Your Place Young People's Survey

This survey is based on The Place Standard for Young People Tool. 

This tool helps young people to talk about the things that matter to them in their places, in a way that can allow their views to make a difference. More information on the Place Standard Tool can be found here.

This section just asks a couple of quick questions about what age you are and where you live so that we can understand each location better for different age groups.

Play, hanging out, games and hobbies keep us active, happy, connected and help improve our health and wellbeing. Places with a range of indoor and outdoor spaces and events encourage us to enjoy leisure, culture and sports.

Natural spaces have many benefits – supporting wildlife, reducing flooding, and improving air quality. These spaces include parks and woodlands, fields, streams, canals and rivers, coasts and beaches, green spaces alongside paths and roads, and tree-lined streets. Connecting with nature improves our health and wellbeing. 

Natural spaces are parks, woodlands, fields, streams, canals, rivers and green space along paths and roads.

Buildings, streets and natural landscape can help to create a beautiful place that people enjoy being in. Landmarks, views, squares and greenery can help people to find their way around a place, and make a place special. Greenery and permeable surfaces also help to drain surface water and are good for the environment.

Safe and enjoyable routes encourage people to walk, wheel and cycle, which is good for people’s health and for the environment. These include quiet streets with low vehicle use or reduced speed limits, wide pavements, footpaths, cycle paths. They are also good for people in wheelchairs or with walking aids or with a pram. 

Good public transport is affordable, reliable and connects people to where they want to go. This helps young people get to schools and other places very easily. Good public transport can reduce the use of cars and encourage people to travel in ways that are better for their health and for the environment. 

Traffic and parking affect how people use the streets. Good arrangements and management can help people enjoy their place more. Good place design should consider the needs of people first - making it safer, easier and nicer to walk, cycle or wheel and to enjoy. 

Saying what we think and being listened to in decision making about our place can help to build stronger communities and sustainable places. Having a sense of control can make us feel more positive about our lives. 

Places that are cared for look nice and make us feel positive and secure. Places that are not looked after properly can affect our wellbeing. 

How safe a place feels can support community activity, affect your wellbeing and influence how and where you spend your time. Good design can make places feel safe by reducing the opportunity for crime and anti-social behaviour. 

How a place looks, its history and what other people think of it can affect how we feel. A positive identity can also attract people and businesses to move into a place / an area 

Services such as schools, colleges, universities, doctors, shops, libraries, social care and community groups, help people to live happy lives. It can be difficult for people when services aren’t available in the local area or when they don’t meet people’s needs. 

A strong local economy with a mix of businesses can help to make places feel active and attractive – most people enjoy spending time in lively places. Access to good quality jobs, volunteering and training can help us stay active and healthy, provide social connections, a sense of identity and satisfaction 

Homes, friends and neighbours are important parts of a community. Living in places where the people in the community care for each other and are involved in decision-making locally makes us feel more positive about our lives. Strong communities help making places more sustainable in the long term. 

Feeling isolated can be damaging to our health and wellbeing. Good places have a mix of spaces and opportunities to meet and spend time with friends and other people you trust. Some places also have active websites or social media networks to help people meet and take part in activities in the local area.