Liverpool, a City of Recent Urban Generation Is Reversing Its Past

Association With Economic Migrants Leaving the City.Who If

Anyone Is Returning to the City or Is There Just a Pattern of Internal

Migration?

“Liverpool Needs to Be Developed Because It Is Sad

That a City With Such a Great Culture and History Is Being

Left to Rot”

“ As Scousers We’re Very Proud of the City Because

We Get Knocked a Lot From Outside”

Map of Sites

Yew Tree Lane, West Derby

Bempton Road, Otterspool

This Presentation Aims to Highlight the Pattern of Movement Within and

Beyond the City Boundaries Using the Data Collected. Looking at the New

Housing Residents We Will Examine;

• The age structure

• The occupational status

• Household structure

Age and Previous Residence

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lessthan20

20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70 andover

Age

No

Of

Res

iden

ts

Liverpool

Elsewhere

Age and Previous Residence

• Overall pattern of internal migration

• Ages 59+show no evidence of in migration

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

% o

f residen

ts

lessthan20

20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70andover

Age

Main reason for moving in relation to age

other

price

work

social reasons

education

local environment

local facilities

type of house

Age and Main Reasons for Moving

• Little evidence of work based reasons for moving

• Importance of environment for the under 49 year olds

• Importance of type of house for people in retirement age

Age and future housing plans

0 5 10 15 20

less than 1year

1-2

3-5

more than 5

No

. o

f years

.No. of residents

Over 50

30-49

Less than 29

Age and Future Housing Plans

• Stable communities Vs temporary homes

• Ages 30-50 more likely to stay longer than 5 years

• Under 29’s being more mobile are more likely to move

Occupation and Previous Residence

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Occupation

No

Of R

esid

ents

ElsewhereLiverpool

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

ElsewhereLiverpool

Occupation and future housing plans

No. of residents

Household structure and previous residence

0

5

10

15

20

25

1 Adult 2 Adults as a couple 2 Adults not as a couple 3 or more adults

Household structure

No

. o

f re

sid

en

ts

Within Liverpool

Elsewhere

Conclusions

Internal migration

Modern urban professionals

Socio-economic mix

Regeneration?

“Liverpool’s a Hole and Should Be Put Into Room 101

and Dumped”