Adult Care and Housing Specialist Housing Addendum to the Market Position Statement June 2024
Supported housing provision for people aged 18 to 64
The existing supported housing stock is distributed unevenly across the district and three wards contain no provision of this type: Crawcrook and Greenside; Pelaw and Heworth; & Wardley and Leam Lane.
Figure 7a below shows the available capacity in each ward and the ratio of ward population aged 16 to 64 to supported housing capacity, (* the lower this number, the better the ratio between capacity and population).
| Ward | Current units | Ratio of ward population aged 16 to 64 to supported housing capacity (*) |
|---|---|---|
| Deckham | 253 | 6.54 |
| Lobley Hill and Bensham | 265 | 7.33 |
| Blaydon | 248 | 7.92 |
| Birtley | 257 | 8.16 |
| Bridges | 114 | 8.66 |
| Felling | 191 | 8.90 |
| Chopwell and Rowlands Gill | 260 | 9.02 |
| Whickham North | 200 | 10.53 |
| Dunston and Teams | 125 | 10.54 |
| Lamesley | 171 | 12.40 |
| High Fell | 128 | 12.62 |
| Pelaw and Heworth | 0 | No provision |
| Ryton, Crookhill and Stella | 141 | 14.71 |
| Winlaton and High Spen | 155 | 15.56 |
| Wardley and Leam Lane | 0 | No provision |
| Windy Nook and Whitehills | 119 | 18.03 |
| Chowdene | 109 | 19.68 |
| Low Fell | 102 | 19.77 |
| Dunston Hill and Whickham East | 67 | 31.57 |
| Whickham South and Sunniside | 60 | 41.88 |
| Saltwell | 24 | 48.13 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 44 | 50.24 |