London's Rural Fringe

Question 1

Why may people decide to live in rural areas instead of the city?

Answer 1

There is better quality of life, more space for the money and and there are good transport links to the city

Question 2

What are the benefits of living in Terling as a pose to London?

Answer 2

Only takes 45 minutes to get to London, it’s linked to London via the A21 and it has a church, village green, pubs, post offices e.c.t

Question 3

Where is terling?

Answer 3

In Chelmsford, north east of London, in the south east of England

Question 4

What are the house prices in Terling compared to London?

Answer 4

In terling, you can get a 3 bed house for £315,000 while in London, this will cost you an average of £14 million

Question 5

What are the problems with terling?

Answer 5

• lack of facilities
• students tend to move away for universities
• internet speeds are poor
• lack of local jobs for the middle aged community

Question 6

Why are shops in terling struggling to stay open?

Answer 6

As no one is actually shopping there and instead shops in the cities they work

Question 7

Why are pubs very quiet I’m terling?

Answer 7

As everyone is too tired to go there after commuting

Question 8

How could population of terling be increased?

Answer 8

By building more services there like a shopping centre

Question 9

Why may some businesses choose to move out of London?

Answer 9

• To avoid competition in a saturated market
• as it’s less costly for employees to commute
• local authorities may pay the businesses as they’re creating jobs
• it’s cheaper to set up offices outside the centre

Question 10

What pressures do rural areas experience from social and economic change?

Answer 10

• population in these areas has x2 in the last 2 years due to newly available jobs
• house prices have increased and so people can no longer afford them
• locals are being pushed out due to lack of housing

Question 11

Describe the met office as a company

Answer 11

• it has 1200 people
• it is for weather forecasting and analysis
• it has a large number of computers

Question 12

When did the met office move and where to?

Answer 12

• In 2003 moved to east Devon away from London

- brought £74 million to the area in a year

Question 13

Why did the met office move to Devon?

Answer 13

• has a large land area to expand on
• 2/3 of Devon is considered natural beauty
• a new road infrastructure was built
• it’s 70 miles from central London but still accessible

Question 14

How has the population changed in Devon due to the met office?

Answer 14

• areas population has almost x2 in the last 2 years
• there’s now a large tourist industry
• there is a high no. of retired people
• met office has had a multiplier affect on the region

Question 15

How has housing in Devon changed due to the met office?

Answer 15

• house prices are still 10x cheaper than London - Devon=£9 per sq foot and London = £90 per sq foot
• employees got given grants to help them move homes
• locals are being pushed out of the area due to lack of housing

Question 16

How has the met office in Devon made an impact on the leisure and recreation?

Answer 16

• there is now a large regular spending on shopping
• local services are more financially secure
• large amounts of outdoor leisure
• 30 mins to Dartmoor national park

Question 17

What is the housing issue in east Devon?

Answer 17

• 2/3 is considered ‘natural beauty’ so the few houses here are expensive and planning permission to build more is hard to get due to scenery issues
• income in east Devon is 10% below U.K. average but houses are only 3% cheaper so more affordable housing is needed