Places Change, and Not for Everyone · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Judging who a new neighbourhood serves

Geography · People & Environments · ages 16-18
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What can rising house prices hide?

    • Falling rents for everyone
    • Cheaper shops for locals
    • Renters being pushed out

  2. Which three measures do councils quote for an improved place?

    • House prices, jobs, and crime figures
    • Rainfall, rivers, and wind speed
    • Stadium size, flags, and festivals

  3. New jobs in an area always go to the people already living there.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Crime stats fall but residents still fear the same streets at night. What is missing?

    • Proof that statistics always lie
    • Proof the area got worse
    • Felt safety, which reports do not capture

  5. A new tram line opens and rents near stops jump. Who gains first?

    • Existing renters on low wages
    • Landlords and richer newcomers
    • Shopkeepers selling to old customers

  6. A scheme promised affordable homes and local jobs. Homes were built but commuters took the jobs. What is the fair verdict?

    • Full success on every promise
    • Half kept: housing yes, local jobs no
    • Total failure with no gains

  7. Two residents disagree: an owner cheers rising values while a renter faces eviction. How should you judge the scheme?

    • Count it a success, since values rose
    • Ask better for whom, and weigh both experiences
    • Ignore both and trust one statistic

  8. A council calls a scheme a success from opening-day photos. What is wrong with that verdict?

    • Photos prove nothing about the stated aims over time
    • Photos are always faked by councils
    • Only prices matter, never photos
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Answer key

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Judging who a new neighbourhood serves W1-mt_Irdf-DD3OQ-s1

  1. Renters being pushed out · Prices can climb while renters can no longer afford to stay.
  2. House prices, jobs, and crime figures · Those are the three favourite numbers, each with a blind spot.
  3. False · Locals may lack the demanded skills, so others take the jobs.
  4. Felt safety, which reports do not capture · Reports can improve while how streets feel stays bad.
  5. Landlords and richer newcomers · Links make the area desirable, and owners capture the gain first.
  6. Half kept: housing yes, local jobs no · Test each promise separately against later evidence.
  7. Ask better for whom, and weigh both experiences · Whether it worked depends on which residents you ask.
  8. Photos prove nothing about the stated aims over time · Verdicts need receipts years later, not ribbon cuttings.
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