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SUPPORTING CONTINUITY
IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
Rural regeneration is only possible when ensuring that
people, skills, services and practical trades remain
embedded in the area. It is strengthened when younger
households can remain, when schools and services
continue, and when work stays local.
The Estate already contributes to continuity through the
affordable homes it provides. Around 70 homes are let
at low or no rent, at levels averaging around 70% below
market rents. This helps individuals and families who might
otherwise struggle with affordability to remain in the area,
supporting mixed communities and helping local services
to endure.
premises for small businesses, and the critical mass of
populations that help pubs, shops, schools and other
services remain viable over time.
This is not about preserving a community in aspic. It is
about sustaining lived and worked in places: where estate
workers, tenants, tradespeople, volunteers and local
families continue to form part of the sense of place of
the area.
That continuity matters socially, economically and
culturally.
Across the Estate, housing, workspaces and other
commercial tenancies support the day-to-day life of
villages. That includes homes for local households,
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