Street stories

Geography is about having 'a different view' on some familiar and unfamiliar places.

Just preparing some activities for NQT Conference on Thursday, and came across a useful resource from DirectGov.

It allows you to check the council tax band of housing (this might be an additional way to compare housing in different areas of a town) and also the VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY allows you to find the rateable values of properties.
This could help with the plotting of stores, and changes in a town centre, or along roads that radiate out from the town centre. Where are the highest rateable values and how do they relate to other elements.

You'll need postcodes but you can get those from the store websites. Could tackle some clone chains vs. independent shops, or look at the difference when businesses take first floor premises rather than ground floor ones.

So for example, the large Marks and Spencers store on the High Street in King's Lynn has a rateable value of £ 380,000
That's a lot of pants to have to sell....

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