Case study 1: Housing in an urban area
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- Created on: 20-04-14 21:34
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- Housing in an urban area
- Housing in Bethnal Green and Upminster
- Housing Type
- Bethnal Green
- 90% flats, 8% terraced housing
- Upminster
- 78% semi-detached, 15% detached
- Bethnal Green
- Housing tenure
- Bethnal Green
- 22% owner-occupied, 70% rented
- Upminster
- 89% owner-occupied, 8% rented
- Bethnal Green
- Housing Type
- Reason for distribution of different residential areas:
- Low income groups, student, ethnic minorities, low income elderly - Old inner city area close to CBD. High rise flats built in 1950s
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- Constraints
- Housing - Old, small and low quality
- Lack of open space
- High rates of air pollution- high volumes of passing traffic
- Opportunities
- Close to city center + CBD
- Commute easily
- Wide range of public transport
- Close to city center + CBD
- Gentrification
- Area becoming gentrified so suitable for young professional
- Renovated housing
- Increase entertainment opportunities
- Coffee shops + public houses
- Middle class, middle class elderly and families. 1980's+. Include gardens and access to off road parking.
- Constraints
- Lack of public transport
- Hard for elderly and teenagers to travel outside area
- Less entertainment opportunites
- Lack of public transport
- Opportunities
- Land price low
- More open space
- More restaurants than take-aways
- Land price low
- Constraints
- Patterns of housing in London
- Inner city
- C19th terraced housing
- Flats which are largely social housing
- On-road parking
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- Inner city
- Low income groups, student, ethnic minorities, low income elderly - Old inner city area close to CBD. High rise flats built in 1950s
- Housing in Bethnal Green and Upminster
- Wide range of ethnic food shops + takeways
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