Kingstanding South-East residents’ survey

Q1. What is your connection to Kingstanding South-East?

Tick all that apply.

• I live here
• I work here
• I run a business here
• I attend school or college here
• I volunteer here
• I am involved with a local community organisation
• I use services or facilities here
• Other (please write): ____________________

Q2. What is your postcode?

Postcode: ____________   I’d rather not say
This helps us understand which parts of the Pride in Place area we have heard from. We do not need your house number or full address.

Q3. How long have you lived in or been connected with this area?

Tick one.

• Less than 1 year
• 1–5 years
• 6–10 years
• 11–20 years
• More than 20 years
• All my life

Q4. Overall, how would you rate Kingstanding South-East as a place to live?

0 = very poor, 10 = excellent. Not applicable / I don’t live here

Q5. What are the best things about this area?

Tick up to 5.

• Our local community and neighbours
• Parks and green spaces
• Local shops and businesses
• Schools and education
• Community organisations
• Places of worship
• Sports and leisure facilities
• Youth facilities and activities
• Community centres and places to meet
• Local history, heritage and character
• Public transport
• Access to health services
• Location and connections to the rest of Birmingham
• Other (please write): ____________________

Q6. What are the biggest problems facing this area?

Tick up to 5.

• Crime
• Anti-social behaviour
• Drugs or alcohol-related problems
• Fly-tipping and dumped rubbish
• Litter and street cleanliness
• Poorly maintained streets and public spaces
• Roads and potholes
• Pavements and accessibility
• Traffic
• Parking
• Empty or neglected buildings
• Declining shopping areas
• Lack of good local shops and businesses
• Lack of activities for children
• Lack of opportunities for teenagers and young adults
• Lack of community facilities
• Parks or green spaces needing improvement
• Playgrounds needing improvement
• Lack of sports facilities or activities
• Health and wellbeing
• Loneliness and social isolation
• Skills, training and employment opportunities
• Support for older residents
• Support for families
• Poor public transport
• Housing and the residential environment
• Other (please write): ____________________

Q7. Is there a particular street, location, building or space where you think something needs to change? (optional)

Optional. You don’t need to give an exact address.

For example: neglected land, an unsafe spot, an empty building, a troublesome junction, persistent dumping, a park needing investment, a playground needing improvement.

Place / location:

What needs to change?

Q8. Is there somewhere in the area that is already valuable to the community and should be protected or improved? (optional)

Optional.

For example: a building, a park or green space, a sports facility, a community centre, a shopping area, a heritage site, a local institution.

Place / location:

Why does it matter?

Q9. Which five areas should receive the greatest attention over the next ten years?

Tick exactly 5.

• Cleaner streets and tackling fly-tipping
• Safer streets and reducing anti-social behaviour
• Better parks and green spaces
• Better playgrounds and facilities for children
• Activities and opportunities for teenagers and young people
• Sports, leisure and physical activity
• Community centres and places where people can meet
• Improving local shopping areas
• Supporting local businesses and bringing empty premises back into use
• Restoring or reusing important local buildings
• Protecting local heritage
• Improving roads, pavements and the physical environment
• Traffic and parking improvements
• Skills, training and employment opportunities
• Health and wellbeing
• Support for older and isolated residents
• Community events and activities
• Environmental improvements and planting
• Other (please write): ____________________

Q10. Now the difficult choice: of those five, which are your top three?

Choose your first, second and third priority from the five you picked.

Q11. If the Board had to choose between these approaches, which would you prefer?

Tick one.

• Mostly improve the basics — cleanliness, safety, streets and public spaces
• Mostly invest in people — youth, community activities, skills, health and support
• Mostly invest in places — buildings, parks, shops, facilities and regeneration
• A broadly balanced mixture of all three
• Not sure

Q12. What is the one physical improvement you would most like to see? (optional)

This might be improving a park, restoring a building, improving a shopping area, creating a community facility or improving a particular street or public space.

Q13. What is the one service, activity or programme you would most like to see? (optional)

For example: youth provision, sport, community activities, skills programmes, support for older residents, tackling crime or anti-social behaviour.

Q14. Quick win: what is one thing that could make a noticeable difference to the area within the next 12 months? (optional)

Q15. Big idea: if Kingstanding South-East could deliver one ambitious project over the next ten years, what should it be? (optional)

Don’t worry about cost or practicalities at this stage. We want to understand what could make the greatest long-term difference.

Q16. Ten years from now, which changes would make you believe Pride in Place had been successful?

Tick up to 5.

• Streets are noticeably cleaner
• People feel safer
• Crime and anti-social behaviour have reduced
• Parks and green spaces are better used and maintained
• Children have better places to play
• Teenagers and young adults have more opportunities
• More people take part in sport and physical activity
• Local shopping areas are thriving
• Fewer shops and buildings are empty
• Important buildings and heritage have been protected
• More community facilities are available
• More community events and activities take place
• Residents feel less isolated
• Health and wellbeing have improved
• More residents have access to training and employment opportunities
• Local businesses are stronger
• Streets, pavements and public spaces are better maintained
• Residents have more influence over decisions affecting the area
• There is a stronger sense of community
• People feel proud to say they live here
• Other (please write): ____________________

Q17. Complete this sentence: “In ten years’ time, I want Kingstanding South-East to be…” (optional)

Q18. Are there particular groups of people whose needs you think require more attention? (optional)

Tick all that apply.

• Children
• Teenagers
• Young adults
• Families
• Older residents
• Disabled residents
• Carers
• People who are socially isolated
• People looking for work or training
• Local businesses
• Community and voluntary organisations
• No particular group — investment should be primarily place-based
• Other (please write): ____________________
• Prefer not to say

Q19. Do you feel residents currently have enough influence over decisions affecting this area? (optional)

Tick one.

• Yes
• Mostly
• Not really
• No
• Not sure

Q20. What would make it easier for you to have a say in future Pride in Place decisions? (optional)

Tick all that apply.

• Short online surveys
• Paper surveys
• Public meetings
• Small local workshops
• Drop-in sessions
• Events in parks or shopping areas
• Door-to-door engagement
• Meetings specifically for young people
• Meetings specifically for older residents
• Community group meetings
• Online meetings
• Social media
• Voting on shortlisted projects
• Participatory budgeting — residents directly choosing between spending options
• I am unlikely to participate
• Other (please write): ____________________

Q21. What is your age? (optional)

Tick one.

• Under 16
• 16–17
• 18–24
• 25–34
• 35–44
• 45–54
• 55–64
• 65–74
• 75+
• Prefer not to say

Q22. Do you have children under 18 living in your household? (optional)

Tick one.

• Yes
• No
• Prefer not to say

Q24. What best describes your housing situation? (optional)

Tick one.

• Homeowner
• Private tenant
• Council or housing association tenant
• Living with family or friends
• Temporary accommodation
• Other (please write): ____________________
• Prefer not to say

I agree to answer the questions about disability and ethnic group, to be used only to check whether a broad range of people are taking part. (Optional. If you don’t tick this box, please skip the next two questions. If you are under 13, please ask a parent or carer first.)

Q23. Do you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term condition that affects your day-to-day activities? (optional)

Tick one.

• Yes
• No
• Prefer not to say

Q25. What is your ethnic group? (optional)

Tick one. Categories used by the 2021 Census for England and Wales.

Q26. Is there anything important about Kingstanding South-East that we haven’t asked you? (optional)