These
issues are well illustrated by a comparison between two existing
neighbourhoods
in the north west of Milton Keynes, Greenleys and Wolverton, which
represent respectively the ‘car suburb’ characteristics
of the 1970’s and the more urban artisan housing characteristic
of the 1880’s which can be found in the inner suburbs of
English towns and cities, for example Fulham and Chelsea.
Both developments contain 3 bedroom houses of approximately 120m²,
off street parking and the type of construction is comparable.
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Greenleys: density 25dph net
(125 bedspaces/ha)
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Wolverton: density 52dph net
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Greenleys,
Milton Keynes
Greenleys was built in the 1970s, and has a net density of 25dph - approximately
125 bed spaces per hectare - the current UK average for new residential developments.
A majority of the houses are semi-detached, though some are detached and all
have garages.
Wolverton,
Milton Keynes
Wolverton was built in the 1880s and has a net density of 52dph. It consists
of terraced houses and many residents take advantage of off-street parking accessed
from a rear alley.
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