Padstow, Cornwall- Counter-urbanisation

Padstow, Cornwall- Counter-urbanisation

1. Pull factors

   • Coastal area
   • Economic benefits
   • Picturesque
   • Seafood empire
   • Fishing industry

2. Type of migrant

   • Retirees and part time residents (buying a second home)

3. Problems created

   • House prices are rising and the community is disintergrating
     • Average house price is £421,954
       • 18.9x greater than the average earnings
         • Biggest difference outside London
   • Roads are often blocked by visitors
   • Sense of community is gone
   • 70% of the homes in the old town are second homes
   • Locals have been forced out by rising prices
   • Population fallen from 3,162 to 2,363 in 8 years
   • When young families leave the demand for schools decreases

4. North west coast of Cornwall, England