Corfe Castle Place Study

Question	Answer
Average price for detached house	£400,000
No. houses built in the last 10 years	8 None built in the last 5
% second home housing	12%
% above age 60	40%
% born in UK	94%
% white - british	98%
% population on benefits	14%
History	- Historic town - most buildings are south of the castle because chalk ridges acted as defences against armies - Castle was blown up from within during the civil war - limestone pieces are used to build houses - all houses are built from purbeck limestone
Cultural characteristics	- Beer Festival - Dormitory town - Medieval festival - dress up, drink beer - locals - proud of heritage
Qualitative sources	- Mary Queen of Shops - London couple change a local shop in local produce shop - rejected - move back into london = inequality - Past and present photography - show preservation of topography/physical landscape , but edited to show rural idyll Enid Blyton - famous five
Quantitative data	- Census data - pop. data/demographics - but no lived experience/ true perceptions
Conflict	ADD
% unemployment	0.4%
% employment in accommodation, food, distribution	47%
% employment in professional/ managerial positions	3%

Resource summary

	Created by Ani Martirossian almost 7 years ago