Shrewsbury Street

Manchester, Trafford Housing Trust

Description of Scheme

The whole scheme is a new build development on a site on which an out of date community centre, church and rectory was previously situated. The current intention is for the scheme to be for older and vulnerable people but not to cater specifically for any client groups.

The apartments will be spread throughout the building across all floors and will be delivered as part of an intergenerational hub alongside a library and contact centre, community centre, café, enterprise space, nursery, hairdressers, health centre and pharmacy.

The building has been designed using modern materials that will ensure that the building is architecturally amazing whilst still reflecting the traditional aesthetics of surrounding buildings.

All apartments have been designed to meet the HAPPI principles and considerable thought is being given to how health and social care can be delivered more innovatively within this unique building to offer a service that will enhance the lives of older and vulnerable people choosing this way of living. Technology will also be used to ensure that a high level of service and support can be offered to all residents.

The scheme will be part of a building offering a variety of additional services as outlined above. All of the services will be open to the whole community thus ensuring that the extra care scheme is at the heart of the community. Throughout the build period THT is working closely with various partners to ensure true operational integration can be achieved and that all services are delivered in a joined up way to 'make every contact count.'

Where Is It?

This scheme is to be situated in Old Trafford in Manchester. Old Trafford predominantly consists of Victorian terraces but no one architectural style dominates throughout. Immediately adjacent to the proposed development are several streets of regenerated terraces, a mixture of high-rise flat blocks (recently regenerated) and 1960's council terraces. While there are green spaces within Old Trafford they are limited and poorly used.

Proximity

There is a row of shops immediately adjacent to the proposed site which includes an off licence, laundry, bakers, hair dressers and florists. Brooks Bar Medical Centre is less than half a mile away from the site, along with a local pharmacy.

Relevant Local Strategy

Click here for Trafford Borough Council's Local Authority Perspective and Strategy on extra care.

Useful Local Statistics

All stats relate to the area of Old Trafford, the borough in which the development will be built.

• Population estimated at 47,358 residing in 19,894 households
• 19.6km² - second smallest area of the borough but the most densely populated
• 46% of the population fall within the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups
• Lower life expectancy in both men and women - 7.9 years lower for men and 7.6 years lower for women
• High levels of childhood poverty - 43% of children are living in poverty
• High levels of childhood obesity - 23% of the total children being classed as obese
• High prevalence within the BME population of developing long term conditions such as diabetes and heart disease
• High incidence of lung cancer associated with alcohol and smoking
• Poor uptake of screening, disease prevention and early diagnosis
• High rates of emergency hospital admissions for heart attack.
• High rates of planned / elective hospital admissions for coronary heart disease.
• High rate of emergency hospital admissions for injurious falls in people aged 65 years and over

Care Services

The exact care package is to be determined but this is likely to be at varying levels to meet individual needs.

Facilities

It is the intention that the scheme will cater for several different user groups. Through the scheme we will be providing dedicated health space for GPs and 'wrap around' services, alongside a pharmacy, multi-use space, hairdressers and sensory room. A library and cafe will be situated within the development, alongside enterprise space and a nursery to ensure that the scheme caters for all generations.

Address

Shrewsbury Street,
Manchester,
M16 9AX.

Scheme Location Map