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Form 2 – Executive Report 2 August 2013

Report of: Simon Green, Executive Director of Place________________________________________________________________

Report to: Cabinet________________________________________________________________

Date: 18/12/2013 ________________________________________________________________

Subject: Student Accommodation Strategy 2014 - 2019________________________________________________________________

Author of Report: Anna Jones, 27 36915 ________________________________________________________________

Summary: The new 5 year student accommodation strategy will set out Sheffield City Council’s (SCC) expectations for new and existing student accommodation provision in the city. The supporting action plan will span the 5 year period of the strategy, but will be refreshed annually to make it responsive to local and national policy and investment changes.

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Reasons for Recommendations:

1. To enable the Council to set out a clear vision and delivery plan for student housing and related services which will help the Council to achieve its ambitions to create a Great Place to Live and for Sheffield to be a Competitive City.

2. The new student accommodation strategy will help our partners, funders and residents understand our ambitions for future student accommodation and related services provided for Sheffield’s students and existing residents of the communities within which they live. In addition, it will enable them to consider and develop their own opportunities to deliver this shared vision.

SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL

Cabinet Report

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Recommendations:1. That Cabinet endorses the Student Accommodation Strategy 2014 – 19 as a

statement of the council’s expectations for new and existing student accommodation provision in the city.

2. That Cabinet approves the accompanying 2014 - 19 Student Accommodation Strategy Action Plan.

3. That Cabinet notes that the Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods will agree the further development of the action plan following annual reviews and the development of other items referred to within this report, in accordance with the functions reserved to him in the Leader’s Scheme of Delegation.

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Background Papers: The Student Accommodation Strategy 2014-19 The Student Accommodation Strategy Action Plan 2014-19 Student Accommodation Strategy Equality Impact Assessment

Documents detailed in the appendix

Category of Report: OPEN

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Statutory and Council Policy Checklist

Financial Implications

NO Cleared by: Paul Schofield

Legal Implications

NO Cleared by: Andrea Simpson

Equality of Opportunity Implications

NO Cleared by: Ian Oldershaw

Tackling Health Inequalities Implications

NO

Human rights Implications

NO:

Environmental and Sustainability implications

NO

Economic impact

NO

Community safety implications

NO

Human resources implications

NO: Michelle Calow

Property implications

NO

Area(s) affected

Relevant Cabinet Portfolio Leader

Cllr Harry Harpham

Relevant Scrutiny Committee if decision called in

Is the item a matter which is reserved for approval by the City Council?

YES/NO

Press release

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Report to full Cabinet

REPORT TITLE

1.0 SUMMARY

1.1 The new 5 year student accommodation strategy will set out Sheffield City Council’s (SCC) expectations for new and existing student accommodation provision in the city. The supporting action plan will span the 5 year period of the strategy but will be refreshed annually to make it responsive to local and national policy and investment changes.

Why the strategy was developed Sheffield has a large student population, and the universities are key to the success of our city. This is the first time that we have gathered detailed data about students. The strategy summarises recent changes in Government policy which will enable us to predict what our future student population will be like and to prepare for changes in population. Stakeholder feedback told us that there was currently enough student accommodation and that students were moving away from traditional areas, but we needed evidence to prove this in order to inform planning policy.

The strategy describes the location and makeup of our current student population and predicts future changes. A wealth of data is referenced in the strategy and appended to it. This can be used to inform future planning and housing policy decisions and to provide an information pack for developers. This will enable us to be proactive in guiding the student housing market by providing a steer which is in keeping with our own aims and objectives.

How the strategy be delivered To support our strategic ambitions we have developed a 5 year action plan. This plan sets out activity for the council and for our partners reflecting the current funding environment in which we are operating. Delivery of the key actions contained in the plan will be monitored through regular meetings of our steering group, which draws members from Council departments and our partners. We will continue to develop new projects in line with the ambitions of the strategy to respond to the ever changing policy and investment context and new opportunities which arise.

2.0 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR SHEFFIELD PEOPLE

2.1 Our recent Sheffield Housing Market Assessment and other stakeholder consultation have established clear priorities for; Sheffield Residents, current students and those who deliver services to students. Based on these priorities, the Student Accommodation Strategy sets out how the

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Council and the organisations we work with can best use investment and resources over the long term to bring maximum benefit to both students studying in the city and to Sheffield’s longer term residents.

3.0 OUTCOME AND SUSTAINABILITY

3.1 The new Student Accommodation Strategy will ensure that investment of resources in relation to student accommodation will support the Council’s strategic outcomes, in particular the Great Place to Live and Competitive City outcomes.

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In developing this strategy, we have worked with our partners to better understand the student population changes along with emerging trends for future accommodation demand and supply. The monitoring and review of this strategy will encourage effective partnership working and information sharing to ensure we have a clearer understanding of our priorities, and the priorities of the students and of stakeholders operating in the city.

By establishing clear priorities for student accommodation and related services, the Student Accommodation Strategy helps to ensure that future resources will be targeted to bring about maximum impact and ensure future student accommodation provision is sustainable and responsive to the changing needs of Sheffield’s community.

The consultation undertaken with key partners has helped to align the new student accommodation strategy with the activities of other organisations and to ensure this all contributes to the Councils strategic outcomes where possible.

4.0 THE STUDENT ACCOMMODATION STRATEGY 2014 - 2019

4.1 Context

Good knowledge-based institutions are crucial to building successful cities and a strong city and regional economy. Sheffield’s student population has been expanding at a rapid rate over recent decades, and both of the city’s universities retain ambitious plans for growth. However, Government recently made a raft of changes to admissions and funding policies, which will affect the number and demographic of future students living in our city. It is important that we understand the impact of these changes on our student community and that Sheffield City Council sets out a clear strategic approach for student accommodation and services in the future.

The purpose of this strategy is to gain a greater understanding of the demographic makeup our student residents, their current housing needs and preferences, and how these will change over the coming years. The

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information gathered to inform this strategy, will be used to guide future changes to our Planning and Housing policies and to help prospective developers accurately assess need for new accommodation provision.

The city’s student population brings many benefits, including: adding life and vitality to the areas in which they live, supporting local businesses and benefiting inner city urban areas. This strategy discusses services which are provided by the council and our partners to support students and the communities within which they live. This strategy also sets out ways in which we and our partners are working to increase graduate retention to strengthen our city’s workforce.

4.2 What the strategy aims to achieve

The objectives of the strategy are:

Describe the current demographic makeup and location of existing

students, with supporting evidence appended to the strategy.

Explore the potential impact of the recent raft of national policy

changes.

Set out our expectations for new and existing student accommodation

provision in the city.

Assess the impact of the various types of accommodation and assess

where our Planning policy needs to change to aid the creation of

balanced communities.

Identify actions to improve community cohesion and the quality of the

public realm in areas with high concentrations of student

accommodation.

Look at how we can maximise the benefits students bring to the city in

relation to both the economy and volunteering opportunities.

Build on the strong reputation which Sheffield has as a welcoming

student city and set out our intention to enhance the experience

students have while they study here.

4.3 Consultation

A steering group including external stakeholders from the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, both Student Unions, South Yorkshire Police and representatives from a number of internal departments including: Environmental Health, Waste Management, Forward and Area Planning, Safer Neighbourhood Team and the former Street Force. This was formed in July 2011 and regular meetings have taken place to identify and review priorities for the strategy. The group provides a valuable forum which ensures the council and key stakeholders are kept up to date with local and national initiatives in

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relation to students, many of these are captured in the strategy and in the strategy action plan.

As part of our Housing Market Assessment, we consulted with a large number of Sheffield residents in relation to their current and future housing needs. This included a large number of the student population and included residents living in neighbours where large numbers of students live. The findings of this consultation have informed the strategy.

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Content of the strategy

Student Profile We now have a student population of around 60,000, which represents 18% of Sheffield’s working age population. Nearly a fifth (9,132) of all students travelled here from outside the EU and the amount of students from countries such as China and Malaysia is predicted to continue increasing.

Following the increase in tuition fees and other policy changes, home student enrolments at the universities dipped in 2012/13 but they are expected to steadily increase in future years. International student numbers are currently rising quickly and it is predicted they will continue to do so.

In light of these changes, we believe there is real potential for the student housing market in Sheffield to polarise as more affluent and discerning students increase demand for higher quality private rented accommodation and others seek a more affordable means of studying

Student housing The city has a mixed accommodation offer for students, with an increasing amount of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA). Whilst demand for PBSA is continuing to grow, particularly from the newer international student market, our existing stock is still not at full occupancy, and there is a risk that the provision of more PBSA will lead to over provision and older blocks falling empty.

We will review our planning policies as part of a wider review of Sheffield’s Core Strategy to develop a tailored approach that provides flexibility and has sensibility to the densities of student accommodation particularly in the City Centre. We will also produce an information pack to help developers make informed decisions about future provision.

There has been a gradual migration out of some traditional student areas towards the city centre, meaning private landlords are recently struggling to rent properties in some area to students. The council will work with good landlords to increase the supply of private rented housing which is available to non-student households.

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4.4.3

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There are perceived quality issues in some of the existing privately rented accommodation and the council will work with the universities and private landlords to improve the quality and safety of accommodation which is let to students.

Wider student issues Students who have a positive impression of the city upon graduating, are more likely to link with us in the future, boosting our reputation and business prospects. Conversely, the more positive an impression of students is held by our longer term residents, the more welcoming they are likely to be to future generations of students.

The economy The universities are key contributors to the city’s economy. Combined the universities employ around 9,900 staff and have an annual expenditure in excess of £658 million. A recent report estimated that international students currently spend £187.2 within the Sheffield economy.

Our ambition to improve the city’s economic competitiveness requires that we continue to be successful in attracting students to Sheffield institutions, and that we are increasingly successful in retaining students in order to further develop our burgeoning knowledge economy and capitalise on future economic growth.

Volunteering Volunteering activities promote cohesion between the student community and more permanent Sheffield communities. In 2012/13, 1,671 UoS students and staff volunteered a total of 32,496 hours through their Students’ Union’s ‘Sheffield Volunteering’ programme and were active in 77 different neighbourhoods in and around the city. Both universities have dedicated volunteering teams and will continue to promote volunteering opportunities to their first year students. A priority for this strategy will be to explore how the council can work with the universities to increase the range of volunteering opportunities available to students and to explore how volunteering can help the council deliver our priority outcomes.

Neighbourhoods To Let signs, noise and badly managed waste disposal can often be a cause of tension between landlords, students and their neighbours and can have a detrimental effect on a neighbourhood. A future priority for this strategy will be to explore the potential to work with both universities and our partners to promote good housing management amongst student landlords and to promote positive behaviour to reduce conflict arising between students and their neighbours.

What we aim to do We will implement the key actions detailed in the 5 year action plan. Progress against the plan will be monitored by the council and our partners through our Student Strategy Steering group. We will continue

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4.4.7

to develop new projects in line with the ambitions of the strategy to respond to the ever changing policy and investment context and new opportunities which arise.

Key actions will include to:

Create an information pack for potential developers of PBSA, detailing supply, demand and suggested design guidelines.

Review the household projections for Sheffield to assess the contribution that students make towards household growth and, therefore, the implications for the future housing growth target in the new Local Plan.

Work with the Universities to improve our understanding of local and commuting students.

Review the information which we hold about existing HMOs in neighbourhoods which are popular with students.

Investigate cases where it is suspected a house requires a mandatory HMO licence.

Launch the Snug scheme which sets out minimum standards for privately rented properties.

Review our planning policies.

Work with universities to promote sustainable travel and limit traffic congestion.

Explore how we engage with students and landlords to achieve large scale improvements to private rented accommodation.

Promote volunteering and positive student interaction. Work with good landlords of privately rented accommodation to

explore the potential for letting to low income

5.0 ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED

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Although local authorities do not have a statutory duty to produce a student accommodation strategy, previous government guidance has urged local authorities to take a more strategic approach to housing as part of their place shaping role.

Without a current student accommodation strategy, there will be no clear vision for Sheffield’s student accommodation and services that can be shared with partners, residents, developers and funding bodies

Any benefit gained from not allocating resources to develop a strategy and monitor its action plan would be outweighed by the costs incurred through not developing a joined up strategic approach to housing policy and investment decisions. Progress updates of the strategy’s action plan will also help to ensure that our priorities will be regularly monitored and that new opportunities to progress our ambitions are considered.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

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7.0

This report does not commit the Council to any spending plans. Instead it will be used to inform the allocation of resources in the forthcoming Business Planning process for 2013-14 and beyond.

The strategy itself does not have any specific capital financial implications. It does have revenue implications as it assumes that existing posts in Housing Strategy and Policy, Private Rented Standards, Forward and Area Planning, Development Control, Environmental Protection, Waste Management and the Economic Team will continue to offer the current level of service. This will have to be delivered against a backdrop of continued pressure on Local Government finances and the services will need to prioritise demands and identify efficiencies to meet the challenge.

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

There are no legal implications arising directly from this report or the Student Accommodation Strategy. Any legal implications arising from individual projects or activities set out in the Action Plan will be considered when they are reported for approval in accordance with the Leader’s Scheme of delegation.

8.0 REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

8.1 To enable the Council to set out a clear vision and delivery plan for student housing and related services which will help the Council to achieve its ambitions to be a Great Place to Live and for Sheffield to be a Competitive City.

8.2 The new student accommodation strategy will provide a statement of recommendations to help our partners, potential funders and residents understand our ambitions for new and existing student provision in the city. Having this information available will help them to consider and develop their own opportunities to deliver this shared vision.

9.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

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9.2

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That Cabinet endorses the Student Accommodation Strategy 2014 – 19 as a statement of the council’s expectations for new and existing student accommodation provision in the city.

That Cabinet approves the accompanying 2014 - 19 Student Accommodation Strategy Action Plan.

That Cabinet notes that the Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods will agree the further development of the action plan

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following annual reviews, in accordance with the functions reserved to him in the Leader’s Scheme of Delegation.

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Author Anna Jones Job Title Policy Officer Date 26.09.13

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Appendices

Appendix A Tables

HESA Returns Table 2. SHU and UoS students by EU/International and mode of study, 2008 – 2012 Table 3. SHU and UoS students by sex, 2011/12

Table 4. Total number of enrolled students in the in the 8 Core Cities

Universities Table 5. Top 5 domiciles of international students – 2007 - 2012

Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey Table 6. Student retention at UoS and SHU – 2007 - 2011

2011 Census Table 7. Students in Sheffield Table 8. Age structure of Sheffield population

Council Tax Table 9. Number of properties with student exemption from Council Tax by Ward - 2007 – 2013

Sheffield Housing Market Assessment Table 10. Student Responses to Sheffield Strategic Housing Market Assessment Questionnaire

Planning Table 11. Total completed student cluster flats – 2004 – 2013 Table 12. Addresses of completed student cluster flats Table 13. Addresses of PBSA with approved planning permission – December 2013

Private Rental Information Table 14. Average private rents for student wards and city average – 2012 - 2013

Appendix B Maps

Location of students in Sheffield by Neighbourhood – Address Data, listed by Source

Both Universities – HESA Returns Map 6. Both universities – term-time residence 2012/13 Map 7. Both universities – term-time residence 2011/12 Map 8. Both universities, full time students - term-time residence 2012/13 Map 9. Location of all PBSA which the universities allocate to – 2011 Map 10. % change by neighbourhood

University of Sheffield – HESA Returns Map 11. Student Term-time addresses– 2012/13 Map 12. Student Term-time addresses – 2011/12 Map 13. Potential commuters: students with the same term time and home address - local region – 2011/12 Map 14. Potential commuters: students with the same term time and home address – England, Scotland and Wales – 2011/12

Sheffield Hallam University – HESA Return Map 15. Student Term-time– 2012/13 Map 16. Student Term-time– 2011/12 Map 17. Student term-time – 2010/11 Map 18. Student term-time – 2009/10 Map 19. Student term-time – 2008/09 Map 20. Student term-time – 2007/08 Map 21. Potential commuters: students with the same term time and home address – local region 2012/13

Map 22. Potential commuters: students with the same term time and home address – England, Scotland and Wales – 2011/12

Both University Accommodation Records Map 23. Location of Purpose Built Student Accommodation which SHU and UoS allocate to Map 24. Location of all known Purpose Built Student Accommodation

Council Tax Records Map 25. All properties with student Council Tax exemption – June 2005 Map 26. All properties with student Council Tax exemption – June 2006 Map 27. All properties with student Council Tax exemption – June 2007 Map 28. All properties with student Council Tax exemption – June 2008 Map 29. All properties with student Council Tax exemption – June 2009 Map 30. All properties with student Council Tax exemption – June 2010 Map 31. All properties with student Council Tax exemption – June 2011 Map 32. All properties with full student Council Tax exemption – June 2013 Map 33. Flats and PBSA with a student Council Tax exemption – June 2013

Planning Map 34. Article 4 boundary – December 2010 Map 35. HMO Hotspot Analysis - 2008

Private Rented Standards Team Map 36. Density of licensed HMOs – December 2013 Map 37. Density of all known HMOs – July 2005 - December 2013 Map 38. Density of Responsible Landlord scheme properties (forerunner to the Snug Scheme) August 2011

Housing Strategy and Policy Team Map 39. Housing Market Areas, 2013

Appendix C Reports

Sheffield Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2013 Report 1. Home Truths Report Report 2. Student and City Centres chapters. Summary of student responses.

Sheffield Hallam Students Union Report 2. Community Audit Report – 2013

Sheffield City Council Report 3. City Centre Masterplan – 2014

EkogenReport 4. Impact of the Sheffield Universities on the Sheffield City-Region Economy – December 2007

Oxford Economics Report 5. The Economic Costs and Benefits of International Students – January 2013

UCASReport 6. End of Cycle Report, 2012

Appendix D Other

South Yorkshire Police Other 1. Crime bulletin – 2013

University of SheffieldGraduate Retention Information

Sheffield Hallam University Graduate Retention Information

Appendix E Strategy, Policy and Standards

Sheffield City Council S, P & S 1. Housing Strategy 2013 - 2023 S, P & S 2. Sheffield City Centre Masterplan, May 2013 S, P & S 3. Sheffield Local Plan: S, P & S 4. Core Strategy, March 2009 S, P & S 5. City Policies and Sites 2013 (pre-submission document) S, P & S 6. Standing up for Sheffield: Corporate Plan 2011 – 14 S, P & S 7. The Sheffield City Strategy 2010 - 2020 S, P & S 8. Housing Strategy 2013 – 2023 S, P & S 9. Equalities Impact Assessment S, P & S 10. Snug scheme property and management standards document

Links Sheffield City Council Snug Scheme website: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/in-your-area/housing-services/private-sector-housing/private-landlords/snug.htmlSheffield Hallam University’s Snug website http://www.shu.ac.uk/accommodation/find/private-sector

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This

str

ate

gy a

nd

the info

rmation

ap

pend

ed

to it w

ill e

nab

le u

s, as a

council,

to take a

pro

active

ap

pro

ach to the

accom

mod

ation a

nd

serv

ice n

eed

s o

f our

evo

lvin

g s

tud

ent p

op

ula

tion.

Stu

den

t P

rofi

le

Sta

nd

ing

at aro

und

60,0

00, S

heffi

eld

has

one o

f th

e larg

est stu

dent p

op

ula

tions

in E

ng

land

, w

ith s

tud

ents

form

ing

18%

of

our

work

ing

ag

e c

itiz

ens.

The n

um

ber

of

inte

rnational stu

dents

liv

ing

in the c

ity

has incre

ased

by 3

0%

ove

r th

e last 5

years

and

they n

ow

make u

p a

fifth o

f th

e

stu

dent b

od

y.

Follo

win

g the incre

ase in tuitio

n fees

and

oth

er

polic

y c

hang

es, hom

e s

tud

ent

enro

lments

at th

e u

niv

ers

itie

s d

ipp

ed

in 2

012/1

3 b

ut are

exp

ecte

d to s

tead

ily

incre

ase in futu

re y

ears

. In

tern

ational

stu

dent num

bers

are

curr

ently r

isin

g

rap

idly

and

it is

pre

dic

ted

they w

ill

continue to d

o s

o.

Term

-tim

e a

dd

ress d

ata

fro

m the

univ

ers

itie

s a

nd

our

ow

n C

ouncil

Tax

record

s s

how

that stu

dents

are

locate

d

in n

eig

hb

ourh

ood

s thro

ug

hout th

e c

ity

with p

art

icula

r concentr

ations in: th

e

City C

entr

e, C

rookes, B

room

hill

, W

alk

ley,

Bro

om

hall

and

End

clif

fe n

eig

hb

ourh

ood

s.

Stu

den

t H

ou

sin

g

The c

ity h

as a

mix

ed

accom

mod

ation o

ffer

for

stu

dents

, w

ith a

n incre

asin

g a

mount

of

Purp

ose B

uilt

Stu

dent A

ccom

mod

ation

(PB

SA

). W

hils

t d

em

and

for

PB

SA

is

continuin

g to g

row

, p

art

icula

rly fro

m the

new

er

inte

rnational stu

dent m

ark

et, o

ur

exis

ting

sto

ck is s

till

not at fu

ll occup

ancy,

and

there

is a

ris

k that th

e p

rovis

ion o

f

more

PB

SA

will

lead

to o

ver

sup

ply

and

old

er

blo

cks falli

ng

em

pty

.

We w

ill r

evie

w o

ur

pla

nnin

g p

olic

ies a

s p

art

of

a w

ider

revie

w o

f S

heffi

eld

’s p

lannin

g

polic

ies to d

eve

lop

a tailo

red

ap

pro

ach

that p

rovid

es fl

exib

ility

and

has s

ensib

ility

to the d

ensitie

s o

f stu

dent accom

mod

ation

part

icula

rly in the C

ity C

entr

e. W

e w

ill

als

o p

rod

uce a

n info

rmation p

ack to h

elp

deve

lop

ers

make info

rmed

decis

ions a

bout

futu

re p

rovis

ion.

There

has b

een a

gra

dual m

igra

tion o

ut of

som

e tra

ditio

nal stu

dent neig

hb

ourh

ood

s

tow

ard

s the c

ity c

entr

e, m

eanin

g p

rivate

land

lord

s a

re r

ecently s

trug

glin

g to r

ent

pro

pert

ies in s

om

e a

reas to s

tud

ents

.

The c

ouncil

will

work

with g

ood

land

lord

s

to incre

ase the s

up

ply

of

private

rente

d

housin

g w

hic

h is a

vaila

ble

to n

on-s

tud

ent

household

s.

There

are

perc

eiv

ed

qualit

y issues in

som

e o

f th

e e

xis

ting

private

ly r

ente

d

accom

mod

ation a

nd

the c

ouncil

will

work

with the u

niv

ers

itie

s a

nd

private

land

lord

s

to im

pro

ve the q

ualit

y a

nd

safe

ty o

f

accom

mod

ation w

hic

h is let to

stu

dents

.

Wid

er S

tud

ent

Issu

es

Stu

dents

who h

ave

a p

ositiv

e im

pre

ssio

n

of

the c

ity u

pon g

rad

uating

are

more

likely

to lin

k w

ith u

s in the futu

re, b

oosting

our

rep

uta

tion a

nd

busin

ess p

rosp

ects

.

Conve

rsely

, th

e m

ore

positiv

e a

n

imp

ressio

n o

f stu

dents

is h

eld

by o

ur

long

er

term

resid

ents

, th

e m

ore

welc

om

ing

they a

re lik

ely

to b

e to futu

re g

enera

tions

of

stu

dents

. M

any s

tud

ents

make a

n

invalu

ab

le c

ontr

ibution to the c

ity thro

ug

h

their v

olu

nte

ering

and

fund

rais

ing

work

.

Nei

ghb

ou

rho

od

s

To L

et sig

ns, nois

e a

nd

bad

ly m

anag

ed

waste

dis

posal can o

ften b

e a

cause

of

tensio

n b

etw

een land

lord

s, stu

dents

and

their n

eig

hb

ours

and

can h

ave

a

detr

imenta

l eff

ect on a

neig

hb

ourh

ood

.

Key

Mes

sage

s

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A futu

re p

riority

for

this

str

ate

gy w

ill b

e

to e

xp

lore

the p

ote

ntial to

work

with b

oth

univ

ers

itie

s a

nd

oth

er

part

ners

to p

rom

ote

good

housin

g m

anag

em

ent am

ong

st

stu

dent la

nd

lord

s a

nd

to p

rom

ote

positiv

e,

resp

onsib

le b

ehavio

ur

to r

ed

uce c

onflic

t

arisin

g b

etw

een s

tud

ents

and

their

neig

hb

ours

.

Th

e E

con

om

y

The u

niv

ers

itie

s a

re k

ey c

ontr

ibuto

rs to the

city’s

econom

y. C

om

bin

ed

, th

e u

niv

ers

itie

s

em

plo

y a

round

9,9

00 s

taff

and

have

an

annual exp

end

iture

in e

xcess o

f £658

mill

ion. A

recent re

port

estim

ate

d that

inte

rnational stu

dents

curr

ently s

pend

£187.2

m a

nnually

within

the S

heffi

eld

econom

y.

Our

am

bitio

n to im

pro

ve the c

ity’s

econom

ic c

om

petitive

ness r

eq

uires that

we c

ontinue to b

e s

uccessfu

l in

attra

cting

stu

dents

to S

heffi

eld

institu

tions, and

that

we a

re incre

asin

gly

successfu

l in

reta

inin

g

stu

dents

in o

rder

to furt

her

deve

lop

our

burg

eonin

g k

now

led

ge e

conom

y a

nd

cap

italis

e o

n futu

re e

conom

ic g

row

th.

Stu

dents

who h

ave

a p

ositiv

e im

pre

ssio

n

of

the c

ity u

pon g

rad

uation a

re m

ore

lik

ely

continue to liv

e h

ere

and

to lin

k w

ith u

s in

the futu

re.

Wh

at w

e ai

m t

o d

o

We w

ill d

eve

lop

a d

eta

iled

5 y

ear

action

pla

n to d

eliv

er

the o

bje

ctive

s o

f th

is

str

ate

gy.

This

will

be d

eliv

ere

d a

nd

monitore

d b

y o

urs

elv

es a

nd

part

ners

thro

ug

h o

ur

Stu

dent S

trate

gy S

teering

gro

up.

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Ch

apte

r 1:

Th

e C

onte

xt

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Ch

apte

r 1:

Th

e C

onte

xt

1.1

In

tro

du

ctio

n

Sheffi

eld

is o

ne o

f th

e m

ost p

op

ula

r

destinations for

stu

dents

choosin

g to s

tud

y

in the U

K, w

ith tw

o r

enow

ned

institu

tions;

The U

niv

ers

ity o

f S

heffi

eld

(U

oS

) and

Sheffi

eld

Halla

m U

niv

ers

ity (

SH

U).

It has

gre

at tr

ansp

ort

lin

ks, and

, w

ith its

location

on the d

oors

tep

of

the P

eak D

istr

ict

National P

ark

, has d

eve

lop

ed

a r

ep

uta

tion

as the n

um

ber

one d

estination for

outd

oor

enth

usia

sts

. It a

lso b

oasts

a w

ide a

rray

of

nig

ht lif

e, cultura

l eve

nts

and

leis

ure

facili

ties, all

of

whic

h, alo

ng

with the low

cost of

livin

g, are

key d

raw

s for

pro

sp

ective

stu

dents

.

Good

know

led

ge-b

ased

institu

tions a

re

cru

cia

l to

build

ing

successfu

l citie

s a

nd

a s

trong

city a

nd

reg

ional econom

y.

Sheffi

eld

’s s

tud

ent p

op

ula

tion h

as b

een

exp

and

ing

at a r

ap

id r

ate

ove

r re

cent

decad

es, and

both

of

the c

ity’s

univ

ers

itie

s

reta

in a

mb

itio

us p

lans for

gro

wth

.

How

eve

r, G

ove

rnm

ent has r

ecently m

ad

e a

raft o

f chang

es to a

dm

issio

ns a

nd

fund

ing

polic

ies w

hic

h w

ill a

ffect th

e n

um

ber

and

dem

og

rap

hic

makeup

of

futu

re s

tud

ents

livin

g in o

ur

city.

It is

im

port

ant th

at w

e

und

ers

tand

the im

pact of

these c

hang

es

on o

ur

stu

dent com

munity a

nd

that th

e

council

sets

out a c

lear

str

ate

gic

ap

pro

ach

for

stu

dent accom

mod

ation a

nd

serv

ices in

the futu

re.

1.2

Str

ateg

ic li

nks

Sheffi

eld

’s C

orp

ora

te P

lan d

escrib

es

the c

ouncil’

s s

trate

gic

am

bitio

ns for

the

city.

Learn

ing

beyond

school-ag

e is a

n

imp

ort

ant fe

atu

re o

f th

is, w

ith the p

lan

recog

nis

ing

that S

heffi

eld

has a

str

ong

off

er

for

peop

le lookin

g to d

eve

lop

their

skill

s a

nd

know

led

ge, w

ith: The S

heffi

eld

Colle

ge, tw

o U

niv

ers

itie

s, S

heffi

eld

Teachin

g H

osp

itals

and

num

ero

us r

esearc

h

and

deve

lop

ment com

panie

s in the c

ity.

The p

lan c

oncentr

ate

s o

n o

utc

om

es for

Sheffi

eld

’s p

eop

le a

nd

id

entifies 8

are

as

where

we w

ill focus o

ur

eff

ort

s. W

e a

re

aim

ing

for

Sheffi

eld

to b

e a

‘C

om

petitive

City’ and

thro

ug

h this

str

ate

gy w

e a

im

to c

reate

the e

nvironm

ent to

ensure

that

Sheffi

eld

is a

destination o

f choic

e a

nd

to h

elp

the c

ity to g

row

its

econom

y a

nd

skill

ed

work

forc

e.

We a

lso w

ant S

heffi

eld

to b

e a

‘G

reat

Pla

ce to L

ive’ and

by this

we m

ean to

be a

city that has s

uccessfu

l p

laces a

nd

susta

inab

le c

om

munitie

s w

ith a

ccess to

hig

h q

ualit

y h

ousin

g, lo

cal serv

ices a

nd

facili

ties.

The S

tud

ent A

ccom

mod

ation

Str

ate

gy w

ill s

up

port

this

am

bitio

n a

nd

the

priorities o

f our

Housin

g S

trate

gy (

2013 –

23)

by e

nsuring

that th

e s

tud

ent housin

g

ele

ment is

functionin

g to c

reate

bala

nced

housin

g m

ark

ets

off

ering

a r

ang

e o

f g

ood

qualit

y s

tud

ent accom

mod

ation in s

uitab

le

locations.

1.3

Ob

ject

ives

of

the

stra

tegy

There

have

been a

num

ber

of

national

polic

y c

hang

es that have

the p

ote

ntial

to s

ignifi

cantly a

ffect th

e n

um

bers

and

pro

file

of

stu

dents

choosin

g to c

om

e to

stu

dy in the c

ity.

This

str

ate

gy w

ill e

xp

lore

the p

ote

ntial im

pact of

these c

hang

es o

n

the e

xis

ting

and

futu

re a

ccom

mod

ation

pro

vis

ion in S

heffi

eld

. O

ur

ob

jective

s a

re to:

the location a

nd

dem

og

rap

hic

makeup

of

univ

ers

ity s

tud

ents

stu

dyin

g in the

city a

nd

the a

ccom

mod

ation in w

hic

h

they liv

e.

m

akeup

and

location o

f exis

ting

stu

dents

, w

ith s

up

port

ing

evid

ence

ap

pend

ed

to the s

trate

gy.

re

cent ra

ft o

f national p

olic

y c

hang

es.

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exis

ting

stu

dent accom

mod

ation

pro

vis

ion in the c

ity.

of

accom

mod

ation a

nd

assess w

here

our

pla

nnin

g p

olic

y n

eed

s to c

hang

e

to a

id the c

reation o

f b

ala

nced

and

susta

inab

le c

om

munitie

s.

cohesio

n a

nd

the q

ualit

y o

f th

e p

ub

lic

realm

in a

reas w

ith h

igh c

oncentr

ations

of

stu

dent accom

mod

ation.

benefits

stu

dents

bring

to the c

ity

in r

ela

tion to b

oth

the e

conom

y a

nd

volu

nte

ering

op

port

unitie

s.

S

heffi

eld

has a

s a

welc

om

ing

stu

dent

city a

nd

set out our

inte

ntion to e

nhance

the e

xp

erience s

tud

ents

have

while

stu

dyin

g h

ere

.

We e

sta

blis

hed

a s

teering

gro

up

to h

elp

us u

nd

ers

tand

the k

ey issues r

ele

vant

to s

tud

ents

liv

ing

in o

ur

city a

nd

to the

org

anis

ations w

hic

h s

up

port

them

. This

will

continue to o

pera

te a

nd

has m

em

bers

dra

wn fro

m a

rang

e o

f sta

kehold

er

org

anis

ations inclu

din

g: S

heffi

eld

Halla

m

Univ

ers

ity,

The U

niv

ers

ity o

f S

heffi

eld

,

both

univ

ers

itie

s’ S

tud

ent U

nio

ns, S

outh

York

shire P

olic

e a

nd

a n

um

ber

of

council

team

s. It is a

lso w

ort

h n

oting

that th

e

city h

as s

ignifi

cant num

bers

of

stu

dents

stu

dyin

g a

t S

heffi

eld

Colle

ge a

nd

the N

HS

teachin

g h

osp

itals

, b

ut th

is s

trate

gy w

ill

focus p

rim

arily

on u

niv

ers

ity s

tud

ents

.

1.4

Th

e u

niv

ersi

ties

In 2

012/1

3, th

ere

were

ap

pro

xim

ate

ly

59,0

00 s

tud

ents

reg

iste

red

at S

heffi

eld

univ

ers

itie

s, m

akin

g it th

e fourt

h larg

est

stu

dent city in E

ng

land

(2011 C

ensus d

ata

).

Of

these, aro

und

48,0

00 w

ere

stu

dyin

g full

tim

e, th

e m

ajo

rity

of

whom

will

be liv

ing

within

the b

ound

aries o

f S

heffi

eld

.

The U

niv

ers

ity o

f S

heffi

eld

is a

mem

ber

of

the e

lite R

ussell

Gro

up

of

Univ

ers

itie

s

and

has a

str

ong

acad

em

ic r

ep

uta

tion

for

both

teachin

g a

nd

researc

h. The

Stu

dents

’ U

nio

n h

as b

een r

ate

d n

um

ber

one b

y the T

imes H

igher

Ed

ucation S

tud

ent

Exp

erience S

urv

ey for

the p

ast 3 y

ears

. It

off

ers

an e

xte

nsiv

e r

ang

e o

f socie

ties a

nd

activitie

s, and

is h

oused

in a

deve

lop

ment

whic

h h

as r

ecently u

nd

erg

one a

£20 m

illio

n

imp

rove

ment p

rog

ram

me, w

ith a

focus o

n

susta

inab

ility

.

Sheffi

eld

Halla

m U

niv

ers

ity is the third

larg

est hig

her

ed

ucation institu

tion in

Eng

land

, and

a lead

ing

pro

vid

er

of

health

and

socia

l care

cours

es.

Both

univ

ers

itie

s

are

pop

ula

r, a

s e

vid

enced

by their h

igh leve

l

of

UC

AS

ap

plic

ations e

ach y

ear.

The U

oS

’s b

uild

ing

s a

re c

luste

red

within

walk

ing

dis

tance o

f each o

ther

aro

und

the

easte

rn e

dg

e o

f th

e c

ity c

entr

e. S

HU

has

its c

entr

ally

locate

d C

ity C

am

pus n

ear

to

the tra

in s

tation a

nd

a s

econd

, w

hic

h is

a m

ile to the s

outh

west w

ithin

the leafy

sub

urb

s. A

ll are

directly s

erv

ed

by fre

quent

pub

lic tra

nsp

ort

and

within

easy r

each o

f a

rang

e o

f fo

od

outlets

and

num

ero

us o

ther

purv

eyors

of

good

s a

nd

serv

ices.

1.5

Th

e u

niv

ersi

ties

an

d t

he

eco

no

my

18%

of

Sheffi

eld

’s c

urr

ent w

ork

ing

ag

e

pop

ula

tion a

re s

tud

ents

whic

h b

ring

s

sig

nifi

cant b

enefits

to the c

ity.

The

univ

ers

itie

s a

re k

ey c

ontr

ibuto

rs to the c

ity’s

econom

y, b

oth

as c

onsum

ers

and

as p

art

of

our

work

forc

e. C

om

bin

ed

, th

ey e

mp

loy

aro

und

9,9

00 s

taff

and

have

an a

nnual

exp

end

iture

in e

xcess o

f £658 m

illio

n. In

ad

ditio

n to o

ffering

em

plo

ym

ent to

local

peop

le, th

ey p

rovid

e the e

nvironm

ent

need

ed

to g

row

and

deve

lop

our

next

genera

tion o

f entr

ep

reneurs

, sup

port

ing

the d

eve

lop

ment of

new

sm

all

and

med

ium

ente

rprises (

SM

Es)

in the c

ity.

O

nce they

have

gra

duate

d, fo

rmer

stu

dents

who

8S

tud

en

t A

cc

om

mo

datio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

rem

ain

in S

heffi

eld

form

a k

ey p

art

of

our

work

forc

e, w

ith m

any m

akin

g a

valu

ab

le

contr

ibution to o

ur

know

led

ge s

ecto

r. O

ur

am

bitio

n to im

pro

ve the c

ity’s

econom

ic

com

petitive

ness r

eq

uires that w

e c

ontinue

to b

e s

uccessfu

l in

attra

cting

stu

dents

to S

heffi

eld

institu

tions, and

that w

e

are

incre

asin

gly

successfu

l in

reta

inin

g

stu

dents

in o

rder

to furt

her

deve

lop

our

burg

eonin

g k

now

led

ge e

conom

y a

nd

cap

italis

e o

n futu

re e

conom

ic g

row

th.

1.6

Stu

den

t ac

com

mo

dat

ion

Sheffi

eld

is a

cosm

op

olit

an c

ity that

welc

om

es a

div

ers

e m

ix o

f p

eop

le. W

hils

t

we r

ecog

nis

e the b

enefit th

at stu

dents

bring

to the c

ity,

we a

re a

lso m

ind

ful th

at

stu

dents

often h

ave

diffe

rent need

s to n

on-

stu

dent S

heffi

eld

resid

ents

, p

art

icula

rly in

term

s o

f accom

mod

ation. S

tud

ents

tend

to c

hoose a

diffe

rent housin

g p

ath

way

to o

ther

household

s, le

ad

ing

them

to b

e

a v

ery

tra

nsie

nt com

munity,

often w

ith

seve

ral housin

g m

ove

s in a

short

period

of

tim

e. S

tud

ents

are

als

o m

ore

lik

ely

to liv

e

in s

hare

d a

ccom

mod

ation in the p

rivate

rente

d s

ecto

r; e

ither

in h

ouses r

ente

d fro

m

private

land

lord

s o

r in

larg

er

Purp

ose B

uilt

Stu

dent A

ccom

mod

ation b

locks (

PB

SA

)

run b

y m

anag

em

ent com

panie

s o

r th

e

univ

ers

itie

s.

1.7

Stu

den

t n

eigh

bo

urh

oo

ds

The p

resence o

f la

rge n

um

bers

of

stu

dents

liv

ing

in o

ur

com

munitie

s c

an

have

a s

ignifi

cant in

fluence o

n the n

um

ber,

typ

e a

nd

natu

re o

f fa

cili

ties a

nd

serv

ices

availa

ble

, such a

s the incre

ase in p

rovis

ion

of

East A

sia

n food

and

gro

cery

outlets

in

the L

ond

on R

oad

are

a. The v

aried

off

er

whic

h this

results in is o

ften a

positiv

e a

nd

welc

om

e o

ccurr

ence, p

art

icula

rly w

hen it

bring

s life a

nd

vitalit

y to a

reas w

hic

h h

ave

pre

vio

usly

been d

om

inate

d b

y c

om

merc

ial

build

ing

s a

nd

non-r

esid

ential uses.

How

eve

r w

hen the s

tud

ent to

non-s

tud

ent

ratio r

eaches a

hig

h leve

l w

ithin

pre

vio

usly

esta

blis

hed

com

munitie

s, it c

an c

ause a

deg

ree o

f te

nsio

n b

etw

een s

tud

ents

and

exis

ting

resid

ents

, w

hic

h c

an h

eig

hte

n a

t

key tim

es thro

ug

hout th

e a

cad

em

ic y

ear.

1.8

Del

iver

y

Achie

vin

g o

ur

goals

in a

n a

ge o

f auste

rity

will

be c

halle

ng

ing

to s

ay the least. T

he

sp

end

ing

red

uction r

eq

uired

of

local

councils

by G

ove

rnm

ent, a

nd

the incre

ase

in d

em

and

for

serv

ices h

as s

ignifi

cant

imp

lications for

how

the c

ouncil

will

allo

cate

its r

esourc

es in the c

om

ing

years

.

We r

ecog

nis

e that w

e w

ill n

ot alw

ays b

e

best p

laced

to b

ring

ab

out th

e c

hang

es

identified

in this

str

ate

gy a

nd

that th

ere

will

be a

sp

ects

of

the s

trate

gy w

here

influence is o

uts

ide o

f th

e c

ouncil’

s c

ontr

ol.

There

fore

we w

ill s

how

city w

ide lead

ers

hip

and

deve

lop

our

ab

ility

to influence

deve

lop

ments

, p

roje

cts

and

initia

tive

s.

We w

ill b

uild

on s

trong

part

ners

hip

s a

nd

work

colla

bora

tive

ly w

ith p

art

ners

and

sta

kehold

ers

acro

ss a

ll secto

rs, and

with

local p

eop

le a

nd

com

munitie

s. W

e w

ill a

lso

seek to c

om

bin

e o

ur

resourc

es w

ith n

ew

fund

ing

str

eam

s a

nd

to leve

r in

ad

ditio

nal

private

secto

r fu

nd

ing

to m

axim

ise

op

port

unitie

s a

s they a

rise.

Both

univ

ers

itie

s a

re c

urr

ently c

onsid

ering

the r

ed

eve

lop

ment of

sites w

ithin

their

cam

puses, shap

ing

not only

the u

niv

ers

ity

itself,

but a larg

e s

ection o

f th

e u

rban fab

ric

of

Sheffi

eld

. This

pro

vid

es the o

pp

ort

unity

for

us to w

ork

clo

sely

with the u

niv

ers

itie

s

to d

eve

lop

pla

ns for

cam

pus b

uild

ing

s a

nd

the s

urr

ound

ing

pub

lic r

ealm

, im

pro

vin

g

route

s fro

m s

tud

ent re

sid

ential are

as a

nd

betw

een a

nd

within

cam

pus s

ites.

We w

ill a

lso c

ontinue to w

ork

with the

univ

ers

itie

s a

nd

oth

er

part

ners

to d

eve

lop

and

deliv

er

a fi

ve y

ear

action p

lan to h

elp

us a

chie

ve the a

ims o

f th

is s

trate

gy.

The

action p

lan w

ill b

e r

evie

wed

on a

n a

nnual

basis

to m

onitor

pro

gre

ss a

nd

ad

dre

ss a

ny

new

issues e

merg

ing

.

Ch

apte

r 2:

9S

tud

en

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om

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datio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

Stu

den

t P

rofil

e

2.1

S

um

mar

y

The n

um

ber

and

backg

round

of

stu

dents

com

ing

to s

tud

y in S

heffi

eld

will

shap

e the a

mount and

typ

e o

f

stu

dent accom

mod

ation w

hic

h

will

be r

eq

uired

in the futu

re.

The inta

ke o

f stu

dents

to b

oth

univ

ers

itie

s is a

round

24,0

00 e

ach

year.

Althoug

h the tw

o u

niv

ers

itie

s

off

er

very

diffe

rent cours

es a

nd

stu

dy o

ptions, th

eir r

ecru

itm

ent

pattern

s o

ver

the p

ast 5 y

ears

have

been v

ery

sim

ilar.

Both

univ

ers

itie

s incre

ased

their s

tud

ent num

bers

ste

ad

ily

betw

een 2

008 a

nd

2011, b

ut in

2012, in

lin

e w

ith n

ational tr

end

s,

both

saw

their n

um

bers

fall

with

more

than 3

,000 few

er

stu

dents

reg

iste

red

than in 2

011. It is

yet

to b

e s

een w

heth

er

recru

itm

ent

will

recove

r to

pre

vio

us leve

ls b

ut

early ind

ications fro

m a

UC

AS

rep

ort

of

national ap

plic

ant

leve

ls a

nd

thro

ug

h talk

ing

to the

univ

ers

itie

s, sug

gests

that stu

dent

num

bers

will

retu

rn to a

n incre

ase

post 2013.

There

are

a r

ap

idly

gro

win

g

num

ber

of

inte

rnational stu

dents

stu

dyin

g a

t our

univ

ers

itie

s, and

we e

xp

ect

to s

ee a

n incre

ase in s

tud

ents

alread

y

based

in S

heffi

eld

and

in those c

om

muting

from

outs

ide o

ur

bound

aries, as p

eop

le

look to r

ed

uce the c

osts

of

their s

tud

ies.

10

Ch

apte

r 2:

Stu

den

t P

rofil

e

Map

1

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

11

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

In the 2

012/1

3 a

cad

em

ic y

ear, there

were

34,7

20 s

tud

ents

enro

lled

at S

HU

and

25,7

67 a

t U

oS

, 75%

of

whom

were

stu

dyin

g a

t und

erg

rad

uate

leve

l. T

he

num

ber

of

inte

rnational stu

dents

has

incre

ased

rap

idly

ove

r re

cent years

, and

now

, nearly a

fifth o

f all

stu

dents

tra

vel here

from

outs

ide the E

U, w

ith 5

,870 o

vers

eas

stu

dents

enro

lled

at U

oS

and

5,0

73 a

t S

HU

,

rep

resenting

ove

r 125 c

ountr

ies.

Betw

een 2

008 a

nd

2012, th

e u

niv

ers

itie

s

saw

a 3

9%

incre

ase in the n

um

ber

of

inte

rnational stu

dents

enro

lled

. This

is a

trend

whic

h they e

xp

ect to

continue. In

2011/1

2, th

e tre

nd

for

a m

ajo

rity

of

fem

ale

to m

ale

stu

dents

continued

, w

ith 5

4%

and

46%

resp

ective

ly. A

round

a tenth

of

all

stu

dents

consid

ere

d them

selv

es to h

ave

a d

isab

ility

, som

e o

f w

hom

may r

eq

uire

sp

ecia

list accom

mod

ation.

2.2

Lo

cati

on

Data

fro

m the u

niv

ers

itie

s a

nd

our

Council

Tax r

ecord

s s

how

s that stu

dents

live thro

ug

hout th

e c

ity,

thoug

h s

om

e

neig

hb

ourh

ood

s h

ave

hig

h c

oncentr

ations

while

oth

ers

have

very

few

. The u

niv

ers

ity

that a s

tud

ent attend

s influences w

here

they w

ill c

hose to liv

e (

see m

ap

s 2

and

3).

For

exam

ple

, tr

ad

itio

nally

UoS

stu

dents

have

been locate

d in the w

est of

the c

ity,

main

ly a

round

the C

rookes, B

room

hill

and

Walk

ley n

eig

hb

ourh

ood

s a

nd

SH

U

stu

dents

have

been locate

d a

long

Eccle

sall

Road

into

Neth

er

Ed

ge a

nd

in S

harr

ow

and

Hig

hfield

. H

igh d

ensitie

s o

f stu

dents

are

als

o to b

e found

in the B

room

hall,

End

clif

fe

and

Cro

okesm

oor

neig

hb

ourh

ood

s.

Stu

dents

fro

m b

oth

univ

ers

itie

s a

re

incre

asin

gly

choosin

g to liv

e in the c

ity

centr

e.

Map

2

12

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

Ove

r th

e p

ast 9 y

ears

, w

e h

ave

seen

housin

g p

attern

s c

hang

e w

ith s

tud

ents

gra

dually

movin

g o

ut of

the p

erip

heries

of

trad

itio

nal stu

dent are

as, and

mig

rating

tow

ard

s the c

ity c

entr

e. W

e b

elie

ve that

there

are

a n

um

ber

of

reasons for

this

,

inclu

din

g: stu

dent lif

esty

le c

hang

es, th

e

decom

mis

sio

nin

g o

f univ

ers

ity b

uild

ing

s

in o

utlyin

g a

reas (

e.g

. S

HU

’s P

salter

Lane

Cam

pus),

an incre

ase in o

vers

eas s

tud

ents

with a

pre

fere

nce for

city-c

entr

e liv

ing

and

the incre

asin

g p

rovis

ion o

f P

BS

A a

nd

city

centr

e fl

ats

.

It is im

port

ant th

at w

e u

nd

ers

tand

the

stu

dent housin

g m

ark

et and

exp

loring

futu

re p

attern

s w

ill form

a k

ey p

art

of

this

str

ate

gy.

The c

halle

ng

e w

ill then b

e to

ensure

that fu

ture

pro

vis

ion is m

eeting

the

chang

ing

need

s a

nd

pre

fere

nces o

f th

e

stu

dent com

munity.

Map

3

13

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

Ch

apte

r 3:

Stu

den

t H

ousi

ng

14

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

Ch

apte

r 3:

Stu

den

t H

ou

sin

g

3.1

Cu

rren

t H

ou

sin

g

Sheffi

eld

has a

n e

xcelle

nt and

ble

nd

ed

rang

e o

f stu

dent accom

mod

ation o

n o

ffer.

There

is a

choic

e in s

ize a

nd

location o

f

private

ly r

ente

d h

ouses a

nd

an a

mp

le

sup

ply

of

purp

ose b

uilt

flats

. S

tud

ents

typ

ically

share

accom

mod

ation, usually

in g

roup

s o

f b

etw

een 3

and

8, althoug

h

som

etim

es u

p to 1

5. The p

rivate

rente

d

secto

r accounts

for

the v

ast m

ajo

rity

of

our

stu

dent housin

g.

Accord

ing

to the 2

013 S

heffi

eld

Str

ate

gic

Housin

g M

ark

et A

ssessm

ent (S

HM

A),

83%

of

stu

dent re

sp

ond

ents

liv

e in this

secto

r. S

tud

ent accom

mod

ation w

ithin

the

private

rente

d s

ecto

r is

main

ly c

om

prised

of

halls

of

resid

ence (

inclu

din

g u

niv

ers

ity

ow

ned

halls

and

purp

ose-b

uilt

private

stu

dent accom

mod

ation)

and

genera

l

private

rente

d a

ccom

mod

ation (

houses a

nd

flats

). A

sm

all

num

ber

of

stu

dents

(or

their

pare

nts

) p

urc

hase p

rop

ert

ies in S

heffi

eld

whic

h they liv

e in for

the d

ura

tion o

f th

eir

cours

e a

nd

then e

ither

continue r

enting

or

sell

on d

ep

art

ure

. The p

rop

ort

ion o

f

stu

dents

who d

o this

is s

o s

mall

that it w

ill

not b

e d

iscussed

furt

her

within

this

str

ate

gy.

3.2

Pri

vate

Ren

ted

Ho

use

s

Most houses w

hic

h s

tud

ents

occup

y in

Sheffi

eld

are

brick b

uilt

terr

aces.

They

are

genera

lly m

ore

sp

acio

us than n

ew

ly

built

flats

, w

ith larg

er

bed

room

s, sep

ara

te

cookin

g a

nd

eating

are

as, a d

istinct liv

ing

room

and

bath

room

/s. M

any o

f th

e h

igher

end

pro

pert

ies a

lso o

ffer

delu

xe s

eating

and

tele

vis

ions.

Due to their layout, there

is

often a

gre

ate

r am

ount of

sp

are

sp

ace in

hallw

ays a

nd

cella

rs a

nd

genera

lly e

ither

a g

ard

en o

r ta

rmacked

outd

oor

are

a. They

are

als

o o

ften o

f a s

turd

ier

constr

uction

in c

om

parison to n

ew

er

pro

pert

ies, w

ith

sub

sta

ntial w

alls

whic

h r

ed

uce the leve

l

of

nois

e tra

nsm

itte

d b

etw

een h

ouses a

nd

inte

rnal ro

om

s.

Private

ly r

enting

a h

ouse is p

op

ula

r w

ith

stu

dents

stu

dyin

g in their s

econd

year

and

beyond

, often g

ivin

g them

their fi

rst re

al

exp

erience o

f in

dep

end

ence w

here

they

genera

lly h

ave

resp

onsib

ility

for

arr

ang

ing

paym

ent of

all

bill

s a

nd

ensuring

that th

eir

pro

pert

y is k

ep

t cle

an a

nd

secure

. It a

lso

giv

es s

tud

ents

an o

pp

ort

unity to inte

gra

te

with their local com

munity w

hic

h is n

ot

genera

lly a

fford

ed

in P

BS

A. O

n-g

oin

g

main

tenance o

f and

im

pro

vem

ents

to these

Ward

Avera

ge

mo

nth

ly r

en

t (£

)D

iffere

nce b

etw

een

avera

ge W

ard

& C

ity r

en

t0 b

ed

1 b

ed

2 b

ed

3 b

ed

4 b

ed

5+

bed

Bro

om

hill

759

1.2

3430

568

690

811

1214

1648

Centr

al

622

1.0

1352

465

565

664

994

1350

Cro

okes

683

1.1

1387

511

621

730

1092

1483

Neth

er

Ed

ge

737

1.1

9417

552

670

788

1179

1601

City A

vera

ge

618

-350

462

562

660

988

1342

Tab

le 1

- 20

12/1

3 A

vera

ge r

enta

l co

sts

in w

ard

s w

hic

h h

ave

hig

h n

um

ber

s o

f st

ud

ents

Sourc

e S

heffi

eld

City C

ouncil’

s P

rivate

Rente

d D

ata

base

15

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

houses a

re u

sually

carr

ied

out b

y local

main

tenance p

eop

le, m

eanin

g that m

oney

is r

eta

ined

within

the local econom

y a

nd

sig

nifi

cant em

plo

ym

ent op

port

unitie

s a

re

pro

vid

ed

to local p

eop

le. H

ouses a

re

usually

let fo

r a term

of

12 m

onth

s. T

he c

ity

ave

rag

e m

onth

ly r

ent fo

r a p

rop

ert

y w

ith 3

bed

room

s is £

660 a

nd

a 4

bed

pro

pert

y is

curr

ently £

988 (

See T

ab

le 1

).

Ward

s w

ith h

igh n

um

bers

of

stu

dents

have

renta

l costs

whic

h a

re s

lightly h

igher

than

the c

ity a

vera

ge, w

ith p

rices for

3 a

nd

4

bed

room

pro

pert

ies s

ignifi

cantly e

levate

d

in the B

room

hill

, C

rookes a

nd

Neth

er

Ed

ge

ward

s w

here

the m

ajo

rity

of

share

d s

tud

ent

housin

g is locate

d. T

he a

vera

ge p

rice p

er

pers

on for

a p

rop

ert

y in a

stu

dent w

ard

is:

betw

een £

55 -

£68 p

er

week for

a 3

bed

and

betw

een £

62 -

£76 p

er

week for

a 4

bed

. This

am

ount is

genera

lly e

xclu

siv

e o

f

all

bill

s, b

ut is

still

cheap

er

than r

ent le

vels

in P

BS

A. In

resp

onse to c

hang

ing

mark

ets

,

many land

lord

s n

ow

off

er

all

inclu

siv

e

packag

es.

3.2.

1

Ho

use

s in

Mu

ltip

le

Occ

upa

tio

n (

HM

Os)

HM

Os a

re g

enera

lly d

efined

as h

ouses

or

flats

whic

h h

ave

3 o

r m

ore

unre

late

d

tenants

sharing

kitchen a

nd

bath

room

facili

ties.

All

HM

Os m

ust m

eet a n

ational

sta

nd

ard

. Larg

er

HM

Os a

re d

eem

ed

to b

e

a h

igher

risk to tenant safe

ty a

nd

req

uire

a lic

ence fro

m the L

ocal A

uth

ority

: If

the

pro

pert

y h

as 3

or

more

floors

and

is liv

ed

in

by 5

or

more

peop

le, w

ho a

re m

ad

e u

p o

f

2 o

r m

ore

household

s (

a s

ing

le p

ers

on o

r

fam

ily).

To q

ualif

y for

a lic

ence, p

rop

ert

ies m

ust

be insp

ecte

d b

y S

CC

Housin

g Insp

ecto

rs

to e

nsure

com

plia

nce w

ith o

ur

Sheffi

eld

Sta

nd

ard

s for

licensab

le H

MO

s. T

hese s

et

out th

e m

inim

um

req

uirem

ents

for:

heating

,

washin

g facili

ties, kitchens, re

fuse d

isp

osal

pro

vis

ion, ele

ctr

icity,

ventila

tion a

nd

sp

ace

per

pers

on. It is a

leg

al re

quirem

ent th

at

land

lord

s m

eet th

is s

tand

ard

and

we h

ave

a p

rog

ram

me in p

lace to id

entify

land

lord

s

who fail

to lic

ence their p

rop

ert

ies, w

hic

h

can lead

to h

efty p

enaltie

s.

The m

ap

ove

rleaf

(Map

4)

show

s a

reas

of

the c

ity w

ith h

igh n

um

bers

of

HM

Os,

many o

f w

hic

h w

e a

lread

y k

now

have

hig

h

concentr

ations o

f stu

dents

.

Our

sta

kehold

ers

have

told

us that in

som

e

part

s o

f th

e c

ity,

part

icula

rly h

igh d

ensitie

s

of

stu

dent H

MO

s c

an c

ause c

oncern

for

local re

sid

ents

ab

out a r

ang

e o

f th

ing

s

such a

s; anti-s

ocia

l b

ehavio

ur, p

rob

lem

s

with p

ark

ing

, p

oor

manag

em

ent of

housin

g

sto

ck, th

e b

ala

nce o

f com

munitie

s a

nd

a

loss o

f p

op

ula

tion o

uts

ide term

tim

e. To

limit h

igh c

oncentr

ations o

f H

MO

s w

ithin

the c

ity,

we m

ad

e u

se o

f our

pow

ers

as

the L

ocal P

lannin

g A

uth

ority

and

cre

ate

d

an A

rtic

le 4

Direction. T

his

ap

plie

s to

all

pro

pert

ies w

ithin

a s

et b

ound

ary

and

means o

wners

of

pro

pert

y w

ithin

this

are

a

need

to a

pp

ly for

Pla

nnin

g P

erm

issio

n to

chang

e the u

se o

f th

eir h

ouse fro

m fam

ily

accom

mod

ation to a

HM

O u

se (

3 o

r m

ore

unre

late

d r

esid

ents

). T

his

enab

les u

s to

assess w

heth

er

a p

rop

osed

HM

O is in

an a

rea w

ith a

concentr

ation o

f share

d

housin

g a

nd

wheth

er

it w

ould

cre

ate

an

imb

ala

nce.

A p

riority

for

us w

ill b

e to r

evie

w o

ur

data

base o

f H

MO

s in the c

ity a

nd

ensure

that th

e info

rmation u

sed

for

pla

nnin

g

decis

ions is a

s c

om

pre

hensiv

e a

nd

up

to

date

as p

ossib

le.

3.3

Qu

alit

y o

f pr

ivat

e re

nte

d

acco

mm

od

atio

n

In S

heffi

eld

, w

e b

elie

ve that th

e m

ajo

rity

of

private

secto

r la

nd

lord

s take their

resp

onsib

ilities s

eriously

, p

art

icula

rly in

rela

tion to the lic

ensin

g o

f H

MO

s a

nd

to m

inim

isin

g s

erious h

ealth a

nd

safe

ty

16

Stu

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nt

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n S

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01

4 -

20

19

hazard

s. W

e a

lso b

elie

ve that th

e p

rivate

rente

d land

lord

s w

ho a

re in the s

tud

ent

housin

g m

ark

et are

am

ong

st our

most

exp

erienced

land

lord

s, w

ith m

any h

avin

g

pro

vid

ed

accom

mod

ation to s

tud

ents

in

Sheffi

eld

for

a s

ignifi

cant num

ber

of

years

.

We a

re incre

asin

gly

seein

g p

rop

ert

ies in

better

cond

itio

n a

s land

lord

s in the c

ity

face a

com

petitive

mark

et fr

om

the n

ew

PB

SA

. H

ow

eve

r, a

mis

matc

h b

etw

een the

private

rente

d h

ouses o

n o

ffer

and

the

exp

ecta

tions o

f m

od

ern

stu

dents

is s

till

ap

pare

nt and

land

lord

s w

ill face toug

her

lettin

g c

ond

itio

ns a

s furt

her

new

build

accom

mod

ation is p

rovid

ed

.

We b

elie

ve that m

any s

tud

ents

liv

e in

private

rente

d a

ccom

mod

ation w

hic

h is

of

a g

ood

sta

nd

ard

. This

was s

up

port

ed

by o

ur

2013 S

trate

gic

Housin

g M

ark

et

Assessm

ent find

ing

s (

a s

urv

ey o

f 3,3

63

Sheffi

eld

household

s, of

whom

676

were

stu

dent houshold

s),

where

82%

of

stu

dents

liv

ing

in a

ll ty

pes o

f p

rivate

rente

d

accom

mod

ation thoug

ht th

at th

eir h

om

e

was a

deq

uate

for

their n

eed

s c

om

pare

d to

only

71%

of

oth

er

household

s in the w

ider

private

rente

d s

ecto

r.

How

eve

r, the s

urv

ey a

lso s

how

ed

that

stu

dents

found

flats

more

ad

eq

uate

than

trad

itio

nal houses, m

ost of

whic

h w

e

can a

ssum

e to b

e P

BS

A d

ue to the h

igh

num

ber

of

resp

ond

ents

in their fi

rst year

of

stu

dy.

Of

the s

tud

ents

who felt that th

eir

hom

e w

as inad

eq

uate

, th

ree q

uart

ers

sta

ted

that it w

as in n

eed

of

imp

rove

ments

or

rep

air

s a

nd

ove

r half

said

that it w

as too

costly to h

eat.

Stu

dents

in o

ur

focus g

roup

s told

us that

they h

ad

difficulty g

ettin

g their land

lord

s

to c

arr

y o

ut necessary

or

essential re

pair

s

Map

4 -

Ho

use

s in

Mu

ltip

le O

ccu

pati

on

17

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

and

main

tenance, and

did

not fe

el th

at th

ey

were

taken s

eriously

by them

, often h

avin

g

to invo

lve their p

are

nts

in d

isp

ute

s b

efo

re

action w

as taken. The a

dvic

e c

entr

es a

t

both

univ

ers

itie

s o

ffer

help

and

sup

port

with h

ousin

g issues, sig

n-p

osting

stu

dents

to o

ur

Private

Rente

d S

tand

ard

s team

where

ap

pro

priate

.

3.3.

1 Q

ual

ity

of

priv

ate

ren

ted

h

ou

ses

As d

escrib

ed

late

r in

4.3

, m

ost stu

dents

move

to S

heffi

eld

str

aig

ht fr

om

their

fam

ily h

om

e a

nd

beg

in their tim

e h

ere

in

univ

ers

ity a

llocate

d P

urp

ose B

uilt

Stu

dent

Accom

mod

ation. The m

ajo

rity

of

these

PB

SA

flats

have

been s

pecifi

cally

built

,

or

conve

rted

fro

m o

ther

uses into

stu

dent

accom

mod

ation w

ithin

the p

ast 9 y

ears

.

In c

ontr

ast, m

any o

f th

e h

ouses w

hic

h

stu

dents

then p

roceed

to r

ent in

their

second

year

are

ove

r 100 y

ears

old

, so

may n

ot have

the c

onte

mp

ora

ry fi

nis

h

whic

h they m

ay h

ave

becom

e a

ccusto

med

to a

nd

pre

fer.

These o

lder

houses a

re m

ore

lik

ely

to

becom

e in n

eed

of

rep

air a

nd

will

be less

energ

y e

fficie

nt th

an m

od

ern

flats

, w

hic

h

may lead

to low

er

perc

ep

tions o

f ad

eq

uacy

am

ong

st stu

dents

. Land

lord

s h

ave

told

us

that, a

lthoug

h they feel th

e r

enta

l m

ark

et is

becom

ing

incre

asin

gly

com

petitive

, th

ey

are

confid

ent th

at th

ey w

ill c

ontinue to b

e

ab

le to let p

rop

ert

ies w

hic

h a

re o

f a h

igh

qualit

y a

nd

at a p

rice w

hic

h r

eflects

their

dis

tance fro

m the u

niv

ers

ity c

am

puses.

They a

lso told

us that th

ey p

lan for

varied

and

fre

quent re

pair

s to their p

rop

ert

ies

within

the s

tud

ent m

ark

et.

In o

ur

SH

MA

focus g

roup

s, la

nd

lord

s told

us that th

ey felt d

em

and

fro

m s

tud

ents

for

private

ly r

ente

d h

ouses in S

heffi

eld

was

decre

asin

g a

nd

attrib

ute

d this

part

ly to

an incre

ase in P

BS

A a

nd

city c

entr

e fl

ats

in g

enera

l and

als

o to a

ris

e in s

tud

ents

op

ting

to liv

e a

t hom

e a

nd

stu

dy a

t lo

cal

univ

ers

itie

s.

SC

C a

re w

ork

ing

on a

num

ber

of

measure

s

in p

art

ners

hip

with the u

niv

ers

itie

s, unio

ns

and

land

lord

s to r

ais

e the q

ualit

y o

f

housin

g a

nd

the m

anag

em

ent of

private

ly

rente

d h

om

es in the c

ity.

The n

ew

ly

launched

Snug

schem

e d

eals

sp

ecifi

cally

with s

tud

ent accom

mod

ation a

nd

com

mits

us to e

nsuring

that S

heffi

eld

can o

ffer

good

qualit

y a

nd

safe

accom

mod

ation

for

stu

dents

. It a

lso p

rovid

es a

channel

thro

ug

h w

hic

h w

e c

an c

om

munic

ate

with

land

lord

s a

bout our

exp

ecta

tions a

nd

ad

vis

e them

of

new

initia

tive

s a

nd

polic

ies.

The S

nug

pro

pert

y r

eg

istr

ation s

chem

e

is a

part

ners

hip

betw

een S

HU

, S

HU

Unio

n a

nd

ours

elv

es.

Land

lord

s p

ay a

sm

all

fee to r

eg

iste

r and

ag

ree to m

eet

our

pro

pert

y s

tand

ard

s a

nd

manag

em

ent

cod

e. O

ur

Housin

g Insp

ecto

rs then v

isit

each p

rop

ert

y to e

nsure

that it m

eets

our

stip

ula

tions a

nd

meet th

e land

lord

to e

nsure

they a

re a

fit and

pro

per

pers

on a

nd

und

ers

tand

the m

anag

em

ent

req

uirem

ents

.

In M

ay 2

013, w

e h

ad

1,7

12 lic

enced

HM

Os

on o

ur

reg

iste

r. N

ot all

HM

Os a

re u

sed

for

stu

dent accom

mod

ation, b

ut th

e lic

ensin

g

sta

nd

ard

s h

elp

contr

ibute

tow

ard

s the

qualit

y o

f stu

dent housin

g. In

ad

ditio

n

to the m

and

ato

ry lic

encin

g o

f H

MO

s w

e

als

o p

urs

ue leg

al action in c

ases w

here

a

serious h

azard

is p

resent in

a p

rop

ert

y a

nd

the land

lord

fails

to r

ectify

it. T

his

has leg

al

imp

lications a

nd

, in

a n

um

ber

of

cases,

has led

to a

land

lord

bein

g s

uccessfu

lly

taken to c

ourt

by o

ur

PR

S team

.

In 2

013, S

HU

’s S

tud

ent U

nio

n c

arr

ied

out a C

om

munity A

ud

it w

hic

h a

sked

the o

pin

ions o

f ove

r 600 r

esid

ents

in

stu

dent are

as, in

clu

din

g b

oth

stu

dents

and

non-s

tud

ents

. O

ne k

ey issue w

hic

h

18

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nt

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n S

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gy l 2

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19

this

rais

ed

in r

ela

tion to a

ccom

mod

ation

was s

tud

ents

losin

g p

art

of

all

of

their

dep

osits.

The u

niv

ers

itie

s’ ad

vic

e c

entr

es

off

er

stu

dents

info

rmation a

bout d

ep

osits.

The G

ove

rnm

ent has p

rop

osed

incre

ased

reg

ula

tion o

f th

e e

xis

ting

Dep

osit

Pro

tection S

chem

e.

Anoth

er

key issue is that m

any s

tud

ents

feel p

ressure

d to s

ign for

accom

mod

ation

for

the follo

win

g a

cad

em

ic y

ear

in

the p

revio

us N

ove

mb

er.

As s

tud

ents

’

circum

sta

nces o

ften c

hang

e d

uring

the

inte

rvenin

g y

ear, they o

ften w

ish to e

xit

these c

ontr

acts

, b

ut are

unab

le to. S

HU

’s

‘Don’t P

anic

’ cam

paig

n e

ncoura

ges

stu

dents

not to

sig

n for

houses e

arly in

the a

cad

em

ic y

ear, a

nd

to m

ake s

ure

that

they h

ave

thoro

ug

hly

insp

ecte

d a

house

befo

re s

ignin

g a

contr

act. T

his

messag

e

is r

ein

forc

ed

thro

ug

h the S

nug

schem

e’s

Pro

pert

y a

nd

Manag

em

ent S

tand

ard

s.

UoS

als

o p

rom

ote

the m

essag

e to their

stu

dents

that th

ey s

hould

not sig

n for

accom

mod

ation e

arly o

n in the a

cad

em

ic

year.

3.3.

2

Su

stai

nab

ility

of

priv

ate

ren

ted

ho

use

s

We k

now

that m

any p

rivate

ly r

ente

d h

ouses

have

very

low

energ

y e

fficie

ncy,

and

measure

s to im

pro

ve this

such a

s insta

lling

doub

le g

lazed

win

dow

s a

nd

exte

rnal w

all

insula

tion, are

costly for

land

lord

s to c

arr

y

out.

The G

ove

rnm

ent has r

ecently intr

od

uced

Gre

en D

eal fu

nd

ing

, w

here

loans for

energ

y e

fficie

ncy im

pro

vem

ents

to a

house c

an b

e m

ad

e a

vaila

ble

. These a

re

then a

dd

ed

as a

charg

e to the p

rop

ert

y

and

re-p

aid

as a

pro

port

ion o

f fu

ture

ele

ctr

icity b

ills.

For

this

to take p

lace, b

oth

the s

tud

ent te

nant and

land

lord

have

to

sig

n a

n a

gre

em

ent. T

he E

nerg

y A

ct 2011

inclu

de p

rovis

ions to e

nsure

that fr

om

2016, p

rivate

resid

ential la

nd

lord

s w

ill b

e

unab

le to r

efu

se a

ny r

easonab

le r

eq

uest

from

a tenant to

make e

nerg

y e

fficie

ncy

imp

rove

ments

to their h

ouse, w

here

Gove

rnm

ent finance is a

vaila

ble

(either

the

Gre

en D

eal lo

an o

r E

CO

fund

ing

). O

ver

the

next fe

w y

ears

, w

e w

ill a

llocate

resourc

es

accord

ing

ly to s

up

port

tenants

in e

nsuring

that th

ey r

eceiv

e the s

erv

ice to w

hic

h they

are

entitled

fro

m their land

lord

.

We a

re c

urr

ently m

ap

pin

g fuel p

ove

rty

in the c

ity a

nd

have

alread

y id

entified

som

e n

eig

hb

ourh

ood

s w

hic

h h

ave

a h

igh

pro

port

ion o

f stu

dent household

s a

nd

very

hig

h leve

ls o

f fu

el p

ove

rty.

It is

our

inte

ntion to leve

r in

EC

O fund

ing

where

ver

possib

le to a

dd

ress fuel p

ove

rty issues o

n

an a

rea b

y a

rea b

asis

and

we a

re in the

pro

cess o

f com

mis

sio

nin

g E

CO

pro

vid

ers

to h

elp

with this

. W

e w

ill b

e e

xp

loring

how

we e

ng

ag

e w

ith s

tud

ent household

s a

nd

land

lord

s to a

chie

ve larg

e s

cale

com

munity

imp

rove

ments

.

3.4

Pu

rpo

se B

uilt

Stu

den

t A

cco

mm

od

atio

n (

PB

SA

)

PB

SA

has b

ecom

e incre

asin

gly

pop

ula

r

ove

r th

e p

ast d

ecad

e d

ue to a

num

ber

of

facto

rs inclu

din

g: th

e incre

ase in s

tud

ents

at th

e u

niv

ers

itie

s, th

e incre

ase in P

BS

A

sup

ply

, chang

e in s

tud

ent lif

e s

tyle

s a

nd

hig

her

num

bers

of

wealthy inte

rnational

stu

dents

with a

pre

fere

nce for

city c

entr

e

livin

g. This

has facili

tate

d the g

row

th o

f

Sheffi

eld

’s u

niv

ers

itie

s b

y m

eeting

both

the

chang

ing

pre

fere

nces a

nd

the incre

asin

g

dem

and

for

accom

mod

ation fro

m tod

ay’s

div

ers

e r

ang

e o

f stu

dents

. M

ost non-

univ

ers

ity o

wned

PB

SA

is locate

d w

ithin

or

clo

se to the c

ity c

entr

e, w

ith a

part

icula

rly

hig

h d

ensity o

f d

eve

lop

ments

in the

Ed

ward

Str

eet are

a o

f N

eth

ert

horp

e a

nd

in

the v

icin

ity o

f S

t M

ary

’s R

oad

in H

ighfield

.

At a c

onserv

ative

estim

ate

, th

ere

are

at

least 16,5

00 p

urp

ose b

uilt

and

conve

rted

19

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

bed

sp

aces w

ithin

the c

ity,

whic

h w

ould

accom

mod

ate

ab

out 28%

of

the c

urr

ent

stu

dent p

op

ula

tion. P

BS

A is e

ither

arr

ang

ed

into

clu

ste

red

flats

or

self-

conta

ined

stu

dio

s. F

lats

typ

ically

consis

t

of

aro

und

2 to 6

(althoug

h s

om

etim

es a

s

many a

s 1

5)

ind

ivid

ual b

ed

room

s w

ith a

share

d r

oom

conta

inin

g a

kitchen a

nd

livin

g a

rea a

nd

share

d b

ath

room

facili

ties.

Incre

asin

gly

, th

ey a

lso h

ave

en-s

uite

bath

room

s. T

he fl

ats

are

fully

furn

ished

and

typ

ically

conta

in a

sin

gle

bed

, althoug

h the

siz

e o

f ro

om

s a

nd

bed

s c

an b

e u

pg

rad

ed

for

a p

rem

ium

. This

mod

ern

sem

i-

str

uctu

red

liv

ing

environm

ent is

pop

ula

r

with fi

rst year

and

ove

rseas s

tud

ents

, as

these g

roup

s a

re o

ften liv

ing

ind

ep

end

ently

for

the fi

rst tim

e o

r, a

re m

ore

lik

ely

to b

e

unfa

mili

ar

with the c

ity w

hen a

rrang

ing

their

accom

mod

ation.

Mod

ern

PB

SA

blo

cks o

ften h

ave

on s

ite

manag

em

ent offi

ces w

ith s

ecurity

sta

ff a

nd

a r

ang

e o

f fa

cili

ties s

uch a

s: hig

h s

peed

bro

ad

band

connections, la

und

rettes, and

com

mon r

oom

s (

often c

onta

inin

g p

ool

tab

les a

nd

sate

llite

tele

vis

ion).

Som

e P

BS

A

deve

lop

ments

als

o o

ffer

car

park

ing

, g

ym

and

sw

imm

ing

pool fa

cili

ties, usually

for

an a

dd

itio

nal charg

e. The a

vera

ge r

enta

l

cost fo

r P

BS

A in the c

ity is £

99 p

er

week.

All

utilit

y b

ills a

nd

inte

rnet access a

re

genera

lly inclu

ded

in the r

ent, w

ith m

ost

bein

g let on 4

2-4

4 w

eek a

ssure

d s

hort

hold

tenancie

s.

UoS

recently inve

ste

d £

160 m

illio

n in the

deve

lop

ment of

aro

und

5,8

00 p

urp

ose b

uilt

bed

sp

aces, w

hic

h they o

wn a

nd

manag

e.

These a

re m

ad

e u

p o

f ‘T

he E

nd

clif

fe’

and

‘R

anm

oor’ s

tud

ent vill

ag

es w

hic

h a

re

locate

d in the w

este

rn E

nd

clif

fe s

ub

urb

and

som

e d

eve

lop

ments

in the c

ity c

entr

e.

These d

eve

lop

ments

all

off

er

on-s

ite

facili

ties inclu

din

g food

and

drink o

utlets

,

24 h

our

security

, eve

nt org

anis

ation a

nd

welfare

sup

port

. A

pla

ce is g

uara

nte

ed

in U

oS

allo

cate

d a

ccom

mod

ation for

all

of

their fi

rst year

und

er

and

post-

gra

duate

stu

dents

who r

eq

uest one (

by

the g

iven d

ead

line).

In 2

012, 94%

of

their n

ew

inta

ke u

nd

erg

rad

uate

s, 68%

of

inte

rnational und

erg

rad

uate

stu

dents

and

25%

of

postg

rad

uate

ove

rseas s

tud

ents

were

housed

in their a

ccom

mod

ation.

UoS

had

a low

er

occup

ancy r

ate

of

their

accom

mod

ation in 2

012/1

3 d

ue to the

unexp

ecte

d c

hang

e in s

tud

ent in

take, b

ut

have

retu

rned

to full

occup

ancy in the

2013/1

4 a

cad

em

ic y

ear.

Sheffi

eld

Halla

m U

niv

ers

ity took a

diffe

rent

ap

pro

ach in their a

ccom

mod

ation s

trate

gy

and

chose to d

isp

ose o

f all

the s

tud

ent

accom

mod

ation w

hic

h they o

wned

(inclu

din

g c

ate

red

pro

vis

ion)

ove

r th

e p

ast

few

years

. They n

ow

work

in p

art

ners

hip

with a

num

ber

of

private

pro

vid

ers

of

PB

SA

usin

g n

om

ination a

gre

em

ents

,

whic

h they a

llocate

pre

dom

inantly to

their fi

rst year

and

inte

rnational stu

dents

althoug

h a

ll stu

dents

can a

pp

ly for

their

accom

mod

ation.

These p

rop

ert

ies a

re p

red

om

inantly

locate

d to the s

outh

east of

the C

ity C

entr

e.

In 2

012 –

2013, all

5,0

70 b

ed

sp

aces in

their p

ort

folio

were

fully

allo

cate

d to, w

ith

19%

bein

g let to

non-U

K s

tud

ents

and

10%

to r

etu

rnin

g s

tud

ents

.

There

has b

een a

surg

e in P

BS

A w

ithin

the

city o

ver

recent years

, w

ith a

n a

dd

itio

nal

20

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

2,4

38 d

welli

ng

s c

reate

d b

etw

een 2

004

and

2013. This

deve

lop

ment p

eaked

at

628 in 2

008/0

9 a

nd

has s

ince taile

d o

ff

dra

matically

.

The 2

012/1

3 incre

ase s

how

n in G

rap

h

1 is larg

ely

due to the c

onstr

uction o

f a

deve

lop

ment com

prised

entire

ly o

f self-

conta

ined

flats

, w

hic

h g

ives the im

pre

ssio

n

that b

uild

ing

retu

rned

to a

ste

ep

incre

ase.

There

are

pre

sently a

num

ber

of

ap

pro

ved

pla

nnin

g a

pp

lications for

larg

e P

BS

A

blo

cks, and

our

Pla

nners

continue to

receiv

e a

hig

h n

um

ber

of

pre

-ap

plic

ation

enq

uirie

s, d

em

onstr

ating

a c

ontinued

inte

rest fr

om

deve

lop

ers

. H

ow

eve

r, a

ctu

al

constr

uction h

as n

ot sta

rted

on the v

ast

majo

rity

of

these s

ites, im

ply

ing

that it

is c

urr

ently c

om

merc

ially

unattra

ctive

to

deve

lop

PB

SA

.

We a

lso k

now

that som

e o

f th

e larg

e

stu

dent accom

mod

ation p

rovid

ers

with

old

er

deve

lop

ments

are

still

ad

vert

isin

g

vacancie

s d

uring

term

-tim

e (

onlin

e a

nd

outs

ide their b

uild

ing

s)

for

the c

urr

ent

acad

em

ic y

ear.

We w

ere

told

anecd

ota

lly

that th

ey h

ad

hig

h v

acancie

s in 2

012/1

3,

sug

gesting

that P

BS

A s

up

ply

curr

ently

exceed

s d

em

and

.

We a

lso h

ear

from

housin

g p

rofe

ssio

nals

that a s

ignifi

cant num

ber

of

stu

dents

,

part

icula

rly those fro

m o

vers

eas, are

liv

ing

in c

ity c

entr

e fl

ats

whic

h a

re n

ot p

urp

ose

built

for

stu

dents

. O

ur

Council

Tax r

ecord

s

confirm

that m

any o

f th

ese fl

ats

are

fully

occup

ied

by s

tud

ents

. This

means that

they a

re n

ot re

ceiv

ing

a m

anag

em

ent

Map

5 -

Loca

tio

n o

f kn

ow

n P

urp

ose

Bu

ilt S

tud

ent

Acc

om

mo

dat

ion

in S

he[

eld

Sourc

e: S

heffi

eld

Halla

m U

niv

ers

ity A

ccom

mod

ation O

ffice, 2013

21

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

serv

ice d

esig

ned

sp

ecifi

cally

for

stu

dents

,

and

that th

ey a

re o

ccup

yin

g g

enera

l use

flats

whils

t P

BS

A p

rovis

ion r

em

ain

s e

mp

ty,

whic

h is n

ot an e

fficie

nt use o

f our

housin

g

sto

ck. S

om

e o

f th

e larg

er

pro

vid

ers

have

a

str

ong

on-lin

e p

resence a

bro

ad

. To

counte

r

this

and

to e

ncoura

ge their s

tud

ents

into

accom

mod

ation m

ore

tailo

red

to their

need

s, th

e u

niv

ers

itie

s c

arr

y o

ut a lot of

work

to p

rom

ote

the p

rop

ert

ies w

hic

h they

allo

cate

to.

3.4.

1 Q

ual

ity

of

Pu

rpo

se B

uilt

S

tud

ent

Acc

om

mo

dat

ion

Due to the r

ecent constr

uction o

r

refu

rbis

hm

ent of

the b

uild

ing

s w

hic

h

house p

urp

ose b

uilt

stu

dent flats

, and

their r

ecently insta

lled

inte

riors

and

fittin

gs,

they g

enera

lly r

eq

uire few

er

rep

air

s than

old

er

accom

mod

ation. D

ue to the n

atu

re o

f

PB

SA

, all

flats

conta

ined

within

a b

uild

ing

are

ow

ned

by o

ne p

rovid

er, w

ho w

ill

usually

em

plo

y a

ded

icate

d m

anag

em

ent

com

pany for

the w

hole

deve

lop

ment.

This

often m

eans that a d

ed

icate

d r

ep

air

line w

ill b

e p

rovid

ed

to s

tud

ents

and

that

rep

air

s a

re c

arr

ied

out q

uic

kly

. This

is

reflecte

d in o

ur

SH

MA

where

‘re

sp

ond

ents

rep

ort

ed

a r

esp

onsiv

e m

ain

tenance

serv

ice fro

m P

BS

A u

nlik

e o

ther

city c

entr

e

flats

where

each p

rop

ert

y m

ay b

e o

wned

by a

diffe

rent la

nd

lord

’. H

ow

eve

r, s

om

e o

f

the fi

rst g

enera

tion p

rivate

ly o

wned

PB

SA

is n

ow

becom

ing

date

d w

ith the d

écor

and

facili

ties w

hic

h they o

ffer

no long

er

bein

g

in k

eep

ing

with the s

tand

ard

s e

xp

ecte

d b

y

mod

ern

stu

dents

.

There

is a

ris

k that th

ese w

ill n

o long

er

have

suffi

cie

nt occup

ancy leve

ls to r

em

ain

financia

lly v

iab

le a

nd

will

fall

em

pty

. The

deve

lop

ment of

new

er

PB

SA

whic

h h

as

a m

ore

conte

mp

ora

ry fi

nis

h m

ay p

rovid

e

suffi

cie

nt m

otivation for

the o

wners

of

old

er

flats

to r

efu

rbis

h them

to e

nsure

that th

ey

do n

ot lo

se o

ut on p

rosp

ective

tenants

.

Concern

s a

bout th

e b

uild

of

PB

SA

were

rais

ed

in o

ur

SH

MA

“That’s the thin

g w

ith

purp

osely

built

stu

dent housin

g, th

e w

alls

are

rid

iculo

usly

thin

” (S

tud

ent fo

cus g

roup

).

Room

s in P

BS

A a

re o

ften s

malle

r th

an they

would

be in o

lder

share

d h

ouses a

nd

there

isn’t a

lways a

s m

uch c

om

munal sp

ace

as s

tud

ents

may lik

e a

nd

need

in o

rder

to

pro

mote

good

health a

nd

wellb

ein

g.

Desig

n featu

res a

re c

ove

red

within

our

Local P

lan p

olic

y C

S64(f

) w

hic

h s

tate

s

that b

uild

ing

s m

ust b

e d

esig

ned

to u

se

resourc

es s

usta

inab

ly, in

clu

din

g d

esig

nin

g

build

ing

s fl

exib

ly fro

m the o

uts

et to

allo

w

a w

ide v

ariety

of

possib

le futu

re u

ses.

We

belie

ve that to

meet th

e c

hang

ing

need

s

of

our

pop

ula

tion, b

uild

ing

desig

n s

hould

allo

w e

asy a

nd

aff

ord

ab

le r

em

od

elli

ng

.

There

fore

, w

e w

ill c

ontinue to g

ath

er

evid

ence a

nd

set out our

exp

ecta

tions

for

the s

tand

ard

of

new

pro

vis

ion. W

e w

ill

als

o w

ork

with P

lanners

to e

nsure

that

pla

nnin

g p

olic

y is a

pp

lied

eff

ective

ly to

futu

re p

lannin

g a

pp

lications to e

ncoura

ge

deve

lop

ments

whic

h a

re b

uilt

to a

sta

nd

ard

whic

h w

ill b

e s

usta

inab

le in the long

term

.

Excess litte

r aro

und

PB

SA

is s

om

etim

es

cited

as a

pro

ble

m b

y local re

sid

ents

, to

counte

ract th

is, our

Environm

enta

l O

fficers

Sourc

e: S

CC

Pla

nnin

g C

om

ple

tions

Gra

ph 1

– C

om

plet

ed S

tud

ent

Clu

ster

Fla

ts

22

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

will

work

with the m

anag

em

ent com

panie

s

of

larg

e b

locks to e

nsure

that th

e w

aste

facili

ties p

rovid

ed

are

ad

eq

uate

and

that

reg

ula

r com

munic

ation to info

rm r

esid

ents

of

their r

esp

onsib

ilities takes p

lace.

3.4.

2 C

on

vert

ed s

tud

ent

acco

mm

od

atio

n

Conve

rted

stu

dent accom

mod

ation in

Sheffi

eld

makes u

se o

f a w

ide r

ang

e o

f

build

ing

s inclu

din

g lis

ted

, his

toric, and

ind

ustr

ial b

uild

ing

s a

s w

ell

as form

er

offi

ce a

nd

reta

il accom

mod

ation. This

is u

sually

still

cla

ssed

as P

BS

A a

s

inte

rior

ad

justm

ents

are

mad

e to c

reate

accom

mod

ation s

pecifi

cally

for

stu

dents

.

Many o

f th

e r

oom

s w

hic

h S

HU

allo

cate

s to

and

whic

h s

tud

ents

choose b

eyond

their

firs

t year

are

of

this

typ

e. The m

ajo

rity

of

these r

oom

s a

re to b

e found

in a

nd

aro

und

the c

ity c

entr

e, esp

ecia

lly a

long

West

Str

eet and

in the A

ng

el S

treet vic

inity.

In r

ecent years

, th

e c

onve

rsio

n o

f vacant

up

per

floors

of

com

merc

ial b

uild

ing

s

into

resid

ential sp

ace h

as a

dd

ed

a life

and

vitalit

y to a

reas form

erly d

om

inate

d

by a

reta

il off

er.

In the futu

re w

e inte

nd

to

exp

lore

the p

ote

ntial to

make u

se o

f m

ore

exis

ting

build

ing

s a

nd

utilis

e m

ore

up

per

floors

of

com

merc

ial b

uild

ing

s a

s p

art

of

a s

usta

inab

le a

pp

roach to p

rovid

ing

a w

ider

accom

mod

ation o

ffer

in the c

ity

and

red

ucin

g the n

um

ber

of

vacant

pro

pert

ies.

We d

escrib

e o

ur

pla

ns for

city

centr

e a

ccom

mod

ation in the C

ity C

entr

e

Maste

rpla

n, w

hic

h is d

ue to b

e a

pp

rove

d

in 2

014.

We w

ill a

lso r

evie

w o

ur

pla

nnin

g p

olic

ies a

s

part

of

a w

ider

revie

w o

f S

heffi

eld

’s L

ocal

Pla

n to d

eve

lop

a tailo

red

ap

pro

ach that

pro

vid

es fl

exib

ility

and

has s

ensib

ility

to the

densitie

s o

f stu

dent accom

mod

ation in the

City C

entr

e.

There

is a

n e

merg

ing

tre

nd

within

the c

ity

for

self-c

onta

ined

stu

dent flats

whic

h a

re

aim

ed

at th

e inte

rnational stu

dent m

ark

et.

These a

re o

ften s

erv

iced

and

decora

ted

to a

hig

h q

ualit

y s

pecifi

cation a

nd

com

e

eq

uip

ped

with a

ll th

e h

ousehold

ite

ms a

stu

dent m

ay r

eq

uire. The G

ove

rnm

ent has

recently a

mend

ed

pla

nnin

g leg

isla

tion to

allo

w d

eve

lop

ers

to c

onve

rt o

ffices into

ind

ivid

ual flats

without need

ing

to m

ake

a full

pla

nnin

g a

pp

lication w

ith the a

im o

f

incre

asin

g the s

up

ply

of

new

housin

g.

How

eve

r, this

may lead

to a

n o

ver-

pro

vis

ion o

f flats

within

the c

ity c

entr

e. In

cre

ating

gre

at p

laces to liv

e w

e a

im for

new

deve

lop

ments

to c

reate

mix

ed

and

bala

nced

com

munitie

s, w

e w

ill there

fore

pro

mote

our

deve

lop

er

info

rmation p

ack

to h

elp

deve

lop

ers

to m

ake m

ore

info

rmed

decis

ions a

bout th

e s

cale

and

location o

f

these.

23

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

Ch

apte

r 4:

Fact

ors

A;

ecti

ng

Dem

and

Photo

court

esy o

f R

eb

ecca T

ove

y

24

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

Ch

apte

r 4:

Fac

tors

A;

ecti

ng

Dem

and

Und

ers

tand

ing

how

dem

and

for

accom

mod

ation w

ill c

hang

e o

ver

the

com

ing

years

will

help

us to m

ake info

rmed

choic

es a

bout th

e v

olu

me, ty

pe a

nd

locations o

f new

deve

lop

ments

req

uired

.

More

sp

ecifi

cally

, th

e e

vid

ence c

onta

ined

within

and

ap

pend

ed

to this

str

ate

gy c

an

help

dete

rmin

e the leve

l, s

cale

and

location

of

deve

lop

ment of

furt

her

PB

SA

req

uired

in

the c

ity.

Rob

ust d

em

and

info

rmation w

ill a

lso h

elp

us p

lan for

chang

es w

ithin

the e

xis

ting

private

rente

d m

ark

et and

to m

inim

ise the

imp

act th

at re

duced

dem

and

would

have

on c

urr

ent stu

dent are

as, p

art

icula

rly in

rela

tion to e

mp

ty p

rop

ert

ies a

nd

a r

ed

uced

reta

il off

er.

It w

ill a

lso h

elp

us targ

et th

e

resourc

es a

vaila

ble

to u

s to m

inim

ise

hig

h c

oncentr

ations o

f stu

dent H

MO

s in

resid

ential are

as, and

to m

itig

ate

the e

ffect

that hig

h c

oncentr

ations o

f H

MO

s c

an h

ave

on c

om

munity c

ohesio

n.

This

chap

ter

of

the s

trate

gy w

ill o

utlin

e

the k

ey d

rive

rs o

f chang

e in the s

ize a

nd

dem

og

rap

hic

makeup

of

our

stu

dent

pop

ula

tion. There

are

a n

um

ber

of

chang

es

that m

ay h

ave

caused

the d

rop

in s

tud

ent

num

bers

in S

heffi

eld

in 2

012, w

hic

h a

re

likely

to h

ave

long

term

im

plic

ations for

the u

niv

ers

itie

s a

nd

for

the c

ity,

both

in

term

s o

f accom

mod

ation p

rovis

ion a

nd

the e

conom

y. T

hese a

re furt

her

exp

lore

d in

section 4

.2.

In a

dd

itio

n to the c

hang

es o

utlin

ed

belo

w, B

rita

in is c

urr

ently e

xp

eriencin

g

challe

ng

ing

econom

ic tim

es, w

hic

h w

ill

make it m

ore

difficult for

som

e s

tud

ents

to

aff

ord

a u

niv

ers

ity e

ducation.

4.1

Sh

e[el

d’s

stu

den

t po

pula

tio

n

The b

elo

w g

rap

hs illu

str

ate

s the incre

ase

in s

tud

ent p

op

ula

tion a

t b

oth

univ

ers

itie

s

and

the s

ub

seq

uent d

rop

in the 2

012/1

3

acad

em

ic y

ear.

Gra

ph 2

- To

tal N

um

ber

of

Stu

den

ts E

nro

lled

at

Sh

e[el

d U

niv

ersi

ties

25

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

Gra

phs 3

and

4 s

how

the e

ffect of

the

various p

olic

y a

nd

econom

ic c

hang

es

on the n

um

ber

of

hom

e u

nd

erg

rad

uate

stu

dents

ad

mitte

d to b

oth

univ

ers

itie

s.

Gra

ph 3

– N

um

ber

of

new

fu

ll ti

me

grad

uat

e en

rolm

ents

at

the

Un

iver

sity

of

Sh

e[el

dG

raph

4 –

Nu

mb

er o

f n

ew h

om

e u

nd

ergr

adu

ate

enro

lmen

ts a

t S

he[

eld

Hal

lam

Un

iver

sity

4.2

Nat

ion

al G

over

nm

ent

Po

licy

In 2

012, th

e G

ove

rnm

ent am

end

ed

a

num

ber

of

polic

ies w

hic

h w

ill c

ontinue to

have

a s

ignifi

cant im

pact on the n

um

ber

of

stu

dents

choosin

g to c

om

e to S

heffi

eld

to

stu

dy in the futu

re. N

ationally

, in

2012/1

3,

there

was a

10%

red

uction in take-u

p o

f

univ

ers

ity p

laces.

It is

difficult to a

ttrib

ute

the fall

in a

dm

issio

ns to a

ny p

art

icula

r

polic

y, b

ecause s

eve

ral chang

es w

ere

mad

e d

uring

the s

am

e y

ear.

In a

dd

itio

n

to this

, d

em

og

rap

hic

chang

es m

eant th

at

there

were

a r

ed

uced

num

ber

of

18 y

ear

old

s liv

ing

in the U

K.

It is im

port

ant to

und

ers

tand

the d

eta

il

of

these p

olic

ies to m

ake info

rmed

pre

dic

tions a

bout th

e s

ize a

nd

makeup

of

Sheffi

eld

’s futu

re s

tud

ent p

op

ula

tion a

nd

the a

ccom

mod

ation w

hic

h w

ill b

e r

eq

uired

to h

ouse them

.

26

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

Due to the r

ang

e o

f fa

cto

rs w

hic

h w

ill

shap

e d

em

and

, and

the inte

rpla

y b

etw

een

them

, w

e w

ill n

eed

to m

onitor

the e

ffect

whic

h they h

ave

and

reg

ula

rly r

evie

w o

ur

ap

pro

ach to s

tud

ent accom

mod

ation in the

futu

re.

4.2.

1 T

uit

ion

fees

Due to a

red

uction in G

ove

rnm

ent sub

sid

y

from

Sep

tem

ber

2012, univ

ers

itie

s w

ere

req

uired

to incre

ase the tuitio

n fees w

hic

h

they c

harg

ed

stu

dents

. The c

ap

on tuitio

n

fees that univ

ers

itie

s c

ould

charg

e w

as

rais

ed

fro

m £

3,3

75 p

er

year

to £

9,0

00 p

er

year.

Both

SH

U a

nd

UoS

have

set th

eir

und

erg

rad

uate

fees for

2013/1

4 a

t th

e

maxim

um

£9,0

00.

A r

ep

ort

by the H

igher

Ed

ucation F

und

ing

Council

for

Eng

land

(H

EFC

E)

sta

tes that

‘60%

more

hom

e s

tud

ents

chose n

ot to

take a

gap

year

in 2

011/1

2 c

om

pare

d

with the p

revio

us y

ear’, it s

ug

gests

this

was b

ecause they w

ished

to a

void

the

hig

her

fees d

ue for

intr

od

uction in 2

012.

This

art

ificia

lly h

igh inta

ke in 2

011 m

eans

that it is m

ore

usefu

l to

com

pare

data

from

2010 w

ith 2

012, w

hic

h s

how

s that

SH

U e

xp

erienced

a d

ecre

ase in the

num

ber

of

new

stu

dents

they a

dm

itte

d,

for

whic

h they h

ad

pla

nned

, w

here

as U

oS

saw

a s

malle

r d

ecre

ase. Feed

back fro

m

private

land

lord

s a

nd

lettin

g a

gents

in o

ur

SH

MA

sug

gests

that th

ey a

re e

xp

ecting

a

red

uced

housin

g d

em

and

in the 2

013/1

4

and

2014/1

5 a

cad

em

ic y

ears

, w

hic

h c

ould

result in r

ed

uced

rents

and

an incre

ase in

the n

um

ber

of

stu

dent p

rop

ert

ies w

hic

h

are

em

pty

, or

an incre

ase in o

ther

typ

es o

f

household

liv

ing

in the a

rea.

Ove

rseas s

tud

ents

outs

ide o

f th

e E

U

have

n’t b

een a

ffecte

d b

y the U

K tuitio

n

fee c

hang

es a

s they a

re n

ot entitled

to

UK

gove

rnm

ent sub

sid

y. 2

013/1

4 a

nnual

inte

rnational und

erg

rad

uate

fees a

t U

oS

rang

e fro

m £

12,7

60 a

nd

£16,6

40 for

most

cours

es to £

30,0

80 for

clin

ical cours

es.

At

SH

U, th

ey a

re £

10,3

20 a

nd

£11,5

20.

4.2.

2 H

igh

Gra

des

po

licy

Prior

to 2

012, th

ere

were

a s

et num

ber

of

Gove

rnm

ent fu

nd

ed

univ

ers

ity p

laces

whic

h w

ould

be a

llocate

d a

cro

ss

institu

tions b

y the H

EFC

E. The c

ap

was

set b

y c

entr

al G

ove

rnm

ent in

ord

er

to

contr

ol th

e b

ud

get fo

r p

ub

licly

fund

ed

stu

dent lo

ans a

nd

gra

nts

for

fees a

nd

main

tenance.

In 2

012, th

e G

ove

rnm

ent announced

that univ

ers

itie

s w

ould

be a

ble

to e

nro

l

an u

nlim

ited

num

ber

of

stu

dents

who

gain

ed

gra

des A

AB

or

ab

ove

at A

Leve

l (o

r

eq

uiv

ale

nt)

. The a

im o

f th

is p

olic

y c

hang

e

was to a

llow

Russell

Gro

up

univ

ers

itie

s

to e

xp

and

their c

ap

acity to e

nab

le h

igh

achie

vin

g s

tud

ents

to a

ccess their fi

rst

choic

e u

niv

ers

itie

s, w

hils

t ensuring

that

Gove

rnm

ent sub

sid

y for

fees a

nd

loans

rem

ain

s s

usta

inab

le. The im

ple

menta

tion

of

this

polic

y c

hang

e h

ow

eve

r, c

oin

cid

ed

with a

sub

sta

ntial fa

ll in

the n

um

ber

of

stu

dents

achie

vin

g g

rad

e A

s a

t A

Leve

l

and

meant th

at m

any s

tud

ents

were

unab

le

to take u

p the u

niv

ers

ity p

lace w

hic

h they

had

been o

ffere

d. T

his

polic

y c

hang

e

did

not have

a larg

e e

ffect on S

HU

, b

ut

UoS

, w

hic

h g

enera

lly r

eq

uires h

igher

UC

AS

score

s, saw

a r

ed

uction o

f 1,1

92

full-

tim

e s

tud

ents

fro

m 2

011/1

2. The e

ffect

of

the 2

012 d

ecre

ased

inta

ke w

ill r

ed

uce

dem

and

for

private

rente

d h

ouses a

nd

flats

req

uired

in a

reas o

f th

e c

ity p

op

ula

r

with U

oS

stu

dents

during

the 2

013-1

5

acad

em

ic y

ears

.

The H

igh G

rad

es P

olic

y r

eq

uirem

ents

are

ad

juste

d a

nnually

. In

2013/1

4, univ

ers

itie

s

are

perm

itte

d to o

ffer

unlim

ited

pla

ces

to s

tud

ents

achie

vin

g A

BB

+ g

rad

es (

or

eq

uiv

ale

nt)

, w

hic

h is a

n incre

ased

pool of

35,0

00 s

tud

ents

nationally

. This

could

lead

to a

sig

nifi

cant in

cre

ase in inta

ke for

the

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Univ

ers

ity o

f S

heffi

eld

.

Univ

ers

itie

s w

hic

h r

ecru

ited

ab

ove

their a

llocate

d n

um

ber

of

pla

ces w

ere

penalis

ed

by a

red

uction in the H

EFC

E

gra

nt th

ey r

eceiv

ed

. This

caused

univ

ers

itie

s to b

e c

autious w

hen o

ffering

pla

ces to p

rosp

ective

stu

dents

, w

hic

h

furt

her

contr

ibute

d to the fall

in s

tud

ent

num

bers

in 2

012/1

3. It is a

challe

ng

e for

univ

ers

itie

s to r

ecru

it e

xactly their targ

et

am

ount of

stu

dents

, as they a

re r

elia

nt

on facto

rs b

eyond

their c

ontr

ol to

conve

rt

accep

ted

ap

plic

ations into

ad

mis

sio

ns.

4.2.

4 V

isas

& in

tern

atio

nal

stu

den

ts

Stu

dents

fro

m d

iffe

rent countr

ies o

ften

have

diffe

ring

accom

mod

ation p

refe

rences

to h

om

e s

tud

ents

. U

nd

ers

tand

ing

the

facto

rs w

hic

h a

ffect how

many s

tud

ents

will

com

e to s

tud

y h

ere

and

fro

m w

hic

h

countr

y w

ill b

e c

entr

al to

help

ing

us

pla

n a

pp

rop

riate

futu

re a

ccom

mod

ation.

Inte

rnational stu

dents

als

o p

rovid

e a

sig

nifi

cant financia

l b

oost to

the c

ity’s

econom

y. A

2013 O

xfo

rd E

conom

ics r

ep

ort

found

that in

tern

ational stu

dents

contr

ibute

a n

et b

enefit of

£120m

illio

n p

er

year

to

the c

ity a

nd

up

to £

176m

illio

n to the w

ider

reg

ion. It is a

lso k

now

n that in

tern

ational

stu

dents

who h

ave

a p

ositiv

e e

xp

erience in

the c

ity a

re m

ore

lik

ely

to form

busin

ess o

r

tourist lin

ks w

ith u

s in the futu

re.

The G

ove

rnm

ent in

trod

uced

chang

es to

the v

isa s

yste

m for

non E

U s

tud

ents

in

2012. It w

as w

idely

pre

dic

ted

that th

e n

ew

entr

y p

roced

ure

s w

ould

mean a

larg

e d

rop

in the n

um

ber

of

stu

dents

com

ing

to the

UK

to s

tud

y. T

his

would

be s

ignifi

cant fo

r

Sheffi

eld

as a

n incre

asin

g p

rop

ort

ion o

f

the s

tud

ents

com

ing

to s

tud

y h

ere

are

fro

m

ove

rseas.

Prior

to 2

012, stu

dents

could

be g

rante

d

a v

isa to r

em

ain

in the U

K a

nd

work

for

the 2

years

follo

win

g their g

rad

uation.

This

rig

ht has n

ow

been r

evo

ked

for

all

but a h

and

ful of

post g

rad

uate

s. T

he

op

port

unity to r

em

ain

on in the U

K a

nd

take u

p e

mp

loym

ent w

as a

larg

e d

raw

for

many inte

rnational stu

dents

fro

m c

ountr

ies

such a

s Ind

ia, w

here

work

exp

erience in

the U

K w

ould

enhance their e

mp

loym

ent

pro

sp

ects

and

often h

elp

rep

ay the c

osts

incurr

ed

when s

tud

yin

g h

ere

.

Anoth

er

refo

rm a

ffecting

inte

rnational

stu

dents

has b

een the tig

hte

nin

g o

f U

K

Bord

er

Ag

ency c

ontr

ols

as p

art

of

a w

ider

Gove

rnm

ent fo

cus o

n a

chie

vin

g r

ed

uced

imm

igra

tion targ

ets

. This

may h

ave

ad

vers

ely

aff

ecte

d the r

ep

uta

tion w

hic

h

the U

K p

revio

usly

held

as a

pla

ce w

hic

h is

welc

om

ing

of

inte

rnational stu

dents

.

It is too e

arly to s

ay w

heth

er

tig

hte

r

bord

er

contr

ols

and

the r

evo

kin

g o

f th

e

rig

ht to

sta

y o

n a

nd

work

will

sig

nifi

cantly

red

uce n

um

bers

of

inte

rnational stu

dents

choosin

g to s

tud

y h

ere

, b

ut w

hile

oth

er

countr

ies s

uch a

s C

anad

a a

nd

the U

SA

still

off

er

the o

pp

ort

unity for

stu

dents

to

sta

y o

n a

nd

work

, p

rosp

ective

stu

dents

may incre

asin

gly

choose to s

tud

y in these

countr

ies inste

ad

.

4.3

Ho

usi

ng

path

way

s o

f h

om

e st

ud

ents

The tra

ditio

nal accom

mod

ation r

oute

for

hom

e s

tud

ents

was to s

pend

their fi

rst

year

within

a h

all

of

resid

ence o

wned

and

manag

ed

by the u

niv

ers

ity a

t w

hic

h they

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stu

dyin

g, and

then to m

igra

te to

share

d h

ousin

g for

furt

her

years

of

stu

dy.

Und

erg

rad

uate

stu

dents

have

tend

ed

to

chang

e a

ccom

mod

ation a

t th

e b

eg

innin

g

of

each n

ew

year

of

stu

dy a

nd

then a

gain

after

their fi

nal year

of

stu

dy,

usually

within

the p

rivate

rente

d tenure

. This

pattern

is

confirm

ed

by o

ur

Str

ate

gic

Housin

g M

ark

et

Assessm

ent, w

here

69%

of

resp

ond

ents

pla

nned

to m

ove

out of

their c

urr

ent hom

e

within

the n

ext year, tw

o third

s into

private

rente

d a

ccom

mod

ation.

4.4

Ho

usi

ng

path

way

s o

f in

tern

atio

nal

stu

den

ts

Inte

rnational stu

dents

are

cru

cia

l to

the fi

nancia

l and

acad

em

ic s

uccess o

f

both

univ

ers

itie

s, m

akin

g u

p a

lmost a

fifth o

f all

stu

dents

stu

dyin

g in S

heffi

eld

.

Because their fund

ing

is n

ot re

liant

on U

K G

ove

rnm

ent sub

sid

y, there

is

not a G

ove

rnm

ent cap

on the n

um

ber

of

stu

dents

whic

h u

niv

ers

itie

s c

an

accep

t, a

nd

both

univ

ers

itie

s a

ctive

ly

recru

it inte

rnationally

. O

ver

the p

ast five

years

, th

ere

has b

een a

n incre

ase o

f

3,0

93 inte

rnational stu

dents

and

the

accom

mod

ation o

ffer

in the c

ity h

as

evo

lved

accord

ing

ly

The u

niv

ers

itie

s A

ccom

mod

ation O

fficers

have

told

us that th

e p

refe

rence o

f m

any

affl

uent in

tern

ational stu

dents

is to liv

e

in c

ity c

entr

e fl

ats

whic

h a

re c

lose to

their u

niv

ers

ity a

nd

to o

ther

inte

rnational

stu

dents

, and

that m

od

ern

, hig

h r

ise, city

centr

e a

ccom

mod

ation is o

ften v

iew

ed

as a

sta

tus s

ym

bol. C

onve

rsely

, p

eop

le

com

ing

to s

tud

y fro

m Ind

ia o

ften p

refe

r

to liv

e in s

hare

d a

ccom

mod

ation in a

reas

of

the c

ity w

here

accom

mod

ation is

more

aff

ord

ab

le, to

red

uce the c

osts

of

ob

tain

ing

their q

ualifi

cation.

PB

SA

ap

peals

to inte

rnational stu

dents

,

because it is

possib

le to b

ook o

n-

line in a

dvance, enab

ling

sig

n u

p to

accom

mod

ation b

efo

re a

rriv

al in

the

UK

. G

enera

lly, it a

lso o

ffers

mod

ern

facili

ties s

uch a

s: hig

h s

peed

bro

ad

band

,

conte

mp

ora

ry inte

riors

, security

measure

s

and

en-s

uite b

ath

room

s. C

onseq

uently,

a r

ise in this

dem

og

rap

hic

should

ensure

that d

em

and

for

good

qualit

y P

BS

A

rem

ain

s b

uoyant. H

ow

eve

r, less w

ealthy

inte

rnational stu

dents

have

said

that

they fi

nd

the liv

ing

and

accom

mod

ation

costs

in the U

K q

uite a

str

etc

h a

nd

som

e

land

lord

s a

re r

ep

ort

ing

an incre

ase in

rent arr

ears

, p

art

icula

rly for

a n

um

ber

of

Gra

ph 5

– A

ll en

rolle

d o

vers

eas

stu

den

ts

29

Stu

de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

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n S

trate

gy l 2

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19

inte

rnational stu

dents

. T

he g

rap

hs 5

and

6

show

the e

nro

lment tr

end

s o

f th

e four

most

rep

resente

d n

ationalit

ies a

t each u

niv

ers

ity.

Both

univ

ers

itie

s h

ave

exp

erienced

a

ste

ep

incre

ase in the n

um

bers

of

Chin

ese

stu

dents

whic

h they r

eceiv

e, w

ith a

182%

incre

ase a

t U

oS

and

a 9

8%

incre

ase a

t

SH

U o

ver

the last 5 y

ears

. S

HU

has a

lso

seen a

sig

nifi

cant in

cre

ase in M

ala

ysia

n

stu

dents

. O

ne o

f th

e m

ost d

ram

atic

chang

es is the d

ecre

ase in Ind

ian s

tud

ents

enro

lled

at S

HU

, w

hic

h fell

from

a p

eak

of

1,0

29 in 2

009 to just 259 in 2

012. This

may lead

to a

red

uction in d

em

and

fro

m

stu

dents

for

low

er

priced

private

rente

d

accom

mod

ation in a

reas s

uch a

s H

eele

y

and

Sharr

ow

.

4.5

Sh

e[el

d a

nd

Co

mm

uti

ng

Stu

den

ts

Fig

ure

s for

local and

com

muting

stu

dents

have

not b

een g

ath

ere

d in the p

ast, b

ut

we h

op

e to w

ork

with the u

niv

ers

itie

s to

esta

blis

h a

baselin

e a

nd

monitor

any

incre

ase in these g

roup

s. Ind

ications a

re

that th

ese g

roup

s h

ave

alread

y b

eg

un to

exp

and

.

4.6

F

utu

re fo

reca

sts

and

ho

w w

e in

ten

d t

o r

espo

nd

Curr

ently,

both

univ

ers

itie

s a

nticip

ate

that

they w

ill e

xp

erience a

ris

e in the n

um

ber

of

stu

dents

they e

nro

l, w

ith m

ore

stu

dents

in

Sheffi

eld

eq

uating

to a

lik

ely

incre

ase

in d

em

and

for

accom

mod

ation. U

CA

S

fig

ure

s for

2013/1

4 a

pp

lications s

how

ed

a n

ational in

cre

ase o

f 3.8

% in full

tim

e

univ

ers

ity a

pp

lications a

nd

in A

ug

ust 2013,

the U

oS

had

receiv

ed

a 1

6%

incre

ase in

ap

plic

ations for

2013, com

pare

d to 2

012.

UoS

’s a

ccom

mod

ation h

as r

etu

rned

to

full

occup

ancy in 2

013/1

4 a

nd

SH

U a

lso

exp

ect th

at all

the b

ed

sp

aces to w

hic

h

they a

llocate

, w

ill c

ontinue to b

e fi

lled

.

In a

dd

itio

n to a

n incre

ase in s

tud

ents

in

the c

ity,

there

is lik

ely

to b

e a

continuin

g

chang

e in the d

em

og

rap

hic

makeup

of

the

stu

dent p

op

ula

tion. The u

niv

ers

itie

s e

xp

ect

that d

om

estic s

tud

ent num

bers

will

retu

rn

to a

n incre

ase, althoug

h n

ot as s

teep

as p

revio

usly

, and

that th

e inte

rnational

pop

ula

tion w

ill c

ontinue to g

row

ove

r

the c

om

ing

years

. A

continued

incre

ase

in s

tud

ents

fro

m M

ala

ysia

and

Chin

a is

pre

dic

ted

, w

hic

h w

e a

nticip

ate

is lik

ely

to

susta

in d

em

and

for

city c

entr

e fl

ats

.

New

ly intr

od

uced

national p

lannin

g

leg

isla

tion g

enera

lly e

ncoura

ges local

auth

orities to r

ed

uce the r

eg

ula

tion

of

and

req

uirem

ents

for

pla

nned

new

deve

lop

ment. T

his

will

restr

ict th

e leve

l

of

contr

ol w

hic

h w

e a

re a

ble

to e

xert

ove

r new

deve

lop

ments

. P

revio

usly

, our

Gra

ph 6

– 4

to

p n

atio

nal

itie

s re

gist

ered

at

the

Un

iver

sity

of

Sh

e[el

d

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resp

onses to p

lannin

g d

em

and

s r

ela

ting

to s

tud

ent p

rovis

ion h

ave

been r

eactive

.

How

eve

r, the e

vid

ence c

onta

ined

within

and

ap

pend

ed

to this

str

ate

gy,

will

enab

le

us to take a

pro

active

ap

pro

ach in futu

re.

We inte

nd

to intr

od

uce n

ew

pla

nnin

g

polic

ies r

ela

ting

to P

BS

A. O

ur

data

can b

e

deve

lop

ed

to e

vid

ence the c

urr

ent m

ark

et

and

to p

rovid

e a

n info

rmation p

ack for

deve

lop

ers

deta

iling

curr

ent sup

ply

and

dem

and

alo

ng

sid

e d

eta

il of

our

pla

nnin

g

polic

ies.

Thro

ug

h o

ur

pla

nnin

g p

olic

ies, w

e

will

id

entify

the m

ost ap

pro

priate

locations

for

good

qualit

y n

ew

pro

vis

ion a

nd

to

pre

fer

ap

plic

ations for

deve

lop

ments

whic

h c

an b

e a

dap

ted

easily

and

aff

ord

ab

ly, should

dem

and

fro

m s

tud

ents

sub

seq

uently r

ed

uce.

Incre

ased

tuitio

n fees a

nd

liv

ing

exp

enses

and

the c

urr

ent econom

ic c

limate

mean

that m

ost stu

dents

will

leave

univ

ers

ity

in s

ignifi

cant d

eb

t, c

urr

ently e

stim

ate

d

at £39,0

00 p

er

pers

on. This

will

most

likely

aff

ect p

eop

le’s

vie

ws a

bout hig

her

ed

ucation a

nd

we a

nticip

ate

that stu

dents

may r

esp

ond

in 3

ways:

1. S

om

e s

tud

ents

may a

pp

ly to local

univ

ers

itie

s a

nd

com

mute

fro

m their

hom

e a

dd

ress to m

inim

ise liv

ing

costs

.

2. To

red

uce c

osts

, oth

ers

will

seek the

most aff

ord

ab

le a

ccom

mod

ation

availa

ble

.

3. S

om

e s

tud

ents

may s

imp

ly b

orr

ow

more

money to c

ove

r fe

es a

nd

liv

ing

costs

. These, alo

ng

with s

tud

ents

fro

m

wealthie

r b

ackg

round

s, w

ill e

nsure

that

they a

re liv

ing

som

ew

here

whic

h they

feel to

be the b

est q

ualit

y a

nd

whic

h

will

maxim

ise their a

cad

em

ic c

hances

whils

t at univ

ers

ity.

A r

ise in c

om

muting

stu

dents

would

red

uce

dem

and

for

firs

t year

PB

SA

and

for

houses

in the p

rivate

rente

d s

ecto

r. W

e a

lso e

xp

ect

that th

e incre

ase in tuitio

n fees, coup

led

with a

pote

ntial re

duction in o

vera

ll hom

e

stu

dents

in the c

ity m

ay r

ed

uce d

em

and

for

private

rente

d h

ouses.

As a

result, w

e

may s

tart

to s

ee h

igher

vacancy leve

ls in

private

rente

d h

ouses in n

eig

hb

ourh

ood

s

whic

h a

re s

ituate

d furt

her

from

the

univ

ers

itie

s. In r

esp

onse to this

we a

im to

work

with g

ood

land

lord

s o

f share

d h

ouses

and

flats

to e

xp

lore

the p

ote

ntial to

utilis

e

private

rente

d a

ccom

mod

ation for

more

vuln

era

ble

household

s.

In lig

ht of

these c

hang

es, w

e b

elie

ve there

is r

eal p

ote

ntial fo

r th

e s

tud

ent housin

g

mark

et in

Sheffi

eld

to p

ola

rise a

s m

ore

affl

uent and

dis

cern

ing

stu

dents

incre

ase

dem

and

for

hig

her

qualit

y p

rivate

rente

d

accom

mod

ation a

nd

oth

ers

seek a

more

aff

ord

ab

le m

eans o

f stu

dyin

g.

Gra

ph 7

– 5

to

p n

atio

nal

itie

s re

gist

ered

at

Sh

e[el

d H

alla

m U

niv

ersi

ty

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A d

rive

fro

m s

tud

ents

to c

ut th

e o

vera

ll

cost of

attend

ing

univ

ers

ity c

ould

lead

to

a r

ise in the p

rovis

ion o

f lo

w q

ualit

y, p

oorly

manag

ed

private

rente

d a

ccom

mod

ation.

We w

ill w

ork

with the u

niv

ers

itie

s a

nd

land

lord

s to e

nsure

that la

nd

lord

s a

re

aw

are

of

their leg

al re

sp

onsib

ilities to

pro

vid

e s

afe

hom

es a

nd

to e

nsure

that

stu

dent te

nants

are

aw

are

of

their h

ousin

g

rig

hts

. S

HU

have

intr

od

uced

mand

ato

ry

mem

bers

hip

of

the S

nug

schem

e a

s p

art

of

their p

rivate

secto

r la

nd

lord

reg

istr

ation

pro

cess.

We w

ill e

ncoura

ge w

ide

mem

bers

hip

of

our

Snug

schem

e to e

nsure

that stu

dent la

nd

lord

s p

rovid

e s

afe

and

secure

accom

mod

ation.

We e

xp

ect th

at d

em

and

fro

m w

ealthie

r

stu

dents

will

continue to e

xert

pre

ssure

on r

ent and

occup

ation leve

ls o

f stu

dent

accom

mod

ation w

hic

h is s

ituate

d in p

rim

e

locations.

Our

SH

MA

confirm

ed

on-g

oin

g

dem

and

fro

m s

tud

ents

for

private

rente

d

accom

mod

ation in the s

outh

west, the c

ity

centr

e a

nd

city c

entr

e w

est.

This

encom

passes the e

xis

ting

stu

dent

are

as a

nd

som

e m

ore

sub

urb

an a

reas.

We

have

the p

olic

y tools

in p

lace to lim

it the

num

ber

of

new

HM

Os that can b

e c

reate

d

in a

reas w

here

larg

e n

um

bers

of

HM

Os

alread

y e

xis

t. W

e w

ill look a

t th

e im

pact of

this

ap

pro

ach a

s p

art

of

our

wid

er

Local

Pla

n r

evie

w.

Stu

dents

are

curr

ently inclu

ded

in S

heffi

eld

City C

ouncil’

s p

roje

ctions for

an a

gein

g

pop

ula

tion. A

ccounting

for

them

more

accura

tely

may r

ed

uce the o

vera

ll housin

g

sup

ply

req

uirem

ent. L

ookin

g a

t stu

dent

housin

g s

ep

ara

tely

has h

elp

ed

us b

eg

in

to u

nd

ers

tand

the s

cale

and

typ

e o

f

accom

mod

ation that w

ill b

e r

eq

uired

in

the futu

re b

y s

tud

ents

whils

t stu

dyin

g in

Sheffi

eld

. O

ur

SH

MA

confirm

s that tu

rnove

r

will

continue to b

e h

igh in the h

ousin

g

mark

ets

where

stu

dents

liv

e.

Und

ers

tand

ing

the long

er

term

im

pact of

stu

dents

on S

heffi

eld

’s h

ousin

g m

ark

et is

more

difficult, p

art

icula

rly w

hen try

ing

to

assess the n

um

bers

of

gra

duate

s s

tayin

g

on in the c

ity a

nd

the im

pact th

at th

ese

household

s h

ave

on S

heffi

eld

’s futu

re

housin

g r

eq

uirem

ent. R

evie

win

g long

term

stu

dent p

op

ula

tion p

roje

ctions w

ill b

e a

priority

for

us o

ver

the life o

f th

is s

trate

gy.

We w

ill:

Sheffi

eld

to a

ssess the c

ontr

ibution

that stu

dents

make tow

ard

s h

ousehold

gro

wth

and

, th

ere

fore

, th

e im

plic

ations

for

the futu

re h

ousin

g g

row

th targ

et in

the n

ew

Local P

lan.

und

ers

tand

ing

of

local and

com

muting

stu

dents

.

ab

out exis

ting

HM

Os in n

eig

hb

ourh

ood

s

whic

h a

re p

op

ula

r w

ith s

tud

ents

.

sta

tuto

ry r

eq

uirem

ents

.

PB

SA

.

the L

ocal P

lan R

evie

w, to

ensure

that

futu

re P

BS

A is o

f flexib

le d

esig

n a

nd

in

the r

ight lo

cation.

d

eve

lop

ers

of

PB

SA

, d

eta

iling

sup

ply

,

dem

and

and

sug

geste

d d

esig

n

guid

elin

es.

and

land

lord

s to a

chie

ve larg

e s

cale

energ

y e

fficie

ncy im

pro

vem

ents

to

private

rente

d a

ccom

mod

ation

re

nte

d a

ccom

mod

ation to e

xp

lore

the

pote

ntial fo

r le

ttin

g to v

uln

era

ble

/ lo

w

incom

e h

ousehold

s.

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r 5:

En

han

cin

g th

e St

ude

nt

Exp

erie

nce

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5.1

Su

cces

sfu

l nei

ghb

ou

rho

od

s

One o

f our

key a

mb

itio

ns is that S

heffi

eld

is ‘a c

ity that has s

uccessfu

l p

laces a

nd

susta

inab

le c

om

munitie

s w

ith a

ccess to

hig

h q

ualit

y h

ousin

g, lo

cal serv

ices, shop

s

and

job

s a

s w

ell

as h

avin

g e

xcelle

nt p

ark

s,

str

eets

and

oth

er

physic

al in

frastr

uctu

re’

(SC

C C

orp

ora

te P

lan, 2011 –

2014).

In o

ur

Housin

g S

trate

gy,

we s

tate

our

asp

iration

for

eve

ryone to liv

e in w

elc

om

ing

, safe

and

inclu

siv

e c

om

munitie

s. It is

there

fore

cru

cia

l

that stu

dents

movin

g into

accom

mod

ation

within

our

city c

an s

uccessfu

lly inte

gra

te

with the c

om

munitie

s w

ithin

whic

h they

are

liv

ing

. S

tud

ents

who h

ave

a p

ositiv

e

imp

ressio

n o

f th

e c

ity u

pon g

rad

uating

are

more

lik

ely

to lin

k w

ith u

s in the futu

re,

boosting

our

rep

uta

tion a

nd

busin

ess

pro

sp

ects

. C

onve

rsely

, th

e m

ore

positiv

e

an im

pre

ssio

n o

f stu

dents

is h

eld

by o

ur

long

er

term

resid

ents

, th

e m

ore

welc

om

ing

they a

re lik

ely

to b

e to futu

re g

enera

tions o

f

stu

dents

.

This

chap

ter

exp

lore

s the p

ressure

s a

nd

op

port

unitie

s a

risin

g fro

m the incre

asin

g

num

bers

of

stu

dents

liv

ing

in the c

ity,

and

looks a

t th

e s

up

port

availa

ble

to the

com

munitie

s in w

hic

h they liv

e. It a

lso

consid

ers

what ste

ps c

an b

e taken to

ensure

that stu

dents

have

the b

est p

ossib

le

exp

erience w

hils

t liv

ing

, stu

dyin

g, and

work

ing

in S

heffi

eld

.

5.1.

2

No

ise

Our

sta

kehold

ers

have

told

us, and

the

find

ing

s o

f our

SH

MA

confirm

ed

, th

at th

ere

are

often d

iffe

rent b

ehavio

ura

l exp

ecta

tions

from

stu

dents

and

fro

m their n

eig

hb

ours

ab

out w

hat is

an a

ccep

tab

le leve

l of

nois

e

and

at w

hat hour

it c

an b

e m

ad

e. This

is

part

ly b

ecause a

sig

nifi

cant num

ber

of

stu

dents

tend

to lead

diffe

rent lif

esty

les

to the g

enera

l p

op

ula

tion. M

any c

ours

es

allo

w s

tud

ents

more

fre

e tim

e, d

ue to s

tud

y

sched

ule

s b

ein

g m

uch s

hort

er

than the

ave

rag

e w

ork

ing

week, althoug

h m

any

stu

dents

use this

tim

e to e

ng

ag

e in p

art

tim

e w

ork

.

It is c

om

mon for

the s

ocia

l activitie

s o

f

stu

dents

to invo

lve d

rinkin

g e

sta

blis

hm

ents

,

many o

f w

hic

h h

old

eve

nts

targ

ete

d a

t

stu

dents

on w

eek n

ights

. C

olle

ctive

ly, th

is

pattern

of

activity o

ften lead

s to them

retu

rnin

g to their a

ccom

mod

ation w

hen

their n

eig

hb

ours

are

sle

ep

ing

, or

makin

g

loud

nois

e w

ithin

their p

rop

ert

ies, w

hic

h

can c

ause d

istu

rbance.

Both

the c

ouncil

and

the u

niv

ers

itie

s take

nois

e n

uis

ance s

eriously

and

have

taken

ste

ps to m

itig

ate

the im

pact of

nig

ht tim

e

nois

e. The c

ouncil

now

has a

nig

ht tim

e

nois

e s

erv

ice a

nd

is w

ork

ing

clo

sely

with

the p

olic

e to r

esp

ond

effi

cie

ntly to a

rang

e

of

incid

ents

.

In r

esp

onse to this

issue, U

oS

pro

mote

s

their c

am

paig

n ‘S

tayin

g U

p? K

eep

it D

ow

n’

thro

ug

h fl

yers

and

on their w

eb

site a

nd

Sheffi

eld

Halla

m U

niv

ers

ity p

rom

ote

s

their ‘N

ois

e A

nnoys’ m

essag

e u

sin

g

sim

ilar

com

munic

ations w

ith s

tud

ents

.

These e

nd

ors

e the b

enefits

of

bein

g a

consid

era

te n

eig

hb

our

to their s

tud

ents

,

alo

ng

with tip

s for

how

they m

ay a

chie

ve

this

. U

oS

als

o e

mp

loy 2

4 h

our

security

sta

ff, w

hic

h n

eig

hb

ours

of

their s

tud

ents

can c

all

to inte

rvene if

they a

re b

ein

g

unre

asonab

ly d

istu

rbed

by n

ois

e.

A futu

re p

riority

for

this

str

ate

gy w

ill b

e

to e

xp

lore

the p

ote

ntial to

work

with b

oth

univ

ers

itie

s to p

rom

ote

positiv

e b

ehavio

ur

and

red

uce c

onflic

t arisin

g fro

m n

ois

e,

betw

een s

tud

ents

and

their n

eig

hb

ours

.

5.1.

3

Was

te m

anag

emen

t

Bad

ly m

anag

ed

waste

dis

posal can o

ften

be a

cause o

f te

nsio

n b

etw

een s

tud

ents

and

their n

eig

hb

ours

and

can h

ave

a

detr

imenta

l eff

ect on the a

pp

eara

nce o

f a

neig

hb

ourh

ood

. M

any s

tud

ents

have

only

recently left their fam

ily h

om

e, so a

re m

ore

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likely

to b

e u

nfa

mili

ar

with w

aste

dis

posal

and

recyclin

g p

ractices, esp

ecia

lly s

ince

each local auth

ority

takes a

diffe

rent

ap

pro

ach a

s to h

ow

they a

chie

ve this

.

The tend

ency to liv

e in larg

er

share

d

houses w

hils

t exis

ting

in the p

rop

ert

y

ind

ep

end

ently m

ay a

lso m

ean that la

rge

am

ounts

of

waste

are

genera

ted

. A

ll of

these facto

rs c

an lead

to o

verfl

ow

ing

bin

s

and

, occasio

nally

, in

cid

ences o

f fly-t

ipp

ing

,

whic

h c

an m

ake the s

treet-

scene a

pp

ear

unsig

htly a

nd

up

set neig

hb

ours

.

To im

pro

ve u

nd

ers

tand

ing

of

waste

colle

ction m

eth

od

s a

nd

tim

es,

rep

resenta

tive

s for

the c

ouncils

waste

and

recyclin

g s

erv

ices a

nnually

attend

a n

um

ber

of

stu

dent eve

nts

and

call

at

houses in k

ey s

tud

ent are

as to m

ake s

ure

resid

ents

are

aw

are

of

colle

ction tim

es

and

meth

od

s. T

imed

to c

oin

cid

e w

ith the

beg

innin

g o

f th

e a

cad

em

ic y

ear, c

ard

s

show

ing

how

to u

se the b

ins a

nd

boxes

and

colle

ction d

ate

s a

re d

eliv

ere

d to a

ll

pro

pert

ies c

ity-w

ide.

Tow

ard

s the e

nd

of

the s

um

mer

univ

ers

ity

term

, m

ost univ

ers

ity s

tud

ents

leave

their

resid

ences w

ithin

the s

pace o

f a few

weeks.

During

this

tim

e, a larg

e a

mount

of

unw

ante

d ite

ms n

eed

to b

e d

isp

osed

of.

As b

ins b

ecom

e full,

many o

f th

ese

item

s a

re left o

n the r

oad

sid

e in fro

nt of

vacate

d p

rop

ert

ies, w

hic

h c

an lead

to a

n

accum

ula

tion o

f lit

ter

in a

reas w

ith h

igh

densitie

s o

f stu

dent accom

mod

ation. To

counte

ract th

is, th

e c

ouncil

has d

eve

lop

ed

,

with p

art

ners

, th

e S

tud

ent R

ed

Sack

Schem

e. H

ere

, ad

ditio

nal colle

ctions o

f

waste

pre

sente

d in s

pecia

l re

d s

acks

pro

vid

ed

to s

tud

ents

are

mad

e o

n

sched

ule

d b

in d

ays.

This

schem

e h

as b

een

in o

pera

tion for

a n

um

ber

of

years

, and

has g

reatly r

ed

uced

excess litte

r in

are

as

with h

igh c

oncentr

ations o

f stu

dents

, w

ith

doub

le the n

um

ber

of

sacks b

ein

g issued

in 2

013 than in 2

012. D

uring

the d

ep

art

ure

weeks, E

nvironm

enta

l P

rote

ction O

fficers

and

Housin

g O

fficers

were

pre

sent in

key

stu

dent are

as to info

rm land

lord

s a

nd

tenants

of

their r

esp

onsib

ilities for

leavin

g

the e

xte

rior

of

their p

rop

ert

ies c

lear

of

household

and

build

ing

waste

.

The d

escrib

ed

part

ners

hip

ap

pro

aches

have

been v

ery

eff

ective

, and

our

Waste

Manag

em

ent te

am

and

part

ners

pla

n to

continue d

eve

lop

ing

and

deliv

ering

these

ove

r th

e c

om

ing

years

. In

ad

ditio

n to this

,

both

univ

ers

itie

s h

old

eve

nts

in p

art

ners

hip

with local charities d

uring

leavin

g w

eeks to

help

stu

dents

recycle

and

reuse u

nw

ante

d

item

s s

uch a

s c

loth

ing

, b

ooks, D

VD

s e

tc.

These ite

ms a

re c

olle

cte

d fro

m r

esid

ences,

univ

ers

ity b

uild

ing

s a

nd

, in

som

e insta

nces,

from

the r

oad

-sid

e.

5.1.

4 ‘

To L

et’ s

ign

s

A p

rolif

era

tion o

f ‘T

o L

et’ s

igns o

uts

ide

pro

pert

ies a

ffects

the a

pp

eara

nce o

f a

str

eet. T

o a

dve

rtis

e their p

rivate

ly r

ente

d

houses a

nd

flats

, m

any land

lord

s e

rect ‘T

o

Let’ s

igns o

n the s

treet fa

cin

g s

ide o

f th

eir

pro

pert

ies.

A larg

e p

rop

ort

ion o

f la

nd

lord

s

pre

fer

to k

eep

their p

rop

ert

y a

dve

rtis

ed

eve

n w

hen it is

occup

ied

to e

nsure

a r

enta

l

for

the follo

win

g y

ear.

This

means that in

som

e n

eig

hb

ourh

ood

s, b

oard

s r

eg

ula

rly

rem

ain

outs

ide p

rop

ert

ies a

ll year

round

.

This

is o

ften a

sourc

e o

f te

nsio

n w

ithin

com

munitie

s, as p

eop

le fi

nd

the b

oard

s

unsig

htly.

They a

lso id

entify

houses a

s

bein

g o

ccup

ied

by s

tud

ents

, w

hic

h

incre

ases the r

isk o

f th

em

bein

g targ

ete

d

by b

urg

lars

.

In S

heffi

eld

we h

ave

reached

an info

rmal

ag

reem

ent w

ith s

om

e land

lord

s that th

ey

will

rem

ove

sig

ns w

ithin

a g

iven tim

escale

and

, w

here

they h

ave

multip

le p

rop

ert

ies

on a

str

eet, w

ill n

ot p

ut a s

ign o

n e

very

pro

pert

y, thus r

ed

ucin

g the v

isual im

pact.

Makin

g g

reate

r use o

f th

e inte

rnet fo

r

ad

vert

isin

g c

an a

llevia

te the p

rolif

era

tion

of

To L

et sig

ns o

n p

rop

ert

ies.

W

e inte

nd

to

encoura

ge land

lord

s to m

ake furt

her

use

of

inte

rnet ad

vert

isin

g a

s p

art

of

our

Snug

qualit

y a

ssura

nce s

chem

e a

nd

thro

ug

h o

ur

oth

er

com

munic

ations w

ith land

lord

s.

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ty a

nd

Con

nec

tivi

ty in

the

Com

mu

nit

yE

dw

ard

Str

eet O

pen S

pace

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6.1

Tra

vel

The tra

nsp

ort

choic

es w

hic

h s

tud

ents

make h

ave

an im

pact on the w

ider

com

munity.

If

stu

dents

choose to b

ring

their c

ar

to S

heffi

eld

and

use it fo

r jo

urn

eys

to s

tud

y, this

can a

dd

to c

ong

estion d

uring

key c

om

muting

hours

, and

red

uce the

availa

bili

ty o

f ro

ad

sid

e p

ark

ing

outs

ide

houses a

nd

offi

ces.

If

the n

um

bers

of

stu

dents

com

muting

to S

heffi

eld

fro

m o

ther

citie

s w

ere

to incre

ase, th

is w

ould

pla

ce a

str

ain

on the tra

nsp

ort

netw

ork

s o

f th

e c

ity

and

surr

ound

ing

reg

ion.

Reg

ula

r stu

dent tr

ave

l is

‘susta

inab

le’

rela

tive

to o

ther

typ

es o

f jo

urn

ey m

ad

e in

Sheffi

eld

, e.g

. g

enera

l com

mute

rs. The

most fr

eq

uent of

stu

dent jo

urn

eys a

re

those m

ad

e fro

m their a

ccom

mod

ation to

various c

am

pus locations.

The m

ajo

rity

of

these a

re m

ad

e b

y foot and

few

are

mad

e

by c

ar.

The U

niv

ers

ity o

f S

heffi

eld

tra

vel

surv

ey found

that 76%

of

their s

tud

ent’s

journ

eys a

re b

y foot, 1

4%

by p

ub

lic

transp

ort

, 4%

by c

ycle

and

5%

by c

ar

(inclu

din

g 1

% c

ar

share

).

The d

ista

nces b

etw

een the a

reas in w

hic

h

stu

dents

liv

e a

nd

the c

am

puses w

here

they s

tud

y a

re r

ela

tive

ly s

hort

and

can

be tra

velle

d b

y foot, b

icycle

, b

us o

r in

som

e insta

nces, tr

am

. S

heffi

eld

is o

ne o

f

Eng

land

’s least cong

este

d c

itie

s, m

eanin

g

com

mute

s a

re faste

r and

less tim

e is

sp

ent stu

ck in tra

ffic jam

s. T

he u

niv

ers

itie

s

allo

cate

stu

dents

to h

alls

whic

h a

re w

ithin

reasonab

le w

alk

ing

dis

tance o

f th

eir

cam

pus o

f stu

dy a

nd

pro

vid

e w

alk

ing

route

map

s for

all

their r

esid

ences.

We h

ave

a r

ang

e o

f p

roje

cts

in p

lace to

imp

rove

the tra

velli

ng

hab

its o

f stu

dents

,

and

to p

rom

ote

info

rmation a

bout ro

ad

safe

ty. These inclu

de p

rovid

ing

eq

uip

ment

for

cyclis

ts c

am

paig

ns, such a

s:

aw

are

ness r

ais

ing

ad

vert

s, vid

eos o

n r

oad

safe

ty a

nd

work

shop

s to influence s

tud

ent

trave

l b

ehavio

ur.

We w

ork

with o

ur

part

ner

Am

ey to e

nsure

the s

afe

ty o

f ro

ute

s

pop

ula

r w

ith s

tud

ents

, b

y takin

g m

easure

s

to e

nsure

that th

ey a

re w

ell-

lit a

nd

have

cle

ar

sig

ht lin

es.

This

has r

ed

uced

incid

ences o

f th

eft fro

m s

tud

ents

.

UoS

has a

ded

icate

d T

rave

l P

lanner

and

a S

tud

ent S

ustr

ans S

ocie

ty (

affi

liate

d to

a n

ational org

anis

ation w

hic

h p

rom

ote

s

susta

inab

le tra

nsp

ort

). T

o r

ed

uce c

ar

journ

eys, a c

ar-

share

schem

e is p

rovid

ed

thro

ug

h the U

oS

web

site for

sta

ff a

nd

stu

dents

, as w

ell

as a

socia

l m

ed

ia b

ased

schem

e w

hic

h c

ate

rs s

pecifi

cally

for

stu

dents

makin

g the trip

hom

e a

t th

e e

nd

of

term

. T

he U

oS

’s ‘C

ycle

Hut’ p

rovid

es

free r

ep

air

s a

nd

main

tenance a

dvic

e

to c

yclis

ts. They a

lso o

ffer

dis

counte

d

bik

es in p

art

ners

hip

with a

local S

ocia

l

Ente

rprise C

om

pany a

long

sid

e o

ther

cyclin

g incentive

s. T

here

are

pla

ns to

intr

od

uce a

bic

ycle

renta

l schem

e for

stu

dents

sp

end

ing

a s

hort

er

tim

e a

t th

e

univ

ers

ity a

nd

a m

ulti-site s

hort

term

cycle

schem

e w

ith im

med

iate

ly a

vaila

ble

bik

es.

Sheffi

eld

Halla

m U

niv

ers

ity a

lso e

ncoura

ge

susta

inab

le tra

vel, m

ost sig

nifi

cantly b

y n

ot

pro

vid

ing

on-c

am

pus p

ark

ing

sp

aces for

stu

dents

(excep

t fo

r d

isab

led

use),

whic

h

limits journ

eys b

y c

ar.

Stu

dents

at b

oth

univ

ers

itie

s b

enefit fr

om

heavily

dis

counte

d

bus fare

s w

hic

h furt

her

incentivis

e

susta

inab

le tra

vel.

Both

univ

ers

itie

s a

re c

urr

ently d

eve

lop

ing

their M

aste

rpla

ns w

hic

h w

ill s

et out

their v

isio

n for

the d

eve

lop

ment of

their

cam

puses a

nd

surr

ound

ing

pub

lic

realm

inclu

din

g p

rom

otion o

f ro

ute

s

route

s b

etw

een s

tud

ent accom

mod

ation

and

cam

puses.

Our

ow

n C

ity C

entr

e

Maste

rpla

n s

patial m

ap

cle

arly

dem

onstr

ate

s the im

port

ance w

hic

h

the u

niv

ers

itie

s’ cam

puses h

ave

to the

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Fro

m t

he

Cit

y C

entr

e M

aste

r P

lan

continued

im

pro

vem

ent and

success o

f

our

city c

entr

e.

Sheffi

eld

’s c

entr

al lo

cation m

eans it

has e

xcelle

nt ro

ad

and

rail

connections

to the r

est of

the U

K. There

are

thre

e

inte

rnational air

port

s w

ithin

an h

our’s d

rive

and

many m

ore

within

an a

ccep

tab

le

trave

lling

tim

e. This

is a

sig

nifi

cant selli

ng

poin

t fo

r th

e u

niv

ers

itie

s, as it enab

les

hom

e s

tud

ents

to m

ake s

traig

htforw

ard

journ

eys to v

isit fam

ily a

nd

friend

s

and

pro

vid

es a

n u

nrivalle

d b

ase for

inte

rnational stu

dents

to e

xp

lore

Brita

in

and

Euro

pe, as w

ell

as the a

bili

ty to s

pend

bre

aks in their h

om

e c

ountr

ies.

6.2

Saf

ety

and

Sec

uri

ty

We n

eed

to e

nsure

that stu

dents

rem

ain

as

safe

as p

ossib

le w

hils

t liv

ing

in a

nd

movin

g

aro

und

our

neig

hb

ourh

ood

s. Y

oung

peop

le

in g

enera

l are

more

at risk o

f exp

eriencin

g

crim

e, la

rgely

due to s

pend

ing

more

tim

e

in p

ub

lic than o

ther

gro

up

s a

nd

a lack o

f

life e

xp

erience. S

tud

ents

in p

art

icula

r can

be a

targ

et fo

r ro

bb

ery

as it is

exp

ecte

d

that th

ey w

ill b

e c

arr

yin

g e

xp

ensiv

e

consum

er

good

s s

uch a

s lap

top

s a

nd

sm

art

phones.

Burg

lary

can a

lso b

e a

n

issue w

ith there

often b

ein

g low

er

leve

ls o

f

security

in s

hare

d r

ente

d a

ccom

mod

ation.

It is o

ften c

lear

when a

house is o

ccup

ied

by s

tud

ents

, w

hic

h c

an b

e a

ttra

ctive

to

burg

lars

who a

re a

ware

that th

ere

are

lik

ely

to b

e m

ultip

le tele

vis

ions a

nd

com

pute

rs.

In o

ur

SH

MA

dis

cussio

ns, stu

dents

describ

ed

feelin

g u

nsafe

in their

neig

hb

ourh

ood

and

eve

n in their o

wn

hom

es.

Such p

ers

pective

s w

ere

often

info

rmed

by e

xp

eriences o

f ro

bb

ery

and

burg

lary

, either

of

them

selv

es o

r of

acq

uain

tances.

How

eve

r, m

any s

tud

ents

are

encoura

ged

to s

tud

y in S

heffi

eld

because o

f our

rep

uta

tion a

s a

safe

city.

This

was c

onfirm

ed

in the 2

013 U

K P

eace

Ind

ex r

ep

ort

, w

hic

h found

that S

heffi

eld

is the s

afe

st la

rge u

rban a

rea in E

ng

land

,

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due to its

’ lo

w leve

ls o

f vio

lent crim

e.

Sta

tistics fro

m S

outh

York

shire P

olic

e

issued

in A

pril 2013 s

tate

that S

heffi

eld

has the low

est ra

te o

f vio

lent crim

e p

er

1,0

00 m

em

bers

of

the p

op

ula

tion o

ut of

the 8

Core

Citie

s in E

ng

land

. C

rim

e a

lso

red

uced

sig

nifi

cantly in 2

012/1

3, b

ring

ing

it to the low

est le

vels

in 2

6 y

ears

. In

our

SH

MA

, stu

dents

liv

ing

in P

BS

A r

ep

ort

ed

feelin

g s

afe

r th

an those in p

rivate

rente

d

houses, la

rgely

due to m

any fl

ats

havin

g 2

4

hour

security

sta

ff a

nd

gate

d e

ntr

ances to

the c

om

ple

x.

The u

niv

ers

itie

s w

ork

with their s

tud

ents

to e

nsure

they a

re a

ware

of

ways in w

hic

h

they c

an m

ake them

selv

es s

afe

r, inclu

din

g

pro

moting

sp

ecifi

c r

oute

s to w

alk

fro

m their

accom

mod

ation to u

niv

ers

ity b

uild

ing

s

and

by p

rovid

ing

dis

counte

d tra

vel, late

nig

ht tr

ansp

ort

for

fem

ale

stu

dents

and

the

Sheffi

eld

Safe

Taxi schem

e. This

enab

les

stu

dents

to u

se their U

niv

ers

ity ID

card

as a

dep

osit for

their taxi fa

re in c

ase they

find

them

selv

es u

nab

le to p

ay for

transp

ort

hom

e.

South

York

shire P

olic

e c

urr

ently h

ave

a

ded

icate

d P

olic

e C

onsta

ble

who w

ork

s

with s

tud

ents

to e

ducate

them

ab

out crim

e

and

the s

tep

s w

hic

h they c

an take to a

void

it. This

inclu

des info

rmation c

am

paig

ns

for

stu

dents

to r

eg

iste

r th

eir p

ossessio

ns

on a

national d

ata

base a

nd

mark

them

in c

ase o

f th

eft, and

ed

ucating

stu

dents

ab

out m

easure

s to incre

ase the s

afe

ty o

f

them

selv

es a

nd

their p

ossessio

ns.

This

is

achie

ved

by v

isitin

g g

roup

s o

f stu

dents

new

ly a

rriv

ed

to S

heffi

eld

in their h

alls

of

resid

ence, attend

ing

stu

dent eve

nts

and

usin

g s

ocia

l m

ed

ia.

There

are

a n

um

ber

of

issues w

hic

h a

re

of

concern

in r

ela

tion to s

tud

ent health,

but th

e u

niv

ers

ity h

ealth p

rofe

ssio

nals

tell

us that th

eir m

ain

priority

is a

lcohol

consum

ption. W

hen e

xcessiv

e d

rinkin

g

takes p

lace, as w

ell

as h

avin

g a

detr

imenta

l eff

ect on the w

ellb

ein

g a

nd

stu

dyin

g c

ap

acity o

f stu

dents

, it c

an

imp

act on their s

afe

ty a

nd

the c

om

munity

cohesio

n in the n

eig

hb

ourh

ood

s in w

hic

h

they liv

e.

Behavio

ur

arisin

g fro

m e

xcessiv

e a

lcohol

consum

ption b

y s

om

e s

tud

ents

aff

ects

both

the u

niv

ers

ity c

om

munitie

s a

nd

the

wid

er

Sheffi

eld

com

munity.

This

can lead

to late

nig

ht nois

e a

fter

reve

llers

leave

drinkin

g e

sta

blis

hm

ents

or

frie

nd

s’ houses,

and

oth

er

anti-s

ocia

l b

ehavio

ur.

It a

lso

lead

s to incre

ased

crim

e, such a

s p

hone

theft, as ineb

riation c

an a

ffect ju

dg

em

ent

causin

g s

om

e s

tud

ents

to fi

nd

them

selv

es

in a

more

vuln

era

ble

positio

n than they

would

be w

hen s

ob

er.

There

are

als

o

serious long

-term

health e

ffects

whic

h

many s

tud

ents

do n

ot consid

er.

To a

dd

ress this

, th

e U

oS

set up

an A

lcohol

Com

mitte

e, w

hic

h is a

ttend

ed

by h

ead

s o

f

dep

art

ment.

This

gro

up

im

ple

mente

d v

arious m

easure

s,

inclu

din

g a

min

imum

pricin

g p

olic

y

for

alc

ohol sold

on U

oS

pre

mis

es a

nd

the intr

od

uction o

f a s

chem

e w

here

by

stu

dents

who e

ng

ag

e in a

lcohol re

late

d

anti-s

ocia

l b

ehavio

ur

on U

oS

pre

mis

es are

off

ere

d tw

o s

ub

sta

nce m

isuse s

essio

ns.

These a

re in c

onju

nction w

ith info

rmation,

ad

vic

e a

nd

oth

er

dis

cip

linary

measure

s.

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nit

y C

ohes

ion

Photo

Cop

yrig

ht S

heffi

eld

Stu

dents

’ U

nio

n

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7. C

om

mu

nit

y C

oh

esio

n

In S

HU

Stu

dent U

nio

n’s

2013 C

om

munity

Aud

it (

a s

urv

ey o

f 559 r

esid

ents

of

stu

dent

are

as),

84%

of

resp

ond

ents

said

that th

ey

felt s

tud

ents

had

a ‘g

ood

’ or

‘very

good

’

imp

act on S

heffi

eld

. H

ow

eve

r, r

esid

ents

surv

eyed

in a

reas w

ith h

igh n

um

bers

of

stu

dents

gave

a less p

ositiv

e a

nsw

er

ab

out

the im

pact of

stu

dents

in their o

wn a

rea.

This

was r

eflecte

d in o

ur

Hom

e T

ruth

s

rep

ort

whic

h found

that th

e long

term

com

munity found

stu

dents

‘ve

ry tra

nsie

nt

and

there

fore

less lik

ely

to e

ng

ag

e’.

This

could

be b

ecause m

ost stu

dents

chang

e their a

ccom

mod

ation a

t th

e

beg

innin

g o

f each n

ew

year

of

stu

dy a

nd

und

erg

rad

uate

s g

enera

lly o

nly

liv

e in their

accom

mod

ation d

uring

term

tim

e. This

can m

ean that re

lationship

s a

re n

ot b

uilt

betw

een s

tud

ents

and

their n

eig

hb

ours

and

that th

ose a

reas w

ith h

igh d

ensitie

s o

f

stu

dents

can feel em

pty

during

holid

ays.

This

im

pacts

on local b

usin

esses a

nd

aff

ects

how

safe

resid

ents

feel in

their

are

a.

To a

dd

ress these issues, S

HU

Stu

dents

Unio

n h

ave

ap

poin

ted

a n

um

ber

of

Com

munity R

ep

s w

hose r

ole

is to b

e b

oth

rep

resenta

tive

of

the s

tud

ent p

op

ula

tion to

com

munity g

roup

s a

nd

part

ners

, and

als

o

to e

ncoura

ge local stu

dents

to e

ng

ag

e w

ith

their c

om

munitie

s a

nd

to m

ake a

positiv

e

imp

act on the a

reas in w

hic

h they liv

e. A

s

part

of

the C

om

munity A

ud

it, re

sid

ents

were

asked

what th

eir p

riority

would

be for

SH

U U

nio

n v

olu

nte

ers

, and

the m

ajo

rity

chose c

om

munity c

lean-u

p a

ctivitie

s s

uch

as litte

r p

icks.

UoS

als

o h

ave

a C

om

munity R

ep

schem

e

in p

lace. M

any e

vents

whic

h s

tud

ents

attend

are

targ

ete

d s

ole

ly a

t stu

dents

,

so b

oth

univ

ers

itie

s a

re a

lso lookin

g

into

op

port

unitie

s for

eve

nts

whic

h w

ill

encoura

ge inte

raction b

etw

een s

tud

ents

and

the w

ider

com

munity.

The w

ork

bein

g c

arr

ied

out b

y o

urs

elv

es

and

our

part

ners

as d

escrib

ed

in C

hap

ters

5, 6 a

nd

7 w

ill a

ssis

t in

teg

ration b

etw

een

both

stu

dent com

munitie

s a

nd

our

long

er

term

com

munitie

s.

7.1

V

olu

nte

erin

g

Volu

nte

ering

activitie

s p

rom

ote

cohesio

n

betw

een the s

tud

ent and

more

perm

anent

Sheffi

eld

com

munitie

s. A

ll stu

dent

volu

nte

er

work

takes p

lace w

ithin

the w

ider

com

munity,

meanin

g that stu

dents

have

the o

pp

ort

unity to touch the liv

es o

f non-

stu

dent S

heffi

eld

resid

ents

, in

a w

ay that

many w

ill r

em

em

ber

positiv

ely

.

In 2

012/1

3, 1,6

71 U

oS

stu

dents

and

sta

ff v

olu

nte

ere

d a

tota

l of

32,4

96 h

ours

thro

ug

h their S

tud

ents

’ U

nio

n’s

‘S

heffi

eld

Volu

nte

ering

’ p

rog

ram

me a

nd

were

active

in 7

7 d

iffe

rent neig

hb

ourh

ood

s

in a

nd

aro

und

the c

ity.

In a

ll, 1

99 local

org

anis

ations b

enefitted

fro

m p

roje

cts

and

volu

nte

ers

. N

um

bers

of

stu

dent vo

lunte

ers

have

been s

tead

ily o

n the incre

ase,

exp

and

ing

by 3

1%

ove

r th

e last 5 y

ears

. In

ad

ditio

n to this

work

, a s

ignifi

cant am

ount

of

money w

as r

ais

ed

for

local and

national

charities thro

ug

h S

heffi

eld

RA

G (

Rais

ing

and

Giv

ing

).

SH

U h

ave

em

bed

ded

socia

l

entr

ep

reneurs

hip

into

their v

olu

nte

ering

pro

gra

mm

e a

nd

have

fund

ed

17 s

ocia

l

ente

rprise s

tart

-up

s a

s a

result. They u

se

the e

xp

ert

ise fro

m their e

sta

blis

hed

Socia

l

Ente

rprise teachin

g p

rog

ram

me to d

eve

lop

the s

kill

s o

f stu

dents

and

off

er

str

uctu

red

sup

port

to c

om

munity g

roup

s.

Exam

ple

s o

f univ

ers

ity v

olu

nte

ering

activitie

s inclu

de: stu

dent-

run p

roje

cts

invo

lvin

g p

eop

le e

xp

eriencin

g issues

rang

ing

fro

m c

hild

hood

bere

ave

ment to

ad

ult b

rain

inju

ry, schools

outr

each to r

ais

e

asp

iration a

nd

attain

ment, s

up

port

ing

41

Sh

effi

eld

Ho

usin

g S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

stu

dent socie

ties to u

se their s

kill

s a

nd

help

ing

volu

nta

ry o

rganis

ations p

rovid

e

local serv

ices u

sin

g s

tud

ent vo

lunte

ers

.

The d

ed

icate

d V

olu

nte

er

Team

at U

oS

pla

n to c

ontinue g

row

ing

their v

olu

nte

ering

activitie

s b

y p

rom

oting

their a

ctivitie

s to

firs

t year

stu

dents

in w

elc

om

e p

acks,

socia

l m

ed

ia a

nd

runnin

g r

eg

ula

r vo

lunte

er

fair

s. S

HU

’s V

olu

nte

ering

team

will

be

pro

moting

their w

ork

thro

ug

h their w

eb

site,

mag

azin

e a

nd

volu

nte

er

fair

s.

Sheffi

eld

City C

ouncil

is c

om

mitte

d to

enab

ling

ind

ivid

uals

and

com

munitie

s to

have

more

of

an influence, to

get m

ore

invo

lved

and

to h

ave

the r

esp

onsib

ility

and

ow

ners

hip

for

doin

g s

om

e o

f th

e

thin

gs that need

to h

ap

pen in o

ur

city.

This

inclu

des s

up

port

ing

stu

dent vo

lunte

ering

both

within

the C

ouncil

and

in the b

road

er

com

munity.

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de

nt

Ac

co

mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

Ch

apte

r 8:

Gra

duat

e Re

tent

ion

an

d th

e Ec

onom

y

43

Sh

effi

eld

Ho

usin

g S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

8. G

rad

uat

e R

eten

tio

n a

nd

th

e E

con

om

y

The c

ontr

ibution that stu

dents

make to

Sheffi

eld

’s e

conom

y is im

port

ant not

only

during

their tim

e s

tud

yin

g in the c

ity,

but als

o follo

win

g their g

rad

uation. O

ur

Econom

ic S

trate

gy (

2013 –

20)

sta

tes:

‘The c

ity’s

tw

o u

niv

ers

itie

s a

re a

sourc

e

of

com

petitive

ad

vanta

ge for

Sheffi

eld

city r

eg

ion’s

know

led

ge e

conom

y a

nd

are

an inte

gra

l p

art

of

the c

ity’s

econom

ic

infr

astr

uctu

re.

They c

ontr

ibute

to the g

row

th a

nd

com

petitive

ness o

f th

e c

ity thro

ug

h the

cre

ation a

nd

tra

nsfe

r of

know

led

ge –

pro

ducin

g w

orl

d c

lass r

esearc

h that

attra

cts

inve

stm

ent, lead

ing

ed

ge s

cie

ntific

and

technolo

gic

al d

eve

lop

ment to

drive

innovation a

nd

qualit

y g

rad

uate

s to b

ring

fresh tale

nt to

the c

ity’s

busin

esses’.

Stu

dent sp

end

ing

pow

er

is c

onsid

era

ble

and

can influence local econom

ies b

y

dra

matically

incre

asin

g the r

ang

e o

f

reta

il and

serv

ices o

n o

ffer.

A r

ep

ort

com

mis

sio

ned

by U

oS

in 2

013 e

stim

ate

d

that in

tern

ational stu

dents

contr

ibute

£104.5

mill

ion in

fees incom

e to S

heffi

eld

based

univ

ers

itie

s a

nd

sp

end

a tota

l of

£187.2

mill

ion p

er

year

in the S

heffi

eld

econom

y. F

urt

herm

ore

, a 2

012 E

kog

en

rep

ort

estim

ate

d that a full

tim

e s

tud

ent in

Sheffi

eld

will

sp

end

an e

stim

ate

d £

11,6

88

per

year

on liv

ing

costs

with furt

her

exp

end

iture

on leis

ure

and

non-e

ssential

good

s.

Reta

inin

g u

niv

ers

ity g

rad

uate

s w

ithin

our

city w

ill h

elp

us to a

chie

ve the a

mb

itio

ns

set out in

our

Econom

ic S

trate

gy o

f

gro

win

g a

skill

ed

and

pro

ductive

work

forc

e

and

incre

asin

g innovation in S

heffi

eld

’s

econom

y. O

ur

focus in r

ela

tion to s

tud

ents

is o

n r

ete

ntion a

nd

utilis

ation o

f hig

h leve

l

skill

s, b

oth

locally

and

fro

m e

lsew

here

.

Info

rmation a

bout stu

dent re

tention is

limited

but th

e D

estination for

Leave

rs in

Hig

her

Ed

ucation s

urv

ey c

an p

rovid

e a

n

ind

ication o

f re

tention leve

ls.

Of

the e

mp

loyed

gra

duate

s w

ho

resp

ond

ed

to the s

urv

ey in 2

011/1

2, 19%

of

UoS

stu

dents

and

33%

of

ex H

alla

m

stu

dents

have

taken their e

mp

loym

ent

in S

heffi

eld

(6 m

onth

s a

fter

gra

duation).

Our

ab

ility

to s

ucceed

in incre

asin

g

stu

dent re

tention w

ill d

ep

end

on S

heffi

eld

deve

lop

ing

a s

uffi

cie

nt sup

ply

of

suitab

le

job

s for

recent g

rad

uate

s a

nd

of

gra

duate

em

plo

ym

ent schem

es in r

ele

vant secto

rs.

Our

info

rmation ind

icate

s that only

18%

of

the C

ity R

eg

ion’s

sm

all

and

med

ium

ente

rprises (

SM

Es)

curr

ently e

mp

loy

gra

duate

s, althoug

h these m

ake u

p 9

5%

of

all

busin

esses w

ithin

Sheffi

eld

. There

is a

vie

w a

mong

st sm

all

busin

esses that

stu

dents

, th

oug

h w

ell

ed

ucate

d, d

o n

ot

have

as d

eve

lop

ed

a b

usin

ess s

kill

-set as

oth

er

pote

ntial em

plo

yees.

We a

lso found

that S

ME

s d

o n

ot have

the s

tructu

res in

pla

ce to fully

utilis

e g

rad

uate

s, contr

ibuting

to a

dis

cre

pancy b

etw

een the s

kill

s o

n

off

er

and

the o

pp

ort

unitie

s a

fford

ed

to

utilis

e them

.

To a

dd

ress this

we h

ave

deve

lop

ed

the R

ISE

pilo

t in

part

ners

hip

with local

busin

esses a

nd

the u

niv

ers

itie

s. It has,

am

ong

st oth

er

measure

s, has c

reate

d

30 g

rad

uate

pla

cem

ents

within

Sheffi

eld

SM

Es a

s p

art

of

our

on-g

oin

g c

om

mitm

ent

to a

dd

ress this

dis

cre

pancy.

In the futu

re,

we a

im to e

sta

blis

h the S

heffi

eld

City

Reg

ion S

kill

s a

nd

Em

plo

ym

ent P

art

ners

hip

and

work

with o

ur

SM

Es to im

pro

ve

gra

duate

utilis

ation in o

ur

SM

Es.

Because b

oth

univ

ers

itie

s h

ave

an

inte

rnationally

resp

ecte

d r

ep

uta

tion for

researc

h a

nd

sp

ecia

list exp

ert

ise in a

num

ber

of

field

s, th

ey a

re in a

str

ong

positio

n to foste

r lin

ks w

ith e

xis

ting

busin

esses to intr

od

uce fre

sh thin

kin

g.

44

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de

nt

Ac

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mm

od

atio

n S

trate

gy l 2

01

4 -

20

19

One o

f th

e w

ays w

hic

h they c

urr

ently

achie

ve this

is thro

ug

h K

now

led

ge T

ransfe

r

Part

ners

hip

s. H

ere

skill

ed

pro

fessio

nals

and

acad

em

ics fro

m the u

niv

ers

itie

s w

ork

in c

olla

bora

tion w

ith local b

usin

esses

to: d

eve

lop

new

pro

ducts

, b

uild

new

manufa

ctu

ring

pro

cesses, im

ple

ment

socia

l p

olic

ies a

nd

to fi

nd

innovative

solu

tions a

cro

ss a

rang

e o

f b

usin

ess a

reas

inclu

din

g m

anufa

ctu

ring

and

eng

ineering

,

health c

are

and

low

carb

on. A

larg

e p

art

of

the w

ork

in these p

art

ners

hip

s is c

arr

ied

out b

y r

ecent g

rad

uate

s w

ho m

ay w

ell

find

em

plo

ym

ent w

ithin

the c

ity a

s a

result o

f

this

ap

pro

ach.

In a

dd

itio

n to the c

ity’s

job

off

er, g

rad

uate

s

will

be e

ncoura

ged

to s

tay o

n in S

heffi

eld

if their tim

e in the c

ity h

as b

een e

njo

yab

le

and

if

they c

an a

ccess the h

om

es a

nd

neig

hb

ourh

ood

s o

f th

eir c

hoic

e. W

e

know

fro

m o

ur

SH

MA

that m

any s

tud

ents

pla

nned

to s

tay in S

heffi

eld

, at le

ast in

the

short

term

.

Many e

xp

ressed

a d

esire to m

ove

within

their e

xis

ting

neig

hb

ourh

ood

s, th

oug

h

som

e a

lso inte

nd

ed

to m

ove

furt

her

nort

h

of

the c

ity c

entr

e, in

to n

eig

hb

ourh

ood

s

such a

s H

illsb

oro

ug

h, M

idd

lew

ood

and

Walk

ley B

ank. B

ala

nced

and

functionin

g

housin

g m

ark

ets

will

help

pro

vid

e m

ore

choic

e for

all

of

Sheffi

eld

’s c

om

munitie

s.

In the futu

re w

e w

ill c

ontinue to id

entify

op

port

unitie

s to c

hang

e the r

ang

e o

f

hom

es in n

eig

hb

ourh

ood

s w

here

the

housin

g o

ffer

is lim

ited

and

to e

nsure

that

we h

ave

the r

ight m

ix o

f hom

es in the

rig

ht p

laces to s

up

port

the c

ity’s

exis

ting

com

munitie

s a

nd

to a

ttra

ct and

reta

in a

n

ap

pro

priate

leve

l of

skill

ed

work

ers

for

Sheffi

eld

.

We w

ill:

stu

dent in

tera

ction, in

clu

din

g e

xp

loring

the p

ote

ntial to

eng

ag

e w

ith the

univ

ers

itie

s’ vo

lunte

ering

team

s.

p

ositiv

e b

ehavio

ur

and

red

uce c

onflic

t

arisin

g fro

m n

ois

e.

susta

inab

le tra

vel and

lim

it tra

ffic

cong

estion

th

e u

niv

ers

itie

s to e

ducate

stu

dents

ab

out safe

ty a

nd

crim

e.

to

ensure

that th

e s

treets

used

by

stu

dents

movin

g in-b

etw

een their

neig

hb

ourh

ood

s a

nd

cam

puses a

re

safe

and

well-

lit.

and

med

ium

busin

esses to incre

ase

the n

um

ber

of

gra

duate

pla

cem

ents

availa

ble

.