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The 2001 Census of population includes a significant amount of information regarding the housing sector within Lancashire, and much of this information is available down to the ward level.
Table 1 has already been published on the website in the area profile for Lancashire, but this research monitor presents a more in-depth analysis of the figures and includes additional ward-level information.
The household spaces classifications A to F are detailed in the footnotes for Table 1. Household spaces are classified as either with residents, vacant or secondary residences/holiday accommodation.
Table 1 reveals that the 2001 Census recorded 615,461 household spaces in the broader Lancashire NUTS-2 area, which includes the two Unitary Authorities of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool.
The most popular form of housing was category 'B': semi-detached whole house or bungalow, which accounted for 33.8% of the total for the broader Lancashire area. For category 'C', the stock of traditional terraced property in Lancashire gives the County a higher share (34%), than the England and Wales average of 26%. The County however, does not have a high proportion of flats, maisonettes or apartments. Categories 'E' and 'F' combined account for 19.2% of the England and Wales total but only represent 12.3% of the broader Lancashire total.
At the district level, terraced housing accounts for over 50% of total household spaces in Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle, whilst in Fylde and South Ribble Districts the percentages in this category are below 18%.
Although not representing a significant amount of total household spaces, it is interesting to note the popularity of caravans or other mobile or temporary structures in various parts of the County. In Fylde, Wyre and West Lancashire Districts they represents over 1.5% of the total which compares with a Lancashire NUTS-2 average of 0.6% and a national average of 0.4%.
The ward information detailed in this article is for wards that were legally existing on 31 December 2002. A number of other research monitors contain ward information based on previous ward boundaries, in particular 1991 and 1998 boundaries. There have been a number of ward name and boundary changes over the years which inhibit comparisons between the full range of available ward data detailed in the various research monitors.
Figure 1 presents a geographical representation of ward-level concentrations of terraced property. In total, 44 wards are found within the highest category of 57% or above. High concentrations of wards in this category can be seen stretching across East Lancashire and in central Preston. Whitefield Ward in Nelson has the highest concentration of terraced property (90.0%) followed by Peel Ward in Accrington (87.9%) and Daneshouse with Stoneyholme Ward in Burnley (82.1%).
In other parts of the County, the two Lancaster Wards of John O'Gaunt and Bulk, Pharos in Fleetwood and Moorside in Skelmersdale also revealed high concentrations of terraced property.
Figure 1 Percentage of Household Spaces (Terraced)Percentage of Household Spaces (Terraced) Figure 2 Percentage of Occupied Household Spaces with central heating and sole use of bath/shower and toilet
Percentage of Occupied Household Spaces with central heating and sole use of bath/shower and toilet
Figure 2 details wards in Lancashire with high concentrations of household spaces that lack either central heating or private bath/shower and toilet. Figure 2 only includes details of household spaces with residents whereas Figure 1 also includes figures for vacant household spaces. Vacancy levels within a number of inner-urban wards can be quite high which presents some distortion to the figures and may under-emphasise the problems of household spaces lacking these particular amenities. In total eight Lancashire wards recorded vacancy rates in excess of 10% including Daneshouse with Stoneyholme in Burnley where the level reached a substantial 21.7%.
In total, 21 wards across Lancashire are within the lowest band of 72.9% and under. Whitefield Ward in Nelson has only 55% of properties that satisfy this criterion, followed by Daneshouse with Stoneyholme in Burnley with 60.8%. Together with Whitefield, the neighbouring Pendle wards of Brierfield, Waterside, Southfield and Bradley are all within the lowest category.
In central Blackpool, the neighbouring wards of Bloomfield, Talbot, Claremont and Waterloo also present a large combined area within the lowest band, whilst another concentration comprises Central, Peel, Church and Spring Hill wards in Hyndburn.
This page was compiled by Bryan Moulding .
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