Housing

House of Lords written question – answered at on 22 June 2005.

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Photo of Lord Alton of Liverpool Lord Alton of Liverpool Crossbench

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.

Photo of Baroness Andrews Baroness Andrews Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)

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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