House of Lords written question – answered at on 22 June 2005.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Which are the nine areas targeted for the Pathfinder programme and what are the names of the projects in each area; how many properties in each area are currently owned by owner occupiers, local authorities, housing associations and private landlords; and how many of the affected properties are earmarked for demolition or renovation.
The nine market renewal Pathfinders cover sub-regional housing markets that straddle parts of two or more local authority areas. The nine areas are:
Birmingham and Sandwell, known as Urban Living;
East Lancashire (Burnley, Blackburn, Hyndburn, Pendle and Rossendale), known as Elevate East Lancashire;
Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire, known as Gateway;
Manchester and Salford;
Merseyside (Liverpool, Sefton and Wirral), known as NewHeartlands;
Newcastle and Gateshead, known as Bridging NewcastleGateshead;
North Staffordshire (Stoke, east Newcastle-under-Lyme and east Biddulph), known as Renew North Staffordshire;
Oldham and Rochdale, known as Partners in Action;
South Yorkshire (Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham), known as Transform South Yorkshire.
The table below shows details from the 2001 census of the number of households by tenure in each Pathfinder intervention area. In addition it shows the number of vacancies in each area.
Pathfinder | No of Households | Owner Occupied | Local Authority | Housing Association | Private Landlord | *Vacant Properties |
Birmingham Sandwell | 57,160 | 27,837 | 12,918 | 7,774 | 8,631 | 3,354 |
East Lancashire | 81,754 | 51,795 | 8,890 | 7,175 | 12,894 | 8,009 |
Hull and East Riding | 103,078 | 53,600 | 28,965 | 5,462 | 15,049 | 7,203 |
Manchester Salford | 102,085 | 36,750 | 31,953 | 12,250 | 21,132 | 13,773 |
Merseyside | 109,647 | 45,723 | 18,640 | 23,903 | 21,381 | 8,583 |
Newcastle Gateshead | 68,716 | 27,418 | 27,074 | 5,291 | 8,933 | 5,261 |
North Staffordshire | 64,100 | 34,101 | 16,281 | 5,127 | 8,589 | 3,799 |
Oldham Rochdale | 72,593 | 38,565 | 20,345 | 5,462 | 8,221 | 4,494 |
South Yorkshire | 125,132 | 60,275 | 47,640 | 6,237 | 10,980 | 6,288 |
* The 2001 census does not detail the tenure type of vacant properties, so these have been included separately. Updates of this information will be provided by Pathfinders when submitting their scheme updates later this year.
Funding has been allocated to Pathfinders to March 2006. It is expected that this funding will be used for around 10,000 demolitions, along with over 20,000 renovations across the programme.
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