[DF&F Main Menu] [Community Profiles Menu] [Community Appraisals Menu] Milton Abbot Village Appraisal Report 1998 Index POPULATION STRUCTURE The distribution of respondents below shows a good balance between males and females in all age groups. Age Male Female 11 – 16 5% (3) 4% (3) 17 – 21 5% (3) 4% (3) 22 – 39 25% (16) 26% (18) 40 – 59 35% (22) 31% (22) 60 – 64 10% (6) 10% (7) 65 – 74 11% (7) 14% (10) 75 + 10% (6) 10% (7) Index Top HOUSING Of 123 respondents 52 people (42%) feel that more housing for local people is required, 36 (29%) feel that there should be housing for the elderly, and 26 (21%) housing for young people; however, 29 people (24%) believe that no housing is needed. Seven households in the village need new accommodation now. Four of these would like a starter home to buy, two would like to rent the same, and one would like to rent or buy a family home. One respondent would like sheltered housing. This should be a priority target. People felt the village should develop as a balanced community (65%), stay as it is (29%), or as a working community (20%) HOUSING ‘Perhaps Warden Controlled bungalows’ ‘Sheltered housing and bungalows perhaps’ ‘No more needed to be built, but availability to local people of what we already have’ ‘For local elderly’ ‘Should be allowed to grow naturally as a village (the odd house now and then) no more estates’ ‘Warden or purpose built units for elderly’ ‘One bedroom bungalows for elderly people’ ‘Depends on the future plans for the village’ ‘Most people choose to live here because it is a rural area. Please do not turn it into a city suburb’. Index Top HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES General opinion of services was that they are good or reasonable.   Good Reasonable Poor     %   %   % Ambulance 14 58 9 38 1 4 Care Manager             Chiropody 1 25 3 75     Day Care 2 100         District Nurse 7 78 2 22     Doctor 46 65 23 32 2 3 Health Visitor 13 72 3 17 2 11 Home Help 3 75 1 25     Loan of Med. Equip. 5 63 1 13 2 25 Maternity Care 12 86 2 14     Meals on Wheels     2 100     Mental Health     1 100     Other Med. Facilities 1 100         However, getting to services IS regarded as a problem. 19 people out of 133 occasionally or often have difficulty getting to the chemist, 18 to the hospital, 20 to the doctor, 13 to the dentist. This indicates that lack of transport might be a problem. Bearing the above in mind it is not surprising to note that 75 people (62%) would like to see a permanent surgery in the village, with the preference for a doctor to attend once or twice a week (61 people). A Social Service advice mobile office is available to visit the village, and 22 respondents said they would use it. A doctor does visit the village once a week. PERMANENT CLINIC ‘Anywhere suitable’ ‘Village Hall’ ‘Extension to village hall’ ‘Clinic in the village somewhere’ ‘New combined hall / clinic / club’ ‘It would depend on how booked up the doctor was’ ‘Central position in village’ ‘The old blacksmith’s shop on Launceston Road’ ‘Village centre’ Index Top PUBLIC ACCESS TO PRIVATE LAND Politically this is a very contentious issue at present, bearing in mind the 'Right to Access' proposals before Parliament. 28 landowners answered this question - 17 felt that walkers would be acceptable, 1 agreed to horseriders, while 10 did not approve of any form of public access. Apart from public footpaths, those who agreed to access for walkers suggested that permitted access paths should avoid those landowners who did not want unauthorised visitors on their land. ‘With permission’ [Previous Page][Index][Next Page] [DF&F Main Menu] [Community Profiles Menu] [Community Appraisals Menu] [Top of Page] [Devon C.C. Homepage] Page Created: April 2002 This Information was provided by Corporate Information Services Send any comments, enquiries, etc. to DRIS@devon.gov.uk