Harrogate Near Place Flashcards
Harrogate location
Spa town North Yorkshire
17 miles north of leeds
Locale of Harrogate
-grew out of two smaller settlements High Harrogate and Low Harrogate
-famous for spa water containing healing minerals
-hosted major cycling events eg. Tour de France and UCL
-railways station and bus centre
-voted happiest place to live in 2017
Demographic characteristics: age
Age:
-high proportion of 60+ age groups than the national average in 2011
-Rossett Ward 29% population were 60+
Demographic characteristics: ethnicity
-high proportion of white British residents
-in Harlow and St George ward 92.3% British, 4.1% from black/minority groups
-national average 80% white British
Unemployment rate in Harlow & St. George’s
2.6% (national average 4.4%)
House prices Harrogate
Average house price 2017 was £340,000 and in HG2, £397,000
Average UK: £245,000
What does the IMD data show about Harrogate (2015)
Prosperous area, ranking 283/326 (1 most deprived)
2019 IMD data for Harrogate
278/317 neighbourhoods
Harrogate st. George’s ward was in top 10% least deprived areas.
Social characteristics of Harrogate?
4 out 5 secondary schools voted as outstanding by Ofsted
Safe place to live
Life expectancy in the ward higher than the national average (85 compared to 8)
Artistic representation of Harrogate
Anita Bowerman painting of the stray and it’s cherry blossoms
Lucy Pittaway painted Harrogate for the UCI
Media representation of place
Harrogates introduction for lonely planet England describes it as a ‘quintessential Victorian Spa town’, ‘prim and pretty’
Representations of place Harrogate “lived expericne”
Lifestyle bloggers: “Harrogate Mama”, “The Harrogate girl” promote Harrogate
Opposed housing development due to NIMBYism, Duchy Residents Association
Demographic change
Harrogate’s population is ageing. In 1981 17% of the population was 65+ and by 2011 this had increased to 19%. By 2035 it is predicted that 1 in 3 residents will be aged 65+, higher than the national average of 1 in 4.
Impact of demographic change
Impact
Changes to services are being trialled and planned to manage the increase in elderly people and meet their needs. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is to trial a new scheme to allow for more patients to be treated in their own homes. Harrogate CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) is stepping up measures to diagnose and intervene earlier with dementia patients, cutting waiting times and keeping people out of a hospital setting.
The ageing population is reflected in the number of people who are registered in nursing homes. There are specialist dementia care homes and also many retirement and sheltered housing complexes.
There are many social activities for the over 60s including university of the third age, singing, dancing and ageing well projects.
Ethnic mix in Harrogate
9% were born outside of the UK
3% populations first language was polish in 2011
