DEFINING THE LOCALITIES
MACRO:
Greater Manchester
MESO:
South Manchester
MESO:
Hulme ward
MICRO:
Sites within Hulme
Our manifesto stated the word community had implicit associations, and so we defined the term co-locality. Through exploration of this phrase we examined Hulme, and began to unpack the localities that lie within. A conversation with a local resident helped us gain insight into how the locals saw the ward, depicted by the diagram above. From this starting point we began to question whether this idea of 'localities' was something evident in Hulme, or just a perceived concept.
Social housing and Hulme park
Red bricks
Social Housing
Students
MMU campus
University of Manchester
Social Housing
Housing
Science park and industry
Young professionals
Tower blocks
Afro-carribean
Social housing
Middle class
St Georges
ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION
Initial local descriptions of Hulme described the wards localities as being arranged by differing ethnic groups. Looking at data from the 2011 census we were interested to see whether the data supported these perceptions. Using datashine.co.uk we could visualise the distribution of certain ethnic groups across Hulme. Below is a selection of the various ethnic groups that locals felt defined the area.
DATA VS REALITY
After looking at the data from the 2011 census we then began to compare and contrast localities we had defined. We laid the data maps over localities maps to see whether the data matched the where we had identified localties in Hulme. One of the localities that was similar to its idenitified locality was parts of the Caribbean population.
HOUSING TYPE
The diagrams detail the data on the housing tenure in Hulme. The diagram to the right explains the tenure of housing in detail compare to the diagram above. The diagram to the right shows the percentage of housing owned, rented and privately rented.
"The area is very clique. Everyone identifies themselves with their housing type, like the yellow bricks or red bricks."
- Kim By Sea Worker
Housing type is one of the main ways in which people identify themselves within Hulme. From speaking with local residents this perception has become more and more clear.
Above the data maps show the density of housing types in Hulme. Owned, private rented and social rented.
38.1%
19.1%
42.8%
HOUSING TYPE DETAILED
These diagrams show the detailed data of the housing tenure in Hulme. The diagram to the right explains the tenure of housing in detail compare to the diagram above. The diagram to the right shows the percentage of housing owned, rented and privately rented.
1. 2.4% Detached
2. 8.1% Semi detached
3. 18.4% Terraced
4. 69% Flats
5. 1.5% Flat in coverted/shared house
6. 6.4% flat in commercial building
7. 0.2% caravan or mobile home
HULME DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Parks
Squares
Streets
INTROVERTED HULME
Through research of the development of Hulme we were drawn to the Hulme development plan which structured the redevelopment plan of Hulme. As we walked the streets of Hulme we began to notice the evidence of the plan in the layout of streets. However, we also began to notice the negative impact that this plan has had on the community. Aptly named 'introverted Hulme' housing is predominantly built in such a way defends the inner communal space. This creates a introverted feel to the streets. We began to notice this effect by the empty streets during the day, only to realise the life that went on behind the walls of the housing.
TRANSPORT BOUNDARIES
Primary roads
Secondary roads
Locality boundaries created
The main access routes to Hulme’s play a key role in the creation of these localities. Princess Parkway connects South Manchester with the city centre and Chorlton Rd, connecting Hulme with other wards along the north-south axis. Meanwhile the Stretford Road passes directly through along the east-west axis. The dominance of these roads unintentionally separates sections of Hulme. In the map above the ward has been divided by according to these circulation routes. Although bridges connect areas, this divide remains evident.
MIRCO LOCALITIES
Micro localities are places or organisations which themselves create a locality. As we began developing our knowledge of Hulme there were several places which kept coming up in conversation with locals. These micro localities hold a community of their own and have the integral relationships which allow them to have their own identity. One of the main micro localities highlighted to us was Hulme Community Garden Centre. Through a visit and interview with the manager, Helen, we began to understand the complexity and profound network of relationship and positive effect this locality has on the people it serves. The centre also attracts people from outside of Hulme, expanding into the wider context of Manchester. Although these localities are describe on a micro scale, the amount of people in an extended boundary that they reach is the greatest. Below are other micro localtiies which we have identified as integral to Hulme.
