The Results
The Hartland Community Appraisal was delivered to approximately 700 households by members of the Steering Group. There was a good spread of return by the 400 (57%) households which returned the questionnaires. Ninety seven people wrote a comment on the back page all of which were read and considered.
The replies represented 843 people aged 13 or over who completed the individual section, a response rate of 67%. Percentages used in this report refer to the returned questionnaires.
The majority of households have two members (45%) with a fairly even split of age group and gender, males 495, females 496, The age group 40-59 had the largest number of people, 137 males and 260 females. Most households were in Hartland village though there were a lot from the rural area.
| 0-4 | 5-10 | 11-16 | 17-21 | 22-39 | 40-59 | 60-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | |
| Male | 32 | 38 | 36 | 27 | 83 | 137 | 44 | 67 | 31 |
| Female | 22 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 78 | 160 | 25 | 77 | 50 |
| Total | 54 | 62 | 76 | 47 | 161 | 297 | 69 | 144 | 81 |
Most households have a car, the majority of which are parked off the road, 359 households own 552 cars, 18 households have no car (4.5%).
Housing
There is a perceived need for housing for local people (62%) and for young people (48%), 35 people are currently looking for alternative accommodation, most of these (80%) wish to stay in the pariah, 18 people are in need of accommodation now, this increasing to 48 in the next three years and to 167 over the next 4-10 years. A mixture of accommodation is needed with a slight emphasis towards starter homes though 20 "other types" are identified. The latter needs clarifying. Low income housing (25%) and elderly people housing (25%) were the next two highest categories. Comments written on the back page of the form indicate a general dissatisfaction with the development of estates around the village and the way in which house tenancies are allocated.
Education
There was strong support for the opinion that the Primary School is important to the community (90%). The need for a nursery was identified by (67%) and the playgroup held to be important by 84%. There were 45 pre-school children whose parents planned to send them to Hartland School, 4 were going to Woolsery, 1 elsewhere. After school activities were used by 75 children but 32 could not take part due to lack of transport (10), distance from home to school (16), road safety hazards (3) and for "other" reasons (15) which need to be identified by the school.
Adult learning provision in the village was thought to be poor by 336 responders(78%). 426 people wanted some form of vocational training and there is a great demand for new technology skills 215 (56%) or skill or craft related training 162 (42%), Hartland is the centre that most people can get to.
The Small School was supported on the back pages.
Local Countryside
There does not appear to be a problem with footpaths in the parish with 85% of respondents saying they can follow them satisfactorily.
Dog fouling is a major concern being identified by 65% of people as a problem. It is also reported in the strongest terms on the back pages with some parishioners saying that the Vale is now nearly unusable by walkers and children, especially in the Summer months when the stench is added to the perils underfoot.
Low flying aircraft is the next highest category disturbing 45%.
