Policy domain

Housing & place

The strongest glue in urban policy — linking neighbourhood conditions to city–region housing markets, commuting patterns and public service demand. We proof whether place-based interventions delivered for residents across tenure and deprivation.

Typical interventions

Affordable housing delivery, regeneration, planning reform, private rented sector policy, estate renewal.

Official data

ONS housing stats, EHS, local authority planning and homelessness returns, Land Registry, Census tenure.

Bedding-in horizon

12–60 months depending on build-out, turnover and neighbourhood composition change.

Health proof questions

Did overcrowding, fuel poverty or cold-home indicators move in target areas?
Are mental health or preventable admission patterns consistent with housing change?
What stress did forums attribute to insecurity, damp or displacement?

Equity proof questions

Did affordability improve for renters and low-income households — or only owners?
Was displacement or gentrification concentrated in specific wards or LSOAs?
Did neighbouring authorities absorb spillover pressure from city-core schemes?