Figures released from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government indicate that 262 residents in the Borough of Poole have benefitted from the Help to Buy scheme during 2013 to 2017.
In the same time period, Bournemouth saw 200 buyers take advantage, East Dorset 111, North Dorset 101, New Forest 40, Purbeck 35 and Christchurch 33.
The uptake of the Government scheme clearly shows that demand from first-time buyers in the Poole area is greater than in other areas of Dorset and demonstrates the demand for new homes in Poole. Emerging sustainable schemes, such as Canford Park, continue to be vital to ensure that the supply of new homes meets demand.
Canford Park will focus a bias towards family homes to complement the predominantly flatted schemes proposed for central Poole and elsewhere in the Borough.
In addition, 40% of the new homes will be affordable or aimed at first-time buyers – something rarely achieved within the existing urban area.