First some Links for you to explore

In my initial post I suggested that there was better data to begin with. 
As a collective "We", we have done LOADS of research on the topic already and I definitely feel that no further studies are needed, more so action. But networking the knowledge and need is of importance. 
You can always find additional links as I post them on my Facebook page, and though less actively, also on my Twitter.
Here is some starting information to check out: 

To get started in data, let's first stop by "Census Mapper" and take a look around.

Census Mapper
You can view various data sets applied via mapping to our area. These numbers are from the 2016 and prior census statistics. 
The links below are for the figures as described in their link titles, for our area, from the above base site. 
Rent Poor
House Poor
Income Brackets
Low Income Explorer
Unsuitable Housing
Unoccupied Dwellings

​More will follow! ​