Regenerating Places Facts

Question 1

How many visitors does the bullring attract each year?

Answer 1

36.5 million

Question 2

Where is uni of Birmingham ranked for research?

Answer 2

10th in world

Question 3

How much of total UK jewellery output is made in Birmingham?

Answer 3

1/3

Question 4

How many students in Birmingham achieve 5+ GCSES A*-C?

Answer 4

88%

Question 5

What proportion of Birmingham are born overseas?

Answer 5

1/5

Question 6

What % of the population of Birmingham are from minority ethnic groups?

Answer 6

42%

Question 7

What % of the Birmingham population do not have English as a first language?

Answer 7

16%

Question 8

How many crimes were reported in Selly Oak in October 2020?

Answer 8

444

Question 9

How much did house prices rise in Ladywood as a result of gentrification?

Answer 9

17%

Question 10

What % of people in Oystermouth have a degree?

Answer 10

40%

Question 11

What % of Ladywood have a degree?

Answer 11

67%

Question 12

What % of Swansea’s population are white?

Answer 12

94%

Question 13

What % of Swansea population are non white?

Answer 13

6%

Question 14

What % of Swansea born overseas?

Answer 14

7.2%

Question 15

How many crimes reported in Student areas of Swansea in Oct 2020?

Answer 15

89

Question 16

Between 2004 and 2014 how much by did Boston’s migrant population grow?

Answer 16

460%

Question 17

What is the unemployment rate in Boston Lincolnshire?

Answer 17

4.4% - below national avg

Question 18

How many deaths are considered premature in deprived communities?

Answer 18

43%

Question 19

What is life expectancy for men in Glasgow city?

Answer 19

72.6yrs

Question 20

What is the life expectancy for men in East Dorset?

Answer 20

82.9 yrs

Question 21

What % of white working class children in poverty achieve 5 or more GCSEs A* - C?

Answer 21

31%

Question 22

What % of Swanseas population are currently employed in public admin, education or health?

Answer 22

38%

Question 23

What % of Swansea population are employed in the hotel and restaurant industry?

Answer 23

24%

Question 24

How many higher education establishments does Birmingham Have?

Answer 24

6

Question 25

What % of Birmingham’s population is under 45?

Answer 25

66%

Question 26

Where is Swansea twinned with?

Answer 26

Cork

Question 27

How many people travelled through Birmingham airport in 2017?

Answer 27

12.9 million

Question 28

What is the average hourly wage in Boston, Lincoln?

Answer 28

£9.14

Question 29

How much did house prices increase by in Berkshire / Buckleberry between 2005 and 2015?

Answer 29

Between 40% and 50%

Question 30

In 2008 what proportion of berkshires population were working in knowledge based jobs?

Answer 30

1/2

Question 31

What % of people moving into Berkshire are workers?

Answer 31

41%

Question 32

How many additional workers will Berkshire require by 2020?

Answer 32

70,000

Question 33

What % of flats in Hulme were council owned?

Answer 33

98%

Question 34

How was Bishops Cleeve regenerated?

Answer 34

New schools built

New housing developments

Bishops Cleeve population increase from 409 in 1900 to 15000 in 2012

Question 35

What did national election turn out fall to from 77.7% in 1997?

Answer 35

Fell from 59.4% in 2001

Question 36

What was the turnout in the Scottish independence election in 2014?

Answer 36

85%

Question 37

What % of 18-24 year olds voted in 2013?

Answer 37

24%

Question 38

What % of 65 year olds voted?

Answer 38

66%