Annedal – Boendekostnader i en helt ny stadsdel och sambandet med upplevd stadskvalitet

Sammanfattning: Annedal is a brand new neighborhood in the Bromma part of Stockholm. The neighborhood construction has now reached its halfway point. When finished, 5000 people are estimated to live in Annedal. The focus for the new area is variation. Both housing co-operatives and rented apartments have been built and more are under construction. A study about the valuation of town quality in the Stockholm region was produced by the Stockholm County Council in 2011. The aim of the study was to develop the knowledge of what town qualities that are sought when purchasing housing co-operative. With the help of the study’s result they hope to meet the needs of the city planning for the future. "The valuation of town quality in the Stockholm region" has received criticism for being too limited in their approach and not considering the individual values and also only focusing their research on housing co-operatives. For this reason I chose to analyze if rental apartment tenants base their valuation of town quality on the same basis as the housing co-operatives. I also wanted to know how much the ongoing construction affected the residents’ perceived town quality. The opportunity to compare rental tenants living expenses with housing co-operative owners was also taken. In order to gather this information I have interviewed residents of Annedal. The result I reach is that the residents of Annedal base their valuation of the town quality on the same basis, no matter how they live. The construction affects the perceived perception of attractiveness in a negative way. Of the household’s disposable income, an average of 26 % of is paid for housing. There is in reality no significant difference in this between housing co-operative owners and rental tenants.