Table 3.
Characteristics of the residential environments of participants
| % of participants or median/range | Significant association with housing type? | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of participant's dwelling | General private housing | 39.5 | NA |
| General social housing | 15.5 | ||
| Sheltered private housing | 23.0 | ||
| Sheltered social housing | 22.0 | ||
| Form of participant's dwelling | Detached house | 8.5 | √ |
| Detached bungalow | 5.5 | ||
| Semi-detached house | 12.5 | ||
| Semi-detached bungalow | 6.0 | ||
| Terraced house | 22.0 | ||
| Terraced bungalow | 4.0 | ||
| Converted flat | 2.5 | ||
| Purpose built low-rise flat | 27.0 | ||
| Purpose built high-rise flat (3+ storeys) | 12.0 | ||
| Height of participant's dwelling | 3+ storeys | 29.0 | √ |
| 2 storeys | 55.0 | ||
| 1 storey | 13.0 | ||
| Approximate age of participant's dwelling | Pre-1914 | 7.0 | √ |
| 1914-1939 | 15.0 | ||
| 1940-1969 | 13.5 | ||
| 1970-1989 | 35.5 | ||
| 1990+ | 27.5 | ||
| Type of participant's street | Main road in city/town | 23.5 | √ |
| High street in city, town or village | 2.0 | ||
| Residential street/square | 35.0 | ||
| Residential cul-de-sac | 33.0 | ||
| Open access mews/courtyard | 3.0 | ||
| Rural through street | 2.5 | ||
| Rural side street/lane | 0.5 | ||
| Other | 0.5 | ||
| Shape of participant's street | Straight | 41.5 | √ |
| Gentle curve | 21.5 | ||
| Serpentine | 9.5 | ||
| Tight curve | 2.0 | ||
| Loop | 5.5 | ||
| Cul-de-sac | 18.5 | ||
| Crescent | 1.0 | ||
| Square | 0.5 | ||
| Topography of participant's street | Flat | 53.5 | X |
| Gently sloping without steps | 28.5 | ||
| Gently sloping with steps | 0.5 | ||
| Steep (over 5% or 1 in 20) | 11.5 | ||
| without steps | 0.5 | ||
| Steep (over 5% or 1 in 20) with steps | 5.5 | ||
| Undulating | |||
| Pedestrian/traffic segregation on participant's street | No footway - roadway only | 8.5 | √ |
| Shared surface e.g. Home Zone | 1.0 | ||
| Delineated non-raised footway | 1.0 | ||
| Raised footway | 80.5 | ||
| Raised footway/vegetation | 7.5 | ||
| Raised footway divided between pedestrians and cyclists | 0.5 | ||
| Raised footway/cycle lane on road | 0.5 | ||
| Pedestrianised | 1.0 | ||
| Extent of "eyes on the streets" on participant's street | Large amount | 34.0 | √ |
| Moderate amount | 46.5 | ||
| Small amount | 14.5 | ||
| Great variety along the street | 5.0 | ||
| Extent of variety of built form on participant's street | Generally uniform | 47.0 | √ |
| Fairly varied | 31.0 | ||
| Greatly varied | 22.0 | ||
| Size of block participant's house is situated in | Very large block (≥250 m) | 60.0 | √ |
| Large block (151-249 m) | 20.0 | ||
| Medium block (91-150 m) | 11.0 | ||
| Short block (≤ 90 m) | 4.0 | ||
| Not applicable | 5.0 | ||
| Predominant setback of buildings from street | Zero setback | 3.5 | √ |
| ≤2 m | 10.5 | ||
| > 2 m/< 5 m | 44.0 | ||
| ≥5 m | 19.5 | ||
| Varied | 22.5 | ||
| Residential location | Major city/town centre | 7.5 | √ |
| Major city/town district | 22.5 | ||
| Major city/town suburban/edge | 26.0 | ||
| Large town centre | 6.5 | ||
| Large town suburban/edge | 15.0 | ||
| Small town | 9.5 | ||
| Village | 13.0 | ||
| Predominant block size within 300 m radius | Very large blocks (≥250 m) | 31.0 | √ |
| Large blocks (151-249 m) | 23.0 | ||
| Medium blocks (91-150 m) | 14.5 | ||
| Short blocks (≤ 90 m) | 26.0 | ||
| Varied | 0.5 | ||
| Not applicable | 5.0 | ||
| Predominant street pattern within 300 m radius | Regular geometric grid | 9.0 | √ |
| Distorted grid | 35.0 | ||
| Curvilinear (looped) | 15.0 | ||
| Cul-de-sac (tree pattern) | 13.0 | ||
| Radial | 8.0 | ||
| Ribbon | 6.5 | ||
| No discernible pattern | 13.5 | ||
| Predominant mix of uses within 300 m radius | Residential | 22.0 | √ |
| Residential with occasional other uses | 39.5 | ||
| Fine grain mix of residential and non-residential usesClusters of residential and | 14.5 | ||
| non-residential | 24.0 | ||
| Density of built-up area within 300 m radius | Very high density | 2.0 | √ |
| High density | 24.5 | ||
| Moderate density | 50.5 | ||
| Low density | 15.5 | ||
| Very low density | 7.0 | ||
| Mixed | 0.5 | ||
| General extent of natural surveillance within 300 m radius | Large amount | 19.0 | √ |
| Moderate amount | 57.5 | ||
| Small amount | 11.0 | ||
| Great variety of level of surveillance throughout the neighbourhood | 12.5 | ||
| General level of legibility within 300 m radius | Very large amount | 7.5 | x |
| Large amount | 30.0 | ||
| Moderate amount | 38.0 | ||
| Small amount | 21.5 | ||
| Very small amount | 3.0 | ||
| General amount of traffic within 300 m radius | Heavy | 25.0 | √ |
| Medium | 49.5 | ||
| Light | 25.5 | ||
| General amount of greenery within the 300 m radius | Very large amount | 7.0 | √ |
| Large amount | 37.5 | ||
| Moderate amount | 36.0 | ||
| Small amount | 17.5 | ||
| Very small amount | 2.0 | ||
| Motorised traffic level (number of vehicles over 2 minutes) in participant's street | Median | 1 | √ |
| Minimum | 0 | ||
| Maximum | 55 | ||
| Total amount of open space within 300 m radius (ha) | Median | 3.39 | X |
| Minimum | 0.00 | ||
| Maximum | 29.10 | ||
| Total number of junctions within 300 m radius | Median | 23 | √ |
| Minimum | 3 | ||
| Maximum | 332 |