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Supporting Evidence for designation of a
Selective Licensing scheme for Private
Rented Properties
Scarborough North
April 2016
1. Introduction and Background
This document has been produced to support the wider business case for the introduction of a
potential Selective Licensing scheme in Scarborough. The purpose of this document is to provide the
evidence base for the introduction of a potential scheme and to decide which areas should be
included within a proposed Selective Licensing designation. The document also outlines the
methodology and evidence bases used to arrive at the designation. It is designed to ensure that it
meets with the recent guidance issued by the Department of Communities and Local Government
(DCLG)on Selective Licensing designation in April 2015.
The new guidance issued by DCLG contains 2 significant changes to the designation of Selective
Licensing areas:
Local Authorities are now required to obtain Secretary of State approval for any selective
licensing scheme, which would cover more than 20% of their geographical area or would
affect more than 20% of privately rented homes in the local authority area.
Additional criteria for making a scheme has also been introduced. Previously Local
Authorities needed to demonstrate that an area had low housing demand or high levels of
anti-social behaviour. A designation can now be based on areas experiencing one of more of
the following conditions: poor property conditions, high levels of migration, high levels of
deprivation, high levels of crime plus the previous factors of low housing demand or high
levels of anti-social behaviour.
Parts of the Borough of Scarborough have very high concentrations of private rented housing (over
50% in some parts of Scarborough) and also exhibit many of the factors listed above. With this in
mind the Council has analysed data across a range of indicators to assess whether a Selective
Licensing scheme should be proposed in the Borough and in which geographical areas.
2. Methodology and Evidence Bases
The methodology and evidence bases used are as robust as is realistically possible. This is quite
deliberate. There are huge implications for designating an area for Selective Licensing, both for Local
Authorities and their partners (particularly in terms of resources) and for private landlords, tenants
and the wider local community. Additionally should Secretary of State approval be required, there
needs to be as strong and robust as evidence base as possible to ensure that approval is granted.
With this in mind, the methodology is based on the following stages:
2.1 Initial assessment:
An initial assessment was undertaken of the areas with high levels of private rented stock across the
whole of the Borough. This was carried out at Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) level and included all
LSOAs that had higher level of privately rented households than the national average of 19% (Based
on English Housing Survey). The assessment was across a range of factors as follows:
% of households living in privately rented accommodation: Census 2011
Overall Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Score: IMD 2015
IMD Domains for Crime and Living Environment (Indoors): IMD 2015
Population Change: 2001-2011: Census 2001 and 2011
From this assessment, a smaller number of LSOAs were identified as having the range of factors,
which would justify the designation of a Selective Licensing scheme. These LSOAs are:
Castle: 006B
Castle: 010A
North Bay: 006D
Ramshill: 010B
Ramshill: 010D
They contain a total of approximately 2600 privately rented households and all are within the inner
urban area of Scarborough.
However, designation of a scheme of this extent all at once, would require additional resources,
which could be beyond the capacity of the Council and it’s key partners to deliver within a single
designation. As a result these 5 LSOAs should be split into 3 separate designations of approximately
700-1000 privately rented households each as follows:
Scarborough North: This would cover the LSOAs of North Bay 006D and part of Castle 006B. It would
also cover a very small part of the adjoining Castle 006A LSOA. This would comprise of approximately
970 privately rented properties and would be the initial area to be proposed for selective Licensing
designation
Scarborough Centre: This would cover the Castle 010A and remainder of Castle 006B LSOAs. It
would also cover a small part of the adjoining Central 008C LSOA.
Scarborough South: This would cover the Ramshill 010B and 010D LSOAs.
The initial assessment showed that the worst conditions were within the Scarborough North area. As
a result it is proposed that this be the initial area put forward for Selective Licensing designation.
2.2 Detailed assessment:
Detailed assessment was carried out of the proposed Scarborough North designation in order to
refine the proposed area as much as possible to ensure that it both included all streets where
Selective licensing would be justified, and excluded any streets where it would not be justified. It
also demonstrates that as robust an approach as possible has been taken to designating an area for
Selective Licensing.
The detailed assessment was carried out at Census Output Area (COA) level. COAs are much smaller
neighbourhood areas, which cover approximately 150-200 households. Within each LSOA there are
6 COAs. The assessment was based on the following factors:
% of households living in privately rented accommodation: Census 2011
Population Change: 2001-2011: Census 2001 and 2011
% of households: more than 2 deprivation indicators: IMD 2010
Housing Enforcement: SBC Private Sector Housing : 2013-2015
Environmental Nuisance actions: SBC Environmental Health: 2013-2015
All recorded crime incidents: SBC Safer Communities: 2013-2015
ASB incidents: SBC Safer Communities: 2013-2015
3. The Private Rented Sector in Scarborough
According to the 2011 Census, the private rented sector in Scarborough Borough comprised of 9,640
households amounting to around 19% of the total number of households in the Borough and roughly
in line with the national average. In line with national trends, the sector has grown significantly in
the Borough from 6,340 in 2001, an increase of over 50%. Since 2011, it is believed that the private
rented stock has continued to expand in the Borough. The Strategic Housing Market Assessment
(SHMA) for the Borough undertaken in summer 2015 estimates that the sector now comprises of
almost 11,000 households in the Borough, accounting for over 21% of all households (source:
Household Survey: 2015).
Table 1 shows all those LSOAs where private rented housing comprises over 19% of the total housing
stock in the area.
Table 1: LSOAs with private rented stock of over 19%
Ward LSOA Codes
Number of private rented properties
% of households living in privately rented property: 2011 Census
Castle 804 010A 537 61.40%
Ramshill 852 010B 544 60.50%
North Bay 847 006D 574 57.60%
Ramshill 854 010D 477 55.60%
Castle 806 006B 469 50.50%
Whitby West Cliff 869 001C 275 44.10%
Central 812 008C 314 41.70%
Stepney 862 008E 281 37.30%
North Bay 846 006C 271 35.40%
Central 810 008A 224 34.50%
Ramshill 853 010C 224 34.10%
Central 811 008B 219 33.30%
Filey 827 014A 281 31.50%
Whitby West Cliff 870 001D 203 29.60%
Falsgrave 826 009C 180 27.50%
Castle 805 006A 210 26.90%
Weaponess 868 010E 309 26.30%
Streonshalh 865 003C 206 26.20%
Mulgrave 841 002D 142 24.40%
Falsgrave 825 009B 182 24.00%
Stepney 861 009D 146 22.70%
Northstead 851 008D 137 21.90%
Derwent Valley 814 013A 138 20.40%
Esk Valley 822 002B 123 20.20%
As at the 2011 Census there were 6648 private rented households across all the LSOA’s identified in
Table 1. The highest concentrations of private rented stock are within the inner urban area of
Scarborough with some LSOAs in the Castle, North Bay and Ramshill wards having over 50% of their
stock as private rented households. Outside of the inner urban area, other wards in all the main
towns (Scarborough, Whitby and Filey) and some rural areas have LSOAs where over 20% of the
stock is privately rented.
4. Initial Assessment of LSOA’s
The initial assessment of LSOA’s was carried out only on those LSOA’s identified in Table 1 above as
having a higher than the national and Borough average of privately rented households. The
assessment was based on the following factors:
% of households living in privately rented accommodation: Census 2011
Overall Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Score: IMD 2015
IMD Domains for Crime: IMD 2015
IMD Domain for Living Environment (Indoors): IMD 2015
Population Change: 2001-2011: Census 2001 and 2011
These factors were chosen as they were representative of some of the key criteria issued in the
recent Government guidance for the designation of a Selective Licensing Area.
4.1 Overall Index of Multiple Deprivation
One of the key criteria identified by the Government in the new guidance was high levels of
deprivation. The table below identifies those LSOA’s, which are within the most deprived 30%
nationally on the Index of Multiple Deprivation and have high levels of private rented stock.
Table 2: LSOA’s with private rented stock of over 19% in most deprived 30% on the IMD
Ward SOA Codes
% of households living in privately rented property: 2011 Census Overall IMD score
Castle 806 006B 50.50% 319
North Bay 847 006D 57.60% 751
Castle 804 010A 61.40% 1005
Castle 805 006A 26.90% 2561
Whitby West Cliff 869 001C 44.10% 2792
Ramshill 852 010B 60.50% 3907
Central 812 008C 41.70% 5140
Falsgrave 825 009B 24.00% 5334
Filey 827 014A 31.50% 5533
Ramshill 854 010D 55.60% 5992
North Bay 846 006C 35.40% 6697
Stepney 862 008E 37.30% 8142
Streonshalh 865 003C 26.20% 8715
As can be seen from above, this reduces the number of LSOA’s for consideration to only 13 in total.
It is noticeable that the 9 LSOA’s whose proportion or private rented households is higher than 35%
of their total households are all within the most deprived 30% nationally on the IMD. The highest
levels of deprivation are within the inner urban areas of Scarborough (Castle and North Bay areas),
with a number of these being within the most deprived 10% in the country. The Castle 006B LSOA is
within the most deprived 1% in the country. The map below shows the location of these LSOAs and
illustrates the concentration of deprivation in inner Scarborough.
Map 1: LSOA’s with private rented stock of over 19% in most deprived 30% on the IMD
4.2 Crime Domain
The 13 LSOA’s were then assessed in terms of crime levels using the crime domain from the IMD.
Table 3: Crime domain LSOA rankings
Ward
SOA Codes
% of households living in privately rented property: 2011 Census
Crime domain
Castle 805 006A 26.90% 327
Castle 806 006B 50.50% 508
Central 812 008C 41.70% 888
Castle 804 010A 61.40% 1264
North Bay 847 006D 57.60% 1512
North Bay 846 006C 35.40% 3013
Whitby West Cliff
869 001C 44.10% 3779
Streonshalh 865 003C 26.20% 6691
Ramshill 854 010D 55.60% 7199
Ramshill 852 010B 60.50% 8540
Stepney 862 008E 37.30% 9614
Filey 827 014A 31.50% 16155
Falsgrave 825 009B 24.00% 19521
11 of the LSOA’s were in the most 30% deprived on the crime domain with a number of inner urban
areas of Scarborough (Castle, North Bay and Central) being within the most deprived 5% on the
crime domain.
4.3 Living Environment (Indoors) Domain
The other key domain on the IMD to be considered was in terms of Living Environment (Indoors),
which specifically measures the quality of housing in an area. As a result this is a very key indicator
for this assessment.
Table 4: Living Environment (Indoors) LSOA rankings
Ward
SOA Codes
% of households living in privately rented property: 2011 Census
Living Environment domain
Ramshill 852 010B 60.50% 75
Castle 804 010A 61.40% 77
Whitby West Cliff
869 001C 44.10% 118
North Bay 847 006D 57.60% 127
Ramshill 854 010D 55.60% 134
Castle 806 006B 50.50% 310
Streonshalh 865 003C 26.20% 546
Central 812 008C 41.70% 675
Filey 827 014A 31.50% 1285
Stepney 862 008E 37.30% 1409
North Bay 846 006C 35.40% 1877
Castle 805 006A 26.90% 1998
Falsgrave 825 009B 24.00% 2756
Whilst all of the LSOA’s above are within the most deprived 10% nationally on the Living
Environment (Indoors) domain, there are 6 LSOA’s, which are within the most deprived 1%
nationally. Five of these are within the inner urban area of Scarborough (Castle, North Bay and
Ramshill) and one within Whitby (Whitby West Cliff). All of these LSOAs have over 40% of their
housing stock as privately rented and it demonstrates clear evidence of a strong correlation between
poor conditions and privately rented accommodation.
4.4 Population Change
Table 5: Population Change: 2001 -2011
The table shows the population change within each of these LSOAs between the 2001 and 2011
census.
Ward
SOA Codes
% of households living in privately rented property: 2011 Census
Population Change: 2001-2011
Falsgrave 825 009B 24.00% 39.80%
North Bay 847 006D 57.60% 28.30%
Castle 806 006B 50.50% 25.30%
Stepney 862 008E 37.30% 16.10%
Castle 804 010A 61.40% 14.50%
Ramshill 854 010D 55.60% 10.60%
North Bay 846 006C 35.40% 10.30%
Ramshill 852 010B 60.50% 10.20%
Central 812 008C 41.70% 7.70%
Castle 805 006A 26.90% 6.30%
Streonshalh 865 003C 26.20% -6.90%
Filey 827 014A 31.50% -7.00%
Whitby West Cliff 869 001C 44.10% -15.80%
The table above shows high levels of population increase in parts of inner Scarborough (Castle,
North Bay and Ramshill wards), which are all in excess of 10% increase in population. The highest
population increase is in part of the Falsgrave ward, which covers the Edgehill area. The population
increase here is mainly down to the regeneration and redevelopment of the Edgehill estate and not
related to the private rented sector.
4.5 Overall Summary
Analysis of all of these indicators shows that the areas with higher levels of private rented stock also
rank highest across the majority of the other indicators. This is shown on the table below, which
shows all the indicators for the LSOAs and their rankings in relation to each other.
Table 6: Scores for all LSOAs across all indicators
Ward SOA code
% of PRS
Overall IMD
Crime Domain
Living Environment Domain
Population Change
Castle 804 010A 61.40%
1005
1264
77
14.50%
Ramshill 852 010B 60.50%
3907
8540
75
10.20%
North Bay 847 006D 57.60%
751
1512
127
28.30%
Ramshill 854 010D 55.60%
5992
7199
134
10.60%
Castle 806 006B 50.50%
319
508
310
25.30%
Whitby West Cliff
869 001C 44.10%
2792
3779
118
-15.80%
Central 812 008C 41.70%
5140
888
675
7.70%
Stepney 862 008E 37.30%
8142
9614
1409
16.10%
North Bay 846 006C 35.40%
6697
3013
1877
10.30%
Filey 827 014A 31.50%
5533
16155
1285
-7.00%
Castle 805 006A 26.90%
2561
327
1998
6.30%
Streonshalh 865 003C 26.20%
8715
6691
546
-6.90%
Falsgrave 825 009B 24.00%
5334
19521
2756
39.80%
3 LSOAs (Castle: 006B and 010A North Bay 006D) rank very highly across all the indicators. They all
have more than 50% private rented housing and also exhibit the following range of characteristics:
All are in the most deprived 10% nationally on the overall IMD
All are in the most deprived 10% nationally on the crime domain IMD
All are in the most deprived 1% nationally on the Living Environment (indoors) domain IMD
All had experienced a population increase in excess of 10% between 2001 and 2011
The other 2 LSOAs with more than 50% private rented housing (Ramshill: 010B and 010D) also rank
highly across all the indicators and exhibit the following characteristics:
Both are in the most deprived 20% nationally on the overall IMD
Both are in the most deprived 30% nationally on the crime domain IMD
Both are in the most deprived 1% nationally on the Living Environment (indoors) domain
IMD
Both had experienced a population increase in excess of 10% between 2001 and 2011
The 2 LSOAs (Whitby West Cliff: 001C and Central: 008C) with the next highest proportion of
private rented housing (both over 40%) also rank highly across some of the indicators as follows:
Both are within the most deprived 20% nationally on the overall IMD (Whitby West Cliff
001C is within the most deprived 10%)
Both are within the most deprived 20% nationally on the crime domain IMD (Central 008C
is within the most deprived 10%)
Both are within the most deprived 3% nationally on the Living Environment domain IMD
(Whitby West Cliff 001C is within the most deprived 1%)
However neither of these LSOAs had an increase in population of over 10% between 2001 and 2011,
with Whitby West Cliff 001C actually experiencing a population decrease of over 15% during the
period.
The only other LSOA which ranks highly on a range of indicators is Castle 006A. There is a much
lower proportion of privately rented housing (26.90%) compared to other LSOAs. However it does
exhibit the following characteristics:
It is within the most deprived 10% nationally on the overall IMD
It is within the most deprived 10% nationally on the crime IMD
It is within the most deprived 10% nationally on the Living Environment IMD
However, the increase in population was less than 10% between 2001 and 2011.
4.6 Outcome of Initial Assessment
The initial assessment of the 13 LSOA’s shows that there are 5 LSOAs (Castle: 006B and 010A,
Ramshill: 010B and 010D and North Bay 006D) within the inner urban area of Scarborough, which
meet the criteria for Selective Licensing designation. In each of these LSOAs, privately rented
households made up over 50% of the total number of households. Each also had over 450 privately
rented households (3 had over 500). By contrast the LSOA with the next highest amount of privately
rented households was Central 008C with 314. In total, there were almost 2,600 privately rented
households across these 5 LSOAs as at the 2011 census. Undertaking selective licensing of over 2600
properties in one single designation would prove very challenging given the scale of resources that
would be required to carry it out effectively.
As a result these 5 LSOA’s should be split into 3 separate designations of approximately 700-1000
privately rented households each as follows:
Scarborough North: This would cover the LSOAs of North Bay 006D and part of Castle 006B. It would
also cover a very small part of the adjoining Castle 006A LSOA. This would comprise of approximately
970 privately rented properties and would be the initial area to be proposed for Selective Licensing
designation. A separate business case will be presented to support the proposal of designation of
this area.
Scarborough Centre: This would cover the LSOAs of Castle 010A and remainder of Castle 006B. It
would also cover a small part of the adjoining Central 008C LSOA. This would comprise of
approximately 700 privately rented properties and would be the second area to be proposed for
Selective Licensing designation. It is intended that this designation will not be formally proposed
until at least 12 months following the initial designation and a separate business case will be
presented to support the designation of this area.
Scarborough South: This would cover the LSOAs of Ramshill 010B and 010D and would comprise of
approximately 1000 privately rented properties. This would be the third area to be proposed for
Selective Licensing designation. It is intended that this designation will not be formally proposed
until at least 24 months following the initial designation and a separate business case will be
presented to support the designation of this area.
At the present time there would not be sufficient justification for including the LSOAs of Whitby
West Cliff (001C), Central (008C) and Castle (006A) within a selective licensing designation. As a
whole, these LSOAs will be subject to on-going review and should circumstances significantly
change, then future consideration will be given to possible designation. However a small part of the
Castle 006A is to be included within the initial Scarborough North proposed designation and a small
part of Central 008C is to be included within the later Scarborough Centre proposed designation.
5. Scarborough North: Detailed Assessment
Detailed assessment was carried out of the proposed Scarborough North designation in order to
refine the proposed area as much as possible. This is to ensure that it both included all streets where
Selective licensing would be justified, and excluded any streets where it would not be justified. It
also demonstrates that as robust an approach as possible has been taken to designating an area for
Selective Licensing.
The detailed assessment was carried out at Census Output Area (COA) level. COAs are much smaller
neighbourhood areas, which cover approximately 150-200 households. Within each LSOA there are
6 COAs. The following COAs were subject to detailed assessment:
Table 7: List of Census Output Areas
LSOA Census Output Areas
Castle/006B E00141639 E00141636 E00141635 E00141649 E00141637
North Bay/006D E00141872 E00141874
E00141871 E00141864 E00141867 E00141873
Castle/006A E00141634
The type of information provided at COA level does not entirely mirror information provided at LSOA
level. As a result a wider range of indicators have been used from a range of sources in order to carry
out the detailed assessment. These are as follows:
% of households living in privately rented accommodation: Census 2011
Population Change: 2001-2011: Census 2001 and 2011
% of households with more than 2 deprivation indicators: IMD 2010
Housing Enforcement: SBC Private Sector Housing : 2013-2015
Environmental Nuisance actions: SBC Environmental Health: 2013-2015
All recorded crime incidents: SBC Safer Communities: 2013-2015
ASB incidents: SBC Safer Communities: 2013-2015
5.1 % of households living in privately rented accommodation
Map 2: % of households living in privately rented accommodation
The map shows that there are high concentrations of private rented housing (over 50%)across most
of the proposed area. There is a very high concentration (over 60%) across 4 of the COAS within
North Bay 006D. This area covers North Marine Road, Trafalgar Square, New Queen Street and
Queens Terrace. There is also a very high concentration (78.5%) in the COA covering Queen Street,
King Street and St Nicholas Street.
The only areas with significantly lower proportions of private rented housing (under 30%) is the
Cross Street area within Castle 006B and the Regent Street area within North Bay 006D . Both of
these have higher concentrations of social rented housing owned by Registered Providers as
opposed to privately rented properties.
5.2 Population Change: 2001-2011
Map 3: Population Change: 2001-2011
The highest levels of population increase (over 40%) have incurred in parts of Castle 006B (King
Street, Queen Street, St Nicholas Street in particular) and North Bay 006D (North Marine Road,
Trafalgar Square, New Queen Street, Queens Terrace). The lowest levels of population increase (less
than 5%) have incurred in in Castle 006B in the area around Castle Road and North Street .
5.3 Households with more than 2 deprivation indicators
Map 4: Households with more than 2 deprivation indicators
The areas having the highest number of households with 2 or more deprivation indicators (over
40%) include North Marine Road, Trafalgar Square, New Queen Street and Queens Terrace within
North Bay and the North Street and Cross Street parts of Castle ward.
5.4 Housing Enforcement actions
Map 5: Housing Enforcement Actions
The highest incidences of housing enforcement actions undertaken by the Council’s private sector
housing team have been within the North Bay area, especially around the Trafalgar Square, North
Marine Road, New Queen Street and Queens Terrace area. The other area where there has been
high incidences of housing enforcement action is within the King street, Queen Street, St Nicholas
Street area of Castle 006B.
5.5 Environmental Nuisance actions
Map 6: Environmental Nuisance Actions
The indicator is based complaints of environmental nuisance received by the Council and cover a
range of different complaints which are Abandoned Vehicles, Fly tipping, Housing Tenants
concerns/complaints, Noise pollution (Residential), Pollution/Nuisance
The highest number of complaints are received from the North Marine Road, Trafalgar Square, New
Queen Street, Queens terrace area of North Bay. High numbers of complaints are also found in the
Castle 006B area (King Street, Queen Street and St Nicholas street area, Eastborough and Cross
Street area). The lowest numbers of complaints are recorded in Castle 006A area: Friargate, St
Helens Square area
5.6 Recorded Crime
Map 7: Recorded Crime
The crime figures have been taken from North Yorkshire Police and include a wide range of
individual crime types as follows:
Burglary
Theft
Arson and Damage
Drug Offences
Due to the fact that much of the area being analysed includes Scarborough town centre, some types
of crime have not been included in the figures as they could result in distortion of the data. The
types of crime not included are those connected with the night time economy (i.e. pubs, clubs,
gambling/gaming places, off licences etc) and shoplifting offences.
The highest levels of crime were recorded in Castle 006B (King Street, Queen Street, St Nicholas
Street area). Instances of crime were over twice as much within these 2 locations anywhere else
within the overall area, even allowing for the exclusion of offences which were specifically linked
with both the night time economy and retail.
Outside of these areas high levels of crime were also recorded in the rest of the town centre area.
Outside of the town centre the highest levels of crime were in North Bay (Trafalgar Square, North
Marine Road, New Queen Street area).
5.7 ASB Incidents
Map 8: ASB Incidents
A similar pattern as crime offences is also recorded for instances of anti-social behaviour, with by far
the highest instances recorded in Castle 006B (King Street, Queen Street, St Nicholas Street area).
Again outside of these areas, the next highest levels of ASB were recorded in the North Street, Castle
Road, Friargate and Eastborough areas.
5.8 Overall Summary:
The table below shows the results across all of the indicators for all of the COAs.
Table 15: Scores for all COAs across all indicators
COA Proportion of PRS
Population Change
More than 2 deprivation indicators
Housing Enforcement actions
Environmental Nuisance actions
Crime ASB
E00141639 78.50% 84.50% 39.50% 20 26 524 858
E00141872 73.30% 42.80% 50.50% 24 30 111 145
E00141864 69.30% 40.90% 34.60% 13 23 95 93
E00141874 65.60% 48.10% 53.10% 18 48 108 112
E00141871 60.50% 18.10% 45.90% 21 17 64 89
E00141636 54.60% 16.20% 39.30% 11 25 107 110
E00141635 50.00% 2.20% 36.70% 10 28 146 225
E00141649 41.70% 1.00% 55.30% 10 13 176 316
E00141634 33.80% 10.00% 44.10% 9 5 109 207
E00141867 33.30% 10.40% 45.90% 10 13 66 95
E00141873 26.80% 6.70% 48.80% 9 23 64 83
E00141637 17.90% 6.70% 48.80% 6 23 67 115
E00141639 in Castle 006B (King Street, Queen Street, St Nicholas Street area) is the COA
with the highest proportion of private rented stock also scores highest amongst a number of
other indicators (Population change, crime and ASB) and also scores highly in respect of
Housing Enforcement actions and Environmental Nuisance actions
E00141872, E00141864 and E00141874 in North Bay 006D (Trafalgar Square, North Marine
Road, Queens Terrace and New Queen Street) also have high levels of private rented
housing (all over 65%) and score very highly across a range of other indicators (population
change, housing enforcement actions and environmental nuisance actions). Although they
do not score as highly on the crime and ASB indicators compared to the town centre, when
looked at on a street by street basis, they come out as having high levels of crime and ASB
for streets that are primarily residential in nature.
The reminder of the area has more of a mixed pattern scoring very highly on some indicators
and less on others. However the evidence at COA level shows that virtually all of the area
will benefit from Selective Licensing designation.
There is justification for some slight refinement of the proposed area, which would result in
excluding the following from the proposed designation:
The area around James Street, Oxford Street and Dean Road, which comprises the whole of
E00141867. This area has a relatively lower amount of privately rented stock compared to the
wider area and much of it is individual houses as opposed to blocks of flats. Crime rates and ASB
rates are also lower in this area.
Regent Street area of E00141873: This area consists mainly of social rented housing.
6. Proposal
The proposal for an initial designation of a Selective Licensing area will cover the following area:
Castle 006A LSOA: This would include the following COAs and principal streets:
E00141634: Friargate, St Helens Square, Upper part of Eastborough
Castle 006B LSOA: This would include the following COA and principal streets:
E00141639: King Street, part of Queen Street, St Nicholas Street, Newborough
E00141649: North Street, St Thomas Street
E00141635: Lower part of Castle Road, Bedford street
E00141636: Lower part of Eastborough, St Sepulchre Street, Foreshore Road
E00141637: Cross Street, Market Street, part of Queen Street
North Bay 006D LSOA: This would include the following COAs and principal streets:
E00141872: Trafalgar Square
E00141874: Part of North Marine Road, Queens Terrace and part of New Queen Street
E00141871: Part of North Marine Road
E00141864: Part of North Marine Road, part of New Queen Street, Blenheim Terrace.
E00141873: Lower part of North Marine Road, Clark Street and Hope Street only. All other streets to
be excluded as they comprise largely of social rented housing, which would be not be subject to
licensing.
The proposed area is shown on the map below:
Overall there are in the region of 970 privately rented households within the area being proposed
for Selective Licensing designation.
