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One across7/3/2023 Family rearing and middle age: 35-54įrom age 35 onwards, being close to the workplace is less likely to be one of the main reasons why individuals choose to live where they do (19 per cent). This is evidenced by the the large number choosing the cost of housing (30 per cent). But, particularly as a result of increasing property prices which is more likely to affect younger generations, 6 they are more financially constrained. 5 They are also slightly less likely to have responsibilities such as caring for young families or elderly parents than other groups, so rather than valuing more domestic factors – such as size and type of housing – their priorities related to leisure and recreation, with this group choosing proximity to restaurants, leisure and cultural facilities (9 per cent) more than any other age group. Starting out: aged 25-34įor those aged 25-34, proximity to workplace was a more significant reason than for any other age group (24 per cent), which relates to the greater likelihood of this age group to be working full time than any other group. However, these priorities vary according to an individual’s stage of life – which we can see by looking at the age breakdown of these polling results, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Living too far away from friends and family was the most common response given when asked for the least favourite attribute of respondents’ neighbourhoods (15 per cent), and similar numbers criticised the cost of housing available, availability of public transport and their neighbours. And 21 per cent of respondents chose either being close to their own workplace or to their partner’s workplace as main reasons, suggesting that together, these are also significant drivers of residential location. Being close to friends and family was second (28 per cent), and the size and type of housing available was third (22 per cent). The cost of housing was the most commonly selected reason for why residents chose to live in their neighbourhood in the national poll (28 per cent of respondents). The results showed that people have strong preferences that underpin their residential decisions, which relate both to their age, and to the attributes and amenities that different parts of cities are able to offer. The nature of these constraints tells us something important about their ultimate residential location (i.e., their choice) and what drives it, e.g.
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