Sustainable Communities: Findings from the resident interviews

Ellie Benton and LSE Housing and Communities

Published 22 August 2025

This report presents headline findings from interviews with 100 residents living in ten low-income neighbourhoods across England. This is the first in a series of reports summarising our current research into the areas. The research revisits the neighbourhoods included in CASE’s Areas Study carried out between 1998 and 2008. It explores how these communities have changed since 2008, assesses their social, economic, and environmental sustainability, and explores how residents feel about their neighbourhoods and how the areas could be improved.