hholds %

AREA

Askern 47 4.6 310 30.7 655 64.7 1012 100

Levels of over crowding vary around the borough. The highest levels are found in the central area, this may be due to the smaller houses and lower prices. Based upon the bedroom standard, 20127 households (18.9%) have sufficient bedrooms to meet their requirements given the household composition. 82393 households (77.4%) have more bedrooms than required and are under-occupying while

Green

Corridor

(minus

Askern) 63 1 877 13.6 5512 85.4 6451 100

Rest of

North

686 6.3 2439 22.4 7776 71.3 10901

100

NORTH 795 4.3 3627 19.7 13942 75.9 18364 100

Pathfinde

r 775 6.4 2603 21.6 8694 72 12072 100

Rest of

West 100 1.2 1494 17.9 6774 81 8368 100

WEST 875 4.3 4097 20 15468 75.7 20440 100

4 Named

Streets 25 9 75 26.9 179 64.1 280 100

NDC

(minus 4

Named

Streets) 381 11.6 821 25 2082 63.4 3284 100

Rest of

Urban 771 4 3275 17.1 15124 78.9 19170 100

URBAN 1177 5.2 4172 18.3 17385 76.5 22734 100

EAST 533 2.2 4728 19.3 19244 78.5 24505 100

SOUTH 526 2.6 3504 17.2 16353 80.2 20383 100

TENURE

owner

occupied 2735 3.1 14009 15.6 72861 81.3 89605 100

private

rented 939 6.9 4923 36.3 7689 56.7 13552 100

rsl 231 7.2 1195 37.3 1780 55.5 3206 100

shared

ownershi

p 63 100 63 100

TABLE

TOTAL 3906 3.7 20127 18.9 82393 77.4 106426 100

Source: Private Sector Stock Condition Survey 2008

3906 households (3.7%) have insufficient bedrooms to meet their household needs and are over-crowded. High levels of under-occupancy are not surprising against generally small household sizes. These rates are in line with those for the Yorkshire and The Humber Region; during 2005/06 1.0% of owner-occupied, 3.4% of private rented and 2.2% of social rented households in the Region were overcrowded (CLG Survey of English Housing 2005/06). Rates of overcrowding are above average in the RSL (7.2%) and private rented sector (6.9%), in pre-1919 dwellings (7.3%), and in parts of the central and western area. Overcrowding has an adverse effect on health and education. The south of the borough has the most under occupied houses. There is a demand for larger housing with could possibly be met through promoting downsizing in households that live in under occupied dwellings.

Condition of St Leger Homes

In 2000 the Government made a commitment to improve the quality of public housing to a decent standard by 2010.

Ward

Total SLH Stock Decent Non Decent

Potential NonDecent

% Stock Non Decent

Adwick Ward 1692 483 1205 4 71.2% Armthorpe Ward 685 631 53 1 7.7% Askern Spa Ward 781 667 114 14.6%

Balby Ward 1296 893 398 5 30.7%

Bentley Ward 1064 907 153 4 14.4% Bessacarr and Cantley Ward 803 491 310 2 38.6%

Central Ward 1524 569 953 2 62.5% Conisbrough and Denaby Ward 1879 879 999 1 53.2% Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun Ward 387 312 74 1 19.1% Edlington and Warmsworth Ward 894 417 477 0 53.4% Finningley Ward 301 271 30 0 10.0% Great North Road Ward 969 764 205 0 21.2%

Hatfield Ward 747 386 358 3 47.9% Mexborough Ward 1742 884 845 13 48.5% Rossington Ward 1075 968 102 5 9.5%

Sprotbrough Ward 117 58 59 0 50.4%

Stainforth and 1310 484 812 14 62.0%

St. Leger Homes is going above this set standard by introducing the Doncaster Decency Standard. The Doncaster Decency Standard has been developed to raise all council homes above the Government's minimum standard by 2015. Last year SLH spent over £44 million refurbishing over 3,500 properties throughout the borough, completing full Decent Homes work to 3,108 homes. In 2010/11 we are investing a further £41 million on behalf of Doncaster Council to improve tenants homes. The level of decency varies greatly throughout the borough with some areas like Armthorpe achieving almost full decency whilst Town Moor still has over 80% of stock in a non decent condition.

Moorends Ward

Thorne Ward 908 630 276 2 30.4% Torne Valley Ward 434 129 305 0 70.3% Town Moor Ward 1269 223 1036 10 81.6% Wheatley Ward 942 479 463 0 49.2%

Type and Age of Properties

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIVATE HOUSING BY MANAGEMENT AREA

NORTH WEST URBAN EAST SOUTH TOTAL dwg

s % dwg

s % dwg

s %

dwgs

% dwgs

% dwg

s %

TENURE

owner occupied

15333

80.8 18599

86.9 17819

77.6 21657

85.8 17677

84.1 9108

6 83.1

private rented

2499

13.2 188

9 8.8

4095

17.8 291

4 11.5

2649

12.6 1404

6 12.8

rsl 873 4.6 413 1.9 101

1 4.4 530 2.1 576 2.7 3402 3.1

shared ownership

63 0.3 63 0.1

unobtainable 198 1.0 512 2.4 29 0.1 132 0.5 115 0.5 987 0.9

MAIN HOUSE TYPE

house 16175

85.3 18570

86.7 19417

84.6 19935

79.0 16122

76.7 9022

0 82.3

bungalow 199

7 10.5

1975

9.2 153

4 6.7

4040

16.0 426

1 20.3

13806

12.6

purpose built flat

601 3.2 409 1.9 159

2 6.9

1060

4.2 518 2.5 4180 3.8

other 194 1.0 459 2.1 412 1.8 199 0.8 115 0.5 1379 1.3

DWELLING CONFIGURATION

National research through the English House Condition Survey programme (EHCS) has established that the poorest housing conditions in the private sector are concentrated in the oldest housing stock (approximately 38% of non-decent homes nationally were built before 1919, EHCS 2005) and in the private-rented sector (41% non-decent, EHCS 2005). At an area level the proportion of pre-1919 housing is above average in the North (20.5%), West (20.5%) and Central (19.9%) Areas. The East and parts of the North have the highest rates of post 1981 dwellings with 28.3% in both areas constructed during this period. Doncaster has a relatively high proportion of semi detached properties especially in the North and a high proportion of detached properties in the South. Compared with national and regional averages Doncaster has a high number

mid terrace 401

1 21.1

4275

20.0 646

0 28.1

3312

13.1 270

6 12.9

20763

18.9

end terrace 244

3 12.9

1548

7.2 110

7 4.8

1921

7.6 149

7 7.1 8515 7.8

semi detached

9656

50.9 10690

49.9 11180

48.7 12584

49.9 737

0 35.1

51479

47.0

detached 206

1 10.9

4033

18.8 220

5 9.6

6159

24.4 881

0 41.9

23268

21.2

flat 795 4.2 868 4.1 200

4 8.7

1258

5.0 633 3.0 5559 5.1

DATE OF CONSTRUCTION

pre-1919 388

0 20.5

4382

20.5 456

8 19.9 861 3.4

1152

5.5 1484

3 13.5

1919-1944 410

8 21.7

4807

22.4 885

6 38.6

5894

23.4 287

9 13.7

26544

24.2

1945-1964 352

6 18.6

4275

20.0 541

7 23.6

5762

22.8 437

6 20.8

23356

21.3

1965-1974 254

7 13.4

3286

15.3 105

4 4.6

4106

16.3 408

8 19.5

15081

13.8

1975-1981 933 4.9 131

5 6.1 346 1.5

1457

5.8 403

1 19.2 8081 7.4

post-1981 397

3 20.9

3350

15.6 271

3 11.8

7153

28.3 449

1 21.4

21680

19.8

TABLE TOTAL

18966

100.0

21413

100.0

22955

100.0

25234

100.0

21017

100.0

109585

100.0

Ward Blank A B C D E F G H I Total

Adwick Ward 0.0% 84.3% 10.7% 2.5% 1.7% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Armthorpe Ward 0.5% 52.0% 27.9% 12.2% 6.0% 1.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0% Askern Spa Ward 0.1% 54.9% 20.4% 11.3% 7.0% 4.2% 1.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0%

Balby Ward 0.0% 59.2% 21.2% 10.8% 7.3% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0%

Bentley Ward 1.0% 82.8% 9.7% 4.3% 1.5% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Bessacarr and Cantley Ward 1.2% 37.0% 15.0% 19.7%

14.9% 5.9% 3.2% 3.0% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0%

of properties in council tax band A reflecting low property values, particularly in central and western areas. There is also a lower than average proportion of higher band properties, which could be a reflection of lack of executive housing. However there are pockets of higher band properties mainly in northern and southern areas including Sprotborough, Finningley, Bessacarr and Cantley and Torne Valley .

Central Ward 0.2% 93.0% 3.8% 1.9% 0.8% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0% Conisbrough and Denaby Ward 1.0% 81.7% 8.6% 5.6% 1.7% 0.9% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun Ward 0.3% 28.3% 36.7% 20.4%

11.1% 2.5% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0%

Edlington and Warmsworth Ward 0.2% 62.2% 23.2% 8.5% 3.9% 1.4% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Finningley Ward 0.6% 19.4% 15.8% 26.4% 17.5

% 12.3

% 5.2% 2.6% 0.2% 0.0% 100.0% Great North Road Ward 1.3% 61.2% 23.4% 8.3% 4.4% 1.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Hatfield Ward 0.8% 48.6% 28.5% 15.2% 4.7% 1.7% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Mexbrough Ward 0.2% 74.7% 13.2% 8.9% 2.5% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Rossington Ward 0.2% 66.5% 13.9% 10.5% 5.9% 2.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0% Sprotbrough Ward 0.1% 26.3% 21.7% 18.6%

14.8%

10.4% 5.2% 2.5% 0.5% 0.0% 100.0%

Stainforth and Moorends Ward 1.1% 74.1% 8.1% 6.9% 4.2% 3.2% 1.8% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0%

Thorne Ward 0.9% 64.9% 13.9% 10.5% 6.8% 2.2% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0% Torne Valley Ward 0.3% 19.5% 21.7% 15.5%

18.0%

14.0% 8.6% 2.2% 0.2% 0.0% 100.0%

Town Moor Ward 0.1% 60.3% 26.5% 8.9% 3.2% 0.8% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0%

Wheatley Ward 0.8% 80.0% 12.8% 3.4% 1.7% 1.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Doncaster 0.5% 59.8% 17.6% 10.7% 6.4% 3.1% 1.3% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0%

Y&H 0.0% 44.3% 19.7% 16.5% 9.2% 5.8% 2.8% 1.6% 0.1% 0.0% 100.0%

E&W 0.0% 24.5% 19.6% 21.7% 15.3

% 9.7% 5.2% 3.5% 0.6% 0.0% 100.0%

(Council Tax, 2010)

Local Housing Allowance and Private Sector Rents

Ward

Median Private Rented Sector Rent (Hometrack 2010)

LHA (2 Bed weekly)

Covers Median private rent

Adwick Ward - 97.81 N

Armthorpe Ward £109 97.81 N Askern Spa Ward £115 97.81 Y

Balby Ward £103 97.81 Y

Bentley Ward £103 97.81 -

Bessacarr and Cantley Ward £115 97.81 N

Central Ward £94 97.81 N

Conisbrough and Denaby Ward £103 97.81 N

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun Ward £121 97.81 N

Edlington and Warmsworth Ward £109 97.81 N

Finningley Ward £173 97.81

Great North Road Ward £91 97.81 Y

Hatfield Ward £109 97.81 N

Mexborough Ward £90 97.81 N

Rossington Ward £108 97.81 N Sprotbrough Ward £138 97.81 N

Local Housing Allowance in Doncaster is set by looking at all the rents in the Broad Rental Market Area (BRMA) for that bedroom size property and finding the rent value at the 50% percentile (half way). Comparing the LHA level to that of the Median private sector rent for each ward we can see that within the Broad Market Rental Area there are differentials. There is a planned change, announced in the Emergency Budget, and from October 2011 LHA rates will be set at the 30th percentile instead of the 50th.

This will mean more areas will become unaffordable to those on LHA. This needs to be closely monitored and further actions considered.

Stainforth and Moorends Ward 97.81 N

Thorne Ward £114 97.81 N

Torne Valley Ward £109 97.81 N

Town Moor Ward £132 97.81 N

Wheatley Ward £94 97.81 Y LHA 2010 Hometrack 2010

SAP Ratings

SAP Ratings are used to show how energy efficient a home is. The range from 0 – 100. The greater the figure the more energy efficient a home is. A SAP of under 35 is considered unacceptably low and it is a national aim to increase the number of homes with a SAP 65 and over. SAP ratings vary greatly around the borough and also between tenure types. SAP ratings are considerably better in SLH stock compared to the private sector – reflecting the investment in Decent Homes work which includes energy efficient measures.

The lowest SAP ratings are found in the central areas, in part due to the age and condition of stock. SAP ratings tend to be higher in pre 1919 solid walled properties. Private rented stock tends to have poor SAP ratings and owner occupied housing tends to be of a better quality, showing the gap in quality between tenures.

The average SAP rating for private housing in the Borough is measured at 59 (PSSCS, 2008), above the national average for all private housing, at the time of 51 (EHCS, 2005) 2648 dwellings (2.4%) have a SAP rating below 35, and 1437 of these, or 1.3% of all dwellings have a SAP rating below 30 compared with 9.1% nationally (EHCS, 2004). Just under half of dwellings (47.9% or 52490 properties) have a SAP rating of 60 or above. Doncaster is in the worst 20% nationally for fuel poverty. This is a reflection of Doncaster’s low incomes and poor energy efficiency.

DECENT HOMES ENERGY PERFORMANCE BY AREA AND HOUSING SECTOR

decent homes energy

compliant non compliant Table Total

dwgs % dwgs % dwgs %

AREA

Askern 937 88.7 119 11.3 1056 100.0

Green Corridor (-Askern) 5825 89.4 689 10.6 6514 100.0

Rest of North 10592 92.9 805 7.1 11397 100.0

NORTH 17353 91.5 1613 8.5 18966 100.0

Pathfinder 12072 94.0 774 6.0 12846 100.0

Rest of West 8019 93.6 548 6.4 8567 100.0

WEST 20091 93.8 1322 6.2 21413 100.0

4 Named Streets 248 88.5 32 11.5 280 100.0

NDC (-4 Named Streets) 3284 99.1 29 0.9 3313 100.0

Rest of Urban 18691 96.5 671 3.5 19362 100.0

URBAN 22222 96.8 732 3.2 22955 100.0

EAST 24174 95.8 1060 4.2 25234 100.0

SOUTH 18426 87.7 2591 12.3 21017 100.0

TENURE

owner occupied 85382 93.7 5704 6.3 91086 100.0

private rented 12598 89.7 1449 10.3 14046 100.0

Rsl 3237 95.1 165 4.9 3402 100.0

shared ownership 63 100.0 63 100.0

Unknown 987 100.0 987 100.0

MAIN HOUSE TYPE

House 84035 93.1 6185 6.9 90220 100.0

Bungalow 13105 94.9 701 5.1 13806 100.0

purpose built flat 3915 93.7 265 6.3 4180 100.0

other flat 1211 87.8 168 12.2 1379 100.0

DWELLING CONFIGURATION

mid terrace 18968 91.4 1795 8.6 20763 100.0

end terrace 7785 91.4 730 8.6 8515 100.0

semi detached 48188 93.6 3292 6.4 51479 100.0

Detached 22199 95.4 1069 4.6 23268 100.0

Flat 5126 92.2 433 7.8 5559 100.0

DATE OF CONSTRUCTION

pre-1919 13526 91.1 1317 8.9 14843 100.0

1919-1944 24052 90.6 2492 9.4 26544 100.0

1945-1964 21878 93.7 1478 6.3 23356 100.0

1965-1974 14447 95.8 634 4.2 15081 100.0

1975-1981 7604 94.1 477 5.9 8081 100.0

post-1981 20760 95.8 920 4.2 21680 100.0

TABLE TOTAL 102267 93.3 7318 6.7 109585 100.0

National Energy Efficiency, average SAP rating by tenure, 2008

all dwellings

1996 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

owner occupied 41.1 44.4 45.0 45.6 46.1 46.9 48.1 49.6

private rented 37.9 41.9 44.4 45.7 46.0 46.6 48.1 50.2

all private 40.7 44.1 44.9 45.6 46.1 46.8 48.1 49.7

local authority 45.7 49.6 52.0 53.9 55.3 55.8 56.2 58.0

housing association 50.9 56.4 56.7 57.3 58.9 59.3 59.5 60.3

all social 46.8 51.9 53.9 55.3 56.9 57.4 57.8 59.2

all tenures 42.1 45.7 46.6 47.4 48.1 48.7 49.8 51.4

Source: English House Condition Survey 1996 to 2007, English Housing Survey 2008 (dwelling sub-sample)

NI 187 Tackling fuel poverty – % of people receiving income based benefits living in homes with a low energy efficiency rating

12.14% - this is in the worst 20% nationally.