top | item 37201486 (no title) 3dbrows | 2 years ago It seems to be true that they are either doing very well or very badly.St Andrews? Elie? Lovely. Methil? Granton? Pass.Are there examples of “it’s alright” seaside towns above some threshold size? discuss order hn newest arethuza|2 years ago I was about to argue that I didn't think Granton was that deprived - particularly given all of the new development in that area - but I checked on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivations map and it does look pretty bad in places:https://simd.scot/#/simd2020/BTTTFTT/14/-3.2287/55.9786/ Earw0rm|2 years ago Eastbourne? Better end of alright, but some way short of lovely.Hastings kind of the other end of things. A fair few problems but not hopeless/desperate.Main difference between them being Eastbourne's proximity to other prosperous places and slightly better road/rail connection to London.
arethuza|2 years ago I was about to argue that I didn't think Granton was that deprived - particularly given all of the new development in that area - but I checked on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivations map and it does look pretty bad in places:https://simd.scot/#/simd2020/BTTTFTT/14/-3.2287/55.9786/
Earw0rm|2 years ago Eastbourne? Better end of alright, but some way short of lovely.Hastings kind of the other end of things. A fair few problems but not hopeless/desperate.Main difference between them being Eastbourne's proximity to other prosperous places and slightly better road/rail connection to London.
arethuza|2 years ago
https://simd.scot/#/simd2020/BTTTFTT/14/-3.2287/55.9786/
Earw0rm|2 years ago
Hastings kind of the other end of things. A fair few problems but not hopeless/desperate.
Main difference between them being Eastbourne's proximity to other prosperous places and slightly better road/rail connection to London.