I have chosen to contrast the inner city and the rural/urban fringe areas. In the inner city, houses are generally much smaller than in areas like the rural/urban fringe. This I normally because there are a lot of people who originally wanted to live closer to the factories that they worked in, however as people became wealthier they often moved to the urban fringe so that their life could be more peaceful and ore spacious. This links to the people’s social welfare because the people living in the smaller, more cramped houses will normally live a less healthy life and are normally in less healthy living conditions. Another difference between the two areas is that housing in the rural fringe tends to be much older for example in Comberton, some houses date back to the 14th century whilst in the inner city of Petersfield it is mostly built in the 19th century. This may affect social welfare because the newer buildings are likely to be safer e.g less fire hazards with no thatched roofs and also in the inner city they may have newer facilities.

In the urban fringe there tends to be less ethnic minorities than the inner city for example in Comberton here is 7% white people and in Petersfield there is 89%. His could have social implications for the people living in the inner city because they may not get along with or understand the ethnic minorities. He mean age of population is much higher in urban fringes normally and in Comberton the mean age is 41 while in Petersfield it is 33. This could have negative social implications for the urban fringe because there is likely to be a smaller workforce and people living there will get less money. There is also normally far more retired in urban fringes which could have positive social effects because the retired may do voluntary work and put on activities.

There is normally a higher life expectancy in urban fringe areas which suggests a better social welfare and healthier living conditions. People would also normally feel safer in urban fringes because of the much lower crime rate for example there was only 4 crimes reported in Comberton but 40 in Petersfield.

Overall, I think that the people living in urban fringe areas like Comberton have a better social welfare and live happier lives than those in the inner city like Petersfield