Eastleigh Flashcards
When were the first speculative houses built in Eastleigh?
Who built them?
1864.
Matthew Tate.
Tate Terrace.
What is the built environment like in Eastleigh?
Victorian terraced houses
1930s semis
how many new homes need to be built before 2036?
14,500.
When was the railway built and who by?
1838 by South Western Railway Company.
What factors have been added to aid transport?
1838 - railway
1910 - airport
1980 - M27 built
Give a quote from George Clements to show place attachment in the past.
‘Not mine, not thine but ours’.
How have things changed since Nora Gough’s time?
Sunday afternoon strolls around Stoneham park
Lived in Chamberlain road all her life.
How does the built environment relate to the past of the area?
Road names - Drum road, nutbeem avenue
Infrastructure - Mansbridge road - look like factories.
What useful quotes can be found from MC Beastly?
‘London girls come Swan Center’ - pride in Swan Center
‘Portsmouth man just stay in your car’ - rivalry between portsmouth and southampton
rap style - chavvy - deprivation
‘if you’re fancy there’s a costa coffee’. - globalisation
How have the government tried to increase the sense of place in Eastleigh?
£75,000 pirelli arch
Charlotte Yonge - £500 to C of Resurrection - Barton and Eastley to Eastleigh.
Give quotes from the bargate homes website (local conflict - stoneham park)
‘History on your doorstep’
‘Completely calming yet conveniently close’
Called ‘Heritage Place’ development.
How did Bill Bryson describe Eastleigh in his book ‘The Road to Little Dribbling’? OUTSIDER
‘noy numbingly ugly but not attractive either’.
When did the Main Pirelli Cable factory close?
2002
When was the rebuild of places leisure and how much was this?
£28 million
2018
When did ageas move in?
The insurance MNC opened its UK headquarters in Eastleigh in 2012.
What statue is used to create a sense of place?
The railway man statue
Charlotte Yonge
What is the average house price? - Above or below national average?
Average house price in Eastleigh was £327,000 in March 2024
How has the Ageas benefitted the Eastleigh area?
The Ageas Bowl provides £50 million to the local economy.
500 employment opportunities.
How have international organisations impacted Eastleigh?
EU funding programme initiated The Sorting Office.
Aim to breathe life back into derelict commercial properties.
How have external agencies influenced the views of different groups in Eastleigh?
Eastleigh Spitfires FC - aim to be culturally and socially accepting.
Hampshire life magazine + Hampshire cultural trust (Eastleigh museum) - corporate bodies
Public art to provoke place attachment (government)
Give a stat to show how homogenous Eastleigh is in its social factors
Percentage of bad and very bad health between Eastleigh central ward and Hiltingbury = 1.2%
How do rental percentages vary across the wealthiest and poorest ward.
Eastleigh Central = 19.6% socially rented
Hiltingbury = 0.9% social landlords.
What are the education level variants between Eastleigh central and Hiltingbury?
17.50% difference between level 4 education in the areas
Is Eastleigh homogenous or not?
Yes.
Little variation across (76% christian, majority white) culture.
Biggest variation - built environment varies little. Little areas have merged - Burgess (outdated) /Hoyt models.
Mainly Dinkys, first time home owners and families.
