57. Accessibility
Access to key services at the neighbourhood level by foot and public transport, 2005-7
- Between 2005 and 2007, the accessibility of supermarkets improved in 58 per cent of neighbourhoods (in terms of how many people were within an acceptable journey time). Accessibility deteriorated in 17 per cent of neighbourhoods.
- Accessibility of primary and secondary schools, improved in 56 per cent and 55 per cent of neighbourhoods respectively.
- Accessibility of centres of employment improved in 84 per cent of neighbourhoods between 2005 and 2007.
- This new indicator will be further developed in liaison with the Department for Transport. An update to the former accessibility indicator is presented below.
Access to key services (households perceiving difficulty),
1997-8 to 2006-7
| Differences in access for those with and without
a car since: |
1990 |
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1999 |
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- The gap between households with and without cars in perceiving difficulty in accessing key services has changed little between 1997-8 and 2006-7.
- The proportions of households in 2006-7 perceiving difficulties in accessing corner shops or supermarkets showed little change since 1997-8 for those with and without cars.
- Between 1997-8 and 2006-7 there was an increase in households perceiving difficulty in accessing post offices (from 10 per cent to 17 per cent for households without cars). During this period perceived difficulty in accessing a doctor or a hospital changed little for households with and without cars, although higher percentages saw difficulty in intervening years.
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