torquay case study

Question 1

where does the name torquay come from?

Answer 1

tor and quay:
tor is a weathered rock outcrop
quay added as fishing grew

Question 2

what is torquays ancient name?

Answer 2

torre

Question 3

whats a quay?

Answer 3

a habour area

Question 4

what are the main occupations of torquay?

Answer 4

fishing and agriculture

Question 5

when was torquay developed into a seaside resort?

Answer 5

1800s with the the presece of the royal navy in the napoleonic wars

Question 6

when was torre railway station opened in torquay?

Answer 6

1848

Question 7

when was the 1st advertising campaign to market torquay to summer tourists?

Answer 7

1902

Question 8

torquay was a host town to what in ww2?

Answer 8

evacuee children

Question 9

late 1900s - increasing wealth meant what for holidays?

Answer 9

holidays abroad are now commen - coastal towns more popular just for short stays

Question 10

torquay is now a significant destination for _________ to learn english in summer schools

Answer 10

foregin exchange students

Question 11

where in the uk is torquay?

Answer 11

south western coast

Question 12

torquay faces ____ and so is sheltered from _____ winds

Answer 12

east
south westerly

Question 13

due to the south, westerly winds, torquay has a microclimate with ____ temperatures than uk average

Answer 13

milder

Question 14

torquay has _____ made of resistant shales + limestone where there are _____

Answer 14

headlands
steep cliffs

Question 15

torquay has what types of beaches?

Answer 15

shelterd, sandy

Question 16

which 2 beaches in torquay have blue flag awards?

Answer 16

oddicoombe beach
meadfoot beach

Question 17

torquay is hilly with changes of hieght over …?

Answer 17

100m

Question 18

in torquay, some of the steep slopes cause..?

Answer 18

small, fast flowing streams creating valleys towards the sea

Question 19

how much of torbays total land area is occupied by buildings?

Answer 19

8.65%

Question 20

how much of torbays total land area is classifyed as green space?

Answer 20

54.5%

Question 21

what is the major land use in north devon?

Answer 21

farming

Question 22

what is the most numerous type of farming in north devon?

Answer 22

poultry, dairy cattle + wheat

Question 23

between 2011 and 2031, house growth projections show a growth of _______ in devon and ______ in torbay

Answer 23

17–23%
22%

Question 24

in torquay, shops and services have been separated into ..?

Answer 24

tourist services + shops vs. local services + shops

Question 25

why is there a separation of services + shops between tourists + locals in torquay?

Answer 25

so local residents don't get crowded out and inconvenienced in the busy summer months

Question 26

in torquay, what industry is now concentrated near brixham?

Answer 26

fishing

Question 27

whats the average house price in torquay?

Answer 27

£225,000

Question 28

house prices in wellswood ward in torquay reach over... ?

Answer 28

£1,000,000

Question 29

in torquay, has the highest 25% of ______ housing

Answer 29

social

Question 30

in torquay, cockington + chelston has the highest ____% of owner occupied housing

Answer 30

75%

Question 31

where in torquay has the highest 42% of rented accommodation?

Answer 31

tormahon

Question 32

in torquay, there is a __________ in the tormahon ward by sea as well as the main ______

Answer 32

large hotel area retail center

Question 33

what are there on the outskirts of torquay?

Answer 33

small retail parks + industrial estates

Question 34

in torquay, older victorian terraces + villas are in the ______?

Answer 34

central areas

Question 35

in torquay, many streets of the 1930s semi-detached houses are in the _________ ?

Answer 35

outer suburbs

Question 36

in torquay, modern developments of the old harbour area into a what?

Answer 36

a leisure zone

Question 37

in torquay, wellswood + lincombes wards were built up by...

Answer 37

wealthy victorians who built large villas with italianate features and towers ,influenced by their travels around the mediterranean

Question 38

the main access road in torquay is the ____

Answer 38

A380 (then A30)

Question 39

the main road A380 in torquay then links to ...?

Answer 39

the M5 at exeter junction 30

Question 40

what are the 2 nearest citys to torquay?

Answer 40

exeter - 30 minuit commute away plymouth - 50 minuits by car

Question 41

how long does it take to get to london from torquay?

Answer 41

4-5 hour drive 3 hour journey by train

Question 42

how many railway stations are there in torquay?

Answer 42

2 - torre (the oldest) and torquay

Question 43

how many secondary schools are there in torquay?

Answer 43

5 - (2 are selective torquay grammar school - 1 for boys, 1 for girls)

Question 44

how many A&E hospitals in torquay?

Answer 44

one large one

Question 45

how many people live in torquay?

Answer 45

66,000

Question 46

whats the average age in torquay?

Answer 46

43 (oldest ward = wellswood 53 youngest ward = shiphey, 38.7)

Question 47

in torquay, for every 1 person of retirement, there are ___ younger

Answer 47

2 (UK = usually 1:3) - ageing population

Question 48

torquay is predominantly white british approx __%,

Answer 48

90

Question 49

in torquay, theres about 7% ___________ living predominantly in the ________ ward

Answer 49

eastern european central tormahon

Question 50

torquay is dominated by _____ jobs

Answer 50

tertiary

Question 51

in torquay, 20% of people work in the ______ sector

Answer 51

tourism

Question 52

whats it like working in the tourism sector in torquay?

Answer 52

most are poorly paid jobs or seasonal i.e. only lasting for the summer months

Question 53

in torquay, 60% of jobs are linked to ....

Answer 53

local government, health, education, transport, services

Question 54

in torquay, there is little manufacturing, with the largest employer being who?

Answer 54

beverage brands - but moved away from torquay in 2011 to a larger site next to the M5

Question 55

how much of torquays workforce is within the health sector?

Answer 55

26.3%

Question 56

ahow much of torquays workforce is within the accommodation + food services, and retail sector?

Answer 56

14.4% and 13.4% respectivly

Question 57

the average pay for torquay is over £ ___ a week

Answer 57

£100 - less than the rest of the UK

Question 58

torquay has 20% less .... than the national average?

Answer 58

higher and intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households

Question 59

whats are the average house prices in the different torquay wards?

Answer 59

tormohun - £133,000 (main road) wellswood - £330,000 cockington + chelston - £345,000 (suburb area)

Question 60

whats the average house tenure/ownership within the different torquay wards?

Answer 60

tormohun - 30% owner occupied wellswood - 50% owner occupied cockington + chelston - 75% owner occupied

Question 61

whats the physical geography in the different torquay wards?

Answer 61

tormohun - inland + hilly wellswood - by the sea + good views cockington + chelston - by the sea + good views

Question 62

whats the unemployment like in the different torquay wards?

Answer 62

tormohun - 23% out of work benefits wellswood - 16% out of work benefits cockington + chelston - 10% out of work benefits

Question 63

whats the average age in the different torquay wards

Answer 63

tormohun - 40 (mixed residents) wellswood - 52 (old retired pop.) cockington + chelston - 43 (mainly families)

Question 64

whats the deprivation levels like in the different torquay wards?

Answer 64

tormohun - in top 10% most deprived in country wellswood - areas in top 10% + lowest 10% cockington + chelston - includes areas of lowest 10% deprived

Question 65

on average, in torbay, there are __ births and __ deaths a day (2014)

Answer 65

4 births 5 deaths

Question 66

without inward migration, torbay would be a _____ population

Answer 66

shrinking

Question 67

in torbay, the highest net loss is in which age group? and why?

Answer 67

15 -19 (youth out migration due to lack of opportunities for education or employment)

Question 68

in torbay, the highest net gain is in which age group? and why?

Answer 68

45-49 late family to retirement stage

Question 69

in torbay, tourist figures have been steadily rising, up __% from ______

Answer 69

11.1% 2010

Question 70

of the total _____ employees who work in torbay, around ___% travel from outside the area

Answer 70

47,804 18%

Question 71

of the ______ people who live in torbay AND are employed, approximately ___% work outside the area (commuter flows)

Answer 71

54,000 24%

Question 72

what % of the pop. is torbay's resident ethnic minority population (excluding white ethnic groups)

Answer 72

2.5%

Question 73

September 2018 - Torbay Council and developers _____ group -> £___ development on torwood Street

Answer 73

THAT £32

Question 74

in torquay, the THAT group development on torwood street represents a big step forward for talkies town centre regeneration with a ____- bed hotel alongside new ______ accommodation and __________ units

Answer 74

130 office food and drink

Question 75

Council investment alongside the private sector provides a real boost to the __________ sector in Torbay

Answer 75

tourism

Question 76

what does house building bring into Torquay

Answer 76

construction resources

Question 77

in torquay, ________ are mined for building materials locally and sent elsewhere

Answer 77

local clay pits

Question 78

in Torquay, in 2010 a project called ________ was delivered by Torbay Council and Partners to investigate ...?

Answer 78

'Torbay connected' how artists could be involved in the development of urban public spaces

Question 79

in Torquay, _____ project begun to connect town centre to regenerated Harbour area. 2 hotels in Torquay will become ...?

Answer 79

2018 student flats to house foreign students

Question 80

what do foregin students bring into Torquay

Answer 80

their culture and ideas from their home countries eg. Spanish Dutch Romanian and German