Harrogate Place Study

Question 1

Describe the location of Harrogate

Answer 1

Spa town
North Yorkshire
Yorkshire dales
17 miles north of leeds

Question 2

Describe the Locale of harrogate

Answer 2

Happiest place to live in Britain in 2013
English spa town, sulphur water attracted wealthy tourists in 1800s
Conference functions
Tour de France / yorkshire

Question 3

Describe the proportion of people over 60 in the rosset ward compared with the national average

Answer 3

29% 60+ comapred to 17%

Question 4

Describe the proportion of white british occupants of rosset ward compared with the national avergage

Answer 4

92.3% in rosset ward

80% in Uk

Question 5

What is the average house price in harrogate compared with the average?

Answer 5

£397000 (HG2) compared to £220000 nationally

Question 6

Describe some of the IMD data from harrogate

Answer 6

283/326 where 1 is most deprived which has been very consistent through last 10/20 years
4/5 schools rated as outstanding by ofsted

Question 7

How much higher is the life expectancy in rosset ward than nationally?

Answer 7

6 years

Question 8

Describe an artistic representation of Harrogate

Answer 8

Anita Bowerman painted a colourful painting of the stray with trees in full blossom

Question 9

Describe media representation of harrogate

Answer 9

Loney planet entry : “quintessential victorian spa town” “take the daily telegraph and always vote tory”

“10 reasons why harrogate is the happiest place to live in the UK” metro

Question 10

Describe the lived experience of place in harrogate

Answer 10

“Harrogate Mama blogger” - share reviews about local independent business “at the heart of what makes harrogate great”

Question 11

Describe some cause of change within harrogate

Answer 11

The ageing population has lead to the dementia care home being built near pannal as well as the setting up of the university of third age ( groups for pensioners to do dancing etc)

Ethnic mix is changing- eastern European migration is increasing due to the increasing opportunities of jobs in new restaurants etc leads to the polish shop being built - SOWA shop
Wider variety of faith

Question 12

Describe the duchy residents association

Answer 12

An active Facebook group who are campaigning against affordable housing being built on the greenfield sites near them harrow moor road