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Thursday, 21 April 2011
Small Increase In Green Belt
In March 2011 the area of designated Green Belt in England was 1,639,540 hectares or 13% of the land area of England. London and the wider South East account for over half a million hectares (554,670 ha.) and then the West Midlands with over a quarter of a million hectares(269,380 ha.). The regions with the smallest area of Green Belt were East Anglia (26,030 ha) and the North East (72,990 ha.). Actual boundary changes that result in increases or decreases are rare. The changes that made a difference this time were increases in Slough (30 ha.) and the Vale of the White Horse (less than 5 ha.). A decrease was recorded in Enfield (30 ha.)
Saturday, 2 April 2011
Deprivation In England In 2010
The Department for Communities and Local Government recently released updates for the indices of deprivation for 2007. They measure relative levels of deprivation in small areas of England called Lower layer Super Ouput Areas (LSOAs).
The key results included tha fact that over 5m people lived in the most deprived areas in England and 38% of these were income deprived in 2008. The most deprived areas of England in terms of high proportions of LSOAs were Liverpool (51%), Middlesbrough (47%), Manchester (46%), Knowsley (45%), Hull (43%), Hackney (42%) and Tower Hamlets (40%).
Most of the deprived areas are urban (98%) but pockets of deprivation exist in rural areas. Over half of Local Authorities (56%) contain at least one LSOA of the 10% most deprived in England. Many of the most deprived areas of 2007 are still among the most deprived in 2010. The percentage is very high at 88%. 5,055,000 people live in the most deprived areas and 1,919,000 are income deprived.
The indices are concerned with deprivation not affluence, they refer to unment needs caused by lack of all kinds of resources not just financial, but not everyone in the deprived areas will be deprived themselves.
The most deprived LSOA in England is to the east of Jaywick in Clacton on Sea and the least deprived in north west of Chorleywood. Both of these areas are in the East of England. Over half (52%) of the 1% most deprived areas are in the North West, 17% in Yorkshire and The Humber and 12% in the North East and 35% of the most deprived areas are also in the North West, 18% in Yorkshire and The Humber, 17% in the West Midlands and 10% in the North East. The highest proportion of LSOAs that are the least deprived were in Hart (77%), Wokingham (69%), Surrey Heath (58%), Elmbridge (57%) and Waverley (51%).
The largest rductions were in the London area (80 LSOAs, -17%). The largest increases were in the West Midlands (36 LSOAs, 7%) and the South East (29 LSOAs, 31%).
The key results included tha fact that over 5m people lived in the most deprived areas in England and 38% of these were income deprived in 2008. The most deprived areas of England in terms of high proportions of LSOAs were Liverpool (51%), Middlesbrough (47%), Manchester (46%), Knowsley (45%), Hull (43%), Hackney (42%) and Tower Hamlets (40%).
Most of the deprived areas are urban (98%) but pockets of deprivation exist in rural areas. Over half of Local Authorities (56%) contain at least one LSOA of the 10% most deprived in England. Many of the most deprived areas of 2007 are still among the most deprived in 2010. The percentage is very high at 88%. 5,055,000 people live in the most deprived areas and 1,919,000 are income deprived.
The indices are concerned with deprivation not affluence, they refer to unment needs caused by lack of all kinds of resources not just financial, but not everyone in the deprived areas will be deprived themselves.
The most deprived LSOA in England is to the east of Jaywick in Clacton on Sea and the least deprived in north west of Chorleywood. Both of these areas are in the East of England. Over half (52%) of the 1% most deprived areas are in the North West, 17% in Yorkshire and The Humber and 12% in the North East and 35% of the most deprived areas are also in the North West, 18% in Yorkshire and The Humber, 17% in the West Midlands and 10% in the North East. The highest proportion of LSOAs that are the least deprived were in Hart (77%), Wokingham (69%), Surrey Heath (58%), Elmbridge (57%) and Waverley (51%).
The largest rductions were in the London area (80 LSOAs, -17%). The largest increases were in the West Midlands (36 LSOAs, 7%) and the South East (29 LSOAs, 31%).
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
House Prices Higher Than August Last Year
House prices in the UK were 8.3% up on August last year and 0.7% up on last month according to the DCLG. The average price of a house in the UK in August was £213,116. Prices in creased in England, Wales and Scotland but fell in N.Ireland. First time buyers were paying 8.2% more than last year and former owners were paying 8.3% more. New property prices were 8.6% more and pre-owned property was 8.3% higher than August last year.
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
House Prices Up 10.1% On Last Year
The House Price Index (HPI) from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) for April 2010 went up by 10.1% between April 2009 and April 2010 and 0.4% on March. The average house price was £207,516 in April 2010 and the all dwellings index was 174.4.
Annual average house prices in England went up 10.9%, in Scotland 2.2% and in Wales 11.3% but N.Ireland house prices fell by 8.9%. First time buyers paid 12.2% more than a year ago. Average prices for former owner/occupiers were 9.3% higher. New properties were 7.6% more than last year and pre-owned houses were up 10.3%.
House prices rose in all regions of the UK except Yorkshire and Humber where prices fell 0.5%. East Midlands saw the biggest increase with a rise in prices of 2.7%. Over the year to April all regions have seen an increase in house prices. The largest increases were in London where there were price rises of 16.8%.
The average price for a house in England in April was £214,863, in Scotland £162,392, in Wales £151,079 and in N.Ireland £163,201. The English region with the highest average house price was London. The North East was the lowest with £139,595. The regions with an average house price above the national average were the East of England, London, the South East and the South West.
Annual average house prices in England went up 10.9%, in Scotland 2.2% and in Wales 11.3% but N.Ireland house prices fell by 8.9%. First time buyers paid 12.2% more than a year ago. Average prices for former owner/occupiers were 9.3% higher. New properties were 7.6% more than last year and pre-owned houses were up 10.3%.
House prices rose in all regions of the UK except Yorkshire and Humber where prices fell 0.5%. East Midlands saw the biggest increase with a rise in prices of 2.7%. Over the year to April all regions have seen an increase in house prices. The largest increases were in London where there were price rises of 16.8%.
The average price for a house in England in April was £214,863, in Scotland £162,392, in Wales £151,079 and in N.Ireland £163,201. The English region with the highest average house price was London. The North East was the lowest with £139,595. The regions with an average house price above the national average were the East of England, London, the South East and the South West.
Monday, 26 April 2010
More Green Belt Statistics UK
The latest Green belt statistics from the DCLG tell us that on 31 March 2010 there was an estimated 1,639,560 hectares of designated Green Belt land in England. This amounts to about 13% of the total land area of England. The designated Green Belt area of England in March 2009 has been revised and the estimation is now 1,639,650 hectares which amounts to an increase of 810 hectares on the estimate published by DCLG in April 2009. The difference is due to the correcting, improving of measurements of local authorities using digitised data from geographical information systems as opposed to paper maps and Positional Accuracy improvements by the Ordnance Survey. The Comprehensive Spending Review resulted in Departmental Strategic Objectives on Planning which relate to net change in the national area of Green Belt land. The indicator used for this is sustaining the level of Green Belt nationally measured regionally. There has been a net real decreas decrease of 80 hectares between April 2009 and March 2010. The difference is due to new plans being adopted in South Cambridgeshire (70 hectares) and the Mole Valley (10 hectares).
Green Belt policy comprises five purposes for including land in designated Green Belt areas. They are to check urban sprawl, to prevent the merging of neighbouring towns, the safeguard the countryside from encroachment, the preservation of the setting and character of historic towns and to help urban regeneration by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land. Green Belt land once identified can then provide the urban population with opportunities of access to the open countryside and outdoor sport and leisure, the retention and enhancement of landscapes near inhabited areas, improvement of damaged and derelict land, nature conservation and the retaining of land in agricultural, forestry and other related uses.
Green Belt policy comprises five purposes for including land in designated Green Belt areas. They are to check urban sprawl, to prevent the merging of neighbouring towns, the safeguard the countryside from encroachment, the preservation of the setting and character of historic towns and to help urban regeneration by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land. Green Belt land once identified can then provide the urban population with opportunities of access to the open countryside and outdoor sport and leisure, the retention and enhancement of landscapes near inhabited areas, improvement of damaged and derelict land, nature conservation and the retaining of land in agricultural, forestry and other related uses.
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