Urban and Rural characteristics case study
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- Urban and Rural Characteristics: Different areas in/around Preston.
- Lea - rural/urban fringe
- Large semi-detached and detached houses with gardens and driveways.
- No out-of-tow n shopping centres but there are small shopping parades and a supermarket.
- Regular bus service to the city centre.
- 81.7% of houses are privately owned.
- 95.7% of the population is in the ethnic group 'white'
- 86.2% of households own at least one car. (used as a rough indicator for wealth)
- 2% of 16-74 year olds are unemployed
- Longton - rural area
- Large semi-detached and detached houses with gardens and garages
- Longton village has a supermarket and many shops and services.
- A59 Longton by pass provides easy access to preston city centre for commuters.
- 92.7% of houses privately owned.
- 99.2% of the population are of the ethic group 'white'
- 88.5% of households have at least one car
- 1.1% of 16-74 year olds unemployed.
- Fishwick - Inner city
- High density terraced houses.
- 60.5% of houses are privately owned
- 66.5% of population are in the 'white' ethic group
- 5.9% of 16-74 year olds are unemployed
- Has a few corner shops but it doesn't have any parades of shops or shopping centres - people travel to the city for these
- 57.4% of households own at least one car
- Different characteristics have implications for social welfare
- 74% of people in Lea described their general health as 'good' where as in Fishwick only 65% did. - people in Fishwick more likely to live in houses that are cold and damp to due lack of central heating (17.5% houses don't have it vs 5.6%)
- In fish wick there were 161 crimes per 1000 people compared to 52 in Lea - could be due to higher levels of unemployment and lower levels of wealth
- In fishwick 44.7% have no qualifications so they can't apply for highly skilled jobs, explaining why only 15.7% if working population are employed in management/professional sector compared to 30% for lea/longton.
- Ashton: Suburban Area
- 2.1% of 16-74 year olds are unemployed
- 93.2% of the population are of the ethic group 'white'
- Lane ends shopping area has over 40 shops. Many bus stops with frequent services to the city centre.
- Terraced housing to the east of the ward, to the west there are larger semi-detached with gardens.
- 75.7% of households have at least 1 car
- Lea - rural/urban fringe
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