The report provides insights into the different characteristics of, and outcomes for, different 'mobility' populations by using data drawn from various Ipsos MORI surveys.

It considers five key issues:

It also outlines the wider implications of the findings for area-based renewal and regeneration.

The research was undertaken in order to assess the impact of renewal policies on the stability of populations living in beneficiary areas. Currently, there is a dearth of evidence about the characteristics of those who move out of neighbourhoods undergoing regeneration, compared with stayers or in-movers and this research set out to address this.

The research uses data from various Ipsos MORI surveys, including household surveys and a household movers’ survey. A number of methods were used to track movers, including friends and family contacts; the National Change of Address Database; and the electoral register. Interviews were also carried out.

The main findings of the report are that those leaving the 39 NDC neighbourhoods are more likely to be older, in employment and to move into owner-occupied accommodation; and that in-movers are likely to be younger, healthier and better educated than those who stayed in the areas throughout the period of the study.

It found that people moved for a range of reasons but the most important ones were to access a better choice and quality of housing and to move to areas with fewer problems of anti-social behaviour.

The report also found that many out-movers would have stayed if improvements to the area had taken place, and that once people leave, they are unlikely to return.

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01/01/2007

Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University

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Urban Policy

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