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Northumberland Park

Regeneration Survey

What could the future be for your neighbourhood?

Produced by PPCR Associates WWW.ppcr.org.uk

September

2016

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Contents

Page

Acknowledgements 3

Introduction 4-7

Executive Summary 8-11

”What could the future be for your neighbourhood” Survey Findings

Section 1: Regeneration proposals for your neighbourhood 12-19

Section 2: Getting involved 20-23

Section 3: About your home and living here 24-26

Section 4: A bit about you 27-43

Section 5: If you want more information 44-45

Conclusion and Next Steps 46-48

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Acknowledgements

We wish to acknowledge with thanks the assistance provided by the Tottenham

Regeneration Team at Haringey Council and the Resident Associations in refining

the content of the questionnaire. We would also like to thank all the participating

Northumberland Park’s residents for their time and effort in completing the

questionnaire and contributing to this study

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Introduction

Northumberland Park Resident Association, NPRA, and Stellar, Altair, Lindales and Bennetts Resident Association, SALB RA, selected PPCR as the Independent Tenant and Leasehold Advisors for all residents affected by the proposed regeneration of Northumberland Park. PPCR’s brief is:

To ensure that all residents are fully informed about the regeneration process & proposals and the potential impact they will have on local people

To ensure that everyone has the opportunity to ask questions and voice

their opinions on the regeneration process & proposals

To build and strengthen the exiting resident associations with members from the homes directly affected by the regeneration

To ensure that all information presented is clear and accurate

To ensure that all consultations are effective and inclusive

To provide independent advice

To produce a document of resident Baseline Expectations for

Regeneration which will contribute to the Aspirations Document for the Northumberland Park area.

As part of the brief, PPCR carried out a short survey to find out what residents understand about the regeneration proposals and how they want to be involved. The questionnaire was designed in consultation with NPRA, SALB and members of the Tottenham Regeneration Team at Haringey Council. A copy is included in the Appendix.

Aims

The general aim of the survey was

To find out what residents know about the regeneration proposals and

how they want to get involved.

To start building an accurate picture of what residents would like to see

improved as a result of the improvements works;

To find out the level of awareness of the Northumberland Park regeneration among residents and whether they had attended any of the regeneration consultations that took place

To find the level of interest in attending consultation events which look at

how the regeneration will affect the residents

To find out the level of resident interest in joining local events, discussion

groups, visits to other regeneration areas, gardening/open space projects, information exhibition sand workshops, and receiving updates on social

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media.

To find out the level of interest in joining the Resident Association

To provide Haringey Council with demographic information such as

language, length of tenure and number and age of children

Methodology

Geographical Area

The survey covered two regions in Northumberland Park – to the North of Tottenham Hotspur Football Ground and to the East. These two areas are defined in Haringey’s Tottenham Area Action Plan as NT3 and NT4 The blocks specifically covered, for NT3 are Stellar House, Altair Close, The Lindales, Bennetts Close and Cooperage Close. The NT4 area includes all Council blocks bordered by Park Lane, Northumberland Park and Worcester Road – the east of Tottenham Hotspur Football Ground. Freehold and private homes were not included in the survey, neither were those blocks owned by Housing Associations

Self-completion survey

Prior to conducting the fieldwork all residents were informed by a Newsletter

introducing PPCR (copy in the Appendices) and informing that the survey was to

take place. The newsletter was hand delivered in a white envelope addressed to

the resident containing a copy of the questionnaire and a freepost return

envelope.

The survey was designed as a questionnaire to be completed by the residents

themselves and returned to PPCR in the freepost envelope or else returned to a

fieldworker. Residents were given the option of completing the survey with a

PPCR fieldworker.

The fieldwork was carried out over a 6 week period from end April to start June

2016 with a fieldwork team which fluctuated between 4 and 6 fieldworkers. The

NT3 and NT4 areas were divided in patches, and for security reasons fieldworkers

worked in pairs and were allocated their own patch. NT4, being the largest area

was targeted first by the fieldworkers.

Fieldwork was closely monitored to ensure that the target would be reached.

Fieldworkers recorded every interview and attempted interview and made note of

any special circumstances such as the need for translation. The day and time of

call was also recorded so that in cases of ‘no access’ a different time of day was

chosen for subsequent calls.

Up to four attempts were made to complete an interview. On each occasion when

a ‘no access’ call was made the fieldworker left a call back slip to inform the

resident when they would call again.

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PPCR operates a freephone service enabling residents to contact us at no cost at

themselves if they wanted to rearrange an interview time or ask any other

question about the survey.

A number of factors influence the return rates for surveys. The following issues

were taken into account:

- relevance and interest of the subject matter, - first impression given by the pre-survey publicity, - interest in completing the questionnaire

- providing a Freephone for residents to obtain advice on the survey and answer any queries.

Confidentiality

The survey reminded residents that all the questionnaires are confidential. PPCR are registered under the Data Protection Act. This makes illegal to pass on details about any individual without prior consent. The Resident Associations and Tottenham Regeneration Team at Haringey Council will only be given totals and statistical results. Where residents provided details about themselves, particularly in relation to getting involved with their local Resident Association, associated activities or specific aspects of the regeneration consultation, PPCR will contact these residents on the Association’s behalf to ensure that they are given the opportunity to get involved.

Accuracy of the overall survey Results

The sample was 100% census from the total housing stock of 1,365.

The survey method agreed for this study was a census survey. The main benefit

of using this methodology is that it allowed all residents the opportunity to give

their views.

An overall return sample of 499 was achieved, a return rate of 36.55%. The total

excludes all duplicates and wholly incomplete forms.

The accepted confidence level is +/- 4%. The survey findings can be expressed at +/- 3.50%. Thus if, say 60% of those responding to this survey say that the service is good, you know that somewhere between 56.50% and 63.50% of all residents share this opinion, including residents who did not respond to the survey.

Accuracy of the NT3 survey Results

The sample was 100% census from the total NT3 housing stock of 302.



their views.

The return sample is for NT3 is 120, a return rate of 40%. The total excludes all

duplicates and wholly incomplete forms.

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Accuracy of the NT4 survey Results

The sample was 100% census from the NT4 housing stock of 1,063.



their views.

The return sample is for NT4 is 379, a return rate of 36%.


Data Analysis

The questionnaire contained a combination of closed and open-ended questions.

All closed questions were pre-coded in the questionnaire design. On completion of

the survey, a coding frame was constructed for each open ended question and

returns graded and coded manually.

The report

The base for all tables in the report, unless otherwise stated, is for those

answering the question. The level of non-response is also given for each

question. This methodology complies with the recommendations in the guidance

on conducting and social housing surveys.

In some tables the percentage figures will add up to more or less than 100%. This

is due to either rounding up or rounding down of responses (e.g. 5.6% is rounded

up to 6%, 10.4% is rounded down to 10%). Also, in some multiple choice

questions respondents were asked to include all choices that applied, resulting in

responses of more than 100%.

The tables also show that for some question areas there are significant

percentages of respondents who have not completed questions. These details are

also included in the report.

Throughout the report any significant variation between the overall findings and

NT3 and NT4 areas have been highlighted.

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Executive Summary

Regeneration Proposals for your neighbourhood

Northumberland Park response rate

This statistic looks at the response across Northumberland Park Estate.

Respondents living in Stellar House completed the highest rate of questionnaires.

Response rate for each block

This statistic looks at the response rate per block, thus respondents living in

Bamburgh House and Bellingham House completed the highest rate of

questionnaires.

Knowledge of Northumberland Park Regeneration proposals

66% said that they know about the Regeneration Proposals:

4%, said they know ‘a lot’ about the Regeneration Proposals for Northumberland

Park, and 27% of respondents said they know ‘a little’, and a further 35%, said they

‘don’t know much’.

However, 34% of respondents said they know ‘nothing’ about the Regeneration

Proposals.

Participation in regeneration consultations

Only a small percentage of respondents, 14%, have taken part in any of the

regenerations consultations.

Participated in which type of regeneration consultation

Of the 71 respondents who said that they have taken part in a regeneration

consultation, 65 mentioned the type of consultation they took part in, this represents

14% of the total respondents. .

Of the 65 mentioned above, 58% is (38) attended open meetings, 55% (36)

completed a questionnaire and 17% (11) visited an exhibition.

Interest in attending events to look at how regeneration will affect local

residents

A high response rate of respondents answered this question.

Finding out more about housing choices and options, 85%.

Impacts on the community, 73%

How the proposals will be developed, 68%

Open spaces/general environment, 58%

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Residents top three priorities to change the neighbourhood

Respondents told us in the survey that there are things that they would like to change

about their neighbourhood and would expect the regeneration to address. We were

able to broadly categorize these into 10 different priorities.

The top 3 priorities that need to be addressed on Northumberland Park are seen as:

1. Safety and Security

2. Cleaning

3. ASB/Crime

Other issues which the respondents would like the regeneration to address and change are: parking, housing improvements, housing management, open space/playgrounds, regeneration/housing provision, neighbourhood/community and activities/facilities. Discussions held with residents at drop-ins, pop up and other events have emphasized the need for day to day issues to be dealt with ahead of any regeneration, thus resident focus tends to be on things that they find a challenge to deal with on a daily basis rather than thinking about the wholescale regeneration of the area.

Getting involved

Interested in taking part in local activities

67% of respondents said they would be interested in taking part in local activities.

The most popular activity amongst respondents is local fun events, 63%.

The least popular local activity was updates on Facebook/Twitter/ or other social

media, 25%.

Interested in joining Resident Association

18% of respondents are interested in joining their local Resident Association. 64% of

respondents are not interested: they are either being too busy, 42%; or simply not

interested, 24%. All those who expressed an interest have been contacted directly

ahead of both the NPRA and SALB’s AGM and contact is ongoing.

Other ways to get involved

Respondents are mainly interested in receiving regular newsletters, 92%.

A small percentage of respondents are interested in joining a Regeneration Steering

Group, 16%.

40% of respondents are interested in being involved by digital means:

Receiving regular email updates, 18%

Being part of an online discussion group, 12%

Receiving regular text updates, 10%

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About your home and living here

Length of time living on Northumberland Park

There is a stable population among Northumberland Park residents, 53% of

respondents have lived on the estate for over 10 years, however, a small percentage

of respondents have moved to Northumberland Park recently; 15% of respondents

have lived on Northumberland Park for under 2 years.

Tenure Type

Most respondents living in Northumberland Park, 80%, are council tenants compared

with 10% who are homeowners: 7% who are leaseholders and 3% who are

freeholders.

4% of respondents are tenants of a leaseholder. 4% are temporary tenants.

1% (7 respondents) said they are housing association (HA) tenants. We can only

assume they are living in LBH blocks where the HA has bought the leasehold

interest. The respondents are living in Haynes close, Charles Bradlaugh House,

Hayne Close, Scotwood Walk, Whittingham, and 2 are living in Blaydon Close.

A bit about you

Resident’s age-group

The largest group of respondents are under 35 years old – this consists of 8% who

are under 25 years old and 22% aged 25 to 34 years old. At the other end of the

scale, 15% of respondents are over 64 years old consisting of 10% of respondents

aged 65 to 74, and 5% who 75 years old or over.

Number of adult household members

47% of respondents are the only adult living in the household, 36% have two adults

living in the household and 17% have 3 or more adults living in the household.

Number of boys under 16 years old

75% of respondents of the 138 respondents answering the question have one boy of

under the age of 16 year’s old living permanently in the household.

Number of boys over 16 years old

70% of respondents of the 20 respondents answering the question have one boy of

over 16 year’s old living permanently in the household.

Number of girls under 16 years old

71% of respondents of the 103 respondents answering the question have one girl of

under 16 year’s old living permanently in the household.

Number of girls over 16 years old

97% of the 29 respondents answering the question have one girl of over 16 year’s

old living in the household.

Households with health problems, disability

29% of respondents said that there is someone in their household with a health

problem or disability.

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English is the first language for Northumberland Park residents

60% of respondents said that English is their first language. The 36% of respondents

for whom English is not their first language speak 35 different languages.

Accessing written information

27% of respondents need help in accessing written information. 80% of the

respondent said they would need it in their first language. 23% of respondents said

that they would need written information in a large print format and 1% of

respondents said that they would need an audio tape.

Gender

57% of respondents are female, 43% of respondents are male, and one respondent

is transgender.

Sexual Orientation

Majority of the respondents, 90%, said that they would describe their sexual

orientation as heterosexual. 2% said that they would describe their sexual orientation

as ‘other’ and 1% said they are gay men. 8% said that they would prefer not to say.

Religion

52% of respondents said that their religion is Christian, 19% of respondents said that

their religion is Muslim and 15% said that they were not religious. 10% said that they

would prefer not to say

Residents’ ethnic groups

Of the 397 overall residents who responded to the question, the largest ethnic group is Black respondents, 51%: 34% of respondents described themselves as Black African, and 17% of respondents described themselves as are Black Caribbean. 42% of overall respondents described themselves as White: 25% said they are White British, 16% said they are White European, and 1% said they are White Irish. 14% of overall respondents described themselves as Asian: 2% said they are Indian, 1% said they are Pakistani, and 1% said they are Bangladeshi. 4% of overall respondents described their ethnicity as mixed heritage: 2% said they are White & Black Caribbean, 1% said they are White & Black African, and 1% said they are White & Asian.

If you want more information

Want to be included in the circulation list This question asked respondents to provide PPCR with their contact details if they

wanted to be included in the circulation list.

233 respondents provided their names, 218 respondents provided their postal

address, 40 respondents provided their landline telephone numbers, 91 respondents

provided their mobile numbers, and 85 provided their email addresses.

Preferred way to get in touch

83% of respondents opted for traditional method stating a preference of being

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contacted by post. This is compared with 31% of respondents who preferred to get

in touch is by digital means: 25% by email and 6% by text.

Final comments

Respondents’ main final comment is a request for updates on regeneration:

especially dates, impact on residents, decants, and priority to current residents.

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Findings: Northumberland Park Regeneration survey

1. Regeneration proposals for your neighbourhood

1. Area where respondents live

Base: All respondents answering, 498, non-response (1), -%

The survey is based on the views of 499 respondents of which 24% are living in

the NT3 area, and 76% are living in the NT4 area.

Any significant differences between overall findings with NT3 and NT4 will be

highlighted in the report.

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1b. Northumberland Park response rate Base: All respondents answering, 499, non-response (-), -%

Stellar House 10% Altair Close 5%

Bennetts Close 3% Cooperage Close 2%

The Lindales (Sheletered) -% (2) The Lindales 3%

Alnwick House 1% Bamburgh House 2%

Bellingham House 2% Blaydon Close 5%

Cartmel Close 1% Charles Bradlaugh House 6%

Cheviot House 1% Corbridge 2%

Haynes Close 3% Kenneth Robbins House 9%

Morpeth Walk 3% Northumberland Grove 2%

Northumberland Park 5% Park Lane -% (-)

Park Lane Close 1% Robert Burns House 4%

Rothbury Walk 8% Scotswood Walk 4%

Thornley Close 2% Trulock Court 4%

Waverley Road 8% Whittigham 2%

Woodmead 1%

The table above shows the overall response rate across Northumberland Park.

Respondents living in Stellar House completed the highest rate of questionnaires.

1c. Response rate per block Base: All respondents answering, 499, non-response (-), -%

Stellar House 45% Altair Close 49%

Bennetts Close 44% Cooperage Close 47%

The Lindales (Sheletered) 8% The Lindales 30%

Alnwick House 38% Bamburgh House 63%

Bellingham House 63% Blaydon Close 32%

Cartmel Close 29% Charles Bradlaugh House 58%

Cheviot House 25% Corbridge 50%

Haynes Close 43% Kenneth Robbins House 36%

Morpeth Walk 31% Northumberland Grove 32%

Northumberland Park 21% Park Lane -% (-)

Park Lane Close 17% Robert Burns House 33%

Rothbury Walk 44% Scotswood Walk 38%

Thornley Close 53% Trulock Court 30%

Waverley Road 31% Whittigham 50%

Woodmead 29%

The table above shows the percentage of residents in each block who completed the

questionnaires.

Respondents living in Bamburgh House and Bellingham House completed the

highest rate of questionnaires.

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2. Level of knowledge about the Regeneration Proposals

Base: All respondents answering, 494, non-response (5), 1%

Very few of the overall respondents, 4%, said they know ‘a lot’ about the

regeneration proposals for Northumberland Park, and a further 27% of respondents

said they know ‘a little’.

Comparing results for the NT3 and NT4 areas, there were more respondents in the

NT4 area who knew about the regeneration, 33% said they knew a little or a lot. In

the NT3 area this amounted to 25%.

NT3 NT4

Over a third of overall respondents, 35%, said they ‘don’t know much’, and a further

34% of respondents said they know ‘nothing’.

The contrast between areas was more marked for those who knew little or nothing

about the regeneration. In NT3, 76% said this; and in NT4, 67% knew little or

nothing. Further work is needed to increase residents’ knowledge.

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3a. Took part in at least one of the regeneration consultations


A small number of overall respondents, 14%, said they taken part in at least one

regeneration consultation that have taken place.

83% of overall respondents said they did not take part in any regeneration

consultation, and 2% of respondents said they can’t remember.

In the NT3 area this

amounted to only 23

residents and in NT4 just 48

residents said they had

taken part.

NT3 NT4

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3b. Attended one or more events to find out more how the regeneration will

affect local residents


Of the 71 overall respondents who said they took part in at least one of the

regeneration consultations, only 65 respondents mentioned which event(s) they

attended, 14% of the sample.

58% of overall respondents attended an open meeting, 55% of respondents

completed a questionnaire, and 17% of respondents visited an exhibition.

This again emphasises the need for further penetration within Northumberland Park

of the regeneration message – at a level which the residents are suited to.

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4. Interested in finding out how the regeneration will affect residents in terms

of…


Respondents were informed that there will be a range of events coming up to look at

how the regeneration will affect local residents.

The question asked respondents to say which particular theme of the regeneration

they would be interested to find out about.

Most of the respondents said they are interested to find out more about

housing choices and options, 85%.

73% of overall respondents said they are interested to find out about the

impacts on the community.

68% of overall respondents said they are interested to find out more about

how the proposals will be developed.

58% of overall respondents said they are interested to find out more about

open spaces/general environment.

This is a useful indicator of the priorities for residents when considering in further

detail at issues that will affect them, residents are concerned about where they will

live in the regeneration area, how they will be rehoused and the effect on the local

community.

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5. Residents top three priorities to change the neighbourhood

An open-ended question gave respondents the opportunity to say what are the top

three things they would like to change about their neighbourhood and how they

expect regeneration to address this. The results have been coded into the following

11 categories for each of the priorities and are listed below.

1st priority base: All answering, 434 respondents giving 435 answers

2nd priority base: All answering, 371 respondents giving 371 answers

3rd priority base: All answering, 259 respondents giving 260 answers

Looking across the 3 tables above, it is clear that there are similar themes across

the top 3 priorities.

The top three priorities are:

1. Safety/security

2. Cleaning

3. ASB/Crime

Other priorities are:

Parking, housing improvements, housing management, open space/playgrounds,

regeneration provision, neighbourhood/community, and activities/facilities.

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1st Priority - Overall 2nd Priority - Overall

3rd Priority - Overall

Worryingly, the priorities are based around the need to deal with day to day management issues and this often the case in discussions with residents around the estate. It prevents tangible opinions being formed on regeneration improvements.

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2. Getting involved

6. Would like to be involved in one of the following activities


Respondents were informed there will be a range of activities taking place in the local

area over the coming months.

The question asked respondents which of the 6 different activities listed they would

like to get involved with. 67% of overall respondents are interested in being involved

in one or more of the activities listed above.

The most popular way that people would like to get involved is in fun events; 63%,

followed by local discussion events, 60%; and information exhibitions and

workshops, 53%.

49% of overall respondents are interested in gardening/open space projects.

38% of overall respondents are interested in trips/visits to other regeneration areas.

Lastly 25% of overall respondents would be interested in getting involved with

updates on Facebook/ Twitter/ other social media.

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7a. Interested in joining the local Resident Association


36% of overall respondents said they would be interested in joining the local RA:

18% of overall respondents said that they would definitely be interested in joining the

local RA and a further 18% said that they may be interested in joining their local RA.

However, a large rate of overall respondents, 64%, said that they would not be

interested in in joining the local RA.

NT3 NT4

In NT3, 37% respondents (43 residents) said ‘yes’ or ‘maybe’ to joining the RA

compared with 36% respondents (132 residents) in NT4.

PPCR have followed up with all the residents ahead of both AGMs and followed up to

invite them to meetings where these are open to the public and in any public RA

activities.

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7b. Reason given why respondents don’t want to get involved


Of the 309 overall respondents who said they were not interested in representing

their neighbourhood by joining the local RA, 226 overall respondents gave a reason

for not wanting to get involved, 45% of the sample.

Overall respondents cited two main reasons for not wanting to get involved, they are too busy/working, 42%; or they are not interested, 24%.

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8. Other ways to get involved


Respondents were informed that there are other ways to get involved. The question

asked them which of the 5 different ways of getting involved listed above they would

be interested in. 75% of overall respondents are interested in being involved in one

or more of the schemes.

Respondents are mainly interested in receiving regular newsletters, 92%.

A small percentage of overall respondents are interested in joining a Regeneration

Steering Group, 16%.

40% of overall respondents are interested in being involved by digital means:

Receiving regular email updates, 18%

Being part of an online discussion group, 12%

Receiving regular text updates, 10%

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3. About your home and living here

9. Length of time living on Northumberland Park


Over half of the overall population of Northumberland Park is well established, 53%

of respondents have lived on Northumberland Park for over 10 years.

Conversely, a small rate of overall respondents have recently moved to

Northumberland Park with 15% of respondents living in Northumberland Park for

under 2 years.

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Respondents from NT3 and

NT4 living in the area for

over two years had broadly

the same length of residence

There is contrast of those

living under two years with

21% in NT3 and 14% in NT4.

This may point to the

dominance of one bedroom

properties particularly in

Stellar House.

NT3 NT4

Consistency in the length of residence over two years depicts Northumberland Park

as a settled community which has been borne out in discussions with residents at

drop-ins and pop ups. The sense of togetherness has been expressed strongly as

something needing to be protected.

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10. Tenure type


A majority of overall respondents, 80%, said that they are council tenants, compared

to 10% of overall respondents who are homeowners: 7% are leaseholders and 3%

are freeholders.

1% (7 respondents) said they are housing association (HA) tenants. We assume they

are living in Council owned blocks where the HA has the leasehold interest. These

respondents are living in Haynes Close, Charles Bradlaugh House, Hayne Close,

Scotwood Walk, Whittingham, and 2 are living in Blaydon Close.

There was a variance

between NT3 and NT4.

In NT3, 87% of respondents

said they were Council

tenants compared with 78%

of respondents in NT4.

Leaseholders amounted to

6% of respondents in NT3

and 8% in NT4.

Across both areas:

4% of respondents are

tenants of a leaseholder


temporary tenants


housing association tenants NT3 NT4

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4. A bit about you

11. Resident’s age-group


There is a sizeable population of young people in Northumberland Park. 30% of

overall respondents are under 35 years old: 8% of respondents are under 25 years

old, and 22% of respondents are aged 25 to 34 years old.

Conversely, 15% of overall respondents are over 64 years old: 10% of respondents

are aged 65 to 74 years old, and 5% of respondents are 75 years old or over.

The age profile between NT3

and NT4 is similar except in

the 35-44 age range.

In NT3 only 12% of

respondents said they

belonged to this age group

whereas in NT4, 22% said they

belonged to this age group.

NT3 NT4

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12a. Number of adult household members

All respondents answering, 472, non-response (27), 5%

As can be seen looking at the table above, the largest group is made of single adult

households, 47%.

36% of overall respondents live in a two adult households.

Only one overall respondent said they live in a 6 adult households.

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NT3 NT4

There were marked differences between NT3 and NT4 as regards to adult household

members.

In the NT3 area there were 62% of households with 1 permanent resident adult, 28%

of households had two resident adults and 7% of households had three adults. In

NT4 there were 42% of households with 1 permanent resident adult, 39% of

households had two resident adults and 14% of households had three adults.

Respondents from Stellar House, which formed the largest part of the sample in NT3

influenced the results as the block consists almost entirely of one bedroom flats. In

NT4 the higher incidence of households with three adult members could point to

some hidden homelessness or extended families and discussions with residents

have revealed that overcrowding is an issue.

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The next 4 parts of the report – detailed here on pages 31 to 35 – looks in detail at

how many children live permanently in their household. The question asked

specifically how many children they have, is it one, is it two, three or four or more?

The percentages given for each part of the question are based on the number of the

respondents answering the question and is relying on respondents willing to give

details whether or not they have children, and how many they have.

A table summarises the number of children those parents/carers responded to the 4

elements of the question on page 35.

12b. Number of boys under 16 years old


This question is based on 138 respondents answering which is 28% of the total of the

return sample (499 questionnaires)

The table above shows that 75% of overall respondents with children or young

people have one male child under the age of 16 years living permanently in their

households.

17% of overall respondents with children or young people have two male children or

young people under the age of 16 years living permanently in their households

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12c. Number of boys over 16 years old





people have one male child over the age of 16 years living permanently in their

households.

25% of overall respondents with children or young people have two male children

over the age of 16 years living permanently in their households

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12d. Number of girls under 16 years old





people have one female child under the age of 16 years living permanently in their

households.

22% of overall respondents with children or young people have two female children

or young people under the age of 16 years living permanently in their households

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12e. Number of girls over 16 years old





people have one female child over the age of 16 years living permanently in their

households.

3% of overall respondents with children or young people have two female children or

young people over the age of 16 years living permanently in their households

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The table below summarise how many children respondents have living permanently living in their household – Gender and Age Group View

Total Number

of children

under 16

living

permanently

on

Northumberla

nd Park

% of children

under 16 living

permanently

on

Northumberlan

d Park

Total Number

of children

over 16 living

permanently

on

Northumberlan

d Park

% of children

over 16 living

permanently

on

Northumberlan

d Park

Boys 138 28% 20 4%

Girls 103 21% 29 6%

Total of

children

241 48% 49

10%

The table below summarise how many children respondents have living permanently living in their household – Gender View

Total Number of

children living

permanently on

Northumberland

Park

% of children

permanently on

Northumberland

Park

Boys 158 32%

Girls 132 26%

Total of

children

241 48%

The table below summarise how many children respondents have living permanently living in their household – Totals

Total Number of

children living

permanently on

Northumberland

Park

% of children

living

permanently on

Northumberland

Park

Boys under 16 138 28%

Boys over 16 20 4%

Girls under 16 103 21%

Girls over 16 29 6%

Total of children 290 58%

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13. Households with health problem, disability


29% of overall respondents said that there is someone in their household with a

health problem or disability.

NT3 NT4

The results across NT3 and NT4 were broadly similar – 25% and 30% respectively

had a member of their household with a disability.

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14a. English residents


60% of overall respondents said that English is their first language.

NT3 NT4

For 40% of overall respondents, English is not their first language. In NT3 this was

33% and in NT4 this was 42%.

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14b. Respondents 1st language if not English

An open-ended question gave respondents those 1st language is not English the

opportunity to mention their 1st language. The results have been coded into the

following 35 categories and are listed below.

Base: All answering, 180 respondents giving 193 answers

Turkish 28% Somali 12%

French 7% Kurdish 7%

Twi 7% Polish 6%

Portuguese 5% Spanish 4%

Italian 4% Albanian 4%

Russian 2% Lingala 2%

Bengali 2% Urdu 2%

Arabic 2% Slovakian 1%

Romanian 1% Nigerian 1%

Igbo 1% Amaric 1%

Tigrian 1% Greek Cypriot 1%

Greek 1% Punjabi 1%

Gujurati 1% Uganda 1%

Lithuanian 1% Mauritian 1%

Hungarian 1% Chilian 1%

Latvian 1% Romiffa 1%

Erse 1% Vietnamese 1%

German 1%

Of the 195 overall respondents who said that English is not their first language, 180

respondents mentioned their first language, 36% of the sample.

180 respondents living on Northumberland Park who answered the question speak

35 different languages.

7 respondents listed 2 or more languages:

Urdu and Punjabi

Greek and Turkish

Lingala and French

Turkish and Kurdish

Latvian and Russian

Amaric and Romiffa

Hungarian, Italian, and German

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15. Need help in accessing written information


27% of overall respondents said they need help in accessing written information.

80% of overall respondents said that they would need access to written information

translated into their first language.

23 % of overall respondents said that they would need access to large print written

information.

16. Gender


57% of overall respondents are females, 43% of respondents are males, and one

respondent is transgender.

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17. Sexual orientation


90% of overall respondents described their sexual orientation as heterosexual.

1% of overall respondents said they are gay men, and 2% of respondents described

their sexual orientation as ‘other’. Two overall respondents said they are bisexual.

Whilst 8% of overall respondents preferred not to say.

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18. Religion


.

52% of overall respondents said that they are Christian, and 19% of the respondents

said that they are Muslim.

15% of overall respondents said that they were not religious.

10% of overall respondents said they would prefer not to say.

3% of overall respondents said that they followed another religion.

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19a. Ethnic groups Base: All respondents answering, 397, non-response (102), 20%

Of the 397 overall residents who responded to the question, the largest ethnic group is Black respondents, 51%: 34% of respondents described themselves as Black African, and 17% of respondents described themselves as are Black Caribbean. 42% of overall respondents described themselves as White: 25% said they are White British, 16% said they are White European, and 1% said they are White Irish. 14% of overall respondents described themselves as Asian: 2% said they are Indian, 1% said they are Pakistani, and 1% said they are Bangladeshi. 4% of overall respondents described their ethnicity as mixed heritage: 2% said they are White & Black Caribbean, 1% said they are White & Black African, and 1% said they are White & Asian.

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There were slight variations

in the two areas.

In NT3, 33 % are Black

African, 26% are White

British, 22% are Black

Caribbean and 11% are

White European.

In NT4, 34% are Black

African, 24% are White

British, 16% are Black

Caribbean and 19% are

white European.

NT3 NT4

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19b. Other Ethnic groups

An open-ended question gave respondents whose ethnic group was not listed the

opportunity to state their ethnic group. The results have been coded into the following

35 categories and are listed below.


Turkish 28% (35) Kurdish 8% (6)

Black British 7% (5) Mauritian 7% (5)

Latin/South American 6% (4) Polish 4% (3)

Romanian 3% (2) Colombian 3% (2)

Arabic 1% (1) Albanian 1% (1)

Turkish Cypriot 1% (1) Greek 1% (1)

Russian 1% (1) Kosovan 1% (1)

Sri Lankan 1% (1) Turkish Iranian 1% (1)

Moroccan 1% (1) Vietnamese 1% (1)

14% of overall respondents (72) said they belonged to 18 ‘other’ ethnic groups.

As you can see in the table above, Turkish is the main ‘other’ ethnic group.

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5. If you want more information

20. Would like to be included in the circulation list

This question asked respondents to provide PPCR with their contact details if they

wanted to be included in the circulation list.

233 overall respondents provided their names, 218 overall respondents provided

their postal address, 40 overall respondents provided their landline telephone

numbers, 91 overall respondents provided their mobile numbers, and 85 overall

respondents provided their email addresses.

21. Preferred way to get in touch


Overall respondents, 83%, said their preferred method to be contacted by post.

Compared with 31% of overall respondents who said their preferred way to get in

touch is by digital means: 25% by email and 6% by text.

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22. Final comments

An open-ended question gave respondents a final opportunity to give any further

views or comments. The results have been coded into the following 13 categories

and are listed below.


Overall respondents’ main final comment is a request for updates on the

regeneration: especially dates, impact on residents, decants, and priority to current

residents.

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Conclusions and Next Steps The findings reveal a number of interesting issues about Northumberland Park which

are worthy of further exploration and will help to guide future consultation on the

proposed regeneration. Some of the key information is drawn out below and for ease

of reference have been categorized in the headings above.

Regeneration Proposals for your neighbourhood

There is very little sound knowledge of the proposed regeneration in Northumberland

Park. In the NT3 area three quarters know nothing and in NT4 two thirds claim the

same. This appears surprising considering the range of consultation having already

taken place from the development of the Tottenham Area Action Plan, Key Principles

for Change in Northumberland Park, and the Fletcher Priest report on

Northumberland Park Strategic Framework.

This may point to the effectiveness of methods of consultation. People will have

received a lot of documentation by post – the preferred method – but not have read

this. Open meetings may be challenging for people to attend. We recognize that

consultation needs to be designed at a level that suits residents – going to where

they naturally gather rather than calling meetings, using open spaces rather than

closed buildings, using a range of consultation methods to appeal to the

demographic.

Even smaller numbers of people have ever participated in consultation events which

is of concern. It is always a challenge to persuade residents to get involved,

particularly over such a large area so moving the engagement around the area may

help

Residents expressed Interest in attending events to look at how regeneration will

affect local residents. Inevitably, interest in housing choices and options is the most

popular choice but with high levels of interest in impacts, development proposals and

open spaces. This will help to target residents as the proposals develop to get them

involved in the areas where they have expressed an interest

Housing management issues dominate the resident’s top three priorities to change in

their neighbourhood. We were hoping here that residents would concentrate on their

vision for regeneration and making considerable improvements, but residents were

most aware of things that are important to be dealt with now. Discussions held with residents at drop-ins, pop up and other events have emphasized the need for day to day issues to be dealt with ahead of any regeneration, thus resident focus tends to be on things that they find a challenge to deal with on a daily basis rather than thinking about the wholescale regeneration of the area.

Getting involved

We wanted to find out what interests residents creatively and how they would like to

be involved in local activities. Local fun events inevitably proved the biggest attraction

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as it brings people together strengthening the sense of community. Social media is

not popular amongst residents with only a small proportion of residents showing

interest in being part of this. We would like to explore this more with those interested

residents and hopefully increase interest in being part of online forums.

Few residents want to represent their local community as part of the Resident

Association or Steering Group. As above, we continue to follow up with those that

have expressed an internet to have them along to public meetings of the group.

Involvement preferences tend to be more passive – receiving newsletters to keep up

to date is three times more popular than receiving email or text updates or being part

of an online group.

About your home and living here

There is a stable population in Northumberland Park. Discussions with residents at

drop in and pop ups around the estate have revealed that people are largely

protective of the length of time they have lived there. It would be interesting to

explore whether this out of choice or lack of options for affordability.

Northumberland Park holds the highest density of Council properties in Haringey so it

is likely newer residents would have come from the Council’s waiting list. Four out of

five residents are Council tenants, one in ten a leaseholder and the remainder

varying tenures. The council are explicit in the need to shift the tenure mix to create a

more balanced community.

A bit about you

The age profile of residents suggests a large working-age group, there is however a

significant ageing population. One third are under 35 years old and residents have

consistently commented on the need for more provision and jobs for young people.

New homes will need to take account of this. Singe headed households account for

almost half of the residents in Northumberland Park with some variance between the

two areas. Those households with thee adult members would be interesting to

explore to see if these are inter-generational homes, siblings or ‘hidden homeless’.

Almost a third of households have a member living with a disability or health problem.

This will be something needing further investigation as it may influence the type of

properties those would be willing to occupy.

The range of languages spoken point to an extremely diverse area. More work needs

to be done with engaging these communities in the places they meet, the languages

they speak and the activities they are involved in. One third of residents will need

help accessing written information and so need to be looking at the various language

it needs to be in. Access to translators or braille services needs to be highlighted with

residents.

Most residents state they are Christian but there are a range of other religions.

However, there are only churches as places of worship – although there may be

other building used as places of worship. Ethnicity is mainly black African across both

areas with some variance in other groups. Turkish ethnicity as also large.

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Interestingly, white people are a minority behind these two groups. The range of

ethnic groups indicates that many of the most recent migrants to the UK have been

attracted to the area.

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