Changing places case studies mini summary
Fallowfield
Culture:
English Martyrs RC church – 1896
Wilbraham Road Synagogue – 1913
Manchester Central Mosque – 1971
41.6% Christianity – less than Manchester average
Demographic
Population – 15000 (1000 more than 2001) (x20 more than 1861)
Average age – 22 (17 years younger than UK average)
Common ages bracket (18-34)
60% White (10% decrease)
20% Asian (5% increase)
7% Black (1% increase)
Media
Fallowfield Hillbilly by The Courteeners
This is the place by Tony Walsh
Maps
Economics
West part of ward = 18000/32000 most deprived in UK
Under 60% are employed
Land use
1890s agriculture
Fallowfield stadium opened 1892 – final was 1893
Trams opened in early 1900s
Railways 1890-1950
Unsworth park – 2019
Lived experience
Positive
‘built for student life’
‘brilliant connections’
‘very ethnically diverse’
Negative
‘need [student] ID to get into bars’
‘potential for conflict Wilmslow road way’
Others
Crime
Conflict between students and residents
Sport – Armitage centre, Platt lane (£2 for a game of football)
Investment
, Formby
Land use
World’s first lifeboat station – 1776
Attempt for promenade and Formby-by-the-sea in twentieth century failed
Railway opened in 1848 (now two stations – Formby and Freshfield)
Formby Bypass A565 – built over 50 years ago to remove the traffic of the Liverpool to
Southport route out of Formby
Now have M58 and M57 nearby
Culture
Christianity is majority religion
In 2011- 80% Christianity (20% higher than UK average)
Number of ‘no religion’ has doubled from 2001 to 2011
Diversity has only slightly increased
St Peters Formby – 1746
Formby Christian Fellowship – 2009
Have 8 places of worship – all Christian
Demographic
Population – decreased by 1000 from 23.5k between 2001 and 2011
Over 98% white
0.3 % Black
0.8% Mixed
0.7% Asian
All non-white categories almost doubled between 2001 and 2011
Mean age – 44
36% are over 60
Only 28% are under 30
Economics
31000/33000 least deprived area in England
House prices have increased by almost 50% in last 10 years
300 homes sold last year
Average house price is almost £400k (can be up to £2.5 million)
93% said Formby had become unaffordable
Lived experience
Negative
Groups of young lads on bikes make area feel less safe – ‘Formby Mafia’
‘No real industry in area for employment opportunities’
Beach trashed in summer of 2022
Issues of parking for tourists
Positive
‘two large comprehensive schools’
‘good amenities - good climate’
Fallowfield
Culture:
English Martyrs RC church – 1896
Wilbraham Road Synagogue – 1913
Manchester Central Mosque – 1971
41.6% Christianity – less than Manchester average
Demographic
Population – 15000 (1000 more than 2001) (x20 more than 1861)
Average age – 22 (17 years younger than UK average)
Common ages bracket (18-34)
60% White (10% decrease)
20% Asian (5% increase)
7% Black (1% increase)
Media
Fallowfield Hillbilly by The Courteeners
This is the place by Tony Walsh
Maps
Economics
West part of ward = 18000/32000 most deprived in UK
Under 60% are employed
Land use
1890s agriculture
Fallowfield stadium opened 1892 – final was 1893
Trams opened in early 1900s
Railways 1890-1950
Unsworth park – 2019
Lived experience
Positive
‘built for student life’
‘brilliant connections’
‘very ethnically diverse’
Negative
‘need [student] ID to get into bars’
‘potential for conflict Wilmslow road way’
Others
Crime
Conflict between students and residents
Sport – Armitage centre, Platt lane (£2 for a game of football)
Investment
, Formby
Land use
World’s first lifeboat station – 1776
Attempt for promenade and Formby-by-the-sea in twentieth century failed
Railway opened in 1848 (now two stations – Formby and Freshfield)
Formby Bypass A565 – built over 50 years ago to remove the traffic of the Liverpool to
Southport route out of Formby
Now have M58 and M57 nearby
Culture
Christianity is majority religion
In 2011- 80% Christianity (20% higher than UK average)
Number of ‘no religion’ has doubled from 2001 to 2011
Diversity has only slightly increased
St Peters Formby – 1746
Formby Christian Fellowship – 2009
Have 8 places of worship – all Christian
Demographic
Population – decreased by 1000 from 23.5k between 2001 and 2011
Over 98% white
0.3 % Black
0.8% Mixed
0.7% Asian
All non-white categories almost doubled between 2001 and 2011
Mean age – 44
36% are over 60
Only 28% are under 30
Economics
31000/33000 least deprived area in England
House prices have increased by almost 50% in last 10 years
300 homes sold last year
Average house price is almost £400k (can be up to £2.5 million)
93% said Formby had become unaffordable
Lived experience
Negative
Groups of young lads on bikes make area feel less safe – ‘Formby Mafia’
‘No real industry in area for employment opportunities’
Beach trashed in summer of 2022
Issues of parking for tourists
Positive
‘two large comprehensive schools’
‘good amenities - good climate’
