Rural Area - Isle of Purbeck

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

The Isle of Purbeck is located in the south of England in Dorset. Its area is approximately 200km2. There is one town, Swanage, several villages and a seaside resort. population 500,000.

Question 2

Population

Answer 2

in 2001, the population was 44,400. This population is substantially older than the rest of England, with 21.77% of the population over 65 in the Isle of Purbeck versus 15.89% in the rest of England.

Question 3

Housing problems

Answer 3

The cost of housing in the area has risen exponentially in the past few years, largely to migrants, second home owners & retirees. As there’s a lot of people trying to purchase a small number of homes, the cost of the homes has risen.

Question 4

Services

Answer 4

General stores have become rare, with three out of four villages having no general store. Post offices have been closing as have petrol stations and public houses.Since 1991, nine surgeries have opened and no schools have been closed.

Question 5

Public transport

Answer 5

There are a total of four bus routes covering the area and a ferry. The village of Wareham is on the Waterloo to Weymouth line though.

Question 6

Different ethic groups percentage

Answer 6

White 98.8%

Mixed 0.4%

Asian/Asian British 0.1%

Black/Black British 0.1%

Chinese/Other 0.6%