Suburbanisation case study

Question 1

Proof

Answer 1

1939- 33,000+ pop in inner London Cambeth
I’2015- slightly decreases 300-349 thousand

1939 outer London- 250-259 thousand
2015- 359 thousand

Question 2

What is the metroland

Answer 2

London’s first suburbs

Question 3

Examples of suburbs housing estates

Answer 3

Wembley Park and Harrow Coyder Village

Question 4

What stops suburbanisation in Lon

Answer 4

Metropolitan green belt

Established in 1959s

Covers 50,000 hectares and stretches up to 35 miles from London

Question 5

Surbiton characteristics

Answer 5

Hampton court palace- 18 hole golf course here

Suburbs in SW Lon 11 miles from Centre of city
Situated on South Bank on River Thames

Has 10% fewer people claiming benefit than national average

A variety of housing types suitable for famikesn
Cottages m, Victorian terraces and New builds

Total pop- 10500 in 2011 w older than average pop
Median age-40

Question 6

Process of suburbanisation

Answer 6

The railway station built in 1838 and made the area accessible to London

Access to A3 in to central London
Links to M25

Good state schools- all primary and secondary schools rated Good by Ofsted

High car ownership- 70% in Surbiton

Stations w rains to Waterloo station in central London 15-20 mins of

Question 7

Effects of suburbanisation

Answer 7

Village feel lost according to some older residents

First time buyers and others on lower income find it difficult to afford to live in area

House prices high and increasing
Typical 4 bed detached- £950000

Social segregation in Lon

40% commuters travel to work by car- leads to congestion, air, noise pollution

Question 8

Suburbs in London

Answer 8

Surbiton