Love’s Farm community survey, 2017-18
Cambridgeshire County Council
Research Group, 17th April 2018
Love’s Farm community survey - background
Pilot survey:
prior to a renewed programme of surveys beginning in 2018
to follow up on the previous surveys undertaken between 2006 and 2012
including 7 sites in Huntingdonshire 2007
Love’s Farm chosen as pilot:
settlement larger than original permission• school place capacity
10 years since first homes built and occupied
The survey
1,440 dwellings sent survey, late October 2017
Postal survey with option for paper returns or online entries
Reminder sent to targeted 425 dwellings in affordable / social housing sector January 2018
28% response rate (407)
of which 36% responded online, 64% paper 400 responses analysed
24% from affordable / social housing sector
Responses
% of total responses by dwelling size
No. of
bedrooms
Love’s Farm
total dwellings*
Total no. of
responses^
Response
rate %
1 60 12 20
2 441 88 20
3 422 105 25
4+ 460 193 42
Market 940 304 32
Affordable
/ Social
500 96 19
* Completions at 31/03/17, where dwelling size known
^ 2 households did not provide dwelling size data
Survey Questionnaire
Section 1: Your previous home
Section 2: Your current home
Section 3: Your household
Section 4: Your work, study and travel
Section 5: Your other activities and
opinions on living on Love’s Farm
Where people moved from
Rest of Cambrigdeshire
12.4%
Huntingdonshire37.6%
Bedford1.5%
Central Bedfordshire6.6%
Peterborough1.3%
Luton0.8%
Hertfordshire7.6%
Essex3.0%
Lincolnshire1.0%
Suffolk0.8%
Norfolk0.3%
Rest of UK14.2%
Greater London10.9%
Outside UK2.0%
Why do people move to Love’s Farm?
“Push” factors
To move to a larger or smaller home
Wanting to set up own home
To be nearer family / friends
To move nearer to work/ new job
“Pull” factors
Design/appearance of property/development
Better public transport than other places in the area
Like the idea of living in a new development
Price/ affordability compared to neighbouring areas
Tenure of homes
% of total Previous Tenure Current Tenure
Owner occupied 47% 69%
Private rented 33% 7%
Social rented 6% 14%
Intermediate tenures 2% 10%
Living with parents 10% 0%Other inc temporary
accommodation, living with friends, key worker 2% 1%
Moves between tenures
Other includes temporary accommodation, living with friends, key worker
Rounded to nearest 5, totals rounded to nearest 10
From:
Previous
tenure
To: Current tenure
Owner
occupied
Private
rented
Social
rented
Intermediate
tenures
Other Total
Owner
occupied
175 <5 5 10 <5 190
Private
rented
80 20 20 15 <5 130
Social
rented
<5 0 20 <5 20
Intermediate
tenures
5 <5 <5 <5 10
Living with
parents /
family
15 10 10 10 40
Other <5 0 5 <5
Total 280 30 60 39 400
Intended stay
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Owner occupied Private rented Social rented Intermediate tenures
Perc
en
tag
e o
f h
ou
seh
old
s
Tenure
Less than 6 months from now Between 6 months and 1 year from now
Between 1 and 3 years from now Between 3 and 5 years from now
Between 5 and 10 years from now More than 10 years from now
Not sure
Property type and tenure
Other includes town houses, mews houses
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Owneroccupied
Privaterented
Socialrented
Intermediatetenures
% o
f to
tal
Tenure
Other
Flat/apartment/maisonette
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
69% 14%7% 10% % of total responses
44%
25%
21%
10%
Detached Semi-detached
Terraced Flat/apartment/maisonette
Number of bedrooms by
tenure
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
Owner occupied Private rented Social rented Intermediate tenures
No
. o
f re
sp
on
ses
Tenure
1 bed
2 bed
3 bed
4+ beds
Age structure of Love’s Farm
community
A third of the population is under 17 years
There is a high proportion of working age population, especially 25-44 yrs
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Love's Farm Hunts 2007 Surveys Census 2011
% o
f to
tal
75+
45-74
30-44
25-29
17-24
16 and Under
Population age structure
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
0-4 5-11 12-16 17-24 25-29 30-44 45-74 75+
% o
f to
tal
Age group
Love's Farm
Hunts 2007
Census 2011
Household composition by
tenure
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
OwnerOccupiers
PrivatelyRented
Rented from aHousing
Association
SharedOwnership /
shared equity
% o
f to
tal
Tenure
3+ adults
2 adults, 1 65+ & 1 under 65
2 adults under 65
1 adult Under 65
2 adults Both 65+
1 adult 65+
3+ adults & 1+ child
2 adults & 1+ child
1 adult & 1+ child
Households and Residents
Average 2.81 people per household
1.89 adults, 0.94 children
Households composition:
55% families, 16% one-adult, 23% two-adults
79% White British, 10% White other
1st language of household: 92% English
Economic status
Employed full-time62%
Employed part-time12%
Full time education2%
Looking after home / family
7%
Permanently sick / disabled
2%
Retired6%
Seeking work1%
Self-Employed8%
Economic status by tenure
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Owned by you(outright or with a
mortgage)
Privately Rented Rented from aHousing
Association
Sharedownership/shared
equity
% o
f to
tal
Tenure
Retired
Permanently sick / disabled
Full time education
Looking after home / family
Seeking work
Self-Employed
Employed part-time
Employed full-time
Industries of employment
44%
22%
12%
10%
5%
4% 2% 1%
Public administration, education andhealth
Banking, finance and businessservices
Manufacturing
Distribution, hotels and restaurants
Transport and communications
Construction
Metal goods, engineering andvechicles industries
Energy and water supply
Where do people work?
Employment in St. Neots % of total
Full-time 65
Part-time 28
Self-employed 7
excluding home workers0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
No. of Jobs No. of home workers
How do you travel to work?
Bus, 4.6%
Car alone, 51.9%
Car share, 6.8%
Cycle, 2.1%
Other, 3.2%
Train, 22.7%
Park and Ride, 0.3%
Walk, 8.4%
Mode of transport used for majority of journey
Other includes vans, motorbikes etc.
337 households responded
Vehicle Numbers
None One Two Three Four or moreOwned by you (outright or with a mortgage) 2% 41% 49% 7% 1%Rented from a housing association 17% 56% 27% 0% 0%Rented from a private landlord 12% 58% 19% 12% 0%Shared ownership/shared equity 0% 47% 53% 0% 0%
Non-food shopping
0
20
40
60
80
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140
160
180
Nu
mb
er
of
occu
rren
ces
386 households responded, many listed multiple locations
Views on living on Love’s Farm
Lower12%
No difference
43%
Increased45%
Physical activityWorse12%
No difference
65%
Improved23%
Health
Worse4%
No difference39%
Improved57%
Quality of life
Summary of Findings
Love’s Farm has enabled many to establish own homes / independence
Younger population than Huntingdonshire in general
Households with families are settled and intend to stay
Economically active community
Transport links are very important
Local employment is also very strong
Residents have strong local connections
Make good use of local services
Increasing diversity of residents in terms of ethnicity
Further details
The final report will be published alongside the housing research on Cambridgeshire Insight:https://cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/housing/priority-themes/new-homes-communities/
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