NEW ANALYSIS by @AntBreach and @ThomasSells into living space in cities & how the impact of staying at home will be experienced differently across the country.

KEY FINDINGS:
Workers in expensive cities are more likely to be able to work from home but have less space to do so

In general, cities with less affordable housing in the Greater South East such as #Brighton and #Oxford alongside a few cities in the Midlands like #Coventry and #Birmingham have less space per person, and cities with cheaper housing have more space.

https://www.centreforcities.org/blog/how-easy-is-it-for-people-to-stay-at-home-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

People in expensive cities are less likely to have private gardens.

Shutting down parks and other urban open green spaces will be particularly costly for those who do not have gardens, and who rely on public green space for exercise and fresh air.

https://www.centreforcities.org/blog/how-easy-is-it-for-people-to-stay-at-home-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Cities have very different amounts of public green space

By combining the data on cities’ public parks and gardens within cities in Great Britain, it is possible to calculate how much exercisable space per person cities have.

All together, this shows that although there are people in every city who simply do not have any outdoor space of their own, parks should be able to provide enough space for everyone to exercise safely and while maintaining social distancing. https://www.centreforcities.org/blog/how-easy-is-it-for-people-to-stay-at-home-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/