Chelsea And Tower Hamlets

Question 1

Where is Kensington

Answer 1

Near Knightsbridge
= home to luxury brands like Gucci, Harrods, Prada

Question 2

Education in Chelsea

Answer 2

• 50% go to private schools
• 53% have uni degree
• 75% reach grade 5 or above in maths and English

Question 3

Health in Chelsea

Answer 3

• 54% consume their 5 a day
• 15% binge drink alcohol
• adult obesity 14%, average is 21%

Question 4

Employment in Chelsea

Answer 4

• only 4.3% are unemployed
• median income is £52,385 per year

Question 5

Housing in Chelsea

Answer 5

• average house price is £2,145,389
• least affordable borough for renting
  = £732 per week

Question 6

Housing in tower hamlets

Answer 6

• average rent £505 per week
• 9.2% houses are overcrowded

Question 7

Employment tower hamlets

Answer 7

• third highest unemployment in UK
• over 21,000 have income lower than £15,000
  = average it 15-30k

Question 8

Education tower hamlets

Answer 8

• 137 languages spoken across the area
• 6% of 16 to 17 -year-old not in education

Question 9

Reasons for inequality in tower hamlets

Answer 9

• large numbers of Arab, Bangladeshis and Russian immigrants
• was a major centre of industrial aciricity in C20th

Question 10

Reasons for inequality in Chelsea

Answer 10

• able to raise more money in council tax from wealthy residents
• close to London residences of queen etc
• borders largest inner London green space (Hyde Park) whereas tower hamlets has small Victoria Park