Estate Review – Shepshed (31.12.10)
Overview of the estate
The Shepshed Estate in the Leicestershire area is managed by Nic Bale, Housing Officer as part of a portfolio of 456 properties.
The streets that make up this estate include:
Arnold Smith House / 23Beresford Court / 35
Blackbrook Close / 5
Brook Street / 32
Cambridge Street / 34
Central Avenue / 20
Chapel Street / 8
Glenfields / 4
Glenmore Avenue / 31
Grange Road / 22
Lacey Court / 49
Lambert Avenue / 12
Leicester Road / 1
Longcliffe Road / 29
McCarthy Road / 9
Oakley Estate / 16
Oxley Close / 10
Park Court / 14
Park Rise / 12
Queen Street / 18
Saint Bernards Close / 1
Saint Botolph Road / 19
Saint James Road / 19
Saint Winefride Road / 22
Springfield Road / 3
Sullington Road / 8
The Meadows / 16
Thorpe Road / 26
Total Properties / 456
This estate falls within the Shepshed West Ward and the Shepshed East Ward. The Ward Councillors for Shepshed West are Cllr. Bernard Burr (Conservative) and Cllr. Christine Radford (Conservative). The Ward Councillors for the Shepshed East Ward are Cllr. David Bebbington (Conservative) and Cllr. Cynthia Popley (Liberal Democrat).
Area Narrative:
The town originally grew as a centre for the wool trade. However, since the construction of the M1 motorway nearby, it has become a dormitory town for Loughborough, Leicester, Derby and Nottingham. It was officially a village until recently and claimed to be Britain's largest, and also claimed to have the highest number of pubs per head of population in the country. Now, however, it is home to only 15 public houses.
Hind Leys Community College educates pupils from 14 to 19, in the town, and includes students not only from Shepshed, but also from local towns and villages such as Loughborough, Kegworth, Belton, Castle Donington and Diseworth, Pupils aged from 10 to 14 attend the recently rebuilt Shepshed High School. The High School and The Community College have a deserved reputation for their work on Inclusion. There are four primary schools in the town; Oxley, St Botolph's and Newcroft for pupils until the age of 10, and St Winefride's which caters for Roman Catholic pupils until the age of 11, after which they transfer to De Lisle Catholic Science College 11-19 school in Loughborough.
The main sports team in the town and the surrounding borough is Shepshed Dynamo F.C., who belong to the UniBond League and plays at the Dovecote stadium on Butthole Lane off Loughborough Road. Shepshed R.F.C plays at Hind Leys College and resides at the Pied Bull Inn, Belton Street. They currently run 2 adult sides (over 18) and 1 junior side (17 and under).
There are also 2 cricket teams Shepshed Town and Shepshed Messengers who play at Pudding Bag Lane off Ashby Road. Shepshed Town was established in 1869 and based primarily at Morley Lane. Shepshed Town 1st XI play in Division 1 of the Everards Leicestershire County Cricket League whilst the club enters a 2nd XI in Division 5. The 3rd and 4th XIs play in Divisions M and R in the Gunn & Moore South Nottinghamshire League.
Narrative about property mix:
Shepshed is made up mostly of a number of small estates, both council and private. The local authority housing is spread throughout the village with The All Saints estate being one of the largest, being a mixture of 2bed flats and 3 bed houses. There are also a large number of 3bed properties to the west of the village.
There are two large blocks of local authority flats at Queen Street and Brook Street consisting of non designated bedsits and one bed flats.
Shepshed has 2 large sheltered units, Arnolds Smith house, Bridge Street and Beresford Court, the Lant. Other elderly accommodation is located at Lacey Court, warden supported flats, Lambert Avenue and Longcliffe Road have a combination of two story designated flats and bungalows.
Sheltered schemes:
Arnold Smith House, Bridge Street – 22 Units
Warden – Denise Wade (non-resident)
Beresford Court, The Lant – 36 Units
Warden – Denise Wade (non-resident)
Longcliffe, Shepshed – 29 Units
Warden – Denise Wade (non-resident)
Layout:
The bungalows have parking available on the road and have shared access to the rear of the properties; however they do have their own front and rear gardens.
The blocks of flats have a shared footpath to the rear of the property and parking at the front or rear of the property.
The houses have private gardens at the front and rear of the property; some have hard standing to the front. Where hard standing has not been installed parking is available on the road outside the properties.
The Sheltered units have their own car parks and the properties on Longcliffe road flats have communal gardens.
Properties:
BS / 1BF / 2BF / 3BF / 1BB / 2BB / 2BH / 3BH / 4BH / Total / Designated / Sheltered27 / 133 / 54 / 7 / 32 / 25 / 61 / 154 / 5 / 498 / 188 / 87
Information on adapted properties:
Adapt Code / Adapt Type / TotalADAPT010 / General Access / 123
ADAPT020 / Ramps / 40
ADAPT030 / Grab Rails / 240
ADAPT040 / Showers & Trays / 190
ADAPT050 / Baths / 10
ADAPT060 / Taps - specialist / 28
ADAPT070 / Toilet - specialist / 1
ADAPT080 / Toilet - additional / 9
ADAPT100 / Doors - Specialist / 1
ADAPT110 / Assisted Entry / 54
ADAPT120 / Vertical Lift / 1
ADAPT130 / Stair Lift / 21
ADAPT140 / Additional Rooms / 3
ADAPT150 / Parking / 59
Profiling:
Clients by Age BandAge Band / Total / %
Under 25 / 28 / 4.74
25-34 / 81 / 13.71
35-44 / 106 / 17.94
45-54 / 95 / 16.07
55-60 / 47 / 7.95
61-70 / 80 / 13.54
71-80 / 82 / 13.87
81-90 / 60 / 10.15
91-100 / 12 / 2.03
591 / 100.00
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Clients by Ethnicity
Ethnicity / Total / %
Black - Caribbean / 2 / 0.34
Refused/Unknown / 124 / 20.98
White - British / 459 / 77.66
White - Irish / 1 / 0.17
White - Other / 4 / 0.68
White & Asian / 1 / 0.17
591 / 100.00
Clients by Religion
Religion / Total / %
Christian / 189 / 31.98
Muslim / 1 / 0.17
No Religion / 63 / 10.66
Other / 7 / 1.18
Unknown / 328 / 55.50
Unknown/Prefer Not to Say / 3 / 0.51
591 / 100.00
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Clients by Disability
Disability / Total / %
Impaired Hearing / 5 / 0.85
Impaired Mental Health / 12 / 2.03
Impaired Mobility / 121 / 20.47
Impaired Vision / 5 / 0.85
Learning Difficulties / 2 / 0.34
None / 64 / 10.83
Unknown / 382 / 64.64
591 / 100.00
Clients by Gender
Gender / Total / %
Female / 363 / 61.42
Male / 228 / 38.58
591 / 100.00
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Clients by Sexuality
Sexuality / Total / %
Bisexual / 3 / 0.51
Heterosexual / 428 / 72.42
Prefer Not to Say / 11 / 1.86
Unknown / 149 / 25.21
591 / 100.00
Make up of Residents:
Single people / Couples / 16+ only / 352Families with Children under 16 / 125
Single parents with Children under 16 / 52
Big concentration of children (>3) / 2
Voids and Terminations:
The numbers of terminations in the last 12 months were 73 with the main reason for residents leaving being that the tenants transferred to another Charnwood Borough Council property.
73 properties became void in the last 12 months.
Arnold Smith House / 9Beresford Court / 8
Blackbrook Close / 1
Brook Street / 6
Cambridge Street / 1
Central Avenue / 1
Chapel Street / 3
Glenmore Avenue / 1
Grange Road / 1
Lacey Court / 7
Lambert Avenue / 3
Longcliffe Road / 6
McCarthy Road / 3
Oakley Estate / 2
Park Court / 2
Park Rise / 3
Queen Street / 8
Saint James Road / 1
Saint Winefride Road / 2
Springfield Road / 1
Sullington Road / 1
The Meadows / 1
Thorpe Road / 2
There are currently 23 voids on this estate, the longest being void since February 2010.
There are 40 current residents on this estate who are on the transfer list.
There is no Local Lettings Policy for this estate.
Over-Occupation:
1 beds / Over-occupied (i.e. more than 2 occupants) / 12 beds / Over-occupied (i.e. more than 4 occupants) / 0
3 beds / Over-occupied (i.e. more than 6 occupants) / 1
4 beds / Over-occupied (i.e. more than 8 occupants) / 0
5 beds / Over-occupied (i.e. more than 10 occupants) / 0
6 beds / Over-occupied (i.e. more than 12 occupants) / 0
Under-Occupation:
3 beds / 1 occupant / 364 beds / 1 occupant / 1
5 beds / 1 occupant / 0
6 beds / 1 occupant / 0
Waiting List:
There are currently 105 Applicants (non-age restricted) and 25 Applicants (age-restricted) on the waiting lists who have specified this letting area as their first choice.
Arrears:
The rent charged year to date on this estate is £1,213,687.07 and there are currently arrears on this estate of £23,114.27 which is a collection rate of 98.05%.
280 households on this estate are claiming housing benefit which is 56% of all households.
The MMO has assisted 62 families on this estate.
Former Tenant arrears on this estate are £38,312.20.
Tenant involvement:
There is no resident group for this area.
8 residents are involved in some form either on the SCF, TRG, reader’s panel etc.
Tenancy Support:
There are currently 13 clients receiving tenancy support on this estate. We currently have 144 vulnerable clients recorded on this estate which is 15.16% of all recorded clients on this estate.
Partners and Community Services:
Loughborough Local Policing UnitCSP
Health: Shepshed Health Centre, Field Street Shepshed
Education: Hind Leys College, Forest Street, Shepshed, Shepshed HIGH School, Forest Street Shepshed, St Botolphs Primary School, Loughborough Road, Shepshed, Oxley Primary School Thorpe Road, Shepshed
Outreach: Shepshed Sure Start Childrens Centre, The Oak Centre, Shepshed Campus Forest Street, Shepshed; Citizens Advice Bureau, STEPS St Botolphs Old School, Leicester Rd
Youth Services: None
Estate Walkabouts:
The last walkabout was on 11/06/09
The next neighbourhood walk is yet to be arranged in conjunction with Charnwood Borough Councils’ Communities and Partnerships Team.
ASB/Nuisance/Crime – hot spot areas:
Within the last 12 months there have been 14 reports of ASB within this estate.
21 cases have been closed.
ASB Actions Taken:
Verbal Warning / 13Warning Letter / 6
Joint Visit / 1
ABC / 4
Total / 24
Repairs spend:
Communal repairs on this estate amount to:
£9309.27 as at 31 December 2010
Malicious damage on this estate amounts to:
£178.06 as at 31 December 2010
Decent Homes/Capital Investment:
267 properties on this estate are non decent.
Evictions
There have been 3 evictions on this estate for arrears in the last 12 months.
Leaseholders:
There are 5 leaseholders on this estate.
Recommendations/ conclusion:
This estate is deemed a xxx management intensive scheme.
Recommendations for this estate are:
ALL
To be reviewed in July 2011 (6 months)
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