Get That Grade

These are my answers. They are not the only possible answers. The main aim of this exercise was to get you to look closely at the map and find details from which to deduce information about the types of housing in specific areas.

If you think that your answers are better than mine, then 'Ask the Examiner' and tell me why!

Client 1 would like house F (744707) because:
•	it is only about 1 km from the University, so she has easy access to work
•	there are schools nearby for her children
•	there is open space nearby, for children to play, and this usually indicates a 'middle class' area where there are likely to be other professional people like her
•	the estate is carefully laid out, with no through traffic, so is safe and quiet
•	it is not too close to the town centre or the motorway, so is not too noisy

Client 2 would like house D (724707) because:
•	this is probably on a council estate - the road pattern shows that it is mid to late 20^th century, but the housing seems more densely packed than in the nearby estate where house F is located. It is also closer to the industrial area 7170 and 7171, so more likely to be council housing. (Compare this with the estate around house F, which is built near to the University, so was probably designed for people on better salaries.)
•	there are schools nearby for the children
•	there is space nearby for the children to play
•	there is also a leisure centre nearby - another possible indication that this is an area of council housing, because leisure centres are often built by the council for people who live on council estates

Client 3 would like house B (662724) because:
•	this looks like expensive housing. It is on the edge of town, obviously built in the second half of the 20^th century, with carefully planned layout and lots of open space
•	it has easy access to the M4 interchange, for access to the road system of southern England
•	there is plenty of open space in the estate, and it is also near to open countryside for dog walking
•	there are two nearby golf courses, which might appeal to a man of his age and social class, and to his wife when she is not dog walking!
•	the land is quite hilly - not so steep as to be inaccessible, but steep enough to give attractive views

Client 4 would like house E (671768) because:
•	it is out of town in a quiet little village
•	there are a variety of different types of landscape - the river, flood plain, scarp slope, woodland and chalk upland - all within walking distance or a short car journey
•	all the other houses are ruled out because they are too crowded and busy

Client Group 5 would like house C (710733) because:
•	it is close to the town centre
•	it is on the edge of an area of rectangular street patterns, probably built in the late 19^th or early 20^th century. Much housing like this is for rent nowadays.
•	it is adjacent to the inner ring road - a possible area of demolition and redevelopment in the late 20^th century
•	the housing in this area might be fairly cheap
•	the location is not suitable for any of the other house seekers, especially those with young children or those seeking peace and quiet
•	they want easy access to the town and its transport systems

Client 6 would choose house A (697732) because:
•	it is in an area of rectangular street pattern, which looks crowded, so houses are probably small - probably smaller than those around house C
•	it is further from the town centre, so may be quieter
•	not too close to busy main roads
•	areas of old housing like this tend to have a lot of older residents, or have concentrations of students, young people and/or ethnic minorities. There is no evidence from the map to tell us which, if any, of these groups live in this area, but young people are more likely to concentrate near the town centre and/or the University. There is no sign of mosques, temples, etc. to suggest a strong ethnic concentration - although such buildings are often not yet marked on OS maps
•	it is close to Prospect Park, for walks