Bishop's Stortford

What percentage of BS is Tenure owned?

70%

What percentage of BS are managers and directors?

18%

What percentage of BS has good health?

54%

What percentage of BS is unemployed?

0.5%

What percentage of BS has level 4 qualifications and above?

38%

What percentage of BS is Primary sector?

0.7%

What percentage of BS is Tertiary?

74%

When was BS first developed at a market town?

500-1500

When did the town become a mid way stop for travellers?

1600s

When did the towns malting industry take off?

late 1600s

When was the river stort made navigable for transporting Matl?

1769

When did Uk’s industrial revolution begin?

late 1700s

When did the corn exchange open?

1826

When did the railway arrive?

1842

When was farmland in thorley sold?

1970s

When was M11 built?

1980

Demographic of white people in 2011?

93%

Demographic of white people in 2021?

88%

Demographic of asian people in 2011?

2%

Demographic of Asian people in 2021?

4.4%

By how much did the population increase by from 2011 to 2021?

8000

Percentage of under 15s?

18%

Percentage of 15-64?

58%

Percentage of 65+?

23%

Why did BS change due to good soil?

Able to farm cereal crops

Why did BS change due to Location?

BS supplied malt to london due to its close proximity and changed to a commuter town

Why did BS change due to railway?

triggered the shift to a commuter town

Why did BS change due to the airport?

Stanstead brought many jobs

Why did BS change due to National planning?

The green Belt national planning policy sets out a ring of land around london which is not meant to be built on so housing prices rose due to the restriction

IMD of BS south

31,000

IMD of BS central

10,000

IMD of BS Silverleys

32000

What is BS central most deprived of?

Education

What did the expansion of Stanstead airport do?

Europeans could migrate to England and live in BS to access London

What did the TNC Gu do?

It contributed to BS economy and make more jobs

What did the decline of he high street do?

More people shopping online and shops closing down

Percentage of people who are economically active?

3.2%

Percentage of people that lack central heating?

1.2%

How much does a terraced house cost?

£250,000

How many homes are being built at Good yard?

586

How many homes in goods yard will be affordable?

20%