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Old 28-03-2006, 12:02 AM   #7 (permalink)
Leofric
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Originally Posted by Olive
That's pretty incredible that there's that much free space in Birmingham, and yet I can't find anywhere affordable as a single person on a small wage. What's the reason for the fall in population in Birmingham? A lot of people are moving into the constant stream of new houses popping up all round Stratford, are people just moving to small towns like this?
Most cities have been decreasing in population over the years.

Yes. Since the 1970s, the population of Coventry dropped, but the population of the "region" actually went up. City's tend to have desirable areas that are expensive, and people don't want to live in the dodgy areas - so they move out of town to commuter belt areas.
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