Gentrification Flashcards
What is gentrification?
Process where the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants in the process due to higher rent and house prices. Affects a community’s history and culture.
Where is Notting Hill?
Neighbourhood in West London, 7.5km from Central London.
Features of Notting Hill before gentrification:
Rough, working class area. By the 1950s, had become infamous for its slum landlords and inner-city deprivation.
How much did house prices in Notting Hill rise by in just over 40 years?
From £11,000 to £2 million
How much is the cheapest house on Notting Hill street now?
£350,000
Demographic changes Notting Hill: what proportion of people are educated to degree level compared to the UK average?
45% in Notting Hill, compared to the UK average of 19%
What is the median age in Notting Hill compared to the UK average?
36 years old, compared to the UK average of 39
What is our case study on super-gentrification and define super-gentrification
Islington
Previously gentrified areas begin experiencing a new wave of gentrification
An acceleration of gentrification
Individuals with even higher economic capital moving to gentrified areas
Location of Islington
2 miles North of the City of London, a borough located in Greater London
Explain the gentrification in Kings Cross, Islington
Previously a mix of residential and industrial buildings, with many low income residents living in the area.
In recent years, significant redevelopment- construction of high-end apartments, offices, and retail spaces.
Who has been displaced in Islington?
Many low-income residents have been priced out of the area. However, it has also led to the displacement of more affluent residents, who have been replaced by even wealthier ones.
Issues with super-gentrification in Islington:
Loss of affordable housing
Changing character of the area
Lack of community involvement in redevelopment. Most of the construction has been led by large scale developers and investors
Loss of community diversity and cohesion
