However good the intentions of a new housing complex, even adjacent to a railway station, its very location overlooking one of Lakelands most beautifully lakes, would almost guarantee their property value would be beyond the means of most locals.
Their very location will ensure few local residents could afford them, and it would be out of the question to stipulate that only local residents paying council tax or rent, could purchase them.
What does the term affordable mean, in one of the most popular areas of the Lakes.?
Affordable housing in the SE of England would almost guarantee the average person on the average salary of around £30k a year, would have little or no chance of being able to afford one.
Property in Lakeland, is often just as expensive as areas of the SE of England, simply because there are people living away, with the financial means to buy them.
Building affordable housing is one thing, but there is no real concept of an affordable house in one of Englands most popular tourist destinations.
How many of the locals are earning the national average of £30,000 a year, not that many.