Hursley Parish Survey

Nick Molden, May 2010

Background
 Could the environment of Hursley be improved?
 Debate about lengthsman
 Survey to find out parishioner views and priorities
 To inform HPC agenda

 Fieldwork conducted February-April 2010

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Quotes
 “HPC should do more of these sort of surveys, about time!”

 “General appearance of scruffiness…”

 “Thorough clearance of litter in all areas”
 “Trees which overhang wires and signs … hedges which
encroach on pavements…”
 “Rabbit holes and dog poo are continuous problems”

 “Let’s go for a best kept village award”

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 Active dissatisfaction not as high as...
80%

70%

60% Hursley
Pitt
50% Overall
Agreement

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
Verges and Paths Roads Signs Grass Drains and Monarchs Bus stops Gutters Cemetery South End Children's
hedges triangle and culverts Way public car park War play area
trees footpath Memorial

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 ... Desire for improvements
80%
 Only 3 respondents made no suggestions
70%

60%

50% Hursley
Agreement

Pitt
40% Overall

30%

20%

10%

0%
Regular Maintaining Cleaning Cleaning of Cleaning Removing Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Upgrading
clearing of verges and paths signs bus shelter loose maintenance maintenance maintenance maintenance maintenance to wooden
drains and hedges material of grass of Monarchs of of South of children's bus shelter
culverts from roads triangle and Way Cemetery End War play area
trees car park Memorial

5
Overall satisfaction
100%

90%

80%

70%
Overall satisfaction rate

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
Hursley Pitt Overall

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 Even the satisfied want improvement
70%

60%
All

50% Overall satisfied

Agreement

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
Regular Maintaining Cleaning Cleaning of Cleaning bus Removing Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Upgrading
clearing of verges and paths signs shelter loose maintenance maintenance maintenance maintenance maintenance to wooden
drains and hedges material of grass of Monarchs of Cemetery of South End of children's bus shelter
culverts from roads triangle and Way car park War play area
trees Memorial

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Need to engage with local people
45

40

35
Number of respondents

30
Hursley
25
Winchester

20 Hampshire

15

10

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Contacts per year

 Mean satisfaction 4/10

 But most frequent result 1/10

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Willingness to pay?
20.00
18.00
16.00
14.00
12.00
10.00
£

8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
Hursley Pitt Overall

 39% of people willing to pay something

 Plus13% offered their own time
 Of those willing to pay, average of £28 per year
 Equates to £11 over all households
 Implies total extra budget of £3,800 per year
 Which is almost double what HPC currently spends
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Conclusion

 94% of respondents had suggestions for improvement

 Over half were willing to contribute in cash or time
 Would not justify full-time lengthsman
 But desire for additional maintenance work
 Perhaps twice current level

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Options and next steps

 Increase precept
 Reduce precept less slowly
 Volunteer working parties
 Community Payback
 Nothing

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