St Ives - Counter-urbanisation

Question 1

Where is it?

Answer 1

Cambridgeshire

Question 2

Connection

Answer 2

100km N to LDN = reg 50 min train

Close to A1 trunk road

Question 3

Describe the area

Answer 3

Picturesque town on Great Ouse

Narrow 6 arch bridge + central chapel

Georgian + Victorian houses

Surrounding area = farmland

Question 4

How is the pop structure changing?

Answer 4

One section is ageing but another is becoming more youthful

Influx of commuters from in + around LDN

Retired people moving to area = increase demand in bungalows + riverside apartments

Question 5

Working pop

Answer 5

Large proportion = now employed outside town

Question 6

Describe the resisdents

Answer 6

Higher incomes + standard of living than those in many other parts of UK

Question 7

What % of St Ives commutes to LDN each day

Answer 7

25%

Question 8

What is an issue?

Answer 8

Increasing gap between those who can afford the rising cost of housing + those on low wages = increase demand for low-cost housing but few builder are prepared to provide it