I live in a village called Cosby in south Leicestershire. I think my village very much meets the needs of a “sustainable community” as it has job opportunities, within the village, with local businesses such as coats, and Cosby Suppliers. Also there are job opportunities available in Leicester which is about 7miles. There is a high employment rate, as only 1% are job seekers.
There is good public transport into Leicester, with public buses coming every 30mins. The roads to the city centre are good as well, as there is a main road leading there, and by passes that go around other villages on the way.
There is a wide variety of houses in the village ranging from housing estates that have big 5-6 bedroom detached housing, to smaller housing estates that semi detached housing, and there are a few terrace houses in the village centre.
30% of houses are detached, and 60% are semi-detached. 90% of the houses are owner occupied.
It has a lot of open space, as the village is surrounded by fields, and in the middle of the village there is a large park with a children’s play area, a cricket pitch, two football pitches, and a rugby pitch, which people in the community are allowed to use.
The village is environmentally friendly as well, as there is a brook that runs through the village, which is well looked after and therefore attracts wildlife, such as ducks.
There is good public transport into Leicester, with public buses coming every 30mins. The roads to the city centre are good as well, as there is a main road leading there, and by passes that go around other villages on the way.
There is a wide variety of houses in the village ranging from housing estates that have big 5-6 bedroom detached housing, to smaller housing estates that semi detached housing, and there are a few terrace houses in the village centre.
30% of houses are detached, and 60% are semi-detached. 90% of the houses are owner occupied.
It has a lot of open space, as the village is surrounded by fields, and in the middle of the village there is a large park with a children’s play area, a cricket pitch, two football pitches, and a rugby pitch, which people in the community are allowed to use.
The village is environmentally friendly as well, as there is a brook that runs through the village, which is well looked after and therefore attracts wildlife, such as ducks.
http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/ i used this website to get some SOA's for my village.
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