The survey forms were sent out in February to all households in Garsdale for return in March 2007.

With a hundred survey forms not returned, the statistical validity of the results is limited, but some interesting points are noted below:

 Many residents believe there is a need for smaller affordable homes for young people and new families in Garsdale.

 Most people living in Garsdale are happy to remain in their present houses, with only five requirements for moving home within the next five years, and, of these, only two were requirements for additional affordable new houses in the dale, the others being preferences to downgrade to a smaller or less expensive dwelling.

 Of those who identified a need for new housing, affordability would be a problem for some because of the current very high price of housing in the dale.

 The open-market prices in Garsdale are around £250,000 for a basic 2-bedroom property and around £300,000 for 3-bedroom house, but an affordable scheme with local occupancy restrictions might sell a 2-bedroom property for £200,000 and might offer a 50% ownership deal, thus requiring a mortgage of only £100,000 which could be afforded on a single income of  £550 per week.  Unfortunately, half of the households in Garsdale earn less than this, especially those requiring affordable houses.
(Anyone on the minimum wage earns only £200 per week.)

 Most people in Garsdale would not object to new affordable houses in the dale, but there was a general opinion that existing derelict houses and barns should be renovated, rather than building on new sites.  There was concern about local houses being sold off as holiday homes.

 Although the report is careful not to identify individuals, it contains some comments and statistics which are not reproduced here in case a process of elimination makes them identifiable.