People of the UK - Cambridge

Question 1

What is the population size of Cambridge?

Answer 1

125,000 (2017 estimate)

Question 2

How many students are there in Cambridge

Answer 2

25,000

Question 3

What percentage of people in Cambridge are students?

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

What percentage of the workforce have a higher education qualification?

Answer 4

>40%

Question 5

Cambridge’s history goes back to…

Answer 5

The 1st century

Question 6

Cambridge is world leader in…

Answer 6

Software, Education, Bioscience

Question 7

How far away is Cambridge from London?

Answer 7

50 miles north of London

Question 8

What is the motorway connecting Cambridge to London?

Answer 8

M11

Question 9

What was the population growth for Cambridge in early 21st century?

Answer 9

+8% anually (third highest nationally )

Question 10

What is the country of origin of most migrants in Cambridge?

Answer 10

1. Germany
2. Spain
3. France

Question 11

What percentage of those turning up in Cambridge were international migrants?

Answer 11

20%

Question 12

What percentage of those turning up in Cambridge were from London?

Answer 12

10%

Question 13

What percentage of people that are turning up in Cmabridge are from elsewhere in the UK?

Answer 13

70%

Question 14

What was the number of people who came to Cambridge between 2001 and 2011 census?

Answer 14

15,000

Question 15

What do most Western European migrants do?

Answer 15

• University Students, short-term migrants (eg language courses)

Question 16

What do most Eastern European migrants do?

Answer 16

3,000 arrived 2001-2011; 75% with the intention of staying in UK less than 3 months

Question 17

What are the impacts of migration?

Answer 17

• Made city more vibrant and multicultural
• put strain on housing market and transport networks

Question 18

What is the average house price in Cambridge?

Answer 18

£470,000

Question 19

How expensive are Cambridge houses nationally?

Answer 19

Second most expenisve behind London

Question 20

How affordable is Cambridge?

Answer 20

Cambridge is the third most unaffordable city

Question 21

How much higher are house prices than average wages?

Answer 21

16x higher

Question 22

What is an example of new housing builds in Cambridge?

Answer 22

Trumpington Meadows - 1200 homes over 30 hectares with 40% of the houses being ‘affordable homes’

Question 23

What are the solutions to the extra strain on the housing market?

Answer 23

Building at twice the sppeed of any other city in the country

Question 24

How many more houses are being built every year?

Answer 24

>+2.5% housing stock per year

Question 25

What are Cambridge transport problems?

Answer 25

• Medieval town centre
• Green Belt land connecting new towns (Camborne) and ot her areas like Silicon Fen

Question 26

What are the solutions for the transport problems?

Answer 26

• Cycle and bus lanes (eg Hills Road)
• Pedestrianisation (ef Market Square)
• M11 bypasses city
• high car parking fees in city (Grand Arcade - 5 hours = £20)
• Rising bollards (eg kings parade)
• Park and ride/guided busway (Trumpington)

Question 27

How much waste would 20,000 extra Cambridge inhabitants produce a year?

Answer 27

Extar 7000 tonnes of domestic waste annually

Question 28

What company organises waste managent?

Answer 28

Amey

Question 29

Where is the Waste managment plant located?

Answer 29

Waterbeach

Question 30

What happens to waste in the black bins?

Answer 30

Mechanical Biological Treatment plant to remove recyclables and then landfill

Question 31

What happens to waste in Green bins?

Answer 31

Repurposed for compost

Question 32

What happens to waste in blue bins?

Answer 32

Recycling - metals, glass, papers