Strategic Housing Market Assessment
In June 2008 our first Strategic Housing Market Assessment, or SHMA, was published. Commissioned by the sub-regional housing board (CRHB), the SHMA covers the whole Cambridge housing sub-region, and was created by a project team, steered by a wider partnership group of around 120 stakeholders.
We have now updated the SHMA in 2009, using data from 2007/8. The chapters have been consulted on, and the final versions launched.
In 2010 we will be:
- Updating the numbers again, this time based on 2008/9 data
- Refining our method so we continue to make best use of existing information, rather than commissioning new research wherever possible
- Converting from old to new data sources, for example working with Orbit who are our new HomeBuy agents, and using our sub-regional choice based lettings system, HomeLink, when looking into housing needs register numbers.
Your comments are welcome at any time, on any aspect of the SHMA. As and when chapters are updated we will publicise this and ask for your responses. You can simply write an email to the project team care of Sue Beecroft with any thoughts.
The SHMA brings together a wealth of detail about housing markets, housing needs, past delivery of homes and plans for the future across the seven districts in our housing sub-region.
The SHMA documents
We do not produce printed copies of the SHMA as it is such a large document. Instead we hope partners will print off only the sections you need. A new executive summary is planned once the SHMA is updated in 2010 to help readers navigate through the SHMA. Paper copies of the first executive summary (based on the 2008 realize) are still available on request. Simply email sue.beecroft@cambridgeshirehorizons.co.uk.
SHMA Executive Summary
Section A: Introduction to the SHMA
Section B: Cambridge Sub-regional Context
Section C: The current housing market
Section D: The future housing market
Section E: Housing need
Section F: Housing requirements of specific household groups
SHMA Appendices
SHMA Briefing Notes
SHMA Archive
SHMA Consultations