stratford case study Flashcards
where is stratford
a district located in east london, part of the lower lea valley river. One of the least well off boroughs in london- Newham
topography in stratford
built on the banks of the river lea a tributary of the thames. the town is flat and dissected by the lea
what was stratford origionally known for
farming and potato production, remaining rural for many centuries and started to move to industrial manufactoring in the mid 1700s
land use and history
many factories due to link with london, and was outside of the area of the metropolitin building act of 1844 which restricted dangerous industries making the location perfect for industries to locate.
what was stratford like by 1900
heavily industrialised, with its own railwayand docks for transportation of goods
What did the built environment of stratford used to be like (types of building etc)
mainly terraced housing for low income families and industrial workers
what is the built environment like now
still terraced housing etc, but much more luxury high rise buildings and developments
What impact did the 2012 olympics have on what was in stratford
new housing, olympic park and westfield shopping centre with over 300 shops.
what are transport links like
excellent trnasport link underground and overground railway and bus system
population
35,000
average age
31
demographics and ethnicity
white british only 40.8% making the area very diverse.
unemployment rate
4.9%
avergage salery
26-28 thousand
what percentage of people are on benefits
15%
