Assessing Solihull resident perceptions of HS2 and its impact on property prices

1. The following questions will be for general analytical use only, and your specific responses will not be connected with you in anyway should they be used within this dissertation. Moreover, these responses will not be given to any third party whatsoever, in accordance with the principle of confidentiality of ethical research. Finally, you will not be added to any mailing lists, with only numerical results being displayed.
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2. Do you live within the ward? (ie, you either rent or own property within the borough's boundary) *

Yes

No (Thankyou for participating, this survey ends here)

3. How many years have you owned your property within Solihull?

4. Do you personally think the announcement of the HS2 rail project in 2009, regarding a new and faster line that connects Birmingham with London, has caused your property value to noticeably increase between 2009 and now?

yes
no

Could you explain the reasoning for your answer?

5. Of the three factors which could potentially decrease property prices, to what extent do you view the significance of each?

	Noise Pollution	Area Aesthetic	Increased Rail Prices
Strongly agree	Strongly agree Noise Pollution	Strongly agree Area Aesthetic	Strongly agree Increased Rail Prices
Agree	Agree Noise Pollution	Agree Area Aesthetic	Agree Increased Rail Prices
Neither agree nor disagree	Neither agree nor disagree Noise Pollution	Neither agree nor disagree Area Aesthetic	Neither agree nor disagree Increased Rail Prices
Disagree	Disagree Noise Pollution	Disagree Area Aesthetic	Disagree Increased Rail Prices
Strongly disagree	Strongly disagree Noise Pollution	Strongly disagree Area Aesthetic	Strongly disagree Increased Rail Prices

6. Of the three factors known to increase property prices when new high speed rail systems are introduced to residential areas, to what extent do you view the significance of each, in terms of its potential affect on your Solihull property value?

	Strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
Improved Accessibility	Improved Accessibility Strongly agree	Improved Accessibility agree	Improved Accessibility neutral	Improved Accessibility disagree	Improved Accessibility strongly disagree
Reduced Transportation Costs	Reduced Transportation Costs Strongly agree	Reduced Transportation Costs agree	Reduced Transportation Costs neutral	Reduced Transportation Costs disagree	Reduced Transportation Costs strongly disagree
Improved local development in proximity to HSR station	Improved local development in proximity to HSR station Strongly agree	Improved local development in proximity to HSR station agree	Improved local development in proximity to HSR station neutral	Improved local development in proximity to HSR station disagree	Improved local development in proximity to HSR station strongly disagree

7. Do you think your Solihull property value will be negatively affected by the completion of the HS2 line in any ways (e.g. noise pollution, area aesthetic etc.)?

Yes
No

If yes please briefly explain answer:

8. How strongly do you agree that the HS2 rail line and local interchange station will increase Solihull's housing prices in the 10 year period following the projects projected completion in 2033?

Could you explain the reasoning for your answer?

9. Overall, how strongly would you agree that there has been a sufficient amount of accessible information available for you, regarding how your property may be affected by the projects completion?

10. Has the HS2 projects announcement impacted your decision to move/retain/buy property in Solihull?

Yes
No

If yes, could you explain your answer?

11. Do you have any further comments regarding the HS2 railway, and its impacts on Solihull's property prices?

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