▁Two ▁are ▁now ▁used ▁for ▁other ▁purposes ▁( a ▁common ▁room ▁and ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁a ▁mat ron ), ▁leaving ▁ 2 8 ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁residents . ▁A ▁mixture ▁of ▁cou ples ▁and ▁single ▁people ▁occup y ▁the ▁houses ; ▁the ▁criteria ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁Company ▁are ▁that ▁applic ants ▁should ▁be ▁" of ▁good ▁character ▁and ▁mod est ▁means ". ▁App lic ants ▁must ▁write ▁to ▁the ▁Company ▁cl erk ▁and ▁go ▁through ▁an ▁interview , ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁list ▁for ▁a ▁house . ▁Most ▁residents ▁are ▁retired ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁previously ▁lived ▁in ▁C raw ley ▁or ▁who ▁have ▁family ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Modern isation ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁has ▁included ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁all ▁windows ▁with ▁double ▁gla zing , ▁a ▁new ▁he ating ▁system , ▁re w iring ▁and ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁dra ins . ▁A ▁planning ▁application ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁convert ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁land sc aped ▁area ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁al m sh ouses ▁into ▁a ▁gra vel ▁car ▁park ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ten ▁vehicles . ▁Park ing ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁a ▁problem : ▁a ▁" control led ▁par king ▁zone " ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁on ▁North gate ▁Road ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁limit ing ▁par king ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁spaces . ▁ ▁The ▁al m sh ouses ▁were ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁this ▁because ▁few ▁residents ▁had ▁cars ▁and