1. Western Bay Development Day 24.5.16

2. Population Breakdown Swansea NPT Bridgend Western Bay Wales Population
Swansea
NPT
Bridgend
Western Bay
Wales
Population
239,023
139,812
139,178
518,013
3,063,456
Age
0-15
41,396 (17%)
24,637 (18%)
25,288 (18%)
91,321 (18%)
556,296 (18%)
16-17
5,412 (2%)
3599 (3%)
3,558 (3%)
12,569 (2.5%)
77,111 (3%)
18-29
44,083 (18%)
20,233 (14%)
19,899 (14%)
84,215 (16%)
482,493 (16%)
30-59
90,344 (38%)
56,009 (40%)
56,444 (41%)
202,797 (39%)
1,180,127 (39%)
60-84
52,033 (22%)
32,082 (23%)
30,949 (22%)
115,064 (22%)
692,869 (23%)
85+
5,755 (2%)
3,452 (2%)
3,040 (2%)
12,247 (2.5%)
74,560 (2%)
BME
14,300 (6%)
2,725 (2%)
3,088 (2%)
20,113 (4%)
135,203 (4%)

3. Health Related Issues Swansea NPT Bridgend Western Bay Wales
Swansea
NPT
Bridgend
Western Bay
Wales
Persons with long term health problem or disability
32,178 (13%)
21,063 (15%)
18,509 (13%)
71,750 (14%)
395,883 (13%)
Day to day activities limited
55,718 (23%)
39,112 (28%)
34,359 (25%)
129,189 (25%)
695,855 (23%)
Bad Health
19,348 (8%)
14,629 (10%)
12,383 (9%)
46,360 (9%)
233,607 (8%)

4. Tenures in Western Bay Swansea NPT Bridgend Western Bay Wales
Swansea
NPT
Bridgend
Western Bay
Wales
Households
103,497
60,393
58,515
222,405
1,302,676
Tenure
Owned/Mortgage
66,259 (64%)
41,479 (69%)
42,348 (73%)
150,086 (67%)
878,654 (68%)
Social Rented
19,878 (19%)
11,545 (19%)
8,099 (14%)
39,522 (18%)
214,911 (16%)
Private Rented
15,260 (15%)
6,186 (10%)
7,188 (12%)
28,634 (13%)
184,254 (14%)
Living Rent Free
1,792 (2%)
1,072 (2%)
737 (1%)
3,601 (2%)
20,381 (2%)

5. Income Swansea NPT Bridgend Western Bay Wales Gross Weekly Pay £485.10
Swansea
NPT
Bridgend
Western Bay
Wales
Gross Weekly Pay
£485.10
£486.00
£512.40
£494.50
£473.40
On out of work benefits
2.3% (3,605)
2.5% (2,165)
2.1% (1,870)
2.3% (7,640)
2.2%
Swansea
NPT
Bridgend
Wales
Average House Price
160,770
118,961
158,656
165,771

6. Housing Registers in Western Bay
Swansea
Individual waiting lists for the Local Authority and for each of the RSLs – CCS has nomination rights to RSLs
Points based allocations policy based on need
Neath, Port Talbot
Common Register and Choice based waiting list with NPTBC and NPT Homes
Individual waiting lists for other RSLs – NPTBC has nomination rights
Bridgend
Common Housing Register for BCBC and all RSL partners
Common Social Housing Allocation Policy for 75% of allocations with remaining 25% retained by the RSL for allocation

7. Waiting Lists Figures (LA’s)
Swansea
NPT
Bridgend
Total on Waiting List
3,142
2,301
(1,895 live)
1,274
1 bed
3,210
1225
878
2 bed
1,601
499
202
3 bed
523
357
106
4 bed +
169 73 88
Allocations per annum
1,430
949
451

8. Median Monthly Private Sector Rents
Swansea
NPT
Bridgend
Room
£280
£243
£368
1 bed
£495
£375
£412
2 bed
£500
£425
£475
3 bed
£550
£560
4 bed +
£800
£625
£750
WG Stats for Wales

9. Local Housing Allowance Rates
Swansea
NPT
Bridgend
LHA Rates
Shared
£57.34
£51.02
£55.23
1 bed
£92.97
£79.78
£80.55
2 bed
£105.94
£91.81
£103.56
3 bed
£115.07
£101.11
£115.06
4 bed
£153.02
£120.82
£149.59
WG/DWP

10. Average Social Rents (weekly)
Swansea
NPT
Bridgend
Wales
General Needs LA
£77.30
N/A
£79.92
General Needs RSL
£84.04
£79.52
£83.49
£82.05
Sheltered LA
£72.15
£70.97
Sheltered RSL
£79.24
£68.88
£75.22
£74.20
Other Supported (RSL)
£90.19
£84.30
£120.83
£90.30
Extra Care LA
£69.46
£67.50
Extra Care RSL
£92.81
£150.35
£170.05
£123.55
Stats Wales

11. Local Housing Market Assessment
Swansea
NPT
Bridgend
Affordable Housing Requirement
17,000
( )
8,000
( )
8810
( )

12. Conclusion Many similarities in the three areas of Western Bay
However, operating systems differ
Recording is different
High pressure on all services – especially housing and affordability
What data do we want going forward