A lot of apartments

Cambridgeshire

100km North of
London

Narrow six-arched bridge

with a central chapel

ST. IVES!

Surrounded by farms

ST. IVES!
25km North West
of Cambridge

Close to the A1
trunk and the main
East Coast railway
line

CAUSES of counterurbanisation
Available housings. Boom in demand for
property.
Higher standard of living. Higher wages.
Increased demand for bungalows

CAUSES of counterurbanisation
The main line is electrified. The journey time is
reduced.
Bus services are available at priority times,
e.g, during rush hours.
Large number of building societies, banks and
estate agents.

Social EFFECTS of countercubanisation

Increased number if high status service.
Secondary school role is increasing.
Pressure to increase the housing stock
become greater.

Economical EFFECTS of
counterurbanisation
Car parks are built.
Local young adults are forced to leave the
rural areas to find jobs, houses and education.

Environmental EFFECT of
counterurbanisation
The view of the area is spoilt due to
demolition of old properties to make away for
newer, large exclusive homes in the area
leading to house prices rising.
It affects the layout of rural settlements when
modern housings and industrial estates are
built.