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The Parish Survey
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ost residents received envelopes containing three questionnaires:
one covering the whole household (asking for information such
as the number and ages of people living there), one ‘residents’
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Extra ‘residents’ and ‘young people’ forms were
offered and supplied as requested, but only
one ‘household’ questionnaire was delivered
to each address. Businesses in the parish each
received a dedicated questionnaire. A map was
included with all survey packs, showing the
parish boundary and the Conservation Area.
Completed surveys were returned in sealed
envelopes and were opened and independently
analysed by Stratford-on-Avon District Council.
36 questionnaires were delivered to
businesses and 27 were returned: a satisfactory
response of 75%. When both residents’ and
businesses’ responses are added together the
combined rate is 88%. This was described by
the District Council as ‘impressive’.
The total numbers of the various questionnaires
received by the council were as follows:
residential 103, household 66, young people
20 and business 27.
Of the 158 residents recorded in the survey
as living here, 18% were aged 18 or under
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government Census for the parish in 2011
recorded a population of 244. There were 41
residents (16%) under 19 and precisely the
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above (158 and 244) because completion of
the Census is compulsory, unlike our survey.
The vast majority of ‘household’ questionnaires
were returned completed, but not every last
one, therefore some residents will not have
been counted. In addition, given the small
numbers in the parish, sometimes there will
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For example just a few temporarily empty
houses or the arrival of a large family, at the
time of any census, can have a great effect
upon numbers and percentages. There seems to
have been a fall in the number of children, but
despite the concerns expressed in some of the
comments received in the completed surveys,
the number of residents aged over 65 appears
not to have increased.
The majority of houses and business
premises are rented from Alscot Estate, with
only around a third of houses
being owner-occupied. Very
small numbers are privately-
rented.
Currently 29% of residents
have lived here for up to four
years or more, and 28% have
done so for over 25 years.
The remaining 43% varied
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and 25 years. This means
there is quite a large stable
population, nevertheless there is a considerable
number of people who stay only for a relatively
short time.
When both
residents’
and businesses’
responses are
added together
the combined
rate is 88%.
Details of these statistics, and those
pertaining to all other sections, are available
in the report on the results of the Parish Plan
Survey, which is on the Preston on Stour
website:
www.prestononstour.org