Canning town - London population change and migration
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- Canning town - population change and migration affecting the urban area
- Problems
- Expensive housing
- unaffordable for low income earners
- short supply of larger family houses
- Low income
- 2007 average income - £23,000
- 37.6 % are in full time work - lowers the average income
- Poor health
- residents are limited by long-term illnesses
- disability ( 9.1% in 2001)
- poor health (20.7% in 2001)
- residents are limited by long-term illnesses
- Low educational achievements
- 2001: 43% of workers had no qualifications at all , therefore their wages were low
- Expensive housing
- Improvements
- Housing
- up to 10,000 new houses replaced old high-rise buildings
- the houses are now affordable
- existing houses have been replaced or renewed
- up to 10,000 new houses replaced old high-rise buildings
- Wealth + Employment
- skills training
- new work places- shops
- low cost offices have been built for local businesses
- Education
- 2007 : 55.5% students achieved 5 A*-C
- double the rate than in 1996 (27.9%)
- 2007 : 55.5% students achieved 5 A*-C
- Health and welfare
- improvement to services ( new health care center, library and play centers)
- open spaces have been redesigned (e.g. traffic lights have been put in place to make the area safer)
- Housing
- Problems
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